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Review of Fences (2016)

By Kirk Baird (274) for Toledo Blade (302) on 29 Dec 2016

What carries this screen version of Wilson's work is the ability of these actors to keep our attention hostage for two-plus hours and make…

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Review of La La Land (2016)

By Kirk Baird (274) for Toledo Blade (302) on 29 Dec 2016

La La Land is a Christmas miracle for these coldhearted times: a vibrant and emotive present that warms the soul with good cheer as a celebration…

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Review of Passengers (2016)

By Kirk Baird (274) for Toledo Blade (302) on 22 Dec 2016

Save for the on-screen coupling of Lawrence and Pratt, Passengers is a quick trip just as quickly forgotten…

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Review of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

By Kirk Baird (274) for Toledo Blade (302) on 16 Dec 2016

It ranks among the series' best -- just below A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back (Episodes IV and V), and just above The Force Awakens…

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Review of Moana (2016)

By Kirk Baird (274) for Toledo Blade (302) on 23 Nov 2016

As an animated film, Moana isn't close to ranking among Disney's best…

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Review of Arrival (2016)

By Kirk Baird (274) for Toledo Blade (302) on 11 Nov 2016

Words have meaning, Arrival reminds us, and communication is the way forward for humanity, especially in times of great uncertainty when the…

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Review of Doctor Strange (2016)

By Kirk Baird (274) for Toledo Blade (302) on 04 Nov 2016

A mind-bending, exciting, funny, and, yes, strange adventure, that ranks among Marvel's best, and as a superhero introduction film is second…

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Review of Inferno (2016)

By Kirk Baird (274) for Toledo Blade (302) on 27 Oct 2016

It's less intrusive and gimmicky [as The Da Vinci Code], but it's also not as enjoyable -- particularly since so much of the movie is familiar,…

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Review of Dionne Copland's Inferno (2016)

By Kirk Baird (274) for Toledo Blade (302) on 27 Oct 2016

It's less intrusive and gimmicky [as The Da Vinci Code], but it's also not as enjoyable -- particularly since so much of the movie is familiar,…

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Review of Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016)

By Kirk Baird (274) for Toledo Blade (302) on 20 Oct 2016

[The franchise struggles] to balance its heroes and villains; even Knepper, a character actor known for playing bad men, fails to make an impression,…

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Review of The Birth of a Nation (2016)

By Kirk Baird (274) for Toledo Blade (302) on 13 Oct 2016

Reflecting its conventional storytelling, The Birth of a Nation relies heavily on Civil War-era stereotypes and stock characters, limiting…

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Review of The Accountant (2016)

By Kirk Baird (274) for Toledo Blade (302) on 13 Oct 2016

Unfortunately for those looking for a different kind of hero, The Accountant's promising premise is subverted by hackneyed genre conventions…

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Review of The Girl on the Train (2016)

By Kirk Baird (274) for Toledo Blade (302) on 06 Oct 2016

Perhaps the biggest twist to The Girl on the Train is that this menagerie of bleak souls doesn't vitiate the film, but redeems it, amid a flurry…

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Review of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)

By Kirk Baird (274) for Toledo Blade (302) on 29 Sep 2016

Despite the film's flaws, the peculiarity of it all holds interests and carries through, until that rushed third act -- as if Burton simply…

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Review of The Magnificent Seven (2016)

By Kirk Baird (274) for Toledo Blade (302) on 22 Sep 2016

Fuqua isn't interested in the contemporary Western…

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Review of Blair Witch (2016)

By Kirk Baird (274) for Toledo Blade (302) on 15 Sep 2016

Relying on the same technique, however well done, is like a plate of warmed-up leftovers from last night's wonderful meal…

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Review of Pete's Dragon (2016)

By Kirk Baird (274) for Toledo Blade (302) on 11 Aug 2016

Pete's Dragon is delightfully low key and delicate…

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Review of Suicide Squad (2016)

By Kirk Baird (274) for Toledo Blade (302) on 04 Aug 2016

Even Smith's smart-aleck charm comes up short, with Deadshot's lines either not very funny or out of place to what's happening in the film…

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Review of Jason Bourne (2016)

By Kirk Baird (274) for Toledo Blade (302) on 27 Jul 2016

Fortunately for Greengrass, the likability of Damon in this role can carry the film through almost any detours…

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Review of Star Trek Beyond (2016)

By Kirk Baird (274) for Toledo Blade (302) on 21 Jul 2016

Star Trek Beyond is a mea culpa to fans who felt the new film series abandoned the franchise's network TV roots…

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