R.I.P.D.
The Rest in Peace Department of undead police officers is joined by a recently slain cop.
"...(Bridges) are dead police partners in the Rest in Peace Department (R.I.P.D.) in present-day Boston, serving out their 100-year..."
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July 26, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
"...The report found that the TCEQ took financial disciplinary action in fewer than 1% of the more than 7,500..."
Aug. 5, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter ... and Spring
A Buddhist monk, viewed from childhood to old age, becomes a vehicle for exploring the journey of the soul in this cinematically rich Korean film.
"...monastery is at once profound and simple. The most action-packed it gets is when somebody rows a boat, and..."
May 21, 2004 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman
City Slickers
"...(Tremors) keeps it all moving although the film's many action sequences lack dynamism and flair. But to be fair,..."
June 7, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Mission: Impossible – Fallout
Tom Cruise risks life and limb in one of the best missions yet
"...The popular espionage/action franchise has once again lit that iconic fuse on..."
July 27, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki
Sky High
An adolescent superhero can't find his niche.
"...heaven forfend.) Russell’s film roles have always ranged among action, comedy, and romantic leads, hitting something of a trifecta..."
July 29, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Exhibitionism
Tlamatcanemilitzli Trilogy: Brutal Search for Peace
"...the nine spirits and return with the flame of peace...."
Oct. 17, 1997 Arts Review
From Dusk Till Dawn
Vampires, whiskey, sex, and Hayek's famous snake dancing color this film.
"...after a heist ends with multiple Texas Rangers and peace officers dead or dying. On their way to Mexico..."
Jan. 19, 1996 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Bill & Ted Face the Music
Can we all finally just be excellent to each other?
"...nod to his career as the dark and brooding action hero, brings a little bit more of the melancholia..."
Aug. 28, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker
Chi-Raq
Spike Lee has his finger on our gun-crazy moment in history
"...preteen girl by a stray bullet spurs her to action. Reflecting her namesake, Lysistrata unites the area’s women –..."
Dec. 4, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
The Letters
Mother Teresa biopic delivers no miracles
"...the still-thriving Missionaries of Charity, and received the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of her life’s work. Granted, the..."
Dec. 4, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Moviegoers Assemble!
"...from creating an artificial intelligence designed to keep the peace on a global scale? Furthermore, what's to prevent said..."
May 1, 2015 Movie Review by William Goss
The Last Station
This nimble movie about Tolstoy's last days stars Christopher Plummer as the author and Helen Mirren as his high-strung wife, Sofya.
"...These are not calm times – more war than peace – with Tolstoy (Plummer) in a no-man’s-land between warring..."
Feb. 12, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Occupation: Dreamland
In this amazingly candid documentary, soldiers from the Army's 82nd Airborne Division talk about their lives and their mission in Fallujah, Iraq, in early 2004, just weeks before the full strength of the Sunni insurgency becomes apparent.
"...who’ve been charged with the mission of keeping the peace in Saddam’s old Sunni stronghold. These young soldiers, most..."
Oct. 14, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Behind Enemy Lines
"...(Almeida) that doing so would endanger a fragile Balkan peace. To its credit, Behind Enemy Lines has some truly..."
Nov. 30, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Naked City
Calling on Doggett
"...where representatives of Austin Against War, Public Citizen, and Peace Action sharply criticized Congressman Lloyd Doggett for his early..."
Oct. 12, 2001 News Feature by Michael King
Mr. Holland's Opus
"...son -- the film's supreme example of irony in action. But all is resolved when Glenn learns to sign..."
Jan. 19, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
"...stand up for the ideals of our Republic and peace!..."
Sept. 20, 2002 Column
Hunter Killer
Cold War flashbacks as Gerard Butler takes on the Russkies
"...being said, given the familiarity of its politics and action beats, there’s something uniquely comforting about the central conflict..."
Oct. 26, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Luc Besson's latest is a kaleidoscopic mess
"...polarizing filmmaker whose highly stylized, genre-mashing, and sometimes hyperviolent action flicks rarely elicit a simple shoulder shrug, or the..."
July 21, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis
The Lookout
The Lookout, an odd caper story, marks Scott Frank’s directorial debut after years of working as a screenwriter on movies like Get Shorty and Out of Sight.
"...and over again in his head, searching for some peace of mind. Which can be hard to find when..."
March 30, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt
Kingdom of Heaven
Ridley Scott's Crusades epic is a historical spectacle on the order of Gladiator and a dissection of war, as gritty and illuminating as Black Hawk Down, that takes flight when it becomes a canvas for ideas and ideologies in action.
"...century, in the middle of the Crusades, a fragile peace prevailed between the warring Christians and Muslims in Jerusalem...."
May 6, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Sky Blue
This gorgeously dystopian South Korean film rivals and, at times, surpasses the best of Japanese animé.
"...Sky Blue look head and shoulders above most recent live-action sci-fi outings. Part Blade Runner-esque post-apocalyptic dirge (these days,..."
March 4, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Swordfish
"...so-bad-it's-guffawingly-good performance as the psychopathic Gabriel, bent on world peace by way of nuclear-fortified world domination (don't worry --..."
June 13, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Soldier
"...until he meets up with a rag-tag band of peace-loving scavengers who make their homes amongst the towering piles..."
Oct. 30, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Los Alamos Chain Reaction
UT's bid to take over Los Alamos Nuclear Laboratory bombs with peace activists
"...death, destruction, and resources wasted," said Karen Hadden of Peace Action Texas. "Nuclear bombs are inherently unsafe."..."
July 23, 2004 News Feature by Felix Gillette
The Hightower Report
Being an arms pimp backfires on the U.S.; and to see our nation's future, look at Texas' miserable present.
"...the price. To help stop this careless proliferation, call Peace Action at 202/862-9740...."
March 21, 2003 News Column by Jim Hightower
Naked City
"...Watch out, peaceniks, there's a new foe in town: Conservative radio host..."
Oct. 26, 2001 News Feature by Lauri Apple
Page Two: Flip It and Reverse It
Bush abandons troublesome action for the sanctity of meaningless battles and ideological purity
"...of those who have differing opinions (i.e., Democrats). The action is prayer – it is railing against the night..."
July 7, 2006 Column by Louis Black
South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere
3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival
"...debut, Lost River. But now he's bringing his Hollywood action hero persona to town with the world premiere of..."
