Swallow

Pregnancy horror reclaimed as a woman’s issue

"...Swallow is a rare cinematic experience that manages to feel..."

March 13, 2020 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Swallow Some Otis the Destroyer

Fuzz rockers tease new Belushi EP

"...Before Belushi hits the marketplace tomorrow, dig deEP cut “Swallow,” wherein a pulsating chord progression ticks into time bomb..."

Feb. 29, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SB3 Still Hard to Swallow

Texas State Teachers Association weighs in on the heavy issue of education

March 19, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Shareholders Swallow Schlotzsky's Meal Deal

Fire sale leaves sandwich-chain investors with an empty plate

Dec. 17, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

The Earth Will Swallow You

Sept. 18, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him

April 21, 1995 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Swallow the Sun, Benny the Butcher, Every Time I Die, Buck Meek, and more recommended shows

"...Swallow the Sun..."

Nov. 19, 2021 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

Humanity's scarring of Earth mapped out in graphic, terrifying detail

"...The human accountability on display can be tough to swallow. Actress Alicia Vikander’s cool narration offers one enlightening statistic..."

Oct. 4, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

American Woman

Sienna Miller pulls pages from a journal of loss in small town

"...Always suitably understated, it remembers that loss doesn't always swallow a life, but it always leaves a void...."

June 14, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Song to Song

Malick takes on the Austin music scene (sort of)

"...this kind of Euro arty ethos is easier to swallow in another language. But to quote young Faye, “any..."

March 24, 2017 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Raw

A coming-of-age cannibal tale with teeth

"...Other hazing assaults on the “rookies” follow. Ordered to swallow a raw rabbit kidney, Justine is revulsed but obedient..."

March 17, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Cure for Wellness

Gothic mystery is hard to swallow

"...interest, A Cure for Wellness is as difficult to swallow as castor oil...."

Feb. 17, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Nerve

An online game of "Truth or Dare" turns dangerous

"...lucrative round of the game. Until its heady but hard-to-swallow resolution, this heart-thumper lives up to its name. For..."

July 29, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Meddler

A terrific vehicle for Susan Sarandon as a meddlesome mom

"...too long, the loneliness of her own life may swallow her up whole. (The monotonous spin of the ceiling..."

May 13, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

People Places Things

Indie relationship comedy starring Jemaine Clement is slight but sweet

"...rut and explore the sort of stasis that can swallow whole years of a life. The film’s ambitions, and..."

Aug. 21, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Begin Again

Agreeably phony movie focuses on a pair of unlikely partners drawn together by the promise of making music.

"...catchy little ditties effectively combats the convention threatening to swallow the story whole at every turn...."

July 4, 2014 Movie Review by William Goss

Saving Mr. Banks

Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson star in this story about how Walt Disney convinced the prickly author of Mary Poppins to sell her creation to Hollywood.

"...a minute of it. It’s a bitter pill to swallow, one that all the sugar in the world can’t..."

Dec. 20, 2013 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2

It's comestibles gone wild in this animated follow-up.

"...the ensuing chaos, this time turning his hometown of Swallow Falls into a lost world overrun by tacodile supremes,..."

Sept. 27, 2013 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Family

The family that slays together, stays together – even in witness protection.

"...in response to relatively minor transgressions is hard to swallow, even for those with the darkest senses of humor...."

Sept. 20, 2013 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Never Let Me Go

The children in this story are born into a system that values them for their disposable body parts, not their discrete personalities.

"...this fundamentally gut-punching is a lot less easy to swallow...."

Oct. 8, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Hitman

Like the video game that inspired this film, Hitman is a brain-dead pleasure bomb.

"...including its clichéd slo-mo ballistic ballets and Kurylenko's generous swallow-your-tongue, ooh-la-la-isms – is ripped off from its myriad genre..."

Nov. 23, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

You Kill Me

Cuddlier and more charming, this alcoholic-hit-man comedy isn’t your typical John Dahl noir, but it is offbeat, lovably deadpan, and just tart enough.

"...His relationship with Leoni is a bit much to swallow at times; her smart raincoats, sensible flats, clipped manner,..."

July 13, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World

Albert Brooks again sallies forth where others fear to tread, although his comic results are more mildly amusing than riotously funny.

"...Brooks has bitten off more falafel than he can swallow. Previous Brooks films – his great opening salvo, Real..."

Jan. 20, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Maria Full of Grace

A desperate young woman from Colombia, who hopes to better her life, becomes a drug mule for the syndicate, transporting heroin to the States.

"...into the ranks of the mules, those people who swallow condom-wrapped narcotics and traverse borders – physical, mental, spiritual..."

Aug. 6, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Butterfly Effect

Ashton Kutcher lays to waste a promising script involving time travel and unforeseeable consequences.

"...for biting off more drama than he can safely swallow, but the lessons of Keanu Reeves and his multiverse..."

Jan. 23, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Torque

Rev your engines: The first bike movie of the year is here.

"...all, which makes it all that much easier to swallow. And forget...."

Jan. 16, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Human Stain

Despite some terrific moments, Philip Roth's words fail to stick to the screen.

"...however, plays more improbably. It’s already a mouthful to swallow a white actor playing an African-American playing a Jew,..."

Nov. 14, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Divine Intervention

"...It’s ridiculous and smart, hilarious and terrifying, difficult to swallow and probably a necessary antidote to the cacophonous history..."

May 9, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Anger Management

"...cynicism that demeans viewers as docile cows who will swallow any foolishness that is put in front of them...."

April 11, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Better Than Sex

"...to assume that trudging out the old Spit vs. Swallow Dilemma constitutes an advance in the Great Gender Debate...."

Dec. 7, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

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