SXSW Film Review: On Swift Horses
In 1950s America, identity is imposed rather than discovered
Marjorie Baumgarten
1-30 of 4,268 entries
SXSW, March 15, 2025
Opus
Maybe don't accept the invite to the remote compound teeming with cultlike vibes?
Movie Review, March 14, 2025
SXSW Film Review: My Uncle Jens
Norwegian film finds humor and compassion in immigration
SXSW, March 11, 2025
SXSW Film Review: Zodiac Killer Project
How to tell a true-crime story without cops or criminals
SXSW, March 9, 2025
Sundance Film Festival Review: East of Wall
Audience Award winner draws from real-life on a Badlands ranch
Screens, Feb. 3, 2025
The Austin Chronicle’s Top 10 Films of 2024
Critics’ lists and more thoughts on the year in film
Screens, Dec. 12, 2024
A Different Man
Sebastian Stan plays an actor with neurofibromatosis who regrets undergoing plastic surgery
Movie Review, Sept. 27, 2024
Megalopolis
Bold but frustrating vision of the American empire in decline
Movie Review, Sept. 27, 2024
Fantastic Fest Review: The Rule of Jenny Pen
Lithgow and Rush elevate award-winning thriller
Screens, Sept. 25, 2024
Blink Twice
In her directorial debut, Zoë Kravitz delivers a distinctive, post-#MeToo thriller
Movie Review, Aug. 23, 2024
SXSW Film Review: The Greatest Hits
Love means never having to flip to the B side
SXSW, March 16, 2024
SXSW Film Review: The Uninvited
A Hollywood garden party unearths certain truths
Screens, March 12, 2024
Mike Judge and Cast on the Impact of Office Space 25 Years On
SXSW panel celebrates the cult comedy that refuses to quit
SXSW, March 10, 2024
SXSW Film Review: We Were Dangerous
Reform-school girls break the rules
SXSW, March 9, 2024
Last One Down the Mountain: Belated Thoughts on the Sundance Film Festival
Even virtually, the 2024 fest felt revitalized
Screens, Feb. 21, 2024
Joy Ride
Raunchy road trip goes all the way to China for filthy fun
Movie Review, July 7, 2023
All That Breathes
The struggle by three men to save the endangered black kite
Movie Review, March 31, 2023
Film Review: Joy Ride
Groundbreaking comedy doesn't break the raunchy mold
Screens, March 19, 2023
Film Review: Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
The life and impact of the jazz drumming pioneer
Screens, March 13, 2023
Infinity Pool
Body doubles take on a new, sick meaning in this next gen Cronenberg horror
Movie Review, Jan. 27, 2023
Empire of Light
The bulb glows dim in Sam Mendes' tribute to picture palaces
Movie Review, Dec. 9, 2022
The Fabelmans
Steven Spielberg presents his own origin story
Movie Review, Nov. 25, 2022
Bones and All
Chalamet and Russell glisten with blood and love in this cannibal road trip
Movie Review, Nov. 18, 2022
Holy Spider
True crime drama is an indictment of theocracy and misogyny
Movie Review, Nov. 11, 2022
Armageddon Time
James Gray's note-perfect depiction of moral failings in Eighties NYC
Movie Review, Nov. 4, 2022
TÁR
Cate Blanchett proves herself a maestro in this furious and brilliant musical drama
Movie Review, Oct. 21, 2022
Triangle of Sadness
Ruben Östlund's newest Cannes' award-winning social satire falls flat
Movie Review, Oct. 14, 2022
Carmen
Maltese midlife crisis comedy is a pleasant if undemanding jaunt
Movie Review, Sept. 23, 2022
The Silent Twins
True story of siblings gives little insight into their inner lives
Movie Review, Sept. 16, 2022
I Love My Dad
Patton Oswalt embraces the cringe in a comedy of terrible parenting
Movie Review, Aug. 5, 2022
