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Memphis Movies This Week: Complicated romance in ‘The Drama,’ ‘Fantasy Life’
Also, Chris Herrington gives his Top 5 Baseball Movies List.
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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April 2026
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Memphis Grizzlies Undersized Grizzlies push Knicks late, but can’t pull through
The Knicks led the Memphis Grizzlies 48-30 after the first quarter on Wednesday night, shooting 17 for 21 from the floor and 9 for 9 from the free-throw line to open the game.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: Evaluating Zach Kleiman’s Grizzlies trade record
A look at Memphis Grizzlies basketball executive Zach Kleiman’s major trades and ones that might have something to tell us about front office tendencies and the future.
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Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies podcast: Organizing draft boards
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington begin to organize the NBA Draft board into tiers.
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Memphis GrizzliesGrizzlies 25: Mike Conley ran a Memphis marathon and won it
When Mike Conley left the Memphis Grizzlies, he was the franchise’s all-time leading scorer and also the career leader in games played, 3-pointers, assists and steals. There he remains.
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Memphis GrizzliesGrizzlies 25: Ja Morant’s peak years were a mountain of unforgettable moments
Maybe Ja Morant flew too close to the sun, but one of the reasons we show up or tune in is to watch men fly.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: Evaluating Zach Kleiman’s Grizzlies draft record
In the NBA Draft, teams “hit” about a third of the time. How have the Grizzlies done under Zach Kleiman?
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Memphis GrizzliesCedric Coward scores — and does a lot more — as Grizzlies beat Bulls
With so many of the team’s more established talents not playing, a lot of fans had been yearning for the talented rookie to flex his game a little more.
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Visual Arts Memphis Movies This Week: ‘Project Hail Mary’ is for the kids (of all ages), Prince and Dylan duel
Also opening this week in wide release are two horror-comedies: “They Will Kill You” with Zazie Beetz (“Atlanta”) and Myha’la (“Industry”), and “Forbidden Fruits.”
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Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies podcast: As seasons winds down, Grizzlies draft odds looking up
Which remaining NCAA tournament prospects should Grizzlies fans be scouting?
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Memphis Grizzlies Road return stings in Grizzlies loss to Hornets
Charlotte stars LaMelo Ball and Brandon Miller were too much for rebuilding Grizzlies.
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The To-Do List Welcome spring with beer, kites, fairies and all the colors of the rainbow
In this week’s To-Do List, there’s a comedy show at DKDC, a final goodbye from Journey at FedExForum and a mash-up of goth culture and cumbia music at Growlers.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies podcast: Draft prospects in NCAA Tournament
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington are joined by Parker Fleming to discuss a few NBA prospects playing in the NCAA Tournament this week.
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Memphis GrizzliesGrizzlies 25: Jaren Jackson Jr. wasn’t in Memphis ‘forever,’ but he made his time matter
Jackson took the baton, becoming a franchise star of another era. Years later, he was traded during a transition to a new era, sharing the locker room with another promising rookie ready to take the baton.
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Visual Arts Memphis Movies This Week: Ryan Gosling’s ‘Hail Mary,’ ‘Pulp Fiction’ gets Pink
With the Oscars finally in the rearview, the first potential well-liked live-action hit of the 2026 movie year arrives this weekend, says Chris Herrington.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: Grizzlies notes on injuries, expansion and draft scouting
Herrington offers his thoughts on four Grizzlies topics: The team’s latest injury updates, the NCAA tourney and draft scouting, the standings and lottery odds “race,” and NBA expansion.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: Does Regional One need a redo? Plus: Back to Frayser
One Tennessee legislator wants an English language test for drivers, Chez Philippe gets an honor and remembering the Memphis sports Medicine Man.
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Visual Arts Memphis Movies This Week: Oscars (finally) arrive, Hitchcock’s ‘The Birds’
The Iranian drama “It Was Just an Accident” is the best 2025 film to skip Memphis screens entirely, Chris Herrington said.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies overwhelmed in the paint, take seventh straight loss
Rookie Javon Small, who notched a new career-high 23 off the bench, led the Memphis scoring.
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The To-Do List St. Patrick’s Day fun, Brazilian food and unlimited coffee
In this week’s To-Do List, Crosstown Arts opens spring exhibitions, the daffodils come in all colors at the Dixon and the Orpheum reveals its next Broadway lineup.
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Memphis GrizzliesGrizzlies 25: As franchise’s first All-Star, Pau Gasol did it all
The Grizzlies’ first star may still be the franchise’s most under-appreciated one.
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Memphis GrizzliesScotty Pippen is finally healthy — but with a glut of Grizzlies guards, the future is uncertain.
Grizzlies guard Scotty Pippen Jr. played hurt for years. Now back from surgery, he still has something to prove.
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Memphis GrizzliesGrizzlies 25: Tony Allen was a spectacle, but also a special defender
Tony Allen wasn’t just a Grizzlies legend. On the defensive end of the floor, he was one of the greats.
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Memphis Grizzlies As Cedric Coward returns, is there work to do to remain in the All-Rookie race?
Coward returned to the lineup on Tuesday night after missing seven straight games with a knee injury, playing 21 minutes off the bench.
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Anthony Edwards leads Minnesota to comeback win over Grizzlies
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Visual Arts Memphis Movies This Week: ‘The Bride!,’ Oscar winner ‘Flow’
Where Guillermo del Toro’s current Oscar nominee “Frankenstein” is a quasi-straight adaptation of Mary Shelley’s original novel, writer-director Maggie Gyllenhaal’s new movie is a highly stylized adaptation transported to the gangster milieu of 1930s Chicago.
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