A la Mala

Mexican comedy about a woman who makes her livelihood flirting with other women's men.

"...fall in love with her and then dropping him cold. Everything is fine until, of course, Mala falls in..."

Feb. 27, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Foxcatcher

The performances by Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, and Mark Ruffalo anchor this drama, which nearly sinks from its weightiness.

"...Olympic gold medal-winning Schultz brothers, one that ends in cold-blooded murder in a driveway one snowy day in January...."

Dec. 19, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Citizenfour

When Edward Snowden was in that hotel room in Hong Kong sharing his initial intel about NSA surveillance, Laura Poitras' was there with a camera to film his disclosures.

"...the world stage clasping truckloads (okay, thumb drives) of cold, hard, terrifically tangible proof of what so many had..."

Nov. 7, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Gossip and Goat at TMBBQ Fest

Cool weather, new site plan make for an enjoyable barbecue feast

"...An early cold front with overcast skies and cool breezes and an..."

Sept. 16, 2014 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Borgman

This Dutch film is a darkly nuanced fable that keeps us consistently off-balance.

"...This is definitely a film in which going in cold is to your benefit...."

June 13, 2014 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Locke

In this bravura movie, Tom Hardy plays a man who tries to mend the unraveling threads of his life while behind the wheel of a car for 85 minutes.

"...Locke, a family man and construction foreman battling a cold as he drives alone on an at-first mysterious mission...."

May 16, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Farmers’ Market Report: Nov. 30-Dec. 1, 2013

Greens and winter squash, frozen custard, finishing salt, and basil

"...After the week’s cold weather, the farmers’ markets will be dominated by cold-loving..."

Nov. 29, 2013 Food Post by Kate Thornberry

The Iceman

Michael Shannon stars as a contract killer with a double life.

"...A pornographic film-lab worker evolves into a cold-blooded hit man in this atmospheric, steamy, violent, and dark..."

May 17, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black

The Company You Keep

Members of the Weather Underground resurface in this contemporary thriller directed by Robert Redford.

"...procedural to create a contemporary saga about political idealism, stone-cold realities, and the repercussions of past deeds on future..."

April 26, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

To the Wonder

Terrence Malick makes a swift return to our screens with this evocative story about the stages of love.

"...that is To the Wonder, the film becomes a cold and esoteric thing. To the Wonder will be required..."

April 12, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Parker

Action star Jason Statham plays the latest screen version of Donald E. Westlake's master thief Parker.

"...one of Hackford’s movies since his Mikhail Baryshnikov/Gregory Hines Cold War dancing-buddy movie White Nights. Snicker all you want:..."

Feb. 1, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Farmers Market Report: January 12-13

Texas midwinter plenty

"...weekend, but at the very least, it won’t be cold. It’s been so dry the last few years that..."

Jan. 11, 2013 Food Post by Kate Thornberry

Farmer’s Market Report: January 5-6, 2012

Markets back to normal after the Holidays

"...Last Saturday and Sunday mornings were freezing cold, but this weekend it is supposed to go up..."

Jan. 4, 2013 Food Post by Kate Thornberry

Deadline

Two newspaper reporters solve the cold case of a civil-rights murder in this movie inspired by a true story.

"...reviewed at press time. Two newspaper reporters solve the cold case of a civil-rights murder in this movie inspired..."

March 9, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Last Lions

This stunning nature documentary about the vanishing lions of Africa is not your children’s Lion King.

"...that number is closer to 20,000. Apart from those cold statistics, The Last Lions doesn’t wear its heart on..."

March 18, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Season of the Witch

Nicolas Cage and Ron Perlman play 14th century knights commanded to transport a witch believed to be the source of the Black Plague.

"...Graham and Christopher Lee. Granted, it is indeed as cold as a witch's teat outside, but this painfully earnest..."

