Movies
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Octavia Spencer like you've never seen her before in 'Ma'Jun 02, 2019 7:26 am - LOS ANGELES - Octavia Spencer is a movie star. She has been for almost a decade since audiences and Oscar voters fell in love with her as Minnie in "The Help." Since the...
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A diminished 'Godzilla' still bests 'Rocketman,' 'Ma'
Jun 02, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK - The latest iteration of the Godzilla franchise took over the top spot from "Aladdin" and roared louder than Elton John at the weekend box office, but it still...
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Octavia Spencer's 'Ma' metes out mix of horror and heartbreakMay 30, 2019 6:00 am - “Ma” - ★ ★ ★ Octavia Spencer never fails to infuse irresistible empathetic realism into a character, be it a sassy janitor in “The Shape of Water,” or a dedicated,...
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Taron Egerton rocks in glossy, glittering Elton John biopic 'Rocketman'May 30, 2019 6:00 am - “Rocketman” - ★ ★ ½ Whatever you say about Dexter Fletcher's glossy, glittering, blinged-out Elton John biopic “Rocketman,” a shiny sequin of a movie, it doesn't l...
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Ali Wong, Randall Park charm in smart, funny rom-com 'Always Be My Maybe'May 30, 2019 6:00 am - “Always Be My Maybe” - ★ ★ ★ Ali Wong, star of two Netflix standup specials, “Baby Cobra” and “Hard Knock Wife,” and Randall Park (“Fresh Off the Boat”) make for a...
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Confusing 'Godzilla: King of the Monsters' lacks narrative fireMay 30, 2019 6:00 am - "Godzilla: King of the Monsters" - ★ ★ Not to rain on Godzilla's parade - which constantly happens in this insanely rainy movie - but isn't crowning Japan's radioact...
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After Hours Film Society to show 'Woman at War' June 10May 29, 2019 11:00 pm - The After Hours Film Society will show the 2018 drama "Woman at War" at 7:30 p.m. Monday, June 10, at Classic Cinemas Tivoli Theatre, 5021 Highland Ave. in Downers Grove...
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Why 'Booksmart's' box office isn't the disaster many are pronouncingMay 29, 2019 6:00 am - From the start, "Booksmart" seemed a special kind of movie, earning deep acclaim from early viewers and critics. The Olivia Wilde-directed film, about two overachieving ...
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'The Tomorrow Man' doomed by meager plot, improbable scriptMay 29, 2019 1:00 am - “The Tomorrow Man” - ★ ½ Ed Hemsler won't stop thinking about tomorrow, but that's not because he's an optimist. The title character of “The Tomorrow Man” is what's...
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Movie will be filmed in downtown Elgin starting June 5May 29, 2019 1:00 am - It took years for Mark Stewart Iverson to write a script and raise funds for his first feature-length movie, and when it came time to film it, he chose downtown Elgin. I...