Enchanted

Romance, dry satire, and musical comedy blend in this new Disney film, which stars a delightful Amy Adams.

"...Directed by: Kevin Lima. Starring: Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, James Marsden, Susan Sarandon, Timothy Spall, Rachel Covey..."

Nov. 23, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Diamantino

Politics and Pekingese in this strange, sweet, and very Portuguese fantasy

"...striker Diamantino (Cotta) is everything to everyone – or rather, they're what they want him to be, for their..."

Aug. 2, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Unleashed

Jet Li, in his first Western role of any depth, convincingly plays both man and beast, although a sentimental script by producer Luc Besson hampers the story.

"...he's come close, assistant-directing 2002's Corey Yuen-helmed The Transporter, featuring Guy Ritchie regular Jason Statham as a no-questions-asked courier..."

May 20, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Sxsw

"...Okay, take a deep breath. Hold it. Exhale. Again. There. Feel better? Look, just..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

The History Boys

If you like your British movies quick, raunchy, reflective, and bittersweet, then The History Boys, based on the stage play, is for you.

"...play, the film was produced during a break between theatrical engagements and retains its original writer, director, and cast...."

Dec. 22, 2006 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

The Year in Movies, and in Moments

What didn’t make my Top 10

"...a heavy sigh. Sure, I could number 10 movies that curled my toes, shout out a couple standout performances,..."

Dec. 31, 2014 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Annie

This Annie is of our time, even if we've grown remote from spunky little girls.

"...red curls. She looks like the make and model that usually plays Annie onstage and onscreen. Then this first..."

Dec. 19, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Guillermo del Toro's Hellboy II is the most splendidly imaginative and creatively uncorked piece of fantastic cinema since his Pan's Labyrinth netted an Oscar trifecta in 2007.

"...Dodd and Anna Walton. It's not perfect – thank Satan! – but Hellboy II: The Golden Army is by..."

July 11, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Total Eclipse

"...David Thewlis, Romane Bohringer and Dominique Blanc. This never less-than-fascinating bio-pic recounts the relationship between the two 19th-century French..."

Nov. 3, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

In the Blind

A weekend at Dai Due's Hunting School for Women

"...own food sources – as well as the responsibilities that come with that, like stewardship, conservation, and a deep..."

Nov. 30, 2012 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Two Lovers

Joaquin Phoenix (in what he claims is his last film role) stars as a nebbishy New Yorker caught between two very different women.

"...this paradoxically grand and most bilious of metropolises to great gasping cinematic life. His stories are redolent with the..."

Feb. 27, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Music of Our Sins

Letters at 3am

"...illustration by Jason Stout We've stuck the words "great" and..."

Sept. 12, 1997 Column by Michael Ventura

Let the Corpses Tan

Deliciously lurid crime drama is pulp in all the best ways

"...Directed by: Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani. Starring: Elina Löwensohn, Stéphane Ferrara, Bernie..."

Sept. 7, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Lowlife

Sleaze, violence, and a weirdly nuanced take on race relations.

"...Ryan Prows. Starring: Nicki Micheaux, Mark Burnham, Ricardo Adam Zarate, Jon Oswald, Shaye Ogbonna and Santana Dempsey...."

April 20, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

True Believer

You're at SXSW today because of its late creative director, Brent Grulke.

"..."It either makes sense for you to be at South by Southwest or it doesn't."..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature by Michael Corcoran

Velvet Goldmine

"...Directed by: Todd Haynes. Starring: Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Christian Bale, Ewan McGregor and Toni Collette...."

Nov. 6, 1998 Movie Review by Russell Smith

All There in the Music

Mandy Mercier puts down her fiddle to talk about her eventful life.

"...April, Mandy Mercier sets up on the makeshift stage at the Waterloo Ice House on 38th Street. The atmosphere..."

May 11, 2001 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Election

"...Directed by: Alexander Payne. Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Matthew Broderick, Chris Klein, Phil Reeves, Mark Harelik, Jessica Campbell,..."

May 7, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Big Lebowski

A case of mistaken identity embroils the supremely go-with-the-flow character of the Dude (Bridges) in an intersecting mix of kidnapping, pornography, German nihilists, sultry women, gumshoes, missing money, and missing toes.

"...fresh new affair. It's paved with delightfully irregular and unanticipated bits of business that stimulate the viewer to stay..."

March 6, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Reservoir Dogs

"...controversy surrounding Quentin Tarantino's directorial debut, Reservoir Dogs is, at its bloody, tough-guy heart, a thin little film, gorgeous..."

Oct. 30, 1992 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Stevie Nicks Soars

Fleetwood Mac singer solo and with Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde

"...a 220-show tour 18 months ago. Not Stevie Nicks. “At my age, I wanted to put together songs that..."

March 13, 2017 Music Post by Abby Johnston

The Broken Circle Breakdown

A powerful romantic adventure drives the heart of this Belgian melodrama about family and bluegrass music.

"...Felix Van Groeningen. Starring: Johan Heldenbergh, Veerle Baetens, Nell Cattrysse, Geert Van Rampelberg and Nils De Caster...."

Dec. 6, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black

They Are Going to Eat You!

The year in filmishness, 2010.

"...Is it just us, or was 2010 a wild, wild year, cinematically speaking? Did your head explode, entirely..."

Jan. 6, 2011 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Old Dogs

Mork and Vinny Barbarino star in this witless comedy about middle-aged men caring for a couple of 7-year-olds.

"...Seth Green, Ella Bleu Travolta, Conner Rayburn, Lori Loughlin, Matt Dillon, Rita Wilson, Dax Shepard, Bernie Mac, Luis Guzmán,..."

Nov. 27, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Blow Dry

"...Directed by: Paddy Breathnach. Starring: Alan Rickman, Natasha Richardson, Warren Clarke, Bill Nighy,..."

March 9, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Unfinished Business

The crude humor and cloying sentiment of Vince Vaughn's latest comedy make it a dud

"...Little did we know in 2005 that Vince Vaughn’s reliably motor-mouthed turn in Wedding Crashers would..."

March 13, 2015 Movie Review by William Goss

Farmers Market Report: November 9-10, 2013

Tomatoes are back! Plus a new Sunday market in South Austin

"...There will be tomatoes aplenty this weekend at the market, as vines have..."

Nov. 8, 2013 Food Post by Kate Thornberry

Jonah Hex

The disfigured Weird Western Tales antihero gets his own movie, which mixes elements of the Western and the supernatural.

"...Fassbender, Will Arnett, Aidan Quinn, Michael Shannon and Tom Wopat. Jonah Hex: He's not dead, but he's all messed..."

June 25, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hell Ride

This grindhousey biker film, executive-produced by Quentin Tarantino, is a convoluted, overly snazzy-looking tale of bad blood between even worse people.

"...The line between homage and parody is blurry enough at the best of times in our post-Pulp Fiction world,..."

Aug. 8, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Geronimo: An American Legend

"...Directed by: Walter Hill. Starring: Jason Patric, Gene Hackman, Robert Duvall, Wes Studi, Matt Damon and..."

Dec. 10, 1993 Movie Review by Louis Black

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