Alvin and the Chipmunks

What's it all about, Alvin? This by-the-numbers attempt at a chipmunk revival is not bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.

"...comic conceit for a whole new generation of proto-Willards. The adenoidal animated vermin of Ross Bagdasarian Sr. and Jr...."

Dec. 14, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Lars and the Real Girl

This movie's high-concept premise would be easy to dismiss were it not so flawlessly executed.

"...a child but also, in this case, to aid the delusional and help restore good mental health. Or so..."

Oct. 26, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters

This is a winning, sweet, and occasionally disturbing documentary about otherwise sensible adults who vie for the title of World's Best Donkey Kong Player.

"...Directed by: Seth Gordon. Video games are the future of entertainment, we've been told time and again,..."

Aug. 17, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Host

This manic monster party from South Korea cleverly updates the Japanese monster-movie genre while offering a witty and sweet look at what's left of the nuclear family.

"...Park Hae-il, Bae Du-na and Ko Ah-sung. Not since the height of the Cold War has Asian cinema produced..."

March 23, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Schultze Gets the Blues

The life of a retired German miner and accordion player is spurred toward change by the sound of zydeco music.

"...Karl Fred Müller and Anne V. Angelle. Schultze Gets the Blues is a sweet German movie by a first-time..."

March 25, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Rules of the Game

How Hudson's on the Bend captures the spirit of cooking fearlessly

"...Hudson's on the Bend3509 RR 620 N., 266-1369 Tuesday-Thursday, 6-10pm; Friday-Saturday, 5:30-10pm;..."

Aug. 20, 2004 Food Feature by MM Pack

The Santa Clause 2

"...Clause 2 is an amiable, formulaic holiday romp with the whole family in mind. Director Lembeck, a sitcom veteran,..."

Nov. 1, 2002 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Under the Sun

"...Johan Widerberg, Helena Bergström and Rolf Lassgard. Set in the mid-Fifties Danish countryside, Under the Sun is a sweet..."

March 29, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Hightower Lowdown

The Bush budget and children's welfare, Pete Domenici and nuclear power & Jonah Goldberg on the joys of sweatshops

"...rhetoric is one thing, but it's when presidents submit their budgets that they reveal their true priorities and heart...."

April 6, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Broken Hearts Club

"...John Mahoney, Andrew Keegan, Nia Long and Billy Porter. There's been a fair amount of ballyhoo in the press..."

Nov. 17, 2000 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Wood

"...Richard T. Jones, Omar Epps and Taye Diggs. Given the engorged state of coming-of-age movies today, The Wood sounds..."

July 23, 1999 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Swindle

"...-- especially if -- your movie tastes run to the aggressively stylish textures and Benzedrine-cranking narratives of young filmmakers..."

July 16, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Off the Bookshelf

Falling Slowly

"...second apartments in France, well, that might get in the way, too. Don't let it. Brookner's intense study of..."

May 14, 1999 Books Feature

Blast From the Past

"...how Calvin Webber learned to stop worrying and love the bomb shelter. Ex Cal Tech professor Calvin Webber (Walken)..."

Feb. 12, 1999 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

The Parent Trap

"...Walter, Simon Kunz, Elaine Hendrix and Ronnie Stevens. In the sunny, innocent years that preceded the scourge of adolescence,..."

July 31, 1998 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Meet the Deedles

"...to not really being able to remember all of the Teenese from Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure or Fast..."

April 3, 1998 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

The Full Monty

"...comedy about laid-off English steelworkers whose financial desperation leads them to form a Chippendales-knockoff strip act. The title translates..."

Sept. 12, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

The Preacher's Wife

"...readers, my memories of a single long-ago viewing of The Bishop's Wife, a 1947 fantasy/comedy starring Cary Grant and..."

Dec. 13, 1996 Movie Review by Russell Smith

The Monster

Begnini is mistaken for a sex criminal and murderer by the Italian cops. Hilarity ensues.

"...and Jean Claude Brialy. This is a reprint of The Austin Chronicle review that ran in March when this..."

June 21, 1996 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

The Stranger

"...Shankar, Deepankar De, Bikram Bhattacharya and Dhritiman Chatterjee. With Agantuk/The Stranger (made in 1992 and released a few months..."

Sept. 1, 1995 Movie Review by Alison Macor

A Walk in the Clouds

"...acquaintance Victoria Aragon (Sanchez-Gijon), Paul Sutton (Reeves) declares, “Once the shooting starts, you just go blank.” Never have I..."

Aug. 11, 1995 Movie Review by Alison Macor

The Teardrop Pearl

"...and Trinh Thinh. An unapologetically sappy melodrama from Vietnam, The Teardrop Pearl has a wonderfully teasing atmosphere that, at..."

July 28, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain

"...would end up snuggled into blankets and pillows on the couch, fortified with Saltines and ginger ale, eagerly awaiting..."

May 12, 1995 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Angels in the Outfield

"...is baseball season, sure, but this new entry from the kings of kiddie cinema is a family-oriented heartstring-yanker so..."

July 15, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Favor

"...hour is sixty minutes, a minute is sixty seconds. The big passages in life are just collections of smaller..."

May 6, 1994 Movie Review by Robert Faires

The Tune

"...MTV for bringing Bill Plympton's outrageous “Plymptoons” series to the twentysomethings of the world. His 15-60-second dollops of water-colored..."

Nov. 27, 1992 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Man in the Moon

"...Directed by: Robert Mulligan. Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Emily Warfield, Gail Strickland, Sam Waterston, Jason London and..."

Nov. 22, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Killer

This is the film that made John Woo and Chow Yun-Fat household names within action-crazed American households. Elements of conventional melodrama and criminal double-crosses blend in this story about a hitman conducting one last job to earn the money to restore the eyesight of a woman he had previously blinded.

"...Chu Kong and Sally Yeh. Love is strange; in The Killer, it's batshit crazy. This latest example of the..."

April 19, 1991 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Andean Spirits Finds Family and a Calling in the Mountains of Ecuador

Agave, alpacas, and a love story

"...Austin, but he found his love and livelihood in the mountains of Ecuador. High up in the Andes, he..."

Feb. 8, 2023 Food Post by Jessi Cape

Hit the Road

Sweet and layered Iranian road trip dramedy

"...Hit the Road begins with a delicate score, a tranquil moment..."

May 13, 2022 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

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