AltWeeklies Wire
Guilt and Consequencesnew
Crime and Punishment comes to New England in this story about the aftermath of a child's death.
Austin Chronicle |
Josh Rosenblatt |
10-26-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Reservation Road, Terry George
It Takes a Villagenew
This movie's high-concept premise would be easy to dismiss were it not so flawlessly executed.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
10-26-2007 |
Reviews
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
Hoist the Sailsnew
The documentary Deep Water tells the white-knuckled true story of the first single-handed around-the-world yacht competition.
Austin Chronicle |
Toddy Burton |
10-26-2007 |
Reviews
All in the Familynew
What passes for real life in this Steve Carell film is as genially inoffensive and predictable as the average TV sitcom.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
10-26-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Dan in Real Life, Peter Hedges
Condition Terminalnew
This two-person character study features lovely performances that are models of restraint in what otherwise might have been a soppy melodrama.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
10-26-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Alejandro Gomez Monteverde, Bella
Shaggy Dog Story Wags a Fun Talenew
Weirdsville accomplishes something that is rare for Canadian-made comedies: It's actually funny.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
10-05-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Allan Moyle, Weirdsville
Fantasy Dashednew
This fantasy film, adapted from Susan Cooper's series of novels, is utterly devoid of anything but bombastically simplistic notions.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
10-05-2007 |
Reviews
Modern Husbandrynew
Ben Stiller stars in this smart and winning remake of a 1972 Neil Simon-penned comedy about a man who falls in love with another woman on his honeymoon.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
10-05-2007 |
Reviews
Mostly Leftovers Served at This 'Feast'new
Robert Benton directs this Oregon-set meditation on the permutations of love among a constellation of characters.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
10-05-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Feast of Love, Robert Benton
I Saw a Film Today, Oh Boynew
Julie Taymor takes the timelessness of the Beatles' music and yanks it earthbound into a minefield of literalism.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
09-28-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Across the Universe, Julie Taymor
Boys of a Kindnew
In his first film role post-Harry Potter, Daniel Radcliffe plays an orphan in Australia who's pals with a bunch of other boys born in December.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
09-28-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: December Boys, Rod Hardy
Fatherhood Scorednew
The Rock plays a quarterback whose life is altered by the daughter he didn't know he had.
Austin Chronicle |
Josh Rosenblatt |
09-28-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Andy Fickman, The Game Plan
Cool Breeze From the Windy Citynew
Curb Your Enthusiasm's Jeff Garlin wrote, directed, and stars in this endearing schlub-in-Chicago movie that features contributions from Sarah Silverman, Bonnie Hunt, and other comic performers.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
09-28-2007 |
Reviews
CSI: Riyadhnew
Initially, The Kingdom seems like it might be another of this season's politically charged movies, but it actually plays more like an explosive episode of CSI: Riyadh.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
09-28-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Peter Berg, The Kingdom
