Taken

Call it the last cinematic gasp of the Bush era.

"...a sheik assassinated, at least 50 people murdered, a couple of swarthy foreigners tortured, and France pretty well knocked..."

Feb. 6, 2009 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Hotel for Dogs

Hotel for Dogs is a family-friendly operation, and all the pooches in the pic provide ample opportunities for poop jokes.

"...But in Hotel for Dogs, the culprits are a couple of kids – orphans, no less – whose habit..."

Jan. 23, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

House

In this Christian horror film, a mad killer who claims to have slain God, torments two couples seeking shelter.

"...in a creepy (and nicely art-directed) mansion alongside another couple (Davis and Emery) and the house's owners, a freakish,..."

Nov. 14, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

'I'm Worse Than Prince'

Bump & Hustle's marathon Kool Keith interview, sound-bitten

"...Fun Fun Fest when we spoke by phone a couple weeks ago...."

Nov. 11, 2008 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

RocknRolla

Director Guy Ritchie once more delivers a kinetic and consequence-free tribute to the criminal lifestyle.

"...say that it involves brutish mobsters, political corruption, a couple of high-profile robberies, lots of guns, lots of swearing,..."

Oct. 31, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The Secret Life of Bees

Despite the sincere coming-of-age story at the heart of this movie rife with singers-turned-actresses, there's no denying the pleasures found in the film's soulful matriarchy.

"...this agitated climate to advance the storyline in a couple of instances but generally exists in a bubble that's..."

Oct. 17, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

This third outing makes it abundantly clear that this once-fresh mummy franchise is dead in everything but name.

"...Egyptian Imhotep, and by golly, they are one bone-bored couple. While their now-grown offspring, Alex (Ford), is off in..."

Aug. 1, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Duchess of Langeais

Jacques Rivette adapts a Balzac novel and creates a period piece that's also a timeless tale about obsessive love and hate.

"...passionate love and hate and how the tale's would-be couple can never get their volatile emotions in sync with..."

June 20, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Bhoothnath

Bollywood film tells the story of a young boy who is visited by the ghost of his dead grandfather.

"...press time. In this new Bollywood film featuring a couple of Indian superstars, a young boy is visited by..."

May 9, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Chapter 27

Jared Leto gains weight and lets it all hang out as John Lennon's killer, Mark David Chapman, in this fictionalized account of what occurred at the Dakota.

"...December 1980. Hiding behind a brand-new belly and a couple of extra chins, and sporting a dark mop of..."

April 25, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Shutter

Shutter is a shabby American remake of a Thai movie about a couple who sees mysterious images in photographs.

"...Love by way of Antonioni's Blow-Up. Masayuki's "photo-mortage" (a couple sees mysterious images in photographs) suffers from the presence..."

March 28, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Band's Visit

A lost band of Egyptian musicians from a police orchestra find refuge with some Israeli townspeople.

"...being neighbors in geography only and always just a couple of wrong chess moves away from outright antagonism. But..."

March 7, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

War Dance

In this acclaimed documentary, Ugandan schoolchildren, victims of the brutal 20-year civil war, compete in a national dance contest.

"...nominee, and it's easy to see why. Longtime doc-directing couple the Fines are no strangers to composing shots that..."

March 7, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Spike & Mike's Sick & Twisted Festival of Animation 2008

Another compilation of old and new animated spectacles guaranteed to rot your eyeballs.

"...part of Spike and Mike.) There are, actually, a couple of gems here: Plug Ugly Films' "We Live on..."

Feb. 8, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Meet the Spartans

The working title says it all: Not Another Scary Epic Teen Date Movie.

"...a come-on. Had a good laugh, even enjoyed a couple of viral videos, like the one that spliced those..."

Feb. 1, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Persepolis

This remarkable animated film tells a contemporary story about an Iranian girl’s coming-of-age while navigating the usual pitfalls of adolescence and the Islamic revolution of the Eighties.

"...public. As befits a coming-of-age story, there are a couple of indulgent passages, but they hardly get in the..."

Feb. 1, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Orphanage

Although Guillermo Del Toro is the producer, this new Spanish horror film is derivative and not on par with Del Toro's spooky childhood stories.

"...you're immersed in the increasingly creepy story of married couple Laura (Rueda) and Carlos (Cayo) and their adopted, terminally..."

Dec. 28, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

This Christmas

The film has the perfect formula for holiday cheer: redemption through sentimentality, salvation through schmaltz.

"...This Christmas, which is just a happy coincidence), a couple of extended all-family dance sequences in the living room,..."

Nov. 23, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married?

The creative powerhouse known as Tyler Perry is back in front of and behind the camera with this predictable film about four married couples.

"...film (Tyler Perry's Daddy’s Little Girls) focused on one couple, this one branches out into four. Jackson plays a..."

Oct. 19, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Lust, Caution

The NC-17-rated passion in Ang Lee's movie is at distinct odds with the chilly film that surrounds its lovers.

"...it turns out, Lust, Caution does indeed contain a couple of the most erotically turbocharged scenes of lovemaking ever..."

Oct. 12, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Ten

Quirky comedy sketches illustrate each of the Ten Commandments.

"...better in their less-than-one-dimensional roles.) The satire in a couple of the sketches works well, particularly in the one..."

Aug. 17, 2007 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Syndromes and a Century

Thai filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul creates a baffling yet intriguing film of meandering abstractions. (AFS@Dobie)

"...pick out and recognize the main characters – a couple of doctors, a few monks, a dentist – and..."

July 13, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

No Strangers to Drama

Austin couple rescues Vernon Plaza Theatre

"...In late 2006, the couple purchased the legendary Vernon Plaza Theatre, which first opened..."

June 15, 2007 Screens Feature by Rick Klaw

Bug

The Exorcist's William Friedkin directs this psychological thriller that never really gets under your skin.

"...Friedkin (The Exorcist) amps up the action with a couple of gory set-pieces – among them a spontaneous tooth..."

June 1, 2007 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Jindabyne

The Australian director of Lantana returns to similar psychological terrain with this drama based on a Raymond Carver short story and starring the fantastic Laura Linney and Gabriel Byrne.

"...white. At the heart of the story is the couple, Stewart (Byrne) and Claire (Linney), whose marriage bears the..."

June 1, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Lives of Others

This recent Oscar winner for Best Foreign Film is the story of the small redemption of one man, who happens to be a hated East German Stasi officer.

"...unwrap presents,” he writes in his log after the couple bid farewell to their party guests one night, “then..."

March 2, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Ghost Rider

The movie adds little to Marvel's source material, but to be fair, there wasn't a surfeit of originality in the comic book to begin with.

"...helmed the better-than-expected film version of Marvel's Daredevil a couple of years back, does little with the material here,..."

Feb. 23, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Hitcher

This remake of Robert Harmon's original 1986 horror semiclassic serves as a primer in how not to generate suspense.

"...Rutger Hauer in the title role.) When teen hottie couple Jim (Knighton, in the original's C. Thomas Howell role)..."

Jan. 26, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Man Push Cart

A small gem of a film about a small man doing small things in a very, very, very large world.

"...attached to the rear of an automobile or a couple of oxen. No such luck for Ahmad, however, since..."

Jan. 5, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Facing the Giants

A born-again high school football coach draws on a higher power to inspire his team to victory.

"...a few thoughtful walks through gauzy pastures, and a couple of well-placed prayers, and – presto! – he’s got..."

Nov. 17, 2006 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

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