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Everything Is Illuminatednew
The paths of a seemingly unconnected, multicultural group of Los Angelenos cross in the most compelling American movie to come around in a long while.
Austin Chronicle |
Steve Davis |
05-06-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Crash, Paul Haggis
Callous Disservicenew
While Callas Forever seems sincere in its attempt to pay tribute to the world’s most famous opera singer, it unwittingly disserves her in its bizarre wish-fantasy about resurrecting her voice onscreen.
Austin Chronicle |
Steve Davis |
03-25-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Callas Forever, Franco Zeffirelli
Comedy But No Chemistry in Hitchnew
What should be a battle of the sexes is more like a brief skirmish without any of the romantic tension that makes for an interesting – much less great – screen pairing.
Austin Chronicle |
Steve Davis |
02-18-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Andy Tennant, Hitch
Eastwood Delivers a Knockoutnew
Glorious performances and Eastwood's confident direction result in a film that transcends the rules of its genre and shows us, with an unvarnished simplicity, how human beings struggle to come to terms with the unthinkable.
Austin Chronicle |
Steve Davis |
02-05-2005 |
Reviews
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 |
Reviews
At Least It's Not Catsnew
The plodding stage musical finally comes to the big screen, its relentlessly bombastic score intact with a vengeance.
Austin Chronicle |
Steve Davis |
12-22-2004 |
Reviews
Indians, Fairies and Pirates in Victorian Londonnew
Johnny Depp delves into the mind of author J.M. Barrie in this adeptly realized celebration of the wonder of the imagination.
Austin Chronicle |
Steve Davis |
12-09-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Marc Forster, Finding Neverland
Tripping the Light Fantasticnew
Richard Gere, Jennifer Lopez and Susan Sarandon co-star in this tempting remake of a Japanese film about a man's midlife slump.
Austin Chronicle |
Steve Davis |
10-15-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Peter Chelsom, Shall We Dance?
Channeling Cary Grantnew
Despite its silly title, Touch of Pink isn’t the gay guy’s version of a Doris Day romantic comedy, but rather a meditation on culture clash, mother/son relations, and the ghost of a Hollywood legend.
Austin Chronicle |
Steve Davis |
09-21-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Ian Iqbal Rashid, Touch of Pink
