Honeyland

The sweet and the bitter of life as a Macedonian apiarist

"...most affecting and poignant films about the perils of capitalism concerns a film about a Macedonian beekeeper trying to..."

Aug. 30, 2019 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Los Coast Doubles Down on Its Psych-Soul for Label Debut

Local fivepiece embraces the spirit of wandering

"...Under ordinary circumstances, an album reflects where an artist stood emotionally before and during creation. Los Coast's debut..."

June 14, 2019 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Wonder Wheel

Woody Allen's ode to Coney Island

"...Wheel, maybe Woody Allen’s most glorious-looking film since Manhattan, is an idealized dream-memory of Coney Island’s amusement park just..."

Dec. 8, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Holiday Viewing: A Christmas Tale

Turns out Christmas dinner is just as fraught in French

"...“Merry Christmas, baby,” croons Otis Redding from the scratched LP in..."

Dec. 3, 2017 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Letters at 3AM: Wake of the Red Witch

Everything that begins also ends

"...for the Wake/ Of the Red Witch" – I listen to this Terry Allen song over and over, surprised..."

Nov. 29, 2013 Column by Michael Ventura

The Human Centipede (First Sequence)

Coprophiliacs looking for a movie that really rings their chimes will be positively tintinnabulating from this arthouse horror number.

"...really rings their chimes will be positively tintinnabulating from this arthouse horror number. The rest of us, well, the..."

May 7, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Shrink

A well-chosen cast props up this otherwise shallow story that stars Kevin Spacey as a therapist who turns to pot in the wake of a personal crisis.

"...Plemons and Robin Williams. A well-chosen cast props up this otherwise shallow story about a therapist (Spacey) who turns..."

Aug. 14, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Little Red Truck

A chronicle of the work of the Missoula Children’s Theatre, which travels the country to introduce children to the joys of musical theatre.

"...to produce an hourlong musical in only six days is a prescription for catastrophe. How could it not be,..."

Sept. 5, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Ripple Effect

Like a pilgrim seeking salvation, Ripple Effect is awash in self-important questions, becoming an exercise in pop mysticism which stars Forest Whitaker.

"...Orlando Seale. Like a pilgrim seeking salvation, Ripple Effect is awash in questions. Big questions, weighty questions, questions rich..."

Aug. 1, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The Oh in Ohio

This story of an uptight corporate go-getter (Posey), her sad-sack high school science teacher husband (Rudd), and her search for her first orgasm is intended to invoke rolling laughter but instead results in repeated sighs.

"...Directed by: Billy Kent. Starring: Parker Posey, Paul Rudd, Mischa Barton, Danny DeVito, Miranda Bailey, Liza Minnelli and Keith..."

Aug. 18, 2006 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Be Here to Love Me: A Film About Townes Van Zandt

Vivid yet impressionistic, this documentary tribute to the musician Townes Van Zandt brings the life and the music of this songwriter's songwriter into focus.

"...Directed by: Margaret Brown. Vivid yet impressionistic, Margaret Brown’s film tribute to the singer-songwriter Townes Van..."

Dec. 9, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Mighty Peking Man

This 1977 Shaw Brothers production from Hong Kong is a gleefully silly riff on everything monster movies and was re-released under the auspices of Quentin Tarantino in 1999.

"...burning question: “Can a lovelorn Hong Kong explorer find happiness in a romantic triangle with a scantily clad jungle..."

April 23, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Richie Rich

"...Starring: Macaulay Culkin, John Larroquette, Ed Herrmann, Michael Mcshane, Christine Ebersole and Jonathan Hyde. Okay, it's what you've all..."

Dec. 23, 1994 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

We're Back! a Dinosaur's Story

"...offers up an animated alternative to Jurassic Park that is targeted especially for kids -- a kindlier, gentler perspective..."

