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‘Frasier’ review: Rebooted and relocated to Boston, but did they leave the comedy in Seattle?
Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name. So it's back to Boston — minus what made the original "Frasier" work.
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Chicago Int’l. Film Festival is now open: Here’s a list of 10 to get you going
This week the 59th Chicago International Film Festival spreads out like a blanket across the city and says: Here’s new work, every kind, from everywhere. See some.
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The Siskel & Ebert rivalry, and its legacy, comes alive in the new book ‘Opposable Thumbs’
"Certainly the studios loved the thumbs; they were valuable as marketing tools to them. But they didn’t settle for saying: 'I don’t like this movie.'"
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‘The Burial’ review: Courtroom theatrics courtesy of Jamie Foxx and Tommy Lee Jones
A corporation attempts to crush Tommy Lee Jones' underdog, but he's not going down without a fight thanks to Jamie Foxx's attorney.
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On Netflix: Four short Roald Dahl tales adapted by Wes Anderson add up, splendidly
They are “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar,” “The Swan,” “The Ratcatcher” and “Poison” — and that’s probably the ideal order for viewing.
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2023 Chicago Int’l Film Fest: From Ukraine documentary to Michael Shannon debut, movies you’ll remember
"I realize now if I’m thinking about a scene or even just a moment from a film throughout the day, that probably means other people will, too.”
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10 things to do around Chicago: Dylan, an Indigenous People’s Day fest and chills for October
Festivals this weekend showcase Native American musicians, Latina comedians and Octoberfest celebrations. Plus some big-name concerts.
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‘The Exorcist: Believer’ review: Not today, Satan
Ellen Burstyn hasn’t done an “Exorcist” since director William Friedkin’s 1973 smash. In "The Exorcist: Believer" she's treated as callously as Jamie Lee Curtis’s character was in “Halloween Kills.” Can filmmaker David Gordon Green do better next time?
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‘Loki’ review: Oscar-winner Ke Huy Quan joins the Marvel series in a chaotic Season 2
If watching the new season makes you feel like you’re suddenly failing a physics class, well, welcome to the club.
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‘Our Flag Means Death’ Season 2 review: It’s love over plunder — but how much history can a pirate comedy ignore?
Whitewashing history is neither the cuddly nor progressive choice "Our Flag Means Death" makes it out to be.
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‘Fair Play’ review: From Netflix, a compelling, sexy corporate thriller for today
Emily and Luke work for a New York hedge fund and this movie by Chloe Domont works, I think, because they're more than just character types.
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10 things to do around Chicago: Peter Gabriel, the Moon Festival and a not-so Little Amal
This weekend ushers in October with a concert by Peter Gabriel, the Moon Festival Chinatown, Chicago Exhibition Weekend and more.
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‘Reptile’ review: A staredown, dark thriller-style, between Benicio Del Toro and Justin Timberlake
Del Toro has the kind of face that can suggest a hundred emotions rippling under the surface as a detective investigating a murder.
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‘The Bear’ unit production manager has 3 words for Chicago-made projects: Locations, locations, locations
Carrie Holt de Lama, unit production manager on "The Bear" and executive producer of "We Grown Now," is a woman on a mission: finding the right locations for the right project. So far, so good.
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‘The Creator’ review: Rise of the machines! But who’s the real enemy here?
Set in 2065 and beyond, this movie is messy and knotty. But co-writer and director Gareth Edwards has yet to create an uninteresting piece of science fiction.
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Column: What happened to sports shows — scripted stories or sports journalism — for the casual viewer?
HBO's "Real Sports" is ending after 29 seasons. The network also just canceled "Winning Time." What's left for the casual viewer?
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Column: The Hollywood writers’ strike is over. What happens now?
SAG-AFTRA, which represents actors, is still on strike — and writers are likely to honor that picket line.
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‘The Irrational’ review: Jesse L. Martin is back in procedural-land in a new show on NBC
Like "Castle" and "The Mentalist" before it, “The Irrational” is premised on the idea that every police investigation needs an outsider.
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‘Stop Making Sense’ review: Yes, it’s the best of all concert films, now with a 4K restoration to remind us
Director Jonathan Demme’s 1984 concert movie captured a four-show run of Talking Heads performances in California. It's simply brilliant.
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Things to do around Chicago: Pumpkins, world music and a haunted house on the first weekend of fall
Saturday the first day of autumn. This weekend, there’s also the opening of Reeling, the Day of the Dead exhibition at the National Museum of Mexican Art and dinosaurs in the western ‘burbs.