The Chicago vibe is strong in these 6 movies
"The Boss" hits theaters Friday, and it's no surprise that Plainfield native Melissa McCarthy (who also co-wrote the script) set her latest comedy in her sweet home Chicago. Between taking...
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‘Empire’ Season 2, Episode 12: Does this show know bisexuality is a thing?
"Empire" has lost the ability to make anyone care about the war for the "throne." If this show exists in a world where Hakeem Lyon can legitimately be the CEO...
‘The Boss’ is an average Melissa McCarthy comedy, and that’s OK
Life is all about managing expectations. If you go into a movie anticipating it will be painfully unfunny but it turns out to be just formulaic and middling, the experience...
‘Everybody Wants Some!!’ hilariously and thoughtfully brings the ’80s to life
"Everybody Wants Some!!" is not one of those movies worried about trivial things like "plot" and "conflict" and "resolution." Rather, writer-director Richard Linklater's spiritual sequel to his 1993 film "Dazed...
The guys of Richard Linklater’s ‘Everybody Wants Some!!’ talk nostalgia, growing up and picking up chicks
Though he's approaching 30 and his days of playing college baseball at UC Irvine are far behind him, "Everybody Wants Some" star Tyler Hoechlin compared giving up a sport to...
‘Empire’ Season 2, Episode 11: Don’t you ever forget that Cookie is the boss
The world is a different place than it was when "Empire" last graced our TV screens. The 2016 presidential election has turned into a circus, or—in the immortal words of...
We are all Marnie from ‘Girls’–that’s why we hate her
It has been well established that Marnie is the worst. More manipulative than anyone on "Game of Thrones," more selfish than the characters of "Mad Men" and somehow whiter than...
How JoJo Fletcher stole ‘The Bachelorette’ from Caila Quinn
Look, I'm reasonable enough to admit when I'm wrong. Two weeks ago, I was trumpeting the inevitability of Caila Quinn as the next Bachelorette. All signals were go: She was...
Even on #InternationalWomensDay, the Internet can’t handle Kim Kardashian naked
Kim Kardashian posted a nude selfie yesterday. It was shocking for everyone because seeing Kardashian's body is something we're not used to—in fact, posting a selfie of any kind seems...
How ‘The Bachelor’ turned castoffs into stars and wound up with Ben Higgins
If you're even a hate-watching member of "Bachelor Nation," you've probably noticed a recent pattern to how ABC picks these human loaves of Wonder Bread as stars. Once upon a...