Movies
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McHenry Outdoor Theater begins daily showings Friday; kicks off getaway contestMay 23, 2024 1:53 pm - Starting Friday, the McHenry Outdoor Theater in Lakemoor switches from being open weekends only to operating seven days a week with a double feature of “The Garfield Movie” and “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.”
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‘Babes’ is a giddy, raunchy, moving and (very) gooey look at childbirth and friendship
May 21, 2024 2:43 pm - “Babes” — director Pamela Adlon’s brash, chaotic, hilarious and occasionally overly gooey (in so many ways) childbirth comedy — may not be your thing if you get queasy at the mention of the word placenta.
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‘The Garfield Movie’ is a bizarre animated tale that’s not pur-fect in any way
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Mad to the Max: Furiously fueled ‘Furiosa’ a sensational but flawed prequel of pure cinemaMay 23, 2024 11:28 am - Could George Miller’s furiously fueled “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” be the epic dystopian action movie to end all epic dystopian action movies? Close enough, film critic Dann Gire says.
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Studio Ghibli takes a bow at Cannes with an honorary Palme d’Or
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What to stream this week: ‘Dune 2’ adds spice, J.Lo heads to space, Lenny Kravitz rocks
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John Krasinski’s ‘IF’ hits a box-office nerve with $35 million debut
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‘The Blue Angels,’ filmed for IMAX, puts viewers in the ‘box’ with the elite flying squad
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Francis Ford Coppola debuts ‘Megalopolis’ in Cannes, and the reviews are in
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‘Strangers’ dangers blunted by horror cliches, dumbnessMay 16, 2024 4:37 pm - Renny Harlin’s generic, jump-scary horror tale “The Strangers: Chapter 1” can be viewed two ways. One, as a stylish, technically proficient horror story. Two, as a nihilistic and manipulative formula slasher movie pushing the envelope of dumbness to near comic extremes.