Sarah's Key

Two parallel stories from different eras intertwine and inform each other in this film based on Tatiana de Rosnay’s best-selling novel.

"...collaboration with the Nazis. Her desire to learn the truth impinges on the lives of several others, and the..."

Aug. 5, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

X-Men: First Class

The origins of the bad blood among Marvel's mutants is explored in this new film from the franchise.

"...can you say that about a summer movie? Although, truth be told, X-Men: First Class feels less like a..."

June 10, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Hobo With a Shotgun

Though it's a great title, this Rutger Hauer movie is an unfocused throwback to Seventies exploitation films.

"...Rodriguez mash-up Grindhouse, and it's to be commended for truth in advertising, since the bluntly accurate title pretty much..."

May 6, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

In a Better World

This Danish import by Susanne Bier deservedly won this year's Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.

"...world, maybe it would be easier to know the truth. But all we can do is try to make..."

April 29, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Rabbit Hole

In the wake of their child's death, a couple tries to claw their way back to "normal" life.

"...compassionate but does not shy away from the dreadful truth that consolation is not always possible. Our grief must..."

Jan. 14, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

No One Killed Jessica

After a model is murdered in this Bollywood film, her sister and a reporter try to uncover the truth of what happened.

"...her sister and a reporter try to uncover the truth of what happened. The film was not screened for..."

Jan. 7, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale

Quite the opposite of treacly holiday fare, this European import features one very bad Santa.

"...Pietari hits the history books and uncovers the disturbing truth about the real Santa. Jolly is not in this..."

Dec. 10, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Red Hill

Genuine passion for the Western genre is displayed in this Australian take on High Noon that stars True Blood's Ryan Kwanten.

"...when, in the midst of an epic bloodbath, the truth is finally revealed, it has everything to do with..."

Nov. 5, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Waiting for 'Superman'

More provocative than genuinely informative, this documentary, nevertheless, has kicked off a national discussion about remedying our failing educational system.

"...as he did with global warming in An Inconvenient Truth. The premise of Waiting for ‘Superman’ is that the..."

Oct. 15, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

Woody Allen sets his latest farce into action with a cast of one-dimensional, annoying characters played by a group of terrific actors.

"...problems by making even more; how they assiduously avoid truth-telling to avoid confrontation, only to be confronted with the..."

Oct. 15, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Predators

This Robert Rodriguez-produced film doesn't try to be a sequel to the Schwarzenegger picture but, instead, is a new story about humans hunted by the merciless Predators.

"...Oleg Taktarov, Laurence Fishburne and Danny Trejo. Here's the truth: If you're lucky enough to have an honest-to-grindhouse drive-in..."

July 16, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Red Riding: 1980

This second installment in a three-part dramatization of dirty dealings in Yorkshire is concerned with the notorious corruption mill that powers the region’s law enforcement.

"...of the UK’s notorious serial killer – but in truth, that’s a bit of a feint. This second installment..."

March 26, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Harmony and Me

This Austin-made gem by Bob Byington is a sharply written and acted observational piece about a heartsick guy played by Justin Rice.

"...film derby. However, nothing could be further from the truth. Harmony and Me is funny. The dialogue and performances..."

Jan. 8, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Invention of Lying

Ricky Gervais lies through his teeth for laughs.

"...in this alternate universe, lies don't exist and the truth is delivered regularly – from co-workers, love interests, the..."

Oct. 9, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

It Might Get Loud

Masters of rock guitar – Jimmy Page, the Edge, and Jack White – gather for a summit of the generations, caught by the lens of An Inconvenient Truth's Davis Guggenheim.

"...was captured in HD by Oscar-winner Guggenheim (An Inconvenient Truth). The film's very title is a tease, however: It..."

Sept. 11, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Burma VJ

This documentary about the 2007 Myanmar uprising is an airtight argument for the absolute necessity of a free press.

"...they blogger, indie-media digicammer, or Facebook feed-streamer. It's the truth, unshackled and captured against all odds, and it's one..."

