Dann Gire
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Horror prequel 'Annabelle' possessed by cliches, but not suspenseJun 25, 2019 4:00 pm - "Annabelle Comes Home" - ★ You know a horror movie's in trouble when the scariest thing in an evil-spirit-infested house turns out to be its garish, 1970s style wallpape...
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'Toy Story 4' a charmingly spectacular animated sequel about second chancesJun 18, 2019 12:08 pm - "Toy Story 4" - I don't know what the Pixar filmmakers said when they met for their first brainstorming session to create the fourth "Toy Story" animated comedy....
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Maya Erskine, Jack Quaid deliver smart, winning rom-com with 'Plus One'Jun 13, 2019 6:00 am - “Plus One” - ★ ★ ★ It takes 47 minutes for 30-something best friends Alice (Maya Erskine) and Ben (Jack Quaid) to realize they like each so much, they do the dance...
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Outdated conventions mar inventive comic twist on 'Shaft'Jun 13, 2019 6:00 am - "Shaft" - ★ ★ ½ Tim Story's "Shaft" promises to be an inventive comic twist on the iconic private detective, but the movie's arresting premise turns out to be far bette...
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Cute, comic 'Secret Life of Pets 2' piles on pooch-related subplotsJun 06, 2019 6:00 am - “The Secret Life of Pets 2” - ★ ★ ½ “The Secret Life of Pets 2” rectifies the serious moral deficiencies of its 2016 original animated hit comedy, one that inadvertently...
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Octavia Spencer's 'Ma' metes out mix of horror and heartbreakMay 30, 2019 6:00 am - “Ma” - ★ ★ ★ Octavia Spencer never fails to infuse irresistible empathetic realism into a character, be it a sassy janitor in “The Shape of Water,” or a dedicated,...
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Confusing 'Godzilla: King of the Monsters' lacks narrative fireMay 30, 2019 6:00 am - "Godzilla: King of the Monsters" - ★ ★ Not to rain on Godzilla's parade - which constantly happens in this insanely rainy movie - but isn't crowning Japan's radioact...
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Movie review: Horror sci-fi tale fueled by nature vs. nurture premiseMay 23, 2019 6:00 am - “Brightburn” - ★ ★ ½ The science-fiction/horror tale/superhero fantasy “Brightburn” feels like the overextended opening act of a much more promising movie glimpsed in a ...
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New twists give Guy Ritchie's wavering remake of 'Aladdin' its own identityMay 22, 2019 12:00 pm - “Aladdin” - ★ ★ ½ It takes 45 minutes for this turgid, unflatteringly lighted, majorly miscast, hit-and-misdirected, live-action remake of the beloved 1992 Walt Disney ...
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Fact-based 'Trial by Jury' offers cautionary tale about justice systemMay 17, 2019 6:00 am - “Trial by Fire” - ★ ★ ½ British actor Jack O'Connell makes no concessions when playing a man charged with burning his three little daughters to death in Edward Zwi...