Dec. 10, 1993 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

Suburbicon

The dark side of Fifties middle America

"...by: George Clooney. Starring: Matt Damon, Julianne Moore, Oscar Isaac, Tony Espinosa, Glenn Fleshler, Noah Jupe, Karimah Westbrook, Leith..."

Nov. 3, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Cove

This marvelously made agitprop documentary exposes the dark secrets that underpin the world’s dolphin mania.

"...Directed by: Louie Psihoyos. “The dolphin’s smile is nature’s greatest deception,” notes one of the speakers in..."

Aug. 7, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Monster's Ball

"...Ledger, Halle Berry and Billy Bob Thornton. Monster's Ball is the kind of quiet, effective film that burrows under..."

Feb. 8, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Citizen McCall

Kinky Friedman once remarked that the line between fiction and reality is the one he snorted back in 1978. More than two decades later, he's still getting things mixed up. Chronicle writer Sidney Moody investigates why he puts his friend John McCall, the multimillionaire shampoo magnate and owner of the beauty supply firm Armstrong McCall, in his new detective novel Steppin' on a Rainbow without even bothering to change his name.

"...once remarked that the line between fiction and reality is the one he snorted back in 1978. More than..."

Nov. 2, 2001 Books Feature by Sidney Moody

I Stand Alone

"...when they reopened the tower on the UT campus this month they added those protective suicide bars because when..."

Sept. 24, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Children of Heaven

Young, impoverished, Iranian siblings go to great lengths to cover up the fact that they've lost a pair of shoes.

"...Starring: Amir Naji, Amir Farrokh Hashemian, Bahareh Seddiqi and Nafiseh Jafar Mohammadi. Although many of the films we've been..."

April 30, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Bad Manners

"...Rubinek, Bonnie Bedelia, Carolyn Feeney and David Straithairn. What is it about comfy white-bread domesticity that brings out the..."

Feb. 5, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Hollow Reed

"...nine-year-old Ollie (Bould) comes running to the home of his estranged father Martyn (Donovan) and concocts some tenuous story..."

July 11, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Accompanist

"...Bohringer. Set during the winter of 1942-43 in German-occupied Paris and wartime London, this French movie tells the story..."

March 18, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Last Days of Chez Nous

"...Directed by: Gillian Armstrong. Starring: Lisa Harrow, Bruno Ganz, Kerry Fox, Miranda Otto, Kiri Paramore..."

May 21, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Christmas Story

Ralphie wants nothing more for Christmas than a Red Ryder 200-shot, range-model air rifle, but he must convince Mom and Dad that, if lucky enough to receive this “Holy Grail of Christmas presents,” he won't shoot his eye out.

"...pre-holiday hype, at least laugh at it. Watching A Christmas Story can help. For those who haven't seen this..."

Dec. 16, 1994 Movie Review by Alison Macor

My Old Lady

Israel Horovitz directs Kevin Kline, Maggie Smith, and Kristin Scott Thomas in this disappointing film adaptation of his play.

"...Directed by: Israel Horovitz. Starring: Kevin Kline, Maggie Smith, Kristin Scott Thomas,..."

Sept. 19, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Gay Place

This holiday season is filled with fun, queer activities

"...fades and the wine glow wears off, one thing is certain: The holiday season is here. For the next..."

Dec. 1, 2017 Column by Sarah Marloff

What Are You Looking At?

Thanksgiving viewing guide

"...Ah, television. That wonderful easer of social anxieties. That delightful reliever..."

Nov. 25, 2011 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Roxane Gay, Tim O’Brien Join Texas Book Festival Lineup

Full author roster revealed for November fest

"...The Texas State Capitol is currently playing host to an impeachment trial that will..."

Sept. 13, 2023 Arts Post by Kimberley Jones

Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon

This film is a loving valentine to an unsung hero of the entertainment industry who's had an astonishing career.

"...the financial benefit of Emeril Lagasse and other culinary artists. Perhaps most lastingly, he is regarded as a true..."

June 20, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

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