Goal!: The Dream Begins

From East L.A. to the soccer fields of England, this rags-to-riches story sticks closely to the sports movie formula.

"...shown with his family as a child, carrying his precious soccer ball as he crosses the border during the..."

May 12, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

My Gang Don't Bow Down

Big Chief Kevin Goodman sew, sew, sews a new history here in Austin

"..."It was me, my brother, his daughter Precious, and a young lady with baby twins and two..."

May 5, 2006 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Inside Man

Although with Denzel, Jodie, and Clive in tow it would be difficult to go wrong, Spike Lee and screenwriter Russell Gewirtz have created a truly original film from various shopworn genre clichés.

"...if they're biding their time, waiting for something more precious than money. That's exactly what they're doing. The audience..."

March 24, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Neil Young: Heart of Gold

Jonathan Demme dreams us back to the golden age of performance films, in which Neil Young unfolds his latest album Prairie Wind in concert at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium.

"...same manner. A full-screen close-up of Young emitting his precious falsetto on the-title-says-it-all “Fallin’ Off the Face of the..."

March 17, 2006 Movie Review by Raoul Hernandez

Spike & Mike's Sick & Twisted Festival of Animation 2006

Know this going in: Sex and violence are the currency of Spike & Mike’s gory, twisted economy.

"...or "No moral compass!" But, heck, that’s cool – precious few of us ever let Wile E. Coyote’s clear..."

Jan. 27, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

King Kong

Jackson's remake is a corker of an action/monster movie: part RKO serial; part square-jawed, manly romp; and part classic journey into the unknown that recalls and references Heart of Darkness.

"...own reality by the genius of Peter Jackson and precious few others. Only Jackson would have the presence of..."

Dec. 16, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Syriana

One of the most uncompromising movies of the year, Syriana is like a living tableaux composed from all the stories that lurk just behind the news, the stories that put human faces on the demand for oil.

"...news, the stories that put human faces on the ever-more-precious commodity of oil...."

Dec. 9, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

More Shelter No. 10

"...perhaps the public will be more responsible with the precious gifts they are given [“What Happened to the No-Kill..."

Dec. 1, 2005 Postmarks

Jarhead

Though lacking a clear point of view, the film seems to say that war not only dehumanizes soldiers but also infantilizes them. It’s not a pretty picture, but it is a lovely film.

"...of combat inward. This is a war film with precious little war, which was also the crux of Swofford’s..."

Nov. 4, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Legend of Zorro

Whereas the Zorro of yore was a cunning subversive with a libidinous guerrilla panache, this new take with a tyke added is more like Leave It to Zorro.

"...The Sex Thief, so who’s to say?) There are precious few things for a Zorro fan – or a..."

Oct. 28, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Prime

With genuine sparks between its two lovestruck leads and a delightfully flinchy performance from Meryl Streep, this comedy is just what its title implies: prime.

"...(and as any Jewish kid’ll tell you, there are precious few boundaries in a Jewish family) to why men..."

Oct. 28, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Serenity

Joss Whedon’s Western/sci-fi hybrid (which was canceled from TV but greenlighted for the movies) evinces the kind of swashbuckling bonhomie that made so many of us fall in love with the original Star Wars films.

"...and his psychic sister, River (Glau). Seems River is precious cargo – she’s been trained by the government to..."

Sept. 30, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Exorcism of Emily Rose

Derrickson’s film, based on a real event in which a priest was charged with negligent homicide because of a death that occurred during an exorcism, flirts with relevance and assorted hot-button topics but fails to amount to much more than an overlong exercise in Jesuit Theosophy 101, played against the backdrop of Law & Order.

"...played against the backdrop of Law & Order. There’s precious little devilry on hoof here, and while the melting..."

Sept. 16, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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"...selling it to the highest bidder. Is no land precious? Where are we going to stop? What are the..."

July 29, 2005 Column

Is This Responsible Progress?

"...selling it to the highest bidder. Is no land precious? Where are we going to stop? What are the..."

July 25, 2005 Postmarks

Me and You and Everyone We Know

Performance artist Miranda July's feature-length debut is packed with arresting images, moments, and single lines of dialogue – enough to earn the film top awards at Sundance and Cannes.

"...way, and it’s a shame that Me and You’s preciousness sometimes overwhelms that uniqueness of vision. What does withstand..."

July 15, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

War of the Worlds

Spielberg and the gang at Industrial Light & Magic have knocked the ball not only out of the park but out of Earth orbit as well.

"...cattle to the slaughter. And slaughter it is: There’s precious little outright gore in this hard PG-13 film, but..."

July 1, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dear Frankie

An ad hoc dad turns out to be far better than the real thing in this sentimental Scottish yarn.

"...and scripter Andrea Gibb had not padded their overly precious, overly ponderous movie with so many desperate flailings for..."

April 15, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

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"...to feed our past, where we destroy our most precious and vital of natural resources – clean air and..."

April 15, 2005 Column

Dark Visions

"...to feed our past, where we destroy our most precious and vital of natural resources – clean air and..."

April 5, 2005 Postmarks

The Ring Two

Narrative listlessness and a lack of scares makes this mother-and-son reunion a shabby affair.

"...as it was seeing Kevin Costner recycle his own precious bodily fluids. This is the follow-up to Gore Verbinski’s..."

March 25, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

TV Eye

I recently had one of those challenging conversations I have from time to time about my TV viewing habits

"...As a news and information source, TV provides precious little. Who, I want to know, is home in..."

Feb. 25, 2005 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Constantine

Adapted from Alan Moore’s groundbreaking DC/Vertigo comic title, Constantine is sure to divide the series’ most rabid fans, but those who can set aside their preconceptions will discover one of the more artfully designed comic-based films in some time.

"...who’s just learned he has terminal lung cancer. With precious little time left to him, on this plane at..."

Feb. 18, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Elektra

Watching Jennifer Garner as Elektra turn somersaults over her foes in her drop-dead-sexy assassin’s gear isn’t nearly as invigorating as it ought to be.

"...design). That said, this resoundingly unaffecting solo show has precious little going for it other than Stamp, who, since..."

Jan. 21, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Tony Bennett

Gift guide

"..."September Song": "And the wine dwindles down to a precious brew. September, November." These precious days, Tony, I'll gladly..."

Dec. 10, 2004 Music Feature by Robert Faires

Celsius 41.11

Reactionary film claims to reveal the truth behind the lies of Fahrenheit 9/11.

"...as dishwater by comparison. There are talking heads galore, precious few of whom the public will be familiar with..."

Oct. 22, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Where Nothing Falls II

Where Nothing Falls II is a breathtaking, heart-rending parade of bodies in motion through the vast expanses of a warehouse

"...great, their time together so brief and, therefore, so precious...."

June 25, 2004 Arts Review by Robert Faires

The Day After Tomorrow

A new Ice Age cometh

"...press it has been generating? Probably not, as there’s precious little original about it, but Emmerich knows full well..."

May 28, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Kill Bill: Vol. 2

Revenge is a dish best served bold – and deliciously, by Quentin and Uma.

"...almost too much dialogue at times. Perhaps its because precious little is ultimately revealed about these characters despite the..."

April 16, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Perfect Score

The movie that gives new meaning to the phrase, "taking the SATs": felonious breaking and entering.

"...into the testing facility and make off with those precious little bubble-pocked pamphlets. The premise is good, or at..."

Jan. 30, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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