Movies
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LeBron James is officially doing 'Space Jam 2', a sequel to the Michael Jordan-Bugs Bunny original
Sep 20, 2018 1:00 am - Michael Jordan or LeBron James? It's a debate that will span from now until the end of basketball. Now, that discussion has added a new wrinkle - and a rabbit for a team...
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Facelift to refresh Naperville's Ogden 6 theater, with nod to nostalgiaSep 20, 2018 1:00 am - Classic Cinemas Ogden 6 Theater doesn't want to lose the nostalgic feel of the cheap seats at the second-run theater that's been a north Naperville fixture since the 197...
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Movie review: Kids' comic horror tale 'House' is derivative and suspenseless, but safeSep 19, 2018 12:00 pm - “The House With a Clock in Its Walls” - ★ ★ ½ Eli Roth's “The House With a Clock in Its Walls” works well enough as a comic horror tale for youngsters. Instead of red bl...
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Geneva church to show 'Understanding the Opioid Epidemic'Sep 18, 2018 11:00 pm - Unitarian Universalist Society of Geneva continues its Friday Flicks with "Understanding the Opioid Epidemic" at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 28, at the church, 102 S. Second St...
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Box office top 20: 'The Predator' takes down 'The Nun'
Sep 17, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - "The Predator" topped the North American box office despite controversy over the casting of a registered sex offender, though ticket sales were still mod...
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Sensitive single dads raising daughters have taken over our movie screensSep 16, 2018 7:26 am - In movies about teenagers, single dads often come across as more absentee or overbearing than they do empathetic. Sure, some feature arcs that end with a father capable ...
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'The Predator' gobbles up competition at box office
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Movie review: Nicolas Cage achieves Grand Guignol greatness in hallucinogenic 'Mandy'Sep 13, 2018 11:00 am - "Mandy" - ★ ★ ★ Oh, "Mandy." Well, she came and she gave without taking. And the cult crazies took her away. Now, Mandy's lover, lumberjack Red Miller, embarks on a biz...
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Movie review: Laughs and gross-outs top scares in latest 'Predator' sequelSep 13, 2018 7:30 am - “The Predator” - ★ ★ ½ Parts of “The Predator” veer toward a robust, self-aware genre comedy. Other parts strive for some serious science-fiction thrills wrapped around...
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Movie review: Crime drama 'White Boy Rick' is depressing, entertaining - and trueSep 13, 2018 6:00 am - “White Boy Rick” - ★ ★ ½ It's easy to see why someone would want to make a movie about Ricky Wershe Jr. His life story, the inspiration for the new, fact-based crime dr...