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Big Fat Independent Movies
Sending Off SXSW Film 04

March 26, 2004 Screens Feature by Robert Faires

Big Fat Independent Movies
Sending Off SXSW Film 04
"...breakup as motivation? Too simple. The cruelty of Leland's father? Not exactly. Eventually, Leland's musings do start to reveal..."

March 26, 2004 Screens Feature by Nora Ankrum

Big Fat Independent Movies
Sending Off SXSW Film 04

March 26, 2004 Screens Feature by Courtney Fitzgerald

Big Fat Independent Movies
SXSW Film 04 reviews

March 19, 2004 Screens Feature

Fat and Mostly Healthy
City Rolls Out Brave New Budget

Aug. 14, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Targeting the Fat Cats
On Your Ballot: ALLC's Campaign Reform

Oct. 10, 1997 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

"We Do Cool Things"
"Fat Man" Loves Nudie
"...George Sanger, aka The Fat Man ("the biggest name in music for multimedia"), loves..."

March 6, 1998 Screens Feature by Jon Lebkowsky

Into the Groove
Cutting Vinyl With Fat Tracks
"...this lathe, tucked into a bedroom in Troy Dalmasso's Fat Tracks Studio, without stopping to marvel at the technology..."

Oct. 3, 1997 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Fat rent-a-cops are just naturally funny, right? Comedian Kevin James snags his first onscreen solo lead with this merry mall mayhem.
"...the premise onward, Paul Blart: Mall Cop revels in fat jokes and the gunless impotency of mall security guards...."

Jan. 23, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Phat Girlz
Comedian Mo’Nique’s first starring film vehicle, Phat Girlz, suffers from a bad case of undernourishment.
"...that the movie doesn’t serve up heaping amounts of fat jokes, or that it doesn’t deliver targeted gags for..."

April 14, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Pitch Perfect 3
Third time really isn't the charm for the Bellas
"...the first two Pitch Perfects relied on two things: Fat Amy (this franchise would be a flop without Wilson;..."

Dec. 22, 2017 Movie Review by Danielle White

Mean Creek
A kinder, gentler Bully.
"...he’s roundly thrashed by George (Peck), your prototypical mean fat kid; interestingly, we see the beating from the point..."

Sept. 17, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Shallow Hal
"...Miramax corset movies and park her in a realistic-looking fat suit, but just take a look at the movie's..."

Nov. 9, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Rich and Famous
"...Tai-Loi. Starring: Andy Lau Tak-Wah, Alex Man Tze-Leung, Chow Yun-Fat, Alan Tam, Carina Lau Ka-Ling and Pauline Wong. This..."

Oct. 27, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Treasure Hunt
"...Directed by: Jeff Lau. Starring: Chow Yun Fat, Ng Sin Lin and Lui Chia Hui. Fans of..."

April 22, 1994 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Hard Boiled
"...Directed by: John Woo. Starring: Chow Yun-Fat, Tony Leung, Philip Chan, Bowie Lam and Kwan Hoi-Shan...."

Sept. 10, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The God of Gamblers
"...Directed by: Wang Jing. Starring: Chow Yun-Fat, Andy Lau and Wong Tso-Yin. Hong Kong's second-highest-grossing film..."

July 16, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Full Contact
"...Directed by: Ringo Lam. Starring: Chow Yun-Fat, Simon Yam, Anthony Wong, Ann Bridgewater and Bonnie Fu...."

May 7, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Better Tomorrow
Woo's crime drama is one of the signature films of the Hong Kong cinema.
"...Directed by: John Woo. Starring: Chow Yun-Fat, Leslie Cheung and Ti Lung. John Woo's 1984 breakout..."

March 5, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Second Helpings
Knock, knock: Who dat? Fat Tuesday, dat's who!
"...has a few surprises in store for you this Fat Tuesday: baskets of warm rolls paired with the house..."

Feb. 17, 2012 Food Feature

TV Eye
It ain't reality TV, but it may be closer to approaching real life: Nia Vardalos' My Big Fat Greek Life.
"...that CBS is launching the new series My Big Fat Greek Life, a spinoff of the Nia Vardalos project..."

Feb. 21, 2003 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai
"...Heung. Ouch. The original God of Gamblers, with Chow Yun-Fat, was an ingenious blend of surreal comedy and gangster..."

Feb. 25, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Pitch Perfect 2
Lightning may not be rebottled the second time around, but it's still a toe-tapping good time
"...Disqualified from competing at a national level, Beca (Kendrick), Fat Amy (Wilson), Chloe (Snow), and the others negotiate their..."

May 15, 2015 Movie Review by William Goss

The DUFF
Bye-bye bullies and basket cases; enter the DUFF – shorthand for designated ugly fat friend.
"...required. Enter the DUFF – shorthand for “designated ugly fat friend.” Smart, smart-alecky Bianca (Whitman) is aghast to discover..."

Feb. 20, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1
Katniss Everdeen goes from Hunger Games victor to emblem of the revolution
"...book in Suzanne Collins’ bestselling young-adult trilogy uncaps a fat, neon highlighter to underscore a defining idea of the..."

Nov. 21, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Pitch Perfect
Despite the cookie-cutter dysfunction seen in this college girls' a cappella group, this film film can be a lot of fun.
"...Still, she finds a community of sorts with Wilson’s Fat Amy – when asked by a lithe blond why..."

Sept. 28, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Connie and Carla
Witnessing a mob hit can be a real drag.
"...with her first film, the ridiculously popular My Big Fat Greek Wedding, her comic touch registers more tepid than..."

April 23, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Ugly Kid
"...like he trundled in from a Coen Brothers' loud fat guy gag), Lloyd's pre-teen hellhole is disarmingly on-target and..."

June 15, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Heavyweights
"...once said war is hell. They've never been to fat camp.” Watching Heavyweights isn't as bad as either war..."

Feb. 24, 1995 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Qmmunity: What a Weekend for Austin Drag and Cabaret
Die Felicia, Fat Bottom Cabaret, and Bulimianne Rhapsody make magic with digital showcases
"...Fat Bottom Cabaret: Brown South FBC's first-ever digital show promises..."

July 24, 2020 Column by Beth Sullivan

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