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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.
"...Salvador Dalí (Pattinson), and Luis Buñuel (McNulty). The actors give the effort their all, and Pattinson particularly stands out..."

Aug. 7, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Lone Voice Against Cap Metro Reform Bill
Austin resident – get this – actually rides the bus!
"...which would re-shape Capital Metro’s board of directors and give the organization greater flexibility in extending and operating rail..."

May 5, 2009 News Post by Lee Nichols

Skills Like This
Winner of the SXSW Audience Award in 2007, Skills Like This is the story of a would-be writer and his impulsive, overnight career as a bank robber.
"...heartachey hitmakers). Director Miranda and cinematographer Robert F. Smith give the whole thing a smart, polished sheen – Skills..."

April 17, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Moscow, Belgium
Barbara Sarafian’s jaundiced but stoic portrait of exasperated middled-age womanhood is the big revelation of this Belgian import.
"...by male petitions of love, and too clever to give in to despair. In an otherwise forgettable movie, Sarafian’s..."

April 10, 2009 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Taken
Call it the last cinematic gasp of the Bush era.
"...Professional) and Robert Mark Kamen know that moviegoers will give a wide ethical berth to any father fighting to..."

Feb. 6, 2009 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Fanboys
This shaggy comedy is an earnest, sweetly geeked tribute to fandom.
"...Veronica Mars' Bell as the gang's Girl Friday – give the film enough juice to coast to a second-act..."

Feb. 6, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Fat rent-a-cops are just naturally funny, right? Comedian Kevin James snags his first onscreen solo lead with this merry mall mayhem.
"...commerce on a little Segway to be endlessly hilarious. Give the character a goofy name like Blart and a..."

Jan. 23, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Vera Farmiga is a knockout in this otherwise predictable and emotionally manipulative story about the horror of the German concentration camps.
"...actually stare that brutality in the face, lest sympathy give way to horror. True artists will risk sacrificing audience..."

Nov. 21, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Repo! The Genetic Opera
This cyber-gothic opera set in an unsavory world of the near-future stars Sarah Brightman, Paul Sorvino, and Paris Hilton, among others.
"...the age-old quest for eternal beauty? Not much, I'll give you that, and Repo! The Genetic Opera – while..."

Nov. 7, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Rachel Getting Married
Anne Hathaway tears up the screen in Jonathan Demme's new film about a self-absorbed woman who wreaks family havoc while out of rehab to attend her sister's wedding.
"...shortchanged, although Demme has a large enough heart to give everyone at least a moment of spotlight. Smith's comes..."

Oct. 31, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

What We Do Is Secret
Darby Crash, the L.A. punk rock junkie godhead leader of the Germs who died of an overdose in 1980, is revivified in this long-gestating but strangely sterile biopic.
"...stuff of great drama, and this forever-gestating (20 years, give or take) Crash/Germs biopic has been whispered about nearly..."

Oct. 17, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Nights in Rodanthe
This movie which reunites Richard Gere and Diane Lane is hardly the best chick flick around, but it’s the flick with the best chick by far.
"...as throwing oneself in front of a train have given way to more accessible notions of star-crossed love such..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
The Pevensie kids are summoned back to Narnia for yet another mystical adventure based on C.S. Lewis' series of fantasy books.
"...tale via lion, witch, and a wardrobe that would give Doctor Who's TARDIS a run for its money. That..."

May 23, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Honeydripper
John Sayles’ new drama is about life in a destitute African-American cotton-farming town in Jim Crow-era Alabama and the music that gave the region its mythology.
"...ability to dramatize the psychological and linguistic details that give identity to a subculture struggling for survival. His film..."

Feb. 1, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
Uwe Boll, the Timex watch of contemporary filmmakers (he takes a licking but keeps on ticking), strikes again.
"...German director Uwe Boll? And who would want to, given that Boll's steady output of terrifically awful cinematic adaptations..."

Jan. 18, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Lions for Lambs
Robert Redford's Lions for Lambs, in which he co-stars with Meryl Streep and Tom Cruise, is a piece of nervy political theatre that argues against individual complacency in wartime.
"...do you stand for? – is open to debate, given that polarized reactions to the film will inevitably overshadow..."

