Movies
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Lara Croft is back and she's not here to be ogledMar 17, 2018 7:28 am - You could be forgiven for not immediately recognizing Lara Croft in the latest incarnation of "Tomb Raider," which hit theaters Friday. Gone are the massive breasts, mic...
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Analysis: How white nationalists are trying to co-opt 'Black Panther'
Mar 17, 2018 1:00 am - White nationalists have embraced “Black Panther,” Marvel Comics' blockbuster, to push their argument online that nation-states should be organized by ethnic groups, acco...
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Constable: Dave Carlson's film work as Palatine boy leads to Joe Frank docMar 17, 2018 1:00 am - As a kid in Palatine, Dave Carlson used money from his Daily Herald paper route to finance his 8 mm movies such as "The Palatine Murders," "The Creep" and his Vietnam Wa...
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Widescreen: Who needs a 'Tomb Raider' movie when games are already cinematic marvels?Mar 16, 2018 6:00 am - Another big-screen adaptation of a video game hits theaters this weekend, and the age-old question is rearing its head: Will this finally be the first great video game m...
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Ava DuVernay will direct a 'New Gods' superhero movie - here's what that meansMar 15, 2018 11:00 pm - Darkseid is ... under the direction of Ava DuVernay. The "A Wrinkle in Time" director will reportedly direct the film version of "New Gods," one of DC Comics' most cheri...
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Alicia Vikander's 'Tomb Raider' rises above video game film genreMar 15, 2018 6:00 am - “Tomb Raider” - ★ ★ ½ In “Tomb Raider,” Alicia Vikander takes a lot of beatings. She is punched, thrown against rocks and sent careening through a forest. She is im...
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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...