June 26, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

American Violet

This moving message film tells a story about a miscarriage of Texas justice.

"...Malcolm Barrett and Pamela Tyson. Although they say the truth can set you free, Dee Roberts (Beharie) found that..."

May 1, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Green Movement

KRS-One and Hakim Green bring the Stop the Violence Movement to Austin

"...Live wordsmith to talk about the new movement, the truth about Obama, and sparkin’ "Mad Izm."..."

Jan. 21, 2009 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

The Wrestler

In the latest film from Darren Aronofsky, Mickey Rourke rips his tattered name from the dustbin of history with his portrayal of an aging professional wrestler.

"...innumerable fascinating moments that have the air of documentary truth about them. Take Ram and a Mohawked, snarling baddie..."

Jan. 9, 2009 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Yes Man

Jim Carrey plays a guy who just can't say no, a predicament which creates more a collection of humorous set-pieces than a satisfying movie.

"...Liar Liar, in which his character compulsively tells the truth, even though supernatural intervention is the cause. In contrast,..."

Dec. 19, 2008 Movie Review by Theresa Everline

Bigger, Stronger, Faster*

While examining steroid use and abuse, this documentary discovers that enhancement drugs permeate our culture. Who’s to say which ones should be illegal?

"...so wide-eyed in his pursuit of this newly discovered truth, something so devastating about his disappointment when he realizes..."

June 6, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Standard Operating Procedure

The great documentary filmmaker Errol Morris delves into the notorious photographs taken at Abu Ghraib to discover the "truths" they contain and whatever culpabilities they might reveal.

"...walls. No matter how much SOP delves into the “truths” that can be ascertained from those pictures (both from..."

June 6, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Young@Heart

Even though this documentary about a choral group of lovable octogenarians whose perform songs by Sonic Youth and the Talking Heads sounds gimmicky, it is really about something to which we can all relate: our own mortality.

"...see in this film – there may be some truth to that platitude. In many ways, the movie’s theme..."

April 18, 2008 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Paranoid Park

Gus Van Sant's new film about young male skateboarders is breathtaking, heartbreaking, tragic, gorgeous, and psychically true all at the same time.

"...though you've brushed up against something that – however truthful, however real – immediately sends you in search of..."

March 21, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Vantage Point

Like Rashomon, this Dennis Quaid vehicle replays a single event – the assassination of the U.S. president – from multiple points of view.

"...watching him dash hither and yon, searching for the truth in a plaza of lies, it's just not enough..."

Feb. 22, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Savages

Starring Laura Linney and Philip Seymour Hoffman, this smart, funny, thoughtful, and exquisitely realized film is one of the best of the year.

"...to sidestep, and nothing could be further from the truth. Descriptors like “Alzheimer’s,” “dysfunctional siblings,” “nursing homes,” and “Buffalo”..."

Dec. 28, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Atonement

Joe Wright has fashioned an epic piece of moviemaking from Ian McEwan’s novel: Starring Keira Knightley, the film is consumed with the nature of storytelling and the moral responsibility of the storyteller.

"...does she realize how one person's vantage, one person's truth, doesn't always square with another's. But that epiphany comes..."

Dec. 14, 2007 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Saw IV

Jigsaw died in Saw III but here we get to witness his autopsy, stem to stern, thus giving him not only the last laugh, but Being and Nothingness, as well.

"...hellbound heart. Redemption, absolution, morality: The Saw films speak truth to horror, bluntly but with a depressingly accurate gravitas..."

Nov. 2, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Gone Baby Gone

Ben Affleck's feature directing debut is strong on atmospherics and moral quandaries.

"...Patrick – and the audience – can handle the truth. Patrick finds himself doing wrong things for the right..."

Oct. 19, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Michael Clayton

This smart and thoroughly entertaining film asks the question of where a lawyer’s ethical responsibility to zealously represent a client ends and the societal interest in achieving justice begins.

"...interest in achieving justice begins. In Michael Clayton the truth is a slippery thing, particularly when billions of dollars..."

Oct. 12, 2007 Movie Review by Steve Davis

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