Flight of the Innocent

"...Vito's entire family is massacred, and he, alone, is left to fend for himself against the chief assassin, a..."

Jan. 28, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

I, Frankenstein

Aaron Eckhart stars as a modern-day Frankenstein, who faces off against supernatural creatures in this film based on the graphic novel by Kevin Grevioux.

"...Why so serious? Oh, right: You belong dead. But instead of rotting away in the peaceful and..."

Jan. 31, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Incendies

A powerful and eloquent anti-war drama, this French-Canadian film unites the personal with the political in a stunning manner.

"...notary Lebel (Girard), who was also her employer. Nawal left some peculiar, self-abnegating instructions regarding her burial and two..."

June 3, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Shining Star Goes Dark

A tragedy at Reagan High School evokes a mother's courageous response.

"...married Jeff Samuel. The union fulfilled Mosley's long-held wishes for her two teenage daughters and one teenage son: She..."

May 16, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Till Human Voices Wake Us

"...Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," a poem that, fittingly for Petroni, opens with an epigraph from Dante’s Inferno. "Hell..."

March 28, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hideaway

"...Pronounced sound in mind and body, Hatch, now desperate for answers, consults a spiritualist who confirms his worst suspicions:..."

March 10, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...year's opening night film, while eagerly-anticipated horror sequel Evil Dead Rise is also part of this year's headliners...."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

This spell isn't as bewitching the second time around

"...Fanning, Michelle Pfeiffer, Harris Dickinson, Ed Skrein and Chiwetel Ejiofor...."

Oct. 18, 2019 Movie Review by Sarah Marloff

Other Worlds SF Festival Is in The Honeymoon Phase

Project Greenlight title will be closing night film

"...Are you ready for a commitment? Other Worlds, Austin's dedicated science fiction genre..."

Oct. 17, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

ACL Live Review: Orville Peck

Canadian Lone Ranger croons-n-swoons the lonesome frontier

"...Nudie suit, leather-n-gold fringe mask, hat, boots, and a left hand with rings on every digit save the ring..."

Oct. 13, 2019 Music Post by Rick Weaver

The Eye

In this Hong Kong horror remake, Jessica Alba stars as a blind violinist whose cure turns out to be worse than the disease.

"...Nivola, Parker Posey and Rade Serbedzija. Note to Hollywood: For the love of Nobuo Nakagawa, knock it off already..."

Feb. 8, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Elektra

Watching Jennifer Garner as Elektra turn somersaults over her foes in her drop-dead-sexy assassin’s gear isn’t nearly as invigorating as it ought to be.

"...sai-wielding assassin Elektra, I could have sworn, was somewhat dead the last time we saw her. No matter, because..."

Jan. 21, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

28 Days Later

A zombie picture, with lots of topical updating.

"...a moviegoer, but they don’t call ’em slippery slopes for nothing. Filmed before SARS hit, the eerily prescient 28..."

June 27, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Megiddo: The Omega Code Two

"...film, which contains graphic images of Middle East warfare, dead Arabs, terrorists, and other Biblically inspired mayhem perhaps best..."

Sept. 28, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Nenette and Boni

"...the question, “Who cares?” It's not from lack of form: Denis (and cinematographer Agnes Godard) construct the film from..."

Dec. 12, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Gattaca

"...of modern science, a person's genetic makeup is determined before birth. No diseases, no lazy eyes, no mediocrity, just..."

Oct. 24, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Chain Reaction

"...his creative mind than scoring another hit and has left nothing to chance by shamelessly copying the formula that..."

Aug. 2, 1996 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

The saga ends … in fan service

"...So, Emperor Palpatine isn’t dead. This huge bombshell is thrown out in the opening..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

God Knows Where I Am

"...In early May 2008, a woman’s dead body was discovered in an unoccupied New Hampshire farmhouse..."

April 21, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Martian

Circumstances force Matt Damon to become a wily Robinson Crusoe on Mars

"...Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Jeff Daniels, Kristen Wiig, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Peña, Kate Mara, Aksel Hennie, Sebastian Stan, Sean..."

Oct. 2, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Reed Seeks Retrial

In Rodney Reed case, forensic experts believe Stacey Stites died before midnight

"...The effort to bring justice to death row inmate Rodney Reed..."

Feb. 20, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Housecore Horror Live Shot: Saturday Part 3

“Gwar is not dead! Oderus!”

"...Dave Brockie, the heart of Gwar since its inception, left a free-bleeding gash in the thrash contingent’s center with..."

Oct. 26, 2014 Music Post by Nina Hernandez

Housecore Horror Preview: Voivod

Nuclear winter’s never far from the Canadian thrashers

"...Just in time for Halloween, it’s all your radioactive nightmares come true. When..."

Oct. 23, 2014 Music Post by Adam Ganderson

There’s a Blue Note in Each Song That I Sing Since You’ve Been Gone

George Jones, 1931-2013

"...I have no idea if it’s the same for anyone born in Texas after, say, 1990, but there’s..."

April 26, 2013 Music Post by Tim Stegall

The Music Never Stopped

After 20 years and a loss of memory, a father and son learn to reconnect over the music of the Grateful Dead and Bob Dylan.

"...Sacks (whose case studies also provided the source material for Awakenings), The Music Never Stopped offers up a fairly..."

April 1, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Top 5 Gaming Trends

A quick science lesson before the best of 2008

"...1) Falling for Physics..."

Jan. 2, 2009 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Austin Film Festival Announces Full Lineup

AFF's finalized lineup

"...the Austin Film Festival has announced its official lineup for the 2008 fest, which runs October 16-23. Joining previously..."

Sept. 24, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The End of the Beginning?

Will the sun ever set on the TDP conference?

"...7:23pm: The process has now got into the platform and the final stages of the nomination committee, which..."

June 7, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Steep

The glories of extreme skiing are proclaimed from international mountaintops.

"...wake of prefab punk rock snowboarding? Isn't skiing, like, for your dad, or something? Dude. I am so out..."

March 7, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Walker

Woody Harrelson stars as a professional escort for political wives in this Paul Schrader movie about sex, murder, scandal, and adultery in Washington, D.C.

"...says of one less-than-intelligent senator, "but the hamster is dead." Page's life is an easy mixture of cufflinks, afternoon..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

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