The Heart of a Printer, the Art of a Chef

Designer Jeff Scott brings the culinary life to vivid, multilayered display

"...sense of aesthetics. Make no mistake: This book's a masterpiece. A certifiable masterpiece, even: It's been nominated for a..."

April 20, 2012 Books Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Cinema of Jean Rollin

"...Alejandro Jodorowsky, and in particular John D. Hancock's 1971 masterpiece Let's Scare Jessica To Death. But still, there's nothing..."

Feb. 17, 2012 Screens Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Scares & Shorts Revealed

Late-night fare and short film lineup announced

"...Masterpiece Director: Anele Page An artist struggles to create a..."

Feb. 8, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Colombiana

A professional assassin by day, a vigilante by night: Zoe Saldana is Luc Besson's latest femme fatale.

"...suspense. And originality. And anything remotely resembling the action masterpiece that Besson, in his younger days, was known for...."

Sept. 2, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

X-Men: First Class

The origins of the bad blood among Marvel's mutants is explored in this new film from the franchise.

"...be clear: The tight-pantsed pair are eye candy for Masterpiece Theatre enthusiasts, and how often can you say that..."

June 10, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Hausu (House)

This 1977 Japanese film is a surreal, indefinable piece of horror/comedy, a must-see film for lovers of the inscrutable, the grotesque, the funky, and the eccentric.

"...do Sam Raimi proud. It's something of a lone masterpiece in a nonexistent mash-up anti-genre nano-niche and holds you..."

May 21, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Losers

In this action movie, a U.S. Special Forces unit on a mission in the jungles of Bolivia becomes the target for assassination and must figure out who is double-crossing them.

"...the broadest and most memorable strokes. It's not a masterpiece, either, but it'll do until Hannibal, Murdock, and the..."

April 30, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Beatles

"...First masterpiece, A Hard Day's Night, July 1964, marquees every song..."

Oct. 2, 2009 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

So a mammoth, a sloth, and a saber-toothed tiger walk into a Mesozoic Age ….

"...outing in the prehistoric, non-nuclear-family franchise and Disney/Pixar's recent masterpiece Up both use the stereoscopic fad to good effect..."

July 10, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

12

Essentially a Russianized version of the courtroom drama 12 Angry Men, 12 is a moral powerhouse that's both intellectually riveting and indescribably poetic.

"...and an inclination toward mistrust – 12 is a masterpiece of hope in the face of seemingly hopeless odds...."

April 10, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Found Film

The rehatching of Tobe Hooper's 1969 debut, Eggshells

"...in creating tension/terror in a horror film. Horror film masterpieces almost invariably boast brilliant points of view as one..."

March 13, 2009 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Page Two: A Cheating Top 10

An introduction, then a list of lots of cool things, shoved into 10 slots, that are not necessarily related to 2008

"...all quite excellent. Gods' Man evokes the exquisite silent masterpiece Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans, directed by F.W...."

Jan. 2, 2009 Column by Louis Black

Fun Fun Fun Fest Sunday Picks

Blurbing Fun Fun Fun Fest one act at a time

"...legendary The Age of Quarrel LP remains a raging masterpiece. One of the first hardcore bands to fuse metal..."

Nov. 7, 2008 Music Feature

Everyone Should See 'W.'

"...Rosenblatt expresses that it fails to be an artistic masterpiece and says we've already seen the second half on..."

Oct. 16, 2008 Postmarks

Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist

Michael Cera and Kat Dennings star as the titular bridge-and-tunnel kids at the heart of this New York City after-dark romantic comedy.

"...or, especially, Martin Scorsese's far juicier, often overlooked, midnight masterpiece After Hours. It's like looking through a dreamy, indie-mope..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hamlet 2

The manic comedian Steve Coogan plays a high school drama teacher who pens a scandalous remake of the Bard's classic in an attempt to save his Tucson class from budget cuts.

"...whenever he has some downtime between outrageous scandals. His masterpiece, to date, is the character of Alan Partridge, a..."

Aug. 22, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Unforeseen

Executive-produced by Robert Redford and Terrence Malick, Dunn's award-winning documentary looks at the history of Barton Springs, Gary Bradley's role in development issues, and the relationship of Austin's environmental activism to the world at large.

