Dann Gire
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Lopez's 'Boy' an unimaginative plunge into paranoiaJan 22, 2015 4:30 am - Rob Cohen's "The Boy Next Door" turns out to be a domestic thriller just about as disappointingly conventional and unimaginatively hackneyed as its disappointingly conve...
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Why a Lisle actor chose Chicago over HollywoodJan 20, 2015 4:30 am - Editor's note: Emily Johnson and Kraig Blackwelder were co-writers of the movie “Blood & Water.” dgire@dailyherald.com Sitting in a van in downtown Chicago, waiting...
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'Blackhat' proves disappointing thrillerJan 15, 2015 5:15 am - Visually muddied, dramatically torpid and confoundingly plotted, “Blackhat” represents a major disappointment from Chicago's cinematic stylist Michael Mann. This interna...
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'Most Violent Year' a most inspiring motion pictureJan 15, 2015 5:15 am - New York businessman Abel Morales, played with uncompromising strength and quiet grace by "Inside Llewyn Davis" star Oscar Isaac, plays by the rules. He believes in fair...
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Gire: My ad-'Vice' - skip this filmJan 15, 2015 5:00 am - Mini-review: 'Vice' Ordinarily, I would pass on reviewing Bruce Willis' latest movie because its distributor sent me a press screener so visually corrupted by on-screen ...
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Eastwood's ambitious 'Sniper' misses the target by that muchJan 15, 2015 4:30 am - Clint Eastwood's ambitious military bio-drama "American Sniper" hits with the canny craftsmanship we've come to expect from the veteran filmmaker, especially when dealin...
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'Paddington' a kids' movie you can't bear to missJan 15, 2015 4:15 am - What a joy! What a surprise! The surprisingly joyful "Paddington" is a fun and frolicking family movie that celebrates families at the same time it pumps some much-neede...
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Oscar buzzed: Academy pulls 'Lego,' doesn't support 'Life'Jan 14, 2015 10:00 pm - Daily Herald Film Critic dgire@dailyherald.com Yes, the Oscar snub of the brilliantly executed "The Lego Movie" came as a surprise. So did the lack of a nomination Thurs...
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Woodstock man makes kids' film to honor son who died at 10Jan 13, 2015 4:30 am - Mason Parrish was barely 10 when he asked his dad what turned out to be a really important question. “When I grow up, can we make movies together?” Chris Parrish, a Wood...
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Anderson's period gumshoe mystery comes up short on cluesJan 08, 2015 4:45 am - The intrusive, omniscient voice-over narration from a minor, unexplored character who couldn't possibly know all the information she imparts? Sorry, I'm not a fan. Joaqu...