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4/30/09

• Jim Gaffigan's newest release maintains trademark style

4/21/09

• 'Adventureland' manages few laughs, romantic thrills

4/2/09

• 'Monsters vs. Aliens' almost out of this world

4/1/09

• Lackluster 'Knowing' fails to impress

3/13/09

• 'Watchmen' worth the wait

3/4/09

• Mix-matching styles makes for a mess

3/3/09

• 'Watchmen' is a tour de force

2/27/09

• 'Fired Up' exactly what its previews promise

2/26/09

• 'The International' misses mark, disappoints

2/20/09

• Silver screen premonition

2/12/09

• Speaker to address Obama's impact on world, black community

2/11/09

• Credit crisis of the future: having your organs repo'd in a sing-a-long
• Justice comes swiftly but not unpredictably in 'Taken,' meeting audiences' expectations

2/6/09

• 'Underworld: Rise of the Lycans' passes prequel preconceptions

2/2/09

• Coming out of the burrow

1/30/09

• Winter movie wrap-up

1/29/09

• 'Inkheart' worth seeing, but misses mark

1/23/09

• 'Defiance' does justice to truth

12/1/08

• Bond finds solace in revenge-tinged flick

11/20/08

• 'Role Models' succeeds in offering depth, comedy

11/14/08

• 'Madagascar' sequel equal but opposite to the original

10/30/08

• 'Force' to be reckoned with

10/23/08

• Anberlin's latest album continues to please fans

10/22/08

• 'Sexdrive' depicts sexually awkward teenage years
• Maximum fun, minimum 'Payne'
• Ring of remembrance

10/13/08

• 'Appaloosa' awes viewers

10/10/08

• Leave your politics at the door

10/9/08

• 'Body of Lies' offers objective look at controversial topics

10/8/08

• 'Miracle at St. Anna' lacks miraculous plot development

10/6/08

• Dreams are only the beginning

9/26/08

• 'My Best Friend's Girl' lacks continuous plot development

9/22/08

• 'Righteous' duo team up for mediocre performance

9/19/08

• Underoath differs from typical heavy metal
• Underoath does it again

9/5/08

• Ice ice baby

9/3/08

• Vanilla Ice to perform at Hall

8/29/08

• Disturbed delivers

4/23/08

• '88 minutes' serves as worthwhile thriller

4/18/08

• Lowler rocks Rudder with an 'Electric Touch'

4/17/08

• South Austin Jug Band: new and unique

4/8/08

• Charming 'Leatherheads' showcases Clooney's comedic, directorial talent

4/2/08

• "Drillbit Taylor" evokes laughs, overall average
• Anti-war movie "Stop-loss" offers no solution, one-sided

4/1/08

• The Aggiecon experience

3/28/08

• Unexpected fame

3/19/08

• '10,000 B.C.' enjoyable for myth lovers, not groundbreaking

3/18/08

• 'So you think you can brawl...'
• 'So you think you can brawl...'

3/6/08

• 'Penelope' not original, but charming

3/5/08

• Instrumentation, vocals from 'American Zeros' satisfying

2/27/08

• Movie Review | 'Be Kind, Rewind,' less than amusing

2/20/08

• Movie Review | 'The Streets' make solid sequel

2/15/08

• Pioneer yell leader draws on Aggie background to find success in life

1/29/08

• Expanding the fishbowl

12/4/07

• Awake provides a good story, strong cinematic twist

11/29/07

• Music Station | South of Saints meshes country, rock

11/28/07

• Music rush

11/27/07

• Aisle-side View | Hitman film presents surprisingly good adaptation of video game

11/15/07

• Music Station | Wright Remedy reinvigorates old country sounds

11/14/07

• Not so magical

11/7/07

• Music Station | Local band The Flyers combine folk, rock and disco

11/6/07

• Alien invasion
• Puppy love

10/30/07

• Aisle-side View | Anderson brings Whitman brothers alive in The Darjeeling Limited

10/25/07

• Music Station | Neeley Lewis finds home with College Station audiences

10/23/07

• Better in 3-D

10/18/07

• Music Station | The Hangouts keep rocking College Station

10/16/07

• Aisle-side View | Cate Blanchett beautifully reprises role of England's Virgin Queen

10/11/07

• Keep on wishing . . .
• Music Station | Emory Quinn features all-Aggie lineup

10/5/07

• Hollywood bound

10/4/07

• Music Station | Local Christian band 30 Coin Ransom makes name for itself across Texas

10/3/07

• One shot

9/27/07

• Music Station | Full Service establishes presence in town

9/25/07

• Violently bad

9/20/07

• Music Station

9/13/07

• Music Station

9/10/07

• Aisle-side View: Classic Western remake reveals dark tale carried by clean acting

9/7/07

• Buried alive
• Colors delivers a metalhead's dream

9/6/07

• Music Station