|
3.5/5
|
80%
|
Madonna - Truth or Dare (1991) |
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Austin Chronicle
Posted Apr 4, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
——
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Road of Hope: The Spiritual Journey of Cardinal Nguyen Van Thuan (2009) |
—
Austin Chronicle
Posted Apr 4, 2011
|
|
1.5/5
|
25%
|
Four Christmases (2008) |
"
No yuletide season would be complete without the crappy Christmas movie."
—
Austin Chronicle
Posted Nov 26, 2008
|
|
2/5
|
52%
|
Nothing Like the Holidays (2008) |
—
Austin Chronicle
Posted Nov 8, 2008
|
|
1.5/5
|
13%
|
College Road Trip (2008) |
"
A Disney production that would seemingly be more at home on the Disney Channel than in the local multiplex."
—
Austin Chronicle
Posted Oct 18, 2008
|
|
3/5
|
80%
|
The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008) |
"
Young moviegoers will like the way the film empowers their cinematic peers in this battle of good against evil, though smaller children will probably be scared out of their wits."
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Austin Chronicle
Posted Oct 18, 2008
|
|
2.5/5
|
22%
|
Never Back Down (2008) |
"
While the character of Jake isn't an emotionally taxing one, Faris has his moments, especially in a low-key scene in which he attempts to explain why his character is full of rage."
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Austin Chronicle
Posted Oct 18, 2008
|
|
1/5
|
14%
|
Deception (2008) |
"
An indigestible concoction of ingredients thrown together without the benefit of any serious consideration of logic."
—
Austin Chronicle
Posted Oct 18, 2008
|
|
2.5/5
|
30%
|
Nights in Rodanthe (2008) |
"
A flawed but occasionally affecting film."
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Austin Chronicle
Posted Sep 24, 2008
|
|
1.5/5
|
——
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A Kiss Before Dying (1956) |
—
Austin Chronicle
Posted Sep 1, 2008
|
|
2/5
|
55%
|
Elsa y Fred (2008) |
"
The dream fulfillment seems more silly than romantic, and it brings the movie to an abrupt end that is wholly unsatisfying."
—
Austin Chronicle
Posted Aug 1, 2008
|
|
2/5
|
38%
|
Savage Grace (2007) |
"
Savage Grace is a movie that badly wants to shock you. The only thing that might raise an eyebrow here, however, is the shocking rate at which everyone lights up a cigarette every five minutes."
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Austin Chronicle
Posted Jul 18, 2008
|
|
3.5/5
|
88%
|
Young@Heart (2007) |
"
Young@Heart eschews the clichés about old people for something that we can all relate to: our own mortality."
—
Austin Chronicle
Posted Apr 18, 2008
|
|
1.5/4
|
37%
|
Rambo (Rambo IV) (2008) |
"
Stallone is in desperate need of reinvention, but he seems myopically focused on rehashing the past rather than exploring the future."
—
Austin Chronicle
Posted Feb 1, 2008
|
|
2.5/4
|
65%
|
The Kite Runner (2007) |
"
An example of how good intentions don't necessarily make for a good movie."
—
Austin Chronicle
Posted Dec 21, 2007
|
|
2/5
|
52%
|
Margot at the Wedding (2007) |
"
It's clear that Margot is a troubled soul in some kind of terrible pain, but the film does little to depict her as anything but a pushy, judgmental, and overly critical human being."
—
Austin Chronicle
Posted Dec 14, 2007
|
|
3.5/5
|
26%
|
Lions for Lambs (2007) |
"
Lions for Lambs is worth seeing for no other reason that you've never seen anything like it before. It's political theatre that shouldn't be missed."
—
Austin Chronicle
Posted Nov 8, 2007
|
|
1.5/5
|
14%
|
The Ten Commandments (2007) |
"
This is the inaugural film in a franchise of 12 feature films based on Bible stories, using a crude form of three-dimensional computer animation. One can only hope that the future entries in the series are better executed than this first one."
—
Austin Chronicle
Posted Oct 26, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
90%
|
Michael Clayton (2007) |
"
Smart and thoroughly entertaining."
—
Austin Chronicle
Posted Oct 20, 2007
|
|
3/5
|
43%
|
The Brave One (2007) |
"
Unfortunately, the plotting in The Brave One is rather pedestrian and often flawed, undermining this film's potential for greatness."
—
Austin Chronicle
Posted Sep 13, 2007
|
|
1.5/5
|
37%
|
The Ten (2007) |
"
If you're looking for ha-ha funny, then The Ten is probably not for you -- you'll be more likely scratching your head in befuddled wonderment."
—
Austin Chronicle
Posted Aug 25, 2007
|
|
0/5
|
9%
|
I Know Who Killed Me (2007) |
"
A gruesome whodunit that's missing more than a few brain cells."
—
Austin Chronicle
Posted Aug 11, 2007
|
|
3.5/5
|
91%
|
Hairspray (2007) |
"
If ever there were a happy summer movie, it's Hairspray."
—
Austin Chronicle
Posted Jul 18, 2007
|
|
2.5/5
|
61%
|
Bug (2006) |
"
Try as it may, Bug never really gets under your skin."
—
Austin Chronicle
Posted Jun 7, 2007
|
|
2.5/5
|
19%
|
The Ex (2007) |
"
The movie's rhythm is off-kilter and oddly paced. Moreover, the film's script seems truncated at points; a lot of the plot details feel underdeveloped."
—
Austin Chronicle
Posted May 22, 2007
|
|
1.5/5
|
11%
|
Perfect Stranger (2007) |
"
Even Berry's bodacious bod (the woman is blessed with some really good genes) isn't distraction enough to make Perfect Stranger palatable."
