Humpday

Shelton’s winner of Sundance’s Special Jury Prize starts an interesting conversation about sexuality, but ultimately doesn't add much to the dialogue.

"...for the remainder of the film – a reshuffling scene to scene of the three leads and the different..."

Sept. 4, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Monumental Shift

Major personnel changes across the Austin arts scene signal the start of a new era

"...and art makers this deeply involved in the local scene, along with such mainstays as Mary Moody Northen Theatre..."

Dec. 28, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Rocket Science

On the surface, Rocket Science is yet another quirky high school movie, but its story of a stutterer who's enticed into joining the debate team is special in its own way.

"...Ginsberg and Denis O'Hare. There is one absolutely inspired scene in Rocket Science, and for this scene alone, it’s..."

Aug. 24, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

1408

Even though 1408 is one of the best Stephen King adaptations ever, this movie belongs to star John Cusack and director Mikael Håfström all the way.

"...true showcase for the actor, who appears in every scene – the majority of them as the lone actor..."

June 22, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Gospel

An R&B singer rediscovers his roots in this faith-based drama that successfully captures the ecstatic experience of gospel performance.

"...writes economical dialogue, but the movie wanders around from scene to scene without much momentum; it doesn’t have an..."

Oct. 14, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Talking Art at the Top

The executive directors of the city's museums shed light on the local visual arts scene

"...and providing employment. Yet to peg the local art scene to the rise and fall of one museum space..."

July 2, 2004 Arts Feature by Sam Martin

La Vie Promise

Isabelle Huppert stars in this French road movie about a selfish streetwalker, her unwanted teenage daughter, and the escaped convict who befriends them both.

"...pastoral images (often striking, usually banal) to segue from scene to scene, as well as to serve as a..."

May 28, 2004 Movie Review by Steve Davis

13 Going on 30

Magic wishing dust allows Jennifer Garner to completely skip over her teens and twenties.

"...the script, like magic wishing dust, hurtles her from scene to scene with such wacky momentum that she doesn’t..."

April 23, 2004 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Smell of Success

Austin's poster art scene is back, and it's better than ever.

"...its last poster roundup, it looked like the Austin scene had been dealt a crippling blow. The city had..."

Nov. 22, 2002 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

The Adventures of Pluto Nash

"...plausibility out the window in favor of rip-roaring adventures, scene by dimly related scene. On a technical level, more..."

Aug. 23, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Last Orders

"...film of a sense of completeness; the transitions from scene to scene are largely disorienting, leaving you struggling to..."

March 29, 2002 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Red River Valley

Red River, home to Austin's real live music venues

"...Throughout 1999, Austin's fertile club scene underwent even more turmoil than usual. The passing of..."

June 22, 2001 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

See Spot Run

"...busy, and it really gives Arquette a beating, as scene after scene subjects him to electrocution, dog attack, encasement..."

March 2, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Two Family House

"...this movie work so well. It's the way every scene breathes a different time and place, when the men..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

North by Northwest

One of Hitchcock's very best comic thrillers, North by Northwest features scene after unforgettable scene (including those with the crop duster and Mount Rushmore).

"...Hitchcock's very best comic thrillers, North by Northwest features scene after unforgettable scene – including the ones of the..."

Dec. 28, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Wild Wild West

"...-- where, when, and why. Comic-book villains crop up scene by scene only to inexplicably perish moments later, and..."

July 2, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Dreamlife of Angels

This gritty film won the French Cesar award as well as Best Actress awards at Cannes for its two leads.

"...young women, Bouchez and Régnier manage to make every scene (or non-scene as the case may be; there's often..."

May 14, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Open Your Eyes

"...unpeel the multiple layers of meaning that drench every scene like the webbing surrounding an arachnid's lunchtime fix. To..."

April 30, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Lethal Weapon 4

"...series of action-piece setups and knock-downs that skitters from scene to scene with all the twitchy hilarity of a..."

July 17, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Home Alone 3

"...flowerpots, bathroom fixtures, and crowbars) to his baddies in scene after mayhem-filled scene. Adults will probably start punching the..."

Dec. 12, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Chronicle of a Disappearance

"...from a car and nearly come to blows. In scene after scene, such as these described, the beginnings of..."

Nov. 21, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Angel Baby

"...mood and sense to the viewer. Almost every crucial scene is larded with gimmicky visual treatments and an overbearing..."

April 11, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Fierce Creatures

"...lays about, but instead races, pirouettes, and gambols from scene to scene with a reckless, thoroughly British abandon not..."

Jan. 24, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Basquiat

"...and commerce that so typified the New York art scene of the Eighties. Thus, the film is best viewed..."

Aug. 23, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Element of Crime

"...in Cairo that takes him back to the proverbial scene of the crime, lo those many years ago. The..."

March 29, 1996 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Black Cat

"...took place in a crowded restaurant, whereas here the scene takes place at a wedding. To say any more..."

Sept. 29, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Sister My Sister

"...revealed in the film's first 10 minutes. An initial scene introduces the sisters as young girls playing together and..."

Sept. 29, 1995 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Tie-Died: Rock 'n Roll's Most Deadicated Fans

"...Some will find a deeper understanding of this specific scene and keys to unlocking the societal phenomenon of tribal..."

Sept. 22, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Miami Rhapsody

"...sustainable narrative core and an inability to develop a scene beyond the punchline. Too often, you can see the..."

March 3, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Tales From the Crypt Presents Demon Knight

Good performances and lots of blood and gore can't save this illogical TV-to-screen story from itself.

"...Joe Dante's Gremlins films, in something other than a one-scene walk-on. Director Dickerson, having proved himself as a superior..."

Jan. 20, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

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