Dann Gire
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'Arizona' finds itself in a state of squandered comic horrorAug 23, 2018 6:00 am - "Arizona" - ★ ★ When it comes to something worthwhile to say, the bleakly black and blood-red comedy "Arizona" turns out to be as barren and deserted as its desolate s...
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Fact-based 'Papillon' loaded with violence, short on emotional resonanceAug 22, 2018 11:00 am - “Papillon” - ★ ★ ½ “Papillon” packs all the basic elements you'd expect to find in a harsh foreign prison drama: a strong and resourceful hero, a sympathetic sidekick, b...
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'Alpha' a spectacular, but poorly written prehistoric adventureAug 16, 2018 6:00 am - "Alpha" - ★ ★ ½ Sheer spectacle dominates Albert Hughes' ambitious and flawed "Alpha," a prehistoric adventure about the pivotal moment when a man first domesticates a w...
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Spike Lee's 'BlacKkKlansman' a politically prescient call to cultural armsAug 10, 2018 6:00 am - "BlacKkKlansman" - ★ ★ ★ ★ Wake up! That has been a recurring, resonate civil alert all through Spike Lee's movie career, never more so than in his polarizing, groundbr...
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Shark tale 'Meg' a formula but appealing creature featureAug 09, 2018 6:00 am - "The Meg" - ★ ★ ½ It takes nearly an hour before the titular, prehistoric giant shark comes into the sea-foam limelight. Then, "The Meg" makes up for lost time by ringi...
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'Christopher Robin' a loopy, kid-centric fantasy that's quick on the TiggerAug 02, 2018 9:00 pm - "Christopher Robin" - ★ ★ ★ A.A. Milne's classic literary characters Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Eeyore, Rabbit, Owl and Piglet have faced some challenging adventures in t...
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Tom Cruise goes nuclear to save the world in 'Mission: Impossible - Fallout'Jul 25, 2018 11:00 am - “Mission: Impossible - Fallout” - ★ ★ ★ ½ “Fallout” makes an ideal title for Christopher McQuarrie's sixth entry in the “Mission: Impossible” series because Tom Cruise'...
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Stylish 'Equalizer 2' artificially sweetens tale of vigilante violenceJul 19, 2018 6:00 am - “Equalizer 2” - ★ ★ “There are two kinds of pain,” ex-government assassin Robert McCall says to a Turkish thug he's about to thrash. “One that hurts you, and one that c...
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Elvis documentary 'The King' a provocative exploration of America's soulJul 19, 2018 6:00 am - "The King" - ½ Prepare to be all shook up. Eugene Garecki's "The King" marks a bold and blunt, bizarre and bemusing Elvis Presley documentary that stretches way be...
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'Unfriended: The Dark Web' spins smart, efficient online horror taleJul 18, 2018 10:00 am - "Unfriended: The Dark Web" - ★ ★ ★ The first 25 minutes of "Unfriended: The Dark Web" dutifully roll along like one of those spinning wheels of death on your computer s...