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Review of A Private War (2018)

By Matthew Monagle (156) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 07 Nov 2018

There are even times when both the subject and aesthetics of A Private War seem to align accordingly; unfortunately, the film is incapable…

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Review of The Grinch (2018)

By Kimberley Jones (866) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 07 Nov 2018

In The Grinch power rankings, this one trails Theodor Geisel’s original 1957 storybook and Chuck Jones’ cheeky 1966 TV special by a long mile…

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Review of Lez Bomb (2018)

By Sarah Marloff (4) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 07 Nov 2018

While rarely feeling heavy-handed, Lez Bomb manages to be both over-the-top funny and yet incredibly realistic, sans the doom and gloom of yesteryear…

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Review of Outlaw King (2018)

By Richard Whittaker (567) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 07 Nov 2018

Outlaw King gets far more right than it ever gets wrong…

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Review of Overlord (2018)

By Richard Whittaker (567) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 07 Nov 2018

Remove the horror aspects, and Overlord is ham-fisted and oddly unimpressive…

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Review of Nobody's Fool (2018)

By Steve Davis (486) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 06 Nov 2018

In the end, you feel like you’re the victim of a cruel bait-and-switch, lured into thinking Nobody’s Fool would be a crappy but nevertheless…

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Review of Viper Club (2018)

By Marc Savlov (2,019) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 06 Nov 2018

Iranian-American director Keshavarz utilizes the always reliable Sarandon to fine effect, but the final takeaway is less than riveting…

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Review of Prospect (2018)

By Matthew Monagle (156) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 01 Nov 2018

Clever, dynamic, and full of little touches of world-building that will drive science-fiction fans wild, Prospect is destined to land on every…

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Review of Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)

By Richard Whittaker (567) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 01 Nov 2018

It's a fascinating story told by the rote conventions of the musical biopic…

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Review of Liz and the Blue Bird (2018)

By Richard Whittaker (567) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 01 Nov 2018

There are no violent clashes or extraneous drama about boys. Instead, it's a simple and tender portrait of how friendships aren't always forever…

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Review of The Other Side of the Wind (2018)

By Josh Kupecki (255) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 01 Nov 2018

The first 30 minutes of this film feel like a fever dream, as Hannaford and his entourage trade barbs while the film stock (and subjects) change…

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Review of Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018)

By Steve Davis (486) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 01 Nov 2018

Grant punctuates almost every piece of Hock’s dialogue with an absurd gesture or facial expression – the theatricality of his portrayal…

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Review of The Great Buster: A Celebration (2018)

By Richard Whittaker (567) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 31 Oct 2018

Bogdanovich narrates the most extraordinary moments of close-up slapstick and derring-do with equal fascination…

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Review of The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)

By Josh Kupecki (255) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 31 Oct 2018

The film is as bland as Melba toast served on a bed of parsley while snatching sips of water from a nearby puddle following a rainstorm (that…

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Review of Bodied (2018)

By Marc Savlov (2,019) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 31 Oct 2018

So yes, Bodied is a comedy of ill manners, fraught as it is with a veritable encyclopedia of contemporaneous qualms confronted and contested…

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Review of Wildlife (2018)

By Danielle White (52) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 31 Oct 2018

Paul Dano’s directorial debut is a visually stunning living portrait of a midcentury marriage falling apart at a time when that was sort…

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Review of MFKZ (2018)

By Richard Whittaker (567) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 31 Oct 2018

Cue ultraviolence, gang stereotypes, and a bucketload of plots that never really go anywhere…

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Review of On Her Shoulders (2018)

By Matthew Monagle (156) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 31 Oct 2018

On Her Shoulders offers some limited insights into the politics of international refugees, but the film keeps its focus on a woman of humble…

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Review of The Portrait of a Lady (1996)

By Marjorie Baumgarten (1,950) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 25 Oct 2018

For all its misfires, The Portrait of a Lady paints a fascinating picture…

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Review of The Happy Prince (2018)

By Marjorie Baumgarten (1,950) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 24 Oct 2018

There are scenes during which Everett’s Wilde commands our wide-eyed attention, still mesmerizing despite his physical and psychological…

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