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Review of Moonlight (2016)

By Rich Heldenfels (76) for Akron Beacon Journal (177) on 02 Mar 2017

Jenkins' skill is in silences, and in his refusal to make people say more than they would -- no grand expository speeches here -- and in the…

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Review of Fist Fight (2017)

By George Thomas (95) for Akron Beacon Journal (177) on 02 Mar 2017

Ultimately, Fist Fight chucks the opportunity for some serious satire and social commentary for cheap laughs…

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Review of Patriots Day (2016)

By Rich Heldenfels (76) for Akron Beacon Journal (177) on 02 Mar 2017

It is the most effective at the end when Berg shows off some of the real people from the film…

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Review of Logan (2017)

By Rich Heldenfels (76) for Akron Beacon Journal (177) on 02 Mar 2017

Jackman and Stewart are at the top of their game, and Dafne Keen as Laura makes the most of her watchful, silence-laden role…

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Review of Logan (2017)

By George Thomas (95) for Akron Beacon Journal (177) on 01 Mar 2017

Mangold's direction helps to take this particular genre to another level that is poignant and, at times, tragic…

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Review of Hidden Figures (2016)

By Rich Heldenfels (76) for Akron Beacon Journal (177) on 06 Jan 2017

A lovely movie, buoyed by understated performances…

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Review of Fences (2016)

By Rich Heldenfels (76) for Akron Beacon Journal (177) on 06 Jan 2017

While it does fully overcome the demands of transition from stage to screen, Fences soars on the performances by Denzel Washington and Viola Davis…

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Review of La La Land (2016)

By Rich Heldenfels (76) for Akron Beacon Journal (177) on 29 Dec 2016

With the first musical number in La La Land, I thought that I was in love…

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Review of Manchester by the Sea (2016)

By Rich Heldenfels (76) for Akron Beacon Journal (177) on 29 Dec 2016

I believe that the film is great. I also believe that I may never watch it again…

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Review of Arrival (2016)

By Rich Heldenfels (76) for Akron Beacon Journal (177) on 17 Nov 2016

A remarkable piece, at once a cerebral and emotional epic which I am still thinking about days after seeing it…

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Review of Indignation (2016)

By Rich Heldenfels (76) for Akron Beacon Journal (177) on 11 Aug 2016

I expected something more powerful from the screen Indignation than it managed to deliver…

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Review of X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)

By Rich Heldenfels (76) for Akron Beacon Journal (177) on 18 May 2016

While there are some genuinely moving moments in X-Men: Apocalypse, it is too often an overly familiar reworking of superhero-movie ideas,…

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Review of Captain America: Civil War (2016)

By Rich Heldenfels (76) for Akron Beacon Journal (177) on 03 May 2016

Where Batman v Superman tossed out ideas without ever thinking them all the way through, Civil War is constantly aware of the consequences…

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Review of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

By Rich Heldenfels (76) for Akron Beacon Journal (177) on 25 Mar 2016

[I] really wanted this to work both on its own and as the real launch of a series of DC Comics-based movies akin to Marvel's cinematic universe…

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Review of Trainwreck (2015)

By Rich Heldenfels (76) for Akron Beacon Journal (177) on 13 Oct 2015

I welcome more Schumer on any size screen…

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Review of Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

By Rich Heldenfels (76) for Akron Beacon Journal (177) on 02 Apr 2014

Not only a big action movie, this one is a game-changer in the Marvel saga as well as meditation on what American ideals mean in the modern world…

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Review of The Monuments Men (2014)

By Rich Heldenfels (76) for Akron Beacon Journal (177) on 07 Feb 2014

This is an admirable movie, then, in reminding moviegoers of middle-aged heroics and sacrifice -- not a bad idea in the context of protecting…

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Review of Elysium (2013)

By Rich Heldenfels (76) for Akron Beacon Journal (177) on 08 Aug 2013

Although the plot does not hold up under close examination, the presentation is fast-paced, exciting and visually memorable, while also wrenching…

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Review of Fruitvale Station (2013)

By Rich Heldenfels (76) for Akron Beacon Journal (177) on 25 Jul 2013

Was Oscar Grant going to turn his life around? We'll never know because of a pointless act of violence…

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Review of The Wolverine (2013)

By Rich Heldenfels (76) for Akron Beacon Journal (177) on 25 Jul 2013

If Raymond Chandler wrote a mutant movie, it would look a lot like this…

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