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Minute Reviews: Ferris Bueller, Buddy Guy and a free spin above Chicago

From a 40-year-old Chicago comedy classic to Buddy Guy’s latest album and a free ride on Navy Pier’s Centennial Wheel, Chronicle reviewers take a quick look at three ways to spend your time around the city.

Zoey Hill-Hernandez, Shawn Katz, and Nico Waugh
August 30, 2026

Made in Chicago

Review: Ariana Grande’s ‘petal’ blooms in the shadow of ‘Eternal Sunshine’

Ariana Grande’s latest album delivers beautiful vocals, emotional storytelling and a few standout songs, but feels more like an extension of “Eternal Sunshine” than the start of a new era.

Shawn Katz, Reporter
August 5, 2026

Review: ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ gives Peter Parker the story he deserves

Tom Holland returns to the screen as the friendly neighborhood Spider-Man while a new era emerges in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Filled with emotional performances, surprises and heart, the film delivers a powerful new chapter for one of Marvel’s most beloved characters.

Shawn Katz, Reporter
August 3, 2026

Review: ‘Jackass: Best and Last’ is a successful, chaotic final chapter

The fifth and final installment in the franchise features the “Jackass” crew’s typical stunts and phallic humor, along with throwbacks to their early days.

Nico Waugh, Reporter
June 27, 2026

Film Review

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Reviews

Minute Reviews: Ferris Bueller, Buddy Guy and a free spin above Chicago

Review: Ariana Grande’s ‘petal’ blooms in the shadow of ‘Eternal Sunshine’

Review: ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ gives Peter Parker the story he deserves

Review: ‘Jackass: Best and Last’ is a successful, chaotic final chapter

‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ reminds us why “Everybody wants to be us”

Review: ‘Michael’ captures the King of Pop’s rise with spectacle and restraint

‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’ is dead on arrival

Review: ‘The Chair Company’ proves you don’t need a big idea, just a committed one

Review: ‘Resident Evil Requiem’ reopens the gates to old nightmares

Review: ‘Pillion’ drives a motorcycle straight into its audience’s heart

Review: Bad Bunny turned halftime show into cultural reckoning

Review: ‘Melania’ is a gaudy portrait of the First Lady

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