Wheels on Meals

"...she's on the lam from her father, an evil count (Edelman) who wants to suck her dry of her..."

Aug. 5, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Renfield

Dracula's sidekick finally gets his day in the sun

"...Renfield is starting to reconsider his toxic relationship with Count Dracula. For decades, he’s been at the count’s beck..."

April 14, 2023 Movie Review by Alejandra Martinez

1,000 Forest Gorillas in Kansas

Heloise Gold and Natalie George's dance-theatre work posed the question: What if we took the time to count?

"...year's premiere – the gorillas, the sips of water counted down from 1,000, the tricycles, and the mock opera..."

March 4, 2016 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

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.

"...the film world with his debut movie, You Can Count on Me, which received many accolades and a couple..."

Oct. 7, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Naked City

280 law professors, including some 13 at UT Law, sign a petition protesting the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to halt the recounting of votes in Florida.

"...pilgrims) intend to plow through the drifting chads to "count" the beleaguered Florida ballots. Alongside the spring training baseball..."

Dec. 22, 2000 News Feature by Michael King

The Man Who Knew Too Little

"...(Mad Dog and Glory, made that same year, doesn't count seeing as absolutely nobody remembers it). Since then he's..."

Nov. 14, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Nadja

"...York City. The movie follows the meanderings of the Count's daughter, Nadja (Lowensohn), as she tries to cope with..."

Sept. 29, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Parasite

Bong Joon-ho heats up South Korea's cold class war

"...see themselves as merely grabbing opportunities. Keep a body count of the victims of their grift, and let that..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Lords of Chaos

The true crime story that made black metal truly sinister

"...was like no other: On Aug. 10, 1993, Varg "Count Grishnackh" Vikernes, former bassist with black metal pioneers Mayhem,..."

Feb. 8, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald‎

Fewer beasts, but a much better story, make this sequel magical

"...high standards Yates set with the Potter films – count this Muggle’s heart and mind all in...."

Nov. 16, 2018 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Just Getting Started

Grumpy old men on the golf course

"...what the “golden years” are going to be like, count me out. I’ll be on a beach in Bali,..."

Dec. 15, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Cars 3

Third times not a charm for this franchise

"...entertainment) drops. Having said that, you can nearly always count on even the least of Pixar’s projects to be..."

June 16, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Office Christmas Party

Workplace comedy lacks the laughs

"...a buzz while watching this holiday-season comedy. Do not count on Office Christmas Party to deliver a contact high...."

Dec. 9, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Handmaiden

A stylish and alluring love triangle

"...(Kim Min-hee) in a plot hatched by the supposed Count Fujiwara (Ha) to marry the lady, throw her in..."

Oct. 28, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

War Dogs

Jonah Hill and Miles Teller star in this true tale about gun smuggling

"...in. Whenever War Dogs plods, close your eyes and count the seconds. Hill’s next deranged little giggle will be..."

Aug. 19, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Fifty Shades of Black

Marlon Wayons takes on another spoof

"...or set-pieces, rather than a fluid narrative. You can count on frequent fake penis displays, be they of the..."

Feb. 5, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Self/less

The film starts off as promising sci-fi, but turns into a disappointing shoot-’em-up

"...Madeline (Martinez) and her young daughter (Kinchen). The body count mounts as the plot grows more nefarious, and though..."

July 10, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night

The “world’s first Iranian feminist vampire spaghetti western” is a spooky doozy

"...Arash is miles high on ecstasy and dressed as Count Dracula when the girl, imperiously skateboarding through the midnight..."

April 10, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Quiet Ones

The venerable Hammer Film studio gets into the found-footage horror genre.

"...scaring an audience are two different things. On that count, The Quiet Ones is a whimper of a horror..."

May 2, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Captain America: The Winter Soldier

One of the better offerings from Marvel’s growing multimedia omniverse, this film gives fans plenty to chew on.

"...the tagline for this second (or third, if you count The Avengers) entry in the Marvel Universe franchise should..."

April 4, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Grudge Match

This boxing riff stars Stallone and De Niro, but it's hardly the stuff of Rocky vs. the Raging Bull.

"...pablum melodrama all the way down to the final count. Two veteran actors playing two aging warhorses, both nursing..."

Dec. 20, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Frozen

This animated film mines Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tales for material, discards the most brutish bits, and applies a heavy Disney top gloss.

"...lamentably shallow. But in the plus column, Frozen can count in its favor visual grandeur, two energetic young women..."

Nov. 29, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Anna Karenina

Joe Wright's bold but empty imagining of Tolstoy's classic is set mostly within the walls of a theatre.

"...of another offer from that bright, shiny bauble, the Count Vronsky (Taylor-Johnson). And there is the first acquaintance of..."

Nov. 30, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale

The most expensive film ever produced in Taiwan to date, Warriors of the Rainbow is a sweeping historical epic.

"...mad war of attrition. I suppose you could keep count of all those severed heads lying around, but in..."

April 27, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Future

As an unsparing portrait of disaffection among the small-paycheck, faux-creative class, Miranda July's film is on the mark but her performance grates nevertheless.

"...quit their jobs and creatively experiment with what they count as their last free days on Earth. But that..."

Aug. 12, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Jake Gyllenhaal stars in this nearly bloodless, family-friendly throwback to a cinematic age when Persian palace intrigue, winsome princesses, and ambitious princes ruled the back lots.

"...delivered, but, this being a Bruckheimer production, you can count on massive, explosive set-pieces to arrive to divert imminent..."

May 28, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Spike & Mike's Sick & Twisted Festival of Animation 2010

The boys are back with another self-explanatory edition.

"...means a new year has begun. You can always count on these shorts for more than the recommended dose..."

Feb. 26, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Valentine's Day

Aggressively unfunny and unromantic, Valentine’s Day’s chief concern appears to have been the corralling of its cast of a thousand stars.

"...the enduring appeal of the actor. On the first count, Valentine’s Day is a big bust: Screenwriter Katherine Fugate..."

Feb. 12, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Gamer

Gerard Butler stars in this futuristic thriller set in a multiplayer online gaming universe.

"...into the middle ground between smartass social critique and body-count bloodbath. Best to wait for home Wii version so..."

Sept. 11, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Constancy of Sorrow

Native Texan Kevin Reynolds taps loss of innocence, from Cold War Commies to The Count of Monte Cristo

"...films, a rollicking 2002 adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' The Count of Monte Cristo and 2006's Tristan & Isolde (ill-cast..."

May 8, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

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