Indignation

Philip Roth's 2008 novel is hauntingly translated to the screen

"...Adapted by James Schamus from Philip Roth’s 2008 novel, Indignation is a meditative coming-of-age story set in 1951. Being..."

Aug. 12, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Selective Indignation

"...Dear Editor, A good example of selective righteous indignation on the part of The Austin Chronicle can be..."

Nov. 30, 2015 Postmarks

Merchants of Doubt

This doc calls out the spokesmen for Big Tobacco, Big Pharma, and Big Oil, as well as the tactics they use to blur the facts

"...tone that undercuts an otherwise understandable sense of righteous indignation. (It’s the kind of doc that unloads a number..."

April 10, 2015 Movie Review by William Goss

Law Abiding Citizen

Vigilante justice may be just what the law requires in this film starring Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx.

"...on an even grimmer note, stuck fast between righteous indignation at our bankrupt system of jurisprudence and our (presumed)..."

Oct. 16, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Food, Inc.

Documentary lifts the veil on our nation's food industry.

"...even-keeled.) Food, Inc. maintains a nothing-but-the-facts (you supply the indignation) stance until the end, in an unnecessary call-to-arms coda..."

June 26, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Stealing America: Vote by Vote

This documentary account of Election Day 2004 thinks it has the answer: conspiracy and treason, Republican-style.

"...for reasonable viewers looking for edification rather than just indignation not to question what they’re being shown and why...."

Sept. 19, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Rendition

Intelligent and well-meaning, Rendition is nevertheless an oversimplified and uneven attempt to arouse righteous indignation among its viewers.

"...nevertheless an oversimplified and uneven attempt to arouse righteous indignation among its viewers. The attempt to make a politically..."

Oct. 19, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Amazing Grace

Unfortunately, what makes British abolitionist William Wilberforce a great man is also what makes him dull: his single-minded righteousness.

"...the hortatory earnestness of youth to rouse their snoozing indignation, stands abolitionist William Wilberforce (Gruffudd), who must be the..."

Feb. 23, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Undercover Blues

"...I loved those goofy movies filled with Doris's righteous indignation and gooey close-ups, Rock's suave pretty boy sneers and..."

Sept. 17, 1993 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Crossing the Line

"...resonance. It all plays like a bunch of righteous indignation, drug scum treachery and moral compass reading. The story..."

Oct. 11, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Top Fiction of 2020 for the Angry Girls

Rosalind Faires chooses several tales of righteous indignation

"...heroines who lit up their respective genres with righteous indignation and raw hope...."

Dec. 18, 2020 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

Austin Author Chandler Baker Talks About Creating a Novel for the #MeToo Movement

Writer of Whisper Network offers a healthy dose of righteous indignation

"...I hope readers feel a healthy dose of righteous indignation. I hope that it is another voice in the..."

July 26, 2019 Arts Feature by M. Brianna Stallings

Indignation

Philip Roth's latest is a detail piece rather than a panorama

"...Indignationby Philip Roth Houghton Mifflin, 256 pp., $26..."

Sept. 19, 2008 Books Review by John Davidson

Blink Twice

In her directorial debut, Zoë Kravitz delivers a distinctive, post-#MeToo thriller

"...comic touches, horror meets its match against anger and indignation. Blink Twice flings ideas all over the place and,..."

Aug. 23, 2024 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Beau Is Afraid

Joaquin Phoenix is the understated fool in this bloated Oedipal epic

"...of its predecessor. There's even a certain level of indignation that Woody Allen did something similar with his "Oedipus..."

April 21, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Lost King

The charming, unlikely, and mostly true tale of the hunt for Richard III

"...determination to do the right thing, and a quiet indignation when the same is not done for her. The..."

March 24, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Limbo

Immigration dramedy shipwrecks Syrian migrants in Scotland

"...betrays the political message underneath. Even Farhad, who suffers indignation with good cheer, reminds us that the stakes are..."

April 30, 2021 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Father

Anthony Hopkins gives a timely career highlight in this story of dementia

"...understands at any given moment. The line between righteous indignation and self-preservation has been completely blurred, and it isn’t..."

March 12, 2021 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Dark Divide

David Cross searches for sasquatch and heals his soul in this wilderness wonder

"...to be able to manage, the others being polite indignation and amiable cuddliness. The only reason he's taking this..."

Sept. 18, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Official Secrets

True story of a whistleblower who saw the lies behind the Iraq War

"...giving Knightley a soapbox upon which to express her indignation and allowing others the opportunity to comment on her..."

Sept. 6, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Luv Doc: Deranged Incredulity

Buzzing hard on 20mg of Blue Bell-soaked THC

"...our Cheeto-in-Chief, so they're very well-versed in outrage and indignation. Challenging them on that playing field is a tactical..."

Sept. 7, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

The Luv Doc: Happy Grunting!

There are certain smells that even love can't overcome

"...is a disturbing mix of outright defiance and shameful indignation. It's a look that says, "All right, you're clearly..."

Dec. 1, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

Denial

Holocaust courtroom drama parallels contemporary issues

"...David Hare (The Hours) keeps the suspense and moral indignation peaking high throughout Denial’s slightly overlong running time. A..."

Oct. 14, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Concussion

Will Smith is the doctor who pioneered research into NFL head injuries

"...admits that there may be a problem, the righteous indignation has been deflated like a New England Patriots football...."

Dec. 25, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Félix & Meira

A Hasidic wife and a nonreligious man find love together in Montreal

"...a fallen Félix in a show of anger and indignation. What’s so striking (and touching) about this scene is..."

May 29, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Much Ado About Nothing

With Shakespearean language tripping off their contemporary tongues, the actors are more than game for Joss Whedon's informal, black-and-white take on this classic comedy.

"...film’s comic highlight. Wounded by an insult, his ass-backward indignation achieves a droll momentum that will have you chuckling...."

June 21, 2013 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Ambassador

With daring, gonzo filmmaking, this documentary film penetrates the blood-diamond trade in the Central African Republic.

"...a wealth of material ripe for his satiric, righteous indignation. (One half of the comic duo was a self-described..."

Aug. 31, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Express

The story of Ernie Davis, the first African-American Heisman Trophy winner, is full of heart-pumping stadium heroics and quiet acts of dignity.

"...give viewers the chance to recoil in horror and indignation while resting uneasily in the hope that all that’s..."

Oct. 10, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Philip Roth Comes to Austin... Well, Sort of

Philip Roth to be broadcast in Austin in a live, hourlong interview

"...Philip Roth will be talking about his new release Indignation in a live, hourlong interview that will be piped..."

Sept. 10, 2008 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Chicago 10

The trial that resulted from the demonstrations outside the 1968 Democratic convention in Chicago were a media spectacle that is well-captured here.

"...this already volatile mix the anarchic absurdity and comic indignation of the revolutionary Yippies, led by clown princes Abbie..."

April 4, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

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