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'Surfer, Dude': Lens on Some Hard Bodiesnew
Matthew McConaughey joins with the director of Hand on a Hard Body in this ode to near-naked bodies, weed, and surf-speak. Oh, and it's also a work of fiction.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
09-05-2008 |
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'Vicky Cristina Barcelona': Girls in Every Portnew
Woody Allen's newest is by no means a bad film, but it’s irrefutable evidence that Allen has aged – or cloistered – himself into irrelevance.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
08-14-2008 |
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'Pineapple Express' Is a Comic Rushnew
A winning "bromance" between stoners is at the heart of this shaggy pot story.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
08-08-2008 |
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God Is in the Detailsnew
It's a film, not a miniseries, but this rendition's attention to the steep divides of class and religion in prewar England remains as sharply etched as ever.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
08-01-2008 |
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Summer in the Citynew
An odd-couple pairing between a teenage pot dealer and the shrink with whom he trades weed for sessions anchors this story about coming of age in New York City during the Nineties.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
07-24-2008 |
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Tags: The Wackness, Jonathan Levine
'Mamma Mia!': For the Dancing Queen Withinnew
This film adaptation of the Broadway adaptation of a catalog of Swedish disco hits retains all the fun but remains astonishingly silly.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
07-18-2008 |
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Tags: Phyllida Lloyd, Mamma Mia!
Depression-Era Doll Has Little Movie Stuffingnew
It seems rather churlish to complain about entertainment aimed at little girls, who almost never get big-budget movies made just for them, nevertheless … this movie substitutes pluck and spunk for drama and sparkle.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
07-03-2008 |
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Biographnew
This meditation on Bob Dylan is infused with love -- not the slavish kind but a true-eyed tribute to the artist who belongs to nobody and everybody at once.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
11-21-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: I'm Not There, Todd Haynes
Love and Learnnew
In their first feature film, the Duplass brothers have made a near-perfect relationship-trauma comedy.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
06-02-2006 |
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Tags: Jay Duplass, The Puffy Chair
Unmoored Beautynew
This Aussie coming-of-age film features a mesmerizing performance by stateside newcomer Abbie Cornish as the 16-year-old lead.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
05-19-2006 |
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Tags: Cate Shortland, Somersault
Theogical Remaindersnew
The New Age metaphysics-cum-pulp thriller novel is now a movie.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
05-12-2006 |
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A Kiss Before Dyingnew
A 16-year-old with terminal cancer just wants to have sex before dying in this sweet, if overly earnest feature.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
05-05-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Alex Steyermark, One Last Thing …
Friends: The Next Decadenew
Forget friends with money -- how about friends with husbands, kids, mortgages and so-called life plans?
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
04-21-2006 |
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Escape Artistnew
Room wears the skin of a psychological thriller, but plays out as something far darker, weirder and more distancing.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
04-07-2006 |
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Tags: Kyle Henry, Room
Watered-Down Sequelnew
An exercise in the superfluous, this sequel lacks the original film's geniality -- and all of its pro-environment stumping.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
03-31-2006 |
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