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Love, Gilda
The SNL original in all her shining joy
Film Review, Sep. 20, 2018
Don't Leave Home
A strange trip to the Emerald Isle
Film Review, Sep. 13, 2018
The Predator
The Predator needs an editor
Film Review, Sep. 13, 2018
aGLIFF Review: Wild Nights With Emily
If only all poetry lessons were this hilarious and fun
Screens Daily, Sep. 10, 2018 4:38 PM
aGLIFF Review: Anchor and Hope
Sperm donor comedy is more charming than that description implies
Screens Daily, Sep. 10, 2018 4:00 PM
John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection
The genius of the original bad boy of tennis, deconstructed
Film Review, Sep. 6, 2018
New Name but Same Mission for aGLIFF
The All Genders, Lifestyles, and Identities Film Festival embraces the diversity of queer culture
Screens Feature, Sep. 6, 2018
Juliet, Naked
Nick Hornby adaptation debunks the myth of authenticity
Film Review, Aug. 30, 2018
Mile 22
Wahlberg and company get bloody as a CIA black ops team
Film Review, Aug. 23, 2018
Papillon
New adaptation of Henri Charrière's autobiographical novel of life on Devil's Island
Film Review, Aug. 23, 2018
Dog Days
By-the-numbers summer rom-com has more going for it than just puppers
Film Review, Aug. 9, 2018
Death of a Nation
Dinesh D'Souza, at it again, in another propaganda exercise
Film Review, Aug. 2, 2018
Struggling to Get by in Rome
The pure perfection and modern resonance of Bicycle Thieves lives on
Screens Feature, Aug. 2, 2018
Mission: Impossible – Fallout
Tom Cruise risks life and limb in one of the best missions yet
Film Review, Jul. 26, 2018
Boundaries
Take a pleasant road trip with Christopher Plummer up the PCH
Film Review, Jul. 12, 2018
Sorry to Bother You
Sly sci-fi satire puts class, race, and selling out under the microscope
Film Review, Jul. 5, 2018
The Dangerous World of Jean-Paul Belmondo
AFS explores the action star beyond Breathless
Screens Feature, Jul. 5, 2018
Incredibles 2
Pixar's superhero family returns with familiar but still welcome action
Film Review, Jun. 14, 2018
Let the Sunshine In
Juliette Binoche looks for love in this unexpected Gallic rom-com.
Film Review, May. 31, 2018
Blood and Baby Carts
AFS presents samurai series Lone Wolf and Cub
Screens Feature, May. 24, 2018
Chronicle Recommends: War Movies
Movie picks for Memorial Day
Screens Feature, May. 24, 2018
Measure of a Man
Even Donald Sutherland reciting fortune cookie wisdom doesn't save this YA snore.
Film Review, May. 10, 2018
Racer and the Jailbird
Euro crime drama skips a gear in its switchback action.
Film Review, May. 10, 2018
Ghost Stories
Three very British tales of terror.
Film Review, May. 3, 2018
Final Portrait
High art in Paris with Armie Hammer and Geoffrey Rush.
Film Review, Apr. 19, 2018
New French Cinema Week at AFS
Head over heels for the new Gallic wave
Screens Feature, Apr. 19, 2018
Ismael's Ghosts
French drama follows the artist split between two women.
Film Review, Apr. 12, 2018
Foxtrot
Israeli drama brings offbeat levity to anti-war narrative.
Film Review, Apr. 5, 2018
SXSW Film Review: Heavy Trip
A future cult classic, this Scandinavian export lacks the killer riffs
SXSW Daily, Mar. 12, 2018 1:30 PM
SXSW Film Review: Final Portrait
Stanley Tucci's film cuts a wonderful slice of artistic anguish
SXSW Daily, Mar. 11, 2018 1:30 PM
Inside SXSW's Westworld Theme Park
Violent delights have violent ends at this SXSW pop-up event
SXSW Daily, Mar. 9, 2018 10:48 AM
The Chronicle Critics on Oscars' Best Picture Nominees
Revisit the nominees and get prepared for the pomp this weekend
Chron Events Daily, Mar. 2, 2018 1:35 PM
Nostalgia
A life well lived examined in a film uninspiringly made.
Film Review, Mar. 1, 2018
Five Movies to See in Austin This Week
Your weekly film guide for Feb. 23 through March 1
Chron Events Daily, Feb. 23, 2018 11:40 AM
Five Things to Know If You're Thinking About Getting a Pet Rabbit
Bunny 101
Chron Events Daily, Feb. 19, 2018 11:11 AM
Fifty Shades Freed
Mr. and Mrs. Grey break out the whips one last time
Film Review, Feb. 15, 2018
Six Films for Lovers
A half-dozen cinematic roses of varying degrees of romance
Chron Events Daily, Feb. 13, 2018 11:55 AM
Fashionista
UK-to-ATX transplant Simon Rumley's thriftstore mystery
Film Review, Feb. 8, 2018
The Best Places to Play Board Games in Austin
Find a good tabletop to throw down and throw dice with friends
Chron Events Daily, Feb. 7, 2018 3:55 AM
Five Films to See in Austin This Week
Your weekly film guide for Feb. 2 through Feb. 8
