Movies
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'The Death of Stalin' a dark, timely satire on power and politicsMar 15, 2018 6:00 am - “The Death of Stalin” - ★ ★ ★ Just as history enshrines its heroes, it aggrandizes its villains. The most fearsome perpetrators of evil can become calcified in the ...
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'7 Days in Entebbe' revisits 1976 hijacking with symbolic touchesMar 15, 2018 6:00 am - “7 Days in Entebbe” - ★ ★ ★ “7 Days in Entebbe” is, as its name suggests, a pretty conventional ticktock of the 1976 hijacking of an Air France jetliner en route fr...
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'Suicide: The Ripple Effect' documentary to be shown March 20Mar 14, 2018 11:00 pm - The McHenry County Suicide Prevention Task Force will host a screening of the 2018 documentary "Suicide: The Ripple Effect" at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 20, at Regal Crys...
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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...