Movie Review: Ralph Fiennes shines in ‘The Choral,’ a heartfelt WWI drama about the power of music

The Choral” is a very gentle, very British movie about the importance of art, set against World War I, that’s powerful in a ...
Rutland Herald

Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony: New Year’s Day celebration adds performance in 16th year

As Handel’s “Messiah” is a revered Christmas ritual, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony has become a New Year’s Day tradition here in ...
Variety

‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ Director Breaks Down Those Post-Credit Scenes, [Spoiler]’s Death and What Fans Can Expect From a Third Movie

SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers from “Five Nights at Freddy’s 2,” now playing in theaters. Freddy Fazbear and his friends have done it again. Emma Tammi, who directed both films in the ...
USA Today

Was Trump in 'Home Alone 2' film? He had cameos before being president

Before his presidency, Donald Trump made numerous cameo appearances in movies and TV shows, often playing himself. Trump appears in "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York," giving directions to Kevin ...
Polygon

Five Nights at Freddy's 2 gets lost in its own lore

We are smack-dab in the middle of the video game adaptation era, which has its moments: A thrilling series like Prime Video's Fallout or a silly, action-packed movie series like Sonic the Hedgehog not ...
IGN

Five Nights at Freddy's 2 Movie Review

If there was a critic predisposed to enjoy Five Nights at Freddy's 2, you're reading him. I defended Emma Tammi's critically panned first adaptation. I've written about the overblown "curse" of video ...
Yahoo

'Zootopia 2' movie reviews: A heartwarming, hysterical and earnest 'ode to community'

Jason Bateman voices Nick Wilde and Ginnifer Goodwin voices Judy Hopps in "Zootopia 2." (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection) “I feel that this movie is a little bit more ...
Reuters

'Zootopia 2' film takes on the growing pains of a new partnership

LOS ANGELES, Nov 25 (Reuters) - For Oscar-winning actor Ke Huy Quan, Disney’s animated buddy cop comedy, “Zootopia 2,” has a healthy message about the importance of confiding in others for emotional ...
The State Journal-Register

Beethoven’s Eroica leads Illinois Symphony’s fall concert series

The Illinois Symphony Orchestra is expected to take audiences on a musical journey through folk traditions, cinematic drama and revolutionary soundscapes during its upcoming “Hero’s Journey” concert ...
Variety

‘Black Phone 2’ Director Scott Derrickson on Perfect Horror Sequels, Making High School Scares and His Thoughts About ‘Black Phone 3’

“Evil Dead II,” “A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors,” “Dawn of the Dead,” “M3GAN 2.0”: It’s carved into horror’s bloody history that not all sequels are created equal. However, the ...
The Hollywood Reporter

‘Black Phone 2’ Review: Ethan Hawke Returns for More Virtuoso Demonic Tormenting in an Effective Horror Sequel

The Grabber strikes back from the dead in Scott Derrickson's follow-up to the 2021 hit, also featuring Demian Bichir, Mason Thames and Madeleine McGraw. By Frank Scheck At one point in Black Phone 2, ...