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Suspicious Mindsnew
Even though grande dames Maggie Smith and Judi Dench share the screen in this drama, their immense talents are mostly wasted.
Austin Chronicle |
Steve Davis |
06-16-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Charles Dance, Ladies in Lavender
'Til Death Do Us Partnew
Pitt and Jolie, reduced to being used as set dressing in their own star vehicle, nevertheless pack a lot of bang for the buck.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
06-16-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Doug Liman, Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Movie Drowns in Its Own Stream of Consciousnessnew
Robert Rodriguez adds a dimension with this kids' fantasy movie, but only in the most literal sense -- 3-D.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
06-10-2005 |
Reviews
Euro-Horror Fizzles Where It Should Sizzlenew
This is a gripping piece of splatterpunk, despite the fact that there's not much to it and the plot crumbles in the third act.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
06-10-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Alexandre Aja, High Tension
The Bus Doesn't Stop Here Anymorenew
Instead of reworking the original TV show’s subject matter regarding class and marriage, Honeymooners is plodding mimicry featuring a predominantly African-American cast.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
06-10-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: John Schultz, The Honeymooners
Sour Grapesnew
This sprawling documentary about the globalization of the wine industry is ambitious but frequently directionless. It's for true connoisseurs only.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
06-10-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Jonathan Nossiter, Mondovino
Frankie, Can You Hear Me?new
A superstar DJ goes deaf in Ibeza in this mockumentary that observes his process of coping.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
06-10-2005 |
Reviews
Off-Key Educationnew
More than his Philadelphia school of rock, it's blustery instructor Paul Green who becomes the true subject of this documentary.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
06-10-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Don Argott, Rock School
Skatetown, USAnew
This narrative re-creation of the skateboarding doc Dogtown and Z-Boys is a blast -- as accurate as it ought to be with more than enough mythology and gut thrills thrown in for good measure.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
06-10-2005 |
Reviews
Good Tailoring Mattersnew
For a movie about magic pants, this film shows a surprising level of sophistication – in its performances, its production values, and its emotional maturity.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
06-02-2005 |
Reviews
Criminal Confectionnew
A contemporary gangster film that both looks and feels like a Britnoir classic filtered through the Jam’s bang-on sense of style, Layer Cake takes a realistic approach to Britain’s criminal underclass.
Austin Chronicle |
Matthew Vaughn |
06-02-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Matthew Vaughn, Layer Cake
Sex Between Upper and Lower … Classesnew
An Italian surgeon falls in love with a country girl, flirts with the self-pitying mindset of the slumming elite, and becomes something of an apology for bourgeois classism.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
06-02-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Don't Move, Sergio Castellitto
The 'Bulldog of Bergen' Bitesnew
Ron Howard and Russell Crowe have once again combined their efforts to create a big Hollywood biopic that exudes the strong whiff of Oscar bait.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
06-02-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Cinderella Man, Ron Howard
Siblings Without Sentimentnew
This psychological drama from Denmark is interesting and well-performed, but it's no Cain and Abel.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
06-02-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Susanne Bier, Brothers
Casualties of Warnew
New Iraqi drama by Iranian Kurd Bahman Ghobadi is lyrical and heart-wrenching as it focuses on the children of conflict.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
05-27-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Bahman Ghobadi, Turtles Can Fly
