Blue Like Jazz

Based on the bestseller by Donald Miller, this is the story of a Texas-raised Southern Baptist who finds maturity on the liberal campus of Reed College in Portland, Ore.

"...More open-minded than the current crop of come-home-to-Jesus films, Blue Like Jazz is nevertheless not nearly as..."

April 13, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Bully

The documentary Bully is devastatingly effective when it comes to putting faces on harassed children and giving them a voice.

"...Filmed in pockets of Middle America – Iowa, Oklahoma, Georgia..."

April 13, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Salt of Life

This Italian import by the director of Mid-August Lunch addresses the concerns of aging men who realize they are no longer attractive to young women.

"...when he allows the character to get nicked, the filmmaker is more likely to cover up the wound with..."

April 6, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Being Flynn

Robert De Niro and Paul Dano play the troubled Flynn father and son.

"...another deranged taxi driver in Being Flynn, his latest film, it’s as though Robert De Niro’s acting career has..."

March 23, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

In Darkness

Agnieszka Holland, the director of Europa Europa, creates a blood-quickening Holocaust drama about Poles who were hidden in the sewers.

"...events, this claustrophobic epic is as emotional as they come: a Holocaust story shot through with a layer of..."

March 16, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Woman in Black

Daniel Radcliffe jumps from Hogwarts to this movie's haunted mansion where he stars as a young widower under siege from a malevolent ghost.

"...with him when he graduated to his first adult film role since the conclusion of the Harry Potter series...."

Feb. 3, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Ode to the FAB

When a store is more than a store

"...Every time I come to New Orleans I have to go to Faubourg..."

Jan. 13, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell

The Devil Inside

A woman tries to determine whether her incarcerated mother is criminally insane or demonically possessed.

"...this one. It's not just a dull, witless, horror film, it's also an incredibly lazy one, the kind that..."

Jan. 13, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Joyful Noise

Queen Latifah and Dolly Parton duke it out in the homespun world of gospel-music competition.

"...though it sports a queen and a dolly, this come-from-behind, gospel-music competition film is utterly common. Queen Latifah and..."

Jan. 13, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Pariah

Pariah tells the specific but universal story of a black teenage girl who is a virginal lesbian, budding writer, and nonconformist.

"...find a place to fit in and thrive. The film is fresh yet familiar, raw but polished, particular yet..."

Jan. 13, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Sitter

Jonah Hill plays the world's most irresponsible babysitter in this new movie from David Gordon Green.

"...I hate to join the chorus of nags, but come on, Gordon Green: Stop dinking around. I say this..."

Dec. 16, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol

This fourth entry in the Tom Cruise film franchise is the best of the bunch; it's wacky and keen to please.

"...one long existential yawn. Why? It's a brilliantly constructed film for the most part, far and away the best..."

Dec. 16, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Rock & Roll Never Forgets

Bob Seger hits Dallas on Saturday

"...me, including a show in Pittsburgh last month, and come Saturday, another in Dallas...."

Dec. 14, 2011 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Arthur Christmas

The folks at Aardman Animation, who gave us Wallace & Gromit, seve up an instant – and funny – holiday classic.

"...once Bieber scuttles offscreen and the Aardman Animation titles come up, you're in good, competent, and refreshingly funny hands...."

Nov. 25, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Margin Call

A high-powered cast drives this fictional depiction of what might have occurred in a top investment firm in the hours leading up to its collapse.

"...tea party or Occupy America's first pick for best film of the year, Margin Call is nevertheless a surprisingly..."

Oct. 28, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Mighty Macs

This film tells the story of rookie basketball coach and future Hall of Famer Cathy Rush who led the women of Immaculata College to three consecutive national championships from 1972 to 1974.

"...Writer/director Tim Chambers is unable to infuse his film with any tension or suspense, and with the team’s..."

Oct. 21, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Real Steel

Mix Rocky with The Transformers and you'll wind up with something like Real Steel.

"...but it’s pure marshmallow on the inside. This kids’ film mixes the heart of Rocky and dozens of other..."

Oct. 7, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Margaret

A tangled post-production history kept this Kenneth Lonergan film from completion for six years, and its story about teenage trauma suffers as a result. But, oh, what a cast.

"...years ago, esteemed playwright Kenneth Lonergan won over the film world with his debut movie, You Can Count on..."

Oct. 7, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Abduction

Twilight's Taylor Lautner makes his bid for solo action stardom.

"...(Collins) and continues to evade the killers throughout the film. Questionable help and explanations come in the form of..."

Sept. 30, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Bill Cunningham New York

The film provides an intimate portrait of Cunningham, whose two weekly New York Times photo columns document the city's fashion trends.

"...a certain extent, he is chummy. But as the film expands, Cunningham's all-abiding and egalitarian passion for individual expression..."

May 20, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Meek's Cutoff

The epic and the elementary combine in Kelly Reichardt's Western survivalist tale that stars Michelle Williams.

"...Tommy Nelson and Rod Rondeaux. In her fourth feature film, director Kelly Reichardt laces together the epic and the..."

May 6, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Music Never Stopped

After 20 years and a loss of memory, a father and son learn to reconnect over the music of the Grateful Dead and Bob Dylan.

"...opening with scenes that flit confusingly between decades, we come to understand that the Sawyer family was riven by..."

April 1, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Rubber

Rubber is a movie about a sentient, telekinetic, and homicidal tire on a rampage.

"...give the executives at Firestone nightmares for years to come. Directed by the French musician/filmmaker Dupieux (who, by the..."

April 1, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Film Festival 2011

A few more days to go ...

"...The South by Southwest Film Festival continues through Saturday, and there are still tons..."

March 18, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Unknown

In this psychological thriller, a man awakens after a car accident to find his wife doesn't recognize him and another man has assumed his identity.

"...(but no less?) than what we have rather oddly come to expect from Neeson in his late period (Taken,..."

Feb. 25, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Roommate

A college student grows fearful of her new dorm mate in this thriller which costars Minka Kelly and Leighton Meester.

"...year’s winner of the Most Thoughtless Gay Stereotype in Film award. The dubious honor goes to The Roommate, in..."

Feb. 11, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Houston Kid

Rodney Crowell reminisces on '˜Chinaberry Sidewalks'

"...Sideawalks, his stellar debut memoir. Expect the two to come together when Crowell visits BookPeople on Friday, 7pm...."

Jan. 27, 2011 Music Post by Austin Powell

Little Fockers

Surely we're not the only ones Fockered out as this franchise aims for low-brow smut in its third outing.

"...family surname, this third entry in the now 10-year-old comedy franchise falls flat. Following Meet the Parents in 2000..."

Dec. 24, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

How Do You Know

Who would have guessed that a rom-com from the director of Broadcast News and starring Reese Witherspoon, Paul Rudd, Owen Wilson, and Jack Nicholson would turn out this wan and dull?

"...some of the funnier moments in this disappointingly slack comedy from writer/director Brooks. How Do You Know isn't a..."

Dec. 17, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Tangled

Disney does Rapunzel.

"...story’s main characters, so intrinsic is it to the film’s appeal. (Ancillary sales should go through the roof: Not..."

Nov. 26, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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