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Review of Bruised (2020)

By Mike Scott (1,178) for New Orleans Times-Picayune (573) on 23 Nov 2021

Marking the Oscar-winning actress’ feature directing debut, it’s unquestionably a formula film, telling the story of a talented but…

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Review of tick, tick... BOOM! (2021)

By Mike Scott (1,178) for New Orleans Times-Picayune (573) on 22 Nov 2021

It plays more like a drama kid’s fever dream…

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Review of Belfast (2021)

By Mike Scott (1,178) for New Orleans Times-Picayune (573) on 10 Nov 2021

Taken all together, Branagh’s film is in its own special way like a cinematic equivalent of the Irish brogue that fills it: It’s…

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Review of Dune (2021)

By Mike Scott (1,178) for New Orleans Times-Picayune (573) on 26 Oct 2021

While Villeneuve’s film boasts a certain trippiness, for the most part it lacks any sense of joy, adventure or fun…

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Review of Blue Bayou (2021)

By Mike Scott (1,178) for New Orleans Times-Picayune (573) on 15 Sep 2021

Even though Blue Bayou could have been set anywhere, Chon is smart enough of a storyteller to leverage the personality and textures of New…

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Review of Jungle Cruise (2021)

By Mike Scott (1,178) for New Orleans Times-Picayune (573) on 03 Aug 2021

A humor-laced, richly produced adventure benefiting greatly from the charisma and rapport of its lead actors, it's built in the mold of the…

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Review of Black Widow (2021)

By Mike Scott (1,178) for New Orleans Times-Picayune (573) on 06 Jul 2021

Granted, nobody should expect Black Widow to unseat Spider-Man as the world’s favorite arachnid-inspired superhero…

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Review of Crisis (2021)

By Mike Scott (1,178) for New Orleans Times-Picayune (573) on 30 Jun 2021

While Crisis can fairly be criticized as emotionally cold, with its heavy and humorless story generating more sympathy for its characters…

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Review of Crisis (2021)

By Mike Scott (1,178) for New Orleans Times-Picayune (573) on 30 Jun 2021

While Crisis can fairly be criticized as emotionally cold, with its heavy and humorless story generating more sympathy for its characters…

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Review of Crisis (2021)

By Mike Scott (1,178) for New Orleans Times-Picayune (573) on 30 Jun 2021

While Crisis can fairly be criticized as emotionally cold, with its heavy and humorless story generating more sympathy for its characters…

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Review of A Crime on the Bayou (2021)

By Mike Scott (1,178) for New Orleans Times-Picayune (573) on 16 Jun 2021

Rarely have New Orleanians looked so ugly, but given current events, rarely has a film felt so essential…

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Review of Luca (2021)

By Mike Scott (1,178) for New Orleans Times-Picayune (573) on 16 Jun 2021

Granted, Luca might not go down as one of the more profound entries in the Pixar catalog…

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Review of Spirit Untamed (2021)

By Mike Scott (1,178) for New Orleans Times-Picayune (573) on 01 Jun 2021

Audiences won’t likely find it Pixar-profound, but it’s not direct-to-DVD forgettable, either — or “My-Little-Pony”-cloying…

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Review of Cruella (2021)

By Mike Scott (1,178) for New Orleans Times-Picayune (573) on 26 May 2021

But the way [Stone] elevates things in Cruella, taking what is a mediocre, fairly formulaic script and making it sing — making us eager…

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Review of Army of the Dead (2021)

By Mike Scott (1,178) for New Orleans Times-Picayune (573) on 18 May 2021

Aside from the “you-got-your-zombie-thriller-in-my-heist-movie” element, there’s nothing here that’s strikingly original, but Army…

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Review of The Djinn (2021)

By Mike Scott (1,178) for New Orleans Times-Picayune (573) on 11 May 2021

As effective as it is, The Djinn won’t conjure up nearly as many eyeballs as Spiral, but those who watch it won’t be disappointed —…

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Review of Lucy the Human Chimp (2021)

By Mike Scott (1,178) for New Orleans Times-Picayune (573) on 05 May 2021

Rarely, however, are such stories as emotionally laden as that told in Lucy the Human Chimp, a documentary ostensibly about a science…

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Review of The Human Factor (2021)

By Mike Scott (1,178) for New Orleans Times-Picayune (573) on 04 May 2021

From the blow-by-blow ticktock of the efforts of Secretary of State James Baker during Bush the elder’s administration to Bill…

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Review of French Exit (2021)

By Mike Scott (1,178) for New Orleans Times-Picayune (573) on 06 Apr 2021

If your definition of a good story is one that keeps you on the hook, wondering where the heck this particular journey will take you, then…

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Review of Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)

By Mike Scott (1,178) for New Orleans Times-Picayune (573) on 29 Mar 2021

The good news is that when the monkey and the lizard start fighting — which, let’s be honest, is really why we’re all here —…

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