Is it, in fact, time? Unlike other holidays which last only a day, increasingly, the holidays in December seem to belong to more of a season than anything. And unlike these single-day holidays, there’s...

Joker: Folie à Deux  “Joker: Folie à Deux” is a masterful and captivating movie based on the DC supervillain the Joker. The film is a musical sequel of the 2019 movie, “Joker,” continuing its...

As the 67th year of YAMO comes to a close, it can be easy to forget what YAMO is really about. So, what is YAMO? As the ETHS Theater website would put it, YAMO is a “student written musical sketch comedy...

As I filed into my seat at the local AMC, popcorn in hand and soda in the cup holder, I had very low expectations. I was here to watch “It Ends With Us,” a controversial rom-com-dram based on the best-selling...

Mr. Carney busy at work on YAMO

I went into this year’s Oscars fully expecting it to be the best since 1995, when “Forrest Gump” was against “Pulp Fiction.” Needless to say, the 2024 Academy Awards delivered.  Every category...

Despite both a writers’ and actors’ strike, 2023 was one of the best years in recent movie history. The global box office surpassed $9 billion, the highest since the pandemic. We saw Greta Gerwig's...

On Oct. 2, the three of us entered AMC Evanston 12, purchased our tickets, large popcorn buckets and depressingly small water cups and walked into the dark AMC theater. It was almost entirely empty, only...