Movies
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'Them That Follow' dials up the dread in harrowing but so-so thrillerAug 08, 2019 6:00 am - “Them That Follow” - ★ ★ Britt Poulton and Dan Madison Savage's harrowing thriller “Them That Follow” probably borrows its title from a verse in the Gospel of Mark...
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Mob wives strike out on their own in brutal, choppy 'The Kitchen'Aug 08, 2019 6:00 am - “The Kitchen” - ★ ½ A bunch of guys try to pull off a heist, which goes drastically wrong. The women they leave behind pick up the pieces to embark on a life of cr...
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Bestselling author of "The Art of Racing in the Rain" to visit WaucondaAug 08, 2019 1:00 am - Garth Stein, author of the bestselling book "The Art of Racing in the Rain," will pay Wauconda a visit this fall. The Wauconda Area Library Foundation and Wauconda Area ...
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Doggie drama wins out over human element in 'The Art of Racing in the Rain'Aug 07, 2019 6:00 am - “The Art of Racing in the Rain” - ★ ★ “Sometimes I hate who I am.” In most movies, an expression of such existential angst is to be expected from the lips of a tro...
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'Hobbs & Shaw' is No. 1 but trails pace of 'Fast & Furious'
Aug 04, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The first spinoff of the 18-year-old "Fast & Furious" franchise, "Hobbs & Shaw," sped away with $180.8 million in its worldwide debut, including $60.8 mi...
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How true to life is the 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' ending?Aug 02, 2019 6:00 am - Warning: This story spoils the ending of "Once Upon a Time in ... Hollywood." • • • Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in ... Hollywood" is an affectionate snapshot o...
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Widescreen: 'Avengers: Endgame' is now available for digital purchaseAug 02, 2019 6:00 am - The highest-grossing movie of all time is now available on digital purchase platforms and packed with special features to make it worth your $19.99. "Avengers: Endga...
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The supercharged evolution of the 'Fast & Furious' films from racing movies to global action flicksAug 01, 2019 11:00 pm - In "Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw," Dwayne Johnson's Luke Hobbs needs to keep a hovering helicopter from escaping, so he throws a chain around it from the back o...
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Ace cast commands tense family drama in 'Luce'Aug 01, 2019 6:00 am - “Luce” - ★ ★ ★ ½ “Be yourself” is a loaded idea for any 17-year-old, but especially for one Luce (pronounced “loose”) Edgar, the title character of director Julius Onah'...
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'Mike Wallace' documentary a timely, telling portrait of TV journalistAug 01, 2019 6:00 am - "Mike Wallace is Here" - ½ Avi Belkin's tight and hard-hitting journalistic profile "Mike Wallace is Here" begins with a classic square-off between the irascib...