“The Way, Way Back” is Fun and Moving
The Way, Way Back, rated PG-13 Starring Sam Rockwell, Liam James, Steve Carell, Toni Collette Austin Family critical rating: 4 of 5 stars Austin Family family-friendly rating: 4 of 5 stars This first feature film directed by Nat Faxon and Jim Rash is a coming-of-age...
Meet a Mysterious Hermit Named “Mud”
Mud, rated PG-13 Starring Matthew McConaughey, Tye Sheridan, Reese Witherspoon, Sam Shepard, Michael Shannon Austin Family critical rating: 5 of 5 stars Austin Family family-friendly rating: 4 of 5 stars Tye Sheridan stars as Ellis, a 14-year-old boy who lives on a...
Why “Iron Man 3” Feels Like “Lethal Weapon”
Iron Man 3, rated PG-13 Starring Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Ben Kingsley, Guy Pearce, Rebecca Hall, Jon Favreau Austin Family critical rating: 4 of 5 stars Austin Family family-friendly rating: 3.5 of 5 stars Iron Man 3 is an outrageous amount of...
How Roger Ebert Helped Me Get Past My Father’s Death
When I was 11 years old, I began reading film critic Roger Ebert’s reviews. I quickly became a compulsive viewer of “Ebert & Roeper,” setting my VCR to record the program every Saturday night. And his reviews became an indelible part of my life. I started seeing...
Coming Soon to Theaters in March 2013
Oz the Great and Powerful, rated PG Sam Raimi, the filmmaker behind the Spiderman films and The Evil Dead (1981), directs this prequel to The Wizard of Oz (1939), in which a young magician (James Franco) travels to the land of Oz, where he meets witches Glinda...
“Les Miserables” is Intimate and Emotional
Les Miserables, rated PG-13 Starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Eddie Redmayne, Amanda Seyfried, Samantha Barks, Sacha Baron Cohen, Helena Bonham Carter Austin Family critical rating: 4 of 5 stars Austin Family family-friendly rating: 3 of 5 stars Les...
“Lincoln” is a Spielberg Masterpiece
Lincoln, rated PG-13 Starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, Tommy Lee Jones, David Strathairn, James Spader, Hal Holbrook, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tim Blake Nelson, John Hawkes, Michael Stuhlbarg, Jackie Earle Haley Austin Family critical rating: 5 of 5 stars Austin...
“The Perks of Being a Wallflower” Resonates
The Perks of Being A Wallflower, rated PG-13 Starring Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, Ezra Miller, Paul Rudd, Melanie Lynskey, Joan Cusack Austin Family critical rating: 4 of 5 stars Austin Family family-friendly rating: 3 of 5 stars The Perks of Being A Wallflower,...
“Trouble with the Curve” Omits Snark
Trouble with the Curve, rated PG-13 Starring Clint Eastwood, Amy Adams, Justin Timberlake, John Goodman Austin Family critical rating: 4 of 5 stars Austin Family Family-Friendly rating: 4 of 5 stars Clint Eastwood is more than just an iconic Hollywood star – he is one...
Coming to Theaters in November 2012
Lincoln, rated PG-13 One of the most anticipated films of the fall, Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln” stars Daniel Day-Lewis as President Abraham Lincoln during the months preceding his assassination. If one of the finest of all filmmakers (Spielberg) teaming up with the...
“The Dark Knight Rises” is Undervalued
The Dark Knight Rises, rated PG-13 Starring Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Anne Hathaway, Gary Oldman, Tom Hardy, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Morgan Freeman, Marion Cotillard Austin Family critical rating: 5 of 5 stars Austin Family family-friendly rating: 4 of 5 stars...
Now in Theaters This Summer 2012
Beasts of the Southern Wild, rated PG-13 Starring Quvenzhane Wallis, Dwight Henry Austin Family critical rating: 4.5 of 5 stars Austin Family Family-Friendly rating: 3.5 of 5 stars Benh Zeitlin’s Beasts of the Southern Wild has been the talk of the independent film...
