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Review of The Disaster Artist (2017)

By Kirk Baird (274) for Toledo Blade (302) on 08 Dec 2017

Why The Disaster Artist works so well is that it doesn't judge our reactions to it; the film is not in the slightest ironic or, as is fashionable…

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Review of Justice League (2017)

By Kirk Baird (274) for Toledo Blade (302) on 16 Nov 2017

Justice League is one of those superhero films that you can't help but cheer on…

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Review of Murder on the Orient Express (2017)

By Kirk Baird (274) for Toledo Blade (302) on 09 Nov 2017

Even when the plot and pacing slow considerably in the middle of Murder on the Orient Express, during what's mainly busy work for the detective,…

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Review of Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

By Kirk Baird (274) for Toledo Blade (302) on 02 Nov 2017

The balance of humor and action has become so one-sided that Thor: Ragnarok could use a laugh track…

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Review of Suburbicon (2017)

By Kirk Baird (274) for Toledo Blade (302) on 26 Oct 2017

In a drama and thriller that struggles to be anything more than passable, the absence of such gallows humor is sorely needed and missed…

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Review of Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

By Kirk Baird (274) for Toledo Blade (302) on 04 Oct 2017

As to the those big questions ... Blade Runner 2049 is conclusive about most things, but also asserts its own set of questions…

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Review of Gender Wars (2015)

By Kirk Baird (274) for Toledo Blade (302) on 27 Sep 2017

King fought for better pay for women's professional tennis players ... Battle of the Sexes captures that zeitgeist. Just not in the way you expect…

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Review of Battle of the Sexes (2017)

By Kirk Baird (274) for Toledo Blade (302) on 27 Sep 2017

King fought for better pay for women's professional tennis players ... Battle of the Sexes captures that zeitgeist. Just not in the way you expect…

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Review of It (2017)

By Kirk Baird (274) for Toledo Blade (302) on 06 Sep 2017

It has been a long time since a Stephen King adaptation could be called fun…

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Review of Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

By Kirk Baird (274) for Toledo Blade (302) on 06 Sep 2017

40 years after the film's release, the only thing that's aged is me…

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Review of The Dark Tower (2017)

By Kirk Baird (274) for Toledo Blade (302) on 03 Aug 2017

It's not often that a summer film is hampered by running short on time, but The Dark Tower rushes through like it's the last two hours on a…

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Review of Detroit (2017)

By Kirk Baird (274) for Toledo Blade (302) on 03 Aug 2017

Detroit is an important and thoughtful history reminder…

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Review of Dunkirk (2017)

By Kirk Baird (274) for Toledo Blade (302) on 20 Jul 2017

It's a harrowing, moving, and minimalist epic that haunts the soul while satisfying those fleshy urges with spectacular and unforgettable action…

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Review of War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)

By Kirk Baird (274) for Toledo Blade (302) on 13 Jul 2017

War for the Planet of the Apes triumphantly caps this Apes trilogy. Equally remarkable, it leaves you wanting more…

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Review of Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)

By Kirk Baird (274) for Toledo Blade (302) on 06 Jul 2017

Spider-Man: Homecoming is light, quick and never too serious, bounding with a playful sense of humor lacking in the increasingly angsty and…

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Review of Despicable Me 3 (2017)

By Kirk Baird (274) for Toledo Blade (302) on 29 Jun 2017

The fun and charm of the familiar humor and feel-good moments still haven't worn off, though the end is surely in sight…

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Review of The Mummy (2017)

By Kirk Baird (274) for Toledo Blade (302) on 08 Jun 2017

The action, as with most everything about The Mummy, is fine, rarely impressive, and never inventive…

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Review of Wonder Woman (2017)

By Kirk Baird (274) for Toledo Blade (302) on 01 Jun 2017

After her long struggle to the big screen, Wonder Woman makes the most of her first solo effort…

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Review of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)

By Kirk Baird (274) for Toledo Blade (302) on 25 May 2017

Indeed, the only appreciation for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales is a damning one: It somehow manages to be worse than the…

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Review of Snatched (2017)

By Kirk Baird (274) for Toledo Blade (302) on 11 May 2017

Snatched director Jonathan Levine (50/50) either has little faith in screenwriter Katie Dippold's (2016's Ghostbusters) final act in the…

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