Gracie

Davis Guggenheim (director of An Inconvenient Truth) tells this more-or-less true story of one New Jersey girl's struggle to play soccer in the male-dominated sports world of the late Seventies.

"...and director Guggenheim (the Oscar-winning director of An Inconvenient Truth), who were Inspired by the true story of the..."

June 1, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Premonition

Sandra Bullock again turns toward the supernatural in this thriller in which she plays a housewife who's uncertain whether her husband is alive or dead.

"...to decide whether she – upon finding out the truth – wants to change the turn of events. In..."

March 23, 2007 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Page Two: Scratching the Surface

Festival films, the Austin Music Awards, and the truth about South by Southwest

"...Austin's Burnt Orange Productions, Elvis & Annabelle, will premiere. Truth in Terms of Beauty is a documentary on the..."

March 2, 2007 Column by Louis Black

Zen Noir

A hard-boiled detective investigates a murder at a Buddhist monastery.

"...his stupor, he crashes into the temple like a truth-seeking whirlwind out of old Hollywood – just out for..."

Oct. 13, 2006 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The Last King of Scotland

Forest Whitaker becomes dictator Idi Amin in a ferocious performance that often dwarfs the more ordinary aspects of this picture.

"...and illicit love affair never have the ring of truth. With an unsympathetic everyman as our stand-in and an..."

Oct. 13, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Snakes on a Plane

This solid little B-movie arrives cloaked in the dodgy garb of a fanboy phenomenon.

"...really ought to garner some sort of award for truth in advertising: It's exactly what it says it is..."

Aug. 25, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Transamerica

Felicity Huffman’s commanding, gender-bending performance is the primary reason to see Transamerica.

"...but unless there’s a sequel we’ll never learn the truth of that concept...."

Jan. 27, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Happily Ever After

This French romantic comedy is little more than a heap of clichés whenever the director and star Yvan Attal's real-life wife, Charlotte Gainsbourg, disappears from the screen.

"...around – he stumbles into an exalted state of truth-telling. Middle-aged Vincent (Attal) is married to Gabrielle (Gainsbourg) but..."

Sept. 30, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Madagascar

Animated zoo animals head back to the wild

"...instincts kick in with a junkie’s jittery fervor. In truth, Madagascar boasts a black comic bent that might not..."

May 27, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

In My Country

Samuel L. Jackson and Juliette Binoche star in this John Boorman political drama about the work of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

"...clear of purpose. In dramatizing the trials of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission – a series of public hearings..."

April 8, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Million Dollar Baby

Glorious performances and Eastwood's confident direction result in a film that transcends the rules of its genre and shows us, with an unvarnished simplicity, how human beings struggle to come to terms with the unthinkable.

"...River, and now Million Dollar Baby to appreciate the truth of the statement. On the surface, the underdog theme..."

Jan. 28, 2005 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Closer

Love’s fractured fairy tale, writ small and petty and almost too real to bear without flinching.

"...naked as Cupid in the devil’s dock, the whole truth, and nothing but...."

Dec. 3, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

She Hate Me

Spike Lee strikes out with his new "joint" about an unemployed whistle-blower who makes a living impregnating sperm-deprived lesbians.

"...ambitious. "An unholy mess" might come closer to the truth. Or how about a staggeringly confused amalgam of sex..."

Oct. 1, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Forgotten

Julianne Moore is out of her mind with grief – or is she just out of her mind?

"...quote my favorite line from the movie: "The goddamn truth won’t fit in your brain." How’s that for cheap..."

Sept. 24, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Good Bye, Lenin!

Popular German comedy generates nostalgia for the pre-unification years.

"...that he should keep his mother from knowing the truth about her dismantled homeland. Toward this effort, he reclaims..."

April 9, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Yossi & Jagger

Gay lovers in the Israeli army also suffer the effects of a "don't ask, don't tell" policy.

"...naturalistic feel that helps foster the illusion of documentary truth. The screenplay by Avner Bernheimer is based on real..."

Jan. 9, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Something's Gotta Give

Sure, the co-stars delight, but the script has more flab than its middle-aged lovers.

"...lucky, he or she stumbles across one moment of truth in a film. It sounds like not much, but..."

Dec. 12, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Not Your Average Movie Night

MoveOn.Org mobilizes viewing parties across the country for Uncovered: The Whole Truth About the Iraq War.

"...simultaneous screenings of the 56-minute documentary Uncovered: The Whole Truth About the Iraq War. Anyone is welcome at the..."

Dec. 5, 2003 Screens Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Lucía, Lucía

"...out on a comically Holmesian quest to discover the truth (or at least her version of it). Joining her..."

Aug. 8, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Amen.

"...young Jesuit who helped Gerstein attempt to bring the truth of the death camps to light and inspire action..."

March 7, 2003 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Left Behind II: Tribulation Force

"...on a dangerous mission to show the world the Truth. This straight-to-video Christian sequel hopes to further this apocalytic..."

Feb. 14, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Guy Thing

"...the worst, Paul's presumed infidelity quickly results in one half-truth piled atop another until a seemingly unending series of..."

Jan. 17, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Charade

The sexual chemistry between Hepburn and Grant, when set against the suave thriller's tumultuous backdrop of shifting identities, makes this movie an enduring favorite.

"...suave thriller was remade by Jonathan Demme as The Truth About Charlie. The sexual chemistry between Hepburn and Grant,..."

Nov. 18, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

War Photographer

"...isn't in question, and his relentless pursuit of the truth -- in Kosovo, an entire land seemingly made up..."

Nov. 1, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat

"...Runteldat tour (“runteldat” being Lawrence's response to his own truth-telling, as in “run and tell that to the media)...."

Aug. 9, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Believer

"...the fact of his Jewish identity. And, that inescapable truth is his torment. The Believer, which was inspired by..."

July 5, 2002 Movie Review by Steve Davis

My Big Fat Greek Wedding

"...terrific performances that carry the ring and sting of truth as much as the pack of a deft comedic..."

June 7, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

American Chai

"...faces telling his strict and traditional parents the real truth about his life in this low-budget indie project about..."

May 31, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Sorority Boys

"...Like It Hot by way of Animal House. The truth is something more like Bosom Buddies by way of..."

March 22, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

St. Michael's Passion

Whose truth prevails at Austin's Catholic high school?

"...The school's motto remains "Veritas Vincit" -- "Truth Prevails" -- but St. Michael's has been bitterly divided..."

Dec. 14, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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