DVDanger: Appetites

Romantic comedy, serial killer style

"...break any heart. Ask star Bret Roberts to explain Appetites and he'll say, "This guy meets his match. This..."

Aug. 11, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Last Station

This nimble movie about Tolstoy's last days stars Christopher Plummer as the author and Helen Mirren as his high-strung wife, Sofya.

"...world’s great writers and thinkers, struggled with his own appetites, which ran counter to a publicly disseminated personal philosophy..."

Feb. 12, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Fed Up

Most everything we've been taught about eating and exercising is wrong, and Katie Couric breaks it down for us.

"...and thereby goad the food industry to satisfy the appetites of newly informed consumers...."

May 9, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Punisher: War Zone

Marvel Comics' Frank Castle again comes to the screen as a one-man vengeance machine in this stylishly violent and gory opus.

"...are extremely high and are sure to sop the appetites of the series' fans and virtual bloodlusters – perhaps..."

Dec. 5, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter ... and Spring

A Buddhist monk, viewed from childhood to old age, becomes a vehicle for exploring the journey of the soul in this cinematically rich Korean film.

"...concepts like growth and longing and loss and the appetites that govern each stage of life. Director Kim Ki-Duk..."

May 21, 2004 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Hustler White

LaBruce's third feature film layers its seamy walk on the wild side with a vivid portrait of a day in the life.

"...Monica Boulevard. While the movie focuses on the extreme appetites that lucratively sustain the prostitution and pornography industries, Hustler..."

Nov. 15, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Too Late

Standup comedy can be murder in this stage-set satire

"...doesn't have clean hands when it comes to the appetites of her boss, L.A. standup legend Bob Devore (Lynch,..."

June 25, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

5:45 P.m.

An Excerpt from Marion Winik's The Lunch-Box Chronicles

"...person less experienced than I in catering to the appetites of youth might not realize that, just as a..."

April 10, 1998 Books Feature

Frankie

Family drama is far less fun than a walk in the woods

"...Jimmy (the always marvelous Gleeson), a man of vast appetites and boundless love for his spouse. He cannot bear..."

Nov. 15, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Pavarotti

Ron Howard's documentary shows the great tenor in all his humanity

"...Indeed, Pavarotti was a man defined by many voracious appetites, evidenced by his huggable, teddy-bear physique. Using film and..."

June 21, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Chinese Puzzle

A large extended family becomes the natural, yet sometimes awkward outgrowth of modern-day relationships In this romantic piece from France.

"...they’re more intoxicated by life than driven by unhealthy appetites. The loving interactions compound and multiply until there’s just..."

May 30, 2014 Movie Review by Louis Black

The Wolf of Wall Street

Martin Scorsese's latest take on the American hoodlum is a relentlessly wild ride.

"...alert to the level of debauchery ahead. Belfort’s outsize appetites make Gordon Gekko’s greed seem tame by comparison. As..."

Dec. 20, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Master

Philip S. Hoffman and Joaquin Phoenix act out the internal (and eternal) war between the analytical and implusive that is the principal inquiry of P.T. Anderson's film.

"...tall order for a creature of impulse and outsized appetites like Freddie, who never seems more at peace than..."

Sept. 21, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Snow White and the Huntsman

Ambitious, brutish, and ruthlessly unromantic, this feminist reworking of the fairy tale has us under its spell.

"...many months, following April's hapless Mirror Mirror – but appetites refine, and Snow White and the Huntsman – ambitious,..."

June 1, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Eastbound & Down: Austin Invades NOLA

Local artists head to NOLA for Mardi Gras

"...Krewe of Eris 2009 - The Feast of the Appetites! Krewe of Eris 2008 – Release The Swarm..."

Feb. 13, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

A Dangerous Method

David Cronenberg forgoes his customary viscera for the more unknowable id as Drs. Jung and Freud hash out the origins of our unconscious impulses.

"...his dinner plate and oversalting his food, suggesting certain appetites not yet fulfilled.) Sabina’s influence loosens Jung from the..."

Dec. 23, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Last Holiday

After being diagnosed with an incurable brain disease, a woman (who is played delightfully by Queen Latifah) discovers her moxie.

"...chef who plies Latifah with fine cuisine, appreciates her appetites, and dispenses garbled bons mots about embracing life to..."

Jan. 13, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Cookbook Reviews

Gift guide

"...Poet of the Appetites: The Lives and Loves of M.F.K. Fisherby Joan Reardon..."

Dec. 10, 2004 Food Feature by MM Pack

Scarlet Diva

"...terms of disturbing images, graphic sex, and voraciously druggy appetites. All of which begs the question: Why? Fans and..."

Oct. 18, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Little Otik

Brazenly bizarre animated feature by Czech filmmaker Svankmajer.

"...girl, the lecherous tenant next door, and the strange appetites of Little Otik himself. The result is a sublime,..."

March 15, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Summer and Smoke

In the Different Stages revival of Summer and Smoke, the way that actors Rebecca Robinson and Joel Citty embody the conflicted and conflicting natures of their characters, two people whose differences keep them apart even when they are drawn to each other, provides the tension that gives this production its life.

"...that his purpose in life is to satisfy his appetites, which are voracious...."

Nov. 23, 2001 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Chocolat

This English-language movie is set in a provincial French village in 1959 and deals with the pressing question of whether the seductive and mysterious powers of chocolate can soothe the priggish tendencies of the local townsfolk – and during Lent, no less.

"...her temptations are the whispered buzz of the town. Appetites become aroused and desires piqued. The order of traditional..."

Dec. 22, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Producers of Piquant Pods of Perfection

"...perfection, those capsules of capsaicin, that our brains and appetites demand. We will profile some of these growers, but..."

Aug. 27, 1999 Food Feature by Mick Vann

When You Know What It Is You're Doing

"...the chip-scarfing hero is deposed, order is restored, and appetites are controlled...."

April 10, 1998 Arts Feature

Burgers, Burgers Everywhere

The Chronicle Guide to Hamburgers in Austin

"...for salads; this burger is serious contender for serious appetites. -- P.J. EZ's..."

June 20, 1997 Food Feature

On the Nightshift: Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band Keep Running

At Moody "with the white-hot light of the oncoming train”

"...Band reunited to revisit The River and whetted worldwide appetites for more glory days. Last night on a frigid..."

Feb. 17, 2023 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Six Meals in Austin Under $10

Tip and tax included, you can still eat for cheap

"...little dish that may not satiate those with larger appetites. The chili that adorns the modest pile of Fritos..."

July 1, 2022 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, March 25-31

"...and silent all the whining grunting piglets of the appetites."..."

March 25, 2022 Column by Rob Brezsny

Chefs, Researchers, and Activists Write the Climate Change Cookbook

Redefining what sustainable really means at SXSW

"...growers. If we, in the form of our endless appetites, continue to place pressure on the land and sea,..."

March 11, 2022 Features Feature by Melanie Haupt

Dining at Q2 Stadium

New and returning faves keep the focus hyperlocal

"...you got meat chili by mistake. Those with bigger appetites will want to check out the grain bowls, featuring..."

Feb. 25, 2022 Features Feature by Melanie Haupt

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