Movies
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'Free Guy' with Ryan Reynolds a mostly fun if forgettable film romp
Aug 12, 2021 6:00 am - “Free Guy” - ★ ★ ½ In upside-down simulations, time loops and video games turned inside out, a growing body of movies trade on the feeling of living in a false rea...
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Widescreen: Great gamer flicks to stream after seeing 'Free Guy'Aug 12, 2021 6:00 am - Movies based on video games? Not very good. Movies about video games, however, can sometimes be very good. I hope that holds true for "Free Guy," the Ryan Reynolds comed...
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Jennifer Hudson shines as Queen of Soul in unfocused Aretha Franklin biopic 'Respect'
Aug 12, 2021 6:00 am - “Respect” - ★ ★ The tag line for the latest biopic about an American icon reads: “Find out what it means.” Good luck with that. After more than two hours of the ne...
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After Hours Film Society returns to the Tivoli with Edgar Wright's music documentary 'The Spark Brothers'Aug 11, 2021 11:00 pm - The After Hours Film Society is returning to in-person screenings at Tivoli Theatre, 5021 Highland Ave. in Downers Grove. On Monday, Aug. 16, "The Sparks Brothers," the ...
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New to streaming this week: 'CODA,' Chance the Rapper filmAug 09, 2021 6:00 am - Here's a collection curated Associated Press' entertainment journalists of what's arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. Movies • One of ...
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Behind the Curtain: August's Newspaper Movie of the MonthAug 09, 2021 1:00 am - 'The Odd Couple' We do not tend to think of the 1968 Neil Simon classic as a newspaper movie, but Oscar Madison, played by Walter Matthau, was a New York sportswriter, a...
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With coronavirus rising, 'The Suicide Squad' opens softly at the box office
Aug 08, 2021 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Moviegoing, once expected to be closer to semi-normal levels by now, continues to be battered by the pandemic, the delta variant of the coronavirus and in-hom...
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With coronavirus rising, 'The Suicide Squad' opens softly
Aug 08, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Moviegoing, once expected to be closer to semi-normal levels by now, continues to be battered by the pandemic, the delta variant of the coronavirus and i...
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New to streaming this week: 'Vivo,' 'Hit & Run' and Streisand
Aug 06, 2021 6:30 am - Here's a collection curated by the Associated Press' entertainment journalists of what's arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. Movies • ...
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CW's 'Superman & Lois' has quietly evolved into an essential superhero seriesAug 05, 2021 11:00 am - While superhero fans have been consumed this year by “Zack Snyder's Justice League,” Marvel's Disney+ shows and the hype for this weekend's “The Suicide Squad,” The CW h...