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May 5, 2006

*The Devil and Daniel Johnston A Portrait of the Artist as a Manic Depressive. Excellent documentary. Mission: Impossible III Earlier in the week we were challenged to make it through this without mentioning the word 'placenta.' Nope. An American Haunting Sissy Spacek is, like, totally goth, y'all. Ok, we'll bite. As long as you hold our hand. Celestine Prophecy You (and your mom, and your aunt and the woman next to you on the......

Continue Reading "We'll Always Have Risky Business, Tom. Now, Go."

April 14, 2006

*Awesome: I Fuckin' Shot That The Beastie Boys gave hand-held cameras to 50 fans at a show at Madison Square Garden then MCA edited the footage for this unique concert film. Hard Candy The presumed-innocent prey of a photographer on the internet who lures the 14-yr old into meeting up to discuss a photo shoot turns the tables on the would-be creep and exacts some pretty serious revenge. Di.sturb.ing. Scary Movie 4 After patiently......

Continue Reading "Posse in Effect: This Week's New Film Releases"

September 16, 2005

Although we know you like to boogey and we know you like to booze, sometimes a nice night at the movies and a big tub of buttered popcorn is the perfect recipe for a relaxing weekend evening, especially considering many of us will be conserving our energy for next weekend’s madness. With that said, The Baxter (written and directed by its star, Austinist favorite Michael Showalter) tops the list of some mostly-pass-up-able new releases......

Continue Reading "Let’s Go Out to Dinner and See a Movie"

June 24, 2005

Bewitched From director Nora Ephron, who brought us such sugary sweet servings as “Sleepless in Seattle” and “You’ve Got Mail,” comes this reimagining of the classic 60’s television sitcom of the same name. Will Ferrell, whom we obviously love for his comedic chops (Blue Oyster Cult sketch, anyone?), if not his fine acting skills, plays Jack, a struggling actor who is cast to play Darrin in a remake of the tv show. He gets......

Continue Reading "Reviews of Movies We Haven’t Seen"

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