For Colored Girls
Tyler Perry tackles Ntozake Shange's beloved play.
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Movie Review, Nov. 12, 2010
Howl
Howl is a must-see for Beat freaks and poetry geeks but might not be an enriching experience for newcomers to the work of Allen Ginsberg.
Movie Review, Nov. 12, 2010
Welcome to the Rileys
Though the story is preposterous, terrific performances by James Gandolfini, Kristen Stewart, and Melissa Leo save the day.
Movie Review, Nov. 12, 2010
Inside Job
This documentary, which is narrated by Matt Damon, illuminates the U.S. economic crisis with detailed yet engaging analysis.
Movie Review, Nov. 5, 2010
Due Date
Road comedy hits the sweet spot with Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis.
Movie Review, Nov. 5, 2010
Conviction
Hilary Swank and Sam Rockwell star in this real-life legal drama in which a woman goes to law school in an attempt to exonerate her brother.
Movie Review, Oct. 29, 2010
Last Train Home
This small masterpiece of documentary filmmaking offers an intimate look at the impact of China’s industrial growth.
Movie Review, Oct. 29, 2010
AFF: 'Main Street' Comes to Downtown Austin
The world premiere of the film based on Horton Foote's final screenplay
Screens, Oct. 23, 2010
N-Secure
In this indie drama about affluent urban professionals in Memphis, an abusive and obsessive man makes life complicated for the women in his life.
Movie Review, Oct. 22, 2010
A Cookie Full of Arsenic
Revisiting Sweet Smell of Success
Screens, Oct. 22, 2010
Hereafter
Clint Eastwood looks into the great beyond and sees dead people – lots of them, and chatty souls they are, too.
Movie Review, Oct. 22, 2010
Waiting for 'Superman'
More provocative than genuinely informative, this documentary, nevertheless, has kicked off a national discussion about remedying our failing educational system.
Movie Review, Oct. 15, 2010
Nowhere Boy
This movie about John Lennon's young-adult years showcases the importance of the importance of both his mother and aunt in his life.
Movie Review, Oct. 15, 2010
Life as We Know It
It's Two Singletons and a Baby, starring Katherine Heigl and Josh Duhamel.
Movie Review, Oct. 8, 2010
Secretariat
Saddle up for some old-fashioned inspirational movie entertainment with Diane Lane in the lead as the owner of the famed Triple Crown winner.
Movie Review, Oct. 8, 2010
Women Without Men
Although this film set in 1953 Iran is visually compelling, its story about four different women is slight and emblematic.
Movie Review, Oct. 8, 2010
Freakonomics
The runaway nonfiction book that improbably spent two years on The New York Times bestseller list is now, just as improbably, a movie.
Movie Review, Oct. 1, 2010
Where 'Friend' Is a Four-Letter Word
Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin explores the fractious founding of Facebook in 'The Social Network'
Screens, Oct. 1, 2010
Act Like You Mean It: Stars Jesse Eisenberg & Armie Hammer
The Social Network's Jesse Eisenberg & Armie Hammer
Screens, Oct. 1, 2010
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
The director of Watchman and 300 makes his first 3-D animated movie about a young owl caught between warring factions.
Movie Review, Oct. 1, 2010
Fantastic Fest: 'Balada Triste' (The Last Circus)
There's no clowning around in this Spanish parable
Screens, Sept. 29, 2010
Fantastic Fest: 'The Housemaid' (2010)
Remake of a South Korean classic
Screens, Sept. 26, 2010
A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
Surprisingly, Zhang Yimou's Chinese remake of the Coen brothers' debut film, Blood Simple, winds up something of a limp noodle.
Movie Review, Sept. 24, 2010
The Tillman Story
Documentary about the high-level cover-up of the circumstances surrounding the death of NFL star turned Army Ranger Pat Tillman.
Movie Review, Sept. 24, 2010
The Movie Bug
Touching down at the Toronto International Film Festival
Screens, Sept. 24, 2010
Catfish
This "reality thriller" is a sour cautionary tale about social media.
Movie Review, Sept. 17, 2010
I'm Still Here
Is Joaquin Phoenix having a meltdown, or is he putting us on? Only his brother-in-the-law, the film's director, knows for sure.
Movie Review, Sept. 10, 2010
Might 'The Tree of Life' Sprout at Fantastic Fest?
Malick's latest sprouts rumors, including Austin premiere
Screens, Sept. 5, 2010
Going the Distance
Drew Barrymore and Justin Long explore the difficulties of long-distance relationships in this rom-com.
Movie Review, Sept. 3, 2010
Machete
Robert Rodriguez fulfills his early promise with this Mexploitation action film that also catapults Danny Trejo into full-fledged superhero status.
