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A Chinese Box of Secretsnew
This breezy Chinese-American coming-out comedy has a big cast, but the film belongs to Joan Chen.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
06-30-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Alice Wu, Saving Face
Past and Future … Tensenew
With this disturbing story about the lingering effects of child sexual abuse, Gregg Araki creates a film that is psychologically rich, emotionally haunting, and technically superior to anything he has ever done.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
06-30-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Gregg Araki, Mysterious Skin
The Last Gasp of Basketball Seasonnew
Although this Mighty Ducks/Bad News Bears clone is predictable and inoffensive, it's filled with sweet humor and well-drawn young characters.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
06-30-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Steve Carr, Rebound
Indian Folktale Tests a Marriagenew
The Hindi megastar Shahrukh Khan and the arthouse director Amol Palekar combine forces for this new Bollywood fable.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
06-30-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Amol Palekar, Paheli
Space Invadersnew
Spielberg and the gang at Industrial Light & Magic have knocked the ball not only out of the park but out of Earth's orbit as well.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
06-30-2005 |
Reviews
Witchy Womannew
Again Nicole Kidman goes for another nose-centric role, yet Nora Ephron's very meta remake of the old TV show still misfires.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
06-24-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Nora Ephron, Bewitched
Zombie Nationnew
Romero has again crafted a character-driven horror film that doubles as a metaphor for the economic disparity in America and, to a lesser degree, the war on terror.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
06-24-2005 |
Reviews
Retread Has Some New Groovesnew
This deluxe retread is sort of annoying, but it’s so scrappy and persistent that it seems kind of cute in spite of itself.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
06-24-2005 |
Reviews
Heatwavenew
This ripe and symbolically drenched coming-of-age story nevertheless pleases due to its rare emotional honesty and the delightful performances of two young newcomers.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
06-24-2005 |
Reviews
When Naughty Was Nicenew
In this comedy set in 70s Spain, a married couple makes porn movies for Scandinavian consumption.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
06-24-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Pablo Berger, Torremolinos 73
Duff Enufnew
Less a feature film than 90 minutes of tweenage feminine wish fulfillment, The Perfect Man is like Teen People come to life.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
06-16-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Mark Rosman, The Perfect Man
Bale Bats It Out of the Park … Er, Cavenew
Batman Begins … and it's about time. The movie is great fun, and also a terrific relief.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
06-16-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Christopher Nolan, Batman Begins
A, B, C, Dancenew
The filmmakers would have us embrace this work as though it were the Spellbound of grade-school dance documentaries, but the film quickly loses its footing.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
06-16-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Mad Hot Ballroom, Marilyn Agrelo
Lord of This Castlenew
The latest from animation master Hayao Miyazaki is ravishingly beautiful but narratively inferior to all his other flims.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
06-16-2005 |
Reviews
Cross the T for Twisty Tanglenew
In his English-language debut, Gael García Bernal plays one of the sides of a twisted love triangle.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
06-16-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Dot the I, Matthew Parkhill
