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Aug. 20, 2021 Food Column by Wayne Alan Brenner
Covid-Positive Abbott vs. ATX, an Abundance of Tiny Pies, Farmhouse at Roughhouse, Boozy Bunkhouse Bargains, and More Things Without the Word 'House' In Them
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
Aug. 18, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner
Horrible Bosses
While this comedy aims for new nadirs in raunchiness, the rest of its humor coasts on obvious gags and recycled jokes.
"...terrific cast, the movie is unable to parlay its abundance of comic talent into an abundance of original comedy...."
July 8, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
The Spy Behind Home Plate
Fascinating documentary about spy/baseball player Moe Berg never cracks his code
"...biographical, also assist in telling Berg’s story. Despite the abundance and thoroughness of the historical research and on-camera interviews,..."
July 19, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
The Other Side of Hope
Searching for a better tomorrow in Aki Kaurismäki's droll tale of immigrants and restaurants
"...means, a minimum of dialogue and camera movement, an abundance of rockabilly music, and a bittersweet affirmation of life...."
Jan. 5, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
The Force is strong with this one
"...also be noted that Rogue One has a tearjerking abundance of heart, with a rousing finale that’s on par..."
Dec. 16, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Un Gallo con Muchos Huevos
First animated Mexican movie to receive wide release in the States
"...The story, written by director Alatriste, overflows with an abundance of corny gags, spot-on homages to everything from The..."
Sept. 4, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Amira & Sam
Cross-cultural love between a U.S. soldier and an Iraqi girl flourishes in the Big Apple.
"...the next.) But it is a film with an abundance of goodwill toward the displaced and a core belief..."
Jan. 30, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Frank Miller's Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
Forget it, Jake; it's Sin City.
"...Sin City: A Dame to Kill For has in abundance, for better and for worse...."
Aug. 22, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
The Grand Seduction
In this Canadian comedy, a down-on-its-luck fishing village spruces up to try to lure a big-city doctor to town.
"...film falls snugly into the “small town with an abundance of quirky characters attempts to overcome an obstacle via..."
July 4, 2014 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki
Sabotage
Ugly and mean-spirited, this Schwarsenegger action film starts off badly, and gets dumber as it progresses.
"...attacked, pornographically bloody bodies is unending, and despite the abundance of action the film is terribly dull...."
March 28, 2014 Movie Review by Louis Black
Puss in Boots
As infectious as the latest viral cat video, this animated film has the added slam-dunk of Antonio Banderas purring the voice of the title character.
"...fairy-tale mash-ups found in the Shrek movies, and an abundance of cuteness certain to melt the hearts of cat..."
Oct. 28, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Red Riding Hood
Catherine Hardwicke, the director of the first Twilight movie, helms this update of the fairy tale.
"...shared with her, and more. More problematic than the abundance of dour story strands, however, is the sometimes half-baked..."
March 18, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Night Watch
Russia's highest box-office grosser (until the release of its sequel) is a stylish sci-fi thriller that's filled with adrenaline-fueled pacing, an abundance of gory effects, a death metal soundtrack, and a convoluted narrative that puts The Matrix to shame.
"...The adrenaline-fueled pace, death metal soundtrack, convoluted narrative, and abundance of computer effects should deliver the goods to anyone..."
March 3, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
George A. Romero's Land of the Dead
Romero has again crafted a character-driven horror film that doubles as a metaphor for the economic disparity in America and, to a lesser degree, the war on terror.
"...is borderline NC-17, and the red stuff spurts in abundance. Even Romero’s best films have previously suffered from budgetary..."
June 24, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Meet the Fockers
You can Fockerize Meet the Parents all you want, but this new movie is a lame sequel to the comic hit of 2000.
"...comic mode rather than dramatic diva demeanor. However, the abundance of talent gathered for Meet the Fockers is sadly..."
Dec. 24, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
The Forgotten
Julianne Moore is out of her mind with grief – or is she just out of her mind?
"...however, we know she isn’t crazy. There is an abundance of overhead tracking shots that begin during the movie’s..."
Sept. 24, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Secret Ballot
Iranian film is sharply observed and resoundingly funny, and tackles such heady topics as feminism, democracy, the voting process, communication, external and internal impediments to personal growth, and more.
"...comedy is sly and subtle, but nevertheless evident in abundance -- a rarity among the recent wave of Iranian..."
Sept. 20, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
When Brendan Met Trudy
"...off. They do, and the film promptly spends an abundance of time putting them in a series of nutty,..."
May 11, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Explorers
"...the summer of 1985, Explorers belongs to 1985's school-break abundance of wacky science-project movies including Back to the Future,..."
April 25, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Career Girls
"...play of emotion to wash over them. And an abundance of feeling plays across the faces of his two..."
Aug. 22, 1997 Movie Review by Robert Faires
Lost Highway
Enigmatic even by Lynchian standards, Lost Highway is a hallucinatory orgy of visual and aural elements and clues.
"...that he is, Lynch provides the audience with an abundance of clues, but no solid answers. What he does..."
Feb. 28, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
"...yet on a broader level, the documentary contains an abundance of information about the development of Hollywood -- as..."
July 12, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Diabolique
"...it could hardly be anything but. Shot with an abundance of rain, mist, fog, and an overall sense of..."
March 29, 1996 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Jefferson in Paris
"...Jefferson was one of those amazing Renaissance types whose abundance of personal accomplishments would bedevil any reasonable biographer. But..."
April 21, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
The Inkwell
"...have been enough to sustain the movie; their sheer abundance creates an irresolvable hodgepodge of narrative strands and loose..."
May 13, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Trading Mom
"...age. In strictly psychological terms, Trading Mom unleashes an abundance of “kid id,” the kinds of concerns, fears and..."
March 11, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Zu: Warriors From the Magic Mountain
In this period Hark film about a wandering swordsman and his sidekick, the action is nonstop: Airborne duels, exploding demons, and thousands of yards of billowing silk make this visually arresting adventure a psychedelic treat.
"...typified Hark's work in the mid-Eighties are here in abundance, and while Zu's plot has since entered into the..."
Dec. 3, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
CB4
"...of Guncrazy -- a smart, funny movie with an abundance of firepower and cool music -- comes this alleged..."
March 19, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
The Panama Deception
"...the good guys and bad guys are. With its abundance of unsubstantiated assertions, The Panama Deception is unlikely to..."
Oct. 9, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
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