AltWeeklies Wire
'Buffy' and 'Lost' alum dick around with horror clichésnew
If its geek pedigree isn't enough to tip you off that The Cabin in the Woods isn't your typical slasher movie, it should become clear within the first few minutes that co-writers Drew Goddard (who also directs) and Joss Whedon have something else in mind for their pre-apocalyptic twist on The Evil Dead.
San Antonio Current |
Michael Gallucci |
04-20-2012 |
Reviews
Bully is worth watching, but lacks one thing — bulliesnew
It was the end of the line in my search for the kid who, during my sixth-grade year, made gym a class I feared every day.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martínez |
04-20-2012 |
Reviews
'Game of Thrones' drama nearly sunk by rampant sadismnew
Season two of Game of Thrones is in full swing, with five kings battling to claim the Iron Throne in fantastical Westeros.
San Antonio Current |
Dean Robbins |
04-20-2012 |
TV
Tags: Game of Thrones
'Coriolanus' is a captivating, timely directorial debut by Ralph Fiennesnew
Social and economic inequality set the cinematic stage in Coriolanus, a highly-inspired adaptation of William Shakespeare's early 17th century play, which, in many ways, parallels the protest movement against governmental power tripping that began in New York City late last year and has since spread across the U.S.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martínez |
04-05-2012 |
Reviews
'In Darkness' finds humanity plumbing the sewers of Lvovnew
The darkness that pervades Agnieszka Holland's new film is figurative and physical. In Darkness (nominated to a Best Foreign Film Oscar) begins with a bungled burglary attempted under cover of night.
San Antonio Current |
Steven G. Kellman |
04-02-2012 |
Reviews
Fox's 'Touch' = A smoldering Sutherland, pseudo-religious hokum, and a 'magical Negro'new
TV networks have always had a weakness for mysticism, from The Twilight Zone to The X-Files to Lost.
San Antonio Current |
Dean Robbins |
04-02-2012 |
TV
In 'Hunger Games,' Jennifer Lawrence heads a winning YA franchisenew
Now that the Harry Potter series has wrapped and the Twilight saga lurches toward its final installment, The Hunger Games has swooped in as a sort of allegorical palate-cleanser, a post-apocalyptic showcase for a much needed breath of fresh air in the form of Katniss Everdeen, a YA hero who’s actually a young adult.
San Antonio Current |
Justin Strout |
03-31-2012 |
Reviews
Mad to be back: The return of 'Mad Men'new
This Sunday at 8pm, '60s ad man Don Draper and the sharp-dressed, sharp-tongued crew at Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce return to AMC after an unbearable 18-month absence.
San Antonio Current |
Chuck Kerr |
03-28-2012 |
TV
'Casa de Mi Padre': In defense of Will Ferrell's silliest (and craziest) movie yetnew
Casa de mi Padre, Will Ferrell's first Spanish-language movie, opened Friday to lackluster reviews, and I wonder: what were those riotous laughs at South by Southwest's premiere on March 13?
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
03-26-2012 |
Movies
Why 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' demands our attentionnew
t's every parent's worst nightmare and it's something Eva Khatchadourian (Tilda Swinton) knows from the start...
San Antonio Current |
Michael Gallucci |
03-26-2012 |
Reviews
'21 Jump Street' sidesteps nostalgia for fresh take on buddy cop comedynew
Considering the handful of '80s TV shows adapted into films over the last decade, it's impossible not to dread the idea of Manimal or Magnum P.I. finding their way to the big screen anytime soon.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martínez |
03-18-2012 |
Reviews
Ashley Judd is our new, favorite undercover mothernew
Becca (Ashley Judd) is a normal middle-aged mom who sends teenage son Mike (Nick Eversman) off to school in Rome.
San Antonio Current |
Dean Robbins |
03-18-2012 |
TV
Tags: Missing, Ashley Judd
Sarah Palin Takes on 'America's Next Top Models'new
An expert dramatization of a crazy moment in American history: Sarah Palin's selection as John McCain's running mate in the 2008 presidential election.
San Antonio Current |
Dean Robbins |
03-09-2012 |
TV
Tags: Game Change
SXSW Film Fest pulling in four proud San Antonio filmmakersnew
The road to the South by Southwest Film Festival stretched through San Antonio once again this year.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martínez |
03-09-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Wim Wenders shows but doesn't tell in 'Pina'new
Director Wim Wenders was not at all interested in dance before a girlfriend dragged him to see Cafe Müller and Le Sacre du Printemps by German avant-garde choreographer Pina Bausch.
San Antonio Current |
Pamela Zoslov |
03-08-2012 |
Reviews
