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The Parent Trapnew
The privileged nuclear family becomes a hellish dystopia as a result of a 9-year-old child's subtle, nuanced, unspoken manipulations.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
07-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: George Ratliff, Joshua
No Exitnew
Thai filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul creates a baffling yet intriguing film of meandering abstractions.
Austin Chronicle |
Josh Rosenblatt |
07-13-2007 |
Reviews
Harry's First Snognew
Yes, it's true: Harry Potter manages his first kiss, in between all manner of expository storytelling, and never was a young man's wand more ever-ready.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
07-13-2007 |
Reviews
Syllables Attractnew
Parker Posey gives a lovely, toned-down performance as Nora Wilder, the single, mid-30s Manhattanite at the heart of this romantic comedy.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
07-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Broken English, Zoe Cassavetes
Wings Over Parisnew
Luc Besson delivers a gorgeous-looking but ill-conceived mash note to the city of Paris that stars a petty crook and an ethereal beauty.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
07-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Luc Besson, Angel-A
Cars That Eat Peoplenew
What matters most about Transformers isn't subtext (this is Michael Bay after all), but what happens when big, loud, heavy things bang into other differently colored big, loud, heavy things.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
07-03-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Michael Bay, Transformers
Wedding Bell Bluesnew
A couple seeks connubial advice from a celibate with an affinity for Popeye impressions.
Austin Chronicle |
Josh Rosenblatt |
07-03-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Ken Kwapis, License to Wed
'Sicko': Medical Malpracticenew
Professional gadfly Michael Moore alights on the topic of the shortcomings of the American health-care system, and crafts his most widely accessible film to date.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
06-28-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Michael Moore, Sicko
'Ratatouille': How to Build a Better Rat Trapnew
Pixar scores another triumph of animated wonder with this story of a rat who craves haute cuisine over garbage.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
06-28-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Brad Bird, Ratatouille
'Live Free or Die Hard': Back in the Saddlenew
As John McClane, Bruce Willis once more brings the noise and blows the bejesus out of the bad guys.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
06-28-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Len Wiseman, Live Free or Die Hard
A 'Evening' to Forgetnew
Featuring the work of a great many fine actresses, this movie is much less than the sum of its parts, and runs aground while trying to create a mountain from a molehill.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
06-28-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Lajos Koltai, Evening
What Becomes a Legend Most?new
How do you tell the true story of the nearly mythical popular performer Edith Piaf? In epic proportions, of course.
Austin Chronicle |
Toddy Burton |
06-22-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: La Vie en Rose, Olivier Dahan
City Lights of 'Paris'new
Eighteen short films by an international who's-who of filmmakers make up this omnibus celebrating the joys and sorrows of love and Paris, organized by neighborhood.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
06-22-2007 |
Reviews
'A Mighty Heart': Pearls Unfurlednew
This drama is more aloof than melodramatic.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
06-22-2007 |
Reviews
'Golden Door': Streets of Goldnew
Despite the hardships depicted, this is a sweet film that plays witness to the immigrant birth pangs of modern America.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
06-22-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Emanuele Crialese, Golden Door
