Planet of the Apes

"...by talking apes, where the humans are enslaved and kept as servants or pets. The script likens the apes'..."

July 27, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Where the Heart is

"...Home may be where the heart is, but I kept wishing this poor silly girl would up and move...."

April 28, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Saturday Night Fever

"...to their strident beat. Singlehandedly, the success of SNF kept the all-but-dead Hollywood musical dance format alive for at..."

April 20, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Skulls

"...I was able to suppress those spontaneous guffaws that kept arising...."

March 31, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Black Dog

"...in charge of the mission. Black Dog is best kept on a short leash...."

May 8, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

An American Werewolf in Paris

"...obviously appreciated and internalized the unique elements that have kept Landis' semi-classic of lycanthropic lore alive in the hearts..."

Dec. 26, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

The Kung Fu Cult Master

"...the level of confusion at which the audience is kept throughout. Director Wong Jing (City Hunter) is notorious for..."

July 14, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Francois Truffaut: Stolen Portraits

"...two enjoyed together. Ever-faithful in his obsessions, Truffaut literally kept reams of files on his contemporaries for use in..."

Feb. 10, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Nobody's Fool

"...by default ‹ for a lifetime. Indiscretions are rarely kept secret, loyalties are tested daily, and the golden rule..."

Jan. 20, 1995 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Mixed Nuts

"...script before accepting a role in Mixed Nuts?) I kept hoping that if I could make it through Sandler's..."

Jan. 6, 1995 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

The Next Karate Kid

"...is warm, grass is green,” and the like (I kept expecting him to say “Use the force, Luke,” but..."

Sept. 16, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Blue Kite

"...amid political upheaval, but investment in these characters is kept to a minimum in part because of cinematographer Hou..."

Sept. 9, 1994 Movie Review by Alison Macor

The Client

"...through this adaptation of John Grisham's best-selling suspenser, I kept wanting to appeal to whatever court presides over the..."

July 29, 1994 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Project S (aka Once a Cop)

"...from the excessiveness of Supercop, but then, that's what kept the whole implausible thing afloat last time. Without Jackie..."

June 17, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Suture

"...precisely what it intends to be. Yet the distraction kept me solely focused on theoretical issues with the implausibility..."

April 29, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai

"...ingenious blend of surreal comedy and gangster drama that kept your attention from start to finish. This second sequel..."

Feb. 25, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Real McCoy

"...ex-con status, but she is constantly complimented for having “kept her figure” while doing time (well, she is the..."

Sept. 17, 1993 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

City Hunter

"...of its rampant Sixties-inspired go-go boot sexism -- I kept waiting for David Niven or Peter Sellers to appear,..."

Sept. 3, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday

"...on years ago but, to his dubious credit, Steve kept up the tradition. Every damn one of those Jason/Friday..."

Aug. 20, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Children of the Corn Ii: The Final Sacrifice

"...a bunch of Bette Davis fans gone bad (I kept waiting for their eyes to start glowing like those..."

Feb. 5, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Glengarry Glen Ross

David Mamet's story of salesmen caught in their unique form of hell also offers a cornucopia of fine performances.

"...with it in ways that very well could have kept director Foley up nights. Pacino is amazing in the..."

Oct. 9, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Locked Up Time

"...propaganda, they seem slightly naive. Schönemann says that she kept thinking she would only be in jail a few..."

July 31, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Cool World

"...It may have made no sense, but it sure kept me riveted. It made me want to do some..."

July 17, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Monster in a Box

"...Jonathan Demme understood that Gray was the show and kept the camera at a decent range and used minimal,..."

June 12, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Cape Fear

"...Still, one gets the feeling the Scorsese may have kept some of his bravura strokes in check with the..."

Nov. 22, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Borrower

"...other squishing, ballooning, erupting distortions of his body are kept in check. While the creature sticks to the interstices..."

Oct. 18, 1991 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Servants of Twilight

"...delete almost all of the necessary background stories that kept the original story moving along at its frenetic (if..."

June 7, 1991 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

In Memoriam: George Wilkerson

Remembering Esther's Follies' first sketch-writing superstar

"...for the group back then – many of which kept being revived because they were so expertly crafted at..."

June 17, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Antone’s Anniversary: Bernard Purdie Drum Clinic

Aretha Franklin bandleader rocks Home of the Blues Saturday

"...and rhythm instruments dropped out, but Bernard “Pretty” Purdie kept drumming. Ten seconds of hi-hat-filled percussive nirvana followed, one..."

June 27, 2019 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

RAICES Launches "Abolish ICE Box" Campaign at SXSW

Nonprofit decries detention conditions with -10° pod

"...is the hielera – “icebox.” Large dark concrete rooms kept at freezing temperatures, the hieleras are the first stop..."

March 8, 2019 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

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