Daddy's Home

Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg vie for the love of their shared family

"...men is palpable, Ferrell’s flab practically bouncing off Wahlberg’s six-pack in a comfortable give-and-take. Cardellini, as always, provides sturdy..."

Dec. 25, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

6 Years

Filmed-in-Austin relationship drama captures local culture

"...about young adults who’ve been a romantic couple for six years – ever since they were teenage neighbors –..."

Aug. 21, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Song of the Sea

From the director of The Secret of Kells comes this lovely work of animation about the Celtic selkies.

"...man still mourning the disappearance of his selkie wife six years earlier. When circumstances dictate they leave home to..."

Feb. 20, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Taken 3

Liam Neeson's back in action.

"...Six Januarys ago, Liam Neeson made the unlikely leap from..."

Jan. 16, 2015 Movie Review by William Goss

Meet the Mormons

This documentary seeks to debunk stereotypes by introducing us to six Mormons from around the world.

"...documentary seeks to debunk stereotypes by introducing us to six members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day..."

Oct. 10, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Road to 10-1: D6 Ballot Boxing Forum Tonight

Join the Chronicle and the six candidates at the Alamo Lakeline

"...the Alamo Lakeline (14028 U.S. 183 N), watch the six District 6 candidates discuss the issues at the sixth..."

Sept. 23, 2014 News Post by Amy Kamp

Seldom Felt Reemerges with Skudge

Mysterious UK imprint blips back online with a seventh 12-inch

"...rummages through the enigmatic UK label Seldom Felt, tracking six white label singles and their resurfacing for the latest..."

July 2, 2014 Music Post by Conor Walker

Debates: Davis Raises, Abbott Sticks

Dem attacks GOPer for limited schedule and bypassing big cities

"...Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, has proposed a cycle of six debates with her opponent, Attorney General Greg Abbott, but..."

May 21, 2014 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Particle Fever

In this documentary, six scientists seek the mysteries of the universe through the launch of the Large Hadron Collider.

"...Levinson. Not reviewed at press time. In this documentary, six scientists seek to unravel the mysteries of the universe..."

April 11, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Sabotage

Ugly and mean-spirited, this Schwarsenegger action film starts off badly, and gets dumber as it progresses.

"...grilled, taken off active duty, and closely watched for six months, the government is unable to prove anything and..."

March 28, 2014 Movie Review by Louis Black

Giving as Good as He Gets

360 degrees of Kevin Bacon

"...the presenters of this panel on the phenomenon of Six Degrees...."

March 10, 2014 SXSW Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Person of Interest

Meg Wolitzer's latest book tracks six characters through three decades of friendship

"...The Interestings tells the story of six friends who meet at an artsy camp called Spirit-in-the-Woods..."

Oct. 25, 2013 Books Feature by Amy Gentry

Instructions Not Included

In this Mexican film, a man who's raised an abandoned child for six years is confronted by the birth mother who suddenly wants the girl back.

"...Unexpectedly, after six years or so, Julie, the child’s mother reappears. In..."

Sept. 6, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black

Paranoia

This techno-thriller starring Liam Hemsworth, Harrison Ford, and Gary Oldman arrives inert.

"...the film’s first half hour. But not even his six-pack abs and blue-eyed earnestness can distract from the absence..."

Aug. 23, 2013 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The New Juarez

This partisan film essay attacks both the United States and Mexican governments for the massive violence in Juarez.

"...government of Juarez and its state police. After a six-year period of intense violence and astonishing death tolls, the..."

April 19, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black

The Gatekeepers

Six retired directors of Israel’s domestic intelligence agency candidly reflect.

"...in the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Peri is one of six Shin Bet directors to sit for the camera; another..."

March 22, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Get Schooled at Buck U With 'Mr. Angel'

Buck Angel talks about life and love, porn and plans

"...Six years in the making, Mr. Angel (directed by Dan..."

March 8, 2013 SXSW Post by Andy Campbell

Cloud Atlas

This spellbinding adaptation of a supposedly “unfilmable” novel achieves near-perfection on virtually all levels.

"...be an ultraconvoluted series of interconnected story lines – six of them, with each major actor playing multiples roles..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Beauty Is Embarrassing

You may not know his name, but you know Wayne White's artwork from Pee-wee's Playhouse or his MTV award-winning design work.

"...“Sledgehammer” and the Smashing Pumpkins’ “Tonight, Tonight” (he won six MTV Video Music Awards, including one for art direction..."

Oct. 5, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Life Is Beautiful

"...Kaushik, Rashmi and Zara. Not reviewed at press time. Six youngsters come of age in this Telugu film...."

Sept. 14, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Celeste & Jesse Forever

This romantic comedy starring Rashida Jones and Andy Samberg is far funnier than you’d expect a film about a tortuous split to be – and more deft.

"...any other comedy I can recall that co-stars a six-foot bong and a tub of Cheese Balls. Jones and..."

Aug. 24, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Beasts of the Southern Wild

Living an almost feral existence on a wild, low-lying area of the Louisiana coast known as the Bathtub, young Hushpuppy narrates her own vivid life story.

"...sticks like mucilage to the viewpoint of its protagonist, six-year-old Hushpuppy (Wallis, who may turn out to be the..."

July 13, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

First Position

This lovely documentary follows six international ballet hopefuls, ages 10 to 17, as they compete for the Youth America Grand Prix.

"...First Position follows six international hopefuls, ages 10 to 17, as they tackle..."

May 25, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Marvel's The Avengers

Excelsior! This Marvel adventure knocks it out of the universe.

"...is what has kept them apart for so long: six superegos, fighting individually, often at odds with one another,..."

May 4, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Sound of Noise

Unique to a fault, this Swedish film is a daft police procedural and an absurdist comedy about musical terrorists.

"...identity. Its new composition, Music for One City and Six Drummers is a revolutionary piece designed to thwart government..."

March 23, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

We Bought a Zoo

Matt Damon is a widower with two kids who buys a zoo after his wife bought the farm in Cameron Crowe's latest movie.

"...the outset as an “adventure journalist.” The story begins six months after the death of his wife as Mee..."

Dec. 23, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The 'Human Centipede' Escapes

Director Tom Six talks about the UK cuts

"...seen on a British screen. Now, as director Tom Six's new fever dream opens in the US, it seems..."

Oct. 8, 2011 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Tabloid

Errol Morris finds a real character for his documentary subject this time – scandal magnet Joyce McKinney, who allegedly abducted and raped a Mormon missionary.

"...rather depthless-seeming documentary, relying as it does on only six testimonials. (Anderson wouldn't consent to an interview, and other..."

Aug. 5, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Trip

Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon co-star as best friends on a road trip in Michael Winterbottom's colicky, melancholy, and very amusing comedy.

"...England, was first broadcast in the UK as a six-part miniseries and then shaved down and shaped into a..."

July 15, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The First Grader

In Kenya, an octogenarian takes the government's promise of an education for all to heart and joins the 6-year-old reciting their ABC's.

"...at its word and showed up to learn alongside six-year-olds. Based on a true story, The First Grader's first..."

May 27, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

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