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Anna, voiced by Kristen Bell, and Olaf, voiced by Josh Gad, in a scene from "Frozen 2."

‘Frozen 2’ review: Into the mist, and into some pants, with Elsa and Anna and new power ballads

November 21, 2019 at 9:43 a.m.

Sequels are tough! Especially with musicals. Hollywood, Broadway, either way. "Grease 2," "Love Never Dies" (the "Phantom of the Opera" add-on), the epically lousy 16-performance flop "Best Little Whorehouse Goes...

Disney Plus premieres a new ‘Lady and the Tramp.’ Maybe it helps to hate the ‘Dumbo,’ ‘Aladdin’ and ‘Lion King’ remakes, but I kind of liked it.

November 14, 2019 at 4:17 p.m.

The peculiar new "Lady and the Tramp" is fine with me, as long as it succeeds in getting younger Disney Plus subscribers to check out the 1955 original sometime, especially...

This image released by 20th Century fox shows Christian Bale, left, and Matt Damon in a scene from "Ford v. Ferrari," in theaters on Nov. 15. (Merrick Morton/20th Century Fox via AP)

‘Ford v Ferrari’ review: Matt Damon wants Christian Bale behind the wheel. Ford has a worse idea.

November 13, 2019 at 10:28 a.m.

If you look up "Ford v Ferrari" on the uber-valuable film site imdb.com, you'll see how the wraparound video ad for "Ford v Ferrari" packages what it's selling in a...

‘Charlie’s Angels’ review: Kristen Stewart and Elizabeth Banks update the tacky, sexualized ’70s series for 2019’s woke culture

November 12, 2019 at 2:54 p.m.

ABC-TV wasn't alone. But in the network's flesh-peddling harem era of the 1970s, an adolescent boy could tune into "Charlie's Angels" (or "Fantasy Island," or "Battle of the Network Stars")...

Scarlett Johansson, left, and Adam Driver play a couple struggling to make it work in "Marriage Story."

‘Marriage Story’ review: Divorce, American style, showcasing Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver in one of the year’s finest achievements

December 6, 2019 at 1:41 p.m.

Two songs from Stephen Sondheim's "Company" — "You Could Drive a Person Crazy," used as a party diversion, and "Being Alive," deployed as cathartic expression of discovery — make their...

Love classic, beautiful movie theaters like the Music Box? A documentary about them is playing this week — at the Music Box

November 11, 2019 at 1:04 p.m.

With Chicago's burst-water-pipe potential rising as November temperatures plummet, these are the times that try movie-palace preservationist souls. Then again: Saving and renovating the architecturally extravagant beauties of another age...

‘Last Christmas’ review: The Mother of Dragons meets a Crazy Rich Asian. Add a hit Wham! single, stir, and you’ve got yourself a heartfelt rom-com misfire.

November 6, 2019 at 7:13 p.m.

There's a massive spoiler lurking in the bushes of the super-pushy holiday picture "Last Christmas," and it's that Rosebud is the sled! Wait, sorry, "Citizen Kane," wrong movie. "Soylent Green"...

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