The Peanuts Movie

Happiness is a warm animated cartoon called The Peanuts Movie

"...a timeless quality, though the get-together may last a little longer than usual. As Miss Othmar might say in..."

Nov. 6, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Good Eye: Tales From the Quirky Box

More side-eye examination of "quirky" female film roles

"..."'Pretty. Fit. Girl-next-door type.'" Local actor Kaci Beeler (who's also, full disclosure,..."

Feb. 27, 2015 Column by Amy Gentry

Cuban Fury

Nick Frost is a schlubby guy who's gotta dance.

"...This is a movie tailor-made for cheering on the not-so-little guy to find his self-esteem, dazzle the judges, and..."

April 18, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Best Man Holiday

Fourteen years after the first film, this sequel finds our likable characters experiencing the pitfalls and promise of middle age.

"...secret of a one-night stand with his best friend’s girl into the barely fictionalized fodder for his first novel,..."

Nov. 15, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Don Jon

Joseph Gordon-Levitt stars as a guy who prefers porn to his girlfriend Scarlet Johansson in this film which also he wrote and directed.

"...But when Jon suddenly falls hard for 10+ Jersey girl Barbara (Johannson), there seems to be a chance that..."

Sept. 27, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

I Declare War

A bunch of sixth-graders playing capture the flag in the park lays the groundwork for a disturbingly inventive film.

"...simple, unassuming piece about how young boys (and one girl) think, how they interact with one another, how their..."

Aug. 30, 2013 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Not Fade Away

Five years after the end of The Sopranos, creator David Chase directs his first movie, which takes him back to New Jersey in the Sixties.

"...helps him catch the eye of Grace (Heathcote), the girl who had never noticed him previously. Douglas’ aspiration for..."

Jan. 4, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Scream 4

This reboot of the franchise is too self-referential for its own good.

"...only occasionally. Williamson's serpentine plot has the original “final” girl Sidney (Campbell) return to the scene of the crime..."

April 22, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Emily Hagins' Unsucky Movie Career

Austin's zombie girl taps into vamps for her third feature

"...this sci-fi convention every year, but this year's a little bit different because when they go they meet these..."

Aug. 6, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Alice in Wonderland

Sadly, the mirth-to-muck ratio in Tim Burton's new film is deeply imbalanced.

"...something from Predator). Alice, however, is unconvinced she’s the girl for the job, which means we’re in for a..."

March 5, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Wendy and Lucy

From the director of Old Joy comes this minimalist story about a girl (the elfin Michelle Williams) and her dog getting by in society's margins.

"...begets bad decisions. It’s a minimalist portrait of a girl named Wendy (played by the elfin, astonishingly un-self-conscious Williams)..."

Feb. 20, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Quantum of Solace

It's grim, dark, and relentlessly violent – James Bond as Terminator rather than Templar – but it delivers the goods in bloody high style.

"...likely revitalize any number of flagging film franchises with little but a three-second cameo: Mission: Impossible, XXX, The Little..."

Nov. 14, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Latest From Z Zeitgeist

'Pathogen' and 'Zombie Girl: The Movie'

"...written, directed, shot, and edited by a determined 12-year-old girl? Perhaps nothing. But Emily Hagins' Pathogen, which premiered this..."

June 30, 2006 Screens Feature by Marrit Ingman

Touch of Pink

This queercentric romantic comedy gets its inspiration from culture clash and the ghost of Cary Grant.

"...to return to Toronto and marry a nice Indian girl, or should he pretend to play it straight and..."

Sept. 17, 2004 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Nói Albinói (Nói the Albino)

This bewitching Icelandic film mines frozen veins of resentment and quirky, black-ice humor.

"...offer is to try to win the hearts of girls by inquiring if they’ve put on weight lately. Nói,..."

May 7, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Coach's Corner

Anna wants to become a top-flight tennis star? Kan o' kourn. Just become a Williams sister.

"...You don't, I hope, overthink the tale of Little Red Riding Hood and Goldilocks and the Three Bears...."

July 12, 2002 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

The Tenth Annual "Austin Chronicle' Short Story Contest Results

"...much that I end up sick. We'll eat a little lunch in the hotel dining room overlooking the Park..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Books Feature

Doug's First Movie

"...of adolescence, particularly when it comes to a certain little red-haired girl. But unlike Charles Schulz's character, Doug doesn't..."

March 26, 1999 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Mary Jane's Not a Virgin Anymore

"...aesthetics, Mary Jane's Not a Virgin Anymore is a girl's coming-of-age story that's fresh and unlike most other coming-of-age..."

March 20, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Kissing a Fool

"...of the classic Hollywood romantic comedy here, albeit a little rough around the edges, that evokes a timeless quality..."

Feb. 27, 1998 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Dallas Doll

"...stuff. In the Australian film Dallas Doll, her impertinent bad-girl persona -- characterized by a delivery so deadpan that..."

Sept. 15, 1995 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Baby-Sitters Club

"...(thirtysomething) in her big-screen directing debut delivers a quirky little movie that captures a lighter side of the oft-explored,..."

Aug. 18, 1995 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

La Vie De Bohème

This film honors the romantic notion of the starving artist while simultaneously mocking its illusions and pretensions.

"...Aki Kaurismäki (Leningrad Cowboys Go America, The Match Factory Girl), a Finnish filmmaker who makes dysfunctional comedies that are..."

Dec. 3, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Twogether

"...problem is that Twogether's characters are people with very little to say to each other. Certainly nothing of earth-shaking..."

April 30, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fathers and Sons

"...Joie Lee and Rosanna Arquette. This is an interesting little independent film that's liable to get lost in the..."

Jan. 8, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead

"...Bill and Ted`s Excellent Adventure and then visits Working Girl – none of it works. The premise of the..."

June 7, 1991 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Jojo Rabbit

Anti-hate satire in the ruins of the Reich finds heart and humor in the chaos

"...places the movie’s POV squarely on the shoulders of little Hitler Youth Johannes (the excellent, cherubic Davis). That perspective..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Made in Abyss: Journey's Dawn

Part one of epic anime quest is a fine first step

"...A clockwork boy and an unusual girl – it seems like the perfect fodder for a..."

March 15, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Isn’t It Romantic

Another entry in the bizarre "head trauma leads to female empowerment" rom-com genre

"...Our first image of her is as a young girl (played by Alex Kis) sitting inches from the TV..."

Feb. 15, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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Austin's own Owen Egerton directs his first movie

"...Olivia Grace Applegate as Thana, his loyal but unstable girlfriend...."

Sept. 30, 2016 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

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