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 World's Fastest Indian

Anthony Hopkins' great performance as Burt Munro, the real-life New Zealand codger and Indian motorcycle enthusiast who in 1967 set a land speed record that still stands today, is not enough to crash through this unabashedly sentimental wall of schmaltz.

"...Lawford. All one needs to know about Burt Munro, the real-life New Zealand codger and Indian motorcycle enthusiast who..."

Feb. 3, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

George A. Romero's Land of the Dead

Romero has again crafted a character-driven horror film that doubles as a metaphor for the economic disparity in America and, to a lesser degree, the war on terror.

"...Dennis Hopper, Asia Argento, Robert Joy and Eugene Clark. The first thing you see after the opening credits is..."

June 24, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior

The mass release of this top-notch Thai action film should havee American audiences grinning ear to ear and shore to shore.

"...Wannakit Siriput. Jackie Chan, your days are numbered. Actually, they’ve been numbered for what seems like ages now as..."

Feb. 11, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Here Come the Transporters

In the endless Central Texas transportation wars, the lions and the lambs look for ways to make peace

"...community meetings on two different transportation plans. Which are really parts of the same plan. Though the Central Texas..."

June 4, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life

"...Noah Taylor, Djimon Hounsou and Simon Yam. "Superior to the original" is generally considered a compliment in the world..."

July 25, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Emperor's New Clothes

"...Fans of Terry Gilliam's early film work may find themselves experiencing no small amount (5' 5", really) of cinematic..."

Aug. 23, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys

Catholic school boys and comics.

"...Jodie Foster, Jena Malone, Vincent D'Onofrio and Tyler Long. The current scandal about sexual misconduct in the clergy may..."

June 21, 2002 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Rugrats in Paris: The Movie

Fun for kids and grownups.

"...decade since animators Arlene Klasky and Gabor Csupo debuted the hyper-imaginative Rugrats tots on the Nickelodeon cable station, and..."

Nov. 17, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Spice World

"...Directed by: Bob Spiers. Starring: The Spice Girls, Richard E. Grant, George Wendt, Mark Mckinney,..."

Jan. 23, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Paper

The chaos, confusion, and ongoing struggle that is involved in putting out a newspaper is well-captured in Howard's movie. Despite a melodramatic storyline, the texture rings true and the rapid-fire dialogue recalls screwball comedies from the Thirties.

"...Tomei, Randy Quaid, Robert Duvall, Jason Robards, Spalding Gray, Catherine O'Hara and Clint Howard. Early every morning for years,..."

April 1, 1994 Movie Review by Louis Black

SXSW Film Review: The Antisocial Network

Dispiriting doc probes “insurrection for the lulz”

"...The Antisocial Network sounds like a feel-good movie about how..."

March 11, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Sword Art Online the Movie: Progressive – Scherzo of Deep Night

MMORPG anime puts the grind into dungeon grinding

"...Remember Leeroy Jenkins? The legendary meme spawned when a World of Warcraft player..."

Feb. 3, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Why the Pandemic Couldn't Break RWBY's Heart

Kerry Shawcross and Lindsay Jones look back at making Volume 8

"...It's always darkest before the dawn. If the saying is true, then the sun..."

April 3, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Mickey and the Bear

Life on the front line of the opioid crisis

"...There’s something to be said for place names. Take the..."

Dec. 6, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Exception

WW II melodrama lacks a charismatic lead

"...twinkle in his eye. That twinkle is one of the few bright spots in this limply executed romantic drama...."

July 7, 2017 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Railway Man

Colin Firth stars with Nicole Kidman in this memoir about a WWII POW in Burma who, in the present day, still suffers repercussions.

"...Colin Firth starts The Railway Man with a mustache, and the resemblance to..."

April 25, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Fantastic Fest Tells Tales of the Long and the Short and the Tall

Short film selection from Austin to Estonia, animation to sushi

"...small. With two rounds of feature films already on the schedule, Fantastic Fest has just announced its tall stack..."

Sept. 4, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Watchmen

Three documentaries shine a light on playing to the audience

"...to have much cross section. But look closer, and there's something of a shared fascination in aspects of performance,..."

March 13, 2009 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Page Two: The Art of Surprise

S.R. Bindler's Surfer, Dude continually pulls off the unexpected

"...The Austin Film Society is hosting a special premiere screening..."

Aug. 29, 2008 Column by Louis Black

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

The Pevensie kids are summoned back to Narnia for yet another mystical adventure based on C.S. Lewis' series of fantasy books.

"...Peter Dinklage and Warwick Davis. When we last left the Pevensie siblings – Peter (Moseley), Susan (Popplewell), Edmund (Keynes),..."

May 23, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Changes in the Weather

As Burnt Orange cools down, UTFI heats up

"...Bryan Poyser was driving to the wrap party for The Cassidy Kids in 2005 when..."

Jan. 18, 2008 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

The Night Listener

This taut, wiry exercise in eerie bad vibes, about a writer-cum-radio personality and a disturbing teenage literary sensation, is emotionally dense but never fully takes flight.

"...Bobby Cannavale. Based on Armistead Maupin’s 2000 novel of the same name, this taut, wiry exercise in eerie bad..."

Aug. 4, 2006 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

Man of the House

Filmed in Austin with Tommy Lee Jones, Man of the House is nothing to write home about.

"...Ferlito, Monica Keena, Christina Milian, Paula Garcés and Cedric the Entertainer. Silly and implausible, Man of the House has..."

March 4, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Perfect Score

The movie that gives new meaning to the phrase, "taking the SATs": felonious breaking and entering.

"...Chris Evans, Darius Miles, Leonardo Nam, Bryan Greenberg and Matthew Lillard. It’s something of a shock to watch as..."

Jan. 30, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Matrix Revolutions

What now, Neo?

"...of all things technologically sentient, he was trapped between the "real" world and the "machine" world, which I suppose..."

Nov. 7, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Scary Stories for the Thinking Man

Director Guillermo del Toro keeps company with the undead in two new films, Blade 2 and The Devil's Backbone.

"...Horror movies aren't known for their subtlety. It's a fact I reflect on as I..."

March 8, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Third Miracle

"...Anne Heche, Barbara Sukowa and Charles Haid. Ever since The Exorcist, we've come to expect movies about the spirit..."

March 4, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Naked Gym Ape

Stuart Prestidge wades into the exotic jungle of the Corporate Gym and surveys its creatures.

"...Like so many people around the world, I have fallen for the tantalizing neon promises..."

Jan. 28, 2000 Features Feature by Stuart Prestidge

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