Movies
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Laurie Metcalf gets her first Oscars shot with 'Lady Bird'Dec 23, 2017 6:26 am - LOS ANGELES - Laurie Metcalf, a native of Carbondale and an original Steppenwolf Theatre member, has won three Emmys and a Tony Award in her nearly 40-year year career, ...
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It's time to stop grading movies like 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' on a curveDec 23, 2017 6:22 am - Last week, I wrote a spoiler-free exploration of why "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" simply didn't work for me, which basically boiled down to this: Whether you like "The Las...
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'Bright' is when Harry Potter vomits on a cop flickDec 22, 2017 5:00 am - "Bright" - Zero stars That old Hollywood standby, the venerable buddy cop movie, may have met its anguished demise this holiday season. Will Smith just killed it. V...
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In a shrinking Hollywood, Payne aims big in 'Downsizing'Dec 22, 2017 5:00 am - TORONTO - There are rituals to an Alexander Payne production. Movie nights on Wednesdays during pre-production at Payne's house, with pizza and soft drinks. Friday-night...
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In 'Downsizing,' a parable for the anxieties of our age, in miniatureDec 21, 2017 5:00 am - “Downsizing” - ★ ★ ★ ★ You know how Hollywood doesn't make original movies anymore? Well, “Downsizing” is here to fix that. Weird and wonderful, zigging where it should...
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'I, Tonya' competes with winning mix of dark comedy, strong performancesDec 21, 2017 5:00 am - “I, Tonya” - ★ ★ ★ “I, Tonya” is the Tonya Harding film you never knew you wanted: an outrageously entertaining reappraisal of the Olympic figure skater who, in 1994, w...
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'Pitch Perfect 3' not the high note of the seriesDec 21, 2017 5:00 am - “Pitch Perfect 3” - ★ ★ Sorry, Pitches, but it's a good thing “Pitch Perfect 3” is billed as the farewell tour for this musical franchise. It hasn't jumped the shark, e...
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Suburban teens worked behind scenes on sci-fi kids movie 'Alternate Universe'Dec 21, 2017 4:30 am - More than 150 local teens worked behind the scenes on the new sci-fi kids movie, "Alternate Universe: A Rescue Mission," starring Steve Guttenberg and Harry Lennix, whic...
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A splendid Christopher Plummer steps in to save 'All the Money in the World'Dec 20, 2017 11:00 am - “All the Money in the World” - ★ ★ ★ ½ Observe Christopher Plummer's billionaire J. Paul Getty and you'll witness a stunning piece of inspired craftsmanship, a performan...
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'The Greatest Showman' offers glossy, sanitized portrait of P.T. BarnumDec 19, 2017 11:00 pm - “The Greatest Showman” — ★ ★ ½ First thing's first: Though it features a character named “P.T. Barnum,” “The Greatest Showman” is in no way a factual account of the...