The Transfiguration

A coming-of-age tale with a blood-sucking twist

"...– might have yielded deft social commentary in the hands of another storyteller, and it’s worth wondering what, say,..."

April 28, 2017 Movie Review by Michael Agresta

Your Name

This body-swapping anime is a stunner

"...once you place your faith in screenwriter/director Shinkai’s expert hands, the reward will come. (Not surprisingly, the film is..."

April 7, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Fences

Denzel Washington scores big in August Wilson's great American play

"...portrait of black life in the mid-20th century, and hands down Denzel Washington’s finest hour yet...."

Dec. 23, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Slash

A sweet coming-of-age film set in the world of fan fiction

"...When Neil’s notebook falls into the wrong high schooler’s hands, he’s mortified, but the event also attracts the attention..."

Dec. 9, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Moonlight

There's magic in this Moonlight

"...in this movie are superb, Harris’ turn here is hands-down award-worthy...."

Nov. 4, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Land

Teen skaters get caught up in the drug world

"...Fate hands them a decidedly dangerous deal when one of the..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Men & Chicken

Danish black comedy is a nimble tone-shifter

"...(see The Five Obstructions). But in Jensen’s extremely capable hands, everything (mostly) works...."

April 29, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Barbershop: The Next Cut

Cutting hair and cutting up

"...and company decide to take matters in their own hands (scissors in one, comb in the other) by negotiating..."

April 22, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Elvis & Nixon

Now we can do more than wonder about the day these two men met

"...Presley, the king, and Richard Nixon, the president, shaking hands in the Oval Office. It’s the most-requested image from..."

April 22, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hello, My Name Is Doris

Sally Field is spectacular in this gently lovesick and funny dramedy

"...in Hello, My Name Is Doris. In Field’s ever-capable hands, Doris is a thing with feathers, eternally hopeful in..."

March 18, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Youth

Michael Caine and Harvey Keitel star in this gorgeous, existential ode

"...In lesser hands, Youth might as well have been titled Yawn, but..."

Dec. 18, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Miss You Already

Drew Barrymore and Toni Collette co-star as best friends facing crises

"...freshly shorn skull. There’s very little dialogue, because the hands have said everything...."

Nov. 6, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Our Brand Is Crisis

Sandra Bullock shines in David Gordon Green's political comedy

"...dirty business and Our Brand Is Crisis keeps its hands far too clean...."

Oct. 30, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Once I Was a Beehive

Pleasant summer-camp film checks its religious ideology at the tent

"...still grieving for her father, is left in the hands of new in-laws while the newlyweds head off on..."

Oct. 30, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

DVDanger: Of Manos and Mosquito

Two schlocky classics get a pre-Halloween restoration

"...good or ill, that title goes to Manos: The Hands of Fate, which gets a home release after an..."

Oct. 24, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Ladrones

Comic Mexican caper draws weight from its historical slant

"...constant motion. He should have another hit on his hands with Ladrones...."

Oct. 9, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Coming Home

Zhang Yimou's latest is a family drama set against the winds of history

"...would surely have been pure, grandiose schmaltz in lesser hands is instead achingly moving familial drama here. For a..."

Oct. 2, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Gift

Joel Edgerton moves to the director's chair for this white-knuckle suspenser

"...is one of the best directorial debuts in ages, hands down...."

Aug. 7, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Showing Black Lives Matter

Facing race then and now onstage in Pretty Fire and Hands Up Hoodies Down

"...Hands Up Hoodies Down is, as its title makes clear,..."

March 13, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The November Man

Pierce Brosnan stars in this spy thriller that's decently made, but lacks the sizzle of a 007 or Jason Bourne.

"...new spy thriller The November Man, but in the hands of seasoned pros at this kind of stuff –..."

Aug. 29, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Oscar-Nominated Short Films 2014: Live Action

Short films come in nice packages.

"...worse than death – sort of – by his hands. Director Esteban Crespo displays a deft hand while invoking..."

Feb. 7, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Labor Day

An escaped convict finds a family of sorts in this new drama by Jason Reitman.

"...Labor Day doesn’t just transcend its limitations; in the hands of Reitman and the cast, they become strengths...."

Jan. 31, 2014 Movie Review by Louis Black

I've Got Wendy Davis Nails

Nails Y'all's nail bling is making its way across the nation

"...Nails Y'all is the nail bling biz of local..."

July 4, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

A Hijacking

This psychologically tense Danish drama about modern-day piracy doesn't cater to cliches or sentimentality.

"...amiable cook, Mikkel Hartmann (Asbæk), and the maritime company’s hands-on CEO, Peter Ludvigsen (Malling). Both actors are superb. At..."

June 28, 2013 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Jack the Giant Slayer

Despite a terrific cast, intelligent direction, and state-of-the-art special effects, this fairy tale's gigantic shoes remain unfilled.

"...from their hiding place and end up in the hands of a farm boy named Jack (Hoult), who trades..."

March 1, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black

Snitch

A socially conscious action adventure that stars Dwayne Johnson, Snitch is an indictment of our federal minimum-punishment guidelines for drug offenses.

"...Matthews decides he must take matters into his own hands by finding and setting up a drug dealer of..."

Feb. 22, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black

Portrait of Wally

UT film professor Andrew Shea’s documentary is an engrossing account of how this Egon Schiele painting changed hands over the years.

"...exhaustively detailed account of how Portrait of Wally changed hands over the decades. It started as the personal property..."

Sept. 7, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Hysteria

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

"...down a job, which is how he finds his hands full with dissatisfied housewives in 1880s London. Having newly..."

June 15, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

CCA Considers Hank Skinner's Death-Case DNA Appeal

Should never-before evidence be tested for DNA?

"...girlfriend and her two sons is now in the hands of the Court of Criminal Appeals, which considered the..."

May 2, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

October Baby

This faith-based film soft-pedals the Christianity while playing to the anti-abortion faithful.

"...no one with the sin of abortion on their hands is actually forgiven. October Baby earns points for the..."

April 13, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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