AltWeeklies Wire
Anyone Home?new
A young man steals into people's apartments and adopts their identities in this largely wordless Korean drama.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
05-27-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Kim Ki-duk, 3-Iron
Zoo Loosenew
Gently amusing stuff, sure, but nothing terribly inspiring in this animated tale of zoo animals heading back to the wild.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
05-27-2005 |
Reviews
Film Recidivismnew
Sandler and Rock keep the ball in play for this old prison football gem, although they fail to score any new points.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
05-27-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Peter Segal, The Longest Yard
Crude Comedy of Sexual Errors Falls Flatnew
If you've been waiting for a gay/straight comedy of errors that opens with a cringe-worthy rape scene before devolving into borderline offensive situations, then pal, your film has arrived.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
05-27-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Q. Allan Brocka, Eating Out
Now More Like It Ought to Benew
The movie Peckinpah made in between Ride the High Country and The Wild Bunch – Major Dundee – was a troubled picture from the get-go.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
05-20-2005 |
Reviews
Dogvillenew
Jet Li, in his first Western role of any depth, convincingly plays both man and beast, although a sentimental script by producer Luc Besson hampers the story.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
05-20-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Louis Leterrier, Unleashed
Is Sith All There Is?new
Veering from moments of breathtakingly visualized valor to outright stupidity, Sith is a vast improvement over the previous two outings, but still and all, it’s no Star Wars.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
05-20-2005 |
Reviews
Spousal Supportnew
The marriage of two Turks who meet while in a German psychiatric hospital grows from a relationship of convenience into a genuine love affair.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
05-20-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Fatih Akin, Head-On
Spare the Music, Spoil the Childnew
A box-office smash in its native France, this kindly and spirited film doesn’t exactly break the mold of the heartwarming, humanistic boarding-school dramedy.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
05-20-2005 |
Reviews
A Roost of One's Ownnew
Well-considered, beautifully made, and often gripping in its narrative, this film epitomizes the best the documentary format can offer.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
05-13-2005 |
Reviews
Both Lopez and Fonda Blow Comebacksnew
This banal and lukewarm slice of romantic comedy is as soft and ephemeral as any colorized Ted Turner outing.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
05-13-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Robert Luketic, Monster-in-Law
Final Grade Is Life or Deathnew
In this stale thriller, young FBI profilers have a hard time figuring out who is picking them off, one by one.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
05-13-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Renny Harlin, Mindhunters
Evidence Lostnew
Korean cop film is based on the country's first real serial-killer case in 1986, a case that flummoxed the police along with everyone else.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
05-13-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Joon-ho Bong, Memories of Murder
Daddy Dearestnew
An acute observation of the ways in which we fail to communicate marks this French film, which won the screenwriting award at last year's Cannes Film Festival.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
05-13-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Agnès Jaoui, Look at Me
Soccer Dads on Coffee Jagnew
Will Ferrell, Robert Duvall, and Mike Ditka all appear together in a film that sings the praises of kids' soccer and caffeine addiction.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
05-13-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Jesse Dylan, Kicking & Screaming
