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Unfunny ‘Burke and Hare’ Wastes Top-Notch Cast
Rating: 2.0/5.0CHICAGO– There are few sights more depressing than a game cast all dressed up with nowhere to go and no good jokes to share. “Burke and Hare” is the sort of comedy Mel Brooks was making...
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Kirsten Dunst, Lizzy Caplan in Mediocre ‘Bachelorette’
Rating: 2.5/5.0CHICAGO– “Bachelorette,” now playing On Demand (and doing quite well on that format) and opening in theaters tomorrow, is a modestly successful comedy with some very talented stars stuck...
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Banal Story, Unique Visuals Define ‘Rise of the Guardians’
Rating: 3.0/5.0CHICAGO– Okay, we get it. The current crop of animators can create amazing worlds, full of sensory-expanding images and visions of magical awe (and in 3D). But, if there is a dull story...
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Hollow ‘The Great Gatsby’ Mistakes Glitz For Passion
Rating: 2.5/5.0CHICAGO– There’s a scene in “The Great Gatsby” in which Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio) is gleefully throwing multi-colored clothes down upon a smiling, spinning Daisy Buchanan (Carey...
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Story of ‘Now You See Me’ a Bit Misdirected
Rating: 2.5/5.0CHICAGO– Boasting a big star ensemble cast, and themes of magical realism and misdirection, “Now You See Me” is an overdone, too-clever-for-its-own-good fantasy with some entertaining...
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No Need to Bother ‘Keeping Up with the Joneses’
Rating: 2.0/5.0CHICAGO– “Keeping Up With The Joneses” illustrates how hard it really is to make a funny action comedy. After watching this, I have begun to think that the ones that work are something...
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‘Nocturnal Animals’ Takes Two Stories to New Levels
Rating: 4.0/5.0CHICAGO– Reality and fantasy have separate rules, and in fantasy there are no rules. This is the philosophy of “Nocturnal Animals,” a wild character study that exists on the...
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‘The Beach Bum’ is a Sharp Stick Satire by Harmony Korine
Rating: 4.5/5.0CHICAGO– The beach life is the paradise that most Americans aspire to, and either get it when they’re not ready or when they’re too old. The off-kilter director Harmony Korine (Spring...
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HollywoodChicago.com ESP, En Español: ‘The Beach Bum,’ ‘Dumbo’ y ‘Sunset’
CHICAGO– Cada semana, HollywoodChicago.com le traerá las criticas de las películas que hemos visto y que están saliendo esa semana, pero en español. HollywoodChicago.com ESP no sólo representa...
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‘Strays’ Poops Out on Its Hard-R Talking Dog Premise
Rating: 1.5/5.0CHICAGO– “Strays” is a film that features a cast full of legitimately funny people, but this Hard-R-Rated talking dog movie poops out long before the final credits roll. The film tries...
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