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Level 16
A review for Austin Chronicle2019-03-20
Level 16 is a mystery horror that gets darker as it unravels.Read entire review on Austin Chronicle -
Us
A review for Austin Chronicle2019-03-20
Is it fair to say that Jordan Peele is this generation’s John Carpenter? With his sly grasp of the intersection of popcorn thrills and political allegory, it’s a reasonable comparison. After he provided an Oscar-worthy analysis of race relations in "Get Out," now America’s id is probed in Us.Read entire review on Austin Chronicle -
Dragged Across Concrete
A review for Austin Chronicle2019-03-20
Dragged Across Concrete is a nihilist's morality tale. In the end, Zahler suggests, there's the dead, the innocent, and those smart enough to know that running is the only path out; and even then, there's a lot of innocence on that pile of corpses.Read entire review on Austin Chronicle -
The Mustang
A review by Marc Savlov for Austin Chronicle2019-03-20
The Mustang, Clermont-Tonnerre’s impressive debut feature, is a slow-burning, tightly coiled character study of felony offender Roman Coleman (Bullhead’s Schoenaerts).Read entire review on Austin Chronicle -
Gloria Bell
A review by Kimberley Jones for Austin Chronicle2019-03-20
Gloria Bell is its own thing. Lelio inflects the film with a believably Californian vibe, all washed-out easiness, and the faint feeling that so much easiness must take an awful lot of work. And Moore can so exquisitely convey two emotions at once, the actorly equivalent of patting a head and rubbing a stomach at the same time.Read entire review on Austin Chronicle -
The Wedding Guest
A review by Marjorie Baumgarten for Austin Chronicle2019-03-20
The Wedding Guest arrives with unexpected gifts.Read entire review on Austin Chronicle -
Five Feet Apart
A review by Steve Davis for Austin Chronicle2019-03-19
Perhaps the fault lies not in our stars, but in our shameless need for a sappy ending.Read entire review on Austin Chronicle -
Wonder Park
A review for Austin Chronicle2019-03-19
Most important is that there's no caricatured, mustache-twirling villain, or low-grade local bullies, driving the action.Read entire review on Austin Chronicle -
Captive State
A review for Austin Chronicle2019-03-18
At its best, Captive State blends imaginative science fiction with the caliber of detail-oriented espionage you might find in an Alan J. Pakula film.Read entire review on Austin Chronicle -
Apollo 11
A review by Marjorie Baumgarten for Austin Chronicle2019-03-13
It’s a celebratory movie designed to rekindle awe and admiration for the accomplishments of the NASA astronauts and ground scientists, as well as a reminder of the endless realms of possibility that can be achievable when a country and its politicians work in unison toward a shared goal.Read entire review on Austin Chronicle -
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
A review by Steve Davis for Austin Chronicle2019-03-13
Screenwriters Nina Fiore and John Herrera have modernized Keene’s decades-old storyline without completely chucking the quaint qualities of the original.Read entire review on Austin Chronicle -
The Image Book
A review for Austin Chronicle2019-03-06
True, few of the cutup crew ever had the depth of knowledge or stylistic panache that Godard – one of the last remaining masters of the 20th century's most vibrant art forms – brings to the screen. But then, is The Image Book really a film? Godard himself has re-engineered it as an art installation, to be shown on a TV with speakers surrounding it, and that would probably be a better home.Read entire review on Austin Chronicle -
Tyler Perry's A Madea Family Funeral
A review by Steve Davis for Austin Chronicle2019-03-05
You could fault A Madea Family Funeral for its many other shortcomings. It runs about 30 minutes too long; the tempo of the numerous dramatic scenes is on par with drying paint; characters lack consistency from scene to scene; the dialogue sounds like a first draft that needs major editing; its occasional technical sloppiness; and so forth.Read entire review on Austin Chronicle -
Captain Marvel
A review by Richard Whittaker for Austin Chronicle2019-03-05
As the energy-beam projecting, space-flying defender of the underdog, Brie Larson has captured the pugnacious, charming, steely Captain Marvel in the ways she deserves.Read entire review on Austin Chronicle -
The Hole in the Ground
A review for Austin Chronicle2019-03-04
The Hole in the Ground is filled with all the tropes of the "sinister child" subgenre, but first time feature director Cronin (best known in horror circles for his 2013 award-winning short "Ghost Train") deftly weds it with the same rural Gothic sensibilities that have made Irish horror such a vibrant and unsettling scene for the last few years.Read entire review on Austin Chronicle -
The Wandering Earth
A review for Austin Chronicle2019-03-04
The Wandering Earth is as much a love letter to disaster films as it is a worthy entry in the genre itself. That, combined with some truly eye-popping visuals, makes it a film that should be seen on the biggest screen possible.Read entire review on Austin Chronicle -
Greta
A review by Marjorie Baumgarten for Austin Chronicle2019-02-27
Despite the buildup of these horror expectations, there is no predicting how deliciously enjoyable it is to witness the macabre dance performed by Moretz and Huppert, two of the best actresses working in today’s movies. They play their game of cat and mouse with claws out; by the end of the berserko film, their characters are practically swinging from the rafters. Everyone appears to be having a grand time in Greta, and it would be crass for us as viewers to not respond similarly.Read entire review on Austin Chronicle -
Fighting with My Family
A review for Austin Chronicle2019-02-27
It may be a simple, old-fashioned, underdog-gets-their-day, feel-good story, but it sure as hell will leave you feeling good.Read entire review on Austin Chronicle -
Hotel by the River
A review for Austin Chronicle2019-02-27
The director is notorious for not having a working script, writing the day’s scenes the morning of, and improvising at any given moment. The internet tells me that this film was shot in two weeks, and while Hong’s off-the-cuff style seems restless at times, it coagulates like a small scab that never quite stops itching.Read entire review on Austin Chronicle -
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
A review by Kimberley Jones for Austin Chronicle2019-02-20
These dragons are rendered so expressively, and they have become so dear. We may not deserve them, but that doesn’t stop the heart from wanting.Read entire review on Austin Chronicle
