Entertainment Columns
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Widescreen: Nostalgia reigns supreme, with one Soldier Field-sized exceptionMar 31, 2023 6:00 am - "They don't make 'em like they used to." I've always considered that one of the worst cliches of them all, something you don't say until you are old and out of touch, an...
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Game-inspired fantasy adventure 'Honor Among Thieves' hides a few treasures amid long running timeMar 30, 2023 6:00 am - “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” - ★ ★ ½ The major thief in “Dungeons && Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” turns out to be none other than the charmingly British H...
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Oil Lamp Theater's ably acted 'Revolutionists' a salute to sisterhoodMar 30, 2023 6:00 am - “The Revolutionists” - ★ ★ ★ “Liberté. Egalité. Fraternité.” That rallying cry, perhaps the best-known slogan of the French Revolution, was incomplete in that it omitt...
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Spotlight: Katie Deal salutes Dolly Parton in Artists Lounge Live showMar 24, 2023 6:00 am - Tribute to Dolly Actress and country singer Katie Deal channels beloved singer/songwriter Dolly Parton during an Artist Lounge Live concert at the Marriott Theatre. The ...
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'Wick' a slick pic: Over-stuffed action sequel a success of excessMar 23, 2023 6:00 am - “John Wick: Chapter 4” - ★ ★ ★ What we get in the fourth John Wick action thriller resembles an elaborate microcosm of the entire James Bond film franchise neatly captur...
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Barbara Gaines' swan song at Chicago Shakes a glorious, uproarious tribute to theaterMar 22, 2023 4:00 pm - “The Comedy of Errors” - ★ ★ ★ ★ Always leave them laughing, goes the old saying. Chicago Shakespeare Theater's Barbara Gaines took that adage to heart. For her final pr...
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Leading lady keeps 'Tina Turner' rolling despite musical's paper-thin plotMar 17, 2023 6:00 am - This article has been updated with the correct spelling of Ari Groover's name. “Tina - The Tina Turner Musical” - ★ ★ ½ Wednesday's opening of “Tina - The Tina Tur...
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Goodman premiere 'Layalina' needs tweaking to unlock its potentialMar 16, 2023 11:45 am - “Layalina” - ★ ★ ½ “Layalina,” the new play premiering at Goodman Theatre about a family emigrating from Iraq to the United States, begins and ends with celebrations. I...
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Light laughs, dark drama don't mix well in awkward 'Moving On'Mar 16, 2023 6:00 am - “Moving On” - ★ ★ This slightly cringey, comically tone-deaf movie doesn't quite qualify as a black comedy. More like a gray-beigey one that falls far short of its inte...
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Movie legend John Williams returns for the 'scary honor' of conducting the CSOMar 15, 2023 11:00 pm - Movie maestro John Williams will conduct the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Friday, March 24, in a sold-out concert at Symphony Center. Tickets to see the 91-year-old legend...