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July 26, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
A Hijacking
This psychologically tense Danish drama about modern-day piracy doesn't cater to cliches or sentimentality.
"...in return for the safety of the ship’s seven-man crew. The negotiations that ensue between the corporate offices in..."
June 28, 2013 Movie Review by Steve Davis
The Lords of Salem
With his fifth horror feature, writer/director Rob Zombie proves he's a unique visionary in a repetitive cinematic genre.
"...nod to Ringu and Throat Sprockets, Heidi and her crew (Foree and Phillips) play the mysterioso 12-inch on the..."
April 19, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Cloud Atlas
This spellbinding adaptation of a supposedly “unfilmable” novel achieves near-perfection on virtually all levels.
"...complex beyond measure, it is, but directors, cast, and crew all come together to create a singular whole that..."
Oct. 26, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
The Pirates!: Band of Misfits
Whether it's Pirates or Wallace and Gromit or Chicken Run, Aardman's stop-motion animation delivers the goods.
"...the Pirate Captain, a mediocre scalawag beloved by his crew, who covets the annual Pirate of the Year Award...."
April 27, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Wanderlust
A downsized Manhattan couple played by Jennifer Aniston and Paul Rudd stumble into a modern hippie commune and begin to reassess their goals in life.
"...antics. But these are professionals – the cast and crew cut their teeth on The State, Childrens Hospital, Friends,..."
March 2, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
The Devil Inside
A woman tries to determine whether her incarcerated mother is criminally insane or demonically possessed.
"...was a child. Twenty years later, and with camera crew in tow, Isabella heads off to Italy to check..."
Jan. 13, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Hugo
Martin Scorsese steps outside his comfort zone to create an effects-heavy children’s film set in France – and winds up creating one of his most splendid and personal films.
"...maximum – and hilarious – 3-D effects. Scorsese’s entire crew, particularly Sandy Powell’s costumes and Dante Ferretti’s production design,..."
Nov. 25, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Tower Heist
Sensitive to the zeitgeist of the moment, this Brett Ratner film with the A-list cast is a real people-pleaser.
"...manager wants revenge. Going rogue, Josh gathers a motley crew – including Eddie Murphy’s ex-con Slide – to filch..."
Nov. 4, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Straw Dogs
Rod Lurie remakes Sam Peckinpah's 1971 bloodbath-classic about a home invasion and tapping into man's inner rage monster.
"...Amy's high school boyfriend Charlie (Skarsgård) and his motley crew (Coiro, Lush, Powell) to repair the property's tornado-struck barn...."
Sept. 23, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Apollo 18
This secretive film's premise is that it reveals suppressed footage of the U.S. government's secret mission to the moon.
"...in 1972 and was documented slavishly by the three-man crew and a barrage of stationary cameras. It amounts to..."
Sept. 9, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Go for It!
A young woman in Chicago learns to overcome her fears and become a hip-hop dancer in this inspirational dance movie.
"...directionless student and dedicated member of an all-female hip-hop crew. Marron does a fine job evoking just how overextended..."
May 20, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Echotone
This locally made documentary looks at the city of Austin through the eyes of its working musicians.
"...of Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears; a camera crew shadows him as he makes deliveries for Quality Seafood...."
May 6, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Fast Five
Those renegade street racers reassemble for the fifth installment in the franchise, this time in scenic Rio de Janeiro.
"...stunt, it quickly becomes apparent that Dom and his crew have been set up by parties unknown. Enter the..."
May 6, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Takers
This Los Angeles-set heist movie stars lots of well-muscled men.
"...the job done by The Wire's Elba and his crew, including the terrific Ealy (Sleeper Cell) and producers/performers Brown..."
Sept. 3, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
The Last Exorcism
This faux documentary pulls few punches in its fresh look at what happens when religion and the secular world collide.
"...daughter, Nell (Bell), is possessed. Marcus brings the camera crew along with him, and the first half of the..."
Aug. 27, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Inception
Nolan's first film since The Dark Knight is a heist picture with an inventive twist.
"...hero’s undoing. DiCaprio plays Cobb, the lead of a crew that traffics in a unique kind of corporate espionage..."
July 16, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
George A. Romero's Survival of the Dead
Romero revivifies even more zombies with this new picture, but now the filmmaker depicts humankind as hardly worth saving.
"...National Guardsman-turned-highwayman Crocket (Van Sprang). Crocket and his motley crew ferry onto Plum Island, passing directly over the outstretched..."
May 28, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Red Riding: 1974
This is the first of three absorbing adaptations (filmed concurrently by different directors) of David Peace’s linked novels about crime and corruption in Yorkshire, England.
"...like Zodiac and Chinatown). So, no, Jarrold and his crew aren’t reinventing the wheel here – but, oh, they..."
March 19, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
We Got Our Own Sound
The League of Extraordinary Gz, Austin's Wu-Tang Clan, ace the Ace's Lounge.
"...mastermind is quick to let the rest of the crew take the lead, knowing full well that he’ll prove..."
Nov. 19, 2009 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger
Pandorum
Two crew members wake up aboard a spaceship with no knowledge of their identities or their mission in this horror/science-fiction amalgam.
"...but soon enough, flashbacks and a pair of other crew members (Traue and Le, who bear ill tidings and..."
Oct. 2, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
The Soloist
Although Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey Jr. are terrific in the leads, this drama plays its tune with a heavy hand.
"...picture, chief among them a great cast and creative crew and an “important” message, The Soloist plays its tune..."
April 24, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Meet Dave
Eddie Murphy reteams with his Norbit director for this new extraterrestrial comedy in which miniature aliens operate a spaceship that has a human form.
"...a human being and is operated by the tiny crew members perched within its bowels. (Heh, heh; I just..."
July 18, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Planet B-Boy
The global revival of breakdancing is the subject of this documentary, which shows off the mad skillz of competitors around the world.
"...clear, breakdancing long ago went competitively global. Today, American crews have to battle alongside international rivals such as Japan's..."
April 4, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Sleepwalking
Sleepwalking might have been a terrific character study of damaged adult siblings, but instead becomes a muddled road trip toward redemption.
"...pockets) who spends his days working on a construction crew and his nights staring at the television. When the..."
March 21, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt
Evening
Featuring the work of a great many fine actresses, this movie is less than the sum of its parts and runs aground while trying to create a mountain from a molehill.
"...features an outstanding number of women among its technical crew, and is directed by the highly accomplished cinematographer-turned-director Koltai...."
June 29, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Beyond the Gates
With infinite grace but no real suspense, Beyond the Gates bears dramatic witness to the Rwandan ethnic genocide of the last decade.
"...events depicted, employed a number of survivors in both crew and acting positions, and it was produced and co-written..."
June 1, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Kickin' It Old Skool
Jamie Kennedy wakes up after a breakdancing injury put him in a coma 20 years ago. That's when this film's real trauma begins.
"...school talent show, where, in a dance-off between his crew, the Funky Fresh Boys, and a rival gang, led..."
May 4, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt
Primeval
A news crew goes upriver in South Africa to capture a fearsome 25-foot crocodile and also tangles with a local warlord.
"...Jürgen Prochnow. Not reviewed at press time. A news crew goes upriver in South Africa to capture a fearsome..."
Jan. 12, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Zoom
This superhero sci-fi farce drags its feet, while the sappy sweetness will make you wince.
"...help but wonder if perhaps the entire cast and crew were imbibing some sort of collective narcotic that dulled..."
