Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

Frances McDormand's Miss Pettigrew is an unemployed nanny who bluffs her way into a job as the "social secretary" for the brain-dead, proto-fashionista, Yank-on-holiday starlet Delysia Lafosse, played by Amy Adams.

March 7, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Invasion

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

Aug. 24, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Flyboys

This story of the Lafayette Escadrille squadron, who become the first U.S. fighter pilots, is surprisingly inert.

Sept. 29, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Devil Wears Prada

A fresh and caustic take on the fashion industry is hobbled by a threadbare plot about a girl learning that it's wrong to sell her soul for designer shoes.

June 30, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Scotty Needs Our Help!

Check it out! Austin High alum dispatches spazzy SOS (Save Our Scotty?) for GWB's former press sec!

April 28, 2006 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Oh Mother

'Oh Mother' is refreshingly eclectic in its celebration of its theme, its dances as individual as the children of the women who dance so eloquently in it

Feb. 17, 2006 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Fantastic Four

All four aren't fantastic, but at least two are pretty good in this latest Hollywood take on a classic from Marvel Comics.

July 8, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

One Missed Call

Takashi Miike's latest is a disappointing, second-rate Japanese horror film.

April 22, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Ocean's Twelve

Like Soderbergh’s Ocean’s Eleven and 1960’s Rat-Packing original, Ocean's Twelve is an elaborate and delightful excuse to get the screen’s biggest and most gorgeous stars in the same film.

Dec. 10, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Envy

Director Barry Levinson tackles the human vice of envy in this comedy starring Ben Stiller and Jack Black.

May 7, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Eurotrip

A kinder, gentler teen sex comedy?

Feb. 20, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Italian Job

May 30, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

River of No Return

This is a swell CinemaScope movie that shows off the landscape and Marilyn Monroe to their best advantages. It's fun watching Mitchum and Monroe heat things up in the Old West; Monroe is at her most luminous as a saloon singer with a heart of gold.

July 22, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust

Animated Japanese sequel about the legendary bounty hunter.

Nov. 30, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

March 16, 2001 Music Feature

Lucky Numbers

Oct. 27, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fight Club

There's no middle ground in Fight Club: Either you go with its berserker ethos or go nuts.

Oct. 15, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Shall We Dance

Aug. 26, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Blair Witch Project

Something wicked in the woods in this eagerly-awaited horror.

July 16, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Ride

April 3, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Nothing to Lose

July 18, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dear God

Nov. 8, 1996 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Public Notice

Sept. 27, 1996 Column by Kate X Messer

Supercop

July 26, 1996 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Film Reviews

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Jan. 5, 1996 News Feature

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Before the TV series, there was the movie in which a Nineties Valley Girl discovers her true calling.

Aug. 7, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Luv Doc: Negativity and Paranoia

Jesus, people! How are you not getting it?

May 9, 2025 Column by The Luv Doc

St. Vincent Becomes Annie Clark at the Moody Amphitheater

Chameleonic Dallas native gives Austin a career-spanning set

April 8, 2025 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Anime, Activism, and Aerodynamics in This Weekend’s Recommended Events

Arts and culture abound!

April 4, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

The Chronicle Guide to the Marvel Cinematic Universe

As Captain America enters a Brave New World, every MCU film reviewed

Feb. 14, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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