Movies
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Nodding to 'Big,' 'Shazam!' brings the superhero down a size
Apr 6, 2019 7:27 AM - "'Big' meets 'Superman.'" For the new movie "Shazam!" -- as a tale about a 14-year-old boy who finds that he can transform into a powerful adult superhero version of himself with a simple command ("Shazam!") -- Penny Marshall's classic 1988 comedy was an obvious touchstone. -
Expect big 'Star Wars' news this weekend when Chicago hosts official convention
Apr 10, 2019 12:23 PM - Star Wars Celebration is all but sold out, but you'll be able to follow along with the Chicago convention online starting Thursday as major news about the franchise breaks throughout the weekend.
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Movie review: Wronged lover chooses self-sacrifice over revenge in 'Ash Is Purest White'
Apr 5, 2019 10:01 AM - In "Ash Is Purest White," Chinese writer-director Jia Zhangke tells a gangster story that seems, at first, to hold out the promise of slow-burning revenge. Instead, it offers a steady -- and compassionate -- spirit of resolve. -
Movie review: Australian family film 'Storm Boy' a stirring tale of love and loss
Apr 5, 2019 9:55 AM - Geoffrey Rush, Jai Courtney and Finn Little star in "Storm Boy," the bittersweet tale of a boy's friendship with a perky pelican named Mr. Percival, based on Colin Thiele's beloved Australian novel.
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Movie review: Overstuffed 'The Public' takes heavy hand with moralistic message
Apr 5, 2019 9:55 AM - "The Public" -- about homeless men who take over Cincinnati's library on the coldest night of the year -- has its heart in the right place, but the drama topples under the weight of its moral superiority. -
Movie review: 'Pet Sematary' remake resurrects Stephen King horror tale
Apr 5, 2019 9:09 AM - The mean roads and mangy cats of Stephen King's horror novel return from the dead in "Pet Sematary," a vividly acted but blandly condensed remake starring Jason Clarke and John Lithgow. -
Movie review: 'The Best of Enemies' offers all-too-familiar take on the civil rights drama
Apr 5, 2019 9:09 AM - Sam Rockwell stars as a Ku Klux Klan leader whose involvement in 1971 meetings on desegregation leads to an unlikely friendship with a civil rights activist (Taraji P. Henson) in "The Best of Enemies." -
MCC alumni to premiere film at Raue Center
Apr 3, 2019 1:25 PM - An award-winning film created by McHenry County College alumni will be shown at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 6, in Crystal Lake. -
Fun, funny 'Shazam!' rescues the superhero genre from gloom and doom
Apr 3, 2019 12:55 PM - A jaded foster kid gains superpowers and transforms into a tights-wearing Zachary Levi in "Shazam!" -- a charming, heartfelt origin tale that boasts pitch-perfect casting. -
'Jurassic World Live Tour' coming to Allstate Arena in November
Apr 2, 2019 5:48 PM - The massive dinosaurs of "Jurassic World Live Tour" will descend on Rosemont's Allstate Arena in November in the world premiere of a live show that mixes animatronics, performer-operated characters and more.
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