The Best Man

Lundgren and Wilson wasted in shoddy action flick

"...year earlier, had been hired to save heiress and kidnap victim Brook (Whelan). The mission goes awry, of course,..."

April 28, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Kids vs. Aliens

Gory romp that does exactly what the title says

"...the absolute dirt worst. And then aliens turn up, kidnap everyone, and use slime to turn them into ......"

Jan. 20, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Medieval

Brutal historical epic gives gritty, accessible life to a Czech icon

"...his men are hired by Lord Boreš (Caine) to kidnap the niece of the King of France (Lowe, deserving..."

Sept. 9, 2022 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

Sam Raimi makes the most Sam Raimi Marvel film imaginable

"...(Gomez) from a giant, one-eyed alien monster trying to kidnap her for her powers. Strange attempts to enlist the..."

May 6, 2022 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

Shattered

Unerotic and unthrilling home invasion flick is seriously unsubtle

"...has turned his eye to mediocre thrillers like the-plot-is-the-title Kidnap. In this case, title Shattered refers to what happens..."

Jan. 14, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Five Things to Do Indoors This New Year's Weekend

From unmissable books to housebound horticulture, fill up your indoor Hogmanay

"...the world. Why do a diverse group of men kidnap the CEO of Japan's largest beer company and then..."

Dec. 31, 2021 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

Trans Awareness Week: aGLIFF’s Bears Rebecca Fonté on Queer Cinema’s Power

“It's important that we have people who are telling our stories”

"...an ultra-violent thriller about a queer polyamorous trio who kidnap and torture a conversion therapist. Although she can’t speak..."

Nov. 15, 2021 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

Cry Macho

Old man Eastwood heads down to Mexico and into his soul

"...agrees to drive down to Mexico and rescue (read: kidnap) Polk’s 13-year-old estranged son, Rafael aka Rafo, from an..."

Sept. 24, 2021 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Goodbye, Butterfly

Low-budget revenge thriller makes parents' hands bloody

"...he knows (Wayne) to enact a completely foolhardy plan: kidnap Stan, and force him confess...."

Feb. 5, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Austin at Large: Just Another Wednesday

Rejoice and be glad in these first calm hours of the rest of our democratic lives

"...Congress will overlook; his followers really did intend to kidnap and kill people to prevent a Biden-Harris victory from..."

Jan. 22, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Nightstream Review: Anything For Jackson

The love of grandparents rips the doors off Hell

"...Rather than throw themselves into some new hobby, they kidnap one of Henry's patients, Shannon (Konstantina Mantelos), tie her..."

Oct. 17, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Raising Buchanan

Bodysnatching comedy find humor in our shortcomings

"...... well, it's not quite extortion, and you can't kidnap a dead body. Anyway, she thinks that she can..."

May 15, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Hunt

Scathing action-satire is more than Elites versus Deplorables

"..."would have voted for Obama thrice") camp, and they've kidnapped a bunch of assorted ordinary schmoes best described (as..."

March 13, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Death Watch: 11 Face Execution in Coming Months

A quiet summer gives way to a deadly fall

"...execution date. The Montgomery County man, convicted of the kidnap, rape, and murder of Melissa Trotter in 2000, made..."

Aug. 16, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

The Wedding Guest

A simmering thriller of international abduction and pursuit

"...burner phone and guns? Curiosity only mounts when he kidnaps a young Punjabi woman about to celebrate her nuptials...."

March 22, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Texas Book Festival 2018: The Real Story of Lolita

Sarah Weinman on the true crime story behind Nabokov’s novel

"...and predation, there seems no better time to remember kidnap victim Sally Horner...."

Oct. 28, 2018 Arts Post by Rosalind Faires

Point Austin: Of Frogs and Children

Do what you can to defend imprisoned refugees

"...the explicitly punitive attempt to separate families – to kidnap and sequester children secretly – in order to discourage..."

July 13, 2018 News Column by Michael King

The Dollop Live Podcast Recording at SXSW Comedy

Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds serve up events from yesteryear with a topping of WTF

"...podcast. On learning about, say, the bizarre conspiracy to kidnap Lincoln's dead body, Reynolds will spew expletives in disbelief..."

March 9, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Gary Numan’s Songs From a Broken World

New Wave pioneer takes on global warming

"...religious group of fanatics. They kill the wife and kidnap the daughter, so the story is his quest, if..."

Dec. 15, 2017 Music Post by Julie Holden

Day Trips: Old Alton Bridge, Denton

Goatman’s Bridge is a reminder of the cowardly Klansmen’s dastardly deed

"...gang of white hoods stole through the woods to kidnap Oscar from his bed and dragged him to a..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Fantastic Fest Fills the Card

Massive list includes closing night film

"...on duty, they encounter a strange creature which they kidnap, and take bullying to a whole new level...."

Sept. 5, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Your Weekend in Film

What major releases and one-off screenings are worth your theatre time

"...Kidnap. Danielle White gives this generic thriller starring Halle Berry..."

Aug. 11, 2017 Screens Post by The Screens Staff

Kidnap

Don't mess with Halle Berry

"...While the writer of Kidnap probably could have come up with a more imaginative..."

Aug. 11, 2017 Movie Review by Danielle White

Your Weekend in Film

What major releases and one-off screenings are worth your theatre time

"...Kidnap: Perhaps the presence of Halle Berry can elevate this..."

Aug. 4, 2017 Screens Post by The Screens Staff

DPS Troopers Push Undocumented Immigrants Into a Deportation Pipeline

Spike in traffic stops raises concerns about racial profiling, faulty record keeping, and the damage done to families

"...pseudonyms. It's common for cartels to learn about, then kidnap, people who've been deported from the U.S., and hold..."

June 2, 2017 News Feature by Debbie Nathan

SSB

"...up on the predatory behavior toward women tip: "I'll kidnap, ransom/ I'm handsome no worry, worry." Treading into racism..."

Feb. 10, 2017 Music Review by Kahron Spearman

DVDanger: Dog Eat Dog

Paul Schrader is the old dog learning new tricks

"...Cage, Willem Dafoe, and Christopher Matthew Cook as a kidnap and heist crew wrecked by their own impulses and..."

Nov. 13, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Razor Girl

by Carl Hiaasen

"...Bayou Brethren, is not so cunning. As a bizarre kidnapping/blackmail scam unfolds, Hiaasen weaves in more sharply defined characters:..."

Nov. 4, 2016 Arts Feature by Tim Stegall

Amy Gentry on Good as Gone

This Austin author didn't set out to make her first novel a thriller, but now that it's out, she's good with that

"...with a major publishing house. From her fascination with kidnap victim Elizabeth Smart to her volunteer work as a..."

July 22, 2016 Arts Feature by Jessi Cape

Austin Filmmakers Make International Festival Waves

Watch out Chicago (and Montreal, and Edinburgh, and London)

"...of SXSW 2016 titles (Don't Breathe, Dominic Monaghan's twisted kidnap thriller Pet, I Am Not a Serial Killer, and..."

July 17, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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