Dann Gire
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'Enough Said' a witty, wise romantic comedySep 26, 2013 6:00 am - I loved Nicole Holofcener's witty and wise romantic comedy "Enough Said" for many reasons. Here are the top three: 1. It recognizes that in relationships, people are ne...
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Hemsworth, Bruhl standouts in Ron Howard's racy chrome-ance 'Rush'Sep 26, 2013 6:00 am - Ron Howard's Formula One race drama "Rush" is just that, one formula race drama with the prerequisite squealing tires, roaring engines, squealing and roaring fans, and t...
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Reel Life: 'Inequality' doc tries to save the middle classSep 26, 2013 6:00 am - Mini-review: "Inequality for All" Robert Reich seems like a really nice guy. Smart, too. In Jacob Kornbluth's illuminating documentary "Inequality For All," the Harvar...
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Nobody should claim this banged-up 'Baggage'Sep 26, 2013 6:00 am - Every once in a while, a movie comedy turns up DOA at local theaters, done in by blind stupidity and a story buried so deep under an avalanche of rom-com clichés that it...
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Porn-addict comedy opposes objectification of womenSep 26, 2013 6:00 am - I must be extremely careful while reviewing Joseph Gordon-Levitt's hilariously insightful, relentlessly ribald, refreshingly unpredictable, late coming-of-age comedy "Do...
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Former suburbanite returns home for film premiereSep 24, 2013 9:00 am - Sam Logan Khaleghi says he grew up in a family of math and science "geniuses," many of whom are doctors and engineers. So what happened when the former Mount Prospect r...
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Sex addiction receives serio-comic treatment in 'Thanks for Sharing'Sep 19, 2013 6:00 am - Sex addiction appears to be Hollywood's newest emerging hot topic, already explored in Steve McQueen's searing tale of self-destruction “Shame” and given a much lighter ...
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Reel life: Kid golfers say the darndest thingsSep 19, 2013 6:00 am - Reel Life mini-review: "The Short Game" Kids say the darnedest things, even when they're competing at the annual U.S. Golf Kids World Championship Tournament at Pinehur...
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Child-abduction thriller an intense journey into desperation and hopeSep 19, 2013 6:00 am - It's all about the basements. In Denis Villeneuve's nervy, vervy child-abduction drama "Prisoners," the basements hold the clues to the characters who live above them. ...
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B-boys break bad in bloated 'Battle'Sep 18, 2013 11:00 pm - Of all the performers in Benson Lee's energized hip-hop dance contest drama "Battle of the Year," sports movie clichés receive the hardest workouts. Can alcoholic coach...