Albert Nobbs

This melancholy picture is distinguished by Glenn Close's vanishing act in the titular role.

"...Directed by: Rodrigo García. Starring: Glenn Close, Mia Wasikowska, Aaron Johnson, Brendan..."

Jan. 27, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Abduction

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

"...bid for bona fide action-star status. Sadly, both the drama and action in Abduction are tepid, and Lautner’s kickboxing..."

Sept. 30, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Dolphin Tale

This true story of the world's first dolphin with a prosthetic tail provides solid family entertainment.

"...Young Sawyer Nelson (Gamble) of Clearwater, Fla., is a withdrawn kid who’s stuck in summer school when he encounters..."

Sept. 23, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Endhiran (Robot)

This extravagant Indian/Tamil production is an apocalyptic science fiction rom-com with elaborate dance set-pieces and music by A.R. Rahman.

"...Stan Winston Studio (Iron Man, Avatar), composer A.R. Rahman (who picked up his own Academy Award for Slumdog Millionaire),..."

Feb. 25, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Gentlemen Broncos

With this new film, Jared Hess elicits none of the naive charm or flagrant silliness of his earlier movies, Napoleon Dynamite and Nacho Libre.

"...such as Coolidge and turns her into a flat, dreary presence. Then, as if to compensate for the lack..."

Nov. 6, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Sadun Declares for SBOE

Former congressional candidate goes after Dunbar

"...race, again on the Democratic side, is Susan Shelton, who just finished her stint as political director of the..."

June 22, 2009 News Post by Lee Nichols

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

Although it tries mightily to top 2005's origin story by introducing fanboy favorite the Silver Surfer, this film is nevertheless relentlessly dull and curiously bombastic.

"...Julian McMahon, Kerry Washington, Doug Jones, Laurence Fishburne and Andre Braugher. I grew up on Stan Lee and Jack..."

June 22, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Away From Her

Based on a short story by Alice Munro and confidently directed by actress-turned-director Sarah Polley, this drama starring the stunning-as-ever Julie Christie is a penetrating story about love's mysteries.

"...the life she shared with Grant, a retired professor who resists the decision. It seems that for the last..."

May 18, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

November

November, starring Courteney Cox, is a dense, dark head-trip of a movie that seems like the bastard offspring of Memento and Mullholland Dr.

"...python: It’s the bastard offspring of Memento and Mullholland Dr., and initially it’s just as challenging (some might say..."

Sept. 2, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Motorcycle Diaries

Young Che Guevara takes a road trip up the length of South America and discovers his humanity in this portrait of the future revolutionary as a young man.

"...Directed by: Walter Salles. Starring: Gael García Bernal, Rodrigo de la Serna, Mia Maestro, Mercedes Morán, Jorge Chiarella..."

Oct. 8, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

May 4 Election

It's time to pick ACC Board members again.

"...Frantic to get back into the black, ACC President Dr. Richard Fonté suggested a number of cutbacks -- including..."

April 26, 2002 News Feature by Cathy Vaughan

Along Came a Spider

"...Freeman. Freeman returns to his role as D.C. detective Dr. Alex Cross, the hero of the previous film (and..."

April 6, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Bats

"...it's that the bat is a cute little sucker whose most annoying trait is his mountainous guano output. For..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Haunting

"...some marvelous production design by Eugenio Zanetti (Restoration, What Dreams May Come), who has envisioned the spectral manse as..."

July 30, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

At First Sight

"...work free the tension-filled back muscles of the women who come to his upstate New York spa for rest..."

Jan. 22, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Swept From the Sea

"...Directed by: Beeban Kidron. Starring: Rachel Weisz, Ian Mckellen, Vincent Perez and Kathy..."

Feb. 27, 1998 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Contact

Carl Sagan's novel about the celestial mysteries is embodied onscreen by Jodie Foster as the astronomer heroine and Matthew McConaughey as her spiritual counterpart from the other side of the fence

"...science's ambassador to the masses, Sagan and wife/co-writer Ann Druyan have given us an astronomer-heroine, Dr. Ellie Arroway (Foster),..."

July 11, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy

Canadian comedy troupe hits the big screen with this movie about the humorous side effects of a new drug.

"...different roles. What there is of a plot concerns drug researcher Dr. Chris Cooper (McDonald), whose new anti-depressant, Gleemoxen,..."

April 12, 1996 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

"...however, he's aided by a contingent of Central Illinois Druids (!) who protect him as one of their own,..."

Oct. 6, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Wonderful Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl

"...Curtis, Timothy Dalton, Ralph Macchio, Lynne Thigpen, Kathleen Turner, Whoopi Goldberg, Roscoe Lee Browne, Griffin Dunne and David Johansen...."

June 10, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Gift

"...dead...” disclaimer at the end of the film, so who's to say?) tale of young junkies in love transcends..."

Feb. 4, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Better Tomorrow II

"...and unfortunately, it shows. The story follows two brothers who go undercover to infiltrate a massive counterfeiting scam along..."

Jan. 28, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Archangel

"...the title, during the Bolshevik revolution. Lt. Boles (McCulloch), whose mind is reduced to more or less of a..."

Nov. 29, 1991 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Delirious

"...is attended to by two of the show's characters Dr. Kirkwood (Rasche) -- handsome, vain and completely manipulated by..."

Aug. 16, 1991 Movie Review by Louis Black

SXSW Online to Feature Stacey Abrams and N. K. Jemisin in Conversation

James Cameron, Ted Lasso team, Bill Hader also announced

"...The Venn diagram sweet spot of people who are going to fangirl over voting rights advocate Stacey..."

Feb. 11, 2021 SXSW Post by Kimberley Jones

The New Mutants

The last of the X-Men finally get to the screen

"...of Marvel's X-Men comics. There's that of the filmwatcher, who goes in blind about the franchise, and they will..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Mrs. Hyde

Isabelle Huppert glows (literally) in this SF-comedy makeover of the psycho-horror classic.

"...the pronunciation of this unusual surname sounds like Jekyll), who is played by the ever-amazing Isabelle Huppert, is also..."

May 25, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Measure of a Man

Even Donald Sutherland reciting fortune cookie wisdom doesn't save this YA snore.

"...overly articulate voiceover from our main character Bobby (Cooper), who has body issues, an emotionally unavailable father (Wilson, looking..."

May 11, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Ottoman Lieutenant

Corny romance set during the Armenian Genocide

"...plays Lillie Rowe, a young nurse in 1914 Philadelphia, who bucks her superiors by treating a black trauma patient..."

March 10, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Resident Evil: The Final Chapter

The final(?) nail in this action horror franchise

"...wasteland, hooking up with a ragtag group of survivors whose names you may recall because you played the games...."

Feb. 3, 2017 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

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