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Soap and Daggers in Ninth Century Chinanew
The swooning visuals, the expert choreography, the teasing love story, and the puzzle-piece plot all combine to give this martial arts movie the spirit of a star-cross'd swashbuckler.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
01-13-2005 |
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Few 'Sideways' Glancesnew
The critics' No. 1 choice turned out to be Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten, Steve Davis, Kimberley Jones and Marc Savlov |
01-06-2005 |
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Epic Tone and Milquetoast Lovers an Ill Fitnew
The director of Amélie reunites with that film's star, Audrey Tautou, for this World War One love story.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
12-22-2004 |
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We All Live in a Yellow Submarinenew
Bill Murray won't get the elusive Oscar for this one -- for all its visual majesty, The Life Aquatic is too slight -- but the film is nevertheless a funny, bewildering, and giddy spectacle.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
12-22-2004 |
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Lemony Freshnew
Thankfully, the dark tone of the beloved children's books is carried over to the screen, and the terrific performances and production design provide extra lift.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
12-16-2004 |
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Sex and the Married Mannew
Kinsey enshrines the scientist at the expense of a more rigorous and more profound scrutiny.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
11-28-2004 |
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Tags: Bill Condon, Kinsey
Caught in the Big Muddynew
Cross-pollinate the arthouse film with B-movie backwoods gothic, and you get something like Undertow’s peculiar fusion of high and low culture.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
11-12-2004 |
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Tags: David Gordon Green, Undertow
The Modern Metrosexualnew
Jude Law's new Alfie is less tramp and more scamp.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
11-04-2004 |
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Tags: Alfie, Charles Shyer
Being and Everythingnessnew
An existential comedy, to be sure, but in the end this movie quite happily tips toward being and everythingness.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
10-08-2004 |
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Spike Shoots Blanksnew
Spike Lee strikes out with his new "joint" about an unemployed whistle-blower who makes a living impregnating sperm-deprived lesbians.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
10-01-2004 |
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Tags: Spike Lee, She Hate Me
Splendor on the Grassnew
Wimbledon’s unabashedly moony take on professional athletes in love and in sport makes for a terribly tender, good-hearted picture.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
09-21-2004 |
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Tags: Richard Loncraine, Wimbledon
Blurring the Line Between Predator and Preynew
The question, in this intelligent meditation on the depths kids will go to when backed into a corner, is how different the bully really is from the bullied.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
09-21-2004 |
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Tags: Mean Creek, Jacob Aaron Estes
Women in Lovenew
In this mildly daffy Spanish import, a woman's grown daughters react to the news that their mother has taken a female lover 20 years younger than she.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
09-10-2004 |
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Lousy to Tastenew
What could have been an admirable meditation on family opts instead for crass caricature and hip-hop stereotypes.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
09-10-2004 |
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Tags: Lance Rivera, The Cookout
What People Fight About When They Fight About Lovenew
Although We Don’t Live Here Anymore is taken from two short stories by Andre Dubus, it was the recollection of another story – Raymond Carver's "What We Talk About When We talk About Love" – that gnawed at me throughout the film.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
09-02-2004 |
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