The Painter and the Thief

Intriguing tale of crime and redemption

"...There's a theory that criminal justice is about a balance..."

May 22, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Thief

"...Chukhrai. Starring: Vladimir Mashkov, Eketerina Rednikova and Misha Philipchuk. The theme explored in the Oscar-nominated Russian film The Thief..."

Aug. 28, 1998 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Age of Restoration

Reviled at the time of their release, silent cinema classics Metropolis and The Thief of Bagdad get their due at the Paramount Theatre this weekend.

"...Summer is the season of cinematic spectacle, of grand-scale adventures boasting big..."

Aug. 23, 2002 Screens Feature by Will Robinson Sheff

The Last of the Mohicans

"...Jodhi May, Russell Means, Wes Studi and Eric Schweig. The breakneck pace of The Last of the Mohicans affords..."

Oct. 2, 1992 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Until the End of the World

Chopped to ribbons by the American distributor upon its initial release, Wenders’ sprawling Odyssean epic is only now seen in its true form, in a positively Homeric 295 minute version.

"...Moreau. What starts out promisingly enough continues considerably beyond the end of the world and wears out even the..."

Feb. 28, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

The Legend of Zorro

Whereas the Zorro of yore was a cunning subversive with a libidinous guerrilla panache, this new take with a tyke added is more like Leave It to Zorro.

"...Directed by: Martin Campbell. Starring: Antonio Banderas, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Adrian Alonso, Rufus Sewell, Nick Chinlund, Julio Oscar..."

Oct. 28, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Wages of Agreement Is Death (for Film Fight)

"...know, just when we’d settled into a pleasant state of extended antagonism, Will Smith comes along and ruins everything...."

July 10, 2008 Screens Post by Josh Rosenblatt

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Indy's final adventure remembers the whip, forgets the charm

"...someone ask a question to which you already know the answer? In this case, it's, "Whatever happened to Indiana..."

June 30, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Witches of the Orient

How the 1964 Japanese women’s Olympic volleyball team healed a nation

"...What sorcery is this, this tempest darkening the Eastern skies? This relentless deluge of streaking orbs pouring..."

July 16, 2021 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Unlocking the Joys of Austin’s Puzzle Rooms

Escape rooms bring the solitary diversions to life

"...be an adventurer, an explorer, a spy, a master thief, or a detective. You have a keen eye for..."

July 29, 2016 Arts Feature by Marc Majcher

Back to the Scene of the Crime With Heat 2

Austin author Meg Gardiner and Oscar-nominated filmmaker Michael Mann team up for a literary sequel to the classic heist flick

"...Meg Gardiner has done it all. The Austin-based novelist has practiced law and taught writing; lived..."

Aug. 5, 2022 Arts Feature by Joe Gross

How Costume Designer Edith Head Changed the Look of Hollywood

AFS Cinema spotlights films featuring the Oscar-winner's designs

"...9 years old, I received a large picture book of old Hollywood film stills as a Christmas gift. I..."

Jan. 11, 2019 Screens Column by Jill Morena

The Theft of the World Cup

Jules and Dolores shares the untold story of Brazil's lost trophy

"...Plenty of countries feel like they've been robbed of the World..."

March 11, 2016 Screens Feature by Dan Gentile

The Trauma of Thanksgiving Films

Or, how to alienate your family this holiday season

"...tradition that started early on in my childhood: After the turkey and fixins, after the pumpkin pie and various..."

Nov. 24, 2017 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

The Cast of Characters

"...While other investigators have been sniffing around the case, MacCormack has..."

Nov. 20, 1998 News Feature

The Making of Olympia

"...Olympia for two reasons: love and money. I loved the filmmakers, I loved the film's characters, and I loved..."

Nov. 13, 1998 Screens Feature by Bill Stott

The Shallows

Blake Lively is trapped by a shark on her own bikini island

"...Growing up, predatory fish movies caused me no end of terror. I saw Jaws way too young (I was..."

July 1, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

ACL Live Review: Big Thief

Adrianne Lenker and company cradle the human condition

"...Big Thief didn’t return to a second weekend of ACL to..."

Oct. 13, 2018 Music Post by Isabella Castro-Cota

Out of Sight

Soderbergh adapts Elmore Leonard in this caper movie that features great performances, gritty milieus, and clever creative flourishes.

"...Rhames, Don Cheadle, Dennis Farina, Albert Brooks, Steve Zahn, Catherine Keener, Nancy Allen and Isaiah Washington. Finally, a film..."

June 26, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

After the Sunset

Possibly the ideal film to more or less ignore while lounging poolside and sipping Jamaican rum, After the Sunset is 100-proof pap.

"...Don Cheadle, Naomie Harris, Troy Garity and Chris Penn. The man behind the Rush Hour franchise proves that dropping..."

Nov. 12, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Pillow Book

"...Yoshida and Judy Ongg. British director Greenaway (Prospero's Books, The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover) has..."

July 25, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Saint

"...Shue, Rade Serbedzija and Valery Nikolaev. This Nineties version of The Saint continues the legend's evolution from the Leslie..."

April 4, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

New Legend of Shaolin

"...Jet Li and Damian Lau. If you were one of the 100 or so audience members turned away during..."

Sept. 23, 1994 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

The Blue Kite

"...Pu Quanxin. Chinese director Tian Zhuangzhuang's early films (On the Hunting Ground, Horse Thief) have been compared to the..."

Sept. 9, 1994 Movie Review by Alison Macor

The Princess and the Warrior

"...closer in spirit to 1997's claustrophobic Winter Sleepers than the hyperactive (and more popular) Run Lola Run (1999). The..."

July 20, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The White Balloon

"...crowd-pleaser. This first feature by Jafar Panahi won both the Camera d'Or and the International Critics' Prize at Cannes..."

April 12, 1996 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 Little Traitor

Set in the British Mandate of Palestine in the summer of 1947, The Little Traitor stars Alfred Molina and tells its story through the eyes of a young innocent.

"...Alfred Molina, Ido Port, Rami Heuberger, Gilya Stern and Theodore Bikel. Attempting to understand the complex origins of the..."

April 30, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

Tommy Lee Jones has made a modern Western in the culturally askew tradition of Peckinpah, Huston, and Boetticher. Don't let the near-impossible-to-remember title keep you away from this singular and slightly surreal scorcher.

"...Melissa Leo, Vanessa Bauche and Levon Helm. Don't let the near-impossible-to-remember title keep you away from this singular and..."

Feb. 24, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Sound and the Fury

Local theatre Alamo Drafthouse teams silent films with live musical scores by favorite Austin acts.

"...The house lights are still up as the crowd files..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Music Feature by Jerry Renshaw

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