Dann Gire
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'Stillwater' ripples with realism in its story of a flawed father seeking redemptionJul 29, 2021 6:00 am - “Stillwater” - ★ ★ ★ It will be fascinating to see how the public responds to Matt Damon's new movie “Stillwater,” a daring drama that runs directly counter to most popu...
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Disney's 'Jungle Cruise' takes viewers on predictable, pun-filled adventureJul 29, 2021 6:00 am - “Jungle Cruise” - ★ ★ If the absurd, supernatural action-thriller comedy “Jungle Cruise” doesn't qualify as a disastrous waste of acting talents, it certainly unde...
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LeBron James gets assist from Bugs and company in 'Space Jam: A New Legacy'Jul 15, 2021 6:00 am - “Space Jam: A New Legacy” — ★ ★ “I've never seen anything like this!” a sports announcer proclaims in “Space Jam: A New Legacy.” Obviously, he missed “Who Framed R...
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Libertyville's Chris McKay reteams with Chris Pratt for 'The Tomorrow War'Jul 02, 2021 5:30 am - Teaming up to battle aliens isn't the first time Chris McKay worked with Chris Pratt. McKay was an animation supervisor on 2014's “The Lego Movie” and moved to the direc...
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Humans battle future aliens in Amazon Prime's escapist 'Tomorrow War'Jul 01, 2021 6:00 am - “The Tomorrow War” - ★ ★ ★ This old-fashioned popcorn summer thriller with alien invaders and time-traveling heroes more than fills the bill for wild escapist fun....
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Lin-Manuel Miranda musical soars to new 'Heights' in film adaptationJun 09, 2021 1:00 am - “In the Heights” - ★ ★ ★ ½ On Broadway, Lin-Manuel Miranda's rapt, Tony Award-winning soap-operatic musical “In the Heights” could never achieve the level of sheer jubil...
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'Conjuring' horror sequel haunted by stiff script and lack of suspenseJun 04, 2021 6:00 am - “The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It” - ★ ★ You have to admire the consistency of the horror sequel “The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It.” It takes a consist...
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Krasinski's 'Quiet Place' sequel chills as suspense-filled survival dramaMay 27, 2021 6:00 am - “A Quiet Place Part II” - ★ ★ ★ ½ No way could writer/director/star John Krasinski have knowingly created his horror sequel “A Quiet Place Part II” as a perfect allego...
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'Undergods' a bold, bleak apocalyptic drama filled with loathsome charactersMay 06, 2021 6:00 am - “Undergods” - ★ ★ Spanish-born writer/director Chino Moya hails from the worlds of music videos and TV commercials, and his bold, bleak, dystopian vision “Undergo...
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'Mortal Kombat' wages grim, vapid battle in film adaptationApr 23, 2021 6:00 am - “Mortal Kombat” - ★ ½ If you base a feature film on a violent video game in which fighters pull out their opponents' hearts and rip the spines out of their bodies, the l...