Movies
-
Boys get caught up in real-estate struggle in raw, real 'Little Men'Sep 02, 2016 6:00 am - “Little Men” is a story about the personal fallout of gentrification, felt through its effect on two 13-year-olds whose parents have squared off on opposite sides of a r...
-
Personal drama fails to hold 'Mia Madre' togetherSep 01, 2016 6:15 am - Nanni Moretti's mother died in 2010, just as the Italian director wrapped work on his film "We Have a Pope." That experience of loss informs his follow-up, the semi-auto...
-
Terrific actors brighten beige family comedy 'The Hollars'Sep 01, 2016 6:00 am - The beige family comedy "The Hollars" proves one thing for sure: Terrific actors can indeed elevate mundane material to something brighter, more meaningful and interesti...
-
'Morgan' a cautionary, sci-fi take on the downside of loveSep 01, 2016 6:00 am - Luke Scott's eye-catching science-fiction cautionary tale "Morgan" can't escape the cliched clutches of confusing, flash-edited "Jason Bourne" fights and obligatory car ...
-
Dann & Raymond highlight kids' fantasy filmsSep 01, 2016 6:00 am - Fantastical films Join me and Buffalo Grove film historian Raymond Benson as Dann & Raymond's Movie Club presents "We're Off to See the Wizard: The Great Fantasy Films" ...
-
'Willy Wonka,' 'Blazing Saddles' in local theaters this weekendAug 31, 2016 11:00 pm - The movies are getting Wilder this weekend. Gene Wilder's death at the age of 83 Monday has spawned a resurgence of his greatest comedies. The AMC theater chain announce...
-
Gorton Community Center to screen outdoor movieAug 31, 2016 11:00 pm - Area residents are invited to gather family and friends, picnics, blankets and lawn chairs for a movie under the stars in Gorton Community Center parking lot, Saturday, ...
-
Dark premise drowns in whimsy in '9th Life of Louis Drax'Aug 31, 2016 11:00 pm - Plenty of movies feature precocious children, but Louis Drax (Aiden Longworth) is one of the less believable. Would any 9-year old boy in 2016 write threatening letters ...
-
Van Damme back in nostalgic action-jammed 'Kickboxer: Vengeance'Aug 31, 2016 11:00 pm - We know what we're getting with a movie titled "Kickboxer: Vengeance," don't we? So, let's skip the kung-fooey actors, all graduates of the Chuck Norris Drama School for...
-
Strong performances can't save dark, sluggish 'Light Between Oceans'Aug 31, 2016 6:00 am - Give credit to writer/director Derek Cianfrance for attempting to become the next David Lean with his ambitiously mounted, well-acted, literature-credentialed Australian...