Dann Gire
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Movie review: 'Penguins' a delightful, premature Father's Day presentApr 16, 2019 1:00 am - "Penguins" - ★ ★ ★ Walt Disney marketeers kind of botched an obvious natural release date for their eighth amazing Disneynature feature "Penguins." Father's Day. "Pengui...
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Movie review: Marsai Martin elevates shrieky, conventional body-switch comedy 'Little'Apr 10, 2019 11:00 am - “Little” - ★ ★ In the conventional body-switch comedy “Little,” plucky teen actress Marsai Martin (of TV's “black-ish” sitcom) establishes herself as a comic force of n...
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Movie review: Australian family film 'Storm Boy' a stirring tale of love and lossApr 04, 2019 6:00 am - "Storm Boy" - ★ ★ ★ We learn early on in "Storm Boy" that whenever someone kills a pelican, a storm follows. A lot of storms happen in this movie. "Storm Boy" hits us h...
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'Hotel Mumbai' a flawed but visceral account of mass killings in IndiaMar 28, 2019 6:00 am - “Hotel Mumbai” - ★ ★ ★ Seriously? Bleeker Street distributes its graphically violent terrorist attack thriller “Hotel Mumbai” less than two weeks after the deadly anti-...
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Tim Burton's 'Dumbo' soars visually, but never takes off as an emotional journeyMar 27, 2019 12:00 pm - "Dumbo" - ★ ★ ½ If Tim Burton's visually spellbinding "re-imagining" of Walt Disney's 1941 hand-drawn animation classic "Dumbo" possesses magic, it must be in its abili...
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Review: Handsomely mounted 'The Aftermath' an emotionally blunted World War II romanceMar 21, 2019 6:00 am - "The Aftermath" - ★ ★ James Kent would seem to be the ideal director for the World War II romance "The Aftermath" given that his 2015 debut feature "Testamen...
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Review: Jordan Peele's 'Us' doubles down on suspense, political metaphorMar 20, 2019 11:00 am - “Us” - ★ ★ ★ ★ Pay double-close attention to every single small detail in the beginning scenes of Jordan Peele's freaky and outrageously frightening family horror/comedy...
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Movie review: Cystic fibrosis patients share a potentially fatal attraction in 'Five Feet Apart'Mar 14, 2019 8:00 am - "Five Feet Apart" - ★ ★ ½ In the dying teen drama "Five Feet Apart," a charismatic adolescent couple suffering from cystic fibrosis not only must avoid personal contact,...
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Movie review: 'Steve McQueen' film finds comedy in real-life bank heistMar 13, 2019 9:00 am - "Finding Steve McQueen" - ★ ★ ½ The superficial, yet amusing, fact-based bank heist tale "Finding Steve McQueen" begs to be a full-out comedy. Instead, director Mark Ste...
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Movie review: Isabelle Huppert goes nuts over Chloe Grace Moretz in the thriller 'Greta'Feb 27, 2019 10:00 am - “Greta” - ★ ★ ½ Sometimes, a greasy cheeseburger hits the spot. Nothing high quality. Nothing particularly good for you. Nothing fancy. Just a cheeseburger. Neil Jordan...