Movies
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Movie review: A commanding turn from Viola Davis in 'Widows'Nov 15, 2018 5:00 am - “Widows” - ★ ★ ★ When you think of the wives and girlfriends of criminals in pop culture, they are either victims of a man's misdeeds or end up becoming part of the...
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Movie review: 'The Front Runner' a better journalism story than political dramaNov 15, 2018 5:00 am - “The Front Runner” - ★ ★ ★ Jason Reitman's “The Front Runner” may not be the best example of political drama, but it should be mandatory viewing for students of journali...
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Movie review: Peter Farrelly's 'Green Book' charms as tale of unlikely friendshipNov 15, 2018 5:00 am - “Green Book” - ★ ★ ★ ½ If there is a big studio movie that's more generally crowd-pleasing than “Green Book “ this season, I have yet to find it. In this landscape of c...
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Movie review: 'Instant Family' marries laughs, tears before devolving into crass comedyNov 14, 2018 10:00 am - “Instant Family” - ★ ★ ½ For once, an advertising tagline accurately summarizes a film: “Instant Family: Just add chaos, laughter, awkwardness, mistakes and love.” “Inst...
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In 'Boy Erased,' Joel Edgerton wanted to look at the people behind the parentsNov 13, 2018 5:00 am - Joel Edgerton already knows who's going to see "Boy Erased." Based on the 2016 memoir of the same name by Garrard Conley, the movie details a gay teen's time at a "conve...
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Widescreen: For many fans, Marvel mastermind Stan Lee was a hero, tooNov 12, 2018 12:00 am - When Stan Lee died Monday at age 95, Marvel Comics lost its ambassador to the world, an exuberant, kindly voice of heroism both real and imaginary. In the same comic boo...
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'Dr. Seuss' The Grinch' makes off with $66M at box office
Nov 11, 2018 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - You're a mean one - and you're number one - Mr. Grinch. "Dr. Seuss' The Grinch" sledded past mixed reviews and made off with $66 million for Universal...
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Movie review: 'Fantastic Beasts' sequel enchants, but conjures too many plot strandsNov 09, 2018 2:00 pm - “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” - ★ ★ ½ Like the bottomless trunk totted by “magizoolologist” Newt Scamander, “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald”...
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Movie guide: 'The Grinch,' 'The Girl in the Spider's Web' & more open this weekendNov 09, 2018 5:00 am - Movies opening the weekend of Nov. 9: Rating guide: Four stars: superior. Three stars: good. Two stars: average. One star: poor. D (drug use), L (language), N (nudi...
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'Walking Dead' TV movie plan is foolhardy, but could it be foolish?Nov 09, 2018 5:00 am - Shortly after the episode hyped as Rick Grimes' final appearance on "The Walking Dead" ended last Sunday night, Variety broke some news about AMC's iconic zombie-apocaly...