Pawn Sacrifice

Fictionalized tale of famed chess bout between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky

"...can’t cross the board like a conventional hero. Pawn Sacrifice pushes through the decades with a Forrest Gump-like gloss..."

Sept. 25, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Luv Doc: Sacrifice

It's always best to seize the moral high ground

"...the other thing at the heart of Christianity is sacrifice. Think about it. God could have chosen a mother..."

Dec. 22, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

Playing The Sacrifice Game

Director Jenn Wexler and producer Heather Buckley on seasonal scares

"...It’s safe to say that The Sacrifice Game, the second feature from The Ranger director Jenn..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

COP25: Members of Frontline Communities Describe Life in a Sacrifice Zone

VIDEO: Permian Basin residents on how the landscape has altered

"...Hinojosa (Sierra Club) discuss what it's like living in sacrifice zones, areas that have been permanently altered by environmental..."

Dec. 4, 2019 News Post

Justice Demands Sacrifice

"...equal treatment. In the case of AISD, it demands sacrifice and NOT by the historically underfunded and neglected areas..."

Oct. 2, 2019 Postmarks

Not Prayer but Human Sacrifice

"...rain is caused not by prayer but by human sacrifice. The Mayans and Aztecs would do up some 20,000..."

April 25, 2011 Postmarks

Death Penalty or Human Sacrifice?

"...death penalty as state sanctioned murder – as human sacrifice to the gods of vengeance. It implicates all of..."

May 20, 2010 Postmarks

Playwright Carlo Lorenzo García Paints His Mother's Sacrifice

A Portrait of My Mother staged by Jarrott Productions, depicts maternal perseverance in loving strokes

"...always pressed forward. When she needed to, she made sacrifices, whether it was taking in a roommate to cut..."

July 9, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Children We Sacrifice

Jan. 31, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Children of the Corn Ii: The Final Sacrifice

Feb. 5, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Return With Honor

"...in concrete terms how esprit de corps, self-discipline, and sacrifice for the common good can not only be points..."

June 4, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Knock at the Cabin

M. Night Shayamalan takes on the end of the world

"...member of the family must be chosen as a sacrifice, or else they will bear responsibility for an oncoming..."

Feb. 10, 2023 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

W.E.

Madonna helms this movie about the scandalous marriage of King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson.

"...plays like one long and petulant foot stomp about sacrifice and due recognition of said sacrifice, and in that,..."

March 23, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Point Austin: Budgets Are Moral Documents

When the rulers call for sacrifice, who do they mean?

"...the beaches at Normandy and evoking a spirit of "sacrifice" on the part of "all of American society."..."

Jan. 21, 2011 News Column by Michael King

Give Me Liberty

Chaotic story of disability doesn't get completely lost on its trip

"...driver Vic (Galust) as the shining knight-in-armor savior, or sacrifice the other actors as props to inspire able-bodied audiences...."

Oct. 18, 2019 Movie Review by Lilli Hime

Midsommar: The Director's Cut

More time in the Land of the Midnight Sun

"...Ari Aster (Hereditary) inserts another half hour of feasting, sacrifice, and academic debate...."

Aug. 30, 2019 Movie Review

A.X.L

A boy and his electronic dog

"...robot eventually destroys itself in a heartwarming display of self-sacrifice. What A.X.L presupposes is this: What if that killer..."

Aug. 24, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Black Panther

High drama and high action as Marvel gives Wakanda life.

"...to the underlying themes of Marvel films: inheritance, guilt, sacrifice, responsibility, and the true nature of heroism in a..."

Feb. 16, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Kung Fu Panda 3

Now a kung-fu master, the panda is no longer a grasshopper

"...is only serviceable, ticking off preapproved-for-kids themes of community, sacrifice, and the importance of inner strength. Running in tandem..."

Jan. 29, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Son of God

This biopic is strictly for easily-entertained believers.

"...and be enriched by the miraculous life and greatest sacrifice of Jesus will be rewarded. More casual viewers will..."

March 7, 2014 Movie Review by Louis Black

Shaolin

In this rousing film, a compassionate Buddhist philosophy underpins what might have been just another Hong Kong period piece about power-mad warlords and their blood-spattered brinkmanship.

"...where he becomes enlightened in the ways of compassion, sacrifice, and the myriad tehniques to kick ass using only..."

Sept. 9, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Captain America: The First Avenger

Marvel paves the road for its forthcoming Avengers epic with another origin story

"...by Chris Evans – embodies old-fashioned values such as self-sacrifice, unwavering belief in American exceptionalism, and a chaste tenderness..."

July 29, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Summer Wars

Charming anime about families, social media, and summer love

"...that underlie Summer Wars’ the-future-is-now story. Family loyalty, friendship, self-sacrifice, and puppy love are all at the heart of..."

Jan. 7, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Vision: From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen

This biopic tells the life story of Hildegard von Bingen, the 12th-century Benedictine nun, who was a woman of many talents and mystical visions.

"...self-flagellation-prone sisters and brethren that “God wants mercy, not sacrifice.” Another time, she condemns the “double standard” (there’s that..."

Dec. 10, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Kasparek No-Hits Bobcats, UT Takes Weekend Series From Wildcats

"...to win this past weekend. The Horns had several sacrifice bunts, sacrifice flies, and ground outs to move runners..."

April 30, 2008 Sports Post by Christopher Bond

The TV Set

David Duchovny and Sigourney Weaver star in this dyspeptic drama about the work of creating television shows.

"...is a depressing tale of crushed dreams and painful sacrifice, at least according to writer/director Kasdan. Son of writer/director/producer..."

May 4, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

300

Both Frank Miller's comic about the legendary battle of Thermopylae and Zack Snyder's cinematic adaptation are bloodthirsty affairs, awash in spectacle.

"...nothing so much as an intractable insurgency willing to sacrifice everything up to and including their own lives. The..."

March 9, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Matrix Revolutions

What now, Neo?

"...unexpected brilliance of the original outing. There’s love and sacrifice galore, yes, and the hand-to-hand combat set-pieces choreographed by..."

Nov. 7, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Millennium Actress

This Japanimation import is a sweeping romantic saga full of big, lush ideas.

"...not full of big, lush ideas about self and self-sacrifice. They match the rolling scope of this ambitious production,..."

Oct. 24, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Gods and Generals

"...and uniforms, but I would have been willing to sacrifice some of the filmmakers’ precision for the sake of..."

Feb. 21, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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