Friends With Money

Forget friends with money – how about friends with husbands, kids, mortgages, and so-called life plans? That’s the short list of differences between the depressed, single stoner, played by Jennifer Aniston, and her circle of female friends.

"...Directed by: Nicole Holofcener. Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Frances McDormand, Catherine Keener, Joan Cusack, Simon McBurney, Jason Isaacs, Scott Caan,..."

April 21, 2006 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic

Spotty comedy delivers on its promise of Total Silverman, but that turns out to be not such a good thing after all.

"...Sarah Silverman's jokes are eminently quotable, though to repeat them in a review would be to deflate her act..."

Dec. 9, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Look at Me

An acute observation of the ways in which we fail to communicate marks this French film, which won the screenwriting award at last year's Cannes Film Festival.

"...Virginie Desarnauts, Keine Bouhiza and Grégoire Oestermann. Woe to the girl whose father, a famous author, names her Lolita...."

May 13, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Imaginary Heroes

Only this troubled suburbanite family knows if they are imaginary heroes or ordinary people.

"...Michelle Williams, Kip Pardue, Deirdre O’Connell and Ryan Donowho. Whether or not you write off this dysfunctional family drama..."

March 11, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Censorship Denies Reality..."

Nov. 19, 2004 Column

First Daughter

This movie's tortured young protagonist and clueless dad just happen to be members of the First Family of the United States.

"...Directed by: Forest Whitaker. Starring: Katie Holmes, Marc Blucas, Amerie, Michael Keaton, Margaret..."

Oct. 1, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Beyond Borders

Donate your dollars directly to starving children instead of this Jolie adventure.

"...Yorick Van Wageningen. I came out of Beyond Borders with the gnawing feeling I’d just been subjected to some..."

Oct. 24, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Le Divorce

The Merchant Ivory team say "I do" to romantic comedy.

"...Kate Hudson, Leslie Caron, Stockard Channing, Glenn Close, Thierry Lhermitte, Sam Waterston, Matthew Modine, Romain Duris and Thomas Lennon...."

Aug. 22, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Veris Dulcis: Music of Medieval Germany

On a night in the spring of 2003, the Texas Early Music Project took an Austin audience back to medieval Germany with songs of the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries that sounded as authentic and as full of life as the time when the music was born.

"...Veris Dulcis: Music of Medieval Germany: Everything But the Beer..."

April 11, 2003 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

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