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Tell No One
The many pleasures of this riveting psychological thriller from France derive more from the perplexing questions it raises than the discovery of the answers.
"...Tell No One is a great ball of unrelenting energy barreling through the streets of Paris, following the once-resigned..."

Aug. 1, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

City Opens Emergency Storm Shelter
Parque Zaragoza Recreation Center to take in citizens without electricity
"...Austin Energy has good news and bad news: there's been no..."

May 15, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

When Is Tomorrow
This filmed-in-Austin movie about two former best friends moving in different directions is purposefully disheveled and expertly ramshackle.
"...gets by on an eccentric mixture of self-delusion, frantic energy, and the generosity of others. Then there’s Ron (co-writer..."

May 9, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Meet Bill
Aaron Eckhart stars in this middle-aged wake-up call whose message – trust yourself and find your inner child – is tired but expressed with a whole lot of enthusiasm.
"...storyline given new life by an overabundance of antic energy. Its message may be old and tired – trust..."

May 2, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

College Road Trip
Raven-Symoné co-stars with Martin Lawrence in this mugging comedy, which also makes room for Donny Osmond.
"...its mediocre storyline, but unfortunately, most of the film’s energy is expended by Lawrence and Raven-Symoné in a contest..."

March 14, 2008 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Beer Drinkers, Meet 'Alcospeed'
Just in time for SXSW … someone comes out against Sparks.
"...Anheuser-Busch and Miller Brewing Company from selling so-called "alcohol energy drinks" (yes, facially an oxymoron), report the drug treatment..."

March 3, 2008 News Post by Jordan Smith

Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour
The men don't know, but the little girls understand.
"...School Musical 1 and 2). Cyrus' costumes sparkle, her energy is boundless, her teeth are perfectly straight and white,..."

Feb. 8, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Sleuth
Surprisingly, this powerhouse combination of writer Harold Pinter, director Kenneth Branagh, and co-stars Michael Caine and Jude Law adds up to a load of nonsense.
"...the opposite direction, relying on camera stunts and manic energy to cover up the fact that he doesn’t trust..."

Nov. 9, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Into the Wild
Sean Penn adapts Jon Krakauer's bestselling mystery adventure to the screen with frequently stunning but ultimately unsatisfactory results.
"...acted, visually bracing film that captures all the romantic energy and freedom of a life spent outside the bounds..."

Oct. 19, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Self-Medicated
It contains some freshman mistakes, but this microindie has such dramatic momentum, such a need to tell its story, that it's well worth a look.
"...movie-of-the-week on paper, but Self-Medicated has a raw, desperate energy and offers no pat solutions to the problems its..."

Aug. 31, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

DOA: Dead or Alive
Female fighters start out as enemies but strip down to their bikini tops to fight a common foe.
"...Lawton, Adam Gross, and Seth Gross concentrate all their energy on exploring the psychological subtleties of sexed-up underground martial-arts..."

June 22, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Real Price Cuts? Now That Would be Shocking
Did Rep. Dunnam really kill an electricity rate rebate bill, or a PR stunt?
"...that the Public Utility Commission of Texas, the state's energy regulators, called "above-market." King's failed bill ordered a 10%..."

May 30, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Wendell Baker Story
The Wilson brothers deliver this shaggy comedy – which was written and directed by Luke and Andrew and co-stars Luke, Owen, and seasoned pros Harry Dean Stanton, Seymour Casssell, and Kris Kristofferson.
"...the law – but at least there's life and energy in those first 40 minutes. Which is more than..."

May 18, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The Valet
This flat French farce has a couple of likable characters, one or two decent jokes, and a lot of missed opportunities.
"...of course! Cue ensuing antics. Shot with the creative energy of a mediocre sitcom, the scenes play out predictable..."

May 18, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Page Two: The Glory of It All
Celebrating the insane energy and rippling barrage of popular culture
"...favorite time of the year because of the insane energy and the rippling barrage of films, music, media, and..."

