Film Reviews

Writer/director Shane Black outdoes himself with The Nice Guys.

[rating=8.00] The comedy sequel is one of the trickiest endeavors of movie making a filmmaker can embark on. History has proven time and time again that one successful comedic outing doesn’t mean a second is worth taking. Ace Ventura, Anchorman, Home Alone, Zoolander; all wildly successful and hilarious comedies that took a risk with a […]

While the messaging is, at times, overt, Money Monster manages to be a capable satire that explores problems with journalism today.

With sound and fury, X-Men Apocalypse spins its wheels with ferocity but forgets to ever actually go anywhere.

Captain America: Civil War, the latest entry into the MCU franchise, will make true believers out of the most ardent of haters.

Violent, intense, and punk as hell, Green Room is a deliciously simple tale of cat and mouse that never hold back its onslaught.

Not even the talents of Kevin Spacey and Michael Shannon can elevate this movie beyond its photo thin plot.

Cliched, predictable, and trite, Criminal almost manages to overcome the bad to become an action romp worth watching.

Gimmicky and boring, Hardcore Henry is a warning about the dangers of taking a good idea too far.

Despite a few laughs, The Boss never amounts to anything resembling a productive use of time or effort.

Insanity has never looked so beautiful as it does in Darling.

I Saw the Light may be imperfect, but it faithfully recounts the life and times of Hank Williams.

For a movie that knows what it wants to do, Eye in the Sky certainly does fail at pulling it off.

A myriad of structural problems hampers Dawn of Justice’s attempts to reach new heights, but is still enjoyable for the most part.

The Bronze doesn’t always totally work, but when it does it’s funny as hell.

Actor/director Don Cheadle discusses his powerful new Miles Davis biopic Miles Ahead from the red carpet at SXSW.

As SXSW 2016 rages on, the bodies might be tired but the spirit pushes forward.

Today I lived in a magically murderous bubble, sticking mostly to one theater as I was presented gem after gem. I hob knobbed with the celebs, I ate all the snacks, and I made friends with each and every volunteer as we exchanged notes on whether or not we had found an acceptable horror flick […]

Today (Saturday) I went all in on Linklater (along with topped off horror extravaganza). Between the long lines terrorizing downtown and the insistent Segway tourists, it was time to topple down the rabbit hole. Two notable things about having a Linklater type day: 1. Old white people are really into the Austin-based director and 2. […]

This year, with both myself and Danielle Houtkooper covering the film side of SXSW, we had taken some steps to ensure that we wouldn’t encounter any overlap in content, and that allow us to deliver coverage as far-reaching as possible. Naturally, we both ended up at the same event when the day started at noon. […]