Carol Danvers isn’t “Just a Girl”: she’s a tough, multifaceted woman.
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This Is Us creator Dan Fogelman’s new film Life Itself works familiar territory—and tear ducts
But how does a complicated multigenerational tale with dramatic plot twists translate to the two-hour movie format?
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James Baldwin: Voice of a preacher, heart of a nomad
Raoul Peck’s documentary I Am Not Your Negro looks at the writer who brought his own religious issues to the civil rights movement.
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The Legend of Tarzan brings back the ape man but squanders a real-life hero
Samuel L. Jackson costars as George Washington Williams, a human rights champion turned into comic relief.
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Spike Lee takes on Chicago gun violence, but where are the victims?
Chi-Raq is too full of distractions to address the city’s ongoing tragedy.
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Daddy deals death in 3 Days to Kill
Kevin Costner stars as a CIA assassin in the farcical 3 Days to Kill.
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Black and white and read all over
As a radical account of American slavery, Django Unchained pales in comparison to Uncle Tom’s Cabin
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Screening this week: Richard Linklater’s Bernie, Andrzej Zulawski’s Possession
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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Morning Newsfeed: Firestorm Over New CPS CEO, the Sun-Times Wins a Pulitzer, a Hitler Birthday Party Goes Wrong, and More
Rahm Emanuel’s pick to lead CPS is already causing an uproar from the Chicago Teachers Union. (Tribune/CNC) Senator Mark Kirk says utilizing the state’s natural gas resources could cut gas prices. (Fox Chicago News) The Sun-Times, the “little paper that could,” won a Pulitzer Prize yesterday for its reporting on violence in the city’s neighborhoods. […]
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In this week’s issue: Lakeview Terrace and Trouble the Water
In this week’s issue, Trouble the Water and Lakeview Terrace.