March 16, 2007 Column by Louis Black

Open Season
The animated Open Season is long on manic energy and bathroom humor but short on real storytelling, emotion, and characters.
"...friends as they go – is long on manic energy and bathroom humor but short on real storytelling, emotion,..."

Sept. 29, 2006 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Everyone's Hero
Everyone's Hero displays its heart firmly on its sleeve as the pedestrian animation celebrates the pursuit of one's dreams.
"...few Chuck Jones-inspired sequences of slapstick bring some much-needed energy in the middle, but for the most part, sentimentality..."

Sept. 22, 2006 Movie Review by Brian Clark

Scoop
Woody Allen's second British film with Scarlett Johansson finds the director falling back into the rut he carved for himself with every forgettable comedy since the underrated Deconstructing Harry.
"...the plot. Allen puts forth an inspiring amount of energy, but he's certainly not breaking new ground with this..."

July 28, 2006 Movie Review by Brian Clark

The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
Racing junkies would be better off browsing the many online drifting videos in which the camera doesn't cut and the people don't speak.
"...race sequences, then fizzles without ever approaching the audacious energy of the introduction. Lucas Black (Friday Night Lights) takes..."

June 16, 2006 Movie Review by Brian Clark

The Lake House
This tale of magical realism has potential for delightful originality, but the Sandra Bullock-Keanu Reeves love story lacks heat and the science fiction premise spirals into senselessness.
"...director Agresti (Valentín). But while Bullock usually brings the energy in her films, this time around she meets Reeves..."

June 16, 2006 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Kontroll
Hungarian writer-director Antal is like the conductor of a midnight express: Grab a rail and hold on while he whizzes through montages and extreme angles of impossibly precipitous escalators in the Budapest subway system.
"...one character. But the film glows with a restless energy like no other of recent memory, illuminating a fully..."

July 8, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Herbie: Fully Loaded
This deluxe retread is sort of annoying, but it’s so scrappy and persistent that it seems kind of cute in spite of itself.
"...to watch as a Crock-Pot.) But there’s an offbeat energy bubbling under the surface of this movie, and it..."

June 24, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Steamboy
Japanese anime director Katsuhiro Ôtomo, best known for Akira, here delivers a dazzlingly straightforward rush that thrusts its protagonist into astonishing action set-piece after set-piece.
"...the "steam ball," a new, mechanical source of limitless energy that is at the heart of Steamboy, and as..."

March 18, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones
The scruffy, seminal punk band that put the Bop in the Blitzkrieg is given its due in this treasure-laden doc.
"...wake, albeit one with enough undiluted Lower East Side energy to power a thousand Marshall amps for millennia. Which..."

Oct. 22, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Revenge is a dish best served bold – and deliciously, by Quentin and Uma.
"...how. And how! Kill Bill: Vol. 2 bursts with energy and excitement and, as with any Tarantino project, movie..."

April 16, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Latter Days
A West Hollywood party boy and a Mormon missionary find love and understanding.
"...Buffy’s Benson is among them) and pull from the energy between the leads. But the filmmakers deserve props –..."

March 12, 2004 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Nine Queens
Inventive and lively caper film is as low-key in its technical execution as a sidewalk shell game but fueled by a frisky energy and a blithely circuitous storyline.
"...a sidewalk shell game but fueled by a frisky energy and a blithely circuitous storyline. A reptilian charmer with..."

May 31, 2002 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Green Slime
"...loose in a space station that thrives on atomic energy and threatens to take over Earth. It's hardly Alien,..."

Nov. 19, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Monsters, Inc.
Re-released in 3-D.
"...scare the bejeezus out of a tot (screams = energy to the power company in Monstropolis), and monster trainees..."

Nov. 2, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

What's the Worst That Could Happen?
"...little crime comedy isn't half bad, bubbling with caper-farce energy supplied by a game ensemble cast and a source..."

June 1, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

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