Movies
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'Testament of Youth' traffics in tragedyJun 11, 2015 1:00 am - In "Ex Machina," Alicia Vikander displayed a combination of flintiness and femininity as the cyborg Ava, a humanlike form of artificial intelligence that was learning ab...
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'Jurassic' sequel visually splendid with smarter dinosaurs, dumber peopleJun 09, 2015 11:00 pm - Twenty-two years have passed since Steven Spielberg's original "Jurassic Park" terrorized us with his best monster thriller since "Jaws." Now, in Colin Trevorrow's "Jura...
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McCarthy's 'Spy' tops with $30 million; 'Entourage' lagsJun 07, 2015 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Melissa McCarthy left the guys of "Entourage" in the dust, landing her first No. 1 box-office debut as a leading lady with an estimated $30 million weekend fo...
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DVD previews: 'Kingsman: The Secret Service,' 'Red Army'Jun 06, 2015 7:00 am - Here's a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday, June 9: "Kingsman: The Secret Service" (R, 130 minutes, Fox): Colin Firth plays a dapper, James Bond-like superagent in this sp...
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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...