The Last Mimzy

Solid performances elevate this mild but hardly magical children's sci-fi story.

"...Directed by: Robert Shaye. Starring: Chris O'Neil, Rhiannon Leigh Wryn, Joely Richardson, Timothy Hutton, Rainn..."

March 23, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Tyler Perry's Daddy's Little Girls

Despite the fact that Tyler Perry relies on contrivances and sentimentality, he manages to spin a good yarn in the process.

"...Directed by: Tyler Perry. Starring: Gabrielle Union, Idris Elba, Louis Gossett Jr., Tasha Smith, Gary Anthony Sturgis,..."

Feb. 23, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

The Triplets of Belleville

Move over Disney and Pixar: Sylvain Chomet’s Oscar-nominated animated feature is the kind of work that could only be authored by a singular individual.

"...Directed by: Sylvain Chomet. Move over, Disney and Pixar. Sylvain Chomet’s new animated feature (which has..."

Feb. 13, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

XX/XY

"...Petra Wright and David Thornton. The clever title of this vaguely insightful film about the vagaries of modern romance..."

May 23, 2003 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Willard

"...Directed by: Glen Morgan. Starring: Crispin Glover, Jackie Burroughs, R. Lee Ermey, Laura Elena Harring..."

March 14, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

An Activity of Alchemies

The alchemy of baseball makes possible the elongation and compression of time.

"...It is the only physical contest in which many men are..."

May 11, 2001 Column by Michael Ventura

Just Visiting

"...Directed by: Jean-Marie Poiré. Starring: Jean Reno, Christian Clavier, Christina Applegate, Lorenzo Clemons, Bridgette Wilson-Sampras, Tara Reid,..."

April 6, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Road Trip

"...farce meets teen gross-out comedy, which I suppose makes this a sexy movie for gross teens, or vice versa...."

May 19, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

1998 Austin Theatrical Movie Openings

"...Authors are: Marjorie Baumgarten (M.B.), Hollis Chacona (H.C.), Steve Davis (S.D.), Robert Faires (R.F.), Marc..."

Jan. 8, 1999 Screens Feature

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

This cinematic pop opera is a disorienting, strange experience at first – every word is sung, even the most banal of dialogue. The simple yet sophisticated French film tells the story of two star-crossed lovers, a 16-year-old shopgirl and her gas-station attendant sweetheart, without any apology for the unashamedly romantic heart.

"...Nino Castelnuovo, Anne Vernon, Marc Michel and Ellen Farner. This cinematic pop opera is a disorienting, strange experience at..."

July 19, 1996 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Naked Lunch

Leave it to Cronenberg to tackle William S. Burroughs' notorious – and notoriously "unfilmable" – novel. Then add in a score by Ornette Coleman.

"...Directed by: David Cronenberg. Starring: Peter Weller, Judy Davis, Ian Holm, Julian Sands, Monique Mercure and Roy Scheider...."

Jan. 24, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Voice Contestant Ricky Duran Gets Vulnerable

“The lyrics are so deep that I wouldn’t just tell this to a stranger”

"...Runner-up in season 17 of television singing competition The Voice, Ricky Duran currently executes the..."

May 22, 2020 Music Post by Nataleah Small

Grudge Match

This boxing riff stars Stallone and De Niro, but it's hardly the stuff of Rocky vs. the Raging Bull.

"...This is a strange, unfunny, and unmoving boxing riff that..."

Dec. 20, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Rob Thomas' Unlikely Route to Young Adult Fiction

'Veronica Mars' creator dishes on teens, fans, and the movie

"...sitting in a chair, being fussed over by makeup artists during a photo shoot for Entertainment Weekly. “There were..."

Sept. 26, 2013 Books Post by Amy Gentry

Bewitched

AFS Essential Cinema: I Married a Witch: Fredric March's comic curse

"..."Just walk. You'll find me. Keep walking, this way – this way."..."

Oct. 10, 2008 Screens Feature by Raoul Hernandez

What, Me Worry? Yes.

'American Splendor' is one of the most celebrated movies of the year, and everybody loves my comic again. But … I dunno.

"...15 years ago. I was working as the Chronicle's receptionist, and the caller on the phone wanted to talk..."

Sept. 5, 2003 Screens Feature by Harvey Pekar

Billy Elliot

"...Daldry. Starring: Jamie Bell, Julie Walters, Jean Heywood, Gary Lewis, Jamie Draven, Stuart Wells and Mike Elliot. Set against..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hippo Snouts and Hyena Eyeballs

Through the years, Mick Vann explains, just about every edible thing imaginable, and some stuff even the most jaded imagination can barely contemplate, has been used to gird the loins of the hapless horny male. Remember: It's almost always the guys who feel the need to produce seed.

"...When the Summer Smut issue was announced and all section editors were encouraged to..."

Aug. 11, 2000 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Book Reviews

Southerners, Strange Foreigners, and Unabashed Perverts

"...Patrick McCabe mixes pop-savvy intellectualism with an edgy, amazingly elastic sense of humor. Mondo..."

June 2, 2000 Books Feature by Barbara Strickland

Lisa Frankenstein

Diablo Cody and Zelda Williams show their Tim Burton love with charm but not enough visual style

"...Lisa Frankenstein feels like a film that was written for..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Pandemic Production, One Year Later: Karen Wacker, Producer, Mare of Easttown

“It kind of made me love my job again.”

"...Wacker got back to Philadelphia to resume filming and finish the show...."

July 9, 2021 Screens Feature by Sofia Tafich

Austin Film Festival: Tear Me Apart

A very British post-apocalypse film

"...The end of the world will be a strange place, but not one quite bereft of all hope...."

Nov. 1, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Alleluia

A Belgian riff on the pitch-black legend of the Honeymoon Killers

"...Lucas, Héléna Noguerra, Édith Le Merdy, Anne-Marie Loop, Stéphane Bissot and David Murgia...."

July 31, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Always Be Chloe-sing

Mary Lynn Rajskub on moving from 24 to stand-up

"...Chloe became a fan favorite, and now her popularity is luring viewers into comedy clubs to see Rajskub do..."

Nov. 12, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Jack and Jill

Two Adam Sandlers for the price of one? And Al Pacino?! It's still not worth it.

"...Directed by: Dennis Dugan. Starring: Adam Sandler, Katie Holmes, Al Pacino, Eugenio..."

Nov. 18, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Kid Powers

Charlie Belle kicks up some Magnetic Fields buzz

"...Today Tuesday for their cover of The Magnetic Fields' "Strange Powers."..."

Sept. 23, 2011 Screens Post by Cindy Widner

Rodeo & Picasso

Dan Keyes on the return of Recover

"...Singer Dan Keyes admits to having selfish motivations for taking a second chance with Recover. “If..."

Jan. 21, 2011 Music Post by Austin Powell

The King's Speech

Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, and Helena Bonham Carter act up a royal storm in this movie about King George VI of Great Britain overcoming his speech impediment.

"...Michael Gambon, Eve Best and Timothy Spall. We were colonists once, subjects of a crown, finding our inarticulate way..."

Dec. 24, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Amreeka

In this delightfully human and sweetly comic ode to the contemporary immigrant experience in a post-9/11 “Amreeka,” a Palestinian mother and son create a world of possibilities.

"...Directed by: Cherien Dabis. Starring: Nisreen Faour, Melkar Muallem, Hiam Abbass, Yussuf Abu-Warda,..."

Sept. 25, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Treasure in Other People's Trash

Your loss is Davy Rothbart's gain

"...Texas – one he didn't think he deserved, which is why he let the ticket get lost (there is..."

May 29, 2009 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

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