AltWeeklies Wire
History's Horndog Rides Againnew
Hallstrom's latest is fine but unambitious, content with being an arthouse trifle with tricorner hats, corsets, and powdered wigs.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
01-05-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Casanova, Lasse Hallström
One Word: Plasticnew
Fans of The Graduate should skip this strange comedy, which posits that the real-life inspiration for counterculture icon Benjamin Braddock grew up to be a cheesy, brainless high-tech zillionaire doing yoga and driving a Mercedes around Half Moon Bay.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
12-27-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Rob Reiner, Rumor Has It ...
No Bargain at Any Pricenew
This unasked-for sequel fuses the original concept with the well-worn formula of the family-vacation romp.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
12-21-2005 |
Reviews
Important Subject Marred by Poor Filmmakingnew
This film is a passionate if clunky cri du coeur for the kidnapped and murdered women of Juarez, Mexico -- a silent epidemic of as many as 450 crimes in the last 10 years.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
12-08-2005 |
Reviews
Let A Hundred Romances Bloomnew
This Chinese film presents an uncharacteristically romantic look at the Cultural Revolution.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
12-08-2005 |
Reviews
On the Brinknew
Love and sensation: It's all the same thing to a young gay Swiss man who leads a dangerous life.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
12-01-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Garcon Stupide, Lionel Baier
Take Me to Your Ashramnew
This documentary follows a group of spiritual voyagers through a series of pilgrimages and trips to Indian ashrams and holy festivals in order to create a portrait of the yogi life.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
11-23-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Naked in Ashes, Paula Fouce
Potter Tots Grow Up Lotsnew
This fourth Potter film is qualitatively different from the first three: It doesn't linger on gothic curlicues, and it emphasizes the emotional development of its characters with dramatic interplay rather than expressionistic, atmospheric gloom.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
11-17-2005 |
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Fowl Playnew
Disney's first all-CGI, made-in-house, animated feature is painful for all ages, despite a voice-talent roster to make the angels weep.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
11-10-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Chicken Little, Mark Dindal
Good Griefnew
This intercultural Houston-made film is an off-the-beaten-path ensemble drama that shows a healthy disregard for Hollywood rules.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
11-03-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Bob Roe, Dancing in Twilight
Seabiscuit Juniornew
This horsey heartwarmer does something surprising in spite of its underdog sports-movie formula and shameless emotional manipulation: It manages to be an enjoyable movie about and for girls.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
10-20-2005 |
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Mass Appealnew
An R&B singer rediscovers his roots in this faith-based drama that successfully captures the ecstatic experience of gospel performance despite having no other narrative momentum.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
10-14-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Rob Hardy, The Gospel
The Substance of Lifenew
This adaptation of Haruki Murakami's eponymous short story is a delicate little curio, lighter than air and gravely philosophical at once.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
10-06-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Jun Ichikawa, Tony Takitani
Shallow Waters Run Deepnew
There's a crisp little thriller anchored in this movie about pretty people wearing skimpy swimwear in a beautiful locale.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
09-29-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: John Stockwell, Into the Blue
French Affairsnew
This French romantic comedy is little more than a heap of cliches whenever the director and star Yvan Attal's real-life wife, Charlotte Gainsbourg, disappears from the screen.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
09-29-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Happily Ever After, Yvan Attal
