Dann Gire
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'Just Mercy' a familiar, crowd-pleasing civil rights courtroom dramaJan 09, 2020 5:00 am - "Just Mercy" - ★ ★ ½ The civil rights/courtroom drama "Just Mercy" doesn't merely ask for our attention and approval, it demands them, as if its noble crusade against th...
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'Parasite,' 'Little Women' and 'Marriage Story' lead list of 2019's best filmsDec 27, 2019 10:00 pm - The best motion pictures of 2019 don't appear to have much in common, except three of them involve sharp blades and a few others involve close shaves. These 10 movies ma...
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Greta Gerwig's 'Little Women' big on heart, smarts and sincerityDec 24, 2019 5:00 am - YouTube Christmas Day becomes a pivotal time for the March sisters in Louisa May Alcott's classic novel #8220;Little Women,#8221; so it seems thematically inspired to re...
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'Cats' drags in distracting digital effects for big-screen musicalDec 19, 2019 5:00 am - "Cats" - ★ ½ OK, let's determine what part of Andrew Lloyd Webber's new musical movie "Cats" ranks as the creepiest. When cheerfully singing Jellicle cats chew on haples...
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Fantastic 'Jumanji' sequel pairs laughs with thrills, spectacular visualsDec 11, 2019 9:00 am - “Jumanji: The Next Level” - ★ ★ ★ In his sequel “Jumanji: The Next Level,” director/co-writer/producer Jake Kasdan becomes so enamored with two spectacular set pieces -...
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Movie review: Humor, stellar performances make 'The Two Popes' a heavenly treatDec 05, 2019 5:00 am - “The Two Popes” — ★ ★ ★ A liberal cardinal and conservative pope walk into a bar and ... Oh, wait. That's actually the Sistine Chapel, magnificently and meticulous...
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'Star'-studded: The Force is with the holiday film seasonDec 01, 2019 6:00 am - We should consider ourselves blessed to possess such a pleasing plethora of presents waiting under our cinematic Christmas tree this season. The most precious one may we...
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Star-studded 'Knives Out' cuts sharp, comic whodunit taleNov 27, 2019 5:00 am - “Knives Out” - ★ ★ ★ ½ To call “Knives Out” Ian Fleming meets Agatha Christie might be tempting, but it would be highly inaccurate. That's because Daniel Craig breaks hi...
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Movie review: Fans will warm to 'Frozen II,' but sequel doesn't deliver original's magicNov 21, 2019 5:00 am - "Frozen 2" - ★ ★ ½ You know a sequel's in trouble when its magical snowman Olaf, two gorgeously royal siblings and an oafish boyfriend engage in an mesmerizing game of...
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'Shining' sequel 'Doctor Sleep' can't live up to Kubrick's originalNov 07, 2019 5:00 am - "Doctor Sleep" - ★ ★ ½ The first half of Mike Flanagan's sluggish, 152-minute follow-up to Stanley Kubrick's polarizing 1980 horror tale "The Shining" can best be descri...