Movies
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Widescreen: Cat videos on the big screen, for a causeFeb 14, 2019 10:00 pm - Cat videos have been a staple of the internet since the age of AOL and dial-up modems. We watch them every day on our tiny iPhones, but never on the giant screens normal...
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Movie review: Oscar-nominated 'Never Look Away' an ambitious, exhausting taleFeb 14, 2019 5:00 am - “Never Look Away” - ★ ★ ★ What to say about an Oscar-nominated film that's more than three hours long, apparently despised by the man whose life inspired it, and h...
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Movie review: Death (and decomposition) bring two men together in darkly comic 'To Dust'Feb 14, 2019 5:00 am - “To Dust” - ★ ★ ½ The Hungarian actor Géza Röhrig, who made a splash in the Oscar-winning “Son of Saul” a few years ago, is back — but not as you remember him. In t...
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Comic horror sequel 'Happy Death Day 2U' misses out on suspense, scaresFeb 13, 2019 5:00 am - “Happy Death Day 2U” - ★ ★ ½ If 2017's horror comedy “Happy Death Day” seemed like “Scream” meets “Groundhog Day” (as noted by every film critic on the planet), th...
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'Isn't It Romantic' a love letter to the rom-comFeb 13, 2019 5:00 am - “Isn't It Romantic” - ★ ★ ★ Even when done well, romantic comedies are easy to pick on. They're so earnest and full of unrealistic fairy tale standards. Thus, intellige...
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Gail Borden Library to host recitals, movies and moreFeb 12, 2019 10:00 pm - The Gail Borden Public Library is offering a variety of programs in February and March. For information, call (847) 742-2411 or visit www.gailborden.info/events. • The S...
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'Serenity' got panned, but it's exactly the kind of movie we need right nowFeb 11, 2019 5:00 am - Spoiler alert: Contains a discussion of plot points from "Locke" (2014), "Redemption" (2013) and "Serenity" (2019). Steven Knight's latest film, "Serenity," has bee...
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'The Lego Movie 2' opens No. 1 but everything is not awesome
Feb 10, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK - "The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part" was easily the top ticket-seller in theaters over the weekend, but the film's $35 million opening failed to stack up to it...
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Elmhurst rolls out red carpet for Environmental Film Fest March 3Feb 07, 2019 10:00 pm - Elmhurst Cool Cities Coalition and Elmhurst College will host a screening of the documentary "Paris to Pittsburgh" as part of the 2019 One Earth Film Festival at 1 p.m. ...
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Movie review: A lively Taraji P. Henson can't save 'What Men Want' from itselfFeb 07, 2019 9:00 am - “What Men Want” - ★ ★ In “What Men Want,” Taraji P. Henson gains the ability to hear men's unspoken thoughts after she accidentally drinks drug-laced tea, dances to 2 Li...