Dark Shadows

Sometimes it might be best to let sleeping vampires lie.

"...rue their fangs and their eternal violation of humankind. Dark Shadows, the afternoon soap opera on television from 1966-1971,..."

May 11, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Taxi to the Dark Side

Alex Gibney's new documentary focuses on the patterns of abuse committed by American armed forces against enemy combatants in Iraq and elsewhere. Instead of bad apples, he finds bad orders.

"...9/11. As Gibney methodically shows in Taxi to the Dark Side, the truth is much, much worse. Gibney's tone..."

Feb. 15, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground

Austin slowly thaws out from an unprecedented – but not entirely unexpected – disaster

"...electric grid crisis forced nearly half of Austin into darkness and cold for three full days, residents dependent on..."

Feb. 19, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Saraband

Ingmar Bergman’s final film continues his exploration into mankind’s willful inability to accept the inevitable, whatever that may be.

"...Marianne (Ullman, still splendid and lovely and utterly in command of every frame in which she appears). As the..."

Aug. 12, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Pokémon: The First Movie

"...an obsessive fan (probably ages 6-12, and in complete command of all 151 Pokémon characters and their unique attributes),..."

Nov. 12, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Downfall

Hitler's final days in the claustrophobic bunker are envisioned by the filmmakers, with an able assist from Bruno Ganz at the Fuhrer.

"...Hitler’s Reich, is set almost entirely inside the claustrophobic command bunker far below the ruined streets of Berlin. It..."

April 1, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Life Is Beautiful

Life Is Beautiful is the drama every comic probably wishes he had made. In this life-affirming Italian "concentration-camp comedy," Benigni uses the Holocaust as a backdrop for telling a heartfelt story about a father who protects his son from the gas chambers by the use of the only weapons at his command: his quick imagination, outlandish buffoonery, and scrappy determination.

"...by the use of the only weapons at his command: his quick imagination, outlandish buffoonery, and scrappy determination. In..."

Nov. 6, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Mood Indigo

Michel Gondry's latest presents us with an elaborate yet handmade artifice that's thoroughly charming until its color drains away.

"...eel dish. There’s also the matter of a curious command center of assembly-line typists (using mechanical typewriters, bien sûr..."

Aug. 15, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Illusionist

Surprisingly, this atmospheric movie starring some of the greatest actors of our time is a dull and enervating bore.

"...driven from town. The situation only worsens after a command performance in which the prince is humiliated by one..."

Aug. 25, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

They Went West

Back in the saddle with a faded genre's favorite stars

"...likely to ever be so cited is Raoul Walsh's Dark Command about Quantrill's Raiders, in which Rogers has a..."

May 28, 2010 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Shrewd Productions' Jump

In Charly Evon Simpson's drama, characters caught in the dark currents of grief and depression seek a way through

"...but whether he's trying to follow through on its command or resist it is difficult to tell...."

Sept. 20, 2019 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Letters at 3AM

Cry over the election if you must, but don't let the bastards sap your vitality. American progressives started seriously mass-scale organizing only about a year ago, and in just one year we came within reach of victory.

"...Kerry's logic couldn't pierce that. His command of the facts threatened everyone intimidated by the very..."

Nov. 12, 2004 Column by Michael Ventura

Space Odyssey

Planet U2 touches down in Houston

"...gloriously heeded its call. “Houston,” Bono bellowed with the command of Big Brother over the 360-degree screen. “We have..."

Oct. 15, 2009 Music Post by Austin Powell

Playing the Violin

Mr. Sinus Theater's Jerm Pollet is also a musician!

"...by the somewhat less successful, somewhat more punk-rawk Missile Command toward the tail end of the Nineties. I called..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

This Ain't No Picnic: Minutemen on Patrol

The sinister legions of the 'Drug Cartel' have little to fear from the latest incarnation of border hysteria. As for the rest of us ...

"...southeast of El Paso, is what McGauley calls his "Command Center": Two navy blue silos bridged by a large..."

Oct. 28, 2005 News Feature by Diana Welch

Sxsw

"...a trio format his fluid playing will, however subtly, command the spotlight. (Victory Grill, 1am) -- Christopher Hess..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...at this circus, holding the star attractions together but commanding no real audience appeal. Who can concentrate on the..."

Oct. 20, 1995 News Feature

Your Field Guide to the 101 Essential Acts at SXSW

Scroll eternal through the best and buzziest artists at the fest

"...designer Alex Griff, HYDROVOX 2.0, to church for SXSW. Dark, lucid visuals coupled with subtle rhythm-driven lighting, all taking..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by The Chronicle Music Staff

Nukes Are Back!

The Bush administration plans for the next (little) nuclear wars

"...greens; the retired military brass turned defense contractors, in dark suits with American-flag lapel pins, pivoting around the three-..."

Jan. 16, 2004 News Feature by William M. Adler

Play on Worlds

Now Playing

"...kidnapped brother -- and free the populace from a dark, invading evil. Equipped with a mighty sword, keen intellect,..."

July 2, 1999 Screens Feature by Marcel Meyer

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...have the edge necessary to pull off the picture's darker moments, making me, for one, wonder what a director..."

Nov. 3, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...have the edge necessary to pull off the picture's darker moments, making me, for one, wonder what a director..."

Oct. 27, 1995 News Feature

'There To Tell the Truth'

Seymour Hersh on journalism, politics, presidents, and war

"...Secret armies: Joint Special Operations Command – Cheney started them; Obama's kept them going...."

March 30, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Katrina Through the Eyes of an EMT

Philipp Meyer, a fellow at the Michener Center for Writers at UT and an EMT, drove to New Orleans and spent 24 hours working with a local police department as an EMT.

"...I was passed up the chain of command until I got to the captain, who promptly put..."

Sept. 2, 2005 News Feature by Philipp Meyer

Still Bleeding

APD Officer Jeff White's lawsuit against the department gives new life to allegations of corruption and retaliation.

"...months of Chapman's being assigned to his chain of command last October, White was transferred from his narcotics assignment,..."

May 31, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Detroit

The 1967 riots are brought to life in this docudrama

"...Kathryn Bigelow; Mark Boal, Bigelow’s screenwriting collaborator on Zero Dark Thirty and The Hurt Locker; and cinematographer Barry Ackroyd,..."

Aug. 4, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Drop

Based on a Dennis Lehane story, this disappointing crime drama costars James Gandolfini in his last role.

"...Hardy’s role here alongside the bombastic Bane of The Dark Knight Rises or the forthcoming Mad Max: Fury Road,..."

Sept. 12, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Higher Ground

Oscar-winning actress Vera Farmiga makes her debut as a director with this film in which she also stars as a woman who struggles with religious faith.

"...film, which is based on the autobiographical book, This Dark World by Carolyn S. Briggs, who co-wrote the screenplay..."

Sept. 9, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

3:10 to Yuma

3:10 to Yuma puts the lie to the presumptive myths that Westerns are dead and remakes are always a bad thing.

"...to the hysterics of Girl, Interrupted and from the dark genre piece Cop Land to the fantasy romance of..."

Sept. 7, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

At once a fanboy's wet dream and an engaging, emotionally supercharged epic adventure

"...side of a mountain, while the mighty armies of darkness mass outside. While The Fellowship of the Ring was..."

Dec. 20, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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