Movies
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Horror-comedy 'Mom and Dad' explores dark side of parental resentmentJan 18, 2018 5:00 am - "Mom and Dad" - ★ ★ Brian Taylor's ultra-black horror comedy "Mom and Dad" squeezes a few guilty chortles from a gleefully sadistic and absurdly heightened take on pare...
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Adorable stars elevate Lifetime Channel-grade romance 'Forever My Girl'Jan 18, 2018 5:00 am - "Forever My Girl" - ★ ★ ½ "If you're a fan of Nicholas Sparks movies, you'll LOVE #ForeverMyGirl." This promotional tagline cuts to the essence of Bethany Ashton Wolf's...
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College of DuPage's Global Flicks Film Festival begins Feb. 7Jan 17, 2018 10:00 pm - "Global Flicks," a festival of six award-winning international films, will be presented on Wednesdays, Feb. 7 to March 14, in the Playhouse Theatre of the McAninch Arts ...
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Chris Hemsworth leads riveting, fact-based war drama '12 Strong'Jan 17, 2018 10:00 am - “12 Strong” - ★ ★ ½ In the days and months following the Sept. 11 attacks, a small U.S. Special Forces unit led an offensive against the Taliban and al-Qaida in Afghanis...
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Box office top 20: 'Jumanji' hits No. 1 again
Jan 16, 2018 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - After finishing second behind "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" for two weeks, "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle" notched its second straight weekend atop the Nor...
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'Three Billboards' is now an Oscar front-runner — here's why there's a backlashJan 16, 2018 5:00 am - “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” has had quite a few weeks. Not only was the darkly comic drama the surprise big winner at the Golden Globes, taking home four...
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Gire, Benson to talk Oscars at Palatine library Feb. 14Jan 16, 2018 12:00 am - The Palatine Public Library District will celebrate the Oscars with an adult program from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 14. Join Daily Herald film critic Dann Gire a...
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Kumail Nanjiani opens up about his wife's illness, the inspiration for 'The Big Sick'Jan 15, 2018 5:00 am - Last year, Kumail Nanjiani released his first feature film, "The Big Sick," to wide acclaim. It's based on the real-life love story of Nanjiani and his wife, Emily V. Go...
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Women directed some of 2017's best films, but new data shows they're still underrepresentedJan 15, 2018 5:00 am - Recent events have reinforced just how difficult it is to be a woman in Hollywood, both in front of the camera and behind it. Natalie Portman made a splash Sunday night ...
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'Jumanji' tops 'The Post,' 'The Commuter' at MLK box office