Movies
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Documentary 'Aquarela' sends chilling message about climate changeAug 30, 2019 6:00 am - “Aquarela” - ★ ★ ½ The documentary “Aquarela” opens with overhead shots of what appears to be an iced-over lake, accompanied by a score of headbanging power chords...
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John Travolta flips out as celebrity-obsessed stalker in 'The Fanatic'Aug 30, 2019 6:00 am - “The Fanatic” - ★ ½ I'll say one thing for John Travolta's performance in “The Fanatic,” a movie about a rabidly movie-obsessed loser who goes off the deep end whe...
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Jillian Bell goes the distance in 'Brittany Runs a Marathon' breakout roleAug 29, 2019 6:00 am - “Brittany Runs a Marathon” - ★ ★ ★ Getting in shape and putting your life together usually, at the movies, passes in a montage. But for many, the non-Rocky legions...
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Thriller 'Don't Let Go' proves emotionally gripping, but strains logicAug 29, 2019 6:00 am - “Don't Let Go” - ★ ★ Letting go of the past and moving on is healthy but hard. “God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,” the old prayer goe...
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'Killerman' plays up the pulp — all the way to bloody, bonkers final actAug 29, 2019 1:00 am - “Killerman” - ★ ½ “Killerman” takes its influences — countless pulpy crime thrillers — and synthesizes them into an increasing rare thing: a movie that doesn't asp...
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The ugly underside of Brad Pitt's cool car in 'Once Upon a Time in ... Hollywood'Aug 27, 2019 6:00 am - The cars in Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in ... Hollywood" come close to stealing the show. Given that the film stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt - both gri...
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New independent movie filmed in AuroraAug 25, 2019 11:00 pm - Local filmmaker and Aurora native Noah Way just wrapped filming on his second independent feature film in and around the Aurora area. The movie is titled "Ekstasis" and...
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What's the statute of limitations on movie spoilers?Aug 25, 2019 7:26 am - We all agree that in writing about new films, spoilers should be kept to a minimum, right? But what about movies that are decades old - classics, whose stories are embed...
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'Angel Has Fallen' tops box office with $21.3 million debut
Aug 25, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK - "Angel Has Fallen" easily topped the box office with a $21.3 million debut, according to studio estimates Sunday, as the action sequel became the latest mid-b...
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New 'Breaking Bad' movie coming Oct. 11 on NetflixAug 24, 2019 1:00 am - Netflix announced on Saturday that it will release a new "Breaking Bad" movie on Oct. 11 The New York Times reported the new movie will center on Jesse Pinkman, the ...