The Wind That Shakes the Barley

Ken Loach paints a grim realist portrait that captures the solemnity of an Ireland turning on itself and the tragedy of two brothers spiraling away from each other.

"...of pliers. Looking like the cast of the old Untouchables TV show, dressed in paddy caps and overcoats and..."

April 27, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Bobby

Bobby looks at the lives of some everyday people who are about to get caught up in the avalanche of history when they become witnesses to the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy.

"...– drugs, Vietnam, racism, poverty – with a subtle touch. Bobby is a good film because it’s a surprising..."

Nov. 24, 2006 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Texas Documentary Tour

'Touch the Sound: A Sound Journey With Evelyn Glennie'

"...Reidelsheimer's approach in Touch the Sound: A Sound Journey With Evelyn Glennie is..."

Jan. 13, 2006 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Fun With Dick and Jane

The original version of this comedy was a little countercultural, a lot class-conscious, and a touch subversive; this remake is all farce when what is needed is satire.

"...– a little countercultural, a lot class-conscious, and a touch subversive. This remake arrives starring two of today’s most..."

Dec. 23, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Everything Is Illuminated

An amusing road trip through Ukraine leads to epiphanies of history and memory in actor Liev Schreiber's only partially illuminating adaptation of Jonathan Safran Foer's novel.

"...history and memory at the end. Throw in a touch of magic realism too, and the film becomes an..."

Oct. 14, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Danny Deckchair

Aussie import is sweet but as emotionally ethereal as a Splenda meringue.

"...deck chair and sails into the sky only to touch down far away in the back yard of a..."

Aug. 27, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Two Brothers

Two tiger cubs separated during infancy are cast to the winds of fate in French-occupied Indochina.

"...are ample teaching moments, handled with a pleasantly light touch – questions about the affairs of nations, about loyalty,..."

June 25, 2004 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Connie and Carla

Witnessing a mob hit can be a real drag.

"...ridiculously popular My Big Fat Greek Wedding, her comic touch registers more tepid than hot. Vardalos plays Connie, one-half..."

April 23, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Sylvia

Sylvia Plath biopic is sad dirge.

"...Gambon’s appearance as her mystified landlord reasserts a human touch toward the end. Exactly why Plath's desire to kill..."

Oct. 31, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Cold Creek Manor

Dennis Quaid and Sharon Stone are home alone in a haunted house in this film that was not screened before press time.

"...blues and grays, it adds the only truly eerie touch to an otherwise moribund thriller that, sad to say,..."

Sept. 26, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Herod's Law

Unflinching satire is diminished by overwritten messages.

"...gorgeous 1940s sepia – suggest south-of-the-border capering reminiscent of Touch of Evil. Enter the protagonist, hapless public servant Juan..."

Sept. 5, 2003 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Ali G Indahouse

Unlike its televised predecessor, Ali G Indahouse just isn’t that funny.

"...that even the Farrelly brothers would be loath to touch. The crux of the story hangs on the closing..."

Sept. 5, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Spellbound

This multi-award-winning documentary captures the suspense of the spelling bee in all its drama.

"...mocking way, but to show that intelligence and ambition touch all their lives. We get enough of their backstories..."

June 13, 2003 Movie Review by Sarah Hepola

The Chateau

"...disappointment. Still, with its clever dialogue and deft comic touch, The Chateau is an admirable little film, a funny..."

Sept. 13, 2002 Movie Review by Sarah Hepola

Austin Powers in Goldmember

"...potty jokes, which shouldn't really bother anyone still in touch with their inner prepubescent boy. (Pity the poor soul..."

July 26, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

A Beautiful Mind

"...is this aspect of the story that Howard's directorial touch is most deft. Nash's hallucinations and obsessions are so..."

Dec. 28, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Carman: The Champion

"...It's the same-old, same-old, only this time with a touch of Jesus larded into the background. Christian filmmaking has..."

March 9, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Orfeu

"...goal seems to be the addition of an indigenous touch and an updating of the material to include more..."

Dec. 1, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Goya in Bordeaux

"...Bernardo Bertolucci. Goya in Bordeaux revels in Storaro's magisterial touch and lighting sorcery, which prove particularly apt when portraying..."

Nov. 17, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Dr. T & the Women

"...T & the Women shows signs of Altman's inimitable touch with its ensemble cast and overlapping dialogue and such...."

Oct. 13, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Psycho Beach Party

This campy send-up of surf and slasher movies uses Gidget movies as its comic template.

"...are scrupulously modeled on the real thing, with a touch of distancing camp attitude added for spice. Its cheeky,..."

Sept. 29, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Nurse Betty

"...don't jibe with material that requires a light comic touch. It smacks of resisting the pigeonhole, but unfortunately, its..."

Sept. 8, 2000 Movie Review by Sarah Hepola

Bring It On

Catfights, navel-baring, a Top 40 soundtrack, sugarcoated sentiments: Cheerleaders grab center stage.

"...(yeah, right); instead, it's this weird, “look, but don't touch” ethos that, frankly, feels very dirty-old-man-ish to me...."

Sept. 1, 2000 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Luminarias

"...perfection would seem an artifice masking the story's human touch. [reprinted from SXSW Film reviews, 3/22/99]..."

July 14, 2000 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Beyond the Clouds

"...Jeanne Moreau and Marcello Mastroianni reunite onscreen for a touching interlude. Although the stories all thoughtfully pursue Antonioni's ongoing..."

May 19, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Set Me Free

"...that are of a piece with the film's humanistic touch. Hanna wishes to be free of the overriding pull..."

May 5, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Judy Berlin

"...road, portraying his damaged, spiritless characters with a tender touch; it's about as far away from Hal Hartley as..."

April 14, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Beautiful People

"...at this very instant, and all without ever losing touch with the pulsing and often violent rhythms of its..."

March 31, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Jules and Jim

"...her magisterial eroticism. The film works in ways that touch the heart more than the mind...."

Nov. 4, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Mickey Blue Eyes

"...boyishly endearing, with excellent comic timing and just a touch of GQ élan, Hugh Grant seemed destined to fill..."

Aug. 27, 1999 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

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