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Animal Kingdom
An Australian family that commits crimes together avoids time together in this brutal look at the human survival instinct.
"...dealers. This brutal film is the story of the criminal Cody clan’s undoing and young J’s instinct to survive...."

Aug. 27, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Persecuting Judge Sharon Keller
Keller says case against her highlights injustice in system. No joke.
"...Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Sharon Keller says the fact that she..."

June 9, 2010 News Post by Jordan Smith

The 'T' Word
Politicians and media dance around what to call the plane crash
"..."an assault." Police Chief Art Acevedo called it a criminal act. The media response (collated by Charles Apple at..."

Feb. 19, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Law Abiding Citizen
Vigilante justice may be just what the law requires in this film starring Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx.
"...and mortal – as an assiduous flaying of the criminal justice system? Sounds promising so far, but Law Abiding..."

Oct. 16, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Evidence That Stinks
Innocence Project says Texas' scent lineup evidence is stinky junk
"...Commission to investigate the use of "scent lineups" in criminal cases across the state, and asking state lawmakers to..."

Sept. 22, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

Lawmakers Talk Pot
House Criminal Jurisprudence will consider drug-law reform bills tomorrow
"...The House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee on Wednesday will hear testimony on bills..."

April 7, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

12 Rounds
WWE superstar wrestler John Cena teams with once-exciting action director Renny Harlin for this New Orleans-set action film.
"...has to. His girlfriend has been kidnapped by a criminal mastermind named Miles Jackson (Gillen), and the only way..."

April 3, 2009 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The International
This conspiracy thriller starring Clive Owen and Naomi Watts never gets past second gear.
"...most powerful bank in the world is really a criminal organization and get nothing for their troubles but shot..."

Feb. 13, 2009 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Dark Streets
A collection of blues originals by the likes of Aaron Neville, B.B. King, and Etta James lightens this otherwise dreary exercise in modern film noir.
"...fans. They happily chart their hero’s descent into the criminal underworld with that familiar brand of naked-city, private-detective, raincoats-and-fedoras,..."

Dec. 12, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Attack of the Robocaller!
WilCo Dem county attorney challenger claims attack piece breaks federal law
"...assumes, Britney Spear's sister, Jamie Lynn) is a two-time criminal...."

Oct. 28, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Darfur Now
For all the film’s rallying efforts, its meandering structure and absence of a central focal point result in a film about genocide that is, as unbelievable as it sounds, kind of boring.
"...in the divestment campaign, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in the Hague, the head of a refugee..."

Dec. 7, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Bexar County District Attorney Susan Reed Is Afraid of Needles
Bexar D.A. scuttles life-saving needle-exchange program
"...chief, I don’t think they have any kind of criminal immunity,” Reed told the San Antonio Express-News in August...."

Oct. 9, 2007 News Post by Jordan Smith

Halloween
Michael Myers is back in this "reimagining," courtesy of Rob Zombie.
"...banal, fodder not for Samhain-centric supernatural lunacy but for criminal-psychology texts. It's remarkable, actually, to realize that the only..."

Sept. 7, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Ladrón Que Roba a Ladrón
This Spanish-language caper film, made in Los Angeles, offers grand entertainment and sociological import.
"...though he may be an illegal immigrant and lifelong criminal, like the English archer before him Emilio chooses (on..."

Aug. 31, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Triad Election
When the time comes for an aging gangster godfather in Hong Kong to step down, a bloody battle for control ensues in this vivid story about thug life.
"...Heroic Trio, hews more closely here to the Triad criminal potboiler formula of countryman John Woo: unapologetically sentimental, concerned..."

Aug. 3, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Lookout
The Lookout, an odd caper story, marks Scott Frank’s directorial debut after years of working as a screenwriter on movies like Get Shorty and Out of Sight.
"...accident and mortal sin. Smelling an opportunity, a seductive criminal named Gary Spargo (Goode) and his partner, a former..."

March 30, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Naishtat Files Medi-Pot Bill
Naishtat to Lege: Protect Pot Patients
"...to the whims – and prejudices – of the criminal justice system...."

Feb. 15, 2007 News Post by Jordan Smith

Jailbait
The stage origins of this low-budget, indie prison movie are simply everywhere, but it is so fantastically acted that it inspires indulgence of its first-timers’ mistakes.
"...for a three-strikes felony rap. He’s not a violent criminal – he has two pot convictions and another for..."

Aug. 18, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Run-off Roundup
Keel Loses Bid for Criminal Appeals Court
"...Republican run-off for Place 6 on the Court of Criminal Appeals, the state's highest criminal appellate court. If Holcomb,..."

April 14, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Lucky Number Slevin
This fun but ultimately disappointing mistaken-identity thriller has style galore, which may actually be the crux of its problem.
"...yourself snookered by the old Kansas City Shuffle, a criminal maneuver designed to distract attention that’s explained at the..."

April 7, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

16 Blocks
Richard Donner still has it. 16 Blocks may be a formulaic good-cops/bad-cops actioner, but it’s rarely stereotypical.
"...underside of his long-ago Moonlighting character) and the petty criminal (Mos Def) who inadvertently turns his life into a..."

March 3, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The World
Using a sleek visual style and bits of animation, this elegant Chinese film explores the effects of modernism, globalism, and international commerce upon its culture and society.
"...weave through the film’s lyrical story, grazing the city’s criminal underbelly while they drift together and apart as lovers,..."

Jan. 13, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Man of the House
Filmed in Austin with Tommy Lee Jones, Man of the House is nothing to write home about.
"...The movie does very little to set up the criminal activities that cause agent Roland Sharp (Jones) to move..."

March 4, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Assault on Precinct 13
This new version of John Carpenter's classic is superfluous in the extreme, and while it’s not technically a bad movie, per se, viewers unfamiliar with the film’s lineage will likely write it off as yet another midwinter also-ran, the sort of action film that never quite takes off and instead focuses on random gun battles and cheesy dialogue.
"...to ooze severity, he comes off as one more arch-criminal parody. Also on board for the wild night are..."

Jan. 21, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Last Horror Movie
The U.S. premiere of this self-reflexive horror film from England is presented in Austin by Fangoria magazine.
"...complicit in Max’s onscreen theatrics – this is still Criminal Psych 101 material that’s been covered and re-covered (and..."

June 18, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Mickey
Mega-author John Grisham wrote and financed the making of this Little League baseball film starring Harry Connick Jr.
"...after receiving a visit from persistent (and pernicious) IRS criminal investigator (played by Joseph M. West Jr.). As it..."

May 14, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Punisher
Strictly from the so-bad-it's-good school of entertainment.
"...accidentally results in the demise of the son of criminal kingpin Howard Saint (Travolta, rivaling his Battlefield Earth performance..."

April 16, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Intermission
Irish ensemble interweaves a dozen characters and their affairs of the heart.
"...with its brash, literally knockout opening, in which mad-dog criminal Lehiff (Farrell) rips off a convenience store armed only..."

April 9, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator
The rise and fall of Eighties skateboard king Mark "Gator" Rogowski.
"...best friend in 1991 – is very much a criminal. Think of Stoked as the anti-Dogtown and Z-Boys. That..."

Nov. 21, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

2 Fast 2 Furious
"...approached by the feds with an offer of expunged criminal records if they can help set up the Man,..."

June 6, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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