Dann Gire
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'Five Nights'' intriguing premise undermined by simply terrible storytellingNov 03, 2023 7:06 am - “Five Nights at Freddy's” — ★ Just in time to ruin Halloween weekend for true horror film afficionados, Emma Tammi's “Five Nights at Freddy's” gives us one of the s...
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Scorsese kills it with daring, unsparing historical drama 'Killers of the Flower Moon'Oct 27, 2023 10:18 am - “Killers of the Flower Moon” — ★ ★ ★ ★ “You've got a better chance of convicting a guy for kicking a dog than killing an Indian.” That single shocking sentence succ...
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The pandemic put movie theaters in peril. Here's how some survived - and thrivedOct 13, 2023 8:56 am - You can't make this stuff up. Had Paramount Pictures released "Top Gun: Maverick" in 2019 as originally planned, the military action sequel would have done predictably ...
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'Fair Play' a smart, twisty mix of romance and corporate politicsSep 29, 2023 12:44 pm - “Fair Play” — ★ ★ ★ ★ It takes a while for Chloe Domont's smart and twisty first feature “Fair Play” to segue from a high-finance romance to an alarming domestic h...
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Spectacular visuals not enough to lift suspenseless sci-fi tale 'The Creator'Sep 29, 2023 6:19 am - “The Creator” — ★ ★ With nary a whit of wit, fun, awe, wonder or suspense, Gareth Edwards' generic sci-fi action tale “The Creator” plods through 133 minutes of ret...
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'The Hill' celebrates time-tested formula for dad-and-son baseball dramasAug 26, 2023 7:51 am - “The Hill” - ★ ★ ★ “The Hill” is alive with the sound of sports movie cliches, yet, this fact-based drama oozes with such sincerity and respect for its characters that ...
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Canine comedy 'Strays' both puerile and tastelessAug 19, 2023 7:41 am - “Strays” - ★ ½ Hey, I'm up for a hilarious assault against good taste any time. Give me the films of John Waters, the Farrelly brothers, even Peter Jackson (who directe...
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Action, Tom Cruise enliven thrilling 'Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning'Aug 03, 2023 7:49 am - “Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1” - ★ ★ ★ In his seventh impossible mission on the silver screen, Tom Cruise saves Hollywood (again), saves the world (again,...
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Fun-challenged, bloated 'Destiny' can't keep up with the earlier JonesesJul 06, 2023 9:42 am - “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” - ★ ★ Dr. Henry Jones Sr. would have a stroke, if he weren't already deceased. He'd be incensed that his son Junior (Harrison Fo...
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Bold, bawdy 'No Hard Feelings' blends laughs with lessons in forgivenessJun 24, 2023 8:55 am - “No Hard Feelings” - ★ ★ ½ I went into a press screening of “No Hard Feelings” expecting something crass and bawdy. After all, the story concerns a young woman who acce...