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Diane Lane, left, and Kevin Costner risk everything for their grandson in "Let Him Go." (Kimberley French/Focus Features via AP)

‘Let Him Go’ review: Austere western pulp, energized by Kevin Costner, Diane Lane and Lesley Manville

November 3, 2020 at 12:30 p.m.

A 1960s-set Western laden with big skies, steady gazes and slow-roasted narrative corn, "Let Him Go" gets by on the strength of its female leads, Diane Lane and Lesley Manville....

American actress Lana Turner sits on an English cliffside overlooking the sea with British co-star Sean Connery during filming of the 1958 movie "Another Time, Another Place" in England. This was Connery's first leading role in a film.

Sean Connery appreciation: So much more than James Bond, including an Oscar-winning role as wised-up Chicago cop

November 2, 2020 at 9:34 a.m.

More than anything else, the movies' first official and best James Bond once said, "I'd like to be an old man with a good face, like Hitchcock or Picasso." He...

‘The Queen’s Gambit’ review: Irresistible coming-of-age drama. No prior chess expertise required.

November 13, 2020 at 10:31 a.m.

Everything that works in writer-director Scott Frank's highly bingeworthy adaptation of "The Queen's Gambit," which is most everything about it, comes from treating Walter Tevis' 1983 novel just seriously enough....

‘Come Play’ review: That device you’re holding? That’s where the wild things are

October 29, 2020 at 9:38 a.m.

A pre-teen on the autism spectrum, lonely and isolated, becomes the online prey of an unwanted stranger, a monster from another realm. That's "Come Play" in one sentence. The results...

Kevin Smith, seen here in 2019. He and "Jay and Silent Bob" costar and podcasting partner Jason Mewes hit the McHenry Outdoor Theater Sunday Nov. 1.

Kevin Smith of ‘Jay and Silent Bob’: ‘When I die, I want to go to Chicago. That’s my idea of heaven.’

October 29, 2020 at 9:09 a.m.

Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes got together as Silent Bob and Jay, respectively, on screen in "Clerks" in 1994 and they've taken their act on the road in various guises...

‘City So Real’ review: A stirring Chicago symphony in five movements, on Hulu and National Geo

October 28, 2020 at 2:04 p.m.

Chicago, you should watch it. Everybody everywhere else, you should watch it, too. Seek out "City So Real" either to confirm your suspicions about how this city functions, or to...

This image released by Netflix shows Emma Roberts and Luke Bracey, right, in a scene from "Holidate." (Steve Dietl/Netflix via AP)

‘Holidate’ review: When ‘plus one’ adds up to a D-minus

October 28, 2020 at 6:49 a.m.

Streaming on Netflix starting Wednesday, the romantic comedy "Holidate" is too cool for words. Screenwriter Tiffany Paulsen's self-referential winks include Emma Roberts explaining to her costar Luke Bracey why she...

1. Psycho (1960) | Director: Alfred Hitchcock - Metascore: 97 - Number of reviews: 17 - Runtime: 109 min. On the lam and stuck in the rain, a woman (Janet Leigh) pulls into Bates Motel to crash for the night. Her subsequent murder at the hand of Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) was the scene heard round the world. Reviews were mixed upon the film's initial release, but critics eventually caught up to Hitchcock and his game-changing vision.

Shiver time! Halloween movies, from “Monsters, Inc.” to a South Korean zombie thriller to ‘The Exorcist,’ at drive-ins this week

October 27, 2020 at 3:56 p.m.

Halloween's Saturday, and moviegoers in possession of a car, some warm clothes, blankets and an itch to revisit "The Exorcist" or catch up with the South Korean zombie smash "Train...

Sacha Baron Cohen in a scene from "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm."

‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm’ review: Trump’s America gets caught with its pants down

October 22, 2020 at 10:33 a.m.

We'll zip up the matter of Rudy Giuliani's pants in a minute. First, though, let's pretend the new "Borat" movie has people talking about anything else. It goes by the...

Column: As election day approaches, our home screens are sending wildly mixed messages about democracy in action

October 23, 2020 at 1:42 p.m.

Here's how the Oxford English Dictionary defines the word "politics": "The activities associated with the governance of a country or other area, especially the debate or conflict among individuals or...

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