Midway

Roland Emmerich goes all guns blazing recreating the pivotal sea battle

"...Midway isn’t quite the stand-up-and-cheer WWII movie that I think we could all use..."

Nov. 8, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Tag

Ridiculous true story of childhood retained makes for ridiculous fun

"...After a decade of directing sitcoms, sketch comedy, and stand-up specials, first-time narrative feature director Tomsic appreciates tag the..."

June 15, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Austin Arts Give Harvey Relief

Comedy and classical music benefits raise $280K for Houston

"...Stand-up comics and classical musicians aren't the first folks you..."

Sept. 14, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Celebrating Shondee Superstar

Cap City Comedy hosts a benefit for Lashonda Lester's family

"...Twelve weeks ago, one of Austin's funniest, fiercest stand-up artists – and probably its best loved – left..."

June 27, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Don't Think Twice

In this comedy about comedy, Mike Birbiglia nails what's funny and true

"...With Me, writer/director Mike Birbiglia mines what he knows: stand-up comedy. The characters and settings of both films are..."

Aug. 5, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

99 Homes

Orlando real-estate drama is a microcosm of the U.S. financial crisis

"...good sucker punch to the American electorate and a stand-up-and-cheer piece of socially conscious filmmaking, but it’s not. It..."

Oct. 9, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Samba

The latest from the directors of the French hit The Intouchables

Aug. 7, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Review: Dave Attell

Does it get any better than this comic in a true club setting?

"...preceded by a surprise drop-in from “The Roastmaster General”: stand-up titan Jeff Ross...."

March 3, 2015 Arts Post by Russ Espinoza

Top Five

Chris Rock is on a roll with this funny yet pointed comedy, which he wrote and directed, and also stars in.

"...Rock plays Andre Allen, a stand-up comedian who has parlayed his humor into a successful..."

Dec. 12, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Mass Intimacy

Marc Maron takes his exceedingly personal stand-up to the stadium crowds

"...penetrating, long-form interviews over the last half-decade affected your stand-up?..."

Sept. 19, 2014 Arts Feature by Russ Espinoza

Obvious Child

Jenny Slate stars as a standup comic in this indie film about abortion that comes snuggled in the broad strokes of a quirky comedy.

"...At the start of the film, a struggling Brooklyn stand-up comic named Donna (Slate) takes the stage to deliver..."

June 20, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

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.

Oct. 19, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Nazer's Edge

Ramin scores the crown of Funniest Person in Austin 2012

"...that he finally took top honors in the annual stand-up competition...."

May 15, 2012 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Carbon Nation

Carbon dioxide emissions will be the death of us all unless we take steps to counteract the harm already done, says this new eco-doc.

Feb. 25, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Funny People

With this story about comedians which stars Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen, filmmaker Judd Apatow rewrites his own songbook in the key of James L. Brooks, a tricky mix of humor and heartfelt.

"...Brown slouch here to good effect as Ira, a stand-up comedian struggling with the rigors of the circuit and..."

July 31, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days and 30 Nights – Hollywood to the Heartland

Back in September 2005, Vaughn decided to try his hand at the impresario game and Gathered together four young stand-up comedians for a 30-day bus tour of the heartland.

"...hand at the impresario game. Gathering together four young stand-up comedians he had scouted at Los Angeles’ legendary Comedy..."

Feb. 8, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Introducing the Dwights

Introducing the Dwights is a difficult film to watch. Ostensibly a comedy, it’s really just a collection of awkward stage performances set off by scenes of familial dysfunction.

"...homes. Then there’s Tim's mom, Jean (Blethyn), a low-grade stand-up comedian who, like her ex-husband, flirted with fame in..."

July 20, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith

Veering from moments of breathtakingly visualized valor to outright stupidity, Sith is a vast improvement over the previous two outings, but still and all, it’s no Star Wars.

"...an opening dogfight sequence that rivals the rebels’ exhilarating, stand-up-and-cheer final run on the Death Star in the original..."

May 20, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fat Albert

Bill Cosby's animated kids get a live-action makeover.

"...group of playmates modeled on characters established in Cosby’s stand-up act) travel from their animated junkyard haunts through a..."

Dec. 24, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Head of State

"...force to be reckoned with, a shrewd and sharp-tongued stand-up comic with real balls. So why does he come..."

April 4, 2003 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Black Knight

"...engaging comic when he wants to be -- his stand-up work in You So Crazy proved that -- but..."

Nov. 23, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Three Kings

This modern classic is a war movie with a conscience, an action movie with a funny bone, a caper movie with a shifting agenda.

Oct. 1, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Iron Giant

If the top-notch story weren't enough, the film also boasts some spectacular animation and a great score.

"...warm heart that sees it through to its breathtaking stand-up-and-cheer finale. McCanlies' empathetic script owes as much to Ray..."

Aug. 6, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Foolish

"...P's contributions in any way overshadowing the mercurial, trash-talking stand-up comic and star of UPN's Malcolm and Eddie TV..."

April 30, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Walkabout

Roeg's second film has become something of a cult classic. The story centers on two British children stranded in the Australian desert who are led back to civilization by an Aboriginal male. The fascination of the movie comes from the cultural collision that also carries a sexually charged undercurrent.

April 25, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Caught

"...who is trying to succeed in Hollywood as a stand-up comic. Never intending to stay long, Nick really never..."

Nov. 8, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Nutty Professor

"...may be forever, and he's large enough to provide stand-up comics with enough fat jokes for days. When a..."

June 28, 1996 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright

"...no more than an extended take on Wright's taciturn stand-up routine, the film works by sheer virtue of its..."

Oct. 22, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Free Willy

"...distracted by the long psychological set-up for the movie's stand-up-and-cheer finale. Indeed, if you've seen the trailers you know..."

July 16, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Opposite Sex (And How to Live With Them)

"...comes off as a flat, decidedly unfunny sitcom-meets-cheap TV movie-of-the-week-meets-stand-up comedy rejects from Comedy Central. Presented as a string..."

March 26, 1993 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

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