Movies
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'Deadpool 2' ends Avengers' box-office reign, rakes in $125M
May 20, 2018 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Deadpool and his foul-mouthed crew of misfits and malcontents have taken down the Avengers. Fox's "Deadpool 2" brought in $125 million this weekend, giving...
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Seek out 'Westworld's' scene-stealing guest star in his charming lead roleMay 18, 2018 6:00 am - The second season of HBO's "Westworld" reaches the halfway point this weekend with a narrative that is somehow clearer than Season 1's sneaky double timeline and far mor...
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Annette Bening shines in lively but uneven 'The Seagull' adaptationMay 17, 2018 6:00 am - “The Seagull” - ★ ★ Productions of Anton Chekhov's “The Seagull” almost always tip too far into farce or wade too deeply into tragedy, unable to sustain the play's elu...
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Great cast saves corny, chardonnay-soaked 'Book Club'May 17, 2018 6:00 am - “Book Club” - ★ ★ ½ Jane Fonda said recently that “Book Club” was the most fun she's ever had making a movie. She was ostensibly talking about getting to know her castm...
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'Pope Francis' documentary offers portrait of faith, convictionMay 17, 2018 6:00 am - “Pope Francis — A Man Of His Word” - ★ ★ ★ An absorbing, inspiring movie is hitting theaters that introduces viewers to a swashbuckling global superhero who, altho...
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FBI agent partners with pooch in kid-friendly comedy 'Show Dogs'May 17, 2018 6:00 am - “Show Dogs” - ★ ★ ½ Grown-ups might not roll over for “Show Dogs,” but children almost surely will. With its fart jokes and smart-alecky canines, this talking-anim...
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Oddly sweet and insane as ever, 'Deadpool 2' doesn't disappointMay 16, 2018 10:45 am - “Deadpool 2” - ★ ★ ★ At a recent screening of “Deadpool 2,” the audience didn't get up when the end credits appeared, patiently sitting through the scrolling names of vi...
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg documentary 'RBG' has box office muscle
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Movie Nights returning to Palatine American LegionMay 15, 2018 11:00 pm - Movie Nights are returning for a second run at Palatine American Legion Post 690 in the village's downtown. Palatine village council members this week granted the post a...
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Geneva church to show 'Served Like a Girl' documentary May 25May 14, 2018 11:00 pm - Unitarian Universalist Society of Geneva, 102 S. Second St., will present the documentary film "Served Like a Girl" at 7 p.m. Friday, May 25. Director Lysa Heslov's powe...