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Lauren Ambrose Shines in Heartbreaking Indie ‘About Sunny’
Rating: 3.5/5.0CHICAGO– In the annals of bad parenting portrayed on film, the heroine of Bryan Wizemann’s 2011 indie drama is a special case indeed. Though we watch helplessly as she makes countless...
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Greta Gerwig Lights Up the Life of ‘Frances Ha’
Rating: 4.5/5.0CHICAGO– Greta Gerwig is a gift to the type of film acting that dominates the screen. This beautiful, versatile actor gives poignant energy to her latest title character, “Frances Ha,” a...
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Ulrich Seidl’s ‘Paradise’ Trilogy Proves Darkly Transfixing
Rating: 4.5/5.0CHICAGO– What is paradise but a mirage unaccustomed to reality? It hovers over us at all times, tantalizing our minds with illusions of perfection, divinity and eternal harmony. Only...
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‘I Do’ Tackles Weighty Issues with Tender Insight
Rating: 3.0/5.0CHICAGO– Nothing bugs a critic more than obstacles strategically placed in the path of otherwise happy characters. Without the conspiratorial manipulations of the plot, these people...
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Story of ‘Now You See Me’ a Bit Misdirected
Rating: 2.5/5.0CHICAGO– Boasting a big star ensemble cast, and themes of magical realism and misdirection, “Now You See Me” is an overdone, too-clever-for-its-own-good fantasy with some entertaining...
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‘After Earth’ Proves M. Night Shyamalan’s Checkmate With Mismatched Smith Family
Rating: 1.5/5.0CHICAGO– Oscar accolades are a godsend, but so are they an affliction. They’re the ultimate vote of respect from your industry, but then you’ve got to keep being as genius as they...
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Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson Lack Brass in ‘The Internship’
Rating: 2.5/5.0CHICAGO– Dang, dang, dang. C’mon, Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson, how about a little anarchy? “The Internship” is a perfectly nice little comedy about old dudes trying to break into the...
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In Youth, It’s Good to Be ‘The Kings of Summer’
Rating: 3.5/5.0CHICAGO– Real summer movies shouldn’t be about superheroes or overwrought science fiction, it should be about long days working that trigger in the animal soul that awakens a sun-warmed...
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America Waist Deep in Endless ‘Dirty Wars’
Rating: 3.5/5.0CHICAGO– Jeremy Scahill is a relentless investigative reporter, a rare species in an age of increasing corporate control of the media. He goes to terror zones that others fear to tread,...
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‘Man of Steel’ is Strong, But Not All Heroic
Rating: 3.5/5.0CHICAGO– Place the Superman legend into the hands of director Zack Snyder (“Watchmen”) and storyteller/producer Christopher Nolan (“Dark Knight”), and old Supes is bound for a makeover...
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