The Wind Rises (English dubbed)
The swan song of master animator Hayao Miyazaki appeals to the head and heart.
"...Horikoshi, a young boy entranced by the idea of flight who grew up to be the man who invented..."
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Feb. 28, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay
Everyone's favorite stoner pals are back; this time running from the law after being mistaken for terrorists.
"...Something About Mary: Today’s shock cinema quickly becomes tomorrow’s in-flight entertainment, which makes the success of Harold & Kumar..."
May 2, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt
The Terminal
Steven Spielberg enters his Capra period with this optimistic melting-pot tale starring pal Tom Hanks, whose underused comic instincts come to the fore.
"...in the terminal: making friends, finding employment, and wooing flight attendant Amelia (Zeta-Jones). However, it’s a world where we’re..."
June 18, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Aviation Staffing Crisis Increasing Near-Collisions at Austin Airport
New York Times investigation finds close calls more likely
"...2020 the fatal accident rate was 1.049 per 100,000 flight hours...."
Oct. 11, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher
Wine Tastings for When You’re Short on Time
Afternoon wine flight
"...the talking. This means that included in your $15 flight of five wines, you'll sample the snappy, unusual 2020..."
Oct. 14, 2022 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Should you have a bad feeling about this stand-alone Star Wars?
"...(Hail, Caesar!) strapping on Harrison Ford’s gun belt and flight boots as the young Solo – rogue, smuggler, ex-Imperial..."
May 25, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker
Thor: Ragnarok
The Marvel Universe's funniest movie to date
"...Taika Waititi – frequent collaborator with NZ comedy team Flight of the Conchords and the writer/director of the very..."
Nov. 3, 2017 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
The Eagle Huntress
Real-life heroine soars above tradition
"...Girl power takes flight in this upbeat documentary about a 13-year-old Kazakh girl..."
Nov. 23, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis
Game of Aces
World War I thriller gets lost in the desert
"...are his real passion. Unfortunately, his film never takes flight...."
Sept. 2, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Independence Day: Resurgence
ID:R is probably everything you were expecting and less
"...survived the first invasion, USMC Captain Hiller perished while flight-testing some alien tech-enhanced hardware) converge and collide to little..."
July 1, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
People Places Things
Indie relationship comedy starring Jemaine Clement is slight but sweet
"...talent most famous stateside as one half of HBO’s Flight of the Conchords duo – carries the film as..."
Aug. 21, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Tomorrowland
Seeming more like a calculation than a flight of fancy, this adventure tale has both hits and misses
"...a result, seems more like a calculation than a flight of fancy. Still, many of its calculations add up...."
May 22, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Wild Tales
Anthology film from Argentina finds the dark humor in six revenge stories
"...jaw-dropping opening episode in which passengers on a commercial flight realize they all share one thing in common –..."
March 27, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis
What We Do in the Shadows
Cleverly executed, this vampire spoof by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi, is a lot of fun.
"...tropes and undead issues. Think The Young Ones meets Flight of the Conchords by way of Anne Rice’s Interview..."
Feb. 27, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
If We Plant It, They Will Come
Monarch butterflies have a simple request
"...since we first covered the monarch butterfly’s plight in flight, co-owner Flint Beard of Lone Star Nursery reports an..."
Aug. 22, 2014 Food Post by Jessi Cape
Only Lovers Left Alive
In this hypnotic love story, Jim Jarmusch gives us vampires who are bohemian outsiders and not blood-sucking freaks.
"...living languorously in Tangier when she books a night flight to Detroit, to come to the side of her..."
April 25, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
One of the better offerings from Marvel’s growing multimedia omniverse, this film gives fans plenty to chew on.
"...(fewer Nazis to smash), The Winter Soldier is a top-flight entry in Marvel’s increasingly complex multimedia omniverse...."
April 4, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Love & Air Sex
Bryan Poyser's Austin-made rom-com delivers splendidly on the promise of its raunchy title.
"...their friend Kara (Paxton), so he impulsively books a flight with the hope of “accidentally” running in to his..."
Feb. 14, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
I'm in Love With a Church Girl
The title says it all.
"...– “You wanna send me to hell? Book the flight!” – but in fact, he’s in conversation not with..."
Oct. 25, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Red Wing
Honest, down-home flavor mixes with melodramatic excess in this Texas-made movie produced by Terrence Malick.
"...overbearing soundtrack. Red Wing flaps hard, but never achieves flight...."
Oct. 11, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Prince Avalanche
Paul Rudd and Emile Hirsch co-star in David Gordon Green's pleasing backcounty dramady, whose tone is heightened by its setting in burned-out Bastrop, Texas.
"...the best. Stake out an ideal location and two top-flight actors, add a screenplay loosely adapted from an obscure..."
Aug. 16, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Les Misérables
This extravagant adaptation of the monster-hit musical is a little pitchy, but it's still a potent piece of cinema.
"...Javert (Crowe), forces a spiritual crisis and yet another flight from the law. Indeed, the ever-recurring refrain (amid a..."
Dec. 28, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
From the Vaults: John Goodman's Very Good Year
John Goodman adds zest to Flight, Argo, and Trouble With the Curve
"...that have debuted in just the last quarter – Flight, Argo, and Trouble With the Curve – Goodman has..."
Nov. 3, 2012 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
Steve Carell and Keira Knightley find love and companionship in the face of the apocalypse.
"...apartment building’s fire escape because she missed the last flight out of New York to reunite with her family..."
June 22, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Apollo 18
This secretive film's premise is that it reveals suppressed footage of the U.S. government's secret mission to the moon.
"...is an intriguing, if never enthralling, fusion of period space-flight procedural, conspiracy theory, and monster movie...."
Sept. 9, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Even the Rain
Amid citizen unrest in Bolivia, a Spanish film crew attempts to mount a revisionist history of Christopher Columbus.
"...the town square just as the Spaniards take terrified flight from ground zero; these scenes make for maximal tension,..."
April 15, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
The Eagle
This sword-and-sandals epic is an old-fashioned boys' adventure tale about Roman warriors in the second century.
"...soft-focus backgrounds and moral compass, The Eagle tepidly takes flight but fails to soar...."
Feb. 11, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Black Swan
Darren Aronofsky and Natalie Portman whip things into a baroque frenzy in this crazed hybrid of drama and horror set amid a ballet corps.
"...visage in people on the street: This is about flight from self. That simple fact is obscured – but..."
Dec. 10, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Old Dogs
Mork and Vinny Barbarino star in this witless comedy about middle-aged men caring for a couple of 7-year-olds.
"...be good for Mac’s legacy.) As with Mac, numerous top-flight performers (among them Dillon, Ann-Margret, Wilson, an unbilled Long)..."
Nov. 27, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Soul Power
The "Rumble in the Jungle" was the main event, but this concert in the Congo was a hell of an undercard.
"..."Cuando Llegaré" accompanied by King's strumming on the 13-hour flight and Ray Barretto inciting a jamming drum circle at..."
