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Florida Wildlifenew
First-time producer Jimmy Buffett turns outs an eco-friendly coming-of-age movie based on Carl Hiassen's Newberry Award-winning young-adult novel.
Austin Chronicle |
Toddy Burton |
05-05-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Hoot, Wil Shriner
Father Knows Lessnew
This Cannes Palme d'Or winner presents a maelstrom of grit, crime, poverty, and bureaucratic gridlock.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
05-05-2006 |
Reviews
Grand Illusionsnew
The literal and figurative institutionalization of Austin music and art legend Daniel Johnston is analyzed from many angles in this perceptive film profile.
Austin Chronicle |
Raoul Hernandez |
05-05-2006 |
Reviews
The Day the World Changednew
United 93 is a sober, humanistic portrait of America’s literal "first responders," who in an instant were forced to wrap their heads around a new, unfathomable reality.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
04-28-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Paul Greengrass, united 93
Balancing Actsnew
Bring It On scribe Jessica Bendinger writes and directs this teen movie set in the world of competitive gymnastics, and features leotard-clad girls who learn to stick together to fight injustice.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
04-28-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Jessica Bendinger, Stick It
Town Without Pitynew
This eerie but ultimately unengaging film adaptation of Konami's smash series of video games has a pitch-perfect score and unnervingly nightmarish imagery.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
04-28-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Christophe Gans, Silent Hill
A Conspiracy in the White Housenew
This serviceable action thriller disintegrates into an implausible mess that's barely salvaged by the presence of old pros like Michael Douglas and Kim Basinger.
Austin Chronicle |
Steve Davis |
04-28-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Clark Johnson, The Sentinel
Home Friednew
Steve Buscemi directs this story about a lovable loser who moves back in with his off-kilter family in Indiana.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
04-28-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Steve Buscemi, Lonesome Jim
Suck on Thisnew
Metaphorically speaking, Little Red Riding Hood eats Humbert Humbert in this story of an online predator and his jailbait, gamine prey.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
04-28-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: David Slade, Hard Candy
It Takes a Villagenew
This story about a girl from the ghetto who wins the national spelling bee has lofty if often unfulfilled goals, but is a rewarding tale nevertheless.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
04-28-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Akeelah and the Bee, Doug Atchison
Good Sportsmanshipnew
Rob Corddry of The Daily Show stars as a professional paintball athlete looking to reclaim his former glory in this genial but uneven mockumentary.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
04-21-2006 |
Reviews
Friends: The Next Decadenew
Forget friends with money -- how about friends with husbands, kids, mortgages and so-called life plans?
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
04-21-2006 |
Reviews
Dance With a Strangernew
The film has talent, quirks, laughs and even some skin, but nevertheless creaks its way through an awkward story.
Austin Chronicle |
Toddy Burton |
04-21-2006 |
Reviews
Bettie Bluenew
Gretchen Mol dazzles as the titular pinup girl, but the film raises many more questions about the enigmatic icon than it answers.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
04-21-2006 |
Reviews
Gag Reflexnew
What's new in this fourth edition of the popular-culture spoof machine? Well, Shaquille O'Neal and Dr. Phil, for starters.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
04-21-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: David Zucker, Scary Movie 4
