Dann Gire
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Dann Gire traverses the year's 'Nomadland' in search of Oscar winnersApr 22, 2021 6:00 am - Part of me secretly hopes I am wrong about my predictions for the 93rd Academy Awards. Predicting many of the winners seems way too easy. Surely, a dark horse upset or a...
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Spectacular smackdowns salvage ridiculous 'Godzilla vs. Kong' remakeMar 30, 2021 11:00 am - “Godzilla vs. Kong” - ★ ★ ½ I am guessing that if viewers watch “Godzilla vs. Kong” on HBO Max instead of at theaters, many might be tempted to fast-forward throug...
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Naperville's Bob Odenkirk wasted in repugnant, ultra-violent 'Nobody'Mar 25, 2021 6:00 am - “Nobody” - ★ ½ Only time will determine if Ilya Naishuller's middle-aged, white male rage fantasy “Nobody” does for Bob Odenkirk what “Die Hard” did for a pudgy, l...
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Glen Ellyn native Amy Carlson stellar in derivative, demonic horror taleMar 11, 2021 5:00 am - “Know Fear” - ★ ½ We all know the devil is in the details, right? In the horror tale “Know Fear,” apparently a demon is. And he likes to mess them up. “Know Fear” ...
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'Coming 2 America' a welcome, worthy sequel to 1988 Eddie Murphy comedyMar 04, 2021 1:00 pm - “Coming 2 America” - ★ ★ ★ “Coming 2 America” may be one of Hollywood's tardiest sequels, clocking in 33 years after the original “Coming to America” premiered in 1988, ...
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'Chaos Walking' takes viewers on strange - and annoying - journeyMar 04, 2021 5:00 am - “Chaos Walking” - ★ ½ The science fiction tale “Chaos Walking” takes place in 2257 on a planet called New World, where transplanted earthling males have been gifted - or...
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Jewish lore inspires chilling but less-than-original horror film 'The Vigil'Feb 25, 2021 5:00 am - “The Vigil” — ★ ★ ½ Keith Thomas' atmospherically chilling, jump-scarey horror tale “The Vigil” eventually arrives at a narrative crossroads where it can go one of ...
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Low-budget 'Paranormal Prison' haunted by low stakes, storytelling slogFeb 18, 2021 5:00 am - “Paranormal Prison” - ★ ★ Early in the low-budget, haunted house-of-detention horror tale “Paranormal Prison,” Matthew, the wisecracking host of a low-rated online...
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Courtroom drama 'The Mauritanian' a tough look at who we areFeb 11, 2021 5:00 am - “The Mauritanian” - ★ ★ ★ Whenever something really bad or politically embarrassing occurs in the United States, recent politicians have raced to invoke the popula...
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Chloe Zhao's 'Nomadland' takes audiences on raw, real, wondrous journeyFeb 11, 2021 5:00 am - “Nomadland” — ★ ★ ★ ★ Few films possess the power to alter our world views, to rewire how we think and prioritize, and to increase our awareness of the tiny, miracu...