WGN Morning News Blog

HERE'S WHAT OPENED OVER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND AND WHAT I THOUGHT OF IT. THERE'S ALSO A RECAP OF THE BEST NEW FILMS OUT THERE RIGHT NOW. WHAT DID YOU THINK OF THEM?
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THE FILM THAT TELLS THE STORY OF THE DAY THAT BOBBY KENNEDY WAS KILLED FROM THE PRESPECTIVE OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAPPENED TO BE IN THE HOTEL THAT DAY, "BOBBY" IS SLOW BUILDOING, BUT WORTH IT...AND HISTORICALLY INSPIRING. A DEAN'S LIST "A."

JACK BLACK'S, "TENACIOUS D AND THE PICK OF DESTINY" IS NOT ONLY FUNNY BUT A GREAT ROCK AND ROLL MUSICAL...AN "A."

I LOVED PENELOPE CRUZ' QUIRKY, SPANISH LANGUAGE "VOLVER", A "B PLUS"

DENZEL WASHINGTON'S TIME TRAVEL COP STORY, "DEJA VU" WAS WELL ACTED BUT THE STORY IS WEAK. A "C MINUS."

THE WORST OF THE WEEK IS "THE FOUNTAIN"...A MULTI-LAYERED, OVERLY ARTSY STAB AT A STORY OF ETERNAL LIFE AND LOVE WITH HUGH JACKMAN AND RACHEL WEISZ. A STYLE OVER SUBSTANCE, "D MINUS."

OF WHAT'S OUT RIGHT NOW...

THE FUNNIEST MOVIE OUT THERE, BUT NOT FOR THE SQUEAMISH, IS "BORAT"

CHRISTOPHER GUEST'S "FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION" IS ALSO IN KEEPING WITH HIS OTHER FILMS, "BEST IN SHOW" AND "WAITING FOR GUFFMAN."

THE NEW JAMES BOND MOVIE, CASINO ROYALE, MAY BE ONE OF THE BEST.

"FAST FOOD NATION" IS A STUNNING DRAMATIZATION BASED ON THE BEST SELLING BOOK THAT'LL CHANGE THE WAY YOU EAT OUT...

DON'T MISS MARTIN SCORCESE'S "THE DEPARTED"

HUGH JACKMAN'S "THE PRESTIGE"...

OR CLINT EASTWOOD'S "FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS" BEFORE THEY GO AWAY.

AND FOR THE KIDS, IT'S THE ANIMATED "hAPPY FEET" OR "FLUSHED AWAY"