It’s not often that you deeply wish a horror film would just treat its slashing killer with the kind of story that Roger hated, the dead teenager movie. But then there’s a Shudder title like “Skull: The Mask,” a movie that has some beautiful, doomed young people on its chopping list, but overthinks its story, and undermines…

The following reposted article features the official video for the No Malice Film Contest, which has extended its deadline for entries to Monday, May 31st. The Roger and Chaz Ebert Foundation is joining the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum and the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation in presenting the inaugural No Malice Film Contest for Illinois youth and young adults.…

Longer than most movies on HBO Max, “Friends: The Reunion” lands on the streaming service tomorrow after years of fans clamoring to catch up with some of the most beloved TV characters in the history of the form. In a somewhat interesting decision, the special doesn’t really catch up as much as re-live. The 104-minute…

Did you ever wonder how Cruella De Vil, the vampy fiend from Disney’s “101 Dalmatians,” became evil enough to want to kill puppies and skin them for fur coats? You didn’t? Ah, well—there’s a movie about it, “Cruella.” It stars two Oscar-winning actresses, runs two hours and 14 minutes, and reportedly cost $200 million, a good chunk of…

Ravin Gandhi is a well-established entrepreneur and businessman in Chicago who loved movies so much that he decided to try his hand at writing and directing one. His film “100 Days to Live” debuted to “satisfyingly positive reviews,” he notes. It was distributed domestically by Cinedigm and subsequently acquired by Amazon Prime Video. Internationally, it is represented by Artist View Entertainment. It…