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Over the Topnew
Canny casting and a sly anti-consumerist message give this animated feature extra adult appeal, but like a lot of animated fare it's overly busy and splashy.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
05-19-2006 |
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Breaking Ranksnew
The GI anti-war movement during the Vietnam war is recounted in this revelatory documentary whose current implications cannot be underestimated.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
05-19-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: David Zeiger, Sir! No Sir!
Unmoored Beautynew
This Aussie coming-of-age film features a mesmerizing performance by stateside newcomer Abbie Cornish as the 16-year-old lead.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
05-19-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Cate Shortland, Somersault
Ghosts of Protests Pastnew
This Oscar nominee from Germany chronicles the last desperate hours of Sophie Scholl, a real-life German university student who, in 1943 Munich, ran afoul of the gestapo.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
05-19-2006 |
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Til Death Do Us Partnew
This film, which examines the second-class status of women in traditional Hindu society is beautiful yet sad, a tale drenched in centuries of stagnant, holy water.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
05-12-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: water, Deepa Mehta
Wedding March to No Man's Landnew
This story about an arranged marriage taking place in a remote outpost of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights will be familiar to anyone ever caught in an avalanche of red tape.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
05-12-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Eran Riklis, The Syrian Bride
Watership Downnew
A handful of talented actors checked their egos at the door in hopes of ... something, but this Poseidon is a wash.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
05-12-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Poseidon, Wolfgang Petersen
World Cup Appetizernew
From East L.A. to the soccer fields of England, this rags-to-riches story sticks closely to the sports movie formula.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
05-12-2006 |
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Bollywood Horrornew
This unusual Bollywood film is an anthology horror film with segments directed by seven different directors.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
05-12-2006 |
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Theogical Remaindersnew
The New Age metaphysics-cum-pulp thriller novel is now a movie.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
05-12-2006 |
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Back to the Drawing Boardnew
This follow-up to Terry Zwigoff and Daniel Clowes' transcendent Ghost World is too scattershot to be truly great, but their smarty-pants campus yarn is on fire with satire.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
05-12-2006 |
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Broomsticked to Deathnew
A satanic-possession thriller set in 1817 stars Donald Sutherland and Sissy Spacek -- to little avail.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
05-12-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Magic Kingdomsnew
This fantastical story mixes battles, magic, romance and mistaken identities for a lovely but unsatisfying blend.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
05-05-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Chen Kaige, The Promise
A Kiss Before Dyingnew
A 16-year-old with terminal cancer just wants to have sex before dying in this sweet, if overly earnest feature.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
05-05-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Alex Steyermark, One Last Thing …
The Best of the Batchnew
It's all poppycock, of course, but the latest installment of the orgiastic action franchise is done with great vim, vigor, and flair.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
05-05-2006 |
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