AltWeeklies Wire
Superhero School Daysnew
An adolescent superhero can't find his niche.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
07-28-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Mike Mitchell, Sky High
Love, Sex, and Everything Elsenew
A movie about master manipulators and the people who love them is rife with surprises.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
07-28-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Don Roos, Happy Endings
Joan Allen's Yes Woman In Controlnew
While the unconventional Yes doesn’t realize all of its artistic ambitions, its depiction of romantic passion still resonates.
Austin Chronicle |
Steve Davis |
07-28-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Sally Potter, Yes
Game Onnew
For sure, this is a movie about jocks, with all their ardor and devotion to the sport on full display, but the affecting Murderball also goes where no documentary about the physically impaired has gone before.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
07-22-2005 |
Reviews
No Signs of Lifenew
If you like Maxim, you'll love The Island -- it's glossy, expensive, full of slick ads and beautiful people reduced to posable action figures.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
07-22-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Michael Bay, The Island
Rocky Meets the Mean Streets of Memphisnew
In a true starmaking turn, Terrence Howard commands the screen as a down-on-his-luck pimp and aspiring rapper.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
07-22-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Craig Brewer, Hustle & Flow
Hell-Boundnew
Rob Zombie's Super-16 death trip is the year's most viciously entertaining psycho road-movie, a heartfelt homage to '70s-era cinematic sleaze.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
07-22-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Rob Zombie, The Devil's Rejects
Base Hitnew
Kids and profanity will always be funny together, but this genial remake of the Walter Matthau hit has lost some of the edge.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
07-22-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Richard Linklater, Bad News Bears
Zupan on Impactnew
Twelve years after adjusting to life in a wheelchair, Mark Zupan adjusts to life in the limelight with his new movie about his sport, Murderball.
Austin Chronicle |
Shawn Badgley |
07-21-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Forget Your R.S.V.P.new
The film’s sour tone, unremarkable direction, and bewildering characterizations of sexuality and race will probably not hurt the comedy's charm at the box office.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
07-14-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: David Dobkin, Wedding Crashers
Lessons in Frigid Parentingnew
The documentary nature photography is so intimate, and the story of the penguins' mating is so carefully crafted into a sustained and satisfying narrative, that they become epic heroes: brave, if not fearless, and stalwart fools for love.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
07-14-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Luc Jacquet, March of the Penguins
Young Malaise in Sharp Focusnew
Writer-director Bujalski in his micro-budget film shows a superb knack for capturing real moments (the stuff that happens in between all the big moments) and the residue of our half-fulfilled inclinations.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
07-14-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Andrew Bujalski, Funny Ha Ha
Waterloggednew
Despite a dream cast, this Hollywood remake of a Japanese horror classic is all wet.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
07-14-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Dark Water, Walter Salles
Jumping-Off Pointsnew
This intersecting story that follows a half-dozen New Yorkers over the course of one long day to night is intellectually engaging and genuinely surprising, although not terribly risky.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
07-14-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Chris Terrio, Heights
Christine's Worldnew
Performance artist Miranda July's feature-length debut is packed with arresting images, moments, and single lines of dialogue -- enough to earn the film top awards at Sundance and Cannes.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
07-14-2005 |
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