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White House Down
Roland Emmerich blows up the White House real good, so who cares if it doesn't all compute when you have Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx (as an Obama-ish prez) battling to become last men standing?
"...collection of American insurrectionists ranging from white supremacists to political dissidents to inside operators. (In a devious turn, the..."

June 28, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The East
This crypto-thriller that explores moral grounds before turning gauzy is the latest film from Sound of My Voice's Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij.
"...unofficial leader, Benji (Skarsgård), subsuming some of the film’s political currency with romantic loyalties. None of the radicals is..."

June 14, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Company You Keep
Members of the Weather Underground resurface in this contemporary thriller directed by Robert Redford.
"...and newspaper procedural to create a contemporary saga about political idealism, stone-cold realities, and the repercussions of past deeds..."

April 26, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

42
Jackie Robinson's story is told as a socially conscious moral tale about the malevolence of segregation.
"...broken, 42 is so steadfastly determined to get at political realities that it loses the human and sports element...."

April 12, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black

The Sapphires
Exuberant but fairly formulaic, this Australian film is a backstage story about an all-girl singing group from the outback in the Sixties.
"...in white boarding schools. Mostly, however, The Sapphires sidesteps political issues and is instead a joyous celebration of music’s..."

April 12, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Lore
A German girl at the end of World War II leads her four siblings to safety while also confronting a world more complex than her Nazi upbringing equipped her for.
"...sexual coming-of-age story, Shortland adds the bracing reality of political exigencies. Time and place can determine so much, maybe..."

March 8, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hyde Park on Hudson
The film gets big points for casting Bill Murray as FDR but its vision gets muddy after that.
"...of sexual infidelities and dalliances engaged in by our political leaders have lost their power to shock or even..."

Dec. 21, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Revisionaries
When it comes to choosing public-school textbooks, what happens in Texas is of national concern – and this documentary captures these culture wars in full bloom.
"...This is one time Texas can’t keep its weird political landscape to itself: What happens in Texas doesn’t stay..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Perils of Social Media
APD mistakenly retweets GOP commentator
"...that the Austin Police Department had waded into the political fray, with the retweet of a GOP political commentator...."

Oct. 4, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

The Ambassador
With daring, gonzo filmmaking, this documentary film penetrates the blood-diamond trade in the Central African Republic.
"...that extends all the way from the Republic's highest political offices all the way back to a seemingly complicit..."

Aug. 31, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Point Austin: Open Questions
Campaign questionnaires offer a window into the city's political obsessions
"...while attending campaign forums that sometimes felt like a political version of speed dating. Although there's no standardized procedure..."

April 13, 2012 News Column by Michael King

Elite Squad: The Enemy Within
This mad, muzzle-flash burst of ultraviolence from Brazil earned the director a shot at helming Hollywood's RoboCop reboot.
"...bungles a prison-hostage situation and becomes embroiled in a political feud with his superiors and the media, which denounce..."

Dec. 9, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Anonymous
Normally a maker of big, explosive movies, Roland Emmerich directs this conspiracy-minded potboiler which questions the veracity of Shakespeare's authorship.
"...literary dustbin thanks in large part to the byzantine political intrigues surrounding the succession of Elizabeth by King James..."

Oct. 28, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Killer Elite
Action-film icon Jason Statham is stuck in an overlong, perfunctory thriller.
"...on a nonfiction book by Ranulph Fiennes, teases some political intrigue when Danny is forced into a cat-and-mouse game..."

Sept. 30, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Mausam
This Hindi film presents a timeless story of love in the face of political hostilities and religious conflict.
"...a timeless story of love in the face of political hostilities and religious conflict...."

Sept. 23, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Circumstance
This Iranian film about two girls who begin a secret relationship is as much a political statement as it is a love story.
"...can be overlooked, as this is as much a political statement as it is a love story...."

Sept. 16, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Point Austin: Have You Been Screwed by Rick Perry?
The governor's political offenses outstrip his sexual ones
"...In the service of his national political ambitions, Perry refused to consider either rational state tax..."

Aug. 26, 2011 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: The Ultimate Game
The political ripples are uncertain but plentiful
"...It's a political season, and it comes with the territory...."

June 24, 2011 News Column by Michael King

Aaron Pena Jumping the Fence?
Edinburg Dem threatening party switch
"...Rep. Aaron Pena: Political genius or self-serving career whore?..."

Dec. 11, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
Surprisingly, Zhang Yimou's Chinese remake of the Coen brothers' debut film, Blood Simple, winds up something of a limp noodle.
"...the way in which it has responded to the political winds of change in Chinese society. Following his lush,..."

Sept. 24, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Machete
Robert Rodriguez fulfills his early promise with this Mexploitation action film that also catapults Danny Trejo into full-fledged superhero status.
"...extra kick now that its arrival coincides with a political climate in America that enhances its topicality. This revenge..."

Sept. 3, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Micmacs
This French-language film from Amélie director Jean-Pierre Jeunet resembles a live-action cartoon.
"...the film bogs down a bit and Jeunet’s gentle political barbs come to the surface. Micmacs is never at..."

June 25, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Raajneeti
This is a new Bollywood political drama.
"...time. This new Bollywood film is described as a political drama...."

June 4, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Little Traitor
Set in the British Mandate of Palestine in the summer of 1947, The Little Traitor stars Alfred Molina and tells its story through the eyes of a young innocent.
"...than a gratingly rose-colored and mawkish tale of youthful political indiscretions, puppy love, and good, old-fashioned bad acting. The..."

April 30, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Formosa Betrayed
In this political thriller, an FBI agent investigates the murder of a Taiwanese-American.
"...murder of a Taiwanese-American, providing the basis for this political thriller having to do with the island formerly known..."

March 26, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The GOP's Racism Problem
Defeated railroad commissioner points out the elephant in the room
"...It's unfortunately too common for a failed political candidate who happens to be a racial minority to..."

March 3, 2010 News Post by Lee Nichols

Capitalism: A Love Story
Michael Moore wants to know where our money went.
"...socialism. Instead, he substitutes the word “democracy” as his political solution to the human impulse toward greed. As if...."

Oct. 2, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Little Ashes
Robert Pattinson costars as Salvador Dalí in this sexually speculative history of the artist's student years spent with friends, Federico García Lorca and Luis Buñuel.
"...story is an overheated fantasy about the sexual and political lives of the young Spanish artists Federico García Lorca..."

Aug. 7, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Point Austin: Indelicate Balances
Political compromise depends on who's holding the cards
"...It's a commonplace of political commentary (often nearby in these pages) that the U.S...."

March 13, 2009 News Column by Michael King

A Tale of Two Party Chairs
Democrat Richie asks for unity, GOP chief Benkiser asks for cash
"...the problems that touch every American, without regard to political affiliation," he wrote...."

Jan. 20, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

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