AltWeeklies Wire
Despite Unpleasantries, Heart Beats Truenew
Based on the allegedly autobiographical short stories of nonexistent teen author J.T. Leroy, this film is a Gothic maelstrom of psychic and physical abuse.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
04-14-2006 |
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Whatever Rocks Your Boatnew
This trite German tale of youthful angst and sexual confusion is fashioned in the form of a torpid, slow-moving softcore fantasy.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
04-14-2006 |
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Tags: Marco Kreuzpaintner, Summer Storm
In Old Zoo Yorknew
Despite its title, Disney's new animated film, The Wild, is about as pedestrian as you can get.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
04-14-2006 |
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Tags: Steve Spaz Williams, The Wild
Slugs From Outer Spacenew
Writer-director James Gunn knows what makes horror fans howl, and he's one heck of a writer to boot.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
04-07-2006 |
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Tags: James Gunn, Slither
War and Peacenew
This scathingly satirical, often horrific mockumentary examines what America might look like if the South had won the Civil War.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
04-07-2006 |
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Failure to Ignitenew
This snarkily playful little comedy gets so wrapped up in its own barbed witticisms that it fails to land even the lightest sucker-punches on the institutions it aims to skewer.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
03-31-2006 |
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Instinctive Gag Reflexnew
This wholly unwarranted sequel is so outrageously preposterous (and chockablock with bad dialogue) that the end result achieves a basement grandeur of near-epic proportions.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
03-31-2006 |
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Skating Past the Clichésnew
This wicked smart examination of black kids in modern Atlanta features talented young actors navigating the circuitous path to adulthood while spending their downtime at the local roller rink.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
03-31-2006 |
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Tags: ATL, Chris Robinson
Who's That Girl?new
Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night gets a teen-movie rehash in this manic panic of a mess that never rises to even the lowest levels of the Bard’s cross-dressing comedy of errors.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
03-24-2006 |
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Tags: Andy Fickman, She's the Man
Musical Alchemynew
Lots of information and finely honed arguments characterize this vicariously thrilling and joyous documentary that explores heavy metal's many permutations and sheer endurance over the past 30-odd years.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
03-24-2006 |
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Spike Lee Scoresnew
Although with Denzel, Jodie, and Clive it would be difficult to go wrong, Spike Lee and screenwriter Russell Gewirtz have created a truly original film from various shopworn genre cliches.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
03-24-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Spike Lee, Inside Man
Jackbooted Into the Futurenew
This is a futuristic slice of pop-culture agitprop, replete with a costumed antihero, lovingly choreographed action sequences, cunningly ornate dialogue and a rousing score.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
03-15-2006 |
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Tags: James McTeigue, V for Vendetta
Ready for Warnew
Jarecki's canny and somewhat overwhelming documentary paints a grim historical picture of war profiteering run amok.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
03-10-2006 |
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Tags: Eugene Jarecki, Why We Fight
Wild and Woollynew
There are precious few surprises here, but this breezy remake starring Tim Allen is a painless affair.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
03-10-2006 |
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Tags: Brian Robbins, The Shaggy Dog
Lifestyles of the Rich and Infamousnew
Johnny Depp runs away with the show in this murkily filmed picture, cackling all the while and defiling beauty in all its forms as the exceedingly decadent Earl of Rochester.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
03-10-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Laurence Dunmore, The Libertine
