Movies
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'Slow' an immersive look at violence, survival in the WestMay 21, 2015 5:30 am - Mini-review: 'Slow West' John Maclean's "Slow West" possesses a twisted sense of humor that ambushes our sensibilities and sidesteps our outrage sensors. Arthur Penn's "...
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Product placement, context confusion dim visually dense 'Tomorrowland'May 19, 2015 5:15 pm - Whoa! What has happened to Brad Bird, the genius director whose refreshingly inspired "The Incredibles" gave us an on-target snapshot of an American family coping with s...
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Buffalo Grove author looks back on lifelong love of horror filmsMay 19, 2015 5:30 am - Adam Rockoff wants to correct what he says is the No. 1 misconception people hold about fans of gruesome horror films. "The general public thinks that people who like th...
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DVD previews: 'American Sniper,' 'Leviathan'May 16, 2015 7:00 am - Here's a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday, May 19: "American Sniper" (R, 132 minutes, Warner): Bradley Cooper stars in Clint Eastwood's respectful - if somewhat s...
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'Mad' to the max: Rebooted classic a crazy one for the ladies, earns 4 starsMay 14, 2015 7:00 am - This retina-wrecking, eardrum-pounding apocalyptic thriller plays like a feral, futuristic sequel in the "Fast and Furious" franchise with its wonderfully tricked-out an...
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Who? 'Lambert' earns doc stamp of approvalMay 14, 2015 6:15 am - From the Roger Daltrey poster on the bedroom wall to ill-advised road trips to see the Who in far-flung venues throughout the greater Midwest, I considered myself a hard...
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'Where Hope Grows' a tale of redemption in the supermarket aisleMay 14, 2015 6:00 am - A washed-up professional baseball player with a drinking problem seeks redemption — or, rather, redemption seeks him, in the form of a kindhearted grocery store clerk wi...
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'Always Watching' is always failing to make senseMay 14, 2015 5:45 am - Mini-review: 'Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story' A TV news station in the horror film "Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story" uses the call letters WZZC. It woul...
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'Hunting' mired in technique, tedious comic attemptsMay 14, 2015 5:30 am - Mini-review: 'Hunting Elephants' Israeli director and comedian Reshef Levi's caper comedy “Hunting Elephants” adopts the pseudo-documentary approach exploited nicel...
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Reel life: Get a load of Welles' at 'Worlds' radio stagingMay 14, 2015 5:15 am - Film critic's notebook • A radio play version of H.G. Wells' classic science fiction tale "The War of the Worlds" will be staged at the Woodstock Opera House at 7 p.m. F...