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Hearts Beat Loud SHARE BUTTON by Candace Nicholson The phrase “feel-good movie” tends to get an unfair rep these days. But Brett Haley and Marc Basch’s Hearts Beat Loud is cer- tainly not to blame for that. This make-believe tale of a father and daughter on the cusp of an NJ STAGE - ISSUE 47 empty nest transition has more sincerity and virtue than most films submitted for Oscar nods each year, and a lot of that is due to the script, the tone and the performances of its perfect- ly complementary cast. INDEX NEXT ARTICLE 44