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Critic's Diss: 'The Woman in Black'new
There's a reason why censorship boards cut the scene in the 1931 horror movie classic Frankenstein, where the Monster tosses a happy little girl into a lake and drowns her.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martínez |
02-08-2012 |
Reviews
Actor Jason Mewes on podcasting with Kevin Smith, beating addictionnew
At 37 years old, actor Jason Mewes, best known as the talkative half of the drug-dealing duo Jay and Silent Bob (Clerks, Chasing Amy), admits he no longer has the stamina to rollerblade long distances or the metabolism to scarf down pizza without remorse like he could in his 20s.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martínez |
02-01-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Critic's Pick: 'The Grey'new
What is man's most primal fear? Losing everything he loves? Dying alone? The unknown?
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martínez |
02-01-2012 |
Reviews
Albert Nobbs elevates Glenn Close, but aims low with storynew
When it comes to cross-dressing and film, male characters color coordinating handbags and heels are typically played for laughs (Mrs. Doubtfire, Tootsie, The Birdcage).
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martínez |
01-27-2012 |
Reviews
Expect The Artist to be showered with Oscar lovenew
You'll know it's truly the Year of the Silent Film if next Tuesday morning you wake up and The Artist has earned an Academy Award nomination in at least one of the two Best Sound categories.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martínez |
01-19-2012 |
Movies
Crtitic's Pick: Shamenew
Over the span of a year he's played iconic comic-book villain Magneto in X-Men: First Class, classic literary character Mr. Rochester in Jane Eyre, and groundbreaking Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung in A Dangerous Method, but it still took Michael Fassbender (Inglourious Basterds) showing off a little more than his acting ability to get some serious consideration this awards season.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martínez |
01-19-2012 |
Reviews
With doomsday fast approaching, here are the films you can take refuge in this yearnew
According to analysts from BTIG, a strategic research company that predicts trends including those in the entertainment industry, movie attendance is headed for a significant decline in 2012.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martínez |
01-12-2012 |
Movies
Roman Polanski's 'Carnage' more torture chamber than chamber piecenew
With a title like Carnage, even if the weapon of choice is words one might expect to see some type of intellectual bloodbath.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martínez |
01-11-2012 |
Reviews
Critic's Diss: 'The Iron Lady'new
Call it Oscar grubbing if you want, but it's not Meryl Streep's fault that she's so damn talented. Well, technically, it kind of is.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martínez |
01-11-2012 |
Reviews
New adaptation of John le Carré espionage novel captivates as it confusesnew
Say the words "British spy" and most moviegoers would probably picture any one of the James Bond incarnations over the last 50 years performing death-defying stunts far above the ground.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martínez |
01-04-2012 |
Reviews
Even in a slow year for memorable cinema, there were some standouts in 2011new
While it hasn’t necessarily been a stellar year in film (watching Adam Sandler, Martin Lawrence, and Tyler Perry in drag was enough to sideline the most intrepid moviegoer), there have been some diamonds in the rough.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martínez |
01-02-2012 |
Movies
Charlize Theron stands steadfast in uncomfortable dark comedy Young Adultnew
It's taken screenwriter Diablo Cody (Showtime's United States of Tara) a few years to get the memo, but in her latest film, Young Adult, it looks as if she's started paying attention to some of the constructive criticism aimed straight at her hipster heart.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martínez |
12-30-2011 |
Reviews
David Fincher’s talented fingerprints are all over new Dragon Tattoonew
From the start of the opening credits two-time Academy Award-nominated director David Fincher (The Social Network) wants everyone to know the new adaptation of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, based on the first book of the widely-popular Stieg Larsson series, is a Fincher film.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martínez |
12-22-2011 |
Reviews
The Muppets Charms With Nostalgia, but Feels Far From Freshnew
After 12 years without a theatrical release, The Muppets is in many ways both a charming return to form and a surprising letdown.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martinez |
11-22-2011 |
Reviews
Martha Marcy May Marlene is Escapism at its Most Unnervingnew
Check your pulse if you don’t feel a chill winding between your vertebra during a scene in Martha Marcy May Marlene where Academy Award-nominated actor John Hawkes (Winter’s Bone), playing cult leader Patrick, serenades a commune of vulnerable lost souls with “Marcy’s Song,” by the late folk musician Jackson C. Frank.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martínez |
11-17-2011 |
Reviews
