Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens

The Force awakens, and a franchise reboots

"...Easily the most anticipated (and critic-proof) film of the..."

Dec. 18, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

News Roundup: Loose Cannons and Contraception

Planned Parenthood debate rages on; gun violence takes more lives

"...In this week's news roundup: Former APD Detective Charles..."

Oct. 5, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

The Martian

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

"...that human strength is not only measured by muscle mass, but by brains and sheer determination as well. Through..."

Oct. 2, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Congress

This live-action/animated hybrid starring Robin Wright is total stoner bait.

"...Even as it rails against Big Pharma and an..."

Aug. 29, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Wish I Was Here

Zach Braff explores life in one's late 30s: troubles with unruly kids, ailing parents, and creative aspirations complicated by financial realities.

"...Zach Braff’s of-the-moment picture of generational anomie and mid-Aughties, mass-appeal indie film mores was pretty on point. But a..."

July 25, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

SXSUpgrade!

The Austin Chronicle SXSW trade show booth is better than ever this year

"...This year's Austin Chronicle SXSW trade show booth is..."

March 5, 2014 Events Post by Lia Crockett

The Act of Killing

In this disturbing documentary, former Indonesian death-squad leaders boastfully reenact their real-life mass killings with touches inspired by their favorite movies.

"...The place is Indonesia and the events under review..."

Aug. 9, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Red 2

No wonder Bruce Willis has become the king of the sequels: He reliably delivers more of whatever it is we liked the last time.

"...And needlessly so, because the actors’ rapport continues to..."

July 19, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Lords of Salem

With his fifth horror feature, writer/director Rob Zombie proves he's a unique visionary in a repetitive cinematic genre.

"...and longtime cohort-in-horror Sheri Moon Zombie headlines as Salem, Mass., radio deejay Heidi Hawthorne, who receives a mysterious vinyl..."

April 19, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Last Ounce of Courage

A dead veteran's family heals their loss through their "free speech" battle to save Christmas from the godless ACLU.

"...Teague is a mass of apoplectic veinage and affronted..."

Sept. 21, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Mars Needs Moms

Based on a children's book by Berkely Breathed, this animated film looks good but lacks emotion.

"...Directed by: Simon Wells. Peter Pan stole Wendy from..."

March 11, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Fighter

Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Melissa Leo, and Amy Adams combine forces with director David O. Russell to make one of 2010's most exciting movies.

"...in a way, it’s also a story about Lowell, Mass., a mill town that was once a beacon of..."

Dec. 17, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Film Unfinished

This fascinating documentary uses recently uncovered footage to piece together and decipher the ulterior meaning of a Nazi propaganda film recorded in the Warsaw Ghetto in 1943.

"...takes of Warsaw's doomed populace being used as one massive, ghastly prop in a film that, in the end,..."

Dec. 3, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Whiteout

Kate Beckinsale plays a U.S. marshal who must investigate a murder in Antarctica and wrap it up quickly because winter is starting in three days.

"...geography fail you), is “the coldest, most isolated land mass” on the planet. There, Beckinsale plays a U.S. marshal..."

Sept. 18, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

Vera Farmiga is a knockout in this otherwise predictable and emotionally manipulative story about the horror of the German concentration camps.

"...Directed by: Mark Herman. Starring: Asa Butterfield, Jack Scanlon,..."

Nov. 21, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Flow: For Love of Water

Documentary about the degradation of the world’s water supply through environmental indifference, chemical irresponsibility, mass privatization, and corporate chicanery.

"...Directed by: Irena Salina. When you grab a bottle..."

Oct. 17, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

When Did You Last See Your Father?

Based on British poet Blake Morrison’s written memoir, this film is a very particular yet universal story about the eternal knot between fathers and sons.

"...Directed by: Anand Tucker. Starring: Colin Firth, Jim Broadbent,..."

July 4, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Rambo

In his fourth cinematic outing, Rambo's tasked with saving Christian missionaries in Burma.

"...therefore, deserve to die. Be forewarned: Watching the graphic massacres of helpless civilians by these men requires a strong..."

Feb. 1, 2008 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Sharkwater

Rob Stewart, a marine biologist and underwater photographer, makes up for in passion what he lacks in narrative subtlety in this cautionary documentary about the eradication of the planet's sharks.

"...everywhere in the ocean) in the face of a massive, 20-year boom in the Asian demand for shark's fin..."

Feb. 1, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

I Think I Love My Wife

Who would have ever guessed that Chris Rock would be the guy to film an American remake of Eric Rohmer's meditation on fidelity, Chloe in the Afternoon?

"...about as subtle as a loud fart during morning mass. Husband and proud father of two Richard (Rock) and..."

March 23, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Hannibal Rising

Who would have thought mass murder and cannibalism could be so dull?

"...Directed by: Peter Webber. Starring: Gaspard Ulliel, Rhys Ifans,..."

Feb. 9, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Lower City

The toastiest summer on record is but an intermittently flickering 40-watt bulb compared to this positively incendiary sexual firestorm.

"...a eunuch bang the Pope on a Sunday. At mass. It's that hot. And so is Lower City...."

Aug. 18, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo

A singularly dreadful example of what can happen when potentially capable comedians check their brains at a committee meeting and go slumming for dollars.

"...Directed by: Mike Bigelow. Starring: Rob Schneider, Eddie Griffin,..."

Aug. 19, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

A Lot Like Love

This Ashton Kutcher/Amanda Peet romance film is a lot like mediocrity.

"...obvious – the answer is always obvious in the mass-market romantic comedy – but because the characters are so..."

April 22, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story

In this goofy and lowbrow Vince Vaughn/Ben Stiller comedy, the good guys are lovable losers and the bad guys have frosted feathered hair and unitards with inflatable codpieces.

"...Dodgeball is practically genteel in comparison to your typical mass-market summer comedy. (I don’t recall any fart jokes or..."

June 18, 2004 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Naked City

A reader sheds additional light on an altercation between Critical Mass cyclists and a road-enraged driver.

"...Last week, "Naked City" reported on apparent discrepancies between..."

Oct. 12, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

O: The Movie

"...altogether too sympathetic villain. Even when he's hatching his mass-murderous plans, he still looks like all he really needs..."

Aug. 31, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Left Behind

"...Directed by: Victor Sarin. Starring: Kirk Cameron, Brad Johnson,..."

Feb. 9, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Red Planet

"...In the early 21st century, Earth has become one massive Bayonne, NJ, stewing in its own toxic effluvium. Having..."

Nov. 17, 2000 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Woman on Top

"...Directed by: Fina Torres. Starring: Mark Feuerstein, Harold Perrineau..."

Sept. 22, 2000 Movie Review by Russell Smith

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