Our KRUI Staff recommends some of our favorite releases from October, 2025!
The vast majority of Voters in Iowa City turned out on Nov 4th to adopt a 1 % local-option sales tax (LOST), setting the stage for a shift in how the city will raise and allocate funds beginning next summer.
Under the night sky of Iowa City, Ben McCollum’s first night leading the Hawkeyes felt like the dawn of something new. One game in, Iowa basketball looked and felt alive again.
Few words can describe this win. In spectacular fashion, the Bears somehow pulled off a last-minute win over the Bengals.
George’s Buffet is an unassuming dive bar sat just off of the one-way, westbound, Market Street. The small structure is saddled between an alley leading back to another side street and a modern imposing building housing The Webster (a high-end feature in Iowa City’s restaurant scene) on the corner of North Linn Street. Further up the road is the Bluebird’s parking lot, and its corresponding classic diner.
I sat down with Jordan Brown and Matt Wilson of Set Your Goals while at When We Were Young Festival. The California natives made their highly anticipated homecoming this past February, playing their first gig in 6 years. We spoke about their return to live performances, whats next for Set Your Goals, and how good “One Battle After Another” is.
A UFO comes to Earth in this 1951 science fiction drama, and its pilot has a startling message for mankind
Read about my thought on a recent suspense and action movie “Three.” Featured image via weibo.com
Natalie Portman stars in Jackie, giving her best performance since her Oscar winning turn in Black Swan. Image courtesy of the AVclub.com
The Sunshine Boys is a delightful comedy from 1975 with Walter Matthau and George Burns as two Vaudeville comedians reuniting for a television special.
Check out our review of Night at the Opera!
Bridge on the River Kwai is a different beast of a World War II film as it turns the tropes of grandeur on their heads. (via: Appalachian Theaters)
Curl up around the flatscreen and turn on a movie with friends and family this holiday season. Image courtesy of Streetfoodcinema.com
Sunset Boulevard is a fascinating, haunting, one of a kind film. A pure psychological drama. (Image via: sky.com)
Director, Tony Stone’s latest feature-length documentary, Peter and the Farm, is an exquisite character study of a small-time, organic farmer trying to navigate his present situation that is so deeply hindered by his past. Featured Image via Film Society of Lincoln Center
From acclaimed filmmaker and comedic talent Mel Brooks comes Young Frankenstein, a classic, hilarious film spoof on the Frankenstein horror flicks of old. (Image via: MovieWeb)
