Television
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Surprise! Timberlake is in 'Candy' with Biel
May 13, 2022 9:55 PM - Viewers tuning in to Thursday's episode of "Candy," starring Jessica Biel, may have recognized a familiar face: Biel's husband Justin Timberlake. The musician and actor portrays a deputy who investigates the murder the show is centered around.
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A Victorian widow searches for 'The Essex Serpent' in dark Apple TV+ dramaMay 13, 2022 6:00 AM - Cora Seaborne is a woman who escaped one monster and is pursuing another. As played by Claire Danes in the six-episode drama "The Essex Serpent," premiering Friday, May 13, on Apple TV+, she's a 19th-century socialite who departs London following the death of her abusive husband to investigate reports of a sea monster terrorizing the town of Essex.
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Weeklong Chicago Critics Film Fest includes appearance by Patton Oswalt, revival of 'Boogie Nights'
May 12, 2022 8:36 AM - The 2022 Chicago Critics Film Festival, featuring seven days of movies starting Friday, May 13, at Chicago's Music Box Theatre, also includes an appearance by Patton Oswalt and revival screenings of "Bram Stoker's Dracula" and "Boogie Nights."
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Surprise! Justin Timberlake is in 'Candy' with Jessica Biel
May 12, 2022 7:46 AM - Viewers tuning in to Thursday's episode of 'Candy,' starring Jessica Biel, may recognize a familiar face: Biel's husband Justin Timberlake
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New to streaming this week: Rebel Wilson, The Black Keys, 'Firestarter'
May 12, 2022 12:09 PM - Netflix's new comedy "Senior Year" starring Rebel Wilson debuts Friday, May 13, and a reboot of Stephen King's "Firestarter" comes to theaters and Peacock on Friday.
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Jane collective members tell their stories in filmMay 12, 2022 12:08 PM - "The Janes," a documentary film about the intrepid collective of Chicago-area feminists who helped pregnant women get abortions when it was criminal, will soon debut on HBO, and before that at the Davis Theater in Chicago.
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Widescreen: 'Moon Knight' baffles, 'Saul' gives hope, Killer Mike comes to Chicago
May 5, 2022 10:23 AM - Marvel's "Moon Knight" finished its six-episode run on Disney+ this week with a baffling finale befitting a show that seemed to delight in confusing its audience.
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The Enterprise explores 'Strange New Worlds' in 'Star Trek' prequel seriesMay 5, 2022 6:00 AM - Fans of the original "Star Trek" will find a treasure trove of references to it and the franchise's history in the new prequel series "Strange New Worlds" on Paramount+.
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Feder: Critic Aaron Barnhart delivers only streaming TV guide you'll ever needMay 4, 2022 7:05 AM - Aaron Barnhart first made a name for himself in the early '90s as writer of the weekly fan newsletter Late Show News and the seminal website TV Barn, establishing his credentials as a discerning critic and a sharp writer. From his home in Evanston, where the Montana native attended Northwestern University, Barnhart moved to Missouri in 1997, beginning a 15-year run as TV critic for the Kansas City Star and continuing to cover the expanding medium.
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HBO Max's 'The Staircase' supplements the case we all know and judge
May 6, 2022 11:38 AM - Many have heard of the murder case of Kathleen Peterson, a North Carolina woman found dead at the bottom of her staircase in 2001. And now, HBO Max's new series "The Staircase," which stars Colin Firth and Toni Collette, builds on what we already know with new perspectives on the story.
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