First Love, Last Rites

"...and Eli Marienthal. Long on mood and short on narrative, First Love, Last Rites does a good job of..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Hanging Garden

"...unambiguous -- that the image undermines the film's whole narrative technique and makes all meaning permanently elusive. To its..."

July 10, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Next Step

"...which in addition to their entertainment value serve the narrative purpose of demonstrating the arduousness of the profession, were..."

April 17, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Different for Girls

"...consequently, leads to a lot of unfocused storytelling and narrative cul-de-sacs. Paul is attracted to Kim but reluctant to..."

Oct. 17, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Inside

"...Strydom's arrest for conspiracy against the government, and the narrative slowly -- almost achingly so -- reveals the details..."

March 21, 1997 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Flirt

"...The film moves on to Tokyo, 1995. Miho's (Nikaidoh) narrative is, not surprisingly, quite similar to Bill's and Dwight's...."

Oct. 11, 1996 Movie Review by Alison Macor

The Spitfire Grill

"...Grill, a movie whose superlative performances outweigh its frequent narrative clichés. Former Ford model Alison Elliott (The Underneath) makes..."

Sept. 6, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Restoration

"...had started before becoming a royal fool. Slavishly following narrative traditions, Restoration is altogether too predictable, holding few surprises..."

Feb. 2, 1996 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Johnny 100 Pesos

"...intercutting of actual footage from the holdup with Graef-Marino's narrative. Unfortunately, the primary scenes that involve the criminals and..."

Jan. 19, 1996 Movie Review by Alison Macor

How to Make an American Quilt

"...from the bestselling novel by Whitney Otto, is its narrative structure. Each of the characters represents a quilt panel..."

Oct. 6, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Crooklyn

"...the heart of the story rather than a mere narrative thread. Crooklyn's other oddity might be termed a stylistic..."

May 13, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Blink

"...effects and morphing techniques, Blink carries us through its narrative improbabilities and toward its inevitable unfolding. Though the formula..."

Jan. 28, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Schindler's List

Spielberg marshals all his formidable storytelling talents and puts them at the service of an epic human drama.

"...of the ultimately unanswered mysteries that drives the compelling narrative of this three-hour long movie. Schindler's List is just..."

Jan. 14, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Summer House

"...that has only been hinted at previously. Short on narrative developments, it is the performances that make this movie...."

Jan. 7, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Tombstone

"...on Cobra and Rambo: First Blood Part II. The narrative is random but punctuated by brilliant action scenes, rather..."

Dec. 31, 1993 Movie Review by Louis Black

At Play in the Fields of the Lord

"...photographed by cinematographer Lauro Escorel -- overwhelms the film's narrative to the point of oblivion. Granted At Play in..."

Jan. 24, 1992 Movie Review by Steve Davis

South by Southwest Film & TV Festival Announces Audience Awards

Audience and jury love Bob Trevino Likes It

"...Laymon's cringe-cute comedy win the Grand Jury Award for narrative feature at last week's South by Southwest Film &..."

March 18, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Announces Audience Award Winners

Patton Oswalt's I Move My Dad takes top honors again

"...South by Southwest Film Festival 2022 Audience Award for Narrative Feature Competition title, after already taking the grand jury..."

March 24, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Then There's This: War on Wendy

When it comes to Wendy Davis, there's a whole bunch of mansplaining going on

"...reported that "facts have been blurred" in Davis' rags-to-riches narrative. Turns out she became a divorced mother at 21,..."

Jan. 24, 2014 News Column by Amy Smith

Control

Control, Anton Corbijn's narrative portrait of Joy Division's suicidal singer, Ian Curtis, is easily one of the finest films ever made about the collision of music, madness, and the human heart.

"...many genius musicians) by virtue of its sullenly hopeful narrative. Even though we're aware of the tragic trajectory of..."

Nov. 9, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Horseman on the Roof

The film captures the heroic exploits of an Italian resistance soldier who falls in love with a French noblewoman during the French cholera plague of the early 19th century.

"...painful decision of his married life. The Horseman's grand narrative plays out against a magnificent natural backdrop captured by..."

May 31, 1996 Movie Review by Alison Macor

SXSW Film Jury Awards Announced

The Fallout, Lily Topples the World take big wins

"...Lily Topples the World taking top honors in the narrative and documentary feature competitions...."

March 19, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: Women Is Losers

Dutiful feminist dramedy has some tricks up its sleeve

"...In its opening minutes, SXSW Narrative Feature Competition entrant Women Is Losers issues a mea..."

March 17, 2021 SXSW Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Short and Sweet: “Sisters”

Jess Brunetto on her story of sibling rivalry and bonding

"...TV editor turned filmmaker Jess Brunetto debuts her first narrative film, "Sisters."..."

March 17, 2021 Screens Post by Shane Pfender

Public Notice: Damn the Analysis – Full Speed Ahead

City report cut to protect "false narrative" on LDC?

"...Q4 2019 onto the city website, including his customary "Narrative of overall market trends and observations from the City..."

Feb. 28, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

The Call of the Wild

Buck the dog makes another trip to the Yukon, this time with CGI assistance

"...1903 novella tempers the brutality of the book’s Darwinist narrative, one in which a St. Bernard/Scotch Shepherd mix named..."

Feb. 21, 2020 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Parasite Black and White

A new way to see one of our favorite social satires – in monochrome

"...images may be monochrome, but the complexity of the narrative is layered in grays. Read our four-star review of..."

Feb. 7, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Turning

Henry James' creepy classic resurrected yet again

"...a major studio film in years, The Turning makes narrative leaps that lead to disjointed characters. The script also..."

Jan. 31, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

John Cameron Mitchell Finds Life After Hedwig

Musical rule breaker moves into narrative podcasting with Anthem: Homunculus

"...Narratives can take many shapes – morph into various versions..."

Jan. 17, 2020 Screens Feature by James Scott

Effy Gibbes Is Making Wrestling Gayer

The queer athlete dishes on his upcoming Austin match

"...Wrestling is made of narrative threads – each performer bringing a unique color and..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

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