AltWeeklies Wire
Life Without the Explosionsnew
The naturalistic indie talker unhurriedly follows a young woman through her days and nights – Nerf-ball games at work, waiting for the bus, and a series of relationships fueled by “chronic dissatisfaction.”
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
10-26-2007 |
Reviews
No Exit in the Sex Traffic Lanenew
This drama about international sex trafficking is tremendously sincere but also brutal.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
09-28-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: trade, Marco Kreuzpaintner
The Early Life of a Saintnew
This is an old-school heroic drama from Bhutan about an 11th century Tibetan saint whose tale begins with greed and vengeance.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
09-21-2007 |
Reviews
'Self-Medicated': Hey Kid, The First One's Freenew
It contains some freshman mistakes, but this microindie has such dramatic momentum, such a need to tell its story, that it's well worth a look.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
08-31-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Monty Lapica, Self-Medicated
'Mr. Bean's Holiday': Bean There, Done Thatnew
The comic Mr Bean provides a so-so late summer diversion, unlikely to reignite Beanmania -- or repeat the previous film’s boffo box office.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
08-23-2007 |
Reviews
'Gypsy Caravan': Banding Togethernew
Billed as the "Gypsy Caravan," five bands travel across America making music from across the Romani diaspora.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
08-10-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Gypsy Caravan, Jasmine Dellal
'Underdog': Dog Days of Augustnew
A mad scientist's experiments provide a beagle with superpowers and the ability to speak in this children's comedy based on an old cartoon.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
08-10-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Frederik Du Chau, Underdog
A Vodka Tonicnew
Cuddlier and more charming, this alcoholic-hit-man comedy isn’t your typical John Dahl noir, but it is offbeat, lovably deadpan, and just tart enough.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
07-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: John Dahl, You Kill Me
City Lights of 'Paris'new
Eighteen short films by an international who's-who of filmmakers make up this omnibus celebrating the joys and sorrows of love and Paris, organized by neighborhood.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
06-22-2007 |
Reviews
'A Mighty Heart': Pearls Unfurlednew
This drama is more aloof than melodramatic.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
06-22-2007 |
Reviews
Love Is Blindnew
A documentary portrait of a mutually obsessive, interdependent, tabloid-fodder marriage that's going on 30 years.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
06-14-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Crazy Love, Dan Klores
'Offside': Girls, Goals, and Ballsnew
Deeply immersive, thought-provoking, and quite often funny, this film depicts the resourcefulness women in Iran must rely on in order to enter a stadium to watch, no less play, soccer.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
06-07-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Jafar Panahi, Offside
Ready for His Close-Upnew
His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, is truly a spiritual leader for the 21st century.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
06-01-2007 |
Reviews
Boots and Suits, Scheming and Dreamingnew
An interview with the Wilson brothers on The Wendell Baker Story.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
05-18-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
You're in the Army Nownew
In this multination offender, Larry the Cable Guy and two friends are Army reservists who are shipped off to Iraq but mistakenly wind up in Mexico -- and can't tell the difference.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
05-18-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: C.B. Harding, Delta Farce
