Dann Gire
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Is 'Beatriz at Dinner' a political Rorschach test?Jun 16, 2017 6:00 am - The conflict that rages over a supper in "Beatriz at Dinner" goes far beyond class warfare, left vs. right, Republicans vs. Democrats, even capitalism vs. socialism. It ...
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Bruce Willis skates through comically flatlined dog story 'Venice'Jun 15, 2017 6:00 am - In "Once Upon a Time in Venice," tough guy Bruce Willis gets tied up, punched, knocked out, made up to look like a homely redhead and forced to ride a skateboard down pu...
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'Switch' kills sci-fi potential with video game tacticsJun 15, 2017 6:00 am - "Kill Switch" throws so many provocative visuals at us - hey, why are all the signs written backward? - you might be asking the same question frequently posed by heroic ...
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'Recall' an amusingly bad flying saucer thrillerJun 15, 2017 6:00 am - "The Recall" is the kind of bad flying saucer movie you almost enjoy as much as a good one, just because it's so unaware of its own cheesy dumbness. Take the scene in th...
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'Singin' in the Rain' showing, kids movies highlight upcoming film eventsJun 15, 2017 6:00 am - A glorious feeling The Genesee Theatre celebrates the 65th anniversary of what some critics say is the greatest musical ever committed to celluloid, "Singin' in the Ra...
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Crusty old engines square off with young upstarts in 'Cars 3'Jun 13, 2017 11:00 pm - Once upon a time, Pixar could be counted on to respect the intelligence of viewers, be they young, old or in-between, by not explaining every joke and reference with spo...
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'It Comes at Night' filmmaker on how he tapped into 2017's political zeitgeistJun 08, 2017 6:00 am - How filmmaker created political zeitgeist Native Texas filmmaker Trey Edward Schults scored a critical hit with his dark 2016 indie family drama “Krisha.” His seco...
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Worthington worthy as drug-addicted assassin in 'Hunter's Prayer'Jun 08, 2017 6:00 am - In Jonathan Mostow's boilerplate action thriller "The Hunter's Prayer," Sam Worthington plays a professional assassin named Lucas, a hunky junkie who sticks needles into...
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'It Comes at Night' takes less is more approach to horrorJun 08, 2017 6:00 am - Effective but slightly misleading trailers make Trey Edward Shults' tight, visceral psychological dramatic thriller "It Comes at Night" look scarier than "Night of the L...
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'Megan Leavey' a touching story about a Marine and her dogJun 08, 2017 6:00 am - "Megan Leavey" tells the commercially apolitical, fact-based story of a lost soul, a young woman who pulls up from a self-destructive spiral and, through luck or fate, f...