SXSW Film Review: Signature Move
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March 12, 2017 SXSW Post by Sarah Marloff
Signature Snafus
"...Judge Jerry Smith, voters have little problem getting their signatures to match. The problem "is neither so serious nor..."
Oct. 21, 2020 Postmarks
Echo in the Canyon
History of the Laurel Canyon folk-rock scene gets lost in its own winding paths
"...was released in 1970 and is one of the signature records of that time and place. More mystifying is..."
June 21, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
The Curse of La Llorona
Latest Conjuring spin-off is a pale imitation of James Wan's original
"...hired hand to make a Wan-like vehicle. From Wan’s signature tracking shots down to the ghost’s design itself (La..."
April 19, 2019 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf
Isn’t It Romantic
Another entry in the bizarre "head trauma leads to female empowerment" rom-com genre
"...somehow been transformed into a romantic comedy, Rebel Wilson’s signature sarcasm nicely undercuts the genre’s perks...."
Feb. 15, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
The Coen brothers head West, but it's a bumpy ride
"...Although all the episodes contain elements of the Coens’ signature mix of jokiness and solemnity, the chapters unevenly grab..."
Nov. 16, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool
Annette Bening soars in the last days of starlet Gloria Grahame
"...Bening that you can take away one of her signature traits and she still takes your breath away. Here,..."
Feb. 2, 2018 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Split
Another twisted (and twisty) offering from M. Night Shyamalan
"...posing as another. Shyamalan also includes one of his signature surprise endings, although this one is something more like..."
Jan. 20, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Ride Along 2
Ice Cube and Kevin Hart partner again as mismatched cops
"...Cube maintains his signature scowl throughout, while Hart does his antic motormouth thing...."
Jan. 15, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Pawn Sacrifice
Fictionalized tale of famed chess bout between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky
"...a Russian bear and as ice-cool as the country’s signature 80-proof spirit. Is it unpatriotic to wish this was..."
Sept. 25, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Mood Indigo
Michel Gondry's latest presents us with an elaborate yet handmade artifice that's thoroughly charming until its color drains away.
"...Gondry’s signature homemade aesthetic perfectly animates the nutty inventions that are..."
Aug. 15, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Austin Fashion Week Recommended: April 27
If Sunday is your holy day you may not make it to services
"...Attic (315 Congress, 7pm). The benefit wardrobe is from Signature Bridal and select accessories from Shalottlilly. These looks are..."
April 26, 2014 Design Post by Anne Harris
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
In something of a prequel, this is Jack Ryan's origin story – before Tom Clancy got his hooks in him.
"...Shadow Recruit – yet another reboot of Tom Clancy’s signature creation/cash cow – is the kind of shrugging action..."
Jan. 24, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
To the Wonder
Terrence Malick makes a swift return to our screens with this evocative story about the stages of love.
"...Most of Malick’s signature elements are here: the profundity of nature and its..."
April 12, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Jab Tak Hai Jaan
Bollywood romance.
"...by this beloved Bollywood filmmaker is another of his signature romances. In this case, a romantic triangle is played..."
Nov. 16, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Atlas Shrugged: Part II
Atlas isn't the only one to shrug off this tiresome load of Ayn Rand – but with poor production values.
"...of the planned three-part film adaptation of Ayn Rand’s signature tome is a rickety construction. Plagued with poor production..."
Oct. 19, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Chimpanzee
The Planet Earth filmmakers turn their cameras on an orphaned chimp.
"..."Tool Time Tim" fixation with power tools and his signature grunt. By film's end, you'll wish they tossed Allen..."
April 27, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Captain America: The First Avenger
Marvel Entertainment continues to pave the road for its forthcoming Avengers epic with another origin story for another superhero.
"...1941 with the Stars and Stripes emblazoned on his signature shield. Born runty but transformed in a lab into..."
July 29, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Nora's Will
This Mexican award winner is a melodrama with a darkly comic streak about a Jewish woman who masterminds her family's lives even after her death.
"...sentimental by the end and lacks a distinctive visual signature. As the film opens, we observe Nora (Mariscal) setting..."
May 27, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Hall Pass
Owen Wilson and Jason Sudeikis star in this Farrelly brothers comedy about two guys given a free pass by their wives from the vows of matrimony.
"...Mary or the underrated Stuck on You – their signature raunch is sweetly tempered by daffy high-spiritedness. But there’s..."
March 4, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
The real Parnassus of this story is director Terry Gilliam, who salvaged his movie despite the sudden death of his star, Heath Ledger, midway through shooting.
"...here is Gilliam. In what has almost become his signature m.o., Gilliam rescued his film from the jaws of..."
Jan. 8, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
Hugh Grant and Sarah Jessica Parker play a feuding New York City couple who rediscover their love while out West.
"...actors Grant and Parker, who each here underplay their signature stammering and bubbliness, were allowed free rein to infuse..."
Dec. 18, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Duplicity
Julia Roberts and Clive Owen star in this new thriller about schemers and double-dealers.
"...a very fine actor, but when stripped of his signature menace, he has a slack, dopey look about him...."
March 20, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Miracle at St. Anna
Spike Lee fights the good fight but loses the battle in his bloated and muddled World War II epic that pays tribute to the Army's Buffalo Soldiers.
"...in their company, these characters never develop beyond their signature traits into memorable human beings. Aubrey Stamps (Luke) is..."
Sept. 26, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Redbelt
Although David Mamet's new film, which is set in the mixed-martial arts fight world, contains all the storyteller's familiar motifs, Redbelt may also represent his most commercial venture yet.
"...Mametian work, in which the playwright and film writer/director’s signature motifs of honor, trickery, and manhood are all present,..."
May 9, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
There Will Be Blood
This powerful character study and origin story is rooted in American soil.
"...as Boogie Nights and Magnolia, here tones down his signature visual and narrative flamboyance in favor of a more..."
Jan. 18, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
We Own the Night
Joaquin Phoenix is dynamic, Mark Wahlberg subdued, and Robert Duvall trusty in this otherwise redundant story about brothers on opposite sides of the law.
"...plot but degrade the film's sense of veracity. Gray's signature long takes and overhead shots are in evidence and..."
Oct. 12, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Talk to Me
Cheadle leads a great cast through a musical glance at D.C. in the Sixties and Seventies.
"...with “Wake up, goddammit!” and signs off with his signature, “This is Petey Greene's Washington.” The pressures of success..."
Aug. 3, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton
The Aristocrats
The gleefully profane The Aristocrats provides a survey of some of the best comic minds in the business.
"...Brothers, Eddie Izzard, and dozens more all put their signature on the joke or tell stories about legendary versions..."
Aug. 26, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Zatôichi
Beneath its layers of epic detail, this Zatôichi is cinematic cotton candy.
"...weird and wonderful, with the broad strokes and artistic signature of gore auteur "Beat" Takeshi, who also stars as..."
Aug. 20, 2004 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman
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