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The Magnificent Seven (1960) E.S. Evans This American western based on [Seven Samurai] has slowed the action too much by complicating the conflict and generally attempting too much sophistication.
Posted Jan 15, 2026  Edit critic review
A Place in the Sun (1951) Albert Goldstein Apart from the work of Clift and the Misses Taylor and Winters, which is artistic and sensitive, the production as handled by Stevens clearly ranks with the best of these times.
Posted Jan 13, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (2025) Mike Scott In the end, it all amounts to something of a cinematic victory lap, but one played with finesse and just enough fresh material to make the encore worth it.
Posted Sep 11, 2025  Edit critic review
2.5
Captain America: Brave New World (2025) Mike Scott For the first time since “Endgame,” Marvel has given us a movie that truly feels like it lives up to the “Avengers” tradition.
Posted Feb 20, 2025  Edit critic review
3.4/4
Nickel Boys (2024) Mike Scott Built upon a nonlinear storyline and benefiting from beautiful cinematography steeped in a visual dreaminess suggestive of a hazy memory — though one repressed, not forgotten — (it) is a riveting and unforgettable tale of the Jim Crow South.
Posted Jan 13, 2025  Edit critic review
2.5/4
Carry-On (2024) Mike Scott With Taron Edgerton as our hero, Jason Bateman as our villain and New Orleans’ old, decommissioned MSY convincingly doubling as LAX, its solid pacing and suspenseful story make for an enjoyable if brainless genre romp.
Posted Jan 06, 2025  Edit critic review
2.5/4
The Wacky World of Dr. Morgus (1961) Mike Scott Whatever else it is, it is a fascinating (and groundbreaking) bit of local movie history and an unassailable New Orleans cinematic classic.
Posted Oct 14, 2024  Edit critic review
3/4
Will & Harper (2024) Mike Scott Will & Harper boasts authenticity where it matters most. It also boasts acceptance, love and generosity of spirit, all enhanced by a pervasive sense of good humor.
Posted Sep 16, 2024  Edit critic review
3/4
Rebel Ridge (2024) Mike Scott What Rebel Ridge lacks in originality and subtlety, it more than makes up for in pull-no-punches, no-nonsense intensity.
Posted Sep 09, 2024  Edit critic review
2.5/4
Slingshot (2024) Mike Scott In the context of COVID, Slingshot ... transform(s) from what would have been a decent but derivative sci-fi thinker into a stirring ode to the vital importance of others.
Posted Aug 27, 2024  Edit critic review
2.5/4
Wicked Little Letters (2023) Mike Scott There’s not much to its predictable central mystery, but its strong cast and its sense of humor helps director Thea Sharrock’s film become an enjoyable diversion.
Posted Aug 14, 2024  Edit critic review
2.5/4
Obsession (1976) Mike Scott One could fairly question the casting of the stiff Cliff Robertson in the lead role, but it has its merits, including its dreamy cinematography, its sense of style and a storyline designed to shock.
Posted Aug 14, 2024  Edit critic review
3/4
Charade (1963) Mike Scott (In addition to starring) the perfectly paired Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn — who seems to know precisely how adorable she is in this particular role — ... it’s got a fast-moving, twist-filled plot, too. The result is a funny and stylish old-school romp.
Posted Aug 14, 2024  Edit critic review
4/4
Daughters (2024) Mike Scott At once beautiful and heartbreaking ... (it is) not only an intensely personal examination of the generational damage of longtime incarceration but also an affecting ode to the power of women in general and daughters in particular.
Posted Aug 14, 2024  Edit critic review
2.5/4
The Instigators (2024) Mike Scott A just-for-fun, old-school lark buoyed by screwball tendencies, it can’t be expected to win any major awards. But if, on the other hand, you’re looking for an excuse to spend a couple of enjoyable if forgettable hours in the AC, you could do far worse.
Posted Aug 05, 2024  Edit critic review
3.5/4
Kneecap (2024) Mike Scott It’s a gritty and mischievous form of triumph, mind you, cheekily intermingling sex, drugs and defiant anti-British sentiment. Still, it’s triumphant nonetheless, and in the most unlikely yet embraceable way.
Posted Jul 29, 2024  Edit critic review
2.5/4
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024) Mike Scott It succeeds more as a nostalgia play than as one more failed effort to recapture lightning in a bottle — but that might’ve been the smartest move here.
