Blockers

Butt-chugging gags can't hide Blockers' big heart.

"...relationships as commonplace and regular in a blockbuster as Love, Simon did, and the fact that she does not..."

April 6, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Grand Canyon

"...on the way home from a Lakers game by Simon (Glover) a tow truck driver. Mack is married to..."

Jan. 17, 1992 Movie Review by Louis Black

The 2007 Academy Award Nominated Short Films: Animation

See the five animated shorts in competition for the Oscar, and judge for yourself.

"...clean again after years spent growing cynical. Take “My Love,” Oscar-winner Alexander Petrov’s story of a young man in..."

Feb. 15, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Future's So Brite

I Love the Scent of Burning Flesh...

"...serial killers in love") is out in hardcover from Simon & Schuster. Originally scheduled to be released by Dell,..."

Oct. 25, 1996 Books Feature by Marc Savlov

The Heartbreak Kid

Ben Stiller stars in this smart and winning remake of a 1972 Neil Simon-penned comedy about a man who falls in love with another woman on his honeymoon.

"...a smart and winning remake of a 1972 Neil Simon-penned Elaine May film. Here, at the wedding of his..."

Oct. 5, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Run Fatboy Run

Funnyman Simon Pegg stars in this soft and plodgy rom-com: Sadly, this by-the-numbers redemption tale careens uncomfortably from sentimentality to stomach-turning sight gags.

"...Directed by: David Schwimmer. Starring: Simon Pegg, Thandie Newton, Hank Azaria, Dylan Moran, Harish Patel,..."

March 28, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Bride of the Wind

"...Bruce Beresford. Starring: Jonathan Pryce, Sarah Wynter, Vincent Perez, Simon Verhoeven, Dagmar Schwarz and Gregor Seberg. Like the most..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Moonlight and Valentino

"...or even destination. The movie was scripted by Ellen Simon, daughter of Neil, who originally wrote the material as..."

Sept. 29, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hector and the Search for Happiness

Simon Pegg stars as a shrink trying to heal himself.

"...Directed by: Peter Chelsom. Starring: Simon Pegg, Toni Collette, Rosamund Pike, Stellan Skarsgård, Jean Reno,..."

Oct. 3, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Muscle Shoals

The Alabama town that birthed two music studios and inspired great recordings by Aretha, the Rolling Stones, and scores more is viewed in this laid-back documentary.

"...fell on Alabama here: Duane Allman, Bob Seger, Paul Simon, and Bob Dylan, to name just a few. The..."

Oct. 18, 2013 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Nerd Ascending

Simon Pegg's star trajectory

"...meta-sci-fi tale of "Pegg" and his robosexual manservant Canterbury, Simon Pegg's Nerd Do Well: A Small Boy's Journey To..."

June 10, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel

Alvin, Simon, and Theodore have good reason to squeak: Girl chipmunks enter the picture.

"...chipmunks – rebel with paws Alvin (Long), wise guy Simon (Gubler), and tubby emo vermin Theodore (McCartney) – are..."

Dec. 25, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Garden State

A mash note to love that speaks to Generation Y as powerfully as The Graduate did to the Boomers.

"...debut feature, Garden State, a zealously dreamy tale of love, loss, and ecstasy among twentysomething misfits in the brackish..."

Aug. 20, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Night For Austin Raises $500K for Capital Creatives

Willie: “We all need each other and we all need music”

"...“Thank you... no one’s here,” clowned Paul Simon on Wednesday night, arms outstretched to soak in silent..."

June 11, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

aGLIFF Review: Lez Bomb

Jenna Laurenzo's movie proves that sometimes coming out is funny

"...In a post Love, Simon world, it’s almost forgettable that the majority of..."

Sept. 8, 2018 Screens Post by Sarah Marloff

Austin Film Festival Teases Lineup

AFF releases first titles scheduled for 2017 fest

"...season finale of HBO’s The Deuce, created by David Simon and George Pelecanos, who will be in attendance...."

Aug. 22, 2017 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Summoning the Blair Witch

Into the woods with Simon Barrett and Adam Wingard

"...a genre, and any sequel will raise a firestorm. Simon Barrett, writer of the new installment, simply titled Blair..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Everest

Ace ensemble cast enacts the real-life story of a doomed climbing expedition

"...Icelandic director Kormákur and screenwriters William Nicholson and Simon Beaufoy wisely choose to tell this ensemble-driven story in..."

Sept. 18, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Saint

"...be but never quite achieved. It's the story of Simon Templar (Kilmer), a dashing international thief, equally handy with..."

April 4, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Slumdog Millionaire

Danny Boyle's crowd-pleasing Slumdog Millionaire may be drenched in the saffron and violet palettes of its Mumbai setting, but it plays like a classic Hollywood rags-to-riches love story.

"...hot seat. Boyle and locations co-director Tandan, working from Simon Beaufoy's unflaggingly sensual script, smartly use Jamal's millionaire queries..."

Dec. 12, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Contrast Film Festival Pushes Boundaries, Defies Gender

New film festival presents America: The Remix

"...about an attitude." Basically, don't expect to see a Love, Simon type tale here...."

July 20, 2018 Screens Feature by Sarah Marloff

Submarine

This British film is a bracingly deadpan coming-of-age story that proudly wears its Wes Anderson influences on its sleeve.

"...stoic father is played perfectly by Taylor, late of Simon Rumley's locally filmed Red White & Blue. If you're..."

June 17, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Daredevil

"...breathtakingly filmed. A previously unproven filmmaker (his directorial debut Simon Birch came and went with little to do), Johnson..."

Feb. 14, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Mercury Rising

"...federal obfuscation that revolves around the couple's autistic child Simon (Hughes), who has since gone missing. As it turns..."

April 10, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Out to Sea

"...star turn as Angie, the film version of Neil Simon's Lost in Yonkers, and the fantasy romance Three Wishes)...."

July 4, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Very Gen Z Road Trip in Egghead & Twinkie

Austinite Sarah Kambe Holland on her heartfelt queer comedy

"...queer coming-of-age films (Holland name-checked straight-friendly young adult flick Love, Simon) placed their action in nondescript everytowns or liberal..."

Oct. 26, 2023 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

Red Rocket

Simon Rex gets under the skin of this year’s most fascinating scumbag

"...Directed by: Sean Baker. Starring: Simon Rex, Suzanna Son, Bree Elrod, Brenda Deiss, Ethan Darbone,..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

The AggreGAYtor: December 28

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...• Seriously, on Boxing Day the BBC aired a..."

Dec. 28, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Fantastic Fest: 'A Horrible Way to Die'

Scriptwriter Simon Barrett talks art house serial killers

"...the Devil, Hatchet 2) brings out the nuances of Simon Barrett's script...."

Oct. 3, 2010 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW 09 Film Lineup Announced

What's all the ruckus? Why, it's the SXSW Film lineup!

"...Bomber Director/Writer: Paul Cotter A bittersweet comedy about love, family and dropping bombs on Germany. Cast: Shane Taylor,..."

Feb. 1, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

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