What do we owe each other as Americans? That’s the question that kicks off The Work in Progress, a timely, new documentary that features everyday Americans — including several Iowans — in conversation with one another. The film will screen in Iowa City on Oct. 16.

The Refocus Film Festival is ringing in its fifth year, and this time it’s “bigger and bolder” than ever. From Oscar contenders to special guests, see what’s in store during the four-day festival hosted by FilmScene in Iowa City Oct. 22-25.

Tom Cruise transforms himself into a balding, beer-bellied oil tycoon in Digger, a cataclysmic dark comedy from Oscar-winning director Alejandro González Iñárritu.

I was lucky enough to be among the few hundred Telluride Film Festival attendees to see the world premiere of You Can See Everything, Nathan Fielder’s reality-blurring, mind-bending documentary about Elizabeth Holmes. And I’m still not sure what I experienced.

John Waters has been called many things: the king of camp, the Pope of trash, obscene. But one thing he can’t be called is boring. The trailblazing filmmaker behind the cult classics Pink Flamingos and Hairspray will grace the Englert Theatre stage in Iowa City on Friday for his latest live comedy show.

Mel Brooks is officially a centenarian! To celebrate the comedy legend's 100th birthday, we're taking a look at his incomparable career with a complete ranking of his films, from The Producers to Blazing Saddles to Spaceballs.