Movies
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'Love, Simon' embraces acceptance in winning teen romanceMar 14, 2018 11:00 am - “Love, Simon” - ★ ★ ★ Perfectly timed to capitalize on the 90th Academy Awards show's campaign promoting inclusion and acceptance, the endearingly charming romance “Love...
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5 things to do for $5 (or less) this week in the suburbs, cityMar 13, 2018 9:00 am - Hibernian hurrahs Join the green-garbed masses this weekend in honor of St. Patrick's Day. Here are some local options: • The 8th Annual Palatine Paints the Town Green ...
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Box Office Top 20: 'Black Panther' holds grip on No.1 spot
Mar 12, 2018 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Disney and Marvel's "Black Panther" held on to the No. 1 spot at the box office for the fourth weekend in a row, adding $40.8 million to its North Ame...
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'Look & See' film at MCC explores farming lifeMar 11, 2018 11:00 pm - The McHenry County College Sustainability Center and the Land Conservancy of McHenry County have teamed up to host a screening of the award-winning Sundance documentary ...
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'Black Panther,' 4 weeks in, tops 'A Wrinkle in Time'
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'Happy End' laced with implied social critiqueMar 09, 2018 5:00 am - “Happy End” - ★★ ½ In ways both thematic and circumstantial, Michael Haneke's “Happy End” suggests a sequel of sorts to the Austrian filmmaker's “Amour.” Like that...
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Contrived action-comedy 'Gringo' wastes talented castMar 08, 2018 2:00 pm - “Gringo” - ★ ½ The good news is David Oyelowo is a terrific comedic actor (who knew!). The bad news is that the vehicle for discovery, Nash Edgerton's “Gringo,” is a con...
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Mirren, Sutherland fuel sputtering AARP road movie 'Leisure Seeker'Mar 08, 2018 5:00 am - “The Leisure Seeker” - ★ ★ Stars Helen Mirren and Donald Sutherland work well together in “The Leisure Seeker,” but their talents fail to pump up the dramatic octa...
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'Thoroughbreds' a dark, fatalistic satire of troubled suburban teensMar 08, 2018 5:00 am - “Thoroughbreds” - ★ ★ ★ The first feature from writer-director Cory Finley, “Thoroughbreds” is a darkly comic tale - shot through with the hard-boiled fatalism of film ...
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The real victim in new 'Strangers' slasher is logicMar 08, 2018 5:00 am - "The Strangers: Prey at Night" - ★ ★ ½ Let's face an unspoken truth here. Some of us love horror films like "The Strangers: Prey at Night" because the victims make suc...