Dann Gire
-
Documentary reports on 'Beautiful' femininismMar 12, 2015 5:45 am - Mini-review: 'She's Beautiful When She's Angry' Director Mary Dore isn't much of a dramatic storyteller in her documentary "She's Beautiful When She's Angry," but she pr...
-
Neeson's action hero ages well in problematic 'Run'Mar 12, 2015 5:30 am - Harrison Ford starred as Indiana Jones at 65. Sylvester Stallone played his last "Expendables" at 67. Charles Bronson's "Death Wish" vigilante continued to mop the stree...
-
'Doubt' an indictment of those who block the truthMar 12, 2015 5:30 am - Mini-review: 'Merchants of Doubt' The documentary "Merchants of Doubt" should be required viewing for anyone involved in journalism, PR and communications. Smart, well-r...
-
Suburbia goes wrong in 'Home Sweet Hell'Mar 12, 2015 5:15 am - Mini-review: 'Home Sweet Hell' Despite splendid performances by Patrick Wilson as a passively unaggressive furniture salesman and Katherine Heigl as his sociopathic, con...
-
How an Antioch mom became an HGTV starMar 09, 2015 11:00 pm - Tiffany Brooks' life might have been totally different had it not been for a three-word email from her brother. The words were: "Here's your chance." The email also con...
-
Gire: Film society screens 'Two Days'Mar 05, 2015 5:00 am - Film critics notebook: • The After Hours Film Society presents the Oscar-nominated drama “Two Days, One Night,” at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 9, at the Tivoli Theatre,...
-
What happens to society in 'Final Hours'?Mar 05, 2015 4:45 am - Mini-review: 'These Final Hours' You have to hand it to Australian filmmakers for having the edge on the edge. Following Aussie director Jennifer Kent's stylized reinven...
-
This 'Marigold Hotel' definitely second-bestMar 05, 2015 4:30 am - Fans of the original "Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" will take great pleasure in catching up with the lovably flawed, rapidly aging Brits who arrived at that Indian oasis, ...
-
Unique perspective gives 'Mr. Heineken' extra creditMar 05, 2015 4:15 am - Mini-review: 'Kidnapping Mr. Heineken' You'll find various victims of abuse in the straightforward, linear, fact-based crime drama “Kidnapping Mr. Heineken.” First,...
-
Vince Vaughn's 'Unfinished Business' a farcical messMar 04, 2015 10:00 pm - The weird badness, or the bad weirdness, of Vince Vaughn's train wreck farce "Unfinished Business" can be traced back to Steve Conrad's dual personality screenplay that,...