2017 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Documentaries – Program A
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Feb. 10, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
The Eagle Huntress
Real-life heroine soars above tradition
"...authentic movie heroine, like Katniss, Elsa, and other third-wave girls on film who defy gender expectations. No wonder grrrl..."
Nov. 23, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis
Antibirth
A party girl discovers she's pregnant
"...as a post-millennial splatterpunk barrage of guts, guns, and girls gone wild – sorry, no God here. But Perez,..."
Oct. 28, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
La Leyenda del Chupacabras
Dark animated tale may be too frightening for children
"...Leyenda films) gab, and a couple of magical flying girls interact with Leo. One of them babbles about Facebook..."
Oct. 21, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
The Girl on the Train
Another girl gone in this tedious adaptation
"...Gone girls are very big business. Certainly Paula Hawkins’ bestseller The..."
Oct. 7, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
Zac Efron and Adam Devine are a bratty fraternity of two
"...parents issue an ultimatum: Find a couple of respectable girls to bring to the nuptials or else. Of course,..."
July 8, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
Seth Rogen learns that girls just want to have fun
"...more importantly – in a Rogen film; and c) Girls just wanna have fun, without having to worry about..."
May 20, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Belle & Sebastian Hikes Energy Rates
Time to dance with the Scottish posh pops – Friday at the Moody
"...Moody Theater show on Friday to talk about January’s Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance...."
Aug. 26, 2015 Music Post by Abby Johnston
Annie
This Annie is of our time, even if we've grown remote from spunky little girls.
"...Little girls will love it. I used to be a little..."
Dec. 19, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Blended
America's favorite screen couple, Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore, mosey through another rom-com.
"...can teach them how to bat balls, and Jim’s girls need someone who can educate them about buying tampons...."
May 23, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Vampire Academy
This month's flavor in the teen vampire continuum.
"...Percy Jackson and the Olympians by way of Mean Girls, with a side of (what else?) Harry Potter. Screenwriter..."
Feb. 14, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Go for Sisters
John Sayles' new film, which stars Edward James Olmos and LisaGay Hamilton, is the indie film icon's best work in years.
"...“go for sisters.” But life somehow intervened, and the girls went their separate ways – each one, ironically, functioning..."
Dec. 6, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
‘The Newsroom’ Made Me Wish Chivalry Was Still Dead
HBO show ends season 2 with a ride on the mansplain train
"...well have been called “Suck It, Sucka. P.S. Aren’t Girls THE WORST?”..."
Sept. 16, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones
The To Do List
The twist in this raunchy loss-of-virginity comedy starring Aubrey Plaza is that it comes from a teenage girls' perspective.
"...it at the movies? Been there, done that. But girls’ loss of virginity? That is a tale less told,..."
July 26, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
DVD Watch: My Neighbor Totoro
Hayao Miyazaki's sweet and monstrous classic arrives on Blu-ray
"...Instead, 25 years later, the tale of two Japanese girls and their magical troll friend has earned a Blu-ray..."
May 21, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Film Flam
Sequels, students, and summer shakeups
"...new host, strippers get some more love, and Gilmore Girls gets another look, all in this edition of Film..."
May 2, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese
The Sapphires
Exuberant but fairly formulaic, this Australian film is a backstage story about an all-girl singing group from the outback in the Sixties.
"...to again and again. The twist is that the girls – Gail (Mailman), Julie (Mauboy), Kay (Sebbens), and Cynthia..."
April 12, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Only the Young
This gorgeously shot documentary impression of three teenagers in Santa Clarita, California, effectively captures the sensation of youth on the verge.
"...Garrison is the linchpin, sweet, sensitive, and catnip to girls; Kevin is his best friend, a competitive skateboarder whose..."
Feb. 22, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Bad Kids Go to Hell
This Texas-made high school comedy that's based on a comic book mixes elements of The Breakfast Club with Scoobie Doo with uneven results.
"...ass-end of senior year: boys running around with weapons, girls mugging sexy-sassy, narrative continuity be damned. A jumble of..."
Dec. 7, 2012 Movie Review by Leah Churner
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2
The Twilight's over, and the darkness has just begun.
"...already, spliced together by a small army of sighing girls who may now turn those editing chops toward endeavors..."
Nov. 23, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
The AggreGAYtor: October 26
Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news
"...Teresa Giudice hangs out with her girls, President Obama makes an announcement, and Mitt Romney goes..."
Oct. 26, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson
Pitch Perfect
Despite the cookie-cutter dysfunction seen in this college girls' a cappella group, this film film can be a lot of fun.
"...it behind my back” – and a cookie-cutter dysfunctional, all-girls a cappella group. One soft-spoken singer, played by Hana..."
Sept. 28, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
This third film in the tween series is funny without being in any way condescending to its target audience.
"...Frazzled parents of the tween boys (and girls) of summer, your cinematic savior has arrived. And, not..."
Aug. 3, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Star of Texas Preview: B.A.D. Looking For More Gold
B.ay A.rea D.erby go from bowl hosts to visitors
"...Texas Bowl this weekend, and the B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls are the only one not top of their region...."
July 19, 2012 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker
The Cabin in the Woods
Cabin in the Woods is the most intoxicating morsel to hit the horror circuit since Scream or, at least, Paranormal Activity.
"...on a weekend getaway off the grid. Of the girls, there's the sexually active Jules (Hutchison) and the virginal..."
April 13, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
The Descendants
George Clooney teams up with Sideways filmmaker Alexander Payne for this funny but tender story that's a little too smug for its own good.
"...Alexander Payne (Sideways, About Schmidt) don't always square: The girls seem more precociously rebellious than tyrannical – OK, so..."
Nov. 25, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
The HPV Flashback
After rivals attack Perry, a review of the 2007 Gardasil fight
"...national stage for his 2007 order to vaccinate school girls against human papillomavirus. But, as is the way with..."
Sept. 13, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker
Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer
Young Judy's summer takes an upward swing when her Aunt Opal (played by Heather Graham) comes to stay.
"...generally a fan of movies that choose to star girls (of any age) as their lead subjects, Judy Moody..."
June 17, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family
Madea is tasked once again with fixing a broken family.
"...for respectability with last year’s literary adaptation For Colored Girls and his ensemble piece Why Did I Get Married..."
April 29, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Win Win
Paul Giamatti stars in this dark comedy from the director of The Station Agent and The Visitor.
"...hit a rough patch. He's father to two young girls; husband to Jackie (Ryan), an affectionate but needling wife;..."
April 8, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Bullock Texas State History Museum