—
Austin Chronicle
Posted Apr 28, 2007
|
|
1/5
|
8%
|
Premonition (2007) |
"
If only Bullock could have foreseen how bad Premonition would turn out to be, she would have spared herself (and us) a lot of agony."
—
Austin Chronicle
Posted Mar 31, 2007
|
|
3/5
|
91%
|
The Italian (2007) |
"
There's much that is commendable in the The Italian, not the least of which are its social criticisms of the buying and selling of children through the adoption businesses currently thriving in Russia and neighboring eastern European countries."
—
Austin Chronicle
Posted Mar 18, 2007
|
|
2.5/5
|
9%
|
Norbit (2007) |
"
It's too bad that the script doesn't serve Murphy's multi-character talents in the way he deserves. If and when it ever does, he may actually make a comedy for the ages."
—
Austin Chronicle
Posted Feb 7, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
78%
|
Dreamgirls (2006) |
"
Watching Dreamgirls is like being on cloud nine."
—
Austin Chronicle
Posted Dec 30, 2006
|
|
1.5/5
|
11%
|
The Architect (2006) |
—
Austin Chronicle
Posted Dec 30, 2006
|
|
2/5
|
16%
|
The Return (2006) |
—
Austin Chronicle
Posted Nov 25, 2006
|
|
2/5
|
48%
|
Driving Lessons (2006) |
"
... the film hardly resonates five minutes after it's over."
—
Austin Chronicle
Posted Nov 18, 2006
|
|
2/5
|
76%
|
Time to Leave (Le Temps Qui Reste) (2006) |
"
Modern audiences are more likely to find the character's behavior to be extremely frustrating, undercutting any sympathetic response one might have for his situation."
—
Austin Chronicle
Posted Sep 30, 2006
|
|
2/5
|
26%
|
John Tucker Must Die (2006) |
"
John Tucker Must Die will undoubtedly fade into obscurity like so many silly and sentimental teen comedies before it. It's no wonder that the genre has turned to sex with apple pies and the like in an effort to distinguish itself."
—
Austin Chronicle
Posted Aug 6, 2006
|
|
1.5/5
|
27%
|
Waist Deep (2006) |
"
The efforts of Waist Deep to make some meaningful social commentary about street gangs and the vicious circle in which African-American men often find themselves seem like an afterthought, rather than anything remotely sincere."
—
Austin Chronicle
Posted Jul 8, 2006
|
|
3/5
|
25%
|
The Da Vinci Code (2006) |
"
If you take this stuff seriously, one way or another, you're sure to be duped. You've got to hand it to Mr. Brown: So dark the con of man, indeed."
—
Austin Chronicle
Posted Jun 3, 2006
|
|
1.5/5
|
47%
|
True Colors (1991) |
"
The painstakingly obvious screenplay by Kevin Wade (Working Girl) plays like an eighth-grade civics primer: ethics and morality are good, greed and corruption are bad."
—
Austin Chronicle
Posted May 20, 2006
|
|
2.5/5
|
33%
|
The Sentinel (2006) |
"
This serviceable action thriller starts off promisingly but soon disintegrates into an implausible mess barely salvaged by the presence of old pros like Douglas and Basinger."
—
Austin Chronicle
Posted May 6, 2006
|
|
0/5
|
5%
|
Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector (2006) |
"
Not one gratuitous 'Git-Er-Done!' was uttered during the composition of this review."
—
Austin Chronicle
Posted Apr 8, 2006
|
|
2/5
|
71%
|
Gay Sex in the 70s (2005) |
"
There is, however, little socio-political insight into the Dionysian revolution depicted here; the film seems to serve more as a nostalgia piece than anything."
—
Austin Chronicle
Posted Mar 18, 2006
|
|
0.5/5
|
8%
|
Doogal (2006) |
"
A wretched experience from start to finish."
—
Austin Chronicle
Posted Mar 11, 2006
|
|
0/5
|
22%
|
The Pink Panther (2006) |
"
One has to chalk up The Pink Panther to the good old traditions of Hollywood greed and chutzpah. Nothing this slapdash and badly executed is done for the love of movies."
—
Austin Chronicle
Posted Mar 4, 2006
|
|
2/5
|
40%
|
End of the Spear (2006) |
—
Austin Chronicle
Posted Feb 4, 2006
|
|
3/5
|
51%
|
The Producers (2005) |
"
God bless Mel Brooks."
—
Austin Chronicle
Posted Dec 31, 2005
|
|
2.5/5
|
68%
|
Cape of Good Hope (2005) |
"
Despite its shortcomings, Cape of Good Hope is a hopeful piece of humanism that is difficult to begrudge too much."
—
Austin Chronicle
Posted Dec 18, 2005
|
|
4/5
|
85%
|
Pride and Prejudice (2005) |
"
This fresh adaptation shakes the dust off Jane Austen's early 19th-century novel of manners and gives it a good airing out."
—
Austin Chronicle
Posted Dec 6, 2005
|
|
3/5
|
60%
|
Oliver Twist (2005) |
"
Polanski's deft adaptation proves that there's still life in that well-worn story of a boy who beats the odds."
—
Austin Chronicle
Posted Oct 15, 2005
|
|
3/5
|
63%
|
Proof (2005) |
"
As with many film adaptations of stage successes, David Auburn's Pulitzer Prize-winning play about mathematics and madness, Proof, loses something in its translation to celluloid."
—
Austin Chronicle
Posted Oct 15, 2005
|
87%
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