Stillwater

Torn-from-the-headlines thriller never matches Matt Damon’s everyman

"...worker Bill Baker (Damon) on a trip to the French town of Marseille, where his daughter Allison (Breslin) is..."

July 30, 2021 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

2021 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Animation

The also-rans are as good as this year's animated nominees

"...visual feast that defies its deceptively minimal format. It's simply the camera moving down through a cutaway pyramid, within..."

April 2, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Jumbo

True love this wild and weird romance between a woman and her fairground ride

"...In her small French town, Jeanne (Portrait of a Lady on Fire's Merlant)..."

Feb. 19, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Sister of the Groom

Stilted rom-com is clueless about what to do with its star

"...wedding between her brother Liam (Hoffman) and his too-perfect French bride Clemence (Ollivier). But with so many problems to..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Movie Review by Selome Hailu

The Donut King

The bittersweet tale of the man behind L.A.’s favorite treat

"...that new life they had been promised. Ngoy didn’t simply want them to work for him (although the massive..."

Oct. 30, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

25 Restaurants to Help You Eat Your Way Around the Domain in Austin

Sips, bites, sweets, and other food options from around the globe

"...Bouchon Bakery, an offshoot of highly awarded restaurant the French Laundry, the founders of Bakery Lorraine landed in San..."

July 5, 2019 Food Feature by The Food Staff

Overlord

How do you make killing Nazi zombies this dull?

"...moments of innovation, she isn't a member of the French Resistance, but she is still extremely handy with a..."

Nov. 9, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Johnny English Strikes Again

Time to revoke this agent's license

"...The result is a cheerfully unfunny low-brow affair which simply can’t compare with the many genuinely entertaining James Bond..."

Oct. 26, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Show Dogs

Unfunny canine buddy-cop comedy is no man's best friend.

"...of the judge without growling, Max reveals that he simply went to his “happy place.” And who says they..."

May 25, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Tusk

Kevin Smith and his actors are fully invested in the sheer madness of this story.

"...and girlfriend (Rodriguez) enlist the help of a dogged French-Canadian detective to find him. Credited simply as “Guy Lapointe,”..."

Sept. 19, 2014 Movie Review by William Goss

Darn Shame

Dang Bánh Mì inspires few exclamations

"...on the iconic sandwich, which dates back (roughly) to French colonization of Vietnam in the mid-19th century. ..."

Sept. 19, 2014 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Escape From Tomorrow

Shot guerrilla-style at Disneyland and Disney World, this surreal drama about a man's mental disintegration at "the happiest place on Earth" lands a spitball in the Mouse's eye.

"...as evil demons, obsessing over a pair of jailbait French girls, having kinky sex with a wicked witch, and..."

Oct. 11, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Luv Doc: Douchebaggery

Don't hate the bag, hate the user.

"...descriptive metaphor, douchebag is pretty tame. After all, it simply refers to the bag that retains the cleansing fluid..."

Jan. 11, 2013 Column by The Luv Doc

Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has To Travel

In this documentary, the filmmakers have done a fine job corralling many fantastic tales from this style maven's life.

"...Je ne sais quoi doesn’t quite cut it, although French was Diana Vreeland’s first language. The visionary fashion editor..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Public Enemies

Michael Mann's film is a human-scale biopic of the gangster folk hero John Dillinger.

"...press conference, and ends in a jailbreak that is simply and thrillingly rendered. Mann doesn't consistently plot the action..."

July 3, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Son of Rambow

Amid this endearing story about two boys in Eighties England who join together to make their own Rambo movie, lies an uncommon, unaffected portrayal of young male intimacy.

"...to be a part of the production, including a French exchange student named Didier (Sitruk). He's a red-booted New..."

May 16, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Definitely, Maybe

Before giving in to romantic frippery, Definitely, Maybe functions as a believable, era-zagging retelling of one man’s overlapping love affairs with three women.

"...bad boys. Writer/director Brooks (who previously penned trifles like French Kiss and Practical Magic) has written himself the romantic-comedist’s..."

Feb. 15, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

A Mighty Heart

Based on the true events surrounding journalist Danny Pearl’s kidnapping and murder in Pakistan, this drama by Michael Winterbottom and starring Angelina Jolie is more aloof than melodramatic.

"...(Ikram Bhatti), Danny (Futterman) steps into a car and simply vanishes, leaving behind a cooling trail of e-mails and..."

June 22, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Mondovino

Sprawling documentary about the globalization of the wine industry is ambitious but frequently directionless – for true connoisseurs only.

"...individually produced and owned wineries (represented mainly by the French old guard) vs. the American megacompanies that threaten to..."

June 10, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Callas Forever

While Callas Forever seems sincere in its attempt to pay tribute to the world’s most famous opera singer, it unwittingly disserves her in its bizarre wish-fantasy about resurrecting her voice onscreen.

"...No matter that her voice is shot – she’ll simply lip-synch to her recording of the role made 22..."

March 25, 2005 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Intimate Strangers

In this surprisingly romantic tale of confused identity and psychoanalysis, the doctor isn’t in, but the tax attorney is.

"...Anne Brochet, Gilbert Melki and Laurent Gamelon. This modest French-language film follows the time-honored cinematic tradition of plot as..."

Aug. 20, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

To Be and to Have

In this documentary, a one-room schoolhouse in France is a microcosm of the teaching universe.

"...everything to do with the schoolmaster, George Lopez (or simply "Monsieur," as his students dutifully call out). Nearing the..."

Jan. 16, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Gothika

Halle and Penelope de-glam for this running, screaming, jumping thriller that never allows logic to interfere.

"...the surest sign I know of an effective thriller. French director Mathieu Kassovitz (The Crimson Rivers, La Haine) knows..."

Nov. 21, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space

This new anime import marks a break with the Japanese traditions and invents a wholly original and kittenish appeal.

"...but my dog would never speak to me again. Simply unlike any Japanese animé I’ve ever encountered before, Tamala..."

Sept. 26, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"..."educate" the "idealists" to turn them into "realists" is simply not true. Had Amy Smith called Stratus for comment,..."

Aug. 30, 2002 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Inn?" May 31] hits the problem dead-on: There are simply too many rooms in the downtown area, and the..."

June 7, 2002 Column

Top 10 Gene Hackman Films

A Salute to America's Anti-Hero, Gene Hackman

"...in Francis Ford Coppola's post-Godfather classic, and Hackman is simply, sleazily brilliant as a man who knows way too..."

Jan. 4, 2002 Screens Review by Shawn Badgley

Is Knowledge Power?

A profile of precarious global intelligence firm Stratfor

"...While company spokespeople describe these changes simply as part of Stratfor's ongoing evolution, the balancing act..."

Sept. 14, 2001 News Feature by Michael Erard

Lost and Delirious

"...Paulie from jumping in bed naked every night and simply giggling when Mary stares at them bewildered come morning...."

July 20, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Unrequited Love

Considering the high prices and small portions, Cuisines Editor Virginia B. Wood admits that to pursue her tryst with Emilia's would make her a fool for love.

"...Italian silk draperies, the tables covered with thick, patterned French linens. The cutlery and Bernardaud china are substantial and..."

May 4, 2001 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

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