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Escape From Tomorrow
Shot guerrilla-style at Disneyland and Disney World, this surreal drama about a man's mental disintegration at "the happiest place on Earth" lands a spitball in the Mouse's eye.
"...and its corporate associates, and with only a bare-bones script – Moore’s Bizarro-world, dystopic take on the entire Disney..."

Oct. 11, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Bad Milo!
In this gross but smart comedy from Jacob Vaughan, a man's stress grows into a monster that explodes from his rectum.
"...Austin resident Jacob Vaughan, Bad Milo! has a whip-smart script written by Vaughan and Benjamin Hayes, and goofy genius..."

Oct. 4, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Planes
This new animated film is charmless and schematic.
"...on this world-geography sprint that stands out. And the script, by Jeffrey M. Howard (who previously penned a series..."

Aug. 9, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Girl Most Likely
Kristen Wiig plays the darker side of the girl who hasn't fulfilled her potential and Annette Bening co-stars as her Atlantic City mom.
"...Michelle Morgan’s script has some witty asides, both verbal and visual, and..."

July 19, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

American Mary
The plastic surgery performed in this horror film gives real meaning to going under the knife.
"...authority figure for no apparent reason. (The film’s spotty script is rife with many such WTF moments.) She exacts..."

May 31, 2013 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Epic
This imaginative 3-D animated fantasy takes place in a forest world.
"...Great voice work, stunning visuals, and a witty, full script make this entertaining for all ages. A complex world..."

May 24, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black

The Big Wedding
In this wedding comedy, a bridegroom’s bitterly divorced parents (De Niro and Keaton) must pretend they’re still married to appease his Catholic birth mother.
"...Perplexingly, Zackham sidesteps the more fecund possibilities of the script. Devout Catholicism – not exactly de rigueur in contemporary..."

May 3, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Gatekeepers
Six retired directors of Israel’s domestic intelligence agency candidly reflect.
"...the talking. The Oscar-nominated documentary The Gatekeepers flips the script, to astonishing effect, giving voice to the retired directors..."

March 22, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

AFF2012: Attacking the Nitty Gritty Panel
Should psychedelics fail...
"...Nitty Gritty: How to Best Prepare Before Writing Your Script," moderator Sarah Bird ran through the tools screenwriters turn..."

Oct. 21, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

For a Good Time Call …
The Apatowian bromance has found its reverse-gender equivalent in this comedy about two gals who enter the phone-sex biz.
"...Lauren Miller, who co-wrote the script with Katie Anne Naylon, plays Lauren, a strait-laced, high-achieving..."

Sept. 7, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Robot & Frank
This weird, winning little movie explores what happens to the essential self as the memory goes.
"...than a thematic concern of Christopher D. Ford's nuanced script: The robot provides Frank, so lost in his past,..."

Aug. 31, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Hit & Run
Dax Shepard's sophomore directorial feature is a mixture of earnest and romantic road movie, high-octane chase picture, and slapstick comedy.
"...addition to acting and co-directing, he also penned the script.)..."

Aug. 24, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

ParaNorman
The animation outfit behind Coraline scores another one for the dark side with this endearingly sweet and spooky ode to the supernatural.
"...the in-between. Boasting candy-floss colors and a clever, terrorific script – by co-director Butler – ParaNorman pays frequent homage..."

Aug. 17, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Total Recall
This Total Recall is fast, furious, and frequently fun, but it lacks the snappy, weirdo vibe of its predecessor.
"...insurgent feels right, but Kurt Wimmer and Mark Bomback's script rarely gives the viewer time to ponder this poor..."

Aug. 3, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Extraterrestrial
Spanish filmmaker Nacho Vigalondo cloaks this romantic comedy within the promise of a science-fiction story.
"...Best Actor at the 2011 Fantastic Fest), and the script is dotted with amusing bits of business. But, on..."

July 13, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Raven
John Cusack plays Edgar Allan Poe in this historically imaginative but dull and off-putting detective story set in old Baltimore.
"...Ben Livingston and Hannah Shakespeare's script is the real culprit here. It's a mishmash of..."

May 4, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Carnage
Roman Polanski directs this chamber piece about the demise of social decorum that's adapted from the play God of Carnage.
"...are encouraged to oversell their increasing inebriation. Still, the script is chockablock with al dente amusements – obvious targets..."

Jan. 13, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Darkest Hour
Five young people lead the advance against an alien attack in Moscow.
"...not his finest, either. Saddled with a truly weak script from Jon Spaihts (who has also penned Ridley Scott's..."

Dec. 30, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dream House
Despite an impressive cast and director, Dream House is a confounding mess.
"...its impressive cast and director. I blame David Loucka's script, which starts off as what appears to be a..."

Oct. 7, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

50/50
50/50 accomplishes the near-impossible: It's a feel-good cancer comedy.
"...Writer Will Reiser based the script on his own bout with spinal cancer in his..."

Sept. 30, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Colombiana
A professional assassin by day, a vigilante by night: Zoe Saldana is Luc Besson's latest femme fatale.
"...name. A disciple of Luc Besson (who co-wrote the script with Robert Mark Kamen), Megaton simply does not live..."

Sept. 2, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Bad Teacher
Cameron Diaz productively sidesteps her good-times-gal image to play this human cancer who lays waste to everyone who gets in her way.
"...isn't so subversive – Gene Stupnitsky and Lee Eisenberg's script is basically Bad Santa's public-school analog – but it..."

July 1, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Beaver
Jodie Foster directs Mel Gibson in this odd family drama.
"...as directs The Beaver, which is based on a script by Austin resident Kyle Killen that’s had a reputation..."

May 6, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Red Riding Hood
Catherine Hardwicke, the director of the first Twilight movie, helms this update of the fairy tale.
"...Twilight, Thirteen, and The Nativity Story. But David Johnson’s script for Red Riding Hood is so ludicrous and packed..."

March 18, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Life as We Know It
It's Two Singletons and a Baby, starring Katherine Heigl and Josh Duhamel.
"...numerous clichéd montages set to popular music, and the script by Ian Deitchman and Kristin Rusk Robinson brings little..."

Oct. 8, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Leaves of Grass
Edward Norton plays dual roles as twin brothers from Oklahoma in this off-kilter mash-up of comedy and drama that co-stars Susan Sarandon and Richard Dreyfuss.
"...life upheavals. It sounds pat, but it's not. The script (by Nelson) mines parallel seams of black, Coen brothers-esque..."

Sept. 24, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Expendables
Sylvester Stallone helms this clash of the titans of action cinema that coasts on its concept while blowing up lots of stuff.
"...the the problem rests with Dave Callaham and Stallone's script, which feels thrown together and weary. It's not that..."

Aug. 13, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Eat Pray Love
Julia Roberts stars in this adaptation of Elizabeth Gilbert's novel about a journey of self-discovery, but the result is undercooked.
"...Viola Davis, Mike O'Malley and Hadi Subiyanto. When the script for Eat Pray Love landed in Richard Jenkins' inbox,..."

Aug. 13, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Disappearance of Alice Creed
A kidnapping caper with only three characters and one basic location, this masterful British film ratchets up the suspense to mind-frying proportions.
"...Alice Creed arrives in sync with your expectations. Blakeson’s script is as good as his direction, and this genuine..."

Aug. 6, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Salt
Salt reboots the cinematic cloaks and daggers of the Cold War espionage thriller.
"...the power of contemporary terror paranoia – and the script by Kurt Wimmer (The Thomas Crown Affair) is convoluted..."

July 23, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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