Posted Jul 08, 2024  Edit critic review
2/4
The Exorcism (2024) Mike Scott A handsomely shot but entirely humorless film haunted by a disjointed narrative, a raft of unexplained questions and a cast of largely unsympathetic characters.
Posted Jun 20, 2024  Edit critic review
4/4
Gasoline Rainbow (2023) Mike Scott Whatever you want to call such a creation, in the Ross’ hands it boils down to irresistible storytelling, built around authentic, universal emotions that are in this case enhanced by a youthful sense of adventure and an undercurrent of vague yearning.
Posted Jun 02, 2024  Edit critic review
3/4
Hit Man (2023) Mike Scott Funny, thoughtful and fueled by scenes of extended but smartly written dialogue — and with a star-making turn from actor and co-writer Glen Powell thrown in for good measure — Hit Man ... (is) a satisfyingly low-key gem.
Posted May 28, 2024  Edit critic review
3/4
My Name Is Nobody (1973) Mike Scott Overall, “Nobody” fits neatly into the spaghetti Western tradition, featuring grit, grime, quick zooms and quicker guns. ... In the process, it becomes an intriguingly meta analysis not just of the old West but of cinema’s Western tradition.
Posted May 01, 2024  Edit critic review
3.5/4
Challengers (2024) Mike Scott Set squarely at the intersection of rivalry and desire, it benefits from a trio of wonderful performances as well as a clever script that ... helps it become an unexpectedly engaging breath of cinematic fresh air.
Posted Apr 22, 2024  Edit critic review
3/4
Sasquatch Sunset (2024) Mike Scott While the amount of flung feces and sasquatch sex might not appeal to moviegoers with a taste for more highbrow humor, there’s a surprisingly sweet embraceability to <i>Sasquatch Sunset</i> — and just enough of a message to go along with it.
Posted Apr 16, 2024  Edit critic review
3/4
One Life (2023) Mike Scott A story in the key of Schindler’s List, it is built on a foundation of real-life horror ... but is ultimately uplifted by hope and humanity. By the time it’s done, you can expect (it) to pack an emotional wallop, and in the most life-affirming sense.
Posted Mar 13, 2024  Edit critic review
Pulp Fiction (1994) David Baron A 2 1/2 -hour tour-de-force of personal style that (with the help of an extraordinary cast) creates more memorable characters than any other movie this year.
Posted Mar 01, 2024  Edit critic review
2/4
Lisa Frankenstein (2024) Mike Scott A subversive feminist fable built on camp, angst and an admittedly memorable castration scene – but nothing resembling nuance or cleverness.
Posted Feb 10, 2024  Edit critic review
3/4
Orion and the Dark (2024) Mike Scott Between the grown-up chuckles, (it) becomes what might be the deepest, most existentially minded major studio toon you’re likely to see in some time.
Posted Jan 29, 2024  Edit critic review
4/4
Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) Mike Scott Armed with a strong vision, a great ensemble cast and a compelling story, 81-year-old Martin Scorsese does in his “Flower Moon” what he can be counted on to always do: deliver one of the most well-told stories of the year.
Posted Jan 15, 2024  Edit critic review
4/4
The Holdovers (2023) Mike Scott Striking a disarming balance between heartbreaking and hilarious, and with the brilliant Paul Giamatti heading up a wonderful cast, director Alexander Payne’s 1970s-set story ... is a rarity: an instant holiday classic for grown-ups.
Posted Jan 15, 2024  Edit critic review
3.5/4
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) Mike Scott One of the most artful and entertaining films of 2023, advancing the craft of animation in ways few have done previously.
Posted Jan 15, 2024  Edit critic review
3.5/4
The Eternal Memory (2023) Mike Scott Rarely if ever do movies depicting the descent into Alzheimer’s qualify as “enjoyable.” But director Maite Alberdi’s documentary ... isn’t just an Alzheimer’s story. It’s a love story, and an undeniably beautiful one at that.
Posted Jan 15, 2024  Edit critic review
3/4
The Iron Claw (2023) Mike Scott It is not a feel-good film. ... But in the sensitive hands of writer-director Sean Durkin, it is a well-told, smartly crafted story that can stake a realistic claim to being one of the more moving and compelling sports dramas in recent memory.
Posted Jan 15, 2024  Edit critic review
3/4
The Killer (2023) Mike Scott A stark and stylish hit man drama that makes maximum use of the magnetism of Michael Fassbender.
