Movies
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As movie theaters reopen nationwide, some employees are reluctant to return
Sep 20, 2020 6:23 am - To a populace desperate for even a bit of normalcy, reopened movie theaters can be tempting. They've long granted a reprieve from harsh realities, the sort staring us in...
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Susan Sarandon radiant as she faces death head-on in family drama 'Blackbird'Sep 18, 2020 6:00 am - “Blackbird” — ★ ★ ★ Lily the matriarch sure knows how to wake her family and get them moving in the morning. “You up yet?” she shouts upstairs. “I'm dead soon! You...
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'Antebellum' a provocative idea that doesn't quite work
Sep 18, 2020 6:00 am - “Antebellum” — ★ ★ The new film “Antebellum” begins with a famous William Faulkner quote: “The past is never dead. It's not even past.” This is a very literal intr...
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With quiet humanity, Chloe Zhao's 'Nomadland' makes noise
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'The Way I See It' captures all the subleties of Pete Souza's job as the former official White House photographerSep 17, 2020 6:00 am - “The Way I See It” — ★ ★ ★ ½ Dawn Porter's subversively Gandhi-esque “The Way I See It” doesn't look like a political hit job on President Donald Trump. It appears...
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Glenview Chamber offering another of its popular drive-in movie nightsSep 16, 2020 1:00 am - Betsy Baer, executive director of the Glenview Chamber of Commerce, was pretty sure residents would be excited about the drive-in movie events they'd planned. That's the...
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Netflix defends 'Cuties' as 'social commentary' against sexualizing young girls
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Elizabeth Debicki rises to the challenge in Nolan's 'Tenet'
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HBO Max's 'Unpregnant' travels lighter route with controversial subject
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Countdown to the Emmys: 6 essential episodes of Johnny, Moira, David and AlexisSep 11, 2020 6:00 am - Despite its ever-growing popularity and the presence of two bona fide comedy legends, “Schitt's Creek” was unseen by this writer until his wife decided to take the Netfl...