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It’s a tough gig being a San Antonio filmmaker. Take Kevin and Robin Nations, for example. The filmmaking couple and their cast and crew let the sweltering...
By Kiko Martínez
6/12/2013
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The Merciless Book of Heavy Metal Lists ranks 1984’s This Is Spinal Tap as second in a list of “5 Awesome Heavy Metal Movies” (after Heavy Metal Parking Lot). I completely disagree, and this goes beyond heavy metal: This Is Spinal Tap is the best rock ’n’ r
By Enrique Lopetegui
6/19/2013
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Once and for all, here’s the meaning of “the right to keep and bear arms.” “They’re mine, you can’t have them, and I got some on me right now — and...
By Enrique Lopetegui
6/19/2013
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Richard Linklater has all but assured himself a spot in film studies syllabi forever more with his trilogy of films Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, and...
By Callie Enlow
6/12/2013
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“Bill, this isn’t you,” she says as he holds the vile of sacred blood. “What the fuck do you know about me?” he responds...
By M. R. Brown
6/12/2013
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When it comes to comedy, is there such a thing as too much? Is it OK to play soccer with a decapitated head and for five guys to discuss “a rapey vibe” in...
By Enrique Lopetegui
6/12/2013
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The Sex Pistols have nothing on Pussy Riot. While Johnny Rotten and co. changed the course of music with only one album and two years of live performances...
By Enrique Lopetegui
6/5/2013
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Back in the summer of 1961, crazed seagulls suicidally flew into the sides of houses along the coastline of Monterey Bay. The cause was a mystery...
By Jeff Meyers
5/29/2013
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Traditionally, the third installment of any hit film franchise tends to be a bit lackluster, but this thoroughly listless, unimaginative, and crass sequel...
By Corey Hall
5/29/2013
The great dark period has ended, hailing the long-awaited return of the perpetually...
By M. R. Brown
5/27/2013
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Perhaps only in Scotland could the appreciation of fine whiskeys be touted as a path to redemption, but that’s the improbable road taken in veteran...
By Scott Andrews
5/22/2013
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She was a woman who disguised herself as a man. She was an immigrant who believed that “in thought and manner” she was an American. She was...
By Patricia Portales
5/22/2013
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This exceptional TV movie tells the story of country singer June Carter Cash (Jewel), from her childhood stardom with the Carter Family through her...
By Dean Robbins
5/22/2013
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We all mourn the TV masterpieces cut off in their prime — shows like My So-Called Life and Freaks and Geeks, which could have offered so much more pleasure...
By Dean Robbins
5/22/2013
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Most police procedurals tease you with “whodunit,” only unveiling the perp at the end. Motive takes a different approach, brazenly identifying the...
By Dean Robbins
5/22/2013
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Behind the Candelabra assembles high-quality artists to tell the story of a low-quality one: the glitzy piano player Liberace. Steven Soderbergh directs...
By Dean Robbins
5/22/2013
