The Leading Man

"...Patricia Hodge. A backstage drama brimming with hothouse menace, The Leading Man by John Duigan (Flirting, Sirens) is a..."

April 10, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Marrying Man

"...Paul Reiser, Elisabeth Shue, Fisher Stevens, Peter Dobson and Armand Assante. The Marrying Man is really an anti-romantic comedy...."

April 12, 1991 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Minus Man

"...Garofalo and Owen Wilson. You can say this for The Minus Man: It comes with a darn good pedigree...."

Sept. 24, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

MIDI Pioneer George Alistair Sanger The Fat Man

"...by Rob Patterson Back in the early Eighties, George Alistair Sanger was another struggling Los..."

June 16, 1995 Music Feature

The Iron Man

Longtime local stage phenom Ken Webster has a record to rival that of a Baseball Hall of Famer

"...The lights come up, and there he is, like a..."

April 13, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Dems for Lite Gov: The D.A., the Organizer, and the Deli Man

In this race, everyone has low name recognition across Texas

"...There are some names that no one expects to see..."

Feb. 19, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

A Million Ways to Die in the West

Seth MacFarlane furthers his Hollywood onslaught with this Western spoof in which he's no longer strictly a voice talent but is now playing the onscreen lead.

"...Directed by: Seth MacFarlane. Starring: Seth MacFarlane, Charlize Theron, Amanda Seyfried, Liam Neeson, Giovanni Ribisi, Neil Patrick Harris,..."

May 30, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Around the World in 80 Days

Jackie Chan finally emerges as plausible English-language star in this international romp that's as light as a hot-air balloon.

"...Ewan Bremner and Karen Mok. To say that Around the World in 80 Days is so much better than..."

June 18, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Legend of Hercules

Kellan Lutz muscles his way into classical mythology.

"...The end of this film was truly shocking. Not the..."

Jan. 17, 2014 Movie Review by Louis Black

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.

"...Linney, Noah Emmerich, Natascha Mcelhone and Holland Taylor. Is The Truman Show really the subversive film that all the..."

June 5, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Lighthouse

The latest from The Witch director finds madness in isolation

"...Robert Eggers. Starring: Robert Pattinson, Willem Dafoe and Valeriia Karaman...."

Oct. 25, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

This story of a milquetoast with a wild imagination stars Ben Stiller and is as pretty as it is busy. Opens 12/25.

"...A mild-mannered Life magazine photography editor capable of astonishing feats of..."

Dec. 20, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Guard

A daffy, delightful Irish yarn capped by fabulous performances by Brendan Gleeson and Don Cheadle.

"...comedy, and a daffy Irish yarn all combine in The Guard to create a delightful film that’s capped with..."

Aug. 19, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Great Debaters

Denzel Washington directs and stars in this inspirational but predictable drama set in the Jim Crow South of the Thirties.

"...director, Washington chooses an inspirational story, yet even though The Great Debaters is a historical story worth telling, the..."

Dec. 21, 2007 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

The Boy Who Cried Bitch

"...Serial Killer as a Young Child.” “John Wayne Gacy: The Road to Manhood.” “How to Lose Friends and Kill..."

March 27, 1992 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House

Account of the informant who brought down Nixon's administration

"...Directed by: Peter Landesman. Starring: Liam Neeson, Diane Lane, Marton Csokas, Tony Goldwyn,..."

Oct. 20, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Heart of Me

"...Luke Newberry. Sibling rivalry takes an adulterous turn in The Heart of Me, a compactly made British film about..."

July 25, 2003 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Baxter

Director Showalter (Comedy Central's Stella) misses a terrific opportunity to pull back the curtain on "the other guy" – the Baxter is the lead man's second fiddle in your standard romantic comedy – and ends up making a pretty good case for why the sad sack never gets the girl.

"...Showalter. Starring: Michael Showalter, Elizabeth Banks, Michelle Williams, Justin Theroux, Zak Orth, Michael Ian Black, Catherine Lloyd Burns, Peter..."

Sept. 16, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Counterfeiters

Winner of this year's Oscar for Best Foreign Film, this brisk Austrian film uncovers the moral choices faced by WWII concentration-camp victims selected to work on the Nazi effort to create bogus currency.

"...Zirner, Veit Stübner and Sebastian Urzendowsky. What we call the moral compass often fails to operate under conditions described..."

April 11, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

"...that deconstructionism could be so much fun? Although on the surface similar to the more conventional documentary The Celluloid..."

Aug. 21, 1998 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Fantastic Fest: 'X: The Man With X-Ray Eyes'

Roger Corman = Standing O. Obviously.

"..."This is going to be something you remember for the rest of your lives, and if your grandchildren are..."

Sept. 25, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

From the Vaults: Harry Dean Stanton – Partly Musician

The actor partly reveals himself in song

"...That face makes an impression. Over the decades, Harry Dean Stanton has peered out at us..."

Sept. 28, 2013 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Amazing Spider-Man 2

More proves to be less for Spidey this time out.

"...just live in it. Did I miss out on the public clamor for a cinematic reboot of the Spider-Man..."

May 2, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...SXSW has strapped on the rockets with not just a few titles for this..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Art of Racing in the Rain

They're all good philosophizing puppers, Brent

"...Directed by: Simon Curtis. Starring: Milo Ventimiglia, Amanda Seyfried, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Gary Cole and Kathy Baker...."

Aug. 9, 2019 Movie Review by Katelyn Landry

Man on the Train

"...Patrice Leconte. Starring: Jean Rochefort and Johnny Hallyday. A man gets off a train in a sleepy French village..."

May 23, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Sense of an Ending

A man's past comes back to haunt him in the form of a letter

"...In adapting Julian Barnes’ novel, the 2011 Man Booker Prize winner, playwright Nick Payne does..."

March 24, 2017 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

A Few Faves From the Paramount Summer Classic Film Series

Immortal gems of the cinema help us define a classic

"...illuminates a flick past those first few weeks in theatres and keeps it lighting up screens and imaginations for..."

May 24, 2019 Screens Feature by The Screens Staff

The Change-Up

In this body-switcheroo movie, Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman star as pals each a little envious of the other's life.

"...Directed by: David Dobkin. Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Jason Bateman, Leslie Mann, Olivia Wilde, Alan Arkin, Mircea Monroe, Craig..."

Aug. 5, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

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