In 2017, the Tubbs Fire in Santa Rosa, California, exposed a new threat to public health: Wildfires can contaminate drinking water with toxic chemicals which federally mandated testing is not designed...

As Midwest cities like Indianapolis struggle with an HIV epidemic, federal support is being curtailed.

The broad romantic-drama strokes of “Materialists” are predictable enough, but there’s a weight to the proceedings that really makes Celine Song’s latest film work.

Wes Anderson’s latest — an action-adventure story that feels like his interpretation of an Indiana Jones film — feels less self-conscious about what it’s doing (for better and for worse).

Like their first film, “Talk to Me,” the latest from filmmaking siblings Michael and Danny Philippou doesn’t totally hold together. But the core conflict, and Sally Hawkins’ performance…

“Friendship” takes all the elements of a sketch from star Tim Robinson’s “I Think You Should Leave” series and largely manages to make them cohere as a cogent story across 97 minutes.

“Deep Downey,” Midwest Film Journal’s monthlong ode to Robert Downey, Jr., to celebrate his 60th birthday, continues with Ben Thorp’s reflection on “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.”…

An Associated Press and Side Effects Public Media data analysis shows one in six visits to the emergency department in 2022 that resulted in hospital admission had a wait of four or more hours.

Roughly $1.3 billion dollars are expected to be bet on this weekends Super Bowl. But some worry that legalized online sports betting has made it too easy and potentially too addictive to place bets.

A federal judge on Monday night temporarily stopped plans by the National Institutes of Health to cut funding to universities, hospitals and other research centers across the U.S.

Given that “Babygirl” writer-director Halina Reijn has called her latest film an exploration of what would’ve happened if Nicole Kidman’s “Eyes Wide Shut” character lived out her fantasies…

A visually innovative adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, “Nickel Boys” will make you feel, however briefly, that the ghosts of Nickel Academy become your own.

Indiana University's hospital system is pairing patients with local faith groups to ease feelings of loneliness and isolation. The unique new program comes as more doctors are seeing a need to care fo...

Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit that helps low-income families purchase homes through interest-free mortgages. The goal is housing security and a chance to build generational wealth. But after one...

The only thing dangerous or memorable about this story of a stay-at-home mother who believes she’s turning into a dog is its defiantly uncommercial title and Amy Adams’ performance.

“Flow” has a few lyrical moments, but it mostly plays like an artsy-fartsy version of “Madagascar.” There comes a point where the film needs to move it, move it and just never does.

What would happen if fluoride were removed from drinking water? Scientists weigh in

Opponents of RFK Jr.'s nomination were joined by an unlikely figure: former Indiana governor and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence

Opening in local theaters Friday, “A Real Pain” offers a lovely examination of debilitating displacement and the lifelines of little movements to pull you from it.

Hundreds of people in Indianpolis are living in their cars. A new program gives them a parking lot to stay

Should patient spirituality be considered as a determinant of health? Some public health experts say yes

An intimate, character-driven drama about the weight of moral choices, with an ending that may stick in your craw long after the credits roll.

No Sleep October — Midwest Film Journal’s monthlong ode to horror films — continues with Ben Thorp’s look at how “Videodrome” remains a vivid, violent satire in a social media world.

“We Live in Time” and “My Old Ass” approach the idea of short time slipping through our fingers from different angles. But you may be surprised by which one might have you reaching for a branded…

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“We Live in Time” and “My Old Ass” approach the idea of short time slipping through our fingers from different angles. But you may be surprised by which one might have you reaching for a branded…

No Sleep October — Midwest Film Journal’s monthlong ode to horror films — continues with Ben Thorp’s look at how “Videodrome” remains a vivid, violent satire in a social media world.