Movies
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'OITNB' gives us hope after a dark TV seasonJul 10, 2015 6:00 am - Rabid TV viewers had to go to prison to feel hopeful again. The first half of 2015 gave us the grim back story of Mike Ehrmantraut (Jonathan Banks) and a shocking b...
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'Gallows' filmmakers go for 'wholesome' horrorJul 10, 2015 6:00 am - Chris Lofing and Travis Cluff are best friends and partners in the company that created the found-footage horror movie "The Gallows," in theaters now. Lofing comes from ...
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'Batkid Begins' offers a solid dose of hopeJul 10, 2015 5:15 am - Mini-review: 'Batkid Begins' When the parents of Miles Scott, a 5-year-old boy suffering from leukemia, contacted the Make-A-Wish Foundation to fulfill his dream of beco...
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Star Trek fans, don't miss thisJul 10, 2015 1:00 am - How did the wildly successful Official Star Trek Fan Club get started in the days before the Internet? Trekkies and College of Lake County sociology professors John and ...
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'Amy' celebrates the short life of Amy WinehouseJul 09, 2015 11:00 pm - Mini-review: 'Amy' Asif Kapadia's remarkably insightful, emotionally draining documentary "Amy" chronicles much more than the brief life and untimely death of British so...
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'Jimmy's Hall' a visual feast based on real-life Irish storyJul 09, 2015 6:00 am - Mini-review: ‘Jimmy's Hall' The supreme joy of watching Ken Loach's real-life Irish version of “Footloose” is cinematographer Robbie Ryan's lush, naturally lighted ...
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'Self/Less' a thought/less body-switch thrillerJul 09, 2015 5:45 am - Nothing quite works the way it should in Tarsem Singh's body-switch thriller "Self/Less." Not the screenplay. Not the direction. Not Ryan Reynolds' interpretation of Ben...
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'Cartel Land' offers conflict without much contextJul 09, 2015 5:30 am - Mini-review: 'Cartel Land' Matthew Heineman opens his rough and tough documentary "Cartel Land" with the funerals of many family members killed because their employer di...
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Gire: Horror tale 'Gallows' chokes on stale storyJul 08, 2015 11:00 pm - I consider the dumbness of the high school students to be the most believable element in the found-footage horror tale "The Gallows." These teenagers would be dumb enoug...
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Gire: Slapstick triumphs over smarts in 'Minions'Jul 07, 2015 11:00 pm - As lovable and cute as those little yellow Minions are, their new movie - appropriately titled "Minions" - comes off significantly less engaging and warmhearted as its p...