Pain & Gain
One of the dirty secrets of modern American filmmaking is what a skilled director Michael Bay really is.
"...Doorbal finds true love while clean and sober, and born-again Doyle falls off every wagon he’s on or near...."
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April 26, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black
Greens Gain Ballot Access in Curious Fashion
Dems question Greens' help from GOP
"...leaves the Green Party of Texas – which campaigns against corporate involvement in elections – in the awkward situation..."
July 9, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
Infinity Baby
Babies (young and old) who can't grow up
"...take the child, they hatch a scheme for financial gain and the plot is off and running (well, off..."
Sept. 15, 2017 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki
My Scientology Movie
Another doc on L. Ron Hubbard's cash cow
"...Theroux and his camera crew attempt early on to gain entry to the church via the traditionally unsuccessful route..."
March 31, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
A Brave Heart: The Lizzie Velasquez Story
An Austin woman confronts Internet cruelty with compassion
"...has left her blind in one eye, unable to gain weight, and subject to endless prodding and tests, turned..."
Sept. 25, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki
Filth
Based on a book by Trainspotting's Irvine Welsh, this film keeps close company with a nihilistic character, but unwisely pulls its punches.
"...redemption. The difference is that Filth seeks to eventually gain your sympathies, tricking you to care about a character..."
June 6, 2014 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki
Oscar-Nominated Short Films 2014: Animation
Five works of superior, ambitious animation.
"...on a legend in which tools and inanimate objects gain souls after a century. The film is a richly..."
Feb. 7, 2014 Movie Review by Louis Black
In Darkness
Agnieszka Holland, the director of Europa Europa, creates a blood-quickening Holocaust drama about Poles who were hidden in the sewers.
"...cynically calculating the odds, he figures he stands to gain more by helping them elude the Germans...."
March 16, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Oliver Stone delivers an enlivening and wickedly entertaining take on the occasional angels and plentiful demons that have run the country into financial ruin.
"...so he can help fund green energy research to gain the approval of his liberal blogger girlfriend, Winnie (Mulligan),..."
Sept. 24, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Adam
Hugh Dancy and Rose Byrne co-star in this love story about a guy with Asperger's Syndrome and the girl who lives next door.
"...confides to Rose, which turns out to be an ungainly and overworked metaphor for Adam, who has Asperger’s Syndrome,..."
Aug. 14, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
House
In this Christian horror film, a mad killer who claims to have slain God, torments two couples seeking shelter.
"...must confront and confess their prior sins before they gain any hope of making it to the proverbial church..."
Nov. 14, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
G.I. Jesus
Jesus Feliciano is a Mexican national who joins the Marines to gain U.S. citizenship and returns home from Iraq with a nasty case of post-traumatic stress disorder.
"...(Arquette), a Mexican national who joins the Marines to gain U.S. citizenship and who returns home to Los Angeles..."
March 23, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt
United 93
United 93 is a sober, humanistic portrait of America’s literal “first responders,” who in an instant were forced to wrap their heads around a new, unfathomable reality.
"...air-traffic control towers and agencies as they struggle to gain an understanding of the events that are occurring in..."
April 28, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
The Benchwarmers
Another comedy from ex-SNLers, along with Napoleon Dynamite's Jon Heder and baseball's Reggie Jackson.
"...three hapless friends competing in a Little League tournament against all the bullying teams from around the state. Lovitz..."
April 14, 2006 Movie Review by Toddy Burton
Constantine
Adapted from Alan Moore’s groundbreaking DC/Vertigo comic title, Constantine is sure to divide the series’ most rabid fans, but those who can set aside their preconceptions will discover one of the more artfully designed comic-based films in some time.
"...in protest over what he viewed as unpardonable sins against his storyline, but for all its divergences from Moore’s..."
Feb. 18, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Super Size Me
In his cheeky but incendiary documentary about our fast food nation, Morgan Spurlock chronicles the deterioration of his body after a 30-day "McDiet."
"...blessing in disguise; despite Super Size Me’s considerable evidence against him, at this point I’d sooner put my trust..."
May 14, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Secret Window
Even the powerful combination of Johnny Depp and John Turturro can't save this Stephen King film adapatation.
"...the powers that be. Their error is the critics’ gain, though, and even the presence of Johnny Depp, as..."
March 12, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Sound and Fury
"...cochlear implant, a device that allows deaf persons to gain some, if not all, hearing capabilities. Two brothers (and..."
Dec. 8, 2000 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Eternity and a Day
"...the world of Greek filmmaker Theo Angelopoulos is to gain a whole new set of reference points for the..."
Sept. 24, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith
Blue Streak
"...He logically decides to pose as a cop to gain entry but before he discovers his waylaid gem, he..."
Sept. 24, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
The Chambermaid
"...jealous of the woman in his stories. Horty's stories gain the strength of reality for him as audiences continue..."
Sept. 25, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Battle for the Minds
"...skewering Southern Baptist leaders' troglodytic views, especially their stand against allowing women to be pastors. But there's more than..."
May 16, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith
The LoveMaster
"...life has been spent perfecting impressions in order to gain acceptance and attention. Parlaying this talent into a somewhat..."
Nov. 8, 1996 Movie Review by Alison Macor
Moll Flanders
"...its packed two hours. Robin Wright is sure to gain new fans with her deft portrayal of Moll, a..."
June 14, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
The East is Red
"...impostors attempting to use her fame for their own gain. One such impostor, Snow (an icy performance from Chinese..."
June 24, 1994 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan
Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright
"...in their big screen formats where they tend to gain a bit more solidity in addition to the support..."
Oct. 22, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Van Gogh
"...the final months of his life, you will not gain much insight into the shallow portrait that Pialat paints..."
Feb. 5, 1993 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce
Turtle Beach
"...through all segments of society. Scacchi uses Chen to gain access to the off-limits refugee camps and obtain the..."
May 8, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Boyz N the Hood
Singleton's 1991 movie about three black boys growing to manhood in the combat zones of L.A.'s South Central remains a searing cultural indictment.
"...a caring, intelligent father determined to see his son gain safe passage into maturity, and an exit from the..."
July 19, 1991 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
The Weapon Is Really a Silent One
The politics of K'Naan
"...K’Naan stands to gain a whole mess of new fans with his festival..."
