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Review of Gods of Egypt (2016)

By Rick Bentley (466) for Fresno Bee (603) on 25 Feb 2016

Gods of Egypt is the most epic sun-and-sand disaster since Elizabeth Taylor almost broke 20th Century-Fox with her 1963 film Cleopatra…

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Review of Race (2016)

By Rick Bentley (466) for Fresno Bee (603) on 19 Feb 2016

It presents some horrible truths about mankind with a power and grace. The film's messages are powerful and beautifully conveyed…

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Review of The Witch (2016)

By Rick Bentley (466) for Fresno Bee (603) on 19 Feb 2016

Its haunting effect comes from how Eggers uses this family as a vessel for serving up a fear that rests in the netherworld between reality…

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Review of Risen (2016)

By Rick Bentley (466) for Fresno Bee (603) on 19 Feb 2016

Risen uses the Bible as a basis for a story about finding faith…

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Review of Deadpool (2016)

By Rick Bentley (466) for Fresno Bee (603) on 11 Feb 2016

If you are willing to accept a superpowered character who spits at superhero conventions, then Deadpool is a (expletive deleted) good time…

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Review of Where to Invade Next (2015)

By Rick Bentley (466) for Fresno Bee (603) on 11 Feb 2016

Where To Invade Next isn't Moore's best, but even when he shows a newfound restraint the filmmaker's work always generates conversation…

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Review of How to Be Single (2016)

By Rick Bentley (466) for Fresno Bee (603) on 10 Feb 2016

How To Be Single is a wonderful surprise. It takes a high road in both comedy and story that makes it work on multiple levels…

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Review of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016)

By Rick Bentley (466) for Fresno Bee (603) on 03 Feb 2016

Not only do the genres co-exist, they manage to pump up each other to the point the film is both a sweet and endearing romance while also being…

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Review of The Finest Hours (2016)

By Rick Bentley (466) for Fresno Bee (603) on 28 Jan 2016

Hollywood uses the phrase based on so that it can amplify the story as needed. It's a valiant effort, but it never fully rescues the film…

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Review of Youth (2015)

By Rick Bentley (466) for Fresno Bee (603) on 14 Jan 2016

Not since The Grand Budapest Hotel' has a film blended so smoothly the elements of fact and fantasy with a quirky and whimsical cast as Youth…

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Review of Room (2015)

By Rick Bentley (466) for Fresno Bee (603) on 14 Jan 2016

It is as compelling as it is frightening…

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Review of James White (2015)

By Rick Bentley (466) for Fresno Bee (603) on 07 Jan 2016

The movie... is so engaging there are times when it becomes almost overwhelming…

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Review of Carol (1974)

By Rick Bentley (466) for Fresno Bee (603) on 07 Jan 2016

Director Todd Haynes has created in Carol a world so rich in texture, design and mood that it is easy to fall into its loving arms of emotions…

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Review of Carol (1970)

By Rick Bentley (466) for Fresno Bee (603) on 07 Jan 2016

Director Todd Haynes has created in Carol a world so rich in texture, design and mood that it is easy to fall into its loving arms of emotions…

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Review of Carol (2015)

By Rick Bentley (466) for Fresno Bee (603) on 07 Jan 2016

Director Todd Haynes has created in Carol a world so rich in texture, design and mood that it is easy to fall into its loving arms of emotions…

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Review of Carol (1990)

By Rick Bentley (466) for Fresno Bee (603) on 07 Jan 2016

Director Todd Haynes has created in Carol a world so rich in texture, design and mood that it is easy to fall into its loving arms of emotions…

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Review of Daddy's Home (2015)

By Rick Bentley (466) for Fresno Bee (603) on 23 Dec 2015

The result is a film that has a good heart but no strong humor…

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Review of Concussion (2015)

By Rick Bentley (466) for Fresno Bee (603) on 23 Dec 2015

The biggest problem with Concussion is that it takes the less interesting approach to a fascinating subject…

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Review of The Danish Girl (2015)

By Rick Bentley (466) for Fresno Bee (603) on 23 Dec 2015

More of a push by director Tom Hooper to place this story in the real world where it unfolded would have added to the power…

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Review of Daddy's Home (2014)

By Rick Bentley (466) for Fresno Bee (603) on 23 Dec 2015

The result is a film that has a good heart but no strong humor…

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