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Deep Freeze Comedynew
A mockumentary about the members of a Frozen Food Enthusiasts Club is funny when it stays on topic but becomes scattered when it strays.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
11-10-2005 |
Reviews
50 Cent Short 2 Bitsnew
The film story of Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson's tough road to success is so melodramatic that if it weren't real it would be laughable.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
11-10-2005 |
Reviews
Seaside Dalliancesnew
The French still like to get their sex on, a fact confirmed again and again in this breezy, featherweight sex farce.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
11-10-2005 |
Reviews
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
Starting From Somethingnew
After an eight-year break, screenwriter Shane Black is back with Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, which has taken him in a different direction.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
11-10-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Shane Black
L.A. Storynew
Shane Black's directorial debut is a suckerpunch-and-a-half, a trippy tribute to L.A. noir and a genre-busting blitzkrieg attack on Hollywood pretentions that’s just as full of them as the pulp it lampoons.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
11-10-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Shane Black
Family Encounters Along the Slippery Park Slopenew
In this expertly acted piece about the coming apart of a family of New York intellectuals, humor is served not with a smirk but with a helpless shrug.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
11-03-2005 |
Reviews
Love for Salenew
Steve Martin's latest stands out as an elegant work, one that provides a welcome look at love, romance, and heartbreak without the encumbrances of the usual Hollywood folderol.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
11-03-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Shopgirl, Anand Tucker
Gonads Galaxynew
More collegiate humor released by the folks at the Lampoon that has more hormonal smarts than necessary and about as many sex and toilet gags as you might suspect.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
11-03-2005 |
Reviews
The Sound of One Man Crackingnew
An unconventional psychological thriller without much plot, Keane is the gripping and uncompromising story of a man's attempt to hang on to his sanity.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
11-03-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Keane, Lodge Kerrigan
Ready for Warnew
Though lacking a clear point of view, the film seems to say that war not only dehumanizes soldiers, but also infantilizes them. It’s not a pretty picture, but it is a lovely film.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
11-03-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Jarhead, Sam Mendes
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
Just What the Doctor Orderednew
With genuine sparks between its two lovestruck leads and a delightfully flinchy performance from Meryl Streep, this comedy is just what its title implies: prime.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
10-27-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Ben Younger, Prime
Forecast Calls for Clouds and Sunshinenew
In this heartfelt comic drama, a wonderfully controlled Nicolas Cage plays a man who, despite the appearance of success, is despondent over his superficiality.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
10-27-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Gore Verbinski, The Weather Man
Novel Gazingnew
While Capote is a good film, it hasn’t closed the book on the subject, even though the performances are undeniably great.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
10-27-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Capote, Bennett Miller
