The award-winning feature documentary I’m Only Blind, directed by Kamelya Alexan, will screen at the Pickwick Theatre in Park Ridge from September 12–18, 2025. There will b...
Note from the editor: When you’re in the middle of making a film, you don’t always realize the impact it will carry or fully appreciate the experience as it’s happening. ...
Netflix has picked up Saturn Return, a Chicago-set romance starring Charles Melton, Rachel Brosnahan, and Will Poulter. Plan B's Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, and Jeremy Kleiner ar...
Netflix has set October 3 for the premiere of Monster: The Ed Gein Story, the third installment in Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s hit anthology. This season, Charlie Hunnam tr...
Chicago-based Swym Good Films tees up a gripping double feature on August 31 at the Gene Siskel Film Center—pairing their new shorts SILK and The Girl in the Street i...
Hulu’s critically acclaimed comedy Deli Boys is coming back for seconds. Onyx Collective and 20th Television confirmed today that the half-hour series has been renewed for a ...
Turns out indie films don’t always need to follow the rulebook. Director Duane Edwards is proving it in just about every way with his debut feature Wrong Numbers. Audience ...
When A24's crime thriller Enemies began filming in Chicago this past summer, we expected sparks on-screen between Austin Butler and Jeremy Allen White. What we didn't anticipa...
For Lena Waithe, The Chi has always been more than television; it’s a love letter to her hometown. And as the series heads into its eighth season, that letter is only getting...
Who's ready for detention? Universal Pictures is celebrating the 40th anniversary of John Hughes’ coming-of-age masterpiece The Breakfast Club with a special two-day theatric...
Chicago’s own award-winning indie Pools is coming home. Written and directed by Chicago native Sam Hayes, the coming-of-age drama screens at the Music Box Theatre on August 2...
Finishing a screenplay is only the first step. Getting someone to read it and give constructive feedback is your next big hurdle. Your Mom and her friends may love it, but find...
Season seven of The Chi brought plenty of twists. Still, two of the show’s biggest gut punches came from right here in Chicago’s own backyard, saying goodbye to Lynn Whitfi...
Chicago’s culinary stars get their close-up in The Bear. See every restaurant location from Seasons 1–4 on an interactive map.
If you’ve ever watched The Bear and foun...
Chicago’s independent filmmaking scene continues its genre resurgence as Swym Good Films, the rising Black-owned production company founded by Chris Paicely and Miles August,...
The Chicago-made independent feature Wrong Numbers is set to make its global debut this September on two major airlines, bringing the locally produced film to passengers aboard...
After a rocky run of underperforming films and lukewarm series, Marvel Studios is banking on fresh faces and bold new stories to reclaim its cultural dominance. And the one cha...
Sure, you could just light some sparklers and call it a holiday—but why not lean into your patriotic duty and stream some movies that actually feel like Chicago?
These pic...
FX has officially renewed The Bear for a fifth season, giving the Chicago production community another reason to fire up the flat tops and keep the cameras rolling.
Followin...
Marvel’s latest Disney+ series, Ironheart, has officially landed—and while it introduces a compelling new heroine, its overall reception has been lukewarm. We liked the thr...
