Dann Gire
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Comic romance a 'Real Smooth' parable for the power of kindnessJun 16, 2022 6:00 am - “Cha Cha Real Smooth” - ★ ★ ★ Parts of Cooper Raiff's comically amiable “Cha Cha Real Smooth” sound like a grad student's first attempt at writing stage play juvenilia ...
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Thrill-a-minute 'Jurassic World: Dominion' also believes in the basic goodness of the common personJun 08, 2022 2:00 pm - “Jurassic World: Dominion” - ★ ★ ★ This thrill-a-minute, PG-13-rated, summer popcorn action/horror picture had me at “Wait ... you made a promise to a dinosaur?” Profes...
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'Crimes of the Future': Cronenberg's disturbing, cutting-edge tale of organ donors dulled by passive characters, slow paceJun 02, 2022 6:00 am - “Crimes of the Future” - ★ ★ ½ “Crimes of the Future” represents a cinematic distillation of everything we've come to expect - and fear - from the works of visionary ho...
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Visceral visuals, soaring soundtrack, flashy edits save flighty 'Maverick'May 24, 2022 12:30 pm - “Top Gun: Maverick” - ★ ★ ½ A testosterone tribute to arrested adolescence, the impending blockbuster “Top Gun: Maverick” presents a fantasy world of flashy video game t...
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Loads of smart dialogue, well-drawn characters dominate action, plot in 'Downton Abbey: A New Era'May 18, 2022 6:00 am - “Downton Abbey: A New Era” - ★ ★ ★ Maggie Smith still gets all the killer lines. The sharpest element in six seasons of the BBC TV series “Downton Abbey” (and its 2019 ...
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Chaotic, twisty 'Bad Guys' an animated comic vehicle powered by natural gasApr 21, 2022 6:00 am - “The Bad Guys” - ★ ★ ½ Don't assume that the pernicious green flatulence emitted by a bank robber named Piranha is just some cheap device pandering to the kiddie crowd....
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Wahlberg pugnaciously committed to subversive, R-rated clergy tale 'Father Stu'Apr 12, 2022 6:00 am - “Father Stu” - ★ ★ ★ ½ Just in time for the Good Friday/Easter weekend, Rosalind Ross' subversive, R-rated clergy tale “Father Stu” becomes leader of the pack for Christ...
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Dramatically dulled 'Knives' a cut below standard-issue espionage thrillersApr 07, 2022 6:00 am - “All the Old Knives” - ★ ½ I once loved the tints and shades of teal in movies. But by the time I saw 2015's “Brooklyn” with its array of teal-colored sweaters, bu...
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Pitt's hilarious ex-Navy SEAL can't save Bullock's anemic action comedy 'Lost City'Mar 24, 2022 1:00 pm - “The Lost City” - ★ ★ In the squelched action comedy “The Lost City,” Channing Tatum has fun as an inept, panicky wannabe hero, scurrying about and revealing more than w...
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Is 'The Dog' rolling over? Dann Gire says a major Oscar upset may be in the worksMar 21, 2022 2:00 pm - To accurately predict the winners of the 94th Academy Awards (to be announced starting at 7 p.m. Sunday, March 27, on ABC), one tricky question must be answered. How muc...