Marjorie Baumgarten
Marjorie Baumgarten is a film critic and contributing writer at The Austin Chronicle, where she has worked in many capacities since the paper's founding in 1981. She served as the Chronicle's Film Reviews editor for 25 years.
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La Vie De Bohème
This film honors the romantic notion of the starving artist while simultaneously mocking its illusions and pretensions.
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Heroes Shed No Tears
A D.E.A. agent hooks up with a retired soldier to dethrone a drug lord in John Woo’s Hong Kong shoot-’em-up.
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Carlito’s Way
De Palma’s film is anchored by an interesting story, fine performances, and is hoisted by an intoxicating field of vision that also maintains a sharply focused perspective.