Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale

The most expensive film ever produced in Taiwan to date, Warriors of the Rainbow is a sweeping historical epic.

"...in the early 20th century in Japanese-occupied Taiwan – rise up against their Japanese oppressors with predictably bloody results...."

April 27, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Season of Risk

What can be done to stop the rising rate of HIV in Austin?

"...of HIV medication Truvada as a pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) against HIV, he decided it was time to get a..."

May 22, 2015 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

The Goose & the Gander

The Rise and Recover and what it's like to live like a rock star – sometimes

"...the end of their broken homes' driveways. It might comprise the entire cafeteria come lunchtime, if they've stayed on..."

Jan. 21, 2005 Music Feature by Darcie Stevens

Jersey Boys

Even though Clint Eastwood guides this Broadway hit to film, there’s not much new in this rise-and-fall, music-biz story.

"...in New Jersey and named themselves the Four Seasons, rise to conquer the pop music world. They have hit..."

June 20, 2014 Movie Review by Louis Black

Chuck

The rise and fall of the real-life Rocky

"...film Rocky, in which a small-time palooka goes up against the heavyweight champ Apollo Creed. (For decades, Wepner coasted..."

May 19, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Ip Man 3

Donnie Yen returns as the grandmaster who taught Bruce Lee his moves

"...up as a heavy who pits raw K.O. brawn against Ip Man’s agile, geometrically graceful style of martial artistry..."

Jan. 22, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Studio 54

The rise, fall, and legacy of NYC's most famous nightclub

"...does go into the details of the club’s precipitous rise and fall. That the place captured the spirit of..."

Oct. 19, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...opening night film, while eagerly-anticipated horror sequel Evil Dead Rise is also part of this year's headliners...."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Lake of Fire

Meat Puppets, Chapter 3: Curt and Cris Kirkwood, reunited, and it feels so good

"...Kirkwood can barely move. The .357 slug still lodged against his spine has rendered his legs immobile. Dope sickness,..."

July 20, 2007 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

The Power of One

"...one recurrent theme: that of the solitary individual pitted against the insensitive, dehumanizing, oppressive powers of the status quo...."

April 10, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Talk to Me

Cheadle leads a great cast through a musical glance at D.C. in the Sixties and Seventies.

"...the radio. They form a quick bond and conspire against the ultra-conservative station manager (Sheen) to sneak Petey on..."

Aug. 3, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

War for the Planet of the Apes

The capstone of the Apes reboot sticks the landing

"...Fifteen years on from the events portrayed in Rise of the Planet of the Apes, the simian protagonists..."

July 14, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Bad Moms

Women can be comically raunchy and ill-behaved, too

"...Bad Moms pits overworked mother of two Amy (Kunis) against PTA president and perfect human being Gwendolyn (Applegate) as..."

July 29, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Step Up Revolution

A tired story is enlivened by dance happenings – essentially flash mobs with killer physiques.

"...doing flash dances. Emily falls for Sean and conspires against her old man to defeat the proposed high-rise initiative,..."

July 27, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

High Risk

"...However, both characters are forced to prove themselves and rise to the occasion when they are pitted against a..."

Nov. 3, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Germinal

"...before him, Maheu and his family (even the children) rise before sunrise six days a week and troupe off..."

June 3, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Aces: Iron Eagle III

"...9 From Outer Space, that most horrible of flops against which all other contenders must be measured. Elders and..."

June 19, 1992 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Scandalous: The True Story of the National Enquirer

The shocking history of America's sleaziest tabloid

"...This rollicking documentary about the rise and fall of America’s premier supermarket tabloid The National..."

Nov. 15, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Outlaw King

Chris Pine aptly fills the crown of Robert the Bruce

"...up in the closing days of William Wallace's rebellion against the English crown (the only time he's seen is..."

Nov. 9, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Super Troopers 2

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

"...thousand gags at the screen, precious few of them rise above the level of the original, and that bar..."

April 27, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dumb and Dumber To

They're ba-ack!!!

"...thought were beneath you. And Jeff Daniels playing broadly against type (he’s usually cast as a brainy, speechifying sort)..."

Nov. 21, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Mr. Peabody & Sherman

The genius dog and his adopted human son return for these animated adventures in time travel.

"...reason not to play fetch? – and his meteoric rise as “valedogtorian” at Harvard, a scientist, and self-professed inventor..."

March 7, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Casino Jack

Kevin Spacey stars in this entertaining romp about the career of disgraced Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff.

"...enjoyed the late George Hickenlooper's dramatization of the sensational rise and then super-splat of K-Street con man Jack Abramoff...."

Jan. 7, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Reefer Roundup 12/14/2010

News from the front line of the War on Drugs

"...cigarettes, and Texas Congressman Ted Poe joins the fight against pot-growing on federal land...."

Dec. 14, 2010 News Post by Jordan Smith

The Aviator

Scorsese's best film in years is a work of bravura, classic Hollywood filmmaking.

"...grip of lunacy escalate throughout), but on the man’s rise and eventual plateau, his loves won, lost, and discarded,..."

Dec. 24, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Ray

Ray Charles, we can't stop loving you, even though this formulaic biopic lacks your original style.

"...real end of this story: It’s the kind of rise, fall, and redemption pattern that has become familiar to..."

Oct. 29, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Gabriela

"...since Pretty Woman” and “a passionate love story set against the backdrop of a mental health clinic.” If anything,..."

May 11, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Wilde

"...man and his times. The film focuses on Wilde's rise to fame as a great wit, writer, and dandy,..."

June 19, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fast, Cheap & Out of Control

"...flash of an edit; commonalities, contrasts, and discoveries that rise from the synaptic hurly-burly of Morris' literal three-ring circus...."

Nov. 14, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

That Thing You Do!

"...his creator. The film follows the story of the rise and fall of Erieites Guy, Jimmy, Lenny, and “the..."

Oct. 4, 1996 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

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