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Review of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)

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

It hurtles past at dizzying speed with a slew of new characters, soap opera-like motivations and confrontations, and goofy-ridiculous adventures,…

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Review of The Fate of the Furious (2017)

By Kirk Baird (274) for Toledo Blade (302) on 12 Apr 2017

By carrying such little significance to the movie - no one watches a Fast and Furious film for its literate script - the plot can stand to…

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Review of Beauty and the Beast (2017)

By Kirk Baird (274) for Toledo Blade (302) on 17 Mar 2017

The songs are still lovely. The story still timeless. And when Beauty and the Beast is good, it's joyful and fun…

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Review of Kong: Skull Island (2017)

By Kirk Baird (274) for Toledo Blade (302) on 10 Mar 2017

It may be Beauty who killed the Beast in the original King Kong, but in Kong: Skull Island it's the lackluster screenplay that takes down this…

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Review of Logan (2017)

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

For those who want to see their superheroes grow up, Logan is a satisfying vision of what that real-world mutant would be…

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Review of 20th Century Women (2016)

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

Personal history is an enchanting muse, particularly in the hands of a skilled and thoughtful filmmaker whose story is worth sharing…

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Review of A Monster Calls (2016)

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

A darkly sweet tale about an outcast and the monster who heals him…

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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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