Salinger

The reclusive author is dragged posthumously into the light.

"...answer is why Salinger willingly jumped off the fame juggernaut, resigned from being a public figure, and wrote voraciously..."

Sept. 20, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hannah Montana: The Movie

"Pop it, lock it, polka dot it," sings Miley, while also learning worthy messages about responsibility to family, community, and Mother Earth.

"...this, the first nonconcert feature outing for the Montana juggernaut, there was never any doubt that the audience would..."

April 17, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Aviator

Scorsese's best film in years is a work of bravura, classic Hollywood filmmaking.

"...indomitable blue-steel drive that made Hughes Aircraft the flawed juggernaut that it was. It’s Scorsese’s best work in years,..."

Dec. 24, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

Nautical nonsense from a highly absorbent animated hero.

"...Parents, prepare to be steamrolled by the SpongeBob merchandising juggernaut. Movies like this defy comment. They just soak up..."

Nov. 19, 2004 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Gigantic: A Tale of Two Johns

"...argue quite reasonably that unassuming little TMBG launched the juggernaut of "alternative" music. But is Gigantic good? It’s certainly..."

Aug. 1, 2003 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Scream 3

"...triumphs is in its wacky, take-no-prisoners, I Am a Juggernaut of Terror, Hee, Hee attitude, which wisely makes room..."

Feb. 11, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Get Bruce!

"...(black)face? Yep, that was Bruce, too. As the comic juggernaut behind innumerable television benefits, tributes, and award shows like..."

Nov. 12, 1999 Movie Review by Sarah Hepola

Armageddon

"...or her right mind is going to take this juggernaut explode-o-thon seriously, of course, but as far as popcorn-grubbing..."

July 3, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Gray's Anatomy

"...from bogging down in itself and becoming the ennui-inducing juggernaut the performer's detractors have so often hinted at. Not..."

July 18, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Crimson Tide

"...pantheon of Great American Male Film Fantasies, and this juggernaut of a movie plays right into these childlike fantasies..."

May 12, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

True Lies

After Terminator, Schwarzenegger and Cameron worked together again on this odd mixture of chockablock action movie and restive romantic comedy.

"...this is one of the biggest: a gargantuan Hollywood juggernaut so crammed full of bullets, bombs, and bloodshed, your..."

July 22, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Better Tomorrow II

"...nevertheless constantly steamrolling ahead like some unstoppable Dr. Seussian juggernaut. Like most Hong Kong films, this whips along at..."

Jan. 28, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Last Action Hero

Overflowing with stunts, one-liners, and cameos, this would-be blockbuster overflows with unfulfilled potential.

"...Cairo, professional action director McTiernan has crafted a massive juggernaut of a film, overflowing with breathtaking stunts, witty one-liners,..."

June 25, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Matson Belle

Texas platters

"...Matson BelleGoodbye Juggernaut..."

July 16, 2004 Music Review by Margaret Moser

Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero

An old adversary spices up an otherwise very Dragon Ball-y flick

"...released by Toei, the Japanese studio behind the anime juggernaut...."

Aug. 19, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Minions: The Rise of Gru

Kevin, Stuart, yee Bob nama bok, yee ba veela doegab tadtee de Otto!

"...person could have expected the franchise to become the juggernaut it now is. The Minions are now as iconic..."

July 1, 2022 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Insert Coin

How Midway Games dominated the arcade business

"...Eugene Jarvis turns the pinball company into a billion-dollar juggernaut, one token at a time. It’s the classic boom-and-bust..."

Dec. 4, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Wolfman's Got Nards

How Austin saved The Monster Squad from the grave

"...timing of being released right on the heels of juggernaut hit The Lost Boys. At least that’s the argument..."

Oct. 23, 2020 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula

The Korean zombie franchise becomes a fun heist flick

"...In 2016, South Korean zombie juggernaut Train to Busan was an international sensation, due to..."

Aug. 21, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Rocketman

A biopic of Elton John be as spectacular and catty as the man himself

"...by his artistic and financial success. Last year’s box-office juggernaut Bohemian Rhapsody traversed this narrative arc in recounting the..."

June 7, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Beauty and the Beast

Yet another take on the classic fairy tale

"...the 1991 animated movie that jumpstarted the Disney Studios juggernaut in the Nineties. Thankfully, there are no singing teapots..."

Oct. 7, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Les Misérables

This extravagant adaptation of the monster-hit musical is a little pitchy, but it's still a potent piece of cinema.

"...musical Les Misérables (itself based on Victor Hugo’s 1862 juggernaut novel) might as well be “Successfully Wringing Tears Since..."

Dec. 28, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Gay Place: Work It

Working out with Erica Nix may not make you gay, but it'll sure make you gayer

"...LENELLE MOÏSE Check this intense Haitian-American queer writer/juggernaut, yo. Thu., May 10, 7pm. Winship Drama Building, Room..."

May 11, 2012 Column by Kate X Messer

The Devil Inside

A woman tries to determine whether her incarcerated mother is criminally insane or demonically possessed.

"...film in the weak tradition of the Paranormal Activity juggernaut, The Devil Inside trades suburban creepiness for exorcisms gone..."

Jan. 13, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Pride Piper

Artist and Pride piper Silky Shoemaker brings DIY joy to the Pride table

"...She is, in other words, "a juggernaut of energy and creativity," as performer and frequent collaborator..."

June 4, 2010 Features Feature by Cindy Widner

Me and Orson Welles

Richard Linklater has crafted a joyful period charmer about that moment before a boy becomes a man and another man becomes a mythological figure.

"...for his breakout role in the High School Musical juggernaut, brings a lively physicality to the film, but it’s..."

Dec. 11, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Campfire Horror Story

How Carole Keeton Strayhorn and the state destroyed a healing camp for kids

"...has branded herself "One Tough Grandma," is a political juggernaut prone to sensational official displays aimed at sound bites..."

Nov. 21, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Thursday Picks

"...11pm, Momo's This horn- and percussion-powered Latin music juggernaut is one of Austin's crown jewels. They so impressed..."

March 14, 2008 Music Feature

Lilo & Stitch

"...creative/marketing “synergy” we've come to expect from the Disney juggernaut. But that's more than okay by me. The story..."

June 21, 2002 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Divided We Fall

"...attempting in some small way to hold back the juggernaut of chaos steamrolling across Europe. The challenge is to..."

July 27, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

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