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Review of Life Itself (2014)

By Edward Johnson-Ott (361) for NUVO Newsweekly (453) on 05 Jan 2015

Life Itself is an exceptional look at this exceptional man. Wouldn't it have been interesting to read Ebert's assessment of the film…

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Review of Big Hero 6 (2014)

By Edward Johnson-Ott (361) for NUVO Newsweekly (453) on 05 Jan 2015

It's colorful and fun, a good, but not great Disney cartoon…

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Review of The Drop (2014)

By Edward Johnson-Ott (361) for NUVO Newsweekly (453) on 05 Jan 2015

The Drop is an atmospheric crime story with fine performances, especially from star Tom Hardy. As for the plot - well, it keeps the characters busy…

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Review of Obvious Child (2009)

By Edward Johnson-Ott (361) for NUVO Newsweekly (453) on 05 Jan 2015

Writer-director Gillian Robespierre and star Jenny Slate team up to create a fine portrait of a twenty-something comedian dealing with life…

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Review of The Drop (1965)

By Edward Johnson-Ott (361) for NUVO Newsweekly (453) on 05 Jan 2015

The Drop is an atmospheric crime story with fine performances, especially from star Tom Hardy. As for the plot - well, it keeps the characters busy…

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Review of A Most Wanted Man (2014)

By Edward Johnson-Ott (361) for NUVO Newsweekly (453) on 05 Jan 2015

Hoffman is in fine form here and, despite a long murky stretch, the film works…

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Review of Obvious Child (2014)

By Edward Johnson-Ott (361) for NUVO Newsweekly (453) on 05 Jan 2015

Writer-director Gillian Robespierre and star Jenny Slate team up to create a fine portrait of a twenty-something comedian dealing with life…

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Review of The Drop (2006)

By Edward Johnson-Ott (361) for NUVO Newsweekly (453) on 05 Jan 2015

The Drop is an atmospheric crime story with fine performances, especially from star Tom Hardy. As for the plot - well, it keeps the characters busy…

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Review of Love Is Strange (2014)

By Edward Johnson-Ott (361) for NUVO Newsweekly (453) on 04 Jan 2015

Love is Strange is lovely, painful and universal…

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Review of Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

By Edward Johnson-Ott (361) for NUVO Newsweekly (453) on 04 Jan 2015

I had more fun watching Guardians of the Galaxy than I've had in a long time…

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Review of Nightcrawler (2014)

By Edward Johnson-Ott (361) for NUVO Newsweekly (453) on 04 Jan 2015

More a character study than a thriller, Nightcrawler is well-acted and compelling…

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Review of Gone Girl (2014)

By Edward Johnson-Ott (361) for NUVO Newsweekly (453) on 04 Jan 2015

Some may find it too outlandish, but it never fails to remain interesting…

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Review of Whiplash (2014)

By Edward Johnson-Ott (361) for NUVO Newsweekly (453) on 04 Jan 2015

I've been bullied and I've been a bully, and I don't enjoy watching it onscreen. I loved Whiplash, though…

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Review of Boyhood (2014)

By Scott Shoger (2) for NUVO Newsweekly (453) on 02 Jan 2015

Like other Linklater films, Boyhood is sunny and optimistic but not without its rocky moments, driven by dialogue that's often funny and insightful…

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Review of Birdman (2015)

By Edward Johnson-Ott (361) for NUVO Newsweekly (453) on 02 Jan 2015

Is Birdman an indictment of Hollywood for playing to the crowds…

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Review of Boyhood (1951)

By Scott Shoger (2) for NUVO Newsweekly (453) on 02 Jan 2015

Like other Linklater films, Boyhood is sunny and optimistic but not without its rocky moments, driven by dialogue that's often funny and insightful…

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

By Edward Johnson-Ott (361) for NUVO Newsweekly (453) on 02 Jan 2015

Is Birdman an indictment of Hollywood for playing to the crowds…

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Review of Interstellar (2014)

By Edward Johnson-Ott (361) for NUVO Newsweekly (453) on 04 Nov 2014

The film offers grand visuals, including a bizarre-beautiful key scene in a location I couldn't describe if I wanted to…

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Review of Moneyball (2011)

By Edward Johnson-Ott (361) for NUVO Newsweekly (453) on 05 May 2014

Moneyball looks like an underdog sports movie, but it veers away from the path usually followed by films of the genre…

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Review of 12 O'Clock Boys (2013)

By Edward Johnson-Ott (361) for NUVO Newsweekly (453) on 31 Jan 2014

Lotfy Nathan's hand-held camerawork, combined with a snappy hip-hop soundtrack, gives the documentary a sense of immediacy…

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