Dann Gire
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'Bad Samaritan' a not-so-bad, over-the-top thrillerMay 03, 2018 6:00 am - "Bad Samaritan" - ★ ★ ½ An overwhelmingly powerful conscience emerges as the true star of the deliciously cheesy, over-the-top thriller "Bad Samaritan." Unlike the bibl...
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More is too much in ambitious 'Avengers: Infinity War'Apr 24, 2018 1:00 am - “Avengers: Infinity War” - ★ ★ ½ stars Intriguing, but virtually devoid of suspense. Funny, but pressing too hard for laughs. Monotonous, but not boring. Spectacula...
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Amy Schumer shines in empowering romantic comedy 'I Feel Pretty'Apr 19, 2018 6:00 am - "I Feel Pretty" - ★ ★ ★ Movies have given us way more stories about confidence men than confident women. Amy Schumer's "I Feel Pretty" redresses this imbalance with a s...
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'Rampage' a lighthearted throwback to old-fashioned creature featuresApr 11, 2018 5:00 pm - “Rampage” - ★ ★ ★ If you thought Chicago took a beating in “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” and in the “Divergent” trilogy, prepare to be tossed for a loop when “Rampag...
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'Truth or Dare' scares with tale of deadly curse and desperationApr 11, 2018 11:00 am - "Truth or Dare" - ★ ★ ½ The Bible preaches that the truth will set you free. The game-based horror tale "Blumhouse's Truth or Dare" shows us that the truth can keep you...
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'The Miracle Season' sports drama wins with messages of hope and faithApr 05, 2018 6:00 am - "The Miracle Season" - ★ ★ ½ Evangelical Christian filmmakers could take a lesson or two from Sean McNamara's fact-based sports drama "The Miracle Season." Many "faith-...
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John Krasinski cranks the tension in haunting 'A Quiet Place'Apr 04, 2018 12:00 pm - “The Quiet Place” - ★ ★ ★ ½ We don't know where the monsters come from. We don't know why they track and kill anything that makes the slightest noise. We don't know what...
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Actors shine in sloggy trenches of war drama 'Journey's End'Mar 29, 2018 6:00 am - "Journey's End" - ★ ★ ½ Stagy and deliberate in its pacing, the earnest World War I drama "Journey's End" provides a wonderful opportunity for its cast members to demon...
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Spielberg's 'Player One' not so ready as sci-fi thriller propelled by pop-culture referencesMar 28, 2018 10:00 am - “Ready Player One” - ★ ★ ½ If a futuristic action movie must be propelled by pop-culture references, Steven Spielberg's dizzying “Ready Player One” demonstrates how bes...
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Animated 'Isle of Dogs' rates a big bow-WOW!Mar 27, 2018 12:45 pm - “Isle of Dogs” - ★ ★ ★ ★ Wes Anderson's eerily politically prescient, stop-motion black comedy “Isle of Dogs” ranks as the most innovative animated feature since “Toy S...