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The Core
"...Earth stops spinning on its axis when a supersecret military project goes awry, which in turn results in various..."

March 28, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Hunted
"...although not quite as silly as Benicio Del Toro’s military assassin Aaron Hallam, who becomes Bonham’s reluctant quarry after..."

March 21, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Biker Boyz
"...ritual and uniform, it’s closer in tone to Luke’s military turn in Antwone Fisher than outlaw AIP classic The..."

Jan. 31, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
Animated equine love story that's also a fresh take on the standard cowboys-and-Indians tropes.
"...what else? -- the arrival of a group of military scouts, who capture the inquisitive Spirit and haul him..."

May 24, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

High Crimes
"...defend him from what is presumably a framing by military brass, Claire takes on the case, with a green..."

April 5, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Dark Blue World
"...when the Nazi invasion forced Czechoslovakia to disarm its military. A group of pilots, led by stalwart commander Franta..."

Feb. 22, 2002 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Last Castle
"...general, Eugene Irwin (Redford), who lands in a fortress-like military prison and promptly goes head-to-head with the warden, Col...."

Oct. 19, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade
"...but instead by Hitler's slope-helmeted thugs), the political and military infrastructure of the country is faltering. Roving bands of..."

July 20, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Chill Factor
"...of an experimental chemical weapon stolen from a nearby military lab. With leather-clad, peroxide-haired baddies on their trail, they..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Windhorse
"...modern-day Tibet still under the oppressive heel of Chinese military occupiers. If you feel free to dodge this urgent,..."

May 21, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Alien Resurrection
The franchise's fourth outing
"...tireless, and with a dramatically improved basketball game. The military space station she has been born into is conducting..."

Nov. 28, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Jackal
"...he's pursued by an American G-man (Poitier), a Russian military policewoman (Venora), and the good guys' secret weapon, an..."

Nov. 14, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Starship Troopers
In this spectacle, lethal insects from outer space do battle with student soldiers. When in Austin recently, Oliver Stone called Starship Troopers "One of the best war films in recent years."
"...the alien creepy crawlies. Howard Sternesque single-entendre humor, coed military showers, and battlefield sex all remind us that this..."

Nov. 7, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Inside
"...the “Truth Commission” has been established to interrogate former military and police officers who have committed crimes against political..."

March 21, 1997 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Evita
"...the “no muss, no fuss” historical approach toward the military dictator and his popularly adored wife, an approach that..."

Jan. 10, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Solo
"...titular Solo, an android prototype developed by the U.S. military for use in situations where flesh and blood grunts..."

Aug. 30, 1996 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Knocks at My Door
"...a young, idealistic rebel on the run from sadistic military forces -- by allowing him to hide in their..."

July 12, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Lone Star
Writer/director Sayles squeezes lots of metaphorical juice from the idea of borders in this story filmed on the Texas side of the Rio Grande. Ostensibly a murder mystery, the story exposes many other town secrets.
"...town called Frontera and fills it with divisions: U.S./Mexico, military/civilian, corruption/honesty, black/white, parent/child, legend/truth …. In every case, he..."

June 28, 1996 Movie Review by Robert Faires

The Prophecy
"...the soul from the corpse of the “most diabolical military mind the world has ever seen.”..."

Sept. 8, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Beyond Rangoon
"...run with Aung Ko. Their desperate flight from the military police and their subsequent journey to the safety of..."

Aug. 25, 1995 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Burnt by the Sun
"...brought to otherwise normal families. It's 1936 and retired military hero Serguei Kotov (director Mikhalkov) is enjoying the warm,..."

June 23, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Wings of Honneamise: Royal Space Force
"...viewed as a joke by the rest of the military for trying to make it happen. Despite the numerous..."

March 31, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Blue Sky
"...cut out for the grueling business of conforming to military mores. As Major Hank Marshall, Tommy Lee Jones is..."

Oct. 7, 1994 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Wax, Or the Discovery of Television Among the Bees
"...who also designs gunsight targeting systems for the U.S. military in Alamagordo, New Mexico. His Mesopotamian bees are an..."

July 16, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Macross II: Lovers Again
"...enlists Sylvie, a spirited pilot for the U.N. Spacey military complex, to assist him in revealing the truth about..."

July 9, 1993 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

Solar Crisis
"...last name. There's also a repressed lesbian, a runaway military schoolboy (Heston's grandson, hence his presence in the story),..."

Dec. 4, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Child's Play 3
"...his post-pubescent hero within the confines of the Kent Military School, so what we're getting here is like some..."

Sept. 6, 1991 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Austin Chronic: Doc Unprescribed Explores How Cannabis Is Helping People Who’ve Experienced War Trauma
goodblend hosts special screening for Veterans Day
"...Nov. 9 screening of Unprescribed, a documentary showing how military personnel are using cannabis to deal with mental and..."

Nov. 7, 2023 Screens Post by Kevin Curtin

Street Corner Arts' Grounded
Every element of this production works together to get us inside the head of a troubled military flyer
"...short for a pilot to me, and as a military child, I know what sticklers they can be about..."

April 13, 2018 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

Sotol: The New White Lightning
Three military vets find purpose, identity, and craft in Desert Door distillery
"...that grows on their property." So, how did three military veterans land on the idea of taking West Texas..."

Dec. 1, 2017 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

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