Nov. 9, 2007 Movie Review by Steve Davis

My Kid Could Paint That
This truly perplexing documentary begins as a fascinating cultural investigation of a child prodigy, but gradually devolves into an unintentionally creepy and exploitative document.
"...others but not to the Olmsteads, who continue to give him their unbridled trust and self-exposure. It is here..."

Nov. 2, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Ladrón Que Roba a Ladrón
This Spanish-language caper film, made in Los Angeles, offers grand entertainment and sociological import.
"...use his skills to steal from the rich and give to the poor. The rich, in this case, is..."

Aug. 31, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Bratz
Bring some bratitude and a passion for fashion, and you'll be almost as giddy as a 10-year-old girl.
"...student population into smaller packs. And though the Bratz give voice to lofty sentiments, such as “friendship is a..."

Aug. 3, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Firehouse Dog
A Hollywood pooch gets lost during a stunt and ends up a stray outside a downtown firehouse captained by a single dad with a stubborn school-skipping son.
"...that just because we can use computer technology to give dogs goofy faces, that doesn’t mean we should...."

April 13, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Color Me Kubrick: A True...ish Story
This story about a con man who pretended to be Stanley Kubrick is a playground for star John Malkovich.
"...Express VIP card at home,” he shrugs. Entranced, people give him bottles of vodka, hotel hospitality, and Mont Blanc..."

March 23, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Eragon
Dear George Lucas … It's bad enough that you've cloaked your true identity behind that of the 15-year-old bestselling novelist Christopher Paolini, but did you have to remake Episode IV all over again? With friggin' dragons?!
"...Robert Carlyle and Garrett Hedlund. Dear George Lucas: What gives with this Eragon jazz? I mean, gee whiz, did..."

Dec. 15, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dickens Does Dallas: A Christmastime Visit From the Ghosts of Henny Youngman, Rodney Dangerfield, and Andrew Dice Clay Teaches Me the True Meaning of Cowboys Football
"...concerned with the Christmas spirit. They were here to give me enough one-liners to fulfill the word count for..."

Dec. 8, 2006 Sports Post by Jeremy Martin

The Holiday
Nancy Meyers’ follow-up to Something’s Gotta Give mines the same go-girl terrain but is far less interesting, featuring stock characterizations and a blandly upbeat vibe.
"...they’ll break up.) Writer/director Meyers’ follow-up to Something’s Gotta Give mines the same go-girl terrain but is far less..."

Dec. 8, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
A stilted, manipulative, and altogether unfun film starring Tim Allen and Martin Short.
"...family coffers with this soulless monstrosity, and parents who give in to their young charges in the interest of..."

Nov. 10, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Death of Mr. Lazarescu
Mr. Dante Remus Lazarescu of Bucharest descends into a distinct rung of hell when he calls for an ambulance and is subsequently schlepped through Romania's uncaring medical system.
"...of Mr. Lazarescu in extremely long, handheld takes that give the impression of truthful, real-time observation. With a running..."

July 7, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Over the Hedge
Canny casting and a sly anti-consumerist message give this animated feature extra adult appeal, but like a lot of animated fare it’s overly busy and splashy.
"...Karey Kirkpatrick. Canny casting and a sly anti-consumerist message give this splashy big-screen treatment of the eponymous comic strip..."

May 19, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

L'Enfant
This Cannes Palme d'Or winner presents a maelstrom of grit, crime, poverty, and bureaucratic gridlock.
"...including Jimmy, their 9-day-old son. To say more would give away the plot, but the story picks up the..."

May 5, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Silent Hill
Eerie but ultimately unengaging film adaptation of Konami's smash series of video games has a pitch-perfect score and unnervingly nightmarish imagery.
"...fella – we didn't say "Simon Says!" But that'll give you a nudge in the tonal direction toward which..."

April 28, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Film Geek
Unfortunately, this low-budget portrait of a socially inept film-store geek is annoyingly two-dimensional, and the film's paper-thin plot and flat jokes don't help either.
"...of watching Scotty annoy people (namely the audience). Movies give us friends and stories and jokes. They raise our..."

April 28, 2006 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

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