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Girls Trip
A raunchy and empowering time in New Orleans
"...lots of laughs, too, and while there isn’t a whole lot distinguishing the film from all the other movies..."

July 21, 2017 Movie Review by Danielle White

The Lure
The Polish Mermaid musical you never knew you needed
"...the predations of the erotically sinister sisters and the whole of the film itself. (They’re planning on swimming to..."

April 21, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Nacho Vigalondo on Colossal
Combining the mediocre and cosmic with the creature feature director
"...years ago, I would have tried to do the whole thing, going until really late and then pretending to..."

April 14, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Sense of an Ending
A man's past comes back to haunt him in the form of a letter
"...early Sixties. Turns out adult Tony doesn’t know the whole story behind a long-ago tragedy, or has forgotten his..."

March 24, 2017 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Bitter Harvest
In 1930s Ukraine, young lovers fight Stalin and forced starvation
"...collectivism of 1932-33, during which Bolshevik soldiers confiscated the whole of the Ukrainian wheat harvest, leaving the entirety of..."

Feb. 24, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

2017 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Animation
Watch and prepare for your Oscar pool
"...directed by Patrick Osborne, manages to cram in a whole lifetime’s worth of father-daughter love and well-busked music in..."

Feb. 10, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Underworld: Blood Wars
Vampires vs. werewolves (again)
"...is called to act as drill mistress to a whole new cadre of Death Dealers on the part of..."

Jan. 13, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Love Witch
Blood sugar sex magick
"...I had a smile on my face for the whole running time. She is a filmmaker unlike any other..."

Nov. 11, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Trolls
Banal plot mars this toy marketing scheme
"...after for more Trolls® merchandise. Which arguably is the whole point of this movie...."

Nov. 4, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

We Are X
Japanese rockers are the best band you've never heard of
"...Marilyn Manson to Marvel Comics overlord Stan Lee(!). The whole ongoing story of X plays like an epic saga..."

Oct. 28, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

In a Valley of Violence
Ti West takes a break from horror with this Ethan Hawke Western
"...DP Eric Robbins uses 35mm film to make the whole thing vibe as though it were set in some..."

Oct. 21, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Mia Madre
A filmmaker says goodbye to a mother
"...old lover, and whether this movie – really, a whole life’s work – even matters. In the middle of..."

Sept. 9, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Klown Forever
Danish comedy duo head to Hollywood
"...like a series of events rather than a cohesive whole. That’s fine with me, as I enjoy spending time..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble
The director of Twenty Feet From Stardom does another music doc
"...however. In fact, we never get to witness a whole piece unfold from beginning to end. What the film..."

July 8, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Meddler
A terrific vehicle for Susan Sarandon as a meddlesome mom
"...loneliness of her own life may swallow her up whole. (The monotonous spin of the ceiling fan above a..."

May 13, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The First Monday in May
The Met's annual ball thrown by its Costume Institute gets its close-up
"...priority guest: “What has he done lately? Nothing.”) The whole film is a delicious excuse to gawk – at..."

April 15, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Eddie the Eagle
The inspirational story of Great Britain's Olympics underdog
"...England from the 1988 Calgary Winter Games with a whole fistful. What this plasterer-turned-ski-jumper lacked in skill and athletic..."

March 4, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

U.S. Supreme Court Takes Up Texas Abortion Law Case
Justices have until June to make a final ruling
"...hope," said Amy Hagstrom Miller, president and CEO of Whole Woman’s Health, in a statement...."

Nov. 13, 2015 News Post by Mary Tuma

Room
Emma Donoghue's screen adaptation of her bestseller is a knockout
"...half of the movie introduces more characters and a whole new set of psychological dimensions. I won’t go into..."

Nov. 6, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Manhattan Romance
New York-set indie rom-com just goes through the motions
"...Well, a lot actually, as this whole endeavor reeks of some Nineties-era Ed Burns bullshit. Danny..."

Oct. 2, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Addicted to Fresno
Natasha Lyonne and Judy Greer co-star as sisters in off-color comedy
"...genuine laughs, but there aren’t enough to sustain a whole movie – even with outtake bloopers tacked on during..."

Oct. 2, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

HAAM Sampler
Health Alliance for Austin Musicians benefit day donations
"...Southwest while introducing a noontime set by Shinyribs at Whole Foods downtown, akin to parting Willie Nelson from his..."

Sept. 2, 2015 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet
Animated film is based on Gibran's iconic book of prose poems
"...along with profound beauty, but the film as a whole is too disjointed, the tone swerving from somber meditation..."

Aug. 28, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

People Places Things
Indie relationship comedy starring Jemaine Clement is slight but sweet
"...and explore the sort of stasis that can swallow whole years of a life. The film’s ambitions, and its..."

Aug. 21, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Terminator: Genisys
The Governator is back
"...posited way back when. This pretty much reboots the whole franchise’s history, but, what the hell, it’s quantum, baby...."

July 3, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Overnight
A good cast and a provocative setup still can't make this indie rom-com soar
"...neither mentally nor erotically. Without any such catharsis, the whole thing feels like a big tease. No doubt what..."

June 26, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Live From New York!
Forty years of a landmark show should yield more than an 82-minute doc
"...age. It’s not uninteresting stuff. It’s just not the whole story...."

June 12, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Saint Laurent
The celebrated fashion designer is tracked from 1967 to his death in 2008 in this live-action biopic
"...his lover’s company.) Belatedly, it becomes clear that the whole film has been building toward the love affair that..."

May 22, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Get Hard
Send this one directly to comedy jail
"...national conversations on race and income inequality. Instead, the whole film is a nonstop parade of dick jokes, rape..."

March 27, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

R100
Drafthouse Films is distributing this Japanese S&M mindwarp. You could do far worse for midnight-date movie fare.
"...that he tries, and majestically fails, to call the whole thing off. That’s when things get severely weird...."

Jan. 23, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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