Movies
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‘The Keeper’ is unsubtle story of veteran suicide and a man on a mission
May 24, 2024 9:57 am - Inspired by the true story of George Eshleman, a U.S. Army veteran who, in 2016, hiked the entire Appalachian Trail while carrying the names of 363 veterans who died by suicide, “The Keeper” aims, above all, to raise awareness about a very real problem.
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Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, who skewered fast food industry, dies at 53
May 24, 2024 9:56 am - Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, an Oscar-nominee who made food and American diets his life’s work, famously eating only at McDonald’s for a month to illustrate the dangers of a fast-food diet, has died. He was 53.
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With a new War Rig and a fleet of motorbikes, ‘Furiosa’ restarts the motorized mayhem of ‘Mad Max’
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Glen Powell gives big leading-man energy in ‘Hit Man’
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Highland Park’s Wayfarer Theaters reopens May 31 after extensive remodelMay 23, 2024 12:33 pm - Wayfarer Theaters will have a grand reopening of its five-screen venue in Highland Park on May 31 after extensive renovations.
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McHenry Outdoor Theater begins daily showings Friday; kicks off getaway contestMay 23, 2024 12:31 pm - Starting Friday, the McHenry Outdoor Theater in Lakemoor switches from being open weekends only to operating seven days a week with a double feature of “The Garfield Movie” and “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.”
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‘Babes’ is a giddy, raunchy, moving and (very) gooey look at childbirth and friendship
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‘The Garfield Movie’ is a bizarre animated tale that’s not pur-fect in any way
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Mad to the Max: Furiously fueled ‘Furiosa’ a sensational but flawed prequel of pure cinemaMay 22, 2024 1:01 pm - Could George Miller’s furiously fueled “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” be the epic dystopian action movie to end all epic dystopian action movies? Close enough, film critic Dann Gire says.
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Studio Ghibli takes a bow at Cannes with an honorary Palme d’Or