Jan. 14, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Killer Inside Me

Director Michael Winterbottom makes some fatal storytelling miscalculations in this screen adaptation of Jim Thompson's novel that stars Casey Affleck, Jessica Alba, and Kate Hudson.

"...is, there’s no hint in Affleck’s performance of the cold calculations required for a person to so effortlessly switch..."

July 30, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

This new chapter in the series splits the difference between kickstarter Twilight’s stylish camp and follow-up New Moon’s turgid drama, but still does not come up a winner.

"...suitors, her hot-blooded wolf friend, Jacob (Lautner), and her cold-to-touch vampire beau, Edward. The two rivals bicker and tussle..."

July 2, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

This Swedish film is an icily sleek masterwork of sustained suspense, much like Noomi Rapace's visceral, envelope-pushing performance.

"...journalist Mikael Blomkvist (Nyqvist) to investigate the seemingly impenetrable cold case. Running parallel to and finally weaving its way..."

April 2, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Scott Walker: 30 Century Man

The fascinating documentary explores the overlooked career of this influential yet enigmatic music legend.

"...of pork. Much like that meat, Walker's music is cold and rare, but the even rarer interview and studio..."

March 27, 2009 Movie Review by Audra Schroeder

Max Payne

Film version of the popular video game stars Mark Wahlberg … unfortunately.

"...But maybe that's the point. Payne is a NYPD cold-case cop who was assigned to the police-department equivalent of..."

Oct. 24, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Call + Response

Documentary pairs celebrities with musicians to inform viewers about the issues of child slavery and human trafficking in the U.S. and around the world.

"...it) and black-and-white footage of soundstage performances from Matisyahu, Cold War Kids, Moby, and Emmanuel Jal (a former Kenyan..."

Oct. 17, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Iron Man

Robert Downey Jr.'s sly take on Marvel Comics' cold warrior elevates everything about this film.

"...but walking, Downey Jr.'s sly take on Marvel Comics' cold warrior Iron Man elevates everything about this film. The..."

May 2, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Bank Job

When a gang of thieves break into some London safe-deposit boxes, they enter a world of police corruption, financial malfeasance, sexual degeneracy, political conspiracy, murder, torture, and upper-class salaciousness.

"...Job really thrives is in its depiction of the cold, hard realities of a life spent dipping your hands..."

March 7, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Cassandra's Dream

Woody Allen is still making movies at the rate of at least one a year. The problem is that he doesn’t make good movies at the rate of one a year.

"...against the risks (both of legal and spiritual) of cold-blooded murder before finally getting down to the bloody business...."

Jan. 18, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

In the Shadow of the Moon

This documentary is a cheery restorative that recalls hazy memories of America's finest, boldest hour, when we went to the moon, again and again.

"...their own words as little-seen footage of those heady, Cold War years accompanies their calm and frequently humorous narratives...."

Sept. 21, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Invasion

This fourth film telling of Invasion of the Body Snatchers appears to be made by pod people themselves.

"...at large. The Invasion is also based on Finney's Cold War antiheroics, and it's the first truly lousy film..."

Aug. 24, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Condemned

Steve Austin stars in this WWE-produced movie about a death row convict who is brought to a remote island to fight nine other killers to the death for a televised bout.

"...Two screenwriters. One retired wrestler (Austin, no longer “Stone Cold”). One impalement. Two rapes (one attempted, one offscreen but..."

April 27, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Prestige

Two rival magicians are locked in a lifelong quest for supremacy, which leads them down a slippery slope of hairpin twists and triple-turns in this Christopher Nolan movie.

"...double crosses since George Smiley came in from the cold. Jackman plays Robert Angier, a somewhat dandified illusionist who..."

Oct. 27, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Al Franken: God Spoke

The film follows around comedian and politico Franken without managing to either inflame or inspire the viewer or add much new information to Franken's already well-documented history.

"...to his credit, is well-armed with knowledge and the cold hard facts to back up his arguments (amounting, essentially,..."

Oct. 6, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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