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Review of Blue Is the Warmest Color (2013)

By Joe Gross (195) for Austin American-Statesman (501) on 31 Oct 2013

Blue is also one of the season's most emotionally engaging and complicated movies; it is to the credit of everyone involved that, ultimately,…

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Review of 12 Years a Slave (2013)

By Joe Gross (195) for Austin American-Statesman (501) on 31 Oct 2013

There are moments that are less crushing than others, but there is no free-floating hope here, only that which Northup can make…

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Review of Angels Sing (2013)

By Matthew Odam (59) for Austin American-Statesman (501) on 31 Oct 2013

There's a sweet message about family and forgiveness at the heart of Angels Sing, but the tune is a bit stale…

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Review of Machete Kills (2013)

By Joe Gross (195) for Austin American-Statesman (501) on 09 Oct 2013

Machete kills, U.S. President Rathcock says during, um, Machete Kills. That's what he does. So, no false advertising here, folks…

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Review of Escape from Tomorrow (2013)

By Joe Gross (195) for Austin American-Statesman (501) on 09 Oct 2013

Escape from Tomorrow is a genuinely surprising, extremely uneven, downright experimental little movie that's bound to be buzzy in film and…

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Review of Captain Phillips (2013)

By Matthew Odam (59) for Austin American-Statesman (501) on 09 Oct 2013

Hanks spends much of the movie trying to keep his calm, a relatable civilian doing his best to weave his wobbly nerves into the façade of…

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Review of Let Me In (2010)

By Matthew Odam (59) for Austin American-Statesman (501) on 06 Oct 2013

Reeves' fresh vision and utterly compelling storytelling more than justify the making of this American iteration that could very well make…

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Review of Gravity (2013)

By Matthew Odam (59) for Austin American-Statesman (501) on 02 Oct 2013

Yes, director Alfonso Cuarón's Gravity is laden with ingenious special effects, but they make for a balletic visual experience that engulfs…

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Review of Parkland (2013)

By Joe Gross (195) for Austin American-Statesman (501) on 02 Oct 2013

JFK conspiracy advocates are invited to hold their letters; Parkland isn't really about all that, which is both a strength and a weakness…

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Review of Rush (2013)

By Joe Gross (195) for Austin American-Statesman (501) on 25 Sep 2013

Howard gives an epic, swinging story an appropriately epic, swinging treatment. You will likely race home afterward…

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Review of Enough Said (2013)

By Joe Gross (195) for Austin American-Statesman (501) on 25 Sep 2013

Both Gandolfini and Louis-Dreyfus do strong work, but it's virtually impossible not to look at anything other than Gandolfini when he's on screen…

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Review of Salinger (2013)

By Joe Gross (195) for Austin American-Statesman (501) on 18 Sep 2013

Holden would avert his eyes in mortification at such corniness. So should we…

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Review of I Declare War (2012)

By Joe Gross (195) for Austin American-Statesman (501) on 28 Aug 2013

I Declare War works best not as a Lord of the Flies riff but as a solid look at how close middle-school emotions are to the surface and how…

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Review of Computer Chess (2013)

By Joe Gross (195) for Austin American-Statesman (501) on 21 Aug 2013

Computer Chess is packed with characters both specific to the tournament and familiar to anyone who has ever attended any sort of convention…

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Review of In a World... (2013)

By Matthew Odam (59) for Austin American-Statesman (501) on 21 Aug 2013

It is a refreshing and unique film that marks the longtime romantic comedy side player as not only a leading lady but an impressive writing…

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Review of Ain't Them Bodies Saints (2013)

By Matthew Odam (59) for Austin American-Statesman (501) on 21 Aug 2013

After unspooling in the first two acts, the frayed story returns to a tight form as the suspense builds…

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Review of Prince Avalanche (2013)

By Matthew Odam (59) for Austin American-Statesman (501) on 15 Aug 2013

It is an absurd and touching little film that has more heart than one would expect to find in such a slight body…

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Review of The Butler (2013)

By Dale Roe (24) for Austin American-Statesman (501) on 15 Aug 2013

It's a truncated history lesson, to be sure, but one that Lee Daniels' The Butler serves up fairly well…

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Review of Planes (2012)

By Dale Roe (24) for Austin American-Statesman (501) on 07 Aug 2013

It often looks cheap and dull, lacking the reflectivity and realism of the vehicles in the Cars series. As always, the 3-D doesn't help…

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Review of Planes (2013)

By Dale Roe (24) for Austin American-Statesman (501) on 07 Aug 2013

It often looks cheap and dull, lacking the reflectivity and realism of the vehicles in the Cars series. As always, the 3-D doesn't help…

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