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Review of Big Hero 6 (2014)

By Mike Scott (1,178) for New Orleans Times-Picayune (573) on 07 Nov 2014

As far as 'toons go, it's probably most reminiscent of Pixar's The Incredibles, given that both are stories about superhero teams…

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Review of Horns (2013)

By Mike Scott (1,178) for New Orleans Times-Picayune (573) on 31 Oct 2014

Aja's film ends up being an fairly satisfying Halloween diversion, using those magical horns to overcome its flaws and transform itself into…

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Review of Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)

By Mike Scott (1,178) for Times-Picayune (642) on 30 Oct 2014

From the first line of its deep, rapid-fire dialog all the way through to its trippy ending -- which is guaranteed prompt discussion on the…

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Review of Birdman (2015)

By Mike Scott (1,178) for Times-Picayune (642) on 30 Oct 2014

A smart, full-pull filmmaking masterpiece that soars simultaneously on a number of levels…

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Review of Bliss (2009)

By Mike Scott (1,178) for New Orleans Times-Picayune (573) on 29 Oct 2014

Just as key to the movie's impact are its well-acted scenes of heart-wrenching emotion, although some stray perilously close to melodrama…

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Review of Stonewall Uprising (2010)

By Mike Scott (1,178) for New Orleans Times-Picayune (573) on 26 Oct 2014

Unfortunately, for the bulk of the film's running time -- its first two-thirds or so -- Davis and Heilbroner oversaturate viewers with scene-setting…

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Review of John Wick (2014)

By Mike Scott (1,178) for Times-Picayune (642) on 23 Oct 2014

John Wick makes a few feeble attempts at witty repartee, but, in the end, Leitch and Stahelski's film feels like an unintentional parody of itself…

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Review of Dear White People (2014)

By Mike Scott (1,178) for Times-Picayune (642) on 23 Oct 2014

The most impressive thing about Simien's film is his script, which he wrote…

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Review of Fury (2014)

By Mike Scott (1,178) for New Orleans Times-Picayune (573) on 16 Oct 2014

It's an engrossing film, rich with action and emotion…

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Review of The Best of Me (2014)

By Mike Scott (1,178) for Times-Picayune (642) on 16 Oct 2014

The Best of Me is full-on Nicholas Sparks, through and through, checking all the boxes in the by-now well-established formula…

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Review of Kill the Messenger (2014)

By Mike Scott (1,178) for New Orleans Times-Picayune (573) on 09 Oct 2014

The result is a film that is engrossing for stretches, that will raise your hackles -- and maybe the hair on the back of your neck -- especially…

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Review of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2014)

By Mike Scott (1,178) for New Orleans Times-Picayune (573) on 09 Oct 2014

Amusing as it often is, it's all also fairly predictable stuff. If there's one thing Arteta's script is missing, it's imagination…

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Review of The Notebook (2013)

By Mike Scott (1,178) for Times-Picayune (642) on 09 Oct 2014

There's something haunting going on in The Notebook -- in the story, in the performances, in the overall atmosphere -- that makes it hard to…

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Review of Love Is Strange (2014)

By Mike Scott (1,178) for New Orleans Times-Picayune (573) on 02 Oct 2014

Love is Strange doesn't really have any sort of sense of urgency about it…

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Review of The Good Lie (2014)

By Mike Scott (1,178) for New Orleans Times-Picayune (573) on 02 Oct 2014

It's in the film's Africa-set scenes -- at the film's start and again in its closing 25 minutes or so -- when The Good Lie is at its best…

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Review of As It Is in Heaven (2014)

By Mike Scott (1,178) for Times-Picayune (642) on 01 Oct 2014

Even if As It Is in Heaven doesn't have the distinction of treading entirely untrodden ground, it does offer a compelling and engrossing take…

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Review of Capitalism: A Love Story (2009)

By Mike Scott (1,178) for New Orleans Times-Picayune (573) on 01 Oct 2014

After watching the bailouts, the bank foreclosures and the Bernie Madoffs of the world dominate headlines, Michael Moore is mad as hell, and…

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Review of The Boxtrolls (2014)

By Mike Scott (1,178) for Times-Picayune (642) on 25 Sep 2014

Boxtrolls stands reasonably well on its own, as a cool steampunk fairy-tale that serves as yet another testament to the artistry of the folks…

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Review of The Skeleton Twins (2014)

By Mike Scott (1,178) for New Orleans Times-Picayune (573) on 25 Sep 2014

Still, there's more here to like than to dislike in what ends up being a feel-good movie about a feel-bad topic, a la Little Miss Sunshine…

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Review of The Equalizer (2014)

By Mike Scott (1,178) for New Orleans Times-Picayune (573) on 25 Sep 2014

There's a soothing catharsis in the idea that good guys are every bit as capable as bad guys of raining hellfire down on their enemies…

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