The Fourth Kind

This pseudo-mockumentary starring Milla Jovovich echoes both The Blair Witch Project and The X-Files.

"...Osunsanmi's film is actually effective in both its narrative drive and the generation of suspense. The title here refers..."

Nov. 6, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Extended Hacienda

More with Hacienda's piano man Abraham Villanueva

"...Ohio to record with the Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach, who became a fan after the group opened for the..."

Aug. 14, 2008 Music Post by Doug Freeman

School for Scoundrels

Although it stars Billy Bob Thornton and Napoleon Dynamite's Jon Heder and is jam-packed with multitalented comedians and stars, School for Scoundrels is just not funny.

"...as to demand attention. Case in point: School for Scoundrels, a modern remake of a 1960 British satire. A..."

Sept. 29, 2006 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

In Search of Marcel Proust

Once UT's Dr. Seth Wolitz discovered Proust, he didn't turn back, but it took a real beating for him to get to that point.

"...that plays havoc with the emotional capacities of those who suffer from it, the sense of smell is impaired")...."

Dec. 22, 2000 Books Feature by Sidney Moody

The Skin I Live In

Pedro Almodóvar, Spain's maestro of madness and desire, reunites with Antonio Banderas for this dark and frazzled tale of l'amour fou.

"...Directed by: Pedro Almodóvar. Starring: Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya, Marisa Paredes, Jan..."

Nov. 11, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Prime

With genuine sparks between its two lovestruck leads and a delightfully flinchy performance from Meryl Streep, this comedy is just what its title implies: prime.

"...Here, it’s the 37-year-old divorcée Rafi (a luminous Thurman who simply hasn’t looked this beautiful or poised in a..."

Oct. 28, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Sword and the Shield Shows Malcolm X and MLK Were More Alike Than Different

Dr. Peniel E. Joseph's book argues that the civil rights leaders are two sides of the same revolutionary coin

"...memories of the civil rights movement, Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. are cast as opposites and..."

Nov. 6, 2020 Arts Feature by Sara Hutchinson

Dolittle

Downey has and is fun as the doctor who can talk with the animals

"...dark, personal resonance to his script for Steven Soderbergh's drug drama Traffic. The idea that the pair would unite..."

Jan. 17, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Green Book

Jim Crow road trip may be simplistic, but it's heartfelt

"...listed places that would rent to people of color who were on the road) is a historic piece set..."

Nov. 21, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Suspiria

Giallo remake uses dark magic to give women their voices

"...to the lead, impressing the coven of witchy women who run the academy. Susie contorts her body, slamming her..."

Nov. 2, 2018 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

X-Men: The Last Stand

This third outing in the franchise lays on the subtext even more heavily than its predecessors – racial, gender, and sexual politics are all over the place, as are the multiple strands of the story line.

"...we to make of Kelsey Grammer's furry turn as Dr. Hank McCoy, aka the X-Man Beast? What's not to..."

May 26, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

K-PAX

"...K-PAX is the story of Prot (Spacey), a man who claims to have traveled to Earth from another planet..."

Oct. 26, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Critical Care

"...as this new one, Lumet's 41st. This comedically edged drama about the inadequacies of the modern medical establishment bludgeons..."

Nov. 14, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Death and the Maiden

"...the film centers around Paulina Escobar (Weaver), a woman who, 15 years earlier, was tortured and raped by the..."

Feb. 3, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fantastic Four

Marvel not at this Fox flop

"...and this film can’t escape a made-for-TV feeling. (The whole thing would have benefited greatly from the unheralded arrival..."

Aug. 14, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Stanford Prison Experiment

Dramatization of the famous psychology experiment

"...The Stanford prison experiment conducted by Dr. Philip Zimbardo in that university’s basement in 1971 should..."

Aug. 7, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hyde & Shriek

When Trouble Puppet Theatre tackles Dr. Jekyll's dark tale, the villain may not be who you think

"...he sees the story tending toward the tedious or anti-dramatic, as with Frankenstein, he thinks nothing of grafting onto..."

Oct. 31, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Hysteria

Good vibrations flow from this fictional story about the invention of the vibrator in Victorian England; Maggie Gyllenhaal stars.

"...anxiety, irritability, raging libido, or an altogether absent sex drive. "Hysterical paroxysm" was prescribed to beat the blues away,..."

June 15, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Asylum

In this adaptation of Patrick McGrath's novel, Natasha Richardson and Ian McKellan wonder if the patients have taken over the asylum.

"...of Psyche and Eros battling it out to see who gets to the flay the heroine first. But the..."

Sept. 2, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Intimate Strangers

In this surprisingly romantic tale of confused identity and psychoanalysis, the doctor isn’t in, but the tax attorney is.

"...Directed by: Patrice Leconte. Starring: Sandrine Bonnaire, Fabrice Luchini, Michel Duchaussoy, Anne Brochet, Gilbert Melki..."

Aug. 20, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Do Aibos Dream of Electric Corner Kicks?

Gearing up for RoboCup VII

"...The clock is ticking for Dr. Peter Stone. Can this assistant professor of computer science..."

April 11, 2003 Screens Feature by Sidney Moody

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

"...sequel, with the possible exception of Professor Stephen Hawking, who will doubtless miss all the earlier film's discussions about..."

May 30, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Man's Best Friend

"...Cassinni. At a Southern California genetics laboratory, the semi-mad Dr. Jarrett (Henricksen) has managed to splice the genetic codes..."

Dec. 3, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Two APD Officers Indicted for Murder in 2019 Shooting of Mauris DeSilva

Death led to calls for better mental health crisis response

"...first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Mauris DeSilva, who was brandishing a knife while undergoing a mental health..."

Aug. 27, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

The Mountain

Tye Sheridan and Jeff Goldblum in an engrossing experiment in form

"...fulfillment of their monikers. The Mountain continues the Alverson (who co-wrote the film with Dustin Guy Defa and Colm..."

Aug. 2, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Love Guru

Is it redundant to mock self-help culture? Not if you're Mike Myers and have a new sketch-comedy character to introduce.

"...act as spiritual adviser to an African-American hockey player whose obsession with his ex-wife’s generously endowed, mustachioed Quebecois goalie..."

June 20, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

If you're looking for escape, then the fourth installment in the beloved cliff-hanging archaeological-adventure franchise should fit the bill.

"...and the reel world in the 27 years since Dr. Indiana Jones (Ford, in fine fettle) first bullwhipped his..."

May 23, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Anger Management

"...straight man to Nicholson’s over-the-top maniac. As the story’s Dr. Buddy Rydell, Nicholson slips into his familiar Wild Jack..."

April 11, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

On the Edge

"...suicidal teens, and is told with a mixture of drama and humor. But the movie's stunted insight, and the..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Patch Adams

"...confess my biases up front: God help the doctor who comes near me wearing a bulbous red clown nose,..."

Dec. 25, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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