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‘Peeples’ takes the Fockers’ formula for an African-American spin ★★ 1/2

November 3, 2021 at 6:15 p.m.

"Peeples" is an African-American "Meet the Parents" that slips funnyman Craig Robinson into the Ben Stiller role. Casting the musically minded Robinson in this formula comedy about screwing up your...

‘Peeples’ takes the Fockers’ formula for an African-American spin ★★ 1/2

December 24, 2018 at 2:17 a.m.

"Peeples" is an African-American "Meet the Parents" that slips funnyman Craig Robinson into the Ben Stiller role. Casting the musically minded Robinson in this formula comedy about screwing up your...

‘No One Lives’: Horror film with a twist can’t keep its secrets ★ 1/2

December 24, 2018 at 2:17 a.m.

In a remote roadhouse on a rural back road, the young couple (played by Laura Ramsey and Luke Evans), towing all their worldly possessions in a trailer for their cross-country...

A Latina star is born in hip-hop genre film ‘Filly Brown’ ★★ 1/2

June 18, 2018 at 10:13 p.m.

Music's School of Hard Knocks produces another alumna in "Filly Brown," a gritty and well-acted Latin hip-hop variation on a long-reliable formula. Gina Rodriguez delivers a breakout performance in the...

A Latina star is born in hip-hop genre film ‘Filly Brown’ ★★ 1/2

November 3, 2021 at 5:55 p.m.

Music's School of Hard Knocks produces another alumna in "Filly Brown," a gritty and well-acted Latin hip-hop variation on a long-reliable formula. Gina Rodriguez delivers a breakout performance in the...

A Latina star is born in hip-hop genre film ‘Filly Brown’ ★★ 1/2

December 24, 2018 at 1:16 a.m.

Music's School of Hard Knocks produces another alumna in "Filly Brown," a gritty and well-acted Latin hip-hop variation on a long-reliable formula. Gina Rodriguez delivers a breakout performance in the...

Witness says diplomat from Chicago area on foot when killed by blast

August 24, 2021 at 2:26 a.m.

— A suicide bombing in Afghanistan that killed a promising young U.S. foreign service officer from the Chicago area and four other Americans last weekend occurred when the group was...

Generic cop film stands out because of its accents ★★

August 24, 2021 at 2:25 a.m.

Take away the British actors, accents and settings, and "Welcome to the Punch" would still be a perfectly serviceable if utterly generic cop thriller. A tale of corruption, gunplay and...

Film’s message blunt, clear ★★★

August 24, 2021 at 2:25 a.m.

We unplug our phone from the charger, pop in our earbuds and go out to seize the day. We text compulsively, post on Facebook obsessively, and when it comes time...

3-D enhances the ‘Jurassic Park’ dinos ★★★

June 18, 2018 at 10:32 p.m.

Forget blowing the images up to Imax size and converting the lunging velociraptors and T. rexes into 3-D. The best reason to revive "Jurassic Park" for its 20th anniversary is...

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