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John Wirt

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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) 96% 2.5/4 EDIT “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon leaves something to be desired. It's as if all of its dots have yet to be connected. Maybe less flying and more writing would have helped.” – Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) Feb 11, 2026 Full Review Traffic (2000) 93% EDIT “Douglas is Traffic's marquee name, but Del Toro is the film's great discovery.” – Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) Sep 6, 2023 Full Review The Torch (2019) 77% 3/4 EDIT “Buddy Guy, the 85-year-old blues star from Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, is the subject of two recent documentaries. The newly released "The Torch" is a better account of Guys marathon rise to fame than last years oddly stilted PBS documentary.” – Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) Apr 15, 2022 Full Review Luca (2021) 91% 2.4/5 EDIT “Following Pixar's many high-achieving movies, "Luca" underachieves, its best moments negated by lengthy stretches of mediocrity.” – Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) Jun 18, 2021 Full Review In the Heights (2021) 94% 4/4 EDIT “The summer's first movie event.” – Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) Jun 10, 2021 Full Review Spirit Untamed (2021) 48% 2.5/4 EDIT “A modestly engaging animated girl-power adventure best suited for younger children.” – Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) Jun 4, 2021 Full Review The Father (2020) 98% 3.5/4 EDIT “A corrosive narrative of the death of memory and loss of identity, "The Father" confirms Hopkins' continuing prowess, Colman's growing status and Florian Zeller's arrival as a major film director.” – Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) Mar 11, 2021 Full Review Nomadland (2020) 93% 3/4 EDIT “Frances McDormand poignantly haunts the American West.” – Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) Feb 18, 2021 Full Review Judas and the Black Messiah (2021) 96% 2.5/4 EDIT “Splendid principal cast members make the most of their roles, earning their audience. Even so, they can't fix a scattershot, simultaneously overreaching and underachieving screenplay.” – Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) Feb 11, 2021 Full Review News of the World (2020) 88% 3.5/4 EDIT “Hanks has earned his way into a classic Hollywood fraternity. Like John Wayne, James Stewart and Gary Cooper, Hanks has shaped an indelible screen identity. His new old-fashioned western, "News of the World," is another feather in his filmography.” – Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) Dec 30, 2020 Full Review Soul (2020) 95% 4/4 EDIT “Another major achievement from Pixar, and obvious contender for best animated feature awards.” – Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) Dec 24, 2020 Full Review Godmothered (2020) 68% 2.4/5 EDIT “Before its fairy dust dissipates into the cold Boston night, "Godmothered" is an almost magical delight.” – Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) Dec 8, 2020 Full Review Unhinged (2020) 49% 3/4 EDIT “Yes, it's a latter-day B-movie potboiler, but also successful at provoking thrills, shocks and some timely thoughts about the anger and disunion that characterizes our time.” – Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) Aug 21, 2020 Full Review Greyhound (2020) 78% 3/4 EDIT “Hanks' courageous and conscientious commander joins his splendid line of classic characters.” – Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) Jul 7, 2020 Full Review A Hidden Life (2019) 82% 4/4 EDIT “Playing Franz Jägerstätter, August Diehl gracefully shoulders the cruelty inflicted upon a common man who heard the better angels of our nature.” – Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) Mar 21, 2020 Full Review Uncut Gems (2019) 91% 3/4 EDIT “Famous for playing annoying louts in comedies, Adam Sandler goes viscerally dramatic as a grating gambling addict in 'Uncut Gems.'” – Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) Dec 25, 2019 Full Review Bombshell (2019) 67% 2.5/4 EDIT “Despites its big ambitions and abundance of talent, 'Bombshell' does too little with too much.” – Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) Dec 19, 2019 Full Review Dolemite Is My Name (2019) 97% 4/4 EDIT “"Dolemite Is My Name" is filled with heart, bust-out-loud comedy and a whole lot of cussing. Murphy lives the role of Moore, a man who doesn't let choruses of naysayers keep him down.” – Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) Nov 15, 2019 Full Review Harriet (2019) 74% 2.5/4 EDIT “Cynthia Erivo's performance as the film's heroic title character is the move's highest card.” – Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) Oct 31, 2019 Full Review Black and Blue (2019) 49% 3/4 EDIT “A tense action-thriller featuring the Oscar-nominated Naomie Harris.” – Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) Oct 25, 2019 Full Review The Laundromat (2019) 42% 2.5/4 EDIT “Has entertaining sequences, a master director's touch and Meryl Streep, but the pieces don't make a satisfying whole.” – Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) Oct 24, 2019 Full Review Downton Abbey (2019) 84% 3/4 EDIT “There's plenty of Downton Abbey charm to go around. Enough for fans of the series to love and even nonfans to enjoy.” – Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) Sep 19, 2019 Full Review Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) 91% 3.5/4 EDIT “Despite the awesome responsibility thrust up young (Peter) Parker, this superhero romp doesn't take itself too seriously.” – Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) Jun 28, 2019 Full Review High Flying Bird (2019) 91% 3/4 EDIT “The brisk tempo may leave some in a ball of confusion, 'High Flying Bird' ultimately rallies and wins.” – Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) Feb 8, 2019 Full Review Blaze (2018) 95% 3/4 EDIT “A deeply personal explanation of a gifted, flawed artist, the film earns empathy for the legend it reveals.” – Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) Sep 18, 2018 Full Review
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