Movie News: In Theaters This Week – August 29, 2025

A long holiday weekend is coming up for those of us in the US, so why not spend some of it at the movies catching new flicks? This week’s new releases include a thriller about a woman who finds herself sucked into the underbelly of the internet while dealing with a chaotic personal life, a high-intensity drama about a burned-out baseball player who finder himself in a dangerous struggle for survival amidst the criminal underbelly in 1990s New York, a different type of superhero movie about a downtrodden janitor who finds himself transformed into a new evolution of hero after

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Movie News: In Theaters This Week – August 22, 2025

Most of the new movies out this week aren’t exactly what you’d call family fare, but they sure pack a lot of star power. This week’s new releases include a film based on a factual account about a group of outside who settle on a remote island only to discover their greatest threat comes from within their group, a dark comedy about a private investigator who delves into a series of strange deaths tied to a mysterious church, a thriller about a guilt-ridden mother whop plunges into madness through the course of a drug-fueled dream fever dream and guided by

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FAN EXPO Chicago 2025 Celebrity Guest List **Updated 8/14/25**

FAN EXPO Chicago is coming August 15-17, but they’ve been announcing their celebrity guests for months. We figure it’s probably about time we started keeping track of the Fan Expo Chicago 2025 Celebrity Guest List. The FAN EXPO Chicago 2025 celebrity guest list is usually top notch with some of the biggest names in the industry. And they are already packing it with top name celebrities. The ultimate reference for celebrity guests is their own page, we just attempt to organize it a bit better for you. Tickets are now on sale, at advance pricing, for FAN EXPO Chicago 2025. Single Day

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Movie News: In Theaters This Week – August 15, 2025

This week's new releases don't include many big franchises, but they do include a whole lot of star power.

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After Dark Fun at FAN EXPO CHICAGO 2025

FAN EXPO CHICAGO 2025 is nearly upon us! In just a few days, one of Chicago’s premiere comic conventions will be upon us. But just because the show floor closes, it doesn’t mean the fun has to end at FAN EXPO CHICAGO! Both Friday and Saturday night have plenty of after dark events designed to extend your convention fun lasting well into the night. Friday Anime After Dark: K-Pop Friday 7:30-10:30PM Level 1 Fountain Lobby Kick off Anime After Dark with K-Pop Friday. Immerse yourself in pulsating K-pop beats with a live DJ, join spontaneous dance plays and showcase your

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Get Your Reading Fix w/ Baen Books August Releases

Every month, Baen Books sends us a selection of their newest releases and we share them with you. They’ve been bringing readers science fiction and fantasy for decades. Here are the previews for Baen Books July releases. Behind the Veil Written by: John Ringo & Lydia SherrerCover Artist: Kurt MillerFormat: Hardcover RELEASES August 5, 2025 In the world of the cutthroat augmented reality game TransDimensional Hunter, Lynn Raven must outsmart stalker fans and a rogue algorithm, forcing her to push her limits to survive and win the championship. Truth is stranger than fiction . . . and it’ll kill you a

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Movie News: In Theaters This Week – August 8, 2025

There's still an eclectic collection of films to choose from this weekend!

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Movie News: In Theaters This Week – August 1, 2025

This week’s new releases include an animated adventure about a group criminals who suddenly find them in the role of good guys, a comedy about a police officer out to save the world with plenty of humor, a film about a boy who must confront his fear when he finds proof of Bigfoot in the woods behind his house, and much more! The Bad Guys 2 (PG) The Bad Guys are struggling to find trust and acceptance in their newly minted lives as Good Guys, when they are pulled out of retirement and forced to do “one last job” by

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Do-It-Yourself The Fifth Element Stone Pillars

I am a fan of Fifth Element, but it seems that Fifth Element merchandise is hard to come by and what you do find out there costs a small fortune. You can easily pick up some stuff like the multi-pass, but the rest of the props just don’t get replicated as often as a lot of popular movies, perhaps because a lot of the props could be from almost any movie and they just don’t stand out well on their own. One prop, or actually props, that is very identifiable are the stone pillars. While surfing around I found this

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Movie News: In Theaters This Week – July 25, 2025

Another weekend approaches, which means we have another weekend of new summer blockbuster films to look forward to.

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