Abduction

Twilight's Taylor Lautner makes his bid for solo action stardom.

"...action-star status. Sadly, both the drama and action in Abduction are tepid, and Lautner’s kickboxing skills markedly outshine his..."

Sept. 30, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Everybody Knows

Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem charm in this slight tale of lost loves and kidnapping

"...Many are the kidnapping suspects and reasons for the abduction, primarily the presumed wealth of Laura’s husband and the..."

Feb. 22, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

2018 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Live Action

Compassion, grace, and humor distinguish the Oscar hopefuls

"...chronicles the day leading up to the 1955 nocturnal abduction of 14-year-old African-American Emmett Till in rural Mississippi for..."

Feb. 9, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Bone Tomahawk

Hybrid Western/horror film starring Kurt Russell is a brutal delight

"...American – killers. That desecration leads directly to the abduction of Mrs. O’Dwyer by said unseens, as well as..."

Oct. 23, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Fourth Kind

This pseudo-mockumentary starring Milla Jovovich echoes both The Blair Witch Project and The X-Files.

"...a canny little goof of a thing, chock-full of alien-abduction theorizing and purportedly based on actual events and persons..."

Nov. 6, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Freedomland

This Richard Price story about simmering racial tension that boils over during the course of a police investigation is choppy and erratic.

"...boils over during the police investigation of an alleged abduction of a white child by a black man from..."

Feb. 17, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Boogeyman

Don't go into the closet.

"...Watson plays Tim, a twentysomething who witnessed his father’s abduction by the Boogeyman some 15 years previous. When mom..."

Feb. 11, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fire in the Sky

"...of network television's Unsolved Mysteries, this tale of alien abduction -- based, of course, on the proverbial true story..."

March 19, 1993 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Point Austin: Oppel vs. Chomsky

On seeing the world through blood-drenched eyes

"...a righteous, defensive Israeli response to the June 25 abduction of an Israeli soldier, Cpl. Gilad Shalit, by Gaza..."

Aug. 11, 2006 News Column by Michael King

Missing in Austin

Message to parents: Get to know your kids

"...roughly 3% of all cases, Scott estimates, involve true abductions – where a person is physically taken against his..."

July 3, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Kids vs. Aliens

Gory romp that does exactly what the title says

"...than showed his credentials with the "Slumber Party Alien Abduction" segment of horror anthology V/H/S/2. A handheld explosion of..."

Jan. 20, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Nope

Jordan Peele's sci-fi horror/satire on minor celebrity is a "yeah"

"...shadow in the clouds with a taste for horse abduction, dragging Fry's store assistant Angel (Perea) and deranged cinematographer..."

July 22, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Black Phone

Ethan Hawke is a villain for the ages in this brilliant horror

"...it: an achievement even more impressive because, after Finney's abduction, there is almost no violence. It's all there in..."

June 24, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Cursed

Historical werewolf horror takes an innovative bite

"...show that this is more than just a standard abduction or wandering child...."

Feb. 18, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Old Ways

Brujeria horror has a fun Bruce Campbell vibe

"...to avoid being kidnapped but – unlike most south-of-the-border abduction dramas – it's not the cartels. It's her own..."

Aug. 27, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Censor

British video nasty throwback finds the real danger was in the cuts

"...triggered old and buried memories relating to her sister's abduction...."

June 11, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

News of the World

Tom Hanks evokes one of his most celebrated roles in this tragic Western

"...her book in part on real cases of child abduction during raids.) Now her adoptive family is dead, butchered..."

Dec. 25, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Song Without a Name

Kafka-esque nightmare about a real state out of control

"...Inspired by a real case of state-sanctioned child abduction uncovered by her father, La República reporter Ismael León,..."

Aug. 14, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Homewrecker

Cringe-inducing and clunky intergenerational black comedy

"...with a nearby ornament she tries to turn her abduction into a bizarro slumber party. She breaks out her..."

July 10, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Skyman

Alien abduction faux documentary puts tragedy ahead of effects

"...have begun until 1993 - the decade of alien abduction TV - but that's because its roots were in..."

July 3, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Crime Month: In the Dark Podcast

Why did a boy's murder go unsolved for 27 years? Just listen.

"...had been haunted for years by a series of abductions of and sexual assaults on boys Jacob’s age –..."

July 11, 2019 Arts Post by Laura Jones

The Guilty

Single-location thriller travels deep into a killer mystery

"...kidnapped. The who, what, where, and why of her abduction is what drives Holm and the story, with one..."

Oct. 19, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Searching

Innovative thriller keeps the tension on the small screen

"...to say Searching is far more than a simple abduction thriller – Liam Neeson would have probably just shot..."

Aug. 31, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Shape of Water

An unconventional love story from one of the best fabulists

"...assists the ruse, until the inevitable discovery of the abduction occurs and all manner of chaos ensues...."

Dec. 8, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Phoenix Forgotten

Missing teens and mysterious lights in this found-footage sci-fi film

"...nothing new or pulse-pounding to this genre. The 2009 abduction-by-alien-grays movie The Fourth Kind played fast and loose with..."

April 28, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Room

Emma Donoghue's screen adaptation of her bestseller is a knockout

"...understand what Jack cannot: the horrible truth of her abduction and captivity, and that there are other human beings..."

Nov. 6, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

DVDanger: Fantastic Fest Rewind

Before the deluge, a 2014 flashback

"...Cafmeyer (Geert Van Rampelberg) is working a horrific child abduction case: A family is locked in their own house..."

Sept. 23, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Taken 3

Liam Neeson's back in action.

"...taken for a change. The lack of a central abduction may have been a conscious effort by Besson and..."

Jan. 16, 2015 Movie Review by William Goss

V/H/S/2

Horror anthology scares up few thrills.

"...more doomsday than they bargained for. “Slumber Party Alien Abduction,” directed by Jason Eisener (Hobo With a Shotgun), plays..."

July 26, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Mars Needs Moms

Based on a children's book by Berkely Breathed, this animated film looks good but lacks emotion.

"...chores and eat his broccoli. Unfortunately, just before her abduction, she sends Milo (whose motion-capture performance is by Green,..."

March 11, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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