Movie: “Saban’s Power Rangers”

Studio:  Lionsgate (2 hr. 4 min)

Plot:  Five teenagers become the ultimate superhero team to stop a powerful foe.
Cast:  Dacre Montgomery, RJ Cyler, Naomi Scott, Ludi Lin, Becky G., Elizabeth Banks, Bill Hader, Bryan Cranston
Rating:  PG-13
Bottom Line:  ****
 

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RICK STEVES’ EUROPE: How to plan a dream vacation in eight easy steps

 Paris offers more sights than you’ll be able to see in one trip; enjoy the rooftop of Notre Dame but save some other attractions for your next visit. By Laura VanDeventer, Rick Steves’ Europe. 

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Interpersonal Edge: Handling false allegations at work

 By Dr. Daneen Skube

Tribune Content Agency
 
Q. I've been accused by a coworker of something I did not do. My boss has taken the allegations seriously and I am being put through hell over a lie. I am not sleeping or eating because I am so scared and upset. How can I maintain any sanity or effectiveness when I am unfairly being put through hell?

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Movie: “Going in Style”

 

Morgan Freeman as Willie, Michael Caine as Joe Harding and Alan Arkin as Albert Garner

Studio:  Warner Bros. (1hr 36mins)

Plot:  Desperate to pay the bills, three pals risk it all by embarking on a daring bid to knock off the very bank that absconded with their money.

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Interpersonal Edge: Attention deficit disorder and workplace success

 By Dr. Daneen Skube

Tribune Content Agency
 
Q. I have wicked attention deficit disorder (ADD) and really struggle with tracking detail, getting sidetracked and forgetting processes at work. I take medication but still find myself dropping details through the cracks. My manager is very frustrated with me, and I am afraid I will lose my job. Do you have any clients that have bad ADD, and how do you help them?

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Movie: “Kong: Skull Island”

 Studio:  Warner Bros. (1 hr. 58 min)

Plot: A reimaging of the King Kong legend.
Cast:  King Kong, Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Hiddleston, John Goodman, Brie Larson, John C. Reilly, Tian Jing
Rating:  PG-13
Bottom Line: ***

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Movie: “Logan”

 

Studio:  20th Century Fox (2 hr. 17 min.)
Plot:  Wolverine protects Professor X and a young girl, the last mutants on Earth.
Cast:  Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Dafne Keen, Boyd Holbrook, Stephen Merchant, Elizabeth Rodriquez, Eriq La Salle, Elise Neal, Quincy Fouse.
Rating:  R
Bottom Line:  ***

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“Tracking Terrence: Six Favorite Flicks”

 

Terrence Howard in Hustle & Flow

 

By Samantha Ofole-Prince

Terrence Howard really needs no formal introduction. We all know him as the music mogul, Lucious Lyon, from the hugely successful Fox Network drama “Empire.” An actor with incredible versatility, he’s played several cops, a doctor, a politician and a pimp and has been in over 40 movies since making his scene-stealing big screen debut as Cowboy in the 1995 Hughes brother’s film “Dead Presidents.”  From the womanizing Quentin in Malcolm D. Lee’s indie film, “The Best Man,” a swim coach in “Pride,” to former South African leader Nelson Mandela in “Winnie Mandela,” the Chicago native has had quite a prolific career.  Samantha Ofole-Prince delves into Howard’s film archives to scoop out our six favorites.

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