Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire

Much like the title character Precious, this rough-hewn movie overcomes the unlikely odds for its success.

"...Shepherd and Lenny Kravitz. Much like its title protagonist Precious – a sexually, emotionally, and physically abused 16-year-old African-American..."

Nov. 20, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Wild and Precious "Theraplay" of Gay Experience

One man's 50+ year gay journey comes home to a place that helped launch it

"...LGBTQIA. Through the lens of his own wild and precious life, spanning an era of gay liberation, he brings..."

Nov. 12, 2014 Qmmunity Post by Carmen Rising

Checking In: Carrie Rodriguez Passes a Few Precious Days

“The lyrics for Kurt Weill’s ‘September Song’ I quoted should be: ...”

"...haven counts Carrie Rodriguez as one of its most precious assets...."

April 7, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Austin Film Festival: A 'Precious' Experience

Thoughts on Precious, Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire

"...African American teenager with the painfully ironic name Claireece Precious Jones...."

Oct. 29, 2009 Screens Post by Belinda Acosta

A Wild and Precious Life: A Memoir by Edie Windsor

The life of a same-sex marriage hero sparkles in this collaborative memoir

"...to confess that I came to A Wild and Precious Life biased in its favor. Edie Windsor's posthumously published..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Arts Review by Rosalind Faires

Shawnee Kilgore’s Long Precious Road

Includes a mega writer-director and “beautiful kind of permission”

"...her Cactus Cafe CD release of A Long and Precious Road last night. It was a big party of..."

Sept. 18, 2015 Music Post by William Harries Graham

All Life Is Precious

"...the lives of hundreds of innocent animals. Life is precious, no matter what it is or how small it..."

Oct. 29, 2013 Postmarks

Time To Define Our Most Precious Rights

"...moment has arrived to defend some of our most precious rights: our rights as citizens to accessible health care;..."

June 28, 2013 Postmarks

Page Two: Precious Little Harmony

The only thing the founders agreed on was the need to compromise

"...one another because of bitter disagreements. Overall, there was precious little harmony...."

Aug. 19, 2011 Column by Louis Black

Your Vote Is Too Precious to Be Wasted

"...vote more creatively [“Postmarks” online, Jan. 4]? It's too precious to be just a gift to the preselected Democrat/Republican...."

Jan. 9, 2008 Postmarks

Precious Lloyd

Butler School concert honors African American composer

Feb. 8, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Shrek 2

Shrek reloaded: DreamWorks discovers that it's easy being green.

"...to Hollywood (which is nicely caricatured here by the precious, tony Kingdom of Far Far Away) while keeping the..."

May 21, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Brahms: The Boy II

The well-dressed, porcelain, miniature killer is back. Um … how?

"...Chain Saw Massacre. Unfortunately, Brahms: The Boy II boasts precious little of the prior film’s crepuscular charms, instead opting..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Monos

Colombian child-soldier drama is a bleak look into the cruelty of innocents

"...pure cinematic experience like Monos is a rare and precious gem. Colombian director Landes has created a surreal, sumptuous..."

Sept. 27, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki

Behind the scenes as the Studio Ghibli mastermind returns to film

"...who, like me, adore his life’s work, it’s a precious and fascinating glimpse into the inner life of the..."

Dec. 14, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Super Troopers 2

Vermont's finest return, and this time they're Canadian.

"...team hurls roughly a thousand gags at the screen, precious few of them rise above the level of the..."

April 27, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Truman

Spanish film deals with serious issues in subtle ways

"...four days they spend in each other’s company more precious than any of the countless days they shared in..."

May 5, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Zookeeper's Wife

World War II drama based on the bestselling book

"...and her husband Jan (Heldenbergh) watched helplessly as their precious zoo animals were decimated by Nazi bombs or point-blank..."

April 7, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Gold

Not much glitters in this uneven film

"...but in the end comes up with little of precious value...."

Jan. 27, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

An Honest Liar

Bio-doc about world-famous magician James "The Amazing" Randi

"...more con men and faith-based swindlers than ever, but precious few are bold enough to step forward into the..."

April 17, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Seventh Son

Fantasy film about an apprentice Spook battling Julianne Moore's evil witch.

"...flick has grubby, pseudo-medieval CGI style to burn, but precious little in the way of anything new to add..."

Feb. 13, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Big Eyes

Amy Adams and Christoph Waltz play the Keane couple, the artists behind the craze of those ubiquitous portraits of wide-eyed waifs.

"...for all that, Big Eyes feels like Burton-lite. There’s precious little of the director’s trademarked, hallucinatory vibe here, although..."

Dec. 26, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Brush With Danger

The obvious martial arts skills of the brother and sister filmmakers, Ken and Livi Zheng, don't compensate for this film's wooden drama.

"...There’s precious little here that hasn’t been done better before, at..."

Oct. 17, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Still Mine

James Cromwell and Geneviève Bujold star in this octogenarian love story.

"...that love that withstands a lifetime is a most precious thing...."

Sept. 27, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Paperboy

This lurid Southern tale by the director of Precious shows that he still knows how to push people's buttons – and gather an all-star cast to sell the goods.

"...In his follow-up to Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire, filmmaker Lee..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

In Time

Andrew Niccol writes and directs this science fiction thriller that stars Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried.

"...in the near future, time has become the most precious commodity. To combat overcrowding and diminishing resources, all humans..."

Nov. 4, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Restless

Gus Van Sant hits a rare discordant note with this story about two death-obsessed teens that is twee and precious instead of genuine and candid.

"...This story about two death-obsessed teens is twee and precious instead of genuine and candid, and anyone who’s seen..."

Oct. 7, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Conan the Barbarian

Robert E. Howard's iconic Conan the Barbarian has been resurrected for a new generation, but our hearts belong to Ahnold.

"...gallons of CGI gore and Frank Frazetta-esque backgrounds but precious little of the humanity (yes, I said humanity) of..."

Aug. 26, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son

Martin Lawrence revisits his FBI undercover alter-ego, Big Momma.

"...Momma is just pure schtick, all flustered mugging and precious little comic substance. And unlike Wilson's Geraldine, Lawrence's Momma..."

Feb. 25, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Countdown to Zero

This documentary offers a blunt assessment of our fate as a result of nuclear weapons – whether through an act of aggression, accident, or madness.

"...Countdown to Zero eloquently points out, there have been precious few changes in the nuclear postures of the U.S...."

July 30, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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