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In ‘Unstoppable,’ an inspirational, if formulaic sports drama about a wrestler with one leg

By LINDSEY BAHR
Dec 05, 2024 10:45 am - Anthony Robles’ story seems almost tailor made for a Hollywood film. Born with only one leg, he overcame the prejudices of those around him and his own physical limitations to become a champion wrestler, chronicled in “Unstoppable.”
Jude Law takes on neo-Nazis in true-crime thriller ‘The Order’

By Jen Yamato
Dec 05, 2024 9:42 am - Justin Kurzel’s gripping, finely acted “The Order” pits a grizzled FBI veteran (Jude Law) against the head (Nicholas Hoult) of an extreme white supremacist terrorist cell in rural Idaho in the 1980s.
‘Wicked’ named best film, Daniel Craig best actor by National Board of Review

Dec 05, 2024 7:41 am - The National Board of Review put its full support behind Jon M. Chu's “Wicked,” naming the lavish musical the best film of the year, Chu best director and awarding its stars, Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, a prize for their collaboration, in awards announced Wednesday.
Sub-woofer: Adams’ fiercely engaging performance drives tame adult fairy tale

By Dann Gire
Dec 04, 2024 4:37 pm - This provocative black comedy owes its narrative propulsion to Amy Adams’ harried, emotionally buried Mother of a 4-year-old boy, and wife of a benignly neglectful, stay-away-from-home husband.
Daniel Craig is a revelation in ‘Queer,’ a trippy tale of longing

By MARK KENNEDY
Dec 04, 2024 4:29 pm - One of the first real signs that “Queer” is going to be an unconventional movie is when Daniel Craig in a linen suit saunters through Mexico City during the early ’50s and the soundtrack blasts a song by Nirvana.
‘Anora,’ ‘I Saw the TV Glow’ lead Spirit Award nominations

By LINDSEY BAHR
Dec 04, 2024 11:13 am - “Anora,” Sean Baker’s odyssey of a New York stripper, and Jane Schoenbrun’s psychological horror “I Saw the TV Glow” dominated nominations for the Film Independent Spirit Awards with six nods each, including best film and best director.
‘The Brutalist’ tops New York Film Critics Circle Awards. Carol Kane, Adrien Brody win acting prizes

Dec 03, 2024 4:35 pm - Brady Corbet’s 3.5-hour postwar epic “The Brutalist” won best film from the New York Film Critics Circle on Tuesday, while its lead, Adrien Brody, also won best actor.
Dark comedy ‘A Different Man’ surprisingly triumphs at Gotham Awards

By JAKE COYLE
Dec 03, 2024 7:02 am - In a surprise that stunned the audience of Hollywood’s first big awards-season bash, “A Different Man,” a dark comedy about doppelgängers, deformity and authenticity in acting, won best feature film at the 34th Gotham Awards on Monday night.
Santa to greet visitors at McHenry Outdoor Theater Dec. 6-7, 13-14

Submitted by Cynthia Wolf
Dec 02, 2024 8:56 pm - Fortunately for area theater buffs, and before things grow altogether too hectic for him, Santa plans to check out the McHenry Outdoor Theater in Lakemoor Dec. 6-7 and 13-14.
What to stream: Sabrina Carpenter holiday special, ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ and Rosé goes solo

Dec 02, 2024 5:30 am - Sabrina Carpenter hosting a holiday variety music special on Netflix and Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw playing a spy and an assassin in the TV series “Black Doves" are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.

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