Movies
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'Assassin's Creed' a convoluted, joyless filmDec 20, 2016 3:15 pm - In “Assassin's Creed,” a shadowy organization saves a death-row inmate so he can unlock the memories of his 15th-century ancestor Aguilar to find the location of an appl...
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Those voices you're hearing? They might be West Chicago's Jessica RauDec 20, 2016 4:40 am - Jessica Rau had been paying a softball game in 2014 Los Angeles when she received an urgent call from her vocal contractor. "I need you as soon as possible to record a s...
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Sci-fi drama 'Passengers' plots dubious, dreary courseDec 19, 2016 10:00 pm - In “Passengers,” Chris Pratt plays a man who, while in suspended animation during a 120-year commercial space mission to a faraway colony planet, is mistakenly awakened ...
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Dann's naughty, nutty alternatives to traditional Santa moviesDec 15, 2016 6:00 am - Really bad Santas Call them alt.Santa movies. You know, subversive motion pictures that put jolly old St. Nick and holiday movies in a really bad, if not homicidal light...
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'Collateral Beauty' proves both heartbreaking and highly manipulativeDec 15, 2016 5:00 am - To watch "Collateral Beauty" is to feel both moved and manipulated. If there are tears, they'll be practically squeezed out of you by a tragic plot device: the death of ...
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Chicago critics give 'Moonlight' top prize at awards dinnerDec 15, 2016 12:00 am - The Chicago Film Critics Thursday night named Barry Jenkins' daring, cutting-edge coming-of-age drama "Moonlight" best picture of 2016. The drama, following one main cha...
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'La La Land' a stunning blend of romance, dreams and all that jazzDec 13, 2016 2:00 pm - Prepare for amazement. The breathless 5½-minute opening musical number in Damien Chazelle's “La La Land” is worth the price of admission all by itself. This impossibly i...
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'Freaks and Geeks' actor Dave 'Gruber' Allen talks Naperville, comedyDec 13, 2016 4:00 am - Actor and comedian Dave "Gruber" Allen got his nickname at Naperville Central High School, where a classmate used to always greet him by saying, "What's up, groover?" "I...
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Latest 'Star Wars' goes 'Rogue' with more battles, less emotionDec 12, 2016 10:00 pm - Gareth Edwards' “Rogue One” is so “Star Warsy” that it uses 1970s camera lenses to replicate the visual texture of the 1977 original. It's so “Star Warsy” that it neatly...
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'Moonlight,' Ryan Reynolds among winners at Critics Choice
Dec 12, 2016 6:00 am - SANTA MONICA, California - The host of the 22nd Critics Choice Awards chose not to discuss his legal troubles and instead focused on President-elect Donald Trump and the...