Posted Jan 15, 2024  Edit critic review
3/4
Wonka (2023) Mike Scott It won’t likely supplant 1971’s “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” in many people’s hearts. ... Still, it is a delight in its own right, a sweet, funny, colorful and suitably wondrous burst of family-friendliness.
Posted Dec 12, 2023  Edit critic review
2/4
Fair Play (2023) Mike Scott What should become a raging fire of betrayal and deceit never generates more candlepower than a plug-in air freshener.
Posted Dec 04, 2023  Edit critic review
3.5/4
The Pigeon Tunnel (2023) Mike Scott Ceaselessly captivating. Morris’ stylishly shot “Pigeon Tunnel” isn’t just one of the best documentaries of the year. It is a storytelling masterpiece.
Posted Dec 04, 2023  Edit critic review
4/4
Poor Things (2023) Mike Scott It is strange. It is stylish. It is at once daring, funny, beautiful and surreal. And it is undeniably, unequivocally unlike anything playing in theaters right now, a wonderfully weird and visually stimulating breath of fresh air.
Posted Dec 04, 2023  Edit critic review
3/4
Napoleon (2023) Mike Scott Epic in scope, surprising in its deft deadpan humor and, despite a hefty 2-hour-38-minute running time, consistently compelling.
Posted Nov 20, 2023  Edit critic review
2/4
Quiz Lady (2023) Mike Scott A heartfelt but uneven shrug that probably should have been better than it is.
Posted Nov 07, 2023  Edit critic review
3/4
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (2023) Mike Scott As pure an actor’s showcase as you’ll find, one in which every role is a juicy one — and in which every actor gets a moment (or two or five) to shine.
Posted Oct 16, 2023  Edit critic review
2/4
No One Will Save You (2023) Mike Scott A well-crafted genre thriller that is ultimately tripped up by its arthouse aspirations.
Posted Sep 27, 2023  Edit critic review
2.5/4
Love at First Sight (2023) Mike Scott If there’s a surprise to be had, it’s that Caswill’s film – even with its generic narrative architecture and even more generic title – manages to work anyway, as a pleasantly diverting, empty-calorie cinematic snack.
Posted Sep 18, 2023  Edit critic review
3.5/4
A Million Miles Away (2023) Mike Scott (It) is entertaining, it is funny, and it is both heartwarming and wholesome ... an out-of-the-blue, feel-good cinematic ambush that arrives as one of the most enjoyable and complete movies of the year so far.
Posted Sep 11, 2023  Edit critic review
2/4
Golda (2023) Mike Scott (Director Guy) Nattiv — who can be fairly accused of overdirecting in an apparent effort to make A Very Important Film — spends much of his movie’s running time being either sullen, dull or both.
Posted Sep 05, 2023  Edit critic review
3/4
Bottoms (2023) Mike Scott Generation X was blessed with (John) Hughes’ "Breakfast Club." Years from now, I can see a whole new generation of young people — and young lesbians, in particular — listing “Bottoms” as one of the most impactful films of their youth.
Posted Sep 05, 2023  Edit critic review
2.5/4
The Passenger (2023) Mike Scott The two biggest reasons Smith’s film works to the extent that it does, and the two best reasons to recommend it, are the virtuosic performances of Gallner and Berchtold.
Posted Aug 01, 2023  Edit critic review
4/4
Always for Pleasure (1978) Mike Scott This energetic hourlong gem — with its on-the-ground examination of New Orleans’ singular style of celebrating — is as joyous a representation of his body of (Les Blank's) work as any.
Posted Jul 25, 2023  Edit critic review
3.5/4
Down by Law (1986) Mike Scott Playing like a noir-informed mashup of “Streetcar” and “The Defiant Ones,” director Jim Jarmusch’s prison-escape dramedy is aided enormously by the brilliant performances of John Lurie, Tom Waits and a scene-stealing Roberto Begnini.
Posted Jul 25, 2023  Edit critic review
2.5/4
Haunted Mansion (2023) Mike Scott Between its fantastic ensemble cast, dazzling visual effects, a clear reverence for the ride and a clever script ..., Simien and company have conjured something that comes as close to re-creating the ride as one can expect outside of a Doom Buggy.
Posted Jul 25, 2023  Edit critic review
2.5/4
Cat People (1982) Mike Scott Very much a product of its time, it still holds up nicely as a solid horror thriller. Not only does (it) drip with atmosphere -- much of it provided by the spooky, well-shot New Orleans setting -- but it boasts a strong cast.
Posted Jul 14, 2023  Edit critic review
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