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One Child Nation
A review by Kimberley Jones for Austin Chronicle2019-08-20
It’s only in the last quarter of the film, when Wang strays from her own family’s touchstones to explore a case of separated twins, that One Child Nation loses just a touch of its urgency.Read entire review on Austin Chronicle -
Charlie Says
A review for Austin Chronicle2019-08-17
At its strongest, Charlie Says remembers that true justice is never easy, nor should it ever be. Its importance is in Harron asking those very questions, putting the audience in the uncomfortable position of contemplating at what point punishment is enough, and that gives Charlie Says true worth.Read entire review on Austin Chronicle -
Mike Wallace Is Here
A review for Austin Chronicle2019-07-31
Ultimately, it asks the one vital question: Was Wallace worth his cost?Read entire review on Austin Chronicle -
Coyote Lake
A review by Steve Davis for Austin Chronicle2019-07-31
The exquisitely precise direction by Seligman (making an impressive debut here), the trim editing by Eric F. Martin, the gorgeous nighttime cinematography by Matthias Schubert – all contribute to an eerie otherworldliness in this beautifully executed opening sequence of Coyote Lake. As you witness it, you wonder: Is this a real place in a real time, or some metaphysical state of mind? The movie has barely begun, and you’re utterly intrigued.Read entire review on Austin Chronicle -
Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love
A review by Marjorie Baumgarten for Austin Chronicle2019-07-17
This footage is essential to this film, allowing us to view Marianne as a solo human being and not just as a muse to a great man. It is she who first noticed the figurative beauty of a nearby “bird on a wire,” not he. Yet this is also how the movie fails. Praiseworthy for finally providing some three-dimensionality to the figure of Ihlen, the film doesn’t go far enough in examining the plight of the muse.Read entire review on Austin Chronicle -
The Art of Self-Defense
A review for Austin Chronicle2019-07-10
In the end, the film is caught in a tug-of-war between absurdity and sincerity.Read entire review on Austin Chronicle -
Summer Night
A review for Austin Chronicle2019-07-10
Like the repertoire of most bar bands, this all plays out like a cover – competently performed, but the original was better.Read entire review on Austin Chronicle -
Spider-Man: Far from Home
A review for Austin Chronicle2019-06-27
Far From Home never forgets that it's a teen comedy-drama-romance, just wrapped up in a superhero story. But oh, that wrapping.Read entire review on Austin Chronicle -
Our Time
A review for Austin Chronicle2019-06-26
It’s a shame that the narrative, with often astute and eloquent reflections on humanity, fails to cohere as a whole and gets bogged down by a common love triangle. Our Time is gorgeously filmed, but it is also vapid, and perhaps the languorous mind of this auteur needs to be shaken up.Read entire review on Austin Chronicle -
Echo In the Canyon
A review by Marjorie Baumgarten for Austin Chronicle2019-06-22
Despite the obvious shortcomings, Echo in the Canyon should please fans of the music, as well as newcomers to the sound who are experiencing it fresh.Read entire review on Austin Chronicle -
Funan
A review for Austin Chronicle2019-06-19
It's an education suitable for both children ready to see the world's shadows, and for adults who may still not comprehend Southeast Asian history beyond the Vietnam War.Read entire review on Austin Chronicle -
Too Late to Die Young
A review by Steve Davis for Austin Chronicle2019-06-12
Perhaps the bigger canvas here is a native daughter’s tribute to the resiliency of the people of her homeland. It’s no coincidence that the mascot chicken in this rustic Utopia is named Survive.Read entire review on Austin Chronicle -
Shaft
A review by Steve Davis for Austin Chronicle2019-06-12
Times sure have changed since the old Shaft made women swoon by simply treating them like sh*t. As for the new Shaft, is he still a bad mutha? Shut your mouth.Read entire review on Austin Chronicle -
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
A review for Austin Chronicle2019-06-12
Where Rolling Thunder Revue works best is when it's clear in its ambiguity.Read entire review on Austin Chronicle -
Nothing Stays The Same: The Story of The Saxon Pub
A review by Richard Whittaker for Austin Chronicle2019-06-06
When Nothing Stays the Same is best is when it's about what it takes to survive, rather than indulging in handwringing: the flexibility, the raw business savvy melded with artistic vision that makes for great booking, and innovations like early evening residencies.Read entire review on Austin Chronicle -
The Tomorrow Man
A review by Marjorie Baumgarten for Austin Chronicle2019-06-05
The Tomorrow Man is totally dependent on Lithgow and Danner to imbue the characters with warmth and humanity, and elevate them to figures worthy of our interest. Good supporting work from the other actors also keeps us attuned to the story. But otherwise, The Tomorrow Man gives off a feeling of having seen it all before.Read entire review on Austin Chronicle -
Walking on Water
A review by Steve Davis for Austin Chronicle2019-05-24
The movie remains patchy as it continues to jump somewhat arbitrarily from day to day without fully realizing its subject matter. The one dependable constant in all of this is Christo himself. Smiling ecstatically one minute, despondently hangdog the next, he exhibits a genius lunacy on par with his life’s work.Read entire review on Austin Chronicle -
Running with Beto
A review by Richard Whittaker for Austin Chronicle2019-05-23
Modigliani's fly-on-the-wall documentary verges toward the hagiographic, but that's not the most damning criticism, because he makes the case of O'Rourke's quiet charisma.Read entire review on Austin Chronicle -
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
A review by Marc Savlov for Austin Chronicle2019-05-15
A fatalistic fantasy that positively bleeds, bruises, and blows holes in its stoic antihero even as the odds consistently favor his imminent demise.Read entire review on Austin Chronicle -
Tolkien
A review for Austin Chronicle2019-05-08
The performances are wonderful, especially Hoult and Collins, who exude a charming chemistry, and fans of both the books and the films will find pleasure in this look at the early life of the man whose work still influences artists to this day.Read entire review on Austin Chronicle
