Memphis Movies This Week: ‘Coyote vs. Acme,’ Ridley Scott’s ‘Dog Stars’
Also opening this weekend: “Finding Emily,” “Buddy,” “Idiots” and “Never Stop Chasing.”
Chris Herrington
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Chris Herrington has covered the Memphis Grizzlies, in one way or another, since the franchise’s second season in Memphis, while also writing about music, movies, food and civic life.
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The To-Do List Tomatoes get edgy, A. Schwab rocks out and Playhouse is gonna be so ‘fetch’
This week, “Inception” will bend your mind, a comedy fest goes to the dogs and tequila is everywhere.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: A Dixon departure, and the Grizzlies set their dates
A library dispute goes public, an attempt to close Tennessee’s open primaries, and the golf tournament tees off for real.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: Scheffler takes FESJC, police chief talks crime decline
MLGW is prepared for cyber attacks (but not expecting them), local real estates pros talk AI and we set expectations for Tiger football.
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Arts & Culture Memphis Movies This Week: ‘Tony,’ ‘Camp Miasma,’ ‘Fast and Furious’ at 25
Film fans can feast this week on a young Anthony Bourdain biopic, the latest feature from the writer-director of “I Saw the TV Glow” and one of Thursday’s three special screenings.
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Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies Podcast: Scoping out season schedule highlights
Chris Herrington and Drew Hill also note recent and entirely wholesome off-court activity from current Grizzlies players, involving golf, engagement and barbecue
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: Consumer’s guide to the 2026-2027 Grizzlies home schedule
Chris Herrington breaks down each home game with a four-star scale rating in his guide to the Memphis Grizzlies’ schedule.
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Memphis Grizzlies Memphis Grizzlies’ schedule includes notable returns, fewer national games
For the now-rebuilding Grizzlies, the schedule means fewer national television contests but a return to host status on Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the potential return of lots of familiar faces.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies will return to MLK Day slate in 2027
After one-season hiatus, Grizzlies return to the NBA’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day spotlight.
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Arts & Culture Memphis Movies This Week: Locally made ‘Elijah Peel,’ Anne Hathaway’s ‘End of Oak Street’
Late summer brings a bundle of interesting smaller releases, including a couple of new titles from young filmmakers who have made striking previous work.
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Memphis GrizzliesGrizzlies Mailbag: Can Zach Edey dunks and defense drive a surprise season?
Have the Grizzlies assembled their core, or are they one big piece away? And where does the young frontcourt of Cedric Coward, Cameron Boozer and Zach Edey rank against the rest of the NBA?
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Arts & Culture Memphis Movies This Week: Cats and street gangs on the prowl
Box office behemoths continue their runs, and this week’s special screenings offer gangs, cats, Ghibli and more.
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Memphis GrizzliesGrizzlies Mailbag: How to watch games next season, and what to expect from Cam Boozer
This second installment is mostly about incoming rookie Cameron Boozer, though Herrington does start with a newsier question about the Grizzlies’ broadcast future.
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July 2026
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Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies podcast: Drafting teams from crowded roster
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington draft 10-man rotations from the Grizzlies’ loaded 23-man roster.
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Arts & Culture Memphis Movies This Week: Spider-Man’s ‘New Day,’ an early Denis Villeneuve thriller
A new Tom Holland summer blockbuster will hit theaters. Plus, two Wilde sex comedies are still screening.
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Memphis GrizzliesGrizzlies Mailbag: Grading the offseason, contemplating Nashville
The first of a three-part Mid-Summer Grizzlies Mailbag focuses on questions about the lingering offseason, with more discussion of salaries and draft picks.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies reach buyout agreement with Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
The Grizzlies agreed to a buyout with Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, making the veteran scoring guard an unrestricted free agent.
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Arts & Culture Memphis Movies This Week: Is ‘The Odyssey’ worth a trip?
IMAX, 70mm, both? Chris Herrington breaks down all the ways you can see the movie of the year — and his Christopher Nolan film rankings. Plus, a Memphian-directed documentary explores the Newport Folk Festivals.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: Cedric Coward’s intriguing, uncertain future, and other Grizzlies summer notes
Observations on the Memphis Grizzlies’ summer play and what comes next.
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Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies podcast: Final summer league thoughts
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington break down the summer league performance of each rostered Grizzlies player.
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Memphis Grizzlies Herrington: Morant remains but his era of Grizzlies basketball is already over
The beginning of the Grizzlies’ Ja Morant era was fast and thrilling, both down the floor and up the standings. The ending has been a low, slow slog that now continues on.
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Memphis Grizzlies Herrington: These Grizzlies need patience. Does a ‘joy’-less Ja Morant have any to give?
The demonstrative, communicative Morant fans witnessed in the season’s opening three-game homestand seemed like a distant memory Monday.
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Memphis Grizzlies Herrington: As Grizzlies begin new build, should Zach Kleiman lead it?
A Memphis Grizzlies rebuild is underway. Some fans think embarking on this rebuild is premature. Some wonder if Zach Kleiman’s the right person to lead it.
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Visual Arts Memphis Movies This Week: ‘The Invite,’ Kurosawa’s ‘Ran’
Comedies opening this weekend: “The Invite” and “Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass.”
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies podcast: Cam Boozer’s summer league debut
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss the first two summer league games for Cam Boozer and the Grizzlies’ recent offseason transactions.
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