Dann Gire

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Ruthless Mickey 18 and dweeby Mickey 17 (both played by Robert Pattinson) form a reluctant bond on an icy planet in Bong Joon Ho’s sci-fi black comedy “Mickey 17.” Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures “Mickey 17” — 2.5 stars Having watched Bong Joon Ho’s slightly too-lengthy and bombastically zany sci-fi black comedy “Mickey 17” only 24 hours after witnessing the Academy Awards broadcast, this question came to me.

2 months ago | dailyherald.com | Dann Gire

Zoe Saldaña in “Emilia Pérez” should easily walk away with the Supporting Actress Oscar Sunday night. Courtesy of Netflix Let’s start with the easiest category to predict when the 97th Academy Awards are announced starting at 6 p.m. Sunday, March 2, at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles. Zoe Saldaña will easily smoke her competition for the Supporting Actress Oscar. She has a key advantage.

2 months ago | dailyherald.com | Dann Gire

In the horror tale “The Monkey,” the titular character pops up in all sorts of places, some of them quite comical, others just strange and cartoony. Courtesy of Neon “The Monkey” — 2.5 stars In a 1984 lunch interview with Stephen King, I asked the prolific horror novelist about his approach to storytelling. “Ideally, I will terrify you,” King said. “If I can’t terrify you, I will simply scare you.

Jan 23, 2025 | dailyherald.com | Dann Gire

Chris (Chris Sullivan) and his wife, Rebekah (Lucy Liu), have no idea an invisible entity is watching their every move in Steven Soderbergh’s “Presence.” Courtesy of Neon “Presence” — 2 stars In Steven Soderbergh’s gimmicky, unscary ghost story “Presence,” we the audience become the supernatural entity roaming through a large suburban house with Steadicam fluidity, seeing only what it sees, hearing only what it hears.

Jan 15, 2025 | dailyherald.com | Dann Gire

In Leigh Whannell’s emotionally muted horror tale “Wolf Man,” Charlotte (Julia Garner) defends her daughter Ginger (Matilda Firth) from her beastly husband. Courtesy of Universal Pictures “Wolf Man” — 1.5 stars Leigh Whannell’s sometimes ridiculous, suspense-challenged and emotionally muted horror tale “Wolf Man” tosses out all the traditional conventions we expect in the werewolf genre. The magical transformations caused by a full moon? The use of silver weapons to slay the man-beast? Gone.