"...a “clean canvas” upon which he would paint his masterpiece, using maps as his brushes and buildings, sewer lines,..."

March 28, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Resurrection of 'Cool'

Nick Lowe's power pop turns 30.

"...his record company for some reason – it’s a masterpiece of rival styles from Beatleseque to bubblegum, glam to..."

Feb. 20, 2008 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Lust, Caution

The NC-17-rated passion in Ang Lee's movie is at distinct odds with the chilly film that surrounds its lovers.

"...more important, might he have crafted a subversively erotic masterpiece on a par with Last Tango in Paris or..."

Oct. 12, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Last Legion

Although this story of ancient Rome offers guilty-pleasure fun, the film is not very inspired or well-conceived.

"...Barbarella affixed his family name anything remotely resembling a masterpiece, pulp or otherwise. The Last Legion is a wannabe..."

Aug. 24, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Down We Go

Revisiting Renaissance man Robert Thom's prolific and hellish Hollywood visions

"...Down We Go (the title I prefer) is a masterpiece of fingernails-on-chalkboard cinema. Its layered contradictions are not only..."

Aug. 10, 2007 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Ratatouille

Pixar scores another triumph of animated wonder with this story of a rat who craves haute cuisine over garbage.

"...feature-length animated film, The Iron Giant, remains a genuine masterpiece unsullied by more recent "advances" in animation technique. Scripted..."

June 29, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Lives of Others

This recent Oscar winner for Best Foreign Film is the story of the small redemption of one man, who happens to be a hated East German Stasi officer.

"...listens to their groans and grunts is a minimalist masterpiece.) At the completion of each shift, the lonely officer..."

March 2, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Stranger Than Fiction

A good movie but not a great one, Stranger Than Fiction is reminiscent of the films of Charlie Kaufman but lacks that writer’s conceptual rigor and imaginative power.

"...reads Eiffel’s final manuscript, he declares the book a masterpiece and breaks the news to poor Harold that his..."

Nov. 10, 2006 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Lady in the Water

The performances are bang-on, and there are moments of great beauty throughout, but Lady in the Water ultimately capsizes under the weight of its own goofy story.

"...but where the campily gonzo sadism of Zombie's trashy masterpiece was spiteful good fun, Balaban's cinephobic scribbler seems less..."

July 21, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Lake House

This tale of magical realism has potential for delightful originality, but the Sandra Bullock-Keanu Reeves love story lacks heat and the science fiction premise spirals into senselessness.

"...icon of romance throughout The Lake House, Alfred Hitchcock’s masterpiece Notorious. Now, that's a movie...."

June 16, 2006 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

When a Stranger Calls

Simon West’s do-over of Fred Walton’s 1979 creepfest – in which babysitter Belle menaced by a stranger with a phone who probably isn’t that guy from Verizon – is a hollow, shallow, and just plain boring exercise in snooziness.

"...years ago if it weren’t for the increasingly rare masterpiece, such as Rob Zombie’s gutwrenching The Devil’s Rejects or..."

Feb. 10, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Darwin's Nightmare

This delicately horrific yet artful documentary examines the destruction of Lake Victoria by the omnivorous Nile perch, and the dire consequences this causes the Tanzanian people.

"...ways, the continent itself. Darwin’s Nightmare is a muckraking masterpiece far removed from but very much akin to the..."

Jan. 20, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Three ... Extremes

This lush and horrific anthology film from three of the finest craftsmen working today – Fruit Chan, Chan-wook Park, and Takashi Miike – is an instantly memorable and squirm-inducing assemblage.

"...and masterful performances from all three leads. (This 37-minute masterpiece is actually a finely edited version of a 92-minute..."

Oct. 28, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Heaven Can Wait

Ernst Lubitsch's first effort in Technicolor shimmers like Champagne in crystal: all bubbles, trifles, and blithe sophistication

"...Collection. The first, 1932's Trouble in Paradise, is a masterpiece of deviousness and casual amorality, a remnant from the..."

June 10, 2005 Screens Review by Josh Rosenblatt

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