I saw 70 films in theaters this year. Here are my best movies of 2025.

Hollywood is in all sorts of financial trouble, especially when it comes to original concepts — 23 of the 25 top box office ...

Things to Do in Chicago Dec. 25-31: The Mix

Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest,” Transitions music festival and Trans-Siberian Orchestra are among the highlights in the week ahead.
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Netflix’s 2025 Breakout Hit Is Pulling a Franchise Move Nobody Saw Coming

Netflix's best film of the year inspires a D&D 5E adventure, family-focused with gore toggle, as Hideo Kojima reveals his ...

Jim Belushi on Kristen Stewart, Ken Kesey, Neil Diamond, and the Sweet Music of the Milwaukee Accent

The ‘Song Sung Blue’ and ‘Chronology of Water’ star on why he called Stewart a “shaman” whose car he would wash if asked.
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'I like whatever music sounds good to me': Catherine Russell reflects on the music that shaped her

Catherine Russell is one of the hardest-working vocalists performing today, and she has two sets on New Year's Eve at the Regattabar in Cambridge. Ahead of the shows, she spoke with Al Davis and Va ...

Lady Gaga to Premiere ‘Harlequin Live’ Christmas Eve on YouTube: ‘By Harlequin Standards, Christmas Is the Perfect Time to Release Something Rebellious,’ She Say…

It will be A Very Harlequin Christmas for Lady Gaga fans. The singer is announcing today that her long-awaited concert film ...

The 30 best Southern California concerts and festival sets of 2025

Standout acts from our staff picks include Chappell Roan, My Chemical Romance, Charli XCX, Turnstile, Clairo, El Alfa and ...