The Godfather

The 1972 Best Picture Oscar-winner is a great pulp drama

"...John Cazale, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire and Robert Duvall. The Godfather is just about as great as a movie's..."

March 28, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Beguiled

A steamy and engrossing Civil War thriller

"...Southern Gothic with a femme fatale’s touch, Sofia Coppola’s super..."

June 30, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Abandoned

Creepy Eastern European atmospherics encase this horror film, which nevertheless suffers from an anemic script.

"...Roden, Valentin Ganev and Carlos Reig. Arriving in U.S. theatres from way, way out of left field, Cerdà's debut..."

March 2, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Notorious Bettie Page

Gretchen Mol dazzles as the titular pinup girl, but the film raises many more questions about the enigmatic icon than it answers.

"...Paulson and Cara Seymour. Where would we be without the twinned female icons, Bettie Page and Louise Brooks? We'd..."

April 21, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Map of the World

"...Of all our exalted moral virtues, truth may be the most problematical. Why? Well, for starters the unvarnished truth..."

March 31, 2000 Movie Review by Russell Smith

The Sweet Hereafter

"...Watson, Maury Chaykin, Brooke Johnson and Earl Pastko. In the course of life, horrible, tragic events sometimes occur. We..."

Jan. 9, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Piano

"...were ever to find a Room of her Own, the result might be something like The Piano. But, then..."

Nov. 19, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Son's Room

"...accidental death leaves his family members struggling to find the means of coping with their grief in The Son's..."

May 17, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Under the Sand

"...Stewart, Jacques Nolot, Bruno Cremer and Charlotte Rampling. Under the Sand is a haunting French movie about a woman..."

Aug. 17, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl

"...Lu Lu, Lopsang and Gao Qiang. Actress Joan Chen (The Last Emperor, Twin Peaks) makes an impressive debut as..."

Aug. 6, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Message to Love: The Isle of Wight Festival

"...Directed by: Murray Lerner. We want the world and we want it now. When did the..."

June 20, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Crow: City of Angels

"...not, film sequels are inferior things, pale shades of their predecessors, born shrouded in a caul of Tinseltown greed..."

Sept. 6, 1996 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm

This animated Batman is from the same folks behind the TV cartoon series, and is a diverting take on the Caped Crusader.

"...by: Eric Radomski and Bruce W. Timm. Not exactly the Dark Knight you'll always remember, but a diverting one,..."

Dec. 31, 1993 Movie Review by Robert Faires

The Silent Enemy

"...Chief Akawanush, Molly Spotted Elk and Cheeka. Unfortunately, of the few of you who've seen the great silent films..."

Oct. 8, 1993 Movie Review by Louis Black

The Vanishing

"...Directed by: George Sluizer. Starring: Jeff Bridges, Kiefer Sutherland, Nancy Travis, Sandra Bullock, Park Overall, Maggie Linderman and..."

Feb. 5, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Good Woman of Bangkok

"...Directed by: Dennis O'Rourke. Starring: Yaiwalak Chonchanakun. If there's anyone Aoi (Chonchanakun) hates more than herself, it's men..."

Sept. 4, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Other Side

Memoir by Houston writer Lacy Johnson recounts a personal trauma with honesty and haunting beauty

"...The Other Side: A Memoirby Lacy M. Johnson Tin House..."

July 25, 2014 Arts Feature by Jessi Cape

I Saw the TV Glow Is a Haunting Ode to Self-Actualization

Jane Schoenbrun probes the reflective nature of media

"...How old were you the first time you felt like a piece of media..."

Jan. 28, 2024 Screens Post by Alejandra Martinez

SXSW Film Review: Late Night With the Devil

Supernatural satire shows the hellish price of success

"...Late Night With the Devil is not a movie. At least, that’s not..."

March 16, 2023 SXSW Post by Trace Sauveur

Watch: Kev Bev and Eric Power Haunt the "Ghost Tower"

Spooky animated party preludes band's new album

"...Are you ready to get the funk scared out of you? Then let Austin funketeers..."

Oct. 16, 2020 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

The Teacher

This prize-winning novel's tale of a student piecing together the hidden life of her teacher, a Holocaust survivor who killed herself, is haunting

"..."No one knew the story of Elsa Weiss."..."

Feb. 14, 2020 Arts Review by Jay Trachtenberg

The Disappearance of Shere Hite

Restoring the reputation of the sexologist and researcher

"...How does history fall through the cracks? How does it repeat itself? The Disappearance of..."

Dec. 1, 2023 Movie Review by Alejandra Martinez

The Other Lamb

Cult drama revisits, rather than revises, an old narrative

"...Jeffs was arrested for running an incestuous rape cult, the first two thoughts that went through most people's heads..."

April 10, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Personal Stories Behind Ben Is Back

Writer/director Peter Hedges on family, alcoholism, and going home

"...grew up in a family riddled with alcoholism. My mother was an active alcoholic, and left the family when I..."

Dec. 14, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Owen Egerton Gets Spooked Writing The Axe Murders of Villisca

Austin author on his new haunted house movie

"...Script conferences tend to be mundane affairs. They don't generally involve spending the night in a haunted..."

Jan. 20, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet

Animated film is based on Gibran's iconic book of prose poems

"...Based on the iconic book of prose poems haunting young romantics’ bookshelves..."

Aug. 28, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

A Hollywood star falls to earth with mad, exhilarating results.

"...Has Alejandro González Iñárritu finally retired the hair shirt? If so, it’s a good look for..."

Oct. 24, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Invisible Woman

The woman who must remain invisible in this drama is Nelly Ternan, an actress who's not only the mistress of married Charles Dickens, but also 27 years his junior.

"...The illicit affairs of famous men (and their resulting progeny)..."

Jan. 24, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Rum Diary

Johnny Depp stars in this adaptation of one of Hunter S. Thompson's earliest novels, which is set in Puerto Rico in 1960 and soaked in booze

"...Adapted from the lost then found first novel by Hunter S. Thompson,..."

Oct. 28, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Up From the Skies

Dana Falconberry's debut long-player gets "Fluorescent"

"...On the second floor of the Downtown Intercontinental Stephen F. Austin..."

Oct. 10, 2008 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

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