The Insatiable Taste for Tunes

In Austin, the self-proclaimed Live Music Capital of the World, seeing great music doesn't always have to mean fighting the crowds at a smoky nightclub

"...are still ways to take advantage of the city's insatiable taste for tunes. On any given night, live music..."

March 19, 2004 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson

Academy Award-winning documentarian Alex Gibney puts the famed journalist, icon, and myth Hunter S. Thompson before his lens and comes away with a telling portrait of the man and his era.

"...to try to put his enormous, egocentric, violent, patriotic, insatiable, schizophrenic life into some sort of context. To do..."

July 4, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Maxed Out

A documentary about our credit-card mess and some of the casualties of debt.

"...or our skyscrapers; it’s after our wallets, and its insatiable appetite is sending our federal government crashing toward financial..."

March 16, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Maria Full of Grace

A desperate young woman from Colombia, who hopes to better her life, becomes a drug mule for the syndicate, transporting heroin to the States.

"...the end result of crushing poverty and El Norte’s insatiable appetite for release. Traveling with two other young women,..."

Aug. 6, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Wash

"...between drug sales and restroom booty calls with his insatiable girlfriend. Soon, though, the marginally more responsible Sean becomes..."

Nov. 23, 2001 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Instinct

"...it boils down to a vision of humans as insatiable “takers” of the earth's resources. Deluding ourselves that we're..."

June 4, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

"...series, the better. I'll cheerfully admit to being an insatiable genre fan, but this is one October ritual I..."

Oct. 6, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Seven

A serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his modus operandi is hunted by two New York City detectives in this hellish take on Nineties film noir.

"...mysterious quarry only a symptom of a much more insatiable disease. Freeman is fine as the recalcitrant, literary Sommerset,..."

Sept. 29, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Film Reviews

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"...series, the better. I'll cheerfully admit to being an insatiable genre fan, but this is one October ritual I..."

Oct. 20, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...series, the better. I'll cheerfully admit to being an insatiable genre fan, but this is one October ritual I..."

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Film Reviews

Recommended

"...at least in terms of its blows against the insatiable maw of the mass media. As a satire of..."

Oct. 6, 1995 News Feature

Ascension

Enthralling glimpses inside the dark side of the Chinese Dream

"...on the rising cogs in the machine of China’s insatiable consumer culture, Jessica Kingdon expands on her 2017 short..."

Oct. 15, 2021 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Many Saints of Newark

Nothing holy about this Sopranos prequel

"...character of excess: uncontrollable rage, extramarital affairs, and an insatiable hunger to collect debts owed (and then some) –..."

Oct. 1, 2021 Movie Review by Beth Sullivan

The Witches of the Orient

How the 1964 Japanese women’s Olympic volleyball team healed a nation

"...and sweat, led by a demon driven with an insatiable hunger for complete and utter supremacy in the realm..."

July 16, 2021 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Beach Bum

Fear and loathing in Florida with Korine and Matthew McConaughey

"...a burnt-out, Florida Keys beat-poet celebrity named Moondog. His insatiable appetite for partying is fueled by the fortune of..."

March 29, 2019 Movie Review by Dan Gentile

Pacific Rim Uprising

Robots vs. monsters sequel is pure scrap.

"...Rim Uprising’s nonstop mecha-monster action. Guaranteed to satisfy your insatiable hunger for more huge, massive bigness, especially if nonsensical..."

March 23, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Magnificent Seven

Revisionist remake stars a diverse rainbow coalition

"...village or frontier community from complete takeover by an insatiable predator (a Japanese warlord, a bandito, or an American..."

Sept. 23, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Meddler

A terrific vehicle for Susan Sarandon as a meddlesome mom

"...and spells out the reasons for the meddlesome mother’s insatiable need to be needed, as if you were incapable..."

May 13, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Family Fang

Jason Bateman directs and co-stars in this dark comedy

"...career-slumped film actress with a drinking problem and an insatiable need for attention; he’s a blocked writer who artistically..."

May 6, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Homaro Cantu's Moto-Vation

Documentary charts a dazzling chef's tragic end

"...That's what filmmaker Brett Schwartz has done with his Insatiable: The Homaro Cantu Story, having gained documentary access to..."

March 11, 2016 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW Film Announces Features Lineup

Competitive narratives and docs unveiled, plus more

"...Insatiable: The Homaro Cantu Story Director: Brett A. Schwartz Chef..."

Feb. 2, 2016 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

The Vatican Tapes

Pray for us; it's exorcism time again

"...The film industry’s seemingly insatiable appetite for this worn-out genre is confounding, given there..."

July 24, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Dog

Dog Day Afternoon is a film about a wildly true bank robbery; as conveyed by John Wojtowicz in this doc, the story gets even nuttier when told from the horse's mouth.

"...nickname presumably based upon the 1975 film and Wojtowicz’s insatiable sexual appetite (but not as explicitly descriptive as “Littlejohn..."

Aug. 22, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Kon-Tiki

Real-life adventurer Thor Heyerdahl's 1947 trip across the Pacific on a raft is re-created in this beautifully lensed film.

"...orbit in space, Heyerdahl’s maritime journey captured the public’s insatiable need for heroes who succeed against the odds. His..."

May 31, 2013 Movie Review by Steve Davis

3D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy

What a bizarre, beautiful, and tonally askew sex-and-sadism romp this Hong Kong freak show is.

"...Yangsheng (Hayama), who, in a bid to satisfy his insatiable new bride Tie, sets out across Ming Dynasty China..."

Aug. 19, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies

This French box-office sensation is a send-up of Sixties spy films.

"...parodies of whole cinematic genres to sate an apparently insatiable public appetite for seriously dumb humor, the comparatively sophisticated..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

La Vie en Rose

How do you tell the true story of the nearly mythical popular performer Edith Piaf? In epic proportions, of course.

"...owner (Depardieu). With a powerhouse voice and a seemingly insatiable taste for wild parties, Piaf fits right in to..."

June 22, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Film News

The pair behind 'Dear Pillow' is at it again; plus, IFP issues, Cannes kudos, and Digital Light Processing lightsabers

"...• Fangs a Lot: Look for low-budget vampire flick Insatiable to shoot in Austin in late June. Austin's Martini..."

May 27, 2005 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Better Luck Tomorrow

"...their melting pot peers – the hip-hop slang, the insatiable love for American consumerism, the marketing hype, and the..."

April 25, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Spirited Away

Spirited Away, about a young girl who is trapped between the real and the ghost-worlds, melds bits of Alice in Wonderland and The Wizard of Oz with Eastern-angled spookiness and an outré sensibility that borders on the indescribable.

"...and the ghost-world, and whose parents are turned into insatiable hogs; tough stuff for anyone, but that's just the..."

Oct. 11, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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