The Machinist

Christian Bale lost 60 lbs. in order to play the unsettling title character, a man who has maybe shed his sanity along with his weight.

"...you wouldn’t exist," she tells him. In what has now become famous film lore, actor Bale (American Psycho) shed..."

Nov. 26, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

One From the Heart

"...were on hand for this project which followed up Apocalypse Now and The Godfather: Part II. The movie also..."

Jan. 2, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Film Conference Unleashes First-Wave Programming

Introducing the Startup Alley and Come & Capture Film Factory

"...2013 SXSW Film Conference, it’s wise to start prepping now...."

Oct. 17, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The LuvDoc's Celebrity Corner

A chat with Meg Bodi, master of esthetics

"...interview. Meg: Haha - yes, let's. LuvDoc: OK, I know you're from Chicago, but that's like saying "I'm from..."

Aug. 15, 2012 Chronolog Post by The Luv Doc

In the Realms of the Unreal

The strange artwork and life of primitivist Harry Darger is given dimension by master documentarist Jessica Yu.

"...different personae but barely manages eye contact with you. Now let’s say that when he dies penniless at the..."

Feb. 11, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Warfare

Brutally realistic depiction of a real-life mission in Iraq

"...over a girly magazine, or the Playboy Bunnies in Apocalypse Now. As they take fire and fire back, unsure..."

April 11, 2025 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Megalopolis

Bold but frustrating vision of the American empire in decline

"...a pin? Although the answers to these questions are unknown abstractions, it is evident that Francis Ford Coppola has..."

Sept. 27, 2024 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

Banderas is back in the boots in this superior Shrek spin-off

"...the opening scenes but once it cut to an Apocalypse Now reference replete with the Doors' “The End,” I..."

Dec. 23, 2022 Movie Review by Sarah Jane

Dune

The science-fiction epic gets the screen treatment its scale demands

"...waged by the sinister Harkonnens (headed by Skarsgård channeling Apocalypse Now Brando) is where he may most invoke Lean,..."

Oct. 22, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Review: Glasshouse

South African pandemic horror is really about tradition and stories

"...Any film that deals with a pandemic right now will be seen through the lens of the current..."

Sept. 27, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantasia Review: Glasshouse

South African period horror hides transgression under gentility

"...Any film that deals with a pandemic right now will be seen through the lens of the current..."

Aug. 20, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Coup 53

Documentary unpacks America's involvement in the coup that wrecked Iran

"...Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh with Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, better known in the West as the Shah of Iran. That’s..."

Aug. 21, 2020 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Monos

Colombian child-soldier drama is a bleak look into the cruelty of innocents

"...other monumental works of art. Lord of the Flies, Apocalypse Now, and Werner Herzog’s Aguirre, the Wrath of God..."

Sept. 27, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Café Society

A lesser Woody Allen film, but not without its pleasures

"...assets are the cinematography of Vittorio Storaro (The Conformist, Apocalypse Now), whose warm color palette and emotionally rich compositions..."

July 29, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Sicario

Taut, morally ambiguous thriller is set on the U.S./Mexico border

"...the Mekong River in search of Col. Kurtz in Apocalypse Now. Joe Walker edits the film for maximum tension,..."

Oct. 2, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Bedside Manner: Before the Fall

Browsing the stacks

"...Nor has the little Scotsman slackened his pace. He's now turning out a book a year in each of..."

March 28, 2011 Books Post by Nick Barbaro

Predators

This Robert Rodriguez-produced film doesn't try to be a sequel to the Schwarzenegger picture but, instead, is a new story about humans hunted by the merciless Predators.

"...Till Dawn. Genre fans will grok inside references to Apocalypse Now, Aliens, and possibly too much of Pitch Black,..."

July 16, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Jarhead

Though lacking a clear point of view, the film seems to say that war not only dehumanizes soldiers but also infantilizes them. It’s not a pretty picture, but it is a lovely film.

"...great Walter Murch, whose work on the steadfastly anti-war Apocalypse Now is shown being watched by the Marines as..."

Nov. 4, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

King Arthur

In this cinematic retelling Arthur and his men are trained to be a warrior SWAT team for the Roman Empire.

"...(previously seen up past the Do Long Bridge in Apocalypse Now) who count among their number the sexy archer..."

July 9, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Short Cuts

Like Kerry in the comics

"...striking similarity to Senator John Kerry." Whaaa? "À la Apocalypse Now," explains Henderson, one of the series' recurring characters..."

June 18, 2004 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

House of the Dead

Students are stranded on an island of zombies; viewers are stranded by the filmmakers.

"...Directed by: Uwe Boll. Starring: Jürgen Prochnow, Clint Howard, Ellie Cornell, Ona Grauer, Jonathan Cherry, Will..."

Oct. 17, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Gong Show

Anything goes at the Alamo's Open Screen Night.

"...six or seven make it all the way through. "Apocalypse Pooh" dubs scenes from the animated Winnie the Pooh..."

May 16, 2003 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Windtalkers

"...with streaming tendrils of red: blood. Then, out of nowhere, explosions, fire, death. A better metaphor for the eruption..."

June 14, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

National Lampoon’s Van Wilder

"...and the wherewithal to play them. Reynolds is best known for his work on ABC's Two Guys and a..."

April 5, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Beach

"...mythical beach on an island surrounded by sheer cliffs, unknown to the tourist trade at large. After Daffy offers..."

Feb. 11, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Low Life

"...in The Low Life are on the road to nowhere -- all Generation-X clichés aside, reality does indeed bite...."

May 17, 1996 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Terminator: The Musical at Fallout Theater

This is exactly the sort of loving parody of nuclear apocalypse and time-traveling AI everyone should experience at least once

"...Dead, Re-Animator, and Silence of the Lambs. We can now add to that list Breanna Bietz's Terminator: The Musical,..."

May 17, 2019 Arts Review by M. Brianna Stallings

Deadpool 2

The uncanny merc with a mouth returns with paternal instincts

"...something like an adult, thinks that killing kids is, y’know, wrong. Especially one who spews as many obscenities as..."

May 18, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Astraea Sees the Future

Director Kristjan Thor brings snowy apocalypse to Austin

"...it felt like every other movie was a zombie apocalypse movie." That was the challenge for director Kristjan Thor..."

July 20, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Five Nights With Monsters

ATX Halloween week: Witches, werewolves, and haints, oh my!

"...You know, opera isn't just consumptive courtesans and cigarette-rolling floozies. The..."

Oct. 22, 2015 Arts Post by Robert Faires

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