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Weekly Movie Guide
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In 1933, President Roosevelt signed an executive order banning the hoarding of gold and requiring Americans to deliver excess to a Federal Reserve Bank. The policy isn’t the subject of much discussion in the thriller “The Weight,” but it sets the stage for a heist, with Ethan Hawke leading the charge.
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A number of Chicago thoroughfares have been immortalized in song over the years, from State Street to Lake Shore Drive. But it is Halsted Street that has been the subject of not one but two documentaries. Soon enough, a third will be set in motion.
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Filmmaker Zach Cregger’s “Resident Evil” reboot is the eighth film in the franchise, based on the Japanese zombie survival game, though Cregger’s film is its own beast.
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Quentin Tarantino has stepped back from directing in recent years, but he continues to build upon his career as an author. The upcoming spinoff from his “Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood” will be accompanied by Tarantino’s novelization of the new film.
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Student interns for Naperville-based nonprofit Accelerate Climate Solutions created the short documentary “Understanding Life on the Frontlines of Climate Change,” which will be shown at the 2026 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Antalya, Turkey, in November.
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Chrissie Hynde is not one for looking back. She detests self-mythologizing. She doesn’t even like cameras. She’s just about the most reluctant documentary subject there is. And yet, “Pretenders” just premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.
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The return of “Dancing with the Stars” and a new album from Luke Bryan are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
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“Practical Magic 2” conjured a box-office victory last weekend, opening atop the North American charts nearly three decades after its predecessor grew from a modest theatrical performer into a cult favorite.
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