Austin's Kerri Lendo Has Almost No Shame At All

The popular comedian runs one hella weird open mic

"...Yes, Kerri Lendo's going to be performing at Moontower Comedy..."

Feb. 14, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has To Travel

In this documentary, the filmmakers have done a fine job corralling many fantastic tales from this style maven's life.

"...editor-in-chief at Vogue had that elusive, irreducible “it” quality, yes, but even more so: She knew what “it” was..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Chicken With Plums

From the makers of the animated Persepolis comes this modern-day, live-action Arabian tale.

"...of magic realism, theatrical staging, poetry, mystery, and – yes – animated sequences...."

Sept. 21, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hope Springs

A sincere, considered, and unembarrassed exploration of mature sexuality that's more drama than comedy.

"...distinguish itself. In a media landscape that only has eyes for the sex lives of nubile young things, Hope..."

Aug. 10, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Ice Age: Continental Drift

Amusing but never rousing, this fourth installment in this cartoon franchise comes fretted with freezer burn.

"...scenario in a summer already sputtering with catastrophe exhaust? Yes on all counts, but the biggest disappointment may be..."

July 13, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Beasts of the Southern Wild

Living an almost feral existence on a wild, low-lying area of the Louisiana coast known as the Bathtub, young Hushpuppy narrates her own vivid life story.

"...Someone's bound to ask: Yes, but what's it all about? To that I can..."

July 13, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hey, Dark Phoenix, Who's Your Daddy?

Why, that'd be Chris Claremont, wouldn't it?

"...Yes. Yes, it would...."

July 4, 2012 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Hysteria

Good vibrations flow from this fictional story about the invention of the vibrator in Victorian England; Maggie Gyllenhaal stars.

"...life to this hermetically sealed curiosity. Hysteria gently amuses, yes – about as much as it irritates with its..."

June 15, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Delicacy

This French-language dramedy stars Audrey Tatou as a grieving widow who is trying to re-enter the flow of life.

"...through unimaginable grief, Delicacy is too slight – and, yes, too delicate – but when it shifts to explore..."

April 27, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Comics? Zines? People who MAKE them?

Like, that Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles guy, even?

"...Yes, because:..."

March 1, 2012 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Underworld: Awakening

When humans sniff out the existence of vampires and Lycans, all hell breaks loose.

"...Not so much. Underworld: Awakening is squishy with gore, yes, but rather starved of topics of interest. There is..."

Jan. 27, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Pariah

Pariah tells the specific but universal story of a black teenage girl who is a virginal lesbian, budding writer, and nonconformist.

"...Arthur (Parnell), is a detective who willfully averts his eyes to the clues his daughter sends his way. Eventually,..."

Jan. 13, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

I Don't Know How She Does It

Sarah Jessica Parker stars in this comedy about working-mom woes.

"...played by a sparky Christina Hendricks; Olivia Munn’s kid-allergic, eyes-on-the-corporate-prize associate; and Busy Philipps as a bitchy stay-at-home mom..."

Sept. 16, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

A Good Old Fashioned Orgy

Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice meets a considerably tamed Van Wilder for a mediocre romp in the Hamptons.

"...at which everything – clothes, emotions, petty jealousies, and, yes, bromance – will be shed in spectacular fashion. Or..."

Sept. 2, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Winnie the Pooh

Disney returns to Hundred Acre Wood with this animated effort.

"...gentle soul – has been sweetly preserved. The voices, yes, are a touch off: While Jim Cummings uncannily re-creates..."

July 22, 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.

"...front-loaded his movie with guns, guts (or viscera), and, yes, Hauer the hobo painting the town with both, but..."

May 6, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Your Highness

This vulgar medieval travesty is awfully good fun when it works.

"...the lines of a perverse Yoda stoned on hash. Yes, I realize it sounds idiotic, and it is, but..."

April 8, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Company Men

Ben Affleck, Tommy Lee Jones, and Kevin Costner star in this drama about what happens to company men after they part company with the company.

"...a rhythm – to not feel so damn ponderous. Yes, these former company men sigh a lot, occasionally raise..."

Feb. 4, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The King's Speech

Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, and Helena Bonham Carter act up a royal storm in this movie about King George VI of Great Britain overcoming his speech impediment.

"...of an American divorcée. Bad enough for any man, yes, but this royal disaster was followed by Germany's invasion..."

Dec. 24, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Fighter

Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Melissa Leo, and Amy Adams combine forces with director David O. Russell to make one of 2010's most exciting movies.

"...Fighter one of the most thrilling movies of 2010. Yes, The Fighter offers a new riff on the old..."

Dec. 17, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Cool It

Based on the book by Danish environmentalist Bjorn Lomborg, this documentary approaches the problems caused by global warming without panic.

"...the end, remarkably doable. Fear is the mind killer, yes, but Lomborg (with an assist from Timoner's straightforward, uncomplicated..."

Nov. 12, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Four Lions

This very black comedy about a group of bumbling jihadists is farce that ain't foolin' from the mind of British satirist Chris Morris.

"...from pure satire to accommodate a more complete and, yes, humanizing portrait of the conflicted jihadis. This is provocative..."

Nov. 5, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Paranormal Activity 2

Although this follow-up is considerably spookier than the original, there are only so many gotcha moments that can transpire without feeling wholly contrived.

"...does it scare the hell out of you? Well, yes, it does, but only in the same way that..."

Oct. 29, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Red White & Blue

Filmed in Austin, this horror film is a love story and hyperviolent revenge freakout that is well-performed and well-made.

"...things go from bad to worse in a heartbeat. Yes, there will be blood. Rumley's ace in the hole..."

Oct. 1, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Alpha and Omega

This 3-D animated film is about two wolves trying to find their way back to their pack.

"...for you?" one wolf leers at his partner). And, yes, they do in fact dance – an embarrassing kind..."

Sept. 24, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

Oliver Stone delivers an enlivening and wickedly entertaining take on the occasional angels and plentiful demons that have run the country into financial ruin.

"...Money Never Sleeps a young Turk with a conscience. Yes, Jacob (LaBeouf) wants to make big bucks, but mostly..."

Sept. 24, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Machete

Robert Rodriguez fulfills his early promise with this Mexploitation action film that also catapults Danny Trejo into full-fledged superhero status.

"...ultraviolence is leavened by its humorous and creative edge. Yes, the violence and the ogling of women’s bodies are..."

Sept. 3, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

This glad-hearted and furiously funny piece of pop entertainment stars Michael Cera and is told in the vernacular of video games.

"...lovesick pup – not far, but enough to count. Yes, Pilgrim is lovesick – he's got it bad for..."

Aug. 13, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Sex and the City 2

Two years after the end of the last film, Carrie Bradshaw now frets that the "sparkle" has gone out of her marriage. It's gone from this movie, too.

"...this movie are no fun at all: frequently preposterous, yes, but attractive and aspirational, no. Scenes of Carrie back..."

May 28, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Kick-Ass

Everyone's a superhero these days, and this film based on Mark Millar and John Romita Jr.'s comic book series takes that concept to the Nth degree.

"...with wildly over-the-top fountains of gore, bone-cracking slow-motion, and, yes, Cage, who dials his acting down a few notches..."

April 16, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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