AltWeeklies Wire
Musical Alchemynew
Lots of information and finely honed arguments characterize this vicariously thrilling and joyous documentary that explores heavy metal's many permutations and sheer endurance over the past 30-odd years.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
03-24-2006 |
Reviews
Spike Lee Scoresnew
Although with Denzel, Jodie, and Clive it would be difficult to go wrong, Spike Lee and screenwriter Russell Gewirtz have created a truly original film from various shopworn genre cliches.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
03-24-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Spike Lee, Inside Man
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
Jackbooted Into the Futurenew
This is a futuristic slice of pop-culture agitprop, replete with a costumed antihero, lovingly choreographed action sequences, cunningly ornate dialogue and a rousing score.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
03-15-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: James McTeigue, V for Vendetta
Demme and Young: In Concertnew
Jonathan Demme dreams us back to the golden age of performance films, in which Neil Young unfolds his latest album Prairie Wind in concert at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium.
Austin Chronicle |
Raoul Hernandez |
03-15-2006 |
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See What They Do to Younew
How did Jonathan Demme and Neil Young made a film about a concert attended by an audience of Nashville spirits?
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
03-10-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Beyond the Spectrumnew
“I was born into a world you may not understand,” says the superhuman killing machine in an opening voiceover -- she ain’t kidding.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
03-10-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Kurt Wimmer, Ultraviolet
Ready for Warnew
Jarecki's canny and somewhat overwhelming documentary paints a grim historical picture of war profiteering run amok.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
03-10-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Eugene Jarecki, Why We Fight
Wild and Woollynew
There are precious few surprises here, but this breezy remake starring Tim Allen is a painless affair.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
03-10-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Brian Robbins, The Shaggy Dog
Who's That Knocking on the Door?new
This Italian film presents a modern parable about a Palestinian family, whose home in the West Bank is abruptly taken over by Israeli soldiers.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
03-10-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Private, Saverio Costanzo
Lifestyles of the Rich and Infamousnew
Johnny Depp runs away with the show in this murkily filmed picture, cackling all the while and defiling beauty in all its forms as the exceedingly decadent Earl of Rochester.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
03-10-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Laurence Dunmore, The Libertine
Cannibalism: Just Another Dysfunctionnew
This remake ratchets up the gore while subtly rewiring some of the characters, but it never manages the nagging subtexts Craven so handily injected into the original horror film.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
03-10-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Alexandre Aja, The Hills Have Eyes
AIDS Killed This Sexual Revolutionnew
This documentary offers a sympathetic perspective of the post-Stonewall sexual liberation years in New York City.
Austin Chronicle |
Steve Davis |
03-10-2006 |
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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
