Loser

"...Greg Kinnear, Jimmi Simpson and Dan Aykroyd. In Fast Times at Ridgemont High and Clueless, writer-director Heckerling turned a..."

July 21, 2000 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Guinevere

"...think you've already seen that tired old formula more times than you can possibly stand in one lifetime? Or..."

Nov. 19, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Dog Park

"...this side of engaging. The quirky, but ultimately disappointing, romantic comedy tracks the meandering hearts of seven singles in..."

Oct. 1, 1999 Movie Review by Sarah Hepola

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

This cinematic pop opera is a disorienting, strange experience at first – every word is sung, even the most banal of dialogue. The simple yet sophisticated French film tells the story of two star-crossed lovers, a 16-year-old shopgirl and her gas-station attendant sweetheart, without any apology for the unashamedly romantic heart.

"...gas-station attendant sweetheart, without any apology for the unashamedly romantic heart. Its tale is one recounted many times before..."

July 19, 1996 Movie Review by Steve Davis

French Twist

"...director could explore sexual politics and the depths of romantic love with apparent ease, and only Josiane Balasko (Ma..."

March 15, 1996 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Immortal Beloved

A backward glance at Beethoven's life as his surivors try to piece together the mystery of who was the musician's self-referenced "immortal beloved."

"...one of the Maestro's early flames. Slowly (and, at times, cumbersomely), the mystery is revealed to the diligent Schindler,..."

Jan. 6, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Wim Wenders Talks About Submergence

The self-avowed German romantic on his new film

"...has made Submergence, his most demanding, globe-trotting, and undeniably romantic film to date...."

April 13, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Colossal Wreck

The Intel Building and its discontents

"..."Look on my works, ye Mighty and despair." The Romantic poets loved ancient ruins, and often rhapsodized about them..."

Nov. 16, 2001 News Feature by Michael Erard

My Cousin Rachel

Love and murder on the English Highlands

"...was that possessed Roger Michell, the director of the romantic comedies Notting Hill and Morning Glory, to write and..."

June 16, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Nocturnal Animals

A dark meditation on regret and revenge

"...sophomore slump. It’s a narratively audacious, ultra-stylish, and at times queasily violent film that’s likely to polarize audiences even..."

Nov. 18, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Gimme Danger

Welcome to the fun house

"...bat that my wedding march was the Stooges’ slatheringly romantic love-dirge “I Wanna Be Your Dog,” so you know..."

Nov. 11, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Concussion

Will Smith is the doctor who pioneered research into NFL head injuries

"...man trying to realize the American dream, and a romantic subplot with Omalu’s now-wife Prema (Mbatha-Raw), whose presence conveniently..."

Dec. 25, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Freeheld

Julianne Moore and Ellen Page are adrift in this gay-rights drama

"...of its own, a couple of beats behind the times...."

Oct. 16, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Bounty Hunter

In this romantic comedy, Gerard Butler is a bounty hunter charged with capturing his ex-wife, played by Jennifer Aniston.

"...You can only show your washboard abs so many times before somebody starts doing their laundry on them. Penned..."

March 26, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hannah Takes the Stairs

The naturalistic indie talker unhurriedly follows a young woman through her days and nights – Nerf-ball games at work, waiting for the bus, and a series of relationships fueled by “chronic dissatisfaction.”

"...his SpongeBob scripts). The entanglements are awkward, fraught with romantic ambivalence and unerotic sex – which is to say..."

Oct. 26, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Invasion

This fourth film telling of Invasion of the Body Snatchers appears to be made by pod people themselves.

"...paranoid, fearful, "iPod, youPod, we all pod for iPod" times than Jack Finney's Body Snatchers, the 1955 novel that..."

Aug. 24, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Science of Sleep

Michel Gondry's film is messy, confusing, painful, and ultimately, thanks in no small measure to the unfettered talents of Gael García Bernal and Charlotte Gainsbourg, utterly rewarding.

"...not downright annoyed by what is essentially Gondry's untrammeled romantic imagination. Like his compatriot Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Gondry is in..."

Sept. 22, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Bright Young Things

Actor and author Stephen Fry turns director for this colorful group snapshot of monied revelers in 1930s London.

"...in its third act, when war kills the good times for good. The epicness of the war doesn’t quite..."

Sept. 24, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Garden State

A mash note to love that speaks to Generation Y as powerfully as The Graduate did to the Boomers.

"...achingly gorgeous music, Braff’s film is unapologetically and unabashedly romantic; if you’re not drowning in the pink-flecked sea of..."

Aug. 20, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Prince & Me

Who says you can't be a princess and go to medical school too?

"...retooling fairy tales to jibe with our more enlightened times is that too often the fun gets stripped along..."

April 9, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Sugar Town

"...hears her biological clock ticking ever more loudly. Her romantic fling with a successful record producer is sabotaged by..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

You've Got Mail

The joke of Nora and Delia Ephron's screenplay is that the one, true love of your life may walk right past you on the sidewalk, and you'll never know it.

"...say that chemistry is everything when it comes to romantic screen pairings. As the star-crossed couple who carry on..."

Dec. 18, 1998 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Ever After

"...an evil archetype than a venal woman of her times. The two stepsisters as well are played with delightful..."

July 31, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Good Will Hunting

"...at least until the final reel or so. Will's romantic interest, the pre-med Skylar (Driver) at first seems to..."

Dec. 26, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

David Carr Did Not Give Up the Secret Sauce

No silver bullet but NY Times guy still a helluva spokesman for new media

"...New York Times media reporter David Carr is that rare bird: an..."

Oct. 25, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Hard Luck Love Song

Austin-made romantic noir is “Just Like Old Times”

"...Based on the folky country song “Just Like Old Times” by Todd Snider, the film feels like a throwback..."

Oct. 15, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

12 Breakthrough Austin Bands at SXSW Music

Parisian songstress specializes in openly romantic and discotheque-ready pop

"...Chiming pop-propelled choruses, the Austin transplant's work reads openly romantic and discotheque-ready. Shrouded by Rebecca's haunting aura, however, are..."

March 9, 2018 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

APD Officer Terminated

After having the cops called on him several times, APD officer is canned

"...upon the department – all part of a four-year romantic saga involving Nolen and a woman identified in disciplinary..."

June 19, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Are You Headed Straight For Failure, Friend?

Ah, it looks like Karl Stevens got there first.

"...on dirty couches and suffering through the kind of romantic relationships a person can suffer through on the way..."

Sept. 5, 2013 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Perfect Date Night Is In the Details

A sort of recipe for showing your beloved (and yourself) some love

"...Sometimes, for Date Night – which was a thing for..."

Sept. 22, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

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