10 Cloverfield Lane

Unrelated Cloverfield follow-up is a dandy suspenser

"...I like to be surprised going into a movie. Who doesn’t, apart from fans of..."

March 18, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

This third outing makes it abundantly clear that this once-fresh mummy franchise is dead in everything but name.

"...proportions (if not circumference), they can be excused for going all giddy when Her Majesty requests of them one..."

Aug. 1, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Tony Visconti Part 2 (The Encores)

"...generally top out at 45 minutes, an hour. Anything going longer demands either a recess or a follow-up, or..."

June 23, 2008 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Knocked Up

Although it’s extremely funny in bursts, Judd Apatow's new comedy flirts once too often with schmaltz before toppling into melodrama in its third act.

"...and unwittingly impregnates her during a one-night stand, it’s clear his introduction to the world of adult accountability is..."

June 1, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The Family Stone

This likable romantic comedy runs the gamut of emotions – hitting tenderness, rage, remorse, and everything in between – but there are too many characters with too little chemistry to be a real keeper.

"...the City, would want to avoid typecasting and steer clear of any flirty, free-spirit types like Carrie Bradshaw, whom..."

Dec. 16, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Supercross: The Movie

Two brothers overcome emotional and physical obstacles to achieve success in the competitive world of supercross racing.

"...Tatum, Robert Patrick and Robert Carradine. Part advertisement for Clear Channel’s Supercross broadcasts and part hellish miscalculation on the..."

Aug. 26, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Showdown at Lick Creek

As once clear water runs dark, a community defends its natural heart

"...en route to the Pedernales River, still offers a clear view to the bottom of the creek bed. The..."

July 2, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

The Scorpion King

"...nonsense?” he'd say with a sly wink and an easygoing grin -- but it never came. For a movie..."

April 19, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Heartbreakers

"...anything but subtle and therein lies the fun. It's clear from the outset (at the point we get to..."

March 23, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Slaves to the Underground

"...level of frankness in a movie with such a clear political agenda. But Slaves to the Underground is so..."

Dec. 12, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Miami Rhapsody

"...Paul Mazursky and Kevin Pollak. Miami Rhapsody's aspirations are clear. It longs to be a Gershwin Manhattan. Easy-listening rum..."

March 3, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Helas Pour Moi

"...likely, Zeus, since Godard's notes for the movie make clear that he has based his story on a Greek..."

Feb. 17, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Radioland Murders

"...to stage to roof, etc., frantically, without getting any clear sense of connection. We rarely know how we got..."

Oct. 28, 1994 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Six Degrees of Separation

"...lives is a fabrication of some sort. It becomes clear that the class differences between Paul and the Kittredges..."

Jan. 28, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Dangerous Touch

"...Diamond Phillips get off? (This movie makes it abundantly clear how he gets off!) Not only did he select..."

Oct. 22, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Man Without a Face

"...tell what kind of emotion each particular scene is going to convey solely by the angle from which Gibson's..."

Aug. 27, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Tokyo Decadence

"...social study that -- consciously or not -- draws clear-cut parallels between the powerful sense of ceremony that pervades..."

Aug. 27, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Aces: Iron Eagle III

"...picks up the pace when the action sequences get going, and it's clear that director Glen has no problem..."

June 19, 1992 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Belle Noiseuse, La

"...other for three long days in the studio, it's clear this is a war being waged by equal combatants...."

June 5, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Underclassman

Nick Cannon from Drumline plays a smart-aleck LAPD bicycle cop in this movie awash in clichés.

"...Ashmore, Hugh Bonneville and Kelly Hu. Let’s make something clear: I like Nick Cannon. And when a person is..."

Sept. 2, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Twelfth Night

"...too too; it's a sensual country that encourages excess, going overboard, whether one is mourning a brother, pursuing a..."

Dec. 20, 1996 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Casper

"...puts it, “the living impaired.” He is hired to clear unwanted spirits out of an old abandoned mansion by..."

June 2, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Austin ISD Doesn't Have Much Choice in TEA Deal, Attorney Tells Board

Either they agree to terms, or a conservator will force them

"...education crisis. But the district’s legal counsel has made clear that little choice exists...."

Sept. 15, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

The Greasy Strangler

It's lewd, crude, and full of grease

"...placed on a pedestal of honor, well that’s been going on since before Ed Wood. But in the forever-accelerating..."

Oct. 7, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Smart People

Smart people, dumb choices: It's true for both the characters and the filmmakers in this acerbic comedy that stars Dennis Quaid, Sarah Jessica Parker, Thomas Haden Church, and Ellen Page.

"...attempt to get away from the family dysfunction. It's unclear how long ago it was that Lawrence's wife died;..."

April 11, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Spike & Mike's Sick & Twisted Festival of Animation 2006

Know this going in: Sex and violence are the currency of Spike & Mike’s gory, twisted economy.

"...Directed by: Various. No one’s ever going to confuse Spike & Mike’s annual festival of gross-out..."

Jan. 27, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

I Capture the Castle

"...Nighy, Sinéad Cusack and Henry Cavill. "I am never going to fall in love. Life is dangerous enough," declares..."

Aug. 8, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

House of 1000 Corpses

"...and Clyde in your horror show doesn’t mean anybody’s going to scream. Not in the fashion intended, anyway. Having..."

April 18, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Sexy Beast

"...hard, at first, to tell where Sexy Beast is going. The boulder goes in the pool, with a tremendous..."

June 29, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Life Less Ordinary

"...of the leads seems to know much about what's going on here, and as a result, neither does the..."

Oct. 24, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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