Movies
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Mark Wahlberg and Halle Berry lead a middling spy comedy in ‘The Union’
Aug 15, 2024 12:53 pm - “The Union,” an action comedy released Friday starring Mark Wahlberg and Halle Berry, should have been more fun. Or more exciting. But it’s lacking a certain charm that could help it be something more than the Netflix movie playing in the background.
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Racing pacing, wince-inducing finale diminish flourishes of cinematic greatness in ‘Alien: Romulus’Aug 15, 2024 8:42 am - An undisciplined, maddening, exhilarating grab-bag of goop, greatness and grateness, Fede Alvarez’s “Alien: Romulus” should have qualified as the second-best sequel in the nine-feature “Alien” franchise, film critic Dann Gire says.
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‘Jackpot!’ has a winning star in Awkwafina but never pays off
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Incarcerated fathers and their daughters dance in the heart-wrenching doc ‘Daughters’
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Film, TV stars converge in Rosemont for Fan Expo ChicagoAug 14, 2024 6:00 am - “Star Wars” and “Star Trek” veterans, Oscar winners, TV favorites and more will be on hand for the Fan Expo Chicago taking place this weekend in Rosemont.
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Incarcerated fathers and daughters reunite at dance in Netflix documentary
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What to stream: Sydney Sweeney plays a nun, Post Malone goes country and Madden 25 hits the field
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‘The girls didn’t stop screaming’: When Beatlemania hit suburban theaters 60 years agoAug 11, 2024 9:00 pm - With George Harrison’s opening guitar chord, hysteria enveloped American movie theaters 60 years ago Monday. The premiere of “A Hard Day’s Night” at 500 theaters nationwide only served to build the anticipation of the film’s release weeks later in the Chicago area.
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Disney thrills fans at D23 with ‘Incredibles 3’ announcement, footage from ‘Moana 2’
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Who won at the box office this weekend? The Reynolds-Lively household