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Review of Geostorm (2017)

By Marc Savlov (2,019) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 24 Oct 2017

Not a single character or the jeopardy that they find themselves in – end of the entire human race and all – is likable, canine-in-peril excluded…

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Review of The Snowman (2017)

By Marc Savlov (2,019) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 24 Oct 2017

Despite the game cast and some marvelously atmospheric cinematography from Oscar-winning DP Dion Beebe, The Snowman is a slog…

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Review of Mr. Roosevelt (2017)

By Danielle White (52) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 24 Oct 2017

Nearly every shot of the film, which Wells (a UT grad) also wrote and directed, holds a heavy dose of local scenery…

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Review of Tragedy Girls (2017)

By Richard Whittaker (567) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 24 Oct 2017

It’s a ridiculous setup, but the action embraces the silliness for a sick, slick satire, as the girls get bloodier and more gruesomely creative…

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Review of Cop Land (1997)

By Marc Savlov (2,019) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 22 Oct 2017

Casting is everything, and the casting of Stallone -- playing way against type -- as the powerless hayseed sheriff in Cop Land is nothing short…

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Review of Ratatouille (2007)

By Marc Savlov (2,019) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 19 Oct 2017

Pixar's animation is simply flawless; colorful, deeply realized, and ably conveying both the chaos of the kitchen, and the sensual allure of…

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Review of Take Every Wave: The Life of Laird Hamilton (2017)

By Danielle White (52) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 18 Oct 2017

The monster waves are truly awe-inspiring, and the language is never too technical, ensuring appeal to an audience larger than strictly hardcore…

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Review of Breathe (2017)

By Danielle White (52) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 18 Oct 2017

It’s important to note that Breathe was produced by the Cavendishes’ son Jonathan, who co-owns a production company with Serkis…

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Review of Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017)

By Josh Kupecki (255) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 18 Oct 2017

[Vince] Vaughn's performance is revelatory, and the film takes you on a scorching journey down a path of wicked heartlessness…

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Review of Dina (2017)

By Marjorie Baumgarten (1,950) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 18 Oct 2017

True, this pair has more than the usual share of obstacles in their path, and watching them surmount the challenges is inspiring…

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Review of Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House (2017)

By Marc Savlov (2,019) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 18 Oct 2017

A roaring snooze that should by all rights be edge-of-your-seat, compelling cinema, Mark Felt lives and dies by Landesman’s laborious script,…

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Review of Breathe (2017)

By Danielle White (52) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 18 Oct 2017

It’s important to note that Breathe was produced by the Cavendishes’ son Jonathan, who co-owns a production company with Serkis…

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Review of Only the Brave (2017)

By Marjorie Baumgarten (1,950) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 17 Oct 2017

Josh Brolin has rarely been better than in this role as the team’s leader, Eric Marsh…

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Review of Human Flow (2017)

By Marjorie Baumgarten (1,950) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 17 Oct 2017

A great piece of advocacy: an elegant movie about one of the world’s most urgent problems, made by an esteemed social critic and cultural…

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Review of The Protector (2006)

By Brian Clark (9) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 15 Oct 2017

But while every expertly choreographed Muy Thai bout delivers, the film suffers from haphazard editing…

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Review of Pandorum (2009)

By Marc Savlov (2,019) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 15 Oct 2017

In all fairness, the sheer, overwhelming mediocrity of everything about Pandorum – Travis Milloy's hackneyed, ultra-derivative script, Alvart's…

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Review of The Mother and the Whore (1973)

By Marjorie Baumgarten (1,950) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 14 Oct 2017

The three-and-a-half-hour-long movie revels in talk as this man ponders life, philosophy, the sexual revolution, the workers' revolution, love,…

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Review of Filth and Wisdom (2008)

By Marjorie Baumgarten (1,950) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 14 Oct 2017

With Filth and Wisdom, the Material Girl has now spliced the title of film writer and director into her list of accomplishments, but the result…

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Review of Lucky (2017)

By Kimberley Jones (866) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 11 Oct 2017

You feel Lucky’s frustration and gloom, how they burden him, without Stanton opening his mouth…

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Review of Loving Vincent (2017)

By Josh Kupecki (255) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 11 Oct 2017

As beautiful as Loving Vincent may appear, there is nothing behind the brushstrokes…

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