The Prodigy
by Hans A. Carpenter Release Date: February 8, 2019 Director: Nicholas McCarthy Starring: Taylor Schilling, Jackson Robert Scott, and Colm Feore Mister Marquee Says: Prodigy? More like “D” Student Number: 1/5 Miles (Jackson Robert Scott) is an eight-year-old with a genius intellect. He also has a malignant spirit residing within him. His parents must find…
Read MoreSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
by Hans A. Carpenter Release Date: December 14, 2018 Directors: Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney Rothman Starring: Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson, and Hailee Steinfeld Mister Marquee Says: Really Fun Number: 4.5/5 Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) is a young prep student in New York struggling to fit in at his new school. When he is…
Read MoreA Dog’s Way Home
by Hans A. Carpenter Release Date: January 11 MPAA: PG Director: Charles Martin Smith Starring: Bryce Dallas Howard, Ashley Judd, and Edward James Olmos Mister Marquee Says: Nothing Special Number: 2/5 Bella is a happy mutt living with her owner Lucas and his mom, a former soldier dealing with PTSD. Lucas riles up a landowner…
Read MoreGlass
by Hans A. Carpenter Release Date: January 18, 2019 MPAA: PG-13 Director: M. Night Shyamalan Starring: Bruce Willis, James McAvoy, and Samuel L. Jackson Mister Marquee Says: Split, but Unbreakable Number: 4/5 David Dunn (Bruce Willis) of Unbreakable uses his power of intuition to hunt down a serial killer with seemingly super human abilities known…
Read MoreAquaman
by Hans A. Carpenter Release Date: December 21 MPAA: PG-13 Director: James Wan Starring: Jason Manoa, Amber Heard, and Wilem Dafoe Mister Marquee Says: I love Mermaid Man Number: 4.5/5 Aquaman, Arthur Curry (Jason Mamoa), is the son of the Queen of the underwater kingdom Atlantis (Nichole Kidman) and a human lighthouse keeper (Temuera Morrison).…
Read MoreMyrna Schilling
Myrna M. Schilling, nee Reynolds, 84, of Smithton, IL, born April 17, 1935, in East St. Louis, IL, died Tuesday, October 15, 2019, at Red Bud Regional Care Center, Red Bud, IL. Visitation: Friends may visit from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, October 18, 2019, and from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, October 19, 2019,…
Read MoreAd Astra
by Hans A. Carpenter Release Date: September 20 MPAA: PG-13 Director: James Gray Starring: Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, and Ruth Nega Mister Marquee Says: Stoicism in Space Number: 4.5/5 Roy McBride (Brad Pitt) is a decorated astronaut and the son of a space pioneer Clifford McBride (Tommy Lee Jones) who went missing years ago…
Read MoreNetflix – Tall Girl
by Hans A. Carpenter Release Date: September 13 Director: Nzingha Stewart Starring: Ava Michelle, Griffin Gluck, and Sabrina Carpenter Mister Marquee Says: Short on laughs Number: 3/5 Jodi (Ava Michelle) is an abnormally tall high school girl at over six-foot. She is bullied by popular girl Kimmy (Clara Wilsey), does not return the affections of…
Read MoreJoker
by Hans A. Carpenter Release Date: October 4 Director: Todd Phillips MPAA: R Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, and Zazie Beetz Mister Marquee Says: LEGENDARY Number: 5/5 It’s a shame that I can’t just write about a really good movie without addressing the controversy surrounding this film. Certain media fear mongers have portrayed this…
Read MoreCAPITOL RECAP: Full search warrant suggests broad corruption probe of Sen. Martin Sandoval
By Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – Senate Democrats on Friday, Oct. 11, released copies of the full, unredacted search warrant that was executed on state Sen. Martin Sandoval’s office Sept. 24, and it reveals a wide-ranging probe into possible corruption involving a red-light camera company, construction businesses, a large utility company and other Chicago-area…
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