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The Guardian
Kevin Costner and Ashton Kutcher co-star in this action drama about the Coast Guard Rescue Swimmers, which is a surprisingly engaging character-driven picture.
"...explosive, adventurous lives of Coast Guard Rescue Swimmers, The Guardian turns out instead to be a surprisingly engaging character-driven..."

Oct. 6, 2006 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Immortal Guardian Prepares for Revolution
Mobile prog/extreme metal quintet takes to the streets
"...Immortal Guardian’s unabashed devotion to the arena metal aesthetic comes included..."

March 24, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

'The Guardian' Recommends
Who better than the Brits to handicap SXSW UK?
"...of Caribou and Metronomy and winner of this year's Guardian First Album Award for debut Lucky Shiner. Even with..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature by Rosie Swash

'The Guardian' Recommends
Who better than the Brits to handicap SXSW UK?

March 18, 2011 Music Feature by Michael Cragg

'The Guardian' Recommends
Who better than the Brits to handicap SXSW UK?

March 18, 2011 Music Feature by Rosie Swash

'The Guardian' Recommends
Who better than the Brits to handicap SXSW UK?

March 18, 2011 Music Feature by Michael Cragg

McDonald Honestly Enlightened and a Guardian of True Compassionate Humanism
"...is why they must never be counted on as guardians of true compassionate humanism...."

April 21, 2008 Postmarks

Guardian of Hell

March 1, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Gamera: Guardian of the Universe

Sept. 12, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

For the Kids
The UIL and school districts can do better work curtailing concussions
"...read about Cedar Park High School’s touting of the Guardian Cap, a soft-shell outer layer for the helmet reputed..."

Dec. 24, 2013 Sports Post by Joseph Baucum

Mostly Martha
"...To begin with, the single Martha finds herself the guardian of 8-year-old niece Lina (Foerste) after the sudden death..."

Sept. 13, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Miseducation of Cameron Post
YA novel adaptation gently lampoons "pray the gay away" thinking
"...titular high schooler (Moretz) is forcibly sent by her guardian to attend an evangelical Christian conversion center called "God’s..."

Aug. 10, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Equalizer 2
Denzel Washington action sequel is a total misfire
"...Boston and now spends his time as a freelance guardian angel for people in need. McCall uses information provided..."

July 20, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Leap!
An orphan has ballet-dancing dreams
"...sort also punctuates the film. Nevertheless, if you’re the guardian of a girl who’s still in her tutu phase,..."

Sept. 1, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Annabelle: Creation
The scary doll from The Conjuring is back (again)
"...couple agree to take in six orphans and their guardian, Sister Charlotte (Sigman) to live in their farmhouse. But..."

Aug. 11, 2017 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Gifted
A child prodigy gets caught up in a custody battle
"...type of shield, that of compassionate father figure and guardian Frank to his 7-year-old niece Mary (the excellent Mckenna..."

April 14, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Manchester by the Sea
Casey Affleck shines in this heartfelt drama
"...ill, and teenage Patrick is in need of a guardian. Despite his brother’s wishes, Lee knows he is not..."

Dec. 2, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Gemma Bovery
Flaubert's heroine gets a modern spin, courtesy of Posy Simmonds’ comic strip
"...based on Posy Simmonds’ former comic strip for The Guardian; she previously reconsidered a classic for comic effect with..."

July 17, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Delivery Man
Vince Vaughn stars in this remake of a sweet Canadian film about a prolific sperm donor whose contributions catch up with him 20 years later.
"...his kids and helps each one as an anonymous guardian angel might, but the line between this activity and..."

Nov. 22, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Starbuck
A sperm donor learns 20 years after the fact that he is the father of 533 children in this mild, French-Canadian comedy.
"...up his progeny, one by one, to become their guardian angel. He fills in for one as a waiter..."

April 19, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Least Among Saints
A combat veteran suffering from PTSD becomes the dubious mentor of a boy whose mother has just OD'd in this heartfelt drama.
"...by Charles S. Dutton – Anthony becomes the unofficial guardian of young Wade (Leabu) after the boy’s single mother..."

Oct. 19, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dr. Seuss' The Lorax
Even though it's primarily a cautionary ecological tale, this animated film is fun and visually pleasing.
"...a peanut-shaped thing with a mustache, who is the guardian of the forest. The Lorax and the other animals..."

March 2, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
Michael Caine zips around on a giant bumblebee and Dwayne Johnson is a pectoral spectacle in this family-friendly, fantasy-island adventure tale.
"...radio signal, the sullen teen and the hulking man-thing-cum-legal guardian charter a rickety chopper piloted by Gabato (Guzmán, severely..."

Feb. 10, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Case 39
Renée Zellweger stars as a social worker who protects a child whose family has created dark forces around her.
"...protocol, Emily petitions the court to become the child's guardian, and before you can say, "Rosemary's ba…!" various and..."

Oct. 8, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All by Myself
Tyler Perry's Madea delivers a couple of young delinquents to their only living relative, a shady nightclub singer who must rise to the occasion.
"...all interested in her new gig as de facto guardian. On the very same day, a hunky handyman immigrant..."

Sept. 18, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Eklavya: The Royal Guard
A stellar cast stars in this contemporary Bollywood film about the guardian of a dynastic legacy.
"...cast stars in this contemporary Bollywood film about the guardian of a dynastic legacy...."

Feb. 16, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Quiet
The first Burnt Orange Productions joint mixes The Piano with Poison Ivy. Perhaps future generations of film scholars will embrace The Quiet as a B-movie that problematizes the oppressive gaze, but for now, it's a misfire.
"...of her hot but creepy, and possibly evil, new guardian (Donovan), who has an ineffectual wife (Falco in the..."

Sept. 1, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Notorious C.H.O.
"...topics like menstruation, fisting, colonic therapy, her “drag queen guardian angels,” pornography, BDSM clubs, and her quest for the..."

Sept. 20, 2002 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Alaska
"...to befriend the kids. The bear practically becomes their guardian angel, helping them out of jams and romping playfully,..."

Aug. 16, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Convent
"...by Deneuve. Overseeing their visit is the convent's sinister guardian Balto (Cintra) and its beautiful young librarian Piedade (Silveira)...."

March 1, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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