Movies
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'Insidious' prequel more ho-hum than horrificJun 05, 2015 9:00 am - The horror prequel "Insidious: Chapter 3" is a simple origin story, laying out, in somewhat ho-hum fashion, the details of how everyone's second-favorite ghostbusters - ...
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Reel life: Cary student's hometown film going to exhibitionJun 04, 2015 6:30 am - Film critics notebook: Mary Hilbrink, a Cary seventh grader at Trinity Oaks Christian Academy, is one of four students around the country to be chosen to show short fil...
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Revolutionary War drama 'Mask' aims high, but falls shortJun 04, 2015 6:15 am - Mini-review: 'Beyond the Mask' In its heart, Chad Burns' insanely ambitious, steampunked Revolutionary War drama "Beyond the Mask" wants to be an epic adventure in the "...
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Plainfield's McCarthy a comic force of nature in gross, hilarious 'Spy'Jun 04, 2015 6:00 am - Paul Feig's unrelenting, action-packed espionage parody "Spy" makes it official: Melissa McCarthy can add "Comic Force of Nature" to her growing list of acting accomplis...
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Bold choices pay off in Brian Wilson film 'Love & Mercy'Jun 04, 2015 6:00 am - Like the best musical biopics, "Love & Mercy" isn't a musical biopic. On its surface, this sensitive, multifaceted portrait is "about" Brian Wilson, best known as a co-f...
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Characters suffocate under weight of atmosphere in 'Aloft'Jun 04, 2015 5:30 am - Mini-review: 'Aloft' Claudia Llosa's cold and icy art house family drama "Aloft" should be accompanied by a disclaimer warning viewers of potential post-film side effect...
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'Entourage' little more than padded TV showJun 03, 2015 5:00 am - “Entourage” is the kind of movie that succeeds merely by meeting — and fitfully exceeding — expectations. But, seriously, did anyone expect all that much? Perhaps it was...
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A new iconic benchmark for 'Game of Thrones'Jun 02, 2015 11:00 am - A series that built its reputation on exciting, controversial moments topped itself again last Sunday. And it needed to. First things first: HBO's "Game of Thrones" has ...
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Dann's movie guide: Will Melissa McCarthy's 'Spy' hit the mark?Jun 01, 2015 11:00 pm - Plainfield native Melissa McCarthy gives espionage a shot in "Spy." Daily Herald film critic Dann Gire reviews the comedy in Friday's Time out! Four stars: superior. Thr...
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'San Andreas' shakes way to top spot at domestic box officeMay 31, 2015 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES - Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson outmuscled the competition at domestic movie theaters as the earthquake epic "San Andreas" hauled in an estimated $53.2 million o...