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"Battle: Los Angeles" Review Causes a Commenting Stirnew

Why are hostile aliens from outer space so attracted to Los Angeles? They blew the fuck out of California in last year’s Skyline, and in Battle: Los Angeles we really don’t even get a reason for their invasion (it may have something to do with water).
San Antonio Current  |  Michael Gallucci  |  03-29-2011  |  Reviews

Critic's Diss: "The Lincoln Lawyer"new

As far as courtroom dramas are concerned, you’d be hard-pressed to find something as generic as 'The Lincoln Lawyer.'
San Antonio Current  |  Kiko Martinez  |  03-25-2011  |  Reviews

'Casino Jack' and the Art of the Stealnew

Superlobbyist Jack Abramoff’s biggest crime was getting caught.
San Antonio Current  |  Enrique Lopetegui  |  03-25-2011  |  Reviews

Critic's Pick: 'White Material'new

Dressed in a light pink frock and standing on a dusty road in an unnamed African country, Maria Vial, the central character in the French art-house film White Material, appears spellbound by the changes happening in a world she once thought of as her home.
San Antonio Current  |  Kiko Martinez  |  03-15-2011  |  Reviews

Interview: Abigail Breslin on 'Rango'new

Oscar-nominated actress Abigail Breslin ("Little Miss Sunshine") is the voice of Priscilla in the animated feature "Rango."
San Antonio Current  |  Kiki Martinez  |  03-14-2011  |  Profiles & Interviews

SXSW 2011 Movie Guidenew

The San Antonio Current picks the key U.S. and world films of SXSW 2011.
San Antonio Current  |  Enrique Lopetegui  |  03-11-2011  |  Movies

Hall Pass interviews: Peter Farrelly & J.B. Smoovenew

As one half of the filmmaking duo known as the Farrelly brothers, Peter Farrelly has been churning out slapstick comedies with his brother Bobby since Dumb and Dumber in 1994. Since then, both have introduced audiences to some unusual characters in films such as Kingpin, There’s Something About Mary, and Shallow Hal.
San Antonio Current  |  Kiko Martinez  |  03-04-2011  |  Profiles & Interviews

Critic's Pick: Cedar Rapidsnew

In Cedar Rapids, small-town insurance salesman Tim Lippe (Ed Helms) is the kind of hopeless buffoon you wouldn’t mind getting to know. His rite of passage comes when he is sent to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to represent his company at an insurance convention, a sizeable step for Tim, who has never left his own backyard.
San Antonio Current  |  Kiko Martinez  |  03-04-2011  |  Reviews

Sofia Coppola's 'Somewhere' Authentic and Contemporarynew

Somewhere’s central character reads as sensitive — maybe even simple — and despite a career of steady gigs, 37-year-old actor Stephen Dorff is somehow unfamiliar enough to slip into the character of Marco.
San Antonio Current  |  Ashley Lindstrom  |  02-28-2011  |  Reviews

Chaplin and Keaton, Take Twonew

Embracing the genius of film’s two greatest comedians.
San Antonio Current  |  Enrique Lopetegui  |  02-18-2011  |  Movies

Rich Men Also Crynew

'The Company Men' shows the effects of downsizing in the corporate world. Like we care.
San Antonio Current  |  Enrique Lopetegui  |  02-18-2011  |  Reviews

Anne Hathaway (Mis)cast as Catwomannew

Maybe she can break into song and smile that goodie-goodie smile after she finishes engaging in criminal activity in a skin-tight costume with a whip for a weapon/accessory.
San Antonio Current  |  Ashley Lindstrom  |  02-07-2011  |  Movies

Swan Divenew

Our beloved Natalie Portman tests our patience. Severely.
San Antonio Current  |  Kiko Martinez  |  02-02-2011  |  Reviews

Life Ain't Beautifulnew

'Biutiful' director Wants You to grow up and face the facts (and the subtitles).
San Antonio Current  |  Enrique Lopetegui  |  01-20-2011  |  Profiles & Interviews

Country Strongnew

If you're thinking of seeing "Country Strong," stop. Stop right now.
San Antonio Current  |  Chuck Kerr  |  01-17-2011  |  Reviews

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