Film Review: Sister Aimee
The true-ish story of the original celebrity hoax
Marjorie Baumgarten
91-120 of 4,240 entries
SXSW, March 15, 2019
Birds of Passage
Colombian drama redefines the drug trafficking movie
Movie Review, March 15, 2019
Apollo 11
Astounding documentary takes us back to the first crewed mission to the moon
Movie Review, March 15, 2019
Film Review: Apollo 11
Unseen footage takes us back to the first moon landing
SXSW, March 12, 2019
Recap: Pamela Adlon Embraces Better Things
The comedian and show creator talks the strength of scars
SXSW, March 11, 2019
Film Review: The Wall of Mexico
Border tensions from a new perspective
SXSW, March 9, 2019
The Kid
The tale of Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid gets a worthwhile if workmanlike retelling
Movie Review, March 8, 2019
Greta
Chloë Grace Moretz and Isabelle Huppert play cat-and-mouse in this glorious potboiler
Movie Review, March 1, 2019
Everybody Knows
Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem charm in this slight tale of lost loves and kidnapping
Movie Review, Feb. 22, 2019
Never Look Away
Art history drama set across and after the Third Reich has few lessons to teach
Movie Review, Feb. 22, 2019
Isn’t It Romantic
Another entry in the bizarre "head trauma leads to female empowerment" rom-com genre
Movie Review, Feb. 15, 2019
2019 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Animation
The Academy's five favorite animated shorts, plus two ringers
Movie Review, Feb. 8, 2019
Cold War
Love and history in the ruins of post-World War II Europe
Movie Review, Jan. 25, 2019
The Upside
Remake of a true story of an unlikely friendship is the flattest version yet
Movie Review, Jan. 18, 2019
Marjorie Baumgarten’s Top 10 Films of 2018
Screens, Dec. 27, 2018
At Eternity’s Gate
Transcendent examination of van Gogh through his own eyes
Movie Review, Dec. 7, 2018
Maria by Callas
The genius soprano's contentious career in her own words
Movie Review, Nov. 30, 2018
Widows
Viola Davis leads an efficient heist that rarely blows the doors off
Movie Review, Nov. 16, 2018
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
The Coen brothers head West, but it's a bumpy ride
Movie Review, Nov. 16, 2018
What They Had
Authentic Alzheimer's drama steers just clear of soap opera
Movie Review, Nov. 9, 2018
Austin Film Festival Brings Paul Dano's Wildlife to Town
The actor becomes director with literary family drama
Screens, Oct. 25, 2018
The Happy Prince
Tragic Oscar Wilde biopic flies sporadically
Movie Review, Oct. 26, 2018
Studio 54
The rise, fall, and legacy of NYC's most famous nightclub
Movie Review, Oct. 19, 2018
Thunder Road
SXSW award winner is a captivating study of a mess of a man
Movie Review, Oct. 12, 2018
Monsters and Men
Racism drama never matches its powerhouse opening sequence
Movie Review, Oct. 5, 2018
A Star Is Born
Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga headline this remake of a remake of a remake
Movie Review, Oct. 5, 2018
22 July
Horrific Norwegian terrorist attack dissected a little too cleanly to be moving
Movie Review, Oct. 5, 2018
Smallfoot
Furry animated antics as yetis find proof: Humans exist!
Movie Review, Sept. 28, 2018
The Future Was in Toronto
Toronto International Film Festival showcased the fall’s big films
Screens, Sept. 20, 2018
The Song of Sway Lake
Period family drama is evocative, if sometimes lacking in clarity
