Mirrors

Spooky stuff crosses over from the mirror world to the real world, and it places Kiefer Sutherland in a world of hurt.

"...now at work on another horror update, Piranha 3-D. Mirrors is an American remake of the South Korean film..."

Aug. 22, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Sasha Velour’s Smoke & Mirrors Is Coming to Town

Pulling back the curtain on this one-queen show, in Austin Oct. 22

"...Drag Race described her theatrical drag tour Smoke & Mirrors – traveling to 23 North American cities including our..."

Oct. 11, 2019 Qmmunity Post by A. Micah Mills

Mirrors More Than Helmets

"...about bicycle helmets? There's not a word about rearview mirrors on the bicycles or helmets ["Postmarks," Sept. 1]. Most..."

Sept. 5, 2006 Postmarks

Smoke and Mirrors

Terry Black's isn't quite ready for the big leagues

Aug. 29, 2014 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Smoke and Mirrors

The 'Oculus' team on taking a ghost story to the big screen

April 11, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large: Smoke and Mirrors

The new Austin smoking ordinance is a solution in search of a problem.

April 11, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Faster Than Sound: Falling Into Levitation

With a new autumn time slot, Levitation finds footing as a Downtown “gaggle of bands,” Angel Olsen chimes in on new album All Mirrors, and more music events

"...of her first show touring brazen new album All Mirrors. After months of rehearsal, an expanded band matches her..."

Nov. 1, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Permission

Polyamory and commitment weigh heavy in this New York rom-com

"...film’s pacing is somewhat languid, and a crashy soundtrack mirrors the deliciously bittersweet twinge of new experiences. Most shots..."

Feb. 9, 2018 Movie Review by Danielle White

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John Wick vs. John Wick

John Wick: Chapter 2 director Chad Stahelski on the flawed hero

"...Chad Stahelski, that's why there are always so many mirrors and reflections in the film. "There's always two guys..."

Feb. 10, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Gimme Danger

Welcome to the fun house

"...Mr. Pop (né Osterberg), writhes, contorts, and fun house mirrors the history of the times that birthed the band..."

Nov. 11, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Unborn

A young woman is possessed by the spirit of her twin brother who never made it to term in this film directed by esteemed horror writer David S. Goyer.

"...boy who turns up, uninvited, in her dreams, her mirrors, and, strangely, her medicine cabinet. Judging from the latter..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Rocker

Rainn Wilson's goofy, puppylike charm makes this comedy about overage, overweight rockers passing on the glories of rock & roll to the next generation a palatable exercise.

"..."Die With Your Boots On" than I'll manage here) mirrors School of Rock a tad too closely, it's only..."

Aug. 22, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Control

Control, Anton Corbijn's narrative portrait of Joy Division's suicidal singer, Ian Curtis, is easily one of the finest films ever made about the collision of music, madness, and the human heart.

"...in crisp black and white (by Martin Ruhe) that mirrors the band's grim downbeats and Manchester's grimy brick-and-cobble avenues..."

Nov. 9, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Last Kiss

You could say Paul Haggis' The Last Kiss is something of a Garden State redux, but Zach Braff's character here is less fanciful, less melodramatic, and far more prone to doing the thoughtless things men tend to do.

"...of the modern American romantic relationship, The Last Kiss mirrors reality with remarkable faithfulness, including not just the good..."

Sept. 15, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Catwoman

The fur flies as Halle Berry tempts us in leather.

"...this is basement-level trash with a schizophrenic script that mirrors the fractured psyche of timid protagonist Patience Phillips (Berry),..."

July 23, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Thirteen

Catherine Hardwicke directs her laser-beam gaze into the horrifically malleable soul of young girls caught in bad situations.

"...jittery handheld cameras and a bleached-out color palette that mirrors the onscreen meltdowns, Thirteen may be the most emotionally..."

Aug. 29, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hollow Man

"...here consists of wraith-like non-movements, all effects-work smoke and mirrors and precious little of the actor's ever-wizening face (which..."

Aug. 4, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Separation, La

"...La Separation takes place in an informational vacuum that mirrors the dead air in the hearts of these (supposedly)..."

Jan. 15, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Illtown

"...various realities, leaving you vaguely groggy and unsure, which mirrors, to a degree, the actions and emotions unfolding before..."

Jan. 30, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Sister My Sister

"...the two sisters, the mother and daughter whose relationship mirrors that of their maids, and the parallel ideas expressed..."

Sept. 29, 1995 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Clean, Shaven

"...are bewildering and fascinating (covering and smashing windows and mirrors to avoid his reflection), while others are gruesome (the..."

Aug. 4, 1995 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Browning Version

"...present day and a softened ending, the film virtually mirrors the by-the-book, literal approach of its 1951 original. Director..."

Dec. 16, 1994 Movie Review by Jeff Mccord

The Conviction

"...to the prosecuting attorney (Seweryn), for whom the trial mirrors his sexual situation at home. All these characters are..."

Nov. 18, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Single White Female

"...successfully pulls it off. With an astute use of mirrors, reflecting surfaces and curved lines, SWF insidiously makes its..."

Aug. 21, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Review: Single Lash, Ladida

Quartet’s second album smoothly braids shoegaze smoke and mirrors

"...co-guitarist Neil Lord (Future Museums) smoothly braid smoke and mirrors, reflecting bright tones and murky beauty off the surfaces..."

Oct. 20, 2023 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Sister of Shattering Glass

A new supernatural thriller spills out, live, through your phone

"...in a great secret maze that links all the mirrors of the world. Deep in this surreal place, a..."

Feb. 8, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

TV News Revealed

K-EYE's Smoke and Mirrors Approach

"...local television news is able to use smoke and mirrors (sensationalized crime reports and non-news puff pieces) to magically..."

May 2, 1997 News Column by Lee Nichols

Oculus

A dark force lurks in the looking glass in this paranormal outing that's a notch above, but barely.

"...Dario Argento at his height (psychological disorientation and attendant mirrors being a hallmark of the maestro’s best works), Oculus..."

April 11, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Last Night in Soho

Edgar Wright travels through time into London's sleazy history

"...about perception. If you couldn’t tell from the trailers, mirrors and reflections are the most prominent visual motifs present..."

Oct. 29, 2021 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

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