Untraceable

This tepid, borderline-offensive cyber-serial-killer thriller rehashes both better and worse examples of the current, vapid clamor for so-called "torture porn."

"...inherent in the story is what's really annoying. The always-reliable Lane is cast as FBI Cyber Crimes Agent Jennifer..."

Jan. 25, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Charlotte's Web

E.B. White's sweet, simple, and timeless story about the power of friendship and the acceptance of loss is a story that’s faithfully told here with all the sentiment and only slight updating.

"...remarkably temperate and quiet movie. What Charlotte’s Web has always had going for it, and what I imagine kids..."

Dec. 15, 2006 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Twelve and Holding

This disturbing but emotionally authentic story about adolescent life treats its subjects with bravery and compassion.

"...into sinister and sometimes dire situations, and Twelve isn’t always easy to watch. But it feels emotionally authentic –..."

June 30, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Underclassman

Nick Cannon from Drumline plays a smart-aleck LAPD bicycle cop in this movie awash in clichés.

"...You will not be surprised to learn that he’s always getting in over his head, that he’s always aggravating..."

Sept. 2, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Joshua

"...question of how things will turn out. The apocalypse always comes. Good always triumphs over evil. And a humble..."

April 19, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Pola X

Carax's follow-up to The Lovers on the Bridge is based on Herman Melville's novel Pierre, or the Ambiguities, and is rich in images and ideas. A man who shuffles between the houses of his mother and fiancée becomes involved with a woman who says she is his illegitimate sister.

"...of Pola X is fully comprehensible: Characters are not always clearly introduced and actions do not always make obvious..."

Oct. 27, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Mumford

"...Davis, Ted Danson and Jane Adams. Lawrence Kasdan has always done his best work with large, ensemble comedies, and..."

Sept. 24, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Life Less Ordinary

"...a textbook case of What Not to Do. The always sympathetic McGregor plays Robert, a blue-collar schmo who reacts..."

Oct. 24, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Monster

Begnini is mistaken for a sex criminal and murderer by the Italian cops. Hilarity ensues.

"...of mistaken identity in which our somewhat sleazy, but always lovable, hero -- a penniless scam-artist named Loris, played,..."

June 21, 1996 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

The Mystery of Rampo

"...special effects and hand-drawn animation and, though they are always spectacular, they are never gratuitous. Indeed, while there seems..."

Oct. 13, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Imaginary Crimes

"...either a wishful dreamer or a calculating scam artist, always on the verge of some big mineral strike in..."

Dec. 9, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm

This animated Batman is from the same folks behind the TV cartoon series, and is a diverting take on the Caped Crusader.

"...Bruce W. Timm. Not exactly the Dark Knight you'll always remember, but a diverting one, and likely more satisfying..."

Dec. 31, 1993 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Farewell My Concubine

"...jealousy, betrayal, miscarriage, drug addiction, loyalty and suicide. Yet, always, this romantic saga is wed to the tumultuous political..."

Dec. 24, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Olivier, Olivier

"...both films contain general thematics of the outsider who's always trying to fit in with the larger group. In..."

May 14, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Riff-Raff

"...a system in which the rank and file are always under someone's thumb. Like the angry-young-man films of the..."

April 23, 1993 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Cold Heaven

"...as the haunted parents). As a filmmaker, he has always worked in the realm of the obscure: his films..."

July 31, 1992 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Homicide

"...of the Jew as timid, bookish and effete, he's always the first one in the door, gun drawn. When..."

Nov. 1, 1991 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll

"...Directed by: John Mcnaughton. Starring: Eric Bogosian. It's always been hard to figure out what to make of..."

Oct. 4, 1991 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Luv Doc: Snippy Boyfriend

Staying healthy always involves some sort of movement

"...My boyfriend is always very sweet to me when we are alone or..."

Nov. 10, 2023 Column by The Luv Doc

Other Worlds Goes Delving into the UnderWorlds

Senior Programmer Dan Repp digs into two days of horror

"...film festival dedicated to all things science fiction, has always had a dark side. This weekend it'll have that..."

May 19, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Days of Being Wild: ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead Reflects on Source Tags & Codes

Twenty years after its release, the band and producer look back ... while always looking forward

"...lifetimes while the hours drain out like gas canisters – silent behind your back...."

March 4, 2022 Music Feature by Julian Towers

Portrayal of Guilt Album Review

We Are Always Alone (Closed Casket Activities)

"...resounded in punk and metal pits, follow-up We Are Always Alone now standardizes the locals' splatter into a trademark..."

Jan. 29, 2021 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

2020 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Live-Action

An uneven selection does not represent the best narrative shorts

"...up playing the international festival circuit every year, it’s always puzzling – to this critic, anyway – how often..."

Jan. 31, 2020 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Grudge

A new haunting from the J-horror franchise

"...take on a story that at its best has always been unrelentingly dark. He keeps some of the iconography..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

63 Up

The British documentary series about growing up faces growing old

"...but this time, they seem more resigned, even affectionate: Always unseen, “Michael” – they call him by his first..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

It Chapter Two

Back to Derry as the Losers Club takes on Pennywise again

"...– or, for that matter, shorter material – is always a hit-or-miss gig, but It Chapter Two manages to..."

Sept. 6, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Comedian Arielle Isaac Norman Asks, “How Dark Can We Get?”

Podcast and Off Script host wants to have uncomfortable conversations

"...and Gender Fluids podcast co-host Austin Smartt. “I have always described her as the only comic in Austin who’s..."

May 13, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

Avengers: Endgame

The end is the beginning is the end as Marvel's Infinity Saga reaches a satisfying, tearful end

"...love him. It was never the shield; it was always the man...."

April 26, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

We the Animals

Growing up dysfunctional in this literary adaptation

"...One says, “it’s not our fault”; the other, “it’s always our fault” in a Greek chorus of survivor logic...."

Sept. 14, 2018 Movie Review by Danielle White

BPM (Beats Per Minute)

France's AIDS community battles big pharma in the 1990s

"..."The personal is political.” This has always been true and always will be true, even if..."

Jan. 26, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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