Dann Gire
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Don't knock this 'Cabin': M. Night Shyamalan returns in apocalyptic formFeb 02, 2023 5:00 am - “Knock at the Cabin” - ★ ★ ★ Leave it to M. Night Shyamalan to turn a simple, creepy home invasion thriller into an apocalyptic tale steeped in the biblical Book of Rev...
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'Missing' an energized, timely, tech-savvy thriller set in a scary surveillance stateJan 19, 2023 5:00 am - “Missing” - ★ ★ ★ In “Missing,” we have what might have been the most innovative, energized and timely thriller of 2023, a flash-edited testimonial to tech-savvy Zoomer...
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Film Critic Dann Gire picks his 10 movies of the yearDec 29, 2022 5:00 am - As 2022 bites the chronological dust, it's time to take a look at the movies of the past 12 months and determine the most memorable ones. Here are mine. 1. 'The Banshees...
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Damien Chazelle directs a frustrating, glorious, messy epic in 'Babylon'Dec 22, 2022 5:00 am - "Babylon" - ½ Early in the exhaustingly ambitious epic "Babylon" - Damien Chazelle's furious, curious satirical assault/love letter combo to Hollywood - an elephan...
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Perfectly pitched 'Puss' has boots for walking away with your heartDec 21, 2022 12:00 am - “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” - ★ ★ ★ ½ I don't know how a Hollywood executive decided to make the engagingly clever, kinetically comical “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish...
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Chicago critics name 'Banshees' Best Pic, 'Everything' takes six honorsDec 14, 2022 7:01 pm - "The Banshees of Inisherin," Martin McDonagh's R-rated drama of an Irish friendship gone sour, won Best Picture from the Chicago Film Critics Association during its annu...
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Cameron's 'Avatar' sequel filled with pure, distilled, 3-D cinematic raptureDec 12, 2022 10:00 pm - “Avatar: The Way of Water” - ★ ★ ★ ★ In terms of sheer spectacle, raw action and eye-popping visual impact, James Cameron's long-awaited sequel to his 2009 science-ficti...
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Del Toro's dark vision strings 'Pinocchio' along with enchanting fantasy, haunting intelligenceDec 08, 2022 5:00 am - “Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio” - ★ ★ ★ ★ If you missed “Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio” during its highly limited theatrical release, you can experience this haunting...
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The aptly titled 'Violent Night' is big on gore, but not much moreDec 01, 2022 5:00 am - “Violent Night” - ★ ★ If only “Violent Night” could have snagged Bruce Willis to play Santa Claus ... No. That bit of inspired casting could only marginally improve thi...
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'Glass Onion' a spectacularly fun and mentally challenging sequelNov 23, 2022 5:00 am - “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” - ★ ★ ★ ½ “I need a great case!” declares Benoit Blanc, the bored and allegedly best detective in the entire world. On cue, he recei...