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Benicio Del Toro Shines in Steven Soderbergh’s Mesmerizing ‘Che’
Rating: 5.0/5.0CHICAGO– Steven Soderbergh’s “Che” not only features one of the best recent performances by the excellent Benicio Del Toro but this challenging biopic, unlike any that has been made in...
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‘The Wolfman’ With Benicio Del Toro Misses By a Hair
Rating: 2.5/5.0CHICAGO– Joe Johnston’s “The Wolfman” nearly works. The Benicio Del Toro vehicle has a strong supporting cast, a few striking visual compositions, and at least one must-see sequence, but...
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Oliver Stone’s ‘Savages’ Harpoons Drug War Absurdities
Rating: 3.5/5.0CHICAGO– Director Oliver Stone sees a controversy, and comments on a controversy, in his own distinctive cinematic style. The new film “Savages” is no exception, taking on the...
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Benicio Del Toro is Never Better in Standout 2015 Thriller ‘Sicario’
Rating: 4.0/5.0CHICAGO– Seeing the man behind the curtains in “The Wizard of Oz” really was when so many of us truly understood what “behind the scenes” means. Today, we’re fascinated by FBI and CIA...
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‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Turns Up the Volume
Rating: 3.5/5.0CHICAGO– Everything that could be thrown into the Stars Wars legend – and the official story – is present in “Star Wars: The Last Jedi.” With three concurrent stories converging into an...
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'Sicario: Day of the Soldado' Ripped From Headlines
Rating: 4.0/5.0CHICAGO– We don’t really know what is going on at the Mexican border, nor if we’re lucky understand the desperation in crossing over. “Sicario: Day of the Soldado” is a cynical and sad...
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