Suspiria

Giallo remake uses dark magic to give women their voices

"...In Luca Guadagnino’s remake of the essential giallo horror film, bones crack and urine squirts as girls fling and..."

Nov. 2, 2018 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Studio 54

The rise, fall, and legacy of NYC's most famous nightclub

"...Come in from behind the velvet ropes and witness firsthand..."

Oct. 19, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Sisters Brothers

A murderers’ row of great actors in this contract killer Western comedy

"...His lyrical strangeness instead finds new spigots in the film via Alexandre Desplat’s jazzy, unsettling score and Audiard’s revisioning..."

Sept. 28, 2018 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Love, Gilda

The SNL original in all her shining joy

"...To be crystal clear: Comedian and actress Gilda Radner was a genius. Her humor..."

Sept. 21, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Third Murder

Japanese legal procedural puts the justice system on trial

"...But Kore-eda knows when to let the drama come from the situation and the characters, rather than hyperbolic..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Filmworker

Leon Vitali, Kubrick's right-hand man, forever in the maestro's shadow

"...Emilio D'Alessandro, Kubrick’s driver and general everyday dogsbody. Now Filmworker focuses on Leon Vitali, the actor who became Kubrick’s..."

July 13, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Whitney

Another glimpse behind the curtain at the late musical legend

"...The second film in as many years about the life and death..."

July 6, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Incredibles 2

Pixar's superhero family returns with familiar but still welcome action

"...minutiae and costume designs, and sudden narcolepsy. The first film was released four years prior to Marvel’s Iron Man..."

June 15, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness

Evangelical film franchise rolls into volume three.

"...The more literal-minded God’s Not Dead franchise of faith-based films, however, appears to have no interest in a dialogue..."

April 6, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Party

Sally Potter's dinner party theatre is a delicious dish.

"...visitor arriving on her stoop – all before the film’s opening credits – you know it doesn’t augur well..."

March 2, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Nostalgia

A life well lived examined in a film uninspiringly made.

"...point during this languid investigation of the objects that come to define us. This collaboration between director Mark Pellington..."

March 2, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Early Man

Aardman's prehistoric animation has some evolving to do.

"...like an early draft of a better movie to come...."

Feb. 16, 2018 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Free Kwanzaa Celebration at George Carver Museum

Elizabeth Kahura explains the principles and food behind the holiday

"...Many elementary school children come home singing songs they’ve learned about holiday celebrations around..."

Dec. 28, 2017 Food Post by Jessi Cape

Ferdinand

A beloved children's book gets a mediocre screen adaptation

"...isn’t a train wreck by any means, it does come off as an also-ran in a year now dominated..."

Dec. 15, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Holiday Viewing: Krampus

How to avoid being dragged away on Krampusnacht

"...a Jack O' Lantern. Always check your candy. How come there's no simple, handy-dandy guide to Christmas like that?..."

Dec. 7, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Thelma

A college student's burgeoning sexuality brings on psychic powers

"...Carrie will most likely dominate the conversation here, Trier’s film seeks a more nuanced tone, and the results yield..."

Dec. 1, 2017 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Allegations Mount at T. Don Hutto

Two more women come forward to allege sexual abuse inside the detention facility

"...allegations of sexual abuse at the T. Don Hutto Resi­den­tial Center in Taylor, two more women have come forward..."

Dec. 1, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Bill Converse Record Review

The Shape of Things to Come (Dark Entries)

"...from the ledge on The Shape of Things to Come, a fulfilling, 68-minute meditation of (and dedication to) Midwestern..."

Oct. 20, 2017 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Victoria & Abdul

An unlikely friendship develops in this period piece

"...There’s not a whole lot to Victoria & Abdul, but fans of stories about the royals should..."

Oct. 6, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

American Assassin

The bestselling series hits the screen

"...American Assassin aims to be the first film in a new action franchise based on the popular..."

Sept. 22, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Marjorie Prime

"...Harrison’s play, on which Michael Almereyda’s exceptional, deeply empathetic film is based, was nominated for the 2015 Pulitzer Prize..."

Sept. 15, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

All Saints

Planting seeds to save a church

"...In the world of faith-based films, All Saints strikes an unusual tone in its devotion..."

Sept. 1, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Birth of the Dragon

Bruce Lee: the early years

"...played to the hilt by the charismatic Ng, who captures Lee’s egocentric yet egalitarian ethos of bringing kung fu..."

Sept. 1, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Look & See: A Portrait of Wendell Berry

A look into the world of the farmer and activist

"...movie executive-produced by Terrence Malick and Robert Redford, Look & See: A Portrait of Wendell Berry is a lyrical..."

Sept. 1, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Columbus

A gorgeous and resonant tale of two loners

"...Indiana. Jin (Cho, of the Star Trek and Harold & Kumar franchises) is a book translator based in Seoul,..."

Aug. 25, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The End of Austin Mic Exchange

Organizers retire the community cypher

"...past five years, local MCs, poets, and producers have come together weekly at Spider House to trade bars, gain..."

Aug. 21, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Ingrid Goes West

Hashtag: #thisisyourlife

"...show), and her dog Rothko (if nothing else the film eviscerates contemporary culture with a knife to the heart)...."

Aug. 18, 2017 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Kidnap

Don't mess with Halle Berry

"...While the writer of Kidnap probably could have come up with a more imaginative title (perhaps the good..."

Aug. 11, 2017 Movie Review by Danielle White

In Memoriam: Sam Shepard

The late writer-actor left lots of himself in Central Texas

"...which he produced many enduring stage plays, screenplays, and film performances. But Central Texas will be central to keeping..."

Aug. 3, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Wish Upon

A music box leads to deadly wish fulfillment

"...Jiminy Cricket! The dream fulfillments in the wretched horror/comedy Wish Upon come at a bloody price, ripe with..."

July 14, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

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