The Last Seduction

"...Dahl's earlier work (Kill Me Again, Red Rock West), The Last Seduction is a noir-type thriller with dry humor..."

Nov. 18, 1994 Movie Review by Alison Macor

The Grand Seduction

In this Canadian comedy, a down-on-its-luck fishing village spruces up to try to lure a big-city doctor to town.

"...In the small sea harbor of Tickle Head, Newfoundland, the fishing..."

July 4, 2014 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Great Raid

The single dullest war film of the past decade from the once promising director John Dahl.

"...War may indeed be hell, but for those on the home front these days this combatively boring misfire from..."

Aug. 12, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

What's the rumpus?

Nothing more foolish than a man chasing his hat

"...We'll get to the rumpus in a minute. When we heard the Alamo..."

March 14, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

'The Red Shoes': The High-Flying Sweetness of Sky Candy

The aerial arts troupe's circus adaptation of the fairy tale flies again

"...Despite their frequent combination in experimental theatre over the last two..."

Aug. 19, 2011 Arts Feature by Raven Hinojosa

For the Good Times

The Life and Times of Texas country crooner, Ray Price.

"...Before he took the stage of Central Missouri State University's Hendricks Hall on..."

Sept. 1, 2000 Music Feature by David Cantwell

The Scent of Green Papaya

"...Hoa and Vuong Hoa Hôi. Lush, succulent, verdant, aromatic. These are the kind of words that come to mind..."

May 6, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The 40-Year-Old Virgin

A standout, a gross-out comedy that makes its audience go "awwww" as much as it goes "ewwww."

"...Directed by: Judd Apatow. Starring: Steve Carell, Catherine Keener, Paul Rudd, Romany Malco, Seth Rogen, Elizabeth Banks,..."

Aug. 19, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Written in the Stars

Inside Austin's Yelp Elite

"...find a table full of cooks recently released from the back of house, and ask them their opinions about..."

May 22, 2015 Food Feature by Cheryl Couture

Off the Record

Austin City Limits Music Festival 2010: No rain, no dust, no problem

"...The 2010 Austin City Limits Music Festival will be remembered..."

Oct. 15, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss raise sand in Dallas, Lick Lick goes big in Japan, Dutch hip-hop sprouts in Austin, and a homecoming for Doyle Bramhall II

"...Bramhall II has never had a problem standing on the shoulders of or alongside giants. The former Fabulous Thunderbird..."

July 11, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Stories, Operas, and Meet-Cutes: The Week in Arts

Brett Goldstein brings the laughs, Zach Theatre conjures a comet, and more arty events

"...and teeming with gosh-wow visuals (a house falls from the sky, clouds skitter by in time-lapse, porno mags talk..."

Feb. 2, 2024 Arts Feature by Katherine McNevins

The Lauryn Paige Fuller Story

Eighteen-year-old Donald Scott Fuller was brutally murdered last year. Jordan Smith explores

"...weeks before Christmas, but outside it feels like spring. The sky is clear and bright, and there is a..."

Feb. 18, 2000 Features Feature by Jordan Smith

Organ Great James Polk Works Wonders Outside the Limelight

We speak with Austin’s esteemed multi-instrumentalist and former arranger for Ray Charles

"...considered recollections of older black men from Texas and the broadly American South below the Mason-Dixon line generally bear..."

Jan. 18, 2019 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Tales Behind the Posters

"...The images on Micael Priest's posters are impressively memorable. The..."

Oct. 6, 2006 Arts Feature by Margaret Moser

The Field Guide to Evil

Folk horror anthology has intriguing international scares

"...Want to understand a culture? Then look at its nightmares...."

March 29, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Jade

"...go-nowhere scripts that command $4 million-plus points and duping the movie-going public into glorifying tripe while I get all..."

Oct. 20, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Unforgettable

"...fourth outing for director Dahl, whose previous efforts include the brilliant Red Rock West and The Last Seduction. Liotta,..."

Feb. 23, 1996 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Rounders

"...underground world of high-stakes poker games, Rounders is hardly the straight flush we've been anticipating ever since director John..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Tango

"...1983's Carmen, that he is a master director of the dance film. In collaboration with his brilliant cinematographer Vittorio..."

March 26, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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.

"...charming, this alcoholic-hitman comedy isn’t your typical Dahl noir (The Last Seduction, Red Rock West), but it is offbeat,..."

July 13, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Joy Ride

"...Stuart Stone and Jessica Bowman. At one point or another it's happened to all of us: You're driving cross-country..."

Oct. 5, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Chronicle Recommends: Crime and No Punishment

For Crime Month, our favorite films about getting away with it

"...our celebration of all things nefarious, dastardly, and devious, the Chronicle screens crew has pocketed their favorite films where..."

July 9, 2018 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

Red Sparrow

Erotic spy thriller is Fifty Shades of Gorky Park.

"...Sexpionage – using seduction as a tool of spying – is as real..."

March 2, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

40 Days and 40 Nights

"...are angry and bitter. Some of us haven't found the right person yet. Some of us are just having..."

March 1, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Dorian Blues

Dorian Blues has wit, humor, good performances, and clever technique, which catapult the film into the front ranks of coming-out movies.

"...closeted gay teen Dorian Lagatos (McMillian) reveals that his therapist tells him that he "overanalyzes" everything. It’s true, and..."

Nov. 18, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Groundhog Day

The delightful romantic comedy is back … again.

"...Andie MacDowell, Chris Elliott and Stephen Tobolowsky. Working within the confines of what could have been an amazingly restricting..."

Feb. 19, 1993 Movie Review by Louis Black

Lethal Weapon 3

"...housing development under construction. In between those megadollar pyrotechnics, there's a car chase down the L.A. freeway (the wrong..."

May 22, 1992 Movie Review by Steve Davis

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"...THEREMIN: AN ELECTRONIC ODYSSEYD: Steven M. Martin. (PG-13, 85 min.)..."

Oct. 27, 1995 News Feature

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