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Leaving (and Returning to) the Nestnew

Despite an overreliance on metaphor and symbolism, this is an affecting little film about characters who struggle with issues connected with adoption, homophobia and loss.

Austin Chronicle | Marjorie Baumgarten | 01-13-2006 | Reviews

Tags: Loggerheads, Tim Kirkman

Fool Britannia

The violence is more convincing than the eroticism, but both are pallid.

Washington City Paper | Mark Jenkins | 01-13-2006 | Reviews

Tags: James Franco, Kevin Reynolds, Sophia Myles, Tristan & Isolde, Wagner

Near-Death Motivationnew

After being diagnosed with an incurable brain disease, a woman (played delightfully by Queen Latifah) discovers her moxie.

Austin Chronicle | Marrit Ingman | 01-13-2006 | Reviews

Tags: Last Holiday, Wayne Wang

Fowl Out

Writer-director Dani Menkin's film seeks to prove how normal its subject is -- only in an exceptional, life-affirming way.

Washington City Paper | Tricia Olszewski | 01-13-2006 | Reviews

Tags: 39 Pounds of Love, Ami Ankilewitz, Dani Menkin, muscular dystrophy

Family Outing

Dorian Blues is a witty if familiar look at a young man's struggle with sexual identity.

Washington City Paper | Tricia Olszewski | 01-13-2006 | Reviews

Tags: coming out, Dorian Blues, sexual orientation, Tennyson Bardwell

A Different Kind of No-Tell Motelnew

In this horror film, three backpackers check in to the wrong hostel where, unbeknownst to them, very bad things happen from dusk till dawn.

Austin Chronicle | Marc Savlov | 01-13-2006 | Reviews

Tags: Eli Roth, hostel

Urban Update for a Classicnew

This animated retelling of the Little Red Riding Hood story has sass but little imagination.

Austin Chronicle | Marjorie Baumgarten | 01-13-2006 | Reviews

Tags: Hoodwinked, Cory Edwards; Todd Edwards; Tony Leech

Funnier Than You Might Thinknew

What's funnier than having to move back in with your parents? Why, moving in with your grandparents, of course.

Austin Chronicle | Marc Savlov | 01-13-2006 | Reviews

Tags: Grandma's Boy, Nicholaus Goossen

By the Numbersnew

Even when presenting a fictionalized account of what many count as the most significant NCAA basketball game ever played, this film remains a predictable sports rouser.

Austin Chronicle | Kimberley Jones | 01-13-2006 | Reviews

Tags: Glory Road, James Gartner