Movies
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'Justice League' disappoints in U.S. with $96 million opening
Nov 19, 2017 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Only in the modern era of superhero films could a $96 million opening weekend be considered anything less than impressive. But that's the situation Warner ...
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'Mudbound' portrays two families' struggles in rich, rewarding dramaNov 16, 2017 5:00 am - “Mudbound” — ★ ★ ★ ★ “Mudbound,” Dee Rees' sprawling World War II-era drama, plays like great literature on the screen. Adapted by Rees and fellow screenwriter Vi...
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'Wonder' delivers complexity in addition to cry-festNov 16, 2017 5:00 am - “Wonder” — ★ ★ ★ Middle school can be agonizing for any kid, but, as “Wonder” begins, we suspect it's going to be especially hard for 10-year-old Auggie Pullman. A...
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Chicago-made 'Thrill Ride' keeps 10-year-old's spirit aliveNov 16, 2017 5:00 am - "Thrill Ride," a fantasy adventure written and directed by Woodstock filmmaker Chris Parrish, will get a limited release Dec. 1 through Dec. 8 at Classic Cinemas theater...
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Nativity-themed 'The Star' mixes the profound and the sillyNov 16, 2017 12:00 am - "The Star” — ★ ★ An animated fable about the first Christmas, “The Star” re-imagines the Nativity story from the perspective of an animal — actually, an entire men...
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'Three Billboards' a twisty, well-told, Coen-esque taleNov 15, 2017 10:00 pm - Editor's note: This story was updated to correct the name of Mildred's daughter. "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" - ★ ★ ★ ★ You can consider Martin McDo...
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'Justice League' drags down superhero film franchise to 'Transformers' levelNov 15, 2017 9:00 am - “Justice League” - ★ ½ This must go down as the single stupidest, big-budget superhero motion picture ever unleashed upon an unsuspecting public by a major Hollywood stu...
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'Pilgrims' documentary to explore early colonial history Nov. 24Nov 14, 2017 10:00 pm - Unitarian Universalist Society of Geneva, 102 S. Second St., will show the film "The Pilgrims" at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 24. Keeping perspective in today's world is a chall...
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Box Office Top 20: 'Thor: Ragnarok' repeats at No. 1
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Kristen Stewart dives into grief in directorial debutNov 12, 2017 6:25 am - NEW YORK - Kristen Stewart's directing ambitions go all the way back to when she was an 11-year-old performing in the 2002 David Fincher thriller "Panic Room." "I was wo...