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Review of The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

By Dann Gire (642) for Chicago Daily Herald (649) on 02 Aug 2013

No villain could come close to matching Ledger's inspired Joker, but give Hardy credit for supplying Bane with plenty of conviction and gravitas…

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Review of Midnight in Paris (2011)

By Dann Gire (642) for Chicago Daily Herald (649) on 02 Aug 2013

It's charming and smart, and riddled with little joys…

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Review of Up! (1976)

By Dann Gire (642) for Chicago Daily Herald (649) on 02 Aug 2013

The first 10 minutes of Pixar's fantastical 3-D animated adventure Up are a sublime testimonial to the purity and magic of the cinema…

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Review of 2 Guns (2013)

By Dann Gire (642) for Chicago Daily Herald (649) on 31 Jul 2013

The biggest surprise might be the explosive chemistry between stars Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg, who exchange witty jibes and zesty…

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Review of Blue Jasmine (2013)

By Dann Gire (642) for Chicago Daily Herald (649) on 31 Jul 2013

Blanchett conjures up a crackling caldron of colliding conflicts with one of the most memorable female protagonists Allen has ever written…

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Review of V/H/S/2 (2013)

By Dann Gire (642) for Chicago Daily Herald (649) on 24 Jul 2013

This sequel includes five storylines, each one vying for the most ridiculous excuse for people to be recording on a video camera…

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Review of Blackfish (2013)

By Dann Gire (642) for Chicago Daily Herald (649) on 24 Jul 2013

It's a strong piece of video journalism in which images and the interviews deliver the information, and we reach our own conclusions…

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Review of Only God Forgives (2013)

By Dann Gire (642) for Chicago Daily Herald (649) on 24 Jul 2013

Only God Forgives is tough stuff, a provocative exercise in stylish sleaze that fans of Greek tragedy might truly appreciate…

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Review of The Conjuring (2013)

By Dann Gire (642) for Chicago Daily Herald (649) on 24 Jul 2013

Wan, a director with an extensive resume in cinematic scare tactics, operates in his element here, opting not to push the horror envelope,…

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Review of RED 2 (2013)

By Dann Gire (642) for Chicago Daily Herald (649) on 24 Jul 2013

None of the characters in Red 2 really connect…

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Review of The Way Way Back (2013)

By Dann Gire (642) for Chicago Daily Herald (649) on 10 Jul 2013

It works because the impeccable cast nails the humanity and vulnerability of their characters…

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Review of Pacific Rim (2013)

By Dann Gire (642) for Chicago Daily Herald (649) on 10 Jul 2013

This movie will no doubt prompt comparisons to a Power Rangers episode or the next installment in Michael Bay's overwrought Transformers franchise…

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Review of Hey Bartender (2013)

By Dann Gire (642) for Chicago Daily Herald (649) on 10 Jul 2013

For a cocktail documentary backed by a major independent distillery, Hey Bartender never devolves into the pro-drinking propaganda you might imagine…

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Review of The Lone Ranger (2013)

By Dann Gire (642) for Chicago Daily Herald (649) on 01 Jul 2013

As inventive and appealing as Depp remakes his Tonto, he can't compete with producer Jerry Bruckheimer's exhaustive, spectacular action overkill…

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Review of The Lone Ranger (1956)

By Dann Gire (642) for Chicago Daily Herald (649) on 01 Jul 2013

As inventive and appealing as Depp remakes his Tonto, he can't compete with producer Jerry Bruckheimer's exhaustive, spectacular action overkill…

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Review of Despicable Me 2 (2013)

By Dann Gire (642) for Chicago Daily Herald (649) on 01 Jul 2013

This time around, Gru's Minions -- those wacky little gibberish-spouting Tater Tots with eyeballs (some with one, some two) -- receive greater…

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Review of The Lone Ranger (2003)

By Dann Gire (642) for Chicago Daily Herald (649) on 01 Jul 2013

As inventive and appealing as Depp remakes his Tonto, he can't compete with producer Jerry Bruckheimer's exhaustive, spectacular action overkill…

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Review of Redemption (2013)

By Dann Gire (642) for Chicago Daily Herald (649) on 26 Jun 2013

It's a dark, tough and unyieldingly violent movie that disdains action movie clichés and gives Statham his most dramatically complex, challenging…

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Review of Rédemption (2013)

By Dann Gire (642) for Chicago Daily Herald (649) on 26 Jun 2013

It's a dark, tough and unyieldingly violent movie that disdains action movie clichés and gives Statham his most dramatically complex, challenging…

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Review of Redemption (2013)

By Dann Gire (642) for Chicago Daily Herald (649) on 26 Jun 2013

It's a dark, tough and unyieldingly violent movie that disdains action movie clichés and gives Statham his most dramatically complex, challenging…

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