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Spiritual Richesnew
In this inspirational film, a deceased tycoon's will decrees that his grandson perform a series of tasks to determine if the young man is worthy of inheriting the fortune.
Austin Chronicle |
Toddy Burton |
03-15-2007 |
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Road to Nowherenew
Middle-aged men cut loose.
Austin Chronicle |
Toddy Burton |
03-01-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Walt Becker, Wild Hogs
Emotional Rescuenew
Despite the fact that Tyler Perry relies on contrivances and sentimentality, he manages to spin a good yarn in the process.
Austin Chronicle |
Toddy Burton |
02-22-2007 |
Reviews
Same Old Songnew
Drew Barrymore plays lyricist to Hugh Grant's has-been musician in this Valentine's Day romantic comedy.
Austin Chronicle |
Toddy Burton |
02-15-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Marc Lawrence, Music and Lyrics
Mama Triednew
With a lazy, cliche, and rabid plot and paper-thin character development, this comedy's idea of fun involves the intergenerational discussion of orgasms.
Austin Chronicle |
Toddy Burton |
02-01-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Because I Said So, Michael Lehmann
Class Actnew
If you like your British movies quick, raunchy, reflective, and bittersweet, then The History Boys, based on the stage play, is for you.
Austin Chronicle |
Toddy Burton |
12-22-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Nicholas Hytner, The History Boys
Framing the Photographernew
From the director and writer of Secretary comes this odd fictional biopic about this photographer's impulses.
Austin Chronicle |
Toddy Burton |
12-08-2006 |
Reviews
Get Thee to a Mangernew
Sadly, this familiar tale is presented with a yawn-inducing neutrality more reminiscent of a community-center Christmas pageant than an epic story of divine humanity.
Austin Chronicle |
Toddy Burton |
11-30-2006 |
Reviews
My Little Ponynew
Girls and their horses. They're grist for this new update of Mary O'Hara's beloved novel My Friend Flicka.
Austin Chronicle |
Toddy Burton |
10-27-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Flicka, Michael Mayer
Here Come the Bridesnew
This Spanish comedy is about same-sex marriages and mothers-in-law.
Austin Chronicle |
Toddy Burton |
10-12-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Manuel Gómez Pereira, Queens
Failure to Laughnew
Although it stars Billy Bob Thornton and Napoleon Dynamite's Jon Heder and is jam-packed with multi-talented comedians and stars, School for Scoundrels is just not funny.
Austin Chronicle |
Toddy Burton |
09-28-2006 |
Reviews
Reports From the Frontnew
As raw and disturbing as it is wry and satirical, this film gives voice to U.S. National Guard soldiers in Iraq.
Austin Chronicle |
Toddy Burton |
09-22-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Deborah Scranton, The War Tapes
Capering in the Caymansnew
Lacking purpose or thoughtful complexity, Frank E. Flowers' film, starring Orlando Bloom and Bill Paxton, is an overly ambitious mess.
Austin Chronicle |
Toddy Burton |
09-17-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Frank E. Flowers, Haven
Manhattan Is for Loversnew
With distinct echoes of Woody Allen, Trust the Man follows fashionably neurotic New Yorkers in oversized apartments as they search for happiness, love, and sex.
Austin Chronicle |
Toddy Burton |
09-01-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Bart Freundlich, Trust the Man
Worms on a Playgroundnew
This kids movie is not as wormy as it sounds.
Austin Chronicle |
Toddy Burton |
08-28-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Bob Dolman, How to Eat Fried Worms
