Beast

Tamil action-comedy slips on too many banana peels

"...by a bazooka. However, even if this wild tonal whiplash is your thing – and I get it –..."

April 15, 2022 Movie Review by Josh Hurtado

The East

Colonial ambitions implode in this brutal recounting of Dutch folly

"...a sidearm and a stogie but also a Snidely Whiplash mustache that could probably cut a swath through the..."

Aug. 13, 2021 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Undine

Love is like drowning in this German fairy tale-inspired romance

"...no different, opening with a breakup that feels like whiplash, carefully conceived at a public coffee shop in the..."

July 16, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...of meditation amid anxieties."  – Raoul Hernandez Wayne Sutton, "Whiplash"..."

Jan. 15, 2021 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

All My Life

True-life cancer romance is tepid chicken soup for the soul

"...contain multitudes, and All My Life is definitely a whiplash-inducing change of direction after his recent work: a modern..."

Dec. 4, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Come to Daddy

Family freakout with Elijah Wood in this slick and twisted thriller

"...expectations. Some viewers may be put off by the whiplash 180-degree mindfuck that arrives like a flaming crossbow bolt..."

Feb. 7, 2020 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Good Liar

Mirren and McKellen cross paths in this retiree con flick

"...dark switcheroo in the third act. Talk about cinematic whiplash, boy howdy...."

Nov. 22, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Thank You for Your Service

American soldiers return from Iraq and try to readjust to civilian life

"...the kid he was when he left. Miles Teller (Whiplash, Only the Brave) is tremendously well cast in another..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Birth of the Dragon

Bruce Lee: the early years

"...Mokri and editor Joel Viertel adroitly employ slo-mo and whiplash cutting to capture the maddening insouciance of Lee’s famed..."

Sept. 1, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Bitter Harvest

In 1930s Ukraine, young lovers fight Stalin and forced starvation

"...as a mustache-twiddling villain straight out of the Snidely Whiplash zone...."

Feb. 24, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

La La Land

This bittersweet musical will make your heart soar

"...version of A Star Is Born; writer/director Damien Chazelle (Whiplash) definitely has. He isn’t shy about his influences. La..."

Dec. 16, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Miss Sloane

Jessica Chastain plays a powerful D.C. lobbyist

"...as a paragon of decency), Michael Stuhlbarg (ghosting Snidely Whiplash’s mustachio), and Sorkin’s Newsroom players Alison Pill and Sam..."

Dec. 9, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Come What May

Period melodrama tells a story about German refugees in France in 1940

"...villagers’ forced march. A bizarre subplot regarding a Snidely Whiplash-grade Nazi-propaganda filmmaker does little to advance the plot, but..."

Sept. 23, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Men & Chicken

Danish black comedy is a nimble tone-shifter

"...nimbly switches tones so often it can feel like whiplash. These things are all to its benefit, my only..."

April 29, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Fifty Shades of Black

Marlon Wayons takes on another spoof

"...very of-the-moment with its references to such things as Whiplash, Magic Mike, #BlackLivesMatter, and the last Ronda Rousey title..."

Feb. 5, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

99 Homes

Orlando real-estate drama is a microcosm of the U.S. financial crisis

"...character arc that mostly places him in permanent Snidely Whiplash territory. Shannon is perfectly reptilian in the role...."

Oct. 9, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fantastic Four

Marvel not at this Fox flop

"...As Dr. Reed Richards, Teller (Whiplash) heads a uniformly miscast production that starts strong and..."

Aug. 14, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Terminator: Genisys

The Governator is back

"...Its only saving grace? 2015 Oscar winner J.K. Simmons (Whiplash) as a Mulder-gone-to-pot-esque cop who believes in these “goddamn..."

July 3, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Selma

Although it's dramatically uneven, this film is a commendable historical drama about Martin Luther King Jr. that sidesteps the common pitfalls of adulatory biopics.

"...Baker as J. Edgar Hoover) come off like Snidely Whiplash-like caricatures...."

Jan. 9, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Year in Film

Austin Chronicle critics throw in for Boyhood

"...Honorable Mentions: Locke, We Are the Best!, Whiplash (10)..."

Jan. 2, 2015 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Film Critics Name Boyhood Best of Year

AFCA celebrates locally made Linklater film with four awards

"...Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl Best Supporting Actor: J.K. Simmons, Whiplash Best Supporting Actress: Patricia Arquette, Boyhood Best Original Screenplay:..."

Dec. 17, 2014 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

If I Stay

A mixture of hollow heartache and honest feelings mark this teen drama that stars Chloë Grace Moretz as a cello prodigy caught in medical limbo between life and death.

"...We’re spared the otherworldly garishness and tonal whiplash of Peter Jackson’s The Lovely Bones, but this fusion..."

Aug. 22, 2014 Movie Review by William Goss

I Wear the Black Hat

Klosterman's critique of villainy over the last 40 years offers some surprisingly sharp analyses

"...edition of the New York Times through to Snidely Whiplash, the heel of the Dudley Do-Right cartoon series of..."

Aug. 15, 2014 Arts Feature by Tim Stegall

Sundance Recap: Part III

Mental instability, poverty, a disappearance, and a docu-thriller

"...1) Whiplash..."

Feb. 3, 2014 Screens Post by Neha Aziz

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

Ewan McGregor and Emily Blunt are delightfully matched in this offbeat romantic comedy from the director of Chocolat.

"...what to do with real-world terror, hence the Snidely Whiplash-like limning of Muslim extremists. There is also the issue..."

March 30, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

After a Fashion

Perhaps Stephen can send Rick Perry's hair some of that Platinum stuff he got in the mail

"...freely – even the ones who dress like Snidely Whiplash. I went to Kinky's rallies, wrote about him, urged..."

Sept. 30, 2011 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Clash of the Titans

A messy assemblage of mythic odds and ends, Clash of the Titans takes a nosedive off Mount Olympus.

"...most fun of all. His overeager Hades – Snidely Whiplash gone Greek – is almost reason enough to see..."

April 2, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Marriage of Miss Hollywood and King Neptune

Robert Schenkkan's 'The Marriage of Miss Hollywood and King Neptune' eases us back into that long-ago world of screwball comedy and serves up some new fun

"...become a range-riding hero by the name of Bob "Whiplash" McCord, is sick to death of oaters, studios, and..."

Nov. 11, 2005 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

This new animated comedy is a brilliantly conceived and executed bit of Brit wit, perfect for both kids and their parents and anyone even remotely interested in laughing themselves silly.

"...well-aimed rifle and enough foul-tempered venom to give Snidely Whiplash a run for his cash flow. There’s a love..."

Oct. 7, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Incredibles

Animated take on the superhero genre overflows with wonderfully silly shenanigans and knowing insight into modern parenting.

"...a public sick of being saved (and thus enduring whiplash). Forced underground and into a superhero relocation program, Mr...."

Nov. 5, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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