Snakes on a Plane

This solid little B-movie arrives cloaked in the dodgy garb of a fanboy phenomenon.

"...dodgy garb of a fanboy phenomenon, Snakes on a Plane really ought to garner some sort of award for..."

Aug. 25, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Plane

Gerard Butler ages surprisingly well into elder action hero status

"...grimaces and groans through much of the surprisingly aloft Plane, a briskly paced thriller that agreeably exceeds low expectations...."

Jan. 13, 2023 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Soul Plane

Everything is lewd and crude at this mile-high club.

"...engine, a man’s ass gets sucked out of an airplane toilet, or a nonstop barrage of gag reflex-triggering sexual..."

May 28, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Luv Doc Recommends: The Sinus Show: Snakes on a Plane

Alamo Drafthouse Downtown, Friday, October 13, 2006

"...of your control. Something like, say, snakes on a plane. If you find yourself on a plane with 450..."

Oct. 13, 2006 Column by The Luv Doc

Plane Crash Update

City holds first press conference

"...Acevedo have just held a press conference regarding the plane crash in North Austin. Here's what has been confirmed..."

Feb. 18, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Not a Bird, Not a Plane, But 'Betty Superman'

Tiff Holland launches new chapbook at BookWoman

Aug. 31, 2011 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

The Rhythm Section

Blake Lively doesn't live up to her name in this flat spy romp

"...Patrick (Lively), after her entire family perishes in a plane crash that she was supposed to be on, that..."

Jan. 31, 2020 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Mountain Between Us

This is what a boring plane crash movie looks like

"...non-epic about two people trying to survive a private plane crash in the high Rockies while a passive sort..."

Oct. 6, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Constantine

Adapted from Alan Moore’s groundbreaking DC/Vertigo comic title, Constantine is sure to divide the series’ most rabid fans, but those who can set aside their preconceptions will discover one of the more artfully designed comic-based films in some time.

"...heaven and hell, deporting wayward demons from the earthly plane in the fragile hope that he might buy his..."

Feb. 18, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Pointing Out Detention Centers "In Plain Sight"

Sky-high art turns eyes to migrant detention and incarceration

"...The plane flew low over the desert mountains, so close to..."

July 3, 2020 Arts Post by Victoria Rossi

ATX Television Festival: Shifting Landscapes: The Effect of 9/11 on Storytelling

How the World Trade Center attacks affected TV

"...crew member told everyone: “I think someone flew a plane into the World Trade Center.”..."

June 11, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Planes: Fire & Rescue

In this Disney follow-up, Dusty, the animated cropduster, still flies around like crazy, while learning to work in a group and be less of a showboat.

"...polished entertainments. This sequel to last year’s moderate hit Planes finds the race-winning plane Dusty learning that his gearbox..."

July 18, 2014 Movie Review by Louis Black

I'm So Excited!

Pedro Almodóvar's comic romp aims sky high.

"...movie I can guarantee you’ll never see on an airplane. Even with opening disclaimers that I’m So Excited! is..."

July 26, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Flight

"...Whitaker is exactly the pilot you want steering a plane that’s experiencing massive mechanical failure – which is what..."

Nov. 2, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Delta Farce

In this multination offender, Larry the Cable Guy and two friends are Army reservists who are shipped off to Iraq but mistakenly wind up in Mexico – and can't tell the difference.

"...and Mexico, where they’ve been accidentally dropped from a plane – isn’t necessarily a bad joke. Bob Hope could..."

May 18, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Flight of the Phoenix

Sticking closely to the tone of its predecessor, this remake of Robert Aldrich’s 1965 adventure film lacks the tang of the original, and trades the late-vintage Jimmy Stewart for the shirtless Dennis Quaid.

"...Phoenix begins with the kind of explosive, nail-gnawing cinematic airplane crash pioneered by the 1993 rugby players-cum-culinary outsiders epic..."

Dec. 17, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Heaven's Prisoners

"...South American girl from the wreckage of a deadly plane crash, the DEA, the local mob, and Dave's old..."

May 24, 1996 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Untamed Heart

"...symbolic language. Adam can deal only on a literal plane. On a certain level Untamed Heart functions like a..."

Feb. 19, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Arctic

Mads Mikkelsen follows in the wilderness steps of Jack London

"...moment. Overgård (Mikkelsen) is the sole survivor of an airplane crash, somewhere north of the Arctic Circle. It happened..."

Feb. 15, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Gina Chavez Tour Diary 4: Mexico!

Passport panic gives way to thanksgiving with Our Lady of Guadalupe

"...with us since D.C. – and I boarded the plane and saw my trio mate Michael take his seat...."

April 22, 2016 Music Post by Gina Chavez

The Green Inferno

Eli Roth's long-delayed cannibal movie has passed its shelf life

"...Peru where, following what feels like an extremely requisite plane crash, they are set upon almost immediately by the..."

Sept. 25, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Good Kill

Ethan Hawke pilots drones over Afghanistan from a trailer in the Nevada desert

"...the troubled pilot who yearns to fly a real plane again, Hawke is all stony expression, his face frozen..."

June 12, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Unbroken

The heroic story of Louis Zamperini, who endured harrowing hardships during World War II, is the subject of Angelina Jolie's second movie.

"...Olympics before joining the Air Force and having his plane crash-land, surviving 47 days at sea in a life..."

Dec. 26, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Wind Rises (English dubbed)

The swan song of master animator Hayao Miyazaki appeals to the head and heart.

"...be the man who invented the A6M Zero fighter plane, which would go on to become the Imperial Japanese..."

Feb. 28, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

AFF: Sole Survivor

A film that depicts the aftermath of surviving a plane crash.

"...One would think living through a plane crash would be enough suffering to last a lifetime,..."

Oct. 30, 2013 Events Post by Camille Morell

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

The third installment of this animated series gets the job done as the animals take protective cover in a traveling circus.

"...York. Since the penguins and monkeys have hijacked their plane and pointed it toward further exploits in the Monte..."

June 8, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Grey

Bloodthirsty wolves and the brutalizing Alaskan elements conspire against a band of airplane crash survivors.

"...pipeline workers. While heading out on leave, the workers’ plane crashes in the Alaskan wilderness, leaving only seven survivors...."

Feb. 3, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Shark Night 3D

These sharks are as bland as their comely victims.

"...Director David R. Ellis’ 2006 feature, Snakes on a Plane, got some steam for being a giggling exemplar of..."

Sept. 9, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Winter in Wartime

This coming-of-age story is set in the Dutch countryside during the Nazi-occupied winter of 1944-1945.

"...accomplishment. Thirteen-year-old Michiel (Lakemeier) witnesses a flaming British fighter plane crash in the woods near his home. What's a..."

May 27, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

Nicolas Cage plays a master sorcerer who selects a seemingly average guy to become his protégé and save New York City from his arch-nemesis.

"...of some city landmarks, though, on a more mystical plane, the film’s magic tricks do little to dazzle the..."

July 16, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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