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Memphis Movies This Week: Discovering ‘Backrooms’, reliving 'Summer of Soul'

cherrington@dailymemphian.com (Chris Herrington) — Tue, 26 May 2026 15:47:50 -0500

As devoted as their cult followings may sometimes be and as reliable as they are — relatively speaking — at luring people into theaters, horror movies used to get no respect.

Thinker, dreamer & leader: Artist Derek Fordjour reimagines Room 306

eperry@dailymemphian.com (Elle Perry) — Mon, 25 May 2026 16:44:50 -0500

Anchoring the Civil Rights Museum expansion is celebrated artist Derek Fordjour’s “Three Kings: Epilogue.” The massive artwork shows three sides of Martin Luther King Jr. in the Lorraine Motel and it tethers Fordjour to his hometown.

Memphis Movies this Week: ‘Star Wars,’ ‘Boosters’ and a couple of Oscar winners

cherrington@dailymemphian.com (Chris Herrington) — Fri, 22 May 2026 05:34:07 -0500

There’s a solid fistful of notable revival screenings around town this week, though three of them will be showing on the same night (Thursday), at the same time (7 p.m.). Which will you choose?

Memphis Movies This Week: Fresh filmmakers debut, ‘Top Gun’ flies again

cherrington@dailymemphian.com (Chris Herrington) — Tue, 12 May 2026 09:45:40 -0500

Genre movies from debut feature filmmakers, “Obsession” and “Is God Is,” are in theaters this week.

Memphis Movies This Week: Crime is up, from ‘Sheep Detectives’ to ‘Heat’

cherrington@dailymemphian.com (Chris Herrington) — Tue, 5 May 2026 15:41:39 -0500

Chris Herrington: “‘Knives Out’ meets ‘Babe’ is an elevator pitch I would buy, and I suspect I’ll be buying in the form of a movie ticket soon.”

Photo Gallery: Met Gala watch party kicks off 2026 Memphis Art & Fashion Week

editors@dailymemphian.com ( The Daily Memphian Staff) — Tue, 5 May 2026 11:14:16 -0500

Memphis’ fashionistas walked the red carpet at the Brooks Museum of Art for a Met Gala watch party.

Memphis Movies This Week: ‘The Devil Wears Prada,’ ‘Hairspray’

cherrington@dailymemphian.com (Chris Herrington) — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:22:24 -0500

From one commercial sure-shot (“Michael”) to another: This week brings the 20-years-later sequel “The Devil Wears Prada 2,” which returns the four main players and director from 2006’s catty comedy hit.

Movers & Shakers: Rhodes College, Jones Aur

adrake@dailymemphian.com (Alys Drake) — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:17:23 -0500

Rhodes College, Jones Aur and The Game Table announce new positions.

Memphis Movies This Week: Pop stars in ‘Michael,’ ‘Mother Mary’

cherrington@dailymemphian.com (Chris Herrington) — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:55:18 -0500

Memphian Jaylen Hunter makes his movie debut as the young version of Marlon Jackson in the earlier sections of new Michael Jackson biopic, “Michael.”

Memphis Art Museum tour ends with $6 million

hardiman@dailymemphian.com (Samuel Hardiman) — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:03:34 -0500

Memphis City Council members got a peek inside what will be the new Memphis Art Museum before voting to repurpose city funds for public infrastructure outside the Front Street museum.

Memphis Movies This Week: ‘Twin Peaks’ marathon, ‘SNL’ doc ‘Lorne’

cherrington@dailymemphian.com (Chris Herrington) — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:41:18 -0500

Herrington said one movie pick this week is “‘Fargo’ meets ‘John Wick’” with some comedic “Hot Fuzz” in the mix. There’s also an SNL documentary.

All systems go: Memphians gather to watch NASA’s Artemis II launch

vjaishankar@dailymemphian.com (Vani Jaishankar) — Thu, 9 Apr 2026 06:47:32 -0500

Artemis II launched at 5:35 p.m. Central Daylight Time from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Memphians had a front-row seat at the Pink Palace.

Fuchsia, Los Angeles landscapes, light inspire April art shows

eperry@dailymemphian.com (Elle Perry) — Thu, 2 Apr 2026 18:51:17 -0500

Bright fuchsia, light and space, “Alice in Wonderland,” full-circle moments, retrospectives, nature, and mysteries decorate Memphis art galleries in April.

Case dismissed in lawsuit to stop Brooks' Downtown museum

bdries@dailymemphian.com (Bill Dries) — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:06:57 -0500

The 2023 lawsuit, filed by Friends for our Riverfront and others, challenging the new Memphis Art Museum Downtown has hit another barrier.

Memphis Movies This Week: ‘Project Hail Mary’ is for the kids (of all ages), Prince and Dylan duel

cherrington@dailymemphian.com (Chris Herrington) — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 15:08:24 -0500

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.”

Memphis Movies This Week: Ryan Gosling’s ‘Hail Mary,’ ‘Pulp Fiction’ gets Pink

cherrington@dailymemphian.com (Chris Herrington) — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 10:46:27 -0500

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.

Memphis Movies This Week: Oscars (finally) arrive, Hitchcock’s ‘The Birds’

cherrington@dailymemphian.com (Chris Herrington) — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 20:40:49 -0500

The Iranian drama “It Was Just an Accident” is the best 2025 film to skip Memphis screens entirely, Chris Herrington said.

Memphis Movies This Week: ‘The Bride!,' Oscar winner ‘Flow’

cherrington@dailymemphian.com (Chris Herrington) — Tue, 3 Mar 2026 12:21:16 -0600

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.

New film festival aims to unite Black Southern creatives

jmalone@dailymemphian.com (Joi Malone) — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 17:49:31 -0600

Aint Film Festival, the passion project of Memphis native and filmmaker Zaire Love, runs Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 26-28.

Memphis Movies This Week: ‘Scream’ returns, a Cannes-winner from Iraq

cherrington@dailymemphian.com (Chris Herrington) — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 19:20:59 -0600

Ghostface is back ... and so is Leonardo DiCaprio’s Oscar winner.