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Two Tweens and a Tailnew
Based on a young adult novel by Alice Hoffman, the film is about two best girlfriends who meet up with … a mermaid!
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
03-02-2006 |
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Tags: Aquamarine, Elizabeth Allen
A Hip-Hop Happeningnew
Although the film hasn't the distinctive fingerprints of Eternal Sunshine director Michel Gondry, Chappelle's party is nevertheless a fun blast of impromptu musicmaking, filmmaking, and comedy.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
03-02-2006 |
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Muscovite Mayhemnew
Russia's highest box-office grosser (until the release of its sequel) is a stylish sci-fi thriller that's filled with adrenaline-fueled pacing, an abundance of gory effects, a death metal soundtrack, and a convoluted narrative that puts The Matrix to shame.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
03-02-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Timur Bekmambetov, Night Watch
Walking the Walknew
16 Blocks may be a formulaic good-cops/bad-cops action flick, but it's rarely stereotypical.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
03-02-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Richard Donner, 16 Blocks
Inclement Clevelandnew
Meredith's debut film is a Chekhov-inspired collection of semi-intertwined vignettes about a half-dozen or so depressed people living in Cleveland, and features an impressive cast.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
03-02-2006 |
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What Hath Shrek Wrought?new
A clunker if there ever was one, Doogal is so mind-numbingly incoherent that parents and children alike will stare dazedly at the screen wondering what the heck is going on.
Austin Chronicle |
Steve Davis |
03-02-2006 |
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Madea, My Dearnew
In this sequel to last year's Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Perry ups the ante by including Cicely Tyson and Maya Angelou in his coffee klatch.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
03-02-2006 |
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Mob Vortexnew
Wayne Kramer's follow-up to The Cooler has no moral compass, and swings wildly out of control while blanketed in hyper-violent digital gore effects and a thick, black nausea of the soul.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
03-02-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Running Scared, Wayne Kramer
Jones Brands the Westernnew
Don't let the near-impossible-to-remember title keep you away from this singular and slightly surreal scorcher.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
02-23-2006 |
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A Long Way From Alphavillenew
This Cameroonian-French science fiction satire with Godardian influences is as fascinating as it is obscure.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
02-23-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Jean-Pierre Bekolo, Les Saignantes
Scary Movie Writers Get Even Scariernew
Having Date Movie on your resume is right up there with, say, "Bergen-Belsen Entertainment Coordinator."
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
02-23-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Aaron Seltzer, Date Movie
Free at Lastnew
This documentary raises staggering questions about virtually every aspect of the criminal-justice system.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
02-23-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: After Innocence, Jessica Sanders
Wait for the Fire Next Timenew
This Richard Price story about simmering racial tension that boils over during the course of a police investigation is scattershot and erratic.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
02-16-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Freedomland, Joe Roth
It's a Dog's Worldnew
We smell penguins, even though Eight Below's animals are really a pack of sled dogs in a dandy new man-and-dog movie.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
02-16-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Eight Below, Frank Marshall
Invitation to the Dancenew
This is a majestic movie about a once celebrated ballet company that changed the face of modern dance.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
02-16-2006 |
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