Abduction
Twilight's Taylor Lautner makes his bid for solo action stardom.
Marjorie Baumgarten
991-1020 of 4,268 entries
Movie Review, Sept. 30, 2011
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame
Tsui Hark directs this delightful mystery film that's part spectacular period piece and part Sherlock Holmes.
Movie Review, Sept. 30, 2011
Thunder Soul
Thunder Soul tells the story of the Kashmere Stage Band, and before the film is through this high school band you’ve never heard of will have earned a top spot on your personal hit parade.
Movie Review, Sept. 30, 2011
Film History, With a Fresher Date Than Usual
Austin Cinematheque opens season with 'Uncle Boonmee'
Screens, Sept. 29, 2011
Moneyball
Brad Pitt hits a home run with this film about the inner workings of baseball. It's a film that will appeal to sports fans and nonfans alike.
Movie Review, Sept. 23, 2011
Dolphin Tale
This true story of the world's first dolphin with a prosthetic tail provides solid family entertainment.
Movie Review, Sept. 23, 2011
A Movie-able Feast
Exploring Toronto's cinematic menu
Screens, Sept. 22, 2011
Higher Ground
Oscar-winning actress Vera Farmiga makes her debut as a director with this film in which she also stars as a woman who struggles with religious faith.
Movie Review, Sept. 9, 2011
Warrior
Knockout performances by the three central characters and powerfully effective fight sequences are the key ingredients that spur this male weepie.
Movie Review, Sept. 9, 2011
5 Days of War
Renny Harlin directs this explosion-heavy film about the Russian-Georgian crisis of 2008.
Movie Review, Sept. 9, 2011
Read My Lips for Free
Deux French thrillers for the price of one
Screens, Sept. 3, 2011
Our Idiot Brother
Paul Rudd plays a well-meaning pothead who couch-surfs among his family, leaving nothing but chaos and good vibes in his wake.
Movie Review, Sept. 2, 2011
The Debt
Helen Mirren stars in this film that's part espionage thriller and part moral meditation, though the emphasis leans more toward the former than the latter.
Movie Review, Sept. 2, 2011
Point Blank
In this frenzied French thriller, a man races to save his wife's life – and then races some more.
Movie Review, Sept. 2, 2011
Releasing 'Fireflies in the Garden'
Julia Roberts pic filmed 3 years ago in Austin area has U.S. release date
Screens, Aug. 28, 2011
Growing Up in Public
Josh and Ben Safdie return to Austin with Daddy Longlegs
Screens, Aug. 21, 2011
The Guard
A daffy, delightful Irish yarn capped by fabulous performances by Brendan Gleeson and Don Cheadle.
Movie Review, Aug. 19, 2011
The Whistleblower
The international crime of human sex trafficking is the subject of this melodramatic and often harrowing drama.
Movie Review, Aug. 19, 2011
30 Minutes or Less
Jesse Eisenberg reunites with his Zombieland director Ruben Fleischer for this action comedy about a hapless victim forced to rob a bank or be blown up.
Movie Review, Aug. 12, 2011
The Devil's Double
Saddam Hussein's decadent and monstrous eldest son Uday forced Latif Yahia to serve as his body double, and this movie recounts his experience.
Movie Review, Aug. 12, 2011
Sarah's Key
Two parallel stories from different eras intertwine and inform each other in this film based on Tatiana de Rosnay’s best-selling novel.
Movie Review, Aug. 5, 2011
Another Earth
Shaky science fiction shacks up with a corny redemption tale in this Sundance Film Festival double award-winner.
Movie Review, Aug. 5, 2011
We Can't Go Home Again
Piecing through Nicholas Ray's archive at the HRC
Screens, Aug. 4, 2011
Nicholas Ray: The Glorious Failure of an American Director
Film scholar Patrick McGilligan explores an auteur's troubled life and career
Screens, Aug. 4, 2011
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Chinese women's relationships in the past and the present are told in parallel stories in this film based on Lisa See's bestselling novel.
Movie Review, July 29, 2011
The Smurfs
Line up for your innoculations: We've been Smurfed.
Movie Review, July 29, 2011
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
This generally appealing romantic comedy is occasionally ungainly, but its sensational cast breezily flicks away most distractions.
Movie Review, July 29, 2011
Attack the Block
Smart, quick, funny, and economical, Attack the Block is an alien-invasion movie that's a breed apart.
Movie Review, July 29, 2011
Le Quattro Volte
A man dies, and a goat is born. Though events are few in this Italian film, its vision is eternal.
Movie Review, July 22, 2011
Terri
The keen observational style of this indie drama elevates it above the more commonplace films about high school misfits.
