Godzilla

This is the original and uncut version of the 1954 Japanese monster picture.

"...years have proven him to be, but because for once, and only once, the focus of a Godzilla film..."

July 23, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Day Trips & Beyond: The Baker Hotel, Mineral Wells

There’s something in the water: The Baker Hotel rises again

"...The Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells was once one of the most opulent hotels in the South...."

Oct. 20, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Last Flag Flying

Three veterans embark on a road trip in Linklater's latest

"...“We were all something once. Now we’re something else.” So remarks Sal Nealon (Cranston),..."

Nov. 10, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

3 Hearts

A French love triangle loses its balance

"...To paraphrase the self-serving observation of a well-known man once enmeshed in a similar messy situation, the heart wants..."

April 3, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Faults

A cult deprogrammer needs some mental floss of his own.

"...Ansel Roth is a mess. Broke and homeless, the once-famous expert on mind control has hit rock bottom after..."

March 6, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

There's little about this return trip to Middle-earth that feels "unexpected" or fresh.

"...All aboard: The Middle-earth Express has once more pulled into the station. As with Peter Jackson’s..."

Dec. 14, 2012 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.

"...those terms vastly diminishes its import. Reminding us at once of the soulfulness of Rocky and the visual finesse..."

Dec. 17, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hot Tub Time Machine

Consider this comedy yet another nail in the Eighties coffin.

"...pseudo-iconic Cusack as middle-aged everyman Adam who reunites with once-upon-a-teen best friends Nick (Robinson) and Lou (Corddry) after the..."

April 2, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Elizabethtown

Cameron Crowe's romantic comedy doesn't make the attraction between the characters played by Kirsten Dunst and Orlando Bloom believable and then goes off in dozens more unprofitable directions.

"...and while the ambitious Elizabethtown seeks to retill those once fertile fields, its two-hour-plus running time borders on the..."

Oct. 14, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Heart of Me

"...that they’re polar opposites in every way. Of course, once Dinah begins an affair with Madeleine’s unhappy husband, Ricky..."

July 25, 2003 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Alex & Emma

"...lexicon: the Coppola Curse. It’s what happens when a once-fine director slowly chips away at his reputation with lesser..."

June 20, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Where the Money is

"...his “Newman's Own” line of eco-friendly comestibles, I was concerned that Paul Newman might have finally given up the..."

April 14, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dancemaker

"...Directed by: Matthew Diamond. At once a testimony to the necessity of modern dance and..."

April 16, 1999 Movie Review by Sarah Hepola

Deconstructing Harry

"...Harry, which marks the writer/director/actor's return to top form, once again using the stuff of his life to create..."

Dec. 26, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Scream 2

"...Did Last Summer. In Williamson's Scream 2 script, the concept of the sequel takes a beating - as in..."

Dec. 19, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Mother

"...decides that it’s time for him to figure out, once and for all, the root cause of his failure..."

Jan. 17, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Tyler Perry's Boo 2! A Madea Halloween

Another installment of Madea's spooky stories

"...Multihyphenate filmmaker Tyler Perry once again trots out that silver wig, those oversized Tootsie..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Godzilla

These monsters have more audience appeal than their human co-stars – which is good and bad.

"...Godzilla, cinema’s most beloved and feared monster, returns once more to save humanity from its own arrogance, as..."

May 16, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Wrapped in Plastic

'Once You Leave' web series

"...into the first episode of Austin award-winning web series Once You Leave, lead character Kayla Marshall (Kayla Olson) stumbles..."

Sept. 28, 2012 Screens Feature by Brandon Watson

Why I Binge Watch Bad TV

Who else has watched 174 hours of 'One Tree Hill.' Anyone?

"...this I’m watching an episode of the ABC fantasy-drama Once Upon a Time on Blu-ray. I never watched Lost,..."

Sept. 6, 2012 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Grown Ups

Grown Ups is the latest in an ongoing series of achingly nostalgic Adam Sandler schmaltzfests.

"...a review of Sandler's checkered past roles reveals a once-daring comic slooowly sinking out of sight in a cookie-cutter..."

June 25, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

District 13: Ultimatum

This French import is a nervy, comic action sequel that weds the sport of parkour with detective work.

"...core, but thanks to a witty, often self-referential script, once again penned by action-film godhead Luc Besson, it's also..."

March 5, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dragon Wars: D-War

Based on a Korean legend, Dragon Wars is the fantasy story of a reporter who unearths the truth about catastrophic L.A. earthquakes and sets off to save the city.

"...he floats in the air in the lotus position. Once shorn of its scaly, historical underpinnings, the plot goes..."

Sept. 21, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Longest Yard

Sandler and Rock keep the ball in play for this old prison football gem, although they fail to score any new points.

"...nicked in Aldrich’s film) while on a late-night bender. Once incarcerated, Crewe is forced by sadistic, football-mad warden Hazen..."

May 27, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Cursed

The latest from the Scream team hardly merits a weak yelp.

"...a pop-culture nonentity. Reportedly recast and reshot more than once, Craven’s direction is flat and tiresome, while Williamson’s once-brilliant..."

March 4, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Sylvia

Sylvia Plath biopic is sad dirge.

"...the movie focuses on Sylvia’s sudden inability to write once she is married, her devoted promotion of Hughes’ career,..."

Oct. 31, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Seabiscuit

"...often check their sense of humor at the door. Once the titular horse comes galloping in, however, the film,..."

July 25, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

A.I.: Artificial Intelligence

"...to helm the project, only to reverse his opinion once Kubrick died. That's not important, or not very important,..."

June 29, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Impostors

"...as stewards on an ocean liner bound for France. Once on the ship, what begins as something wry and..."

Oct. 2, 1998 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Lethal Weapon 4

"...nature the better. Not since Joel Schumacher turned the once-promising Batman franchise into a personal masturbation fantasy has a..."

July 17, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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