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The Light Between Oceans
Gorgeous period melodrama fails to connect
"...on the otherwise unoccupied Janus Rock off the western coast of Australia, 100 miles from the nearest human contact,..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Choice
Nicholas Sparks' romantic yearnings once again flood our screens
"...issues who lives on an postcard-perfect island off the coast of North Carolina. The pair meet cute, flirt and..."

Feb. 12, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Mr. Holmes
Ian McKellen plays Sherlock Holmes at 93, as his memory begins to fail
"...Holmes lives in Dover, on the southern coast of England, where he took up residence after retiring..."

July 17, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Longest Ride
It's the latest romancer from Nicholas Sparks' by-the-numbers playbook
"...in a bath of blandness), and she’s an East Coast native named Sophia (Robertson, sparky but weightless) who’s about..."

April 10, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Wrecking Crew
The great L.A. session band gets the doc treatment
"...about the Wrecking Crew, a loose affiliate of West Coast session musicians who played on virtually every hit record..."

March 27, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Listen Up Philip
The director of The Color Wheel is back with this film about a narcissistic and abrasive young novelist.
"...indisputable center of his own universe, wearing his East Coast literati misanthropy in the same way the tweedy jacket..."

Dec. 5, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Trip to Italy
Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon continues their journeys as a couple of guys attached at the funny bone.
"...and a room with a view on the Amalfi coast. (Sigh.) It’s one big postcard for the Italian tourism..."

Aug. 29, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Hellion
Austin filmmaker Kat Candler explores the sins of the father in this dark drama starring Aaron Paul.
"...fathers. Here, a middle-class family living in the Gulf Coast suburbia south of Houston struggles to keep things together..."

June 27, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Summer Fun: Texas Surf, Turf, and Tequila
Kenny Braun celebrated the release of his 'Surf Texas' this Saturday
"...black & white photo mementos from the Texas Gulf Coast...."

May 13, 2014 Arts Post by Lizzie Jespersen

Veronica Mars
Although this isn't a reinvention of the wheel, the beloved TV show gets a spirited spin in this feature.
"...up 10 years later, with Veronica on the East Coast, about to embark on a career as a corporate..."

March 14, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Love Is All You Need
Danish Oscar-winner Susanne Bier lightens her tone with this grown-up romantic comedy that stars Pierce Brosnan.
"...film’s sense of realism over idealism, even as Italy’s Amalfi-coast setting where much of the film transpires recalls the..."

May 31, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Rust and Bone
The unlikely relationship between two damaged souls is made deeply palpable by the stunning performances of Oscar-winner Marion Cotillard and rising star Matthias Schoenaerts.
"...azure skies and waters of Antibes on the Mediterranean coast where Rust and Bone is set. Yet, you won’t..."

Jan. 18, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Chef Karey B. Johnson Brings Coastal Glow to Whole Foods Culinary Center
Rockport chef shares Gulf Coast flavors
"...in Rockport is in love with the Texas Gulf Coast and its food offerings. A Houston native, she spent..."

Oct. 1, 2012 Food Post by MM Pack

Your Sister's Sister
Director Lynn Shelton and her spry and compelling ensemble of three explore a curious tangle of sexual secrets and honesty.
"...on one of the San Juan Islands off the coast for some head-clearing alone time. But when Jack arrives..."

June 29, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Boy
Set on the eastern New Zealand coast in 1984, Boy is a wisp of a story, but originally told by the director of Eagle vs Shark.
"...Set in a modern Maori village on the eastern coast of New Zealand in 1984, Boy focuses on an..."

April 6, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

El Bulli: Cooking in Progress
The most famous restaurant in the world is profiled in this documentary.
"...world's most famous restaurant, Spain's elBulli on the Catalan coast. It's a measure of how far foodies have come..."

Oct. 14, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Everyone Else
A German couple teeters on the jagged peaks of passive aggression and self-doubt.
"...(unseen) band derisively dubbed the Shames. Vacationing on the coast of Sardinia, they spend their sun-drenched days and balmy..."

Sept. 10, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

BPness: A Line in the Sand
Notes from Kate's trip thru Lafourche Parish to Grand Isle, LA., Part 1.
"...try to learn firsthand about what's happening on the coast during this insane oil spill tragedy...."

June 25, 2010 Chronolog Post by Kate X Messer

Go West Young Kinky
The Texas Jewboy rides again
"...he cracks from his ranch. Before his first West Coast tour in two decades, the Kinkster visits the Saxon..."

June 10, 2010 Music Post by Austin Powell

The Black Waters of Echo's Pond
Recalling the tone and spirit of Eighties horror films, this is an homage to exsanguinations past.
"...Victorian manse situated on a tiny island off the coast of Maine. The house was previously owned by one..."

April 9, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Yellow Handkerchief
Based on an 800-word story by Pete Hamill, this small-scale relationship drama stars William Hurt, Kristen Stewart, Maria Bello, and Eddie Redmayne.
"...effect). The actors – including Bello as Brett’s mouthy, coast-weathered wife, seen in flashback – do sensitive, never dull..."

April 2, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Fanboys
This shaggy comedy is an earnest, sweetly geeked tribute to fandom.
"...Girl Friday – give the film enough juice to coast to a second-act peyote trip (hosted by no less..."

Feb. 6, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Call + Response
Documentary pairs celebrities with musicians to inform viewers about the issues of child slavery and human trafficking in the U.S. and around the world.
"...Justin Dillon. While on tour several years ago, West Coast-based singer-songwriter Justin Dillon met a young Russian translator who..."

Oct. 17, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Fool's Gold
Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson star in this tale of two gorgeous, love-tossed, star-crossed treasure hunters who reunite to search for a lost 18th century galleon.
"...was waylaid and sunk during a hurricane off the coast of Havana and was then saved by an enterprising..."

Feb. 8, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep
This adventure fantasy about a boy's involvement with a mysterious animal is also a period story about childhood anxieties.
"...bulldog named Churchill (always a plus). Set on the coast of Scotland, the ingratiatingly plucky Etel (Millions) plays Angus,..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Beachy Keen
Galveston to build new beaches to replace the old ones.
"...to its tourist trade, are eroding due to gulf coast tides. Sudden, catastrophic events like Hurricane Rita are more..."

Oct. 24, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

December Boys
In his first film role post-Harry Potter, Daniel Radcliffe plays an orphan in Australia who's pals with a bunch of other boys born in December.
"...title) from their pleasant, nun-run orphanage to the southern coast of Australia, where they spend a week or two..."

Sept. 28, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Air Guitar Nation
What other international competition awards points for general "airiness"? This fun documentary celebrates the weirdness but never mocks the participants.
"...York, the story commences with the East and West Coast contests, which will determine the American champ, who is..."

April 13, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Wassup Rockers
Larry Clark, the director of Kids, is back 10 years later with this look at a group of teenage male Latinos in Los Angeles who have more than the usual difficulties finding somewhere to fit in.
"...drugs, the writer-director shifts his focus to the other coast and points his camera at an exclusively male group..."

July 14, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Good Woman
Oscar Wilde's Lady Windermere's Fan is here set among Jazz Age expatriates cold-chillin' on the Italian coast, and the result is not quite as dishy as one might hope.
"...Fan) among Jazz Age expatriates cold-chillin' on the Italian coast, and the result is not quite as dishy as..."

Feb. 3, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

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