It’s a fine enough movie to fritter away a couple hours with, but don’t expect it to stick around in your consciousness for too long.
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Cinepocalypse returns to the Music Box with a fresh crop of horror films and cult classics
There’s always something new to be scared of.
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The Chicago International Film Festival returns, this time with more experiments and work by female directors
It lacks some of the buzzier movies from the international festival circuit, but there’s still plenty worth seeing. Our critics weigh in on 24 offerings.
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In Wonder, a deformed child isn’t the only flawed character
Julia Roberts and Owen Wilson star in this drama about a ten-year-old boy trying to fit in.
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The home fires burn in August: Osage County
Meryl Streep is a fire-breathing matriarch in August: Osage County.
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But is The Normal Heart good?
TimeLine Theatre gets Larry Kramer’s important The Normal Heart pumping.
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Snow White: who’s the grimmest of them all?
Snow White is really a pretty creepy fairy tale.
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Now playing: Mirror Mirror
After the vile Immortals, director Tarsem Singh bounces back with a comic retelling of Snow White
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Now Playing: Fireflies in the Garden
An all-star cast flounders in Dennis Lee’s debut feature.
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This week’s movie action
New films by Carlos Reygadas (Battle in Heaven), Francois Ozon (Under the Sand), Christian Petzold (Yella), Peter Greenaway (The Pillow Book), and Max Farberbock (Aimee & Jaguar).