Spartan
March 12, 2004 | Spartan is a nifty, twisty thriller about the hunt for an abducted First Daughter. And one of the coolest things about the movie is, nobody…
Nobody’s Fool
January 13, 1995 | What is Nobody’s Fool all about? Nothing in particular and everything that matters. How is Paul Newman in the lead role? He doesn’t appear to do anything…
Men In Black
July 2, 1997 | There is a marvelous blend of kicky exuberance and deadpan drollery throughout Men in Black, a tongue-in-cheek sci-fi action-adventure that leaves Batman and Robin far behind,…
Independence Day
July 4, 1996 | An extraterrestrial spacecraft the size of Cleveland is hovering over Los Angeles, but Capt. Steven Hill (Will Smith) isn't worried. Yet. "I really don't think," he…
The Carnivores
Dim echoes of David Lynch and early Roman Polanski abound throughout “The Carnivores,” a fitfully fascinating mix of teasing narrative opacity and stylized psycho-thriller atmospherics. The shot-in-Austin indie feature, originally…
My Darling Vivian
A fascinating and affecting corrective counterpoint to the Johnny Cash myths, “My Darling Vivian” offers a sympathetic portrait of the late country great’s first wife, Vivian Liberto, that stands in stark…
The Etruscan Smile
Brian Cox rages robustly and arrestingly against the dying of the light in “The Etruscan Smile,” an unabashedly formulaic yet undeniably affecting coming-to-terms drama that may cause as much discomfort…
Phoenix, Oregon
To put it simply — and, yes, gratefully — “Phoenix, Oregon” is the sort of movie a lot of us need right now. It’s an undemandingly enjoyable and reassuringly predictable…
Inside The Rain
When asked to diagnose himself early in “Inside the Rain,” Benjamin Glass, a college film student played by Aaron Fisher, cheerfully runs down a checklist: “I’m bipolar, ADHD, OCD, borderline personality…
I Still Believe
Call it a faith-based tearjerker, and you won’t be far off the mark. Still, that blunt-spoken description of “I Still Believe” should be taken as not so much a dismissal…