Ex Machina

Smart, sinister sci-fi film about human error and techno-terror

"...Directed by: Alex Garland. Starring: Oscar Isaac, Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander and..."

April 17, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Deus Ex Machina

Deus Ex Machina lets audiences literally play god and choose what happens to the House of Atreus

"..."Experimental." An adjective with the potential to elicit anxiety in..."

Jan. 9, 2015 Arts Review by Adam Roberts

The Human Condition

Ex Machina writer/director Alex Garland on robots, sex, and the collaborative spirit

"...Alex Garland isn't a big fan of auteur theory. Despite..."

March 13, 2015 Screens Feature by Cindy Widner

Playing God – Literally

A smartphone's all you need to let loose your inner Zeus and control the action in Deus Ex Machina

"...we're getting a chance to find out. In Deus Ex Machina, a new riff on ancient Greek drama that..."

Dec. 26, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Morgan

An AI experiment goes wrong in this forgettable genre exercise

"...may say, stealing) from Blade Runner and, more recently, Ex Machina, the sci-fi thriller Morgan begins with the all-too-familiar..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Fembot Gambit

Oscar Isaac reflects on Ex Machina

"...In Alex Garland's new science fiction thriller, Ex Machina, Caleb (Domhnall..."

April 17, 2015 Screens Feature by Melanie Haupt

The Choice

Nicholas Sparks' romantic yearnings once again flood our screens

"...Directed by: Ross Katz. Starring: Benjamin Walker, Teresa Palmer, Alexandra Daddario, Tom Welling, Maggie Grace, Brett Rice, Tom Wilkinson,..."

Feb. 12, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Testament of Youth

The luminous Alicia Vikander stars as a woman coming of age amid World War I

"...of American provenance (as the chilling Ava, she was Ex Machina’s ace in the hole), and now a British..."

July 3, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

2012

Big. Dumb. Fun.

"...the duration, there are homages (or lifts) to apocalyptic exercises of decades past (particularly producer George Pal's terrific 1951..."

Nov. 13, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The X-Files: I Want to Believe

Mulder and Scully, these once-keen buckers of bureaucratic BS and masters of the painfully engorged tease, have become deadly dull in this newest incarnation.

"...Billy Connolly, Alvin "Xzibit" Joiner, Callum Keith Rennie and Alex Diakun. There's something horribly amiss with a film that..."

Aug. 1, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Anger Management

"...because right about now he’d have a lot of explaining to do: How could this new comedy, in which..."

April 11, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Lantana

Lantana is an unconventional suspense film that succeeds on a smaller, more intimate scale. The avoidance of deus-ex-machina plot twists and the reliance upon tension generated by interpersonal situations drives the film. – Marrit Ingman

"...technically unsophisticated and visually flat. However, while viewers who expect a conventional suspense film may be disappointed in Lantana..."

Jan. 25, 2002 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Bounce

"...Paymer, Joe Morton, Tony Goldwyn, Jennifer Grey, Natasha Henstridge, Alex D. Linz and Dan Bucatinsky. A bounce is a..."

Nov. 17, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Honeymoon in Vegas

"...bit follow another. The day is saved by Elvis Ex Machina, a troupe of skydiving Elvi in the sky,..."

Aug. 28, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

The Opposite of Sex

"...as well as the script for The Opposite of Sex) is the anti-indie -- a post-PC broadside that manages..."

July 3, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas

The auteur from Atlanta dons his Madea drag once more to spread holiday cheer.

"...are made by his studio – there is something perplexing, though perhaps also a bit endearing, about to how..."

Dec. 20, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black

Men

Alex Garland's mix of gender and myth is saved by its villain

"...Directed by: Alex Garland. Starring: Jessie Buckley, Rory Kinnear, Paapa Essiedu and..."

May 20, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Annihilation

Alex Garland's SF mystery is weird for weirdness' sake.

"...Directed by: Alex Garland. Starring: Gina Rodriguez, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Natalie Portman,..."

March 2, 2018 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Austin Critics Announce Award Nominees

Carol leads nominations with seven nods

"...Sicario Idris Elba, Beasts of No Nation Oscar Isaac, Ex Machina Michael Shannon, 99 Homes Sylvester Stallone, Creed Best..."

Dec. 16, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Creator

Spectacle and wonder in the AI wars never quite finds its emotional core

"...and Godzilla features – works far better as an exercise in visual storytelling than a lasting rumination on morality...."

Sept. 29, 2023 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Sputnik

Russian sci-fi horror is a welcome break from all the '80s throwbacks

"...have modern horror films found their inspiration in the exploration of the unknown. Everything from Ex Machina to Annihilation..."

Aug. 14, 2020 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Tomb Raider

Lara Croft is back again!

"...in a far more realistic fashion by Vikander (of Ex Machina fame), is somewhat more serious in tone, but..."

March 23, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Mad Max: Fury Road Tops Austin Film Critics Association Awards

Full list of winners, plus who made the best Austin film?

"...took the best supporting actress prize for sci-fi thriller Ex Machina, while Sylvester Stallone's return to ringside for Creed..."

Dec. 29, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film: Saturday Red Carpets and Panels

"...Oscar Isaac at the Ex Machina red carpet..."

March 15, 2015 Photo Gallery

Pleasure of the Paynes 2015

Big wins for Am I White?, Heathers at the 2015 theatre awards

"...awards ceremony is being emceed by Zeus, you might expect the event to turn stormy at some point. But..."

Oct. 28, 2015 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Flora and Son

Joseph Gordon-Levitt steals the show in this Irish musical drama

"...guitar retrieved from a dumpster is the movie’s deus ex machina, albeit one that’s more predictable than not in..."

Sept. 29, 2023 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Kissing Jessica Stein

"...all its trepidation and nervous fumbling. (Jessica approaches the sexual stage of their relationship with a “How to” manual..."

March 29, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Killer Condom

"...has a lot more on the ball than sheer latex. All in all, this summer has not been a..."

Aug. 21, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Good Will Hunting

"...engaging in the sort of street-tough shenanigans that gave Alex in A Clockwork Orange such a bad name. And..."

Dec. 26, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Film Announces 2015 Lineup

Circling the Thunderdome

"...competition programs, traditionally featuring eight films apiece, have been expanded to ten films each. While today’s press release doesn’t..."

Feb. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

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