November 15, 2024

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Movie Review: Concussion

Rina Risper04 mins

 Studio:     Sony (2 hr. 3 min.)

Plot:     Accomplished pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu uncovers the truth about brain damage in football players who suffer repeated concussions.
Cast:     Will Smith, Alec Baldwin, Albert Brooks, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, David Morse, Hill Harper, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Rating:     PG-13
Bottom Line:     **

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Movie Review: The Hateful Eight

Rina Risper05 mins

 

Studio: The Weinstein Company (2hrs. 47min.)
Plot: Bounty hunters try to find shelter during a blizzard, but get involved in a plot of betrayal and deception.

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Movie Review: Chi-Raq

Rina Risper07 mins

  Studio: Amazon Studios (127 Minutes)

Plot: A group of women organize a campaign to tackle the on-going violence in Chicago’s Southside.
Cast: Teyonah Parris, Nick Cannon, Angela Bassett, Wesley Snipes, Jennifer Hudson and John Cusack
Rating: R
Bottom Line: ****
 

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Wolfgang Puck: Sugar cookies are always a tasty, reliable treat for the holidays

Rina Risper010 mins

 

By Wolfgang Puck

Tribune Content Agency

  Whenever I fly to Florida to spend a weekend on Home Shopping Network, Marian Getz – who joins me on-screen and previously worked as executive pastry chef at my Wolfgang Puck Grand Cafe in Orlando – always greets me with a plate of freshly baked cookies.

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Movie Review: Steve Jobs

Rina Risper09 mins

  Studio: Universal Pictures (2 hr. 2 min)

Plot: Set backstage at three iconic product launches and ending in 1998 with the unveiling of the iMac, Steve Jobs takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution to paint an intimate portrait of the brilliant man at its epicenter.
Cast: Michael Fassbender, Seth Rogen, Katherine Waterston, Kate Winslet, Sarah Snook, Jeff Daniels
Rating: R
Bottom Line: ***
 

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8TH ANNUAL GRAND RAPIDS INTERNATIONAL WINE, BEER & FOOD FESTIVAL

Rina Risper012 mins

 

Grand Rapids’ annual pre-holiday event, the Grand Rapids International Wine, Beer and Food Festival is set for Thursday, November 19 (5-10pm); Friday, November 20 (4pm-10pm) and Saturday, November 21 (Noon-10pm) at DeVos Place in downtown Grand Rapids located at 303 Monroe Avenue NW.   It is the largest wine festival in Michigan.

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Movie Review: The Martian

Rina Risper04 mins

 

Studio:     20th Century Fox (2 hr. 14 min.)

Plot:     An astronaut presumed dead on Mars struggles to survive as he finds a way to signal to Earth that he is alive.
Cast:     Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Kristen Wiig Donald Glover 
Rating:     PG-13
Bottom Line:     **1/2

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