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A chalkboard outside the 6:45 p.m. Saturday showing of "In the Heights" at the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave.

‘I’m glad it’s opening back up’: Chicago moviegoers give the big screen a try, with an eye toward ‘In the Heights’

June 13, 2021 at 12:06 p.m.

Over a hot, sticky weekend, amid the city's Phase 5, all-systems-go-fingers-crossed reopening, Chicagoans returned to indoor moviegoing in solid if unspectacular numbers. Theater owners and operators hope it'll be enough...

Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart of the Paramount+ series "The Good Fight".

What to watch: ‘Loki’ superhero power vs. ‘The Bold Type’ girl power

June 11, 2021 at 7:00 a.m.

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Corey Hawkins, Gregory Diaz and Anthony Ramos in a scene from "In the Heights."

Column: With COVID restrictions lifted, will Chicago come back to the movies?

June 14, 2021 at 8:26 a.m.

You can feel it. It's very strong in this city — the forces of commerce and civic boosterism, and the economic needs of the arts and entertainment industries, pushing us...

A scene from "In the Heights" and a steak jibarito from Jibaritos y Mas ($7.85)

Watch this. Eat that: ‘In the Heights’ + jibaritos = perfect double bill

June 10, 2021 at 1:37 p.m.

Watch this: "In the Heights" The snazzy film version of creator Lin-Manuel Miranda's pre-"Hamilton" musical takes place in a sweltering stretch of summer, with blackouts looming and a neighborhood (Upper...

‘Infinite’ review: In a past life, Mark Wahlberg is baffled within a story of reincarnated souls

June 10, 2021 at 12:23 p.m.

Why does "The Matrix" work? Many reasons. Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss at rest or in motion. Laurence Fishburne hypnotizing the exposition like a wizard. The kinetic possibilities of the...

Anthony Ramos plays Usnavi, one among many in Manhattan's multiethnic Washington Heights neighborhood, in the film version of Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical "In the Heights."

‘In the Heights’ review: Sparkling screen version of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s west side story

June 10, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.

"In the Heights" is a hugely enjoyable fairy tale, in which everyone's about to be priced out of their Upper Manhattan neighborhood of Washington Heights, thanks to "rich folks and...

‘Loki’ review: Marvel’s trickster god gets Disney+ series off to a nimble start. Can it stay that way?

June 9, 2021 at 9:53 a.m.

Judging from the first two episodes, the six-part Disney Plus spinoff series "Loki" is my kind of Marvel. It's lighter and more "Doctor Who"-vian on its feet than most of...

With ‘In the Heights’ release around the corner, are movie musicals just for escapism? New book argues they show us our world

June 4, 2021 at 11:56 a.m.

With "In the Heights" arriving June 11, and eight more new screen musicals due before the end of 2021, it's a ripe time to assess the musical genre's present and...

What to watch: Tiger Woods documentary, the new season of ‘America’s Got Talent’

June 4, 2021 at 10:49 a.m.

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Watch this. Eat that: Heading to Pilsen’s drive-in? Here’s where to grab a bite to eat first. (Then, popcorn.)

June 3, 2021 at 12:01 p.m.

Watch this: "Grease" at Pilsen's ChiTownMovies This 1978 musical may be more "beloved" than "good," but with numbers like "Born to Hand Jive" and "We Go Together," plus that scene...

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