Movies
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Emerald Fennell chronicles a promising young man in audacious, shock-filled 'Saltburn'
Nov 21, 2023 10:00 am - “Saltburn” — ★ ★ Two years ago, Emerald Fennell stood on the Oscars stage hoisting her writing trophy for “Promising Young Woman,” a scathing look at rape culture a...
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Do not 'Wish' upon this star-crossed Disney animated musicalNov 20, 2023 10:00 pm - “Wish” — ★ ★ “Wish” may be Walt Disney's newest addition to its family of animated features, but not its freshest. This mercifully short musical fantasy feels as if...
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See restored version of Orson Welles' 'Chimes at Midnight' Nov. 27 at the TivoliNov 20, 2023 10:00 pm - The After Hours Film Society presents a newly restored Orson Welles' film "Chimes at Midnight" on Monday, Nov. 27. The film will be shown at 7:30 p.m. at Tivoli Theatre,...
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What to stream this week: 'Oppenheimer,' Adam Sandler as a lizard and celebs dance to Taylor Swift
Nov 20, 2023 5:00 am - “Ted Lasso” star Hannah Waddingham's Christmas special and Tuesday's edition of “Dancing With the Stars” promising celebrities swaying to the music of Taylor Swift are s...
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Spectacular battle scenes quash epic love story in lengthy historical drama 'Napoleon'Nov 19, 2023 10:00 pm - “Napoleon” — ★ ★ ½ I'm almost embarrassed to admit that while watching Ridley Scott's ambitious movie about an ambitious French soldier who would be emperor, I kept...
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The Venue to show 'The Last Waltz' on Nov. 25Nov 16, 2023 10:00 pm - The Venue, a live music performance space in Aurora, will host a special screening of "The Last Waltz" on Nov. 25, the same day it was filmed - 47 years later. As part o...
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'The Hunger Games' starts fresh, without Katniss, in 'The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes'
Nov 16, 2023 10:00 pm - Everyone had resigned themselves to the fact that "The Hunger Games" ended in 2015. The four-film blockbuster franchise had made nearly $3 billion at the global box offi...
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Emotional complexity, melodramatic wit and masterful acting in 'May December'
Nov 16, 2023 12:00 pm - “May December” — ★ ★ ★ ½ There is hardly a false note in “May December,” an audaciously self-aware, mischievously funny and emotionally complex drama that defies si...
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Taika Waititi's 'Next Goal Wins' is a sweet, frothy diversion but no knee slide
Nov 16, 2023 12:00 pm - “Next Goal Wins” — ★ ★ In “Next Goal Wins,” a soccer coach comes from far away to lead a hapless group of athletes. He's a fish-out-of-water type, ill-suited for th...
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With the odds in its favor, the Hunger Games return in 'The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes'
Nov 16, 2023 5:45 am - “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes” — ★ ★ ½ Two hours and 37 minutes is pretty long for a “ballad,” but you can't call it “The Hunger Games: The Th...