Che: Part Two

Steven Soderbergh concludes his two-part biopic with Che's Bolivian endgame.

"...talking to bushes: still a true believer but beaten down by circumstance and cruel reality. In the second half..."

Jan. 30, 2009 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The Perfect Holiday

In this lightweight yuletide fluffery, a young girl turns to a shopping-mall Santa to find a husband for her divorced mother.

"...sequence of protagonist Benjamin (Chestnut) chasing a buck, literally, down a street swarming with holiday crowds. Having very nearly..."

Dec. 14, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Golden Compass

The special effects are mostly spectacular in this story of a 12-year-old orphan whose fate is connected to a holy, multiverse war yet to come.

"...novels' evil Magisterium – a society-controlling organization meant to stand in for the church (any church, really) – as..."

Dec. 7, 2007 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Open Season

The animated Open Season is long on manic energy and bathroom humor but short on real storytelling, emotion, and characters.

"...was carved onto stone tablets by Disney and brought down from the Verdugo Mountains above Burbank to the studios..."

Sept. 29, 2006 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

BloodRayne

This video-game-to-movie adaptation of BloodRayne poses no threat to German filmmaker Uwe Boll's reputation as the modern-day Ed Wood.

"...defiled her mother, is no different. However, BloodRayne does stand out for its collection of acting "names" who appear..."

Jan. 6, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Perfect Man

Less a feature film than 90 minutes of tweenage feminine wish fulfillment, The Perfect Man is like Teen People come to life.

"...suggesting that a hot New York restaurateur can sit down during Saturday’s dinner rush to counsel his teenage niece..."

June 17, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith

Veering from moments of breathtakingly visualized valor to outright stupidity, Sith is a vast improvement over the previous two outings, but still and all, it’s no Star Wars.

"...(of Shaun of the Dead) as Tim Bisley, a down-on-his-luck twentysomething film and comic-book geek whose life is continually..."

May 20, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Shaun of the Dead

This "romantic comedy … with zombies" has a note-perfect mix of humor, horror, love, and death.

"...of the Dead) and is one of the best stand-alone horror films of the past 10 years. It’s also,..."

Sept. 24, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Hunted

"...however, Friedkin’s film is a wash (and, frankly, could stand with one), one long, gritty, grimy, stanktastic chase sequence..."

March 21, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Bad Company

"...so much bad as bland. The story borrows a standard-issue “twin brother whom you never knew you had” plot..."

June 7, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Black Knight

"...lifts from that film, which, when you come right down to it, provided a much more realistic depiction of..."

Nov. 23, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Twilight of the Golds

"...knew in advance that your unborn male child would stand a strong chance of turning out homosexual, would you..."

Feb. 6, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Spike & Mike's '97 Festival of Animation

"...Peach), though it's much more challenging. The Devil Went Down to Georgia is actually a music video for one..."

Sept. 12, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Breakdown

"...Mostow. Starring: Kurt Russell, J.t. Walsh and Kathleen Quinlan. Breakdown further illustrates the axiom that every truly original movie..."

May 2, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

A Thin Line Between Love and Hate

"...recalls Sunset Blvd.: a fully dressed man floating face down in a swimming pool as the voiceover begins to..."

April 19, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Free Willy

"...something to care about and a reason to put down roots, and the boy spearheads the midnight guerrilla action..."

July 16, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The River and the Wall

More than a nature hike, this border wall documentary replaces rhetoric with reality

"...in the United States, beginning in Colorado and running down to South Texas where, as you may have heard,..."

May 3, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Ron White's "Tater Salad" Days

Ron White on why stand-up is the field for him and his "Tater Salad" days in Austin

"...so the first time I walked onstage and did stand-up, I'm like, "Oh, that's it: I'm a comedian. I'll..."

April 17, 2015 Arts Feature by Russ Espinoza

Bye-Bye, Bearden – Hello, Mac & Joe!

Cap City Comedy's PUNCH! showcase goes ALL'S WELL as of … now.

"...has been running the Tuesday night PUNCH! showcase of stand-up comedy at Cap City Comedy Club for years. But..."

Jan. 9, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Cold in July

A dream lineup is one of many treats in this East Texas neo-noir based on a Joe Lansdale book.

"...hands, Richard loads bullets into his revolver and creeps downstairs to the living room where he defensively guns down..."

June 6, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

How the GOP Ended up With a Rape Problem

It's not just Todd Akin: Republicans reveal their radical mainstream

"..."First of all, from what I understand from doctors, that’s really rare. If it’s a legitimate..."

Aug. 26, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

'A Tickle In Your Soul'

Chely Wright talks about Atticus Circle, allies, and more

"...the Austin-based, national agency that encourages straight people to stand up for gay rights, hosts their first annual Awards..."

Jan. 25, 2011 Qmmunity Post by Julie Gillis

The Kite Runner

Khaled Hosseini’s bestselling novel is brought faithfully to the screen, although the melodramatics of the story's latter section undercuts the poetic drama of the first half.

"...the book, or do they aim to make a stand-alone movie that just happens to be based on a..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Extreme Days

"...half Toyota, all fun!), this quartet of guys tools down to the Mexican Baja for some X-treme surfing, all..."

Oct. 5, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Adapted for film from the off-Broadway musical hit, this movie is a rousing screen spectacle about a surgically botched transsexual from East Germany (played charismatically by John Cameron Mitchell, the show's creator and film director).

"...the shaky philosophical foundation for Hedwig's quest. When broken down, the story's underpinnings make little concrete sense but, oh,..."

Aug. 31, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Truman Show

Life is a 'round-the-clock “reality” TV program in this prescient film, and Truman Burbank (Carrey) is its unwitting subject/hero/leading man.

"...don't hear me say too frequently), the movie could stand to be a little longer. It has too many..."

June 5, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Wedding Singer

"...taste and even bigger, badder hair, she leaves him standing at the altar, which sends him into a vicious..."

Feb. 13, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Behind the Tall Tales of Lester Bangs in Texas

Lester's Last Stand

"..."Lester's Last Stand: Behind the Tall Tales of Lester Bangs in Texas"..."

March 7, 1997 Books Feature

Tales From the Crypt Presents Demon Knight

Good performances and lots of blood and gore can't save this illogical TV-to-screen story from itself.

"...universe. When the Collector corners Brayker in an old, run-down hotel, our hero teams up with its quirky inhabitants..."

Jan. 20, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

2019 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Documentary

Tales of love and hate dominate these Oscar hopefuls

"...racist neighborhood hooligans, Walker goes to extremes to not stand out. He adopts the local style and patois, wears..."

Feb. 8, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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