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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March 2026
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January 2026
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Memphis Movies This Week: Bradley Cooper’s ‘Is This Thing On?,’ a Jim Jarmusch award-winner
Jim Jarmusch is a New York filmmaker, but one with Memphis connections. Chris Herrington says the filmmaker’s “Mystery Train” is arguably the greatest of Memphis movies.
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Memphis, Mississippi play key role in new Michael B. Jordan vampire film
“Black Panther” director Ryan Coogler and actor Michael B. Jordan collaborate again in “Sinners,” where blues music and Memphis musicians play a major role.
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Memphis Movies This Week: ‘Song Sung Blue,’ ‘Marty Supreme’
Josh Safdie’s “Marty Supreme” arrives with the tagline “Dream Big.” But Craig Brewer’s “Song Sung Blue” one-ups it with the tagline “Dream Huge.”
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Herrington: My favorite films of 2025
The movie industry has been imperiled for at least a couple of decades now, but good — even great — movies are still being made. Here are 10 favorites from 2025.
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November 2025
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What’s at the movies this week? ‘A Knives Out Mystery,’ ‘Zootopia 2,’ more
Also opening this week: “Zootopia 2” hits the big screen along with Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen and Miles Teller.
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This kids’ film festival is about digesting complex ideas — and having fun
Like You Children’s Film Fest brings both whimsy and education to the Pink Palace.
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It’s ‘cuffing season,’ so here are 5 Memphis first-date ideas
For those looking for someone special — even if only seasonally — here are some first-date ideas.
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Memphis Movies This Week: Ira Sachs, Mike McCarthy back on the big screen
Before Ira Sachs studied film and literature at Yale, he grew up in Memphis. And before he found a filmmaking groove in New York, he cut his teeth back home.
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September 2025
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Memphis Movies This Week: Two modern classics, one night only
There are plenty of new movies opening this week, but it’s a particularly good week for Memphis’ inconsistent repertory scene. Plus, Chris Herrington gives us his top 5 Robert Redford movies.
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Memphis Movies This Week: ‘Pavements,’ ‘The Long Walk’
The movie/TV Stephen King adaptation doesn’t have a great history, but it does have a lengthy one.
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August 2025
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Memphis Movies This Week: ‘Jaws’ at 50, peak Prince on IMAX
As the “summer blockbuster” concept took hold, “Jaws” was widely credited — or blamed — with birthing the concept.
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July 2025
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Memphis Movies This Week: ‘The Naked Gun,’ ‘Sunset Boulevard’ at 75
At mid-year, the biggest comedy hit at a somewhat resurgent American box office has been a sleeper-success female-buddy movie. Maybe that will change in the weeks ahead.
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Memphis Movies This Week: ‘Fantastic Four’ arrives, ‘Eddington’ remains
This latest Marvel Comics movie finally opens this weekend and marks the third attempt in the past 20 years to launch Marvel’s foundational comic-book hero team on the big screen.
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Memphis Movies This Week: ‘Superman,’ ‘Top Gun’ take flight
Plus, two new horror films and a thriller about an anti-government extremist in a stand-off with a chief of police.
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June 2025
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Memphis Movies This Week: Brad Pitt races in ‘F1,’ ‘Clueless’ turns 30
“Brad Pitt and race cars? I guess Father’s Day comes twice this year.”
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Memphis Movies This Week: ‘Materialists,’ an intriguing rom-dram
Plus, Chris Herrington ranks the Wes Anderson films he’s seen.
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Memphis Movies This Week: ‘John Wick’ goes dancing, ‘Terminator’ goes metal
Seeing a movie on the big screen with the score performed live is a real treat, and one usually reserved for silent films. But not so Thursday.
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May 2025
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‘Movie night for the whole city’ coming to a screen near you
With concessions curated by the chefs at Kinfolk, Hard Times Deli and Comeback Coffee, photo installations and a 40-foot screen, there’s a new club in town, and it’s all about bringing the community to the movies.
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April 2025
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Memphis Movies This Week: Marvel tries again with ‘Thunderbolts*'
Also, comedy classic “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” returns for a 50th anniversary big screen revival at several local theaters.
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Memphis Movies This Week: Go see ‘Sinners’ on the big screen
Believe the buzz; “Sinners” demands to be seen with the best sound and image quality you can find.
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Memphis Movies This Week: ‘Sinners’ gets movie year going; Drive-In returns
Advance word on “Sinners,” which incorporates the contributions of many Memphis-area musicians, is very strong.
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March 2025
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Memphis Movies This Week: ‘Snow White’ opens Friday
After updating “The Lion King” and “The Little Mermaid” in a semi-live-action style, Disney goes back to its theatrical roots with “Snow White.”
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February 2025
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Memphis Movies This Week: ‘Last Breath,’ Oscar predictions
There are a lot of new movies opening this week, including films with Woody Harrelson, Natalie Morales, Ed Harris, Pete Davidson and Mid-South great Morgan Freeman.
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December 2024
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Herrington: My 10 best films of 2024
This year’s list gives us strippers, tennis players, boys, daughters, jurors and hundreds of beavers. Plus, there are “Special Jury (of One)” prizes.
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