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Paul Rudd Makes a Difference as ‘Our Idiot Brother’
Rating: 3.0/5.0CHICAGO– Advertised deceptively as a comedy, the new film “My Idiot Brother” has a Zen-like quality that is surprising, and oddly captivating, but cannot sustain itself and eventually...
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‘Seeking a Friend for the End of the World’ Can’t Find Honest Emotion
Rating: 2.0/5.0CHICAGO– Lorene Scafaria’s “Seeking a Friend for the End of the World” is a manipulative mess that’s only slightly redeemed by yet-another engaging performance from one of the best...
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Heroic, Visually Bold ‘How to Train Your Dragon 2’
Rating: 3.5/5.0CHICAGO– “How to Train Your Dragon 2” is spectacular in 3D, the filmmakers actually geared the film to enhance that much maligned vision. It also features a warm and heroic story about...
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‘Transformers: Age of Extinction’ Most Tolerable of Series
Rating: 3.0/5.0CHICAGO– I’ll say this for “Transformers: Age Of Extinction,” it’s the most tolerable Transformers movie Michael Bay has ever made. The substitution of Mark Wahlberg for Shia LaBeouf is...
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‘Big Hero 6’ is Sorely Lacking the Charm Component
Rating: 2.5/5.0CHICAGO– “Big Hero 6” is a dark revenge thriller masquerading as a kids movie. Walt Disney Studios takes a few pages from its corporate cousin Marvel, while creating this new animated...
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Anti-Heroism of ‘Deadpool’ Revels in Sass & Violence
Rating: 3.5/5.0CHICAGO– It was inevitable that we would get an “R-rated” superhero movie, and “Deadpool” fits the bill with its swears, violence and a little sex/nudity. It also has Ryan Reynolds as...
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‘Office Christmas Party’ is Just Ho-Hum Humbug
Rating: 2.5/5.0CHICAGO– “Office Christmas Party” summons up a few jolly ho-ho-ho’s, but can’t quite deliver even one decent belly laugh you’d expect, considering the talented cast chock full of funny...
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For Better or Worse, ‘Ready Player One’ is Nostalgia at its Purest
Rating: 3.5/5.0CHICAGO– Just in time for Easter, there’s a film filled with enough Easter eggs to drown a small country. “Ready Player One” is a “Where’s Waldo” of mostly 80’s pop culture references...
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Formula Works Well in Hilarious ‘Deadpool 2’
Rating: 3.5/5.0CHICAGO– We could all use some laughs, and “Deadpool 2” blessedly delivers. The meta superhero Deadpool – who exists both as a anti-hero and actor playing him – provides the wisecracks...
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Sweet Stand-Up Chicago! Audio Film Review of ‘Out of the Loop’
Rating: 4.5/5.0CHICAGO– Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for the newly released “Out of the Loop,” an overview of the Chicago stand up scene, with many notable names that...
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