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The War to End All Warsnew
The title suggests a seasonal release, but this remarkable film is very much of the moment, suggesting the futility of war by depicting the "Christmas truce" of 1914 from three sides in the battle.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
03-31-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Christian Carion, Joyeux Noel
Family Life After the Fall of the Wallnew
As two German families collide, this film explores its characters' shared history to unravel the challenges of political and personal reunification.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
03-31-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Dani Levy, Go for Zucker!
Duck Coopnew
Despite being a movie about youthful inertia among some Mexico City adolescents stuck at home by themselves, Duck Season is squirmy and restless.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
03-24-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Fernando Eimbcke, Duck Season
Matches Made In Mexiconew
Ivan Thompson, the "Cowboy Cupid" who brokers marriages between American men and Mexican women, is a truly fascinating documentary character that is expertly revealed through rock-solid storytelling.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
03-24-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Cowboy del Amor, Michèle Ohayon
A Man's Best Gal Is His Momnew
This date movie is dude-friendly by design, but all its attention to hairdos and cute outfits does not make up for its lack of romantic spark.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
03-10-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Failure to Launch, Tom Dey
Two Tweens and a Tailnew
Based on a young adult novel by Alice Hoffman, the film is about two best girlfriends who meet up with … a mermaid!
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
03-02-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Aquamarine, Elizabeth Allen
Free at Lastnew
This documentary raises staggering questions about virtually every aspect of the criminal-justice system.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
02-23-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: After Innocence, Jessica Sanders
Happily Ever Afternew
This traditional romantic comedy with a lesbian twist has its charms, but for a movie about loving radically, it sure plays it safe.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
02-10-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Imagine Me & You, Ol Parker
Bananaramanew
It's not perfect, but the big-screen debut of H.A. Rey's lovable monkey is faithful to George's gentle spirit while fully exploiting the possibilities of old-school, two-dimensional animation.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
02-10-2006 |
Reviews
Jazz Age Gone Wildenew
Oscar Wilde's Lady Windermere's Fan is here set among Jazz Age expatriates cold-chillin' on the Italian coast, and the result is not quite as dishy as one might hope.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
02-03-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: A Good Woman, Mike Barker
Schoolhouse Reichnew
Every movie about the Holocaust should be this good, but few are. Heartbreaking and brutal, its tale of two boys training together at an elite school is as intimate and truthful to its characters as it is powerfully topical and politically brave.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
02-03-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Before the Fall, Dennis Gansel
Who's Minding the Kids?new
Nanny McPhee is something of a rarity: a movie for children that is about children and their world.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
01-30-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Kirk Jones, Nanny McPhee
Perplexing But Not Terrifyingnew
Although long on style and concept, this film lacks the primal urgency of Shimizu’s 2003 J-horror blockbuster Ju-on.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
01-19-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Takashi Shimizu, Marebito
International Anomienew
Using a sleek visual style and bits of animation, this elegant Chinese film explores the effects of modernism, globalism and international commerce upon its culture and society.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
01-13-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Jia Zhangke, The World
Near-Death Motivationnew
After being diagnosed with an incurable brain disease, a woman (played delightfully by Queen Latifah) discovers her moxie.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
01-13-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Last Holiday, Wayne Wang
