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Epic

This imaginative 3-D animated fantasy takes place in a forest world.

Film Review, May. 24, 2013

The Iceman

Michael Shannon stars as a contract killer with a double life.

Film Review, May. 17, 2013

A Taste of CineMarfa 2013

Archival programs and current works blend in West Texas fest

Screens Blog, May. 10, 2013 3:40 PM

Arthur Newman

Colin Firth and Emily Blunt star in this road picture about two people who try to escape their identities but fall in love and learn to accept their responsibilities.

Film Review, May. 10, 2013

Iron Man 3

It's more of the same, but the same is pretty good.

Film Review, May. 3, 2013

Filly Brown

A young, Latina hip-hop artist gets a shot at a record contract only if she is willing to compromise her ideals.

Film Review, Apr. 26, 2013

Home Run

A pro ballplayer with a substance-abuse problem goes back home for rehab, and finds Christian redemption by coaching a Little League team.

Film Review, Apr. 26, 2013

Pain & Gain

One of the dirty secrets of modern American filmmaking is what a skilled director Michael Bay really is.

Film Review, Apr. 26, 2013

The New Juarez

This partisan film essay attacks both the United States and Mexican governments for the massive violence in Juarez.

Film Review, Apr. 19, 2013

Oblivion

Tom Cruise stars in this science-fiction outing that favors style over substance.

Film Review, Apr. 19, 2013

42

Jackie Robinson's story is told as a socially conscious moral tale about the malevolence of segregation.

Film Review, Apr. 12, 2013

G.I. Joe: Retaliation

This overflowing action stew is loaded to the brim with half-formed ideas, action stereotypes, and hints of characters.

Film Review, Apr. 5, 2013

Emperor

Tommy Lee Jones is Gen. Douglas MacArthur and Matthew Fox his adviser in this historical drama set in postwar Japan in which the general must decide the fate of the Japanese emperor.

Film Review, Mar. 8, 2013

Jack the Giant Slayer

Despite a terrific cast, intelligent direction, and state-of-the-art special effects, this fairy tale's gigantic shoes remain unfilled.

Film Review, Mar. 1, 2013

'Far Marfa' Captures the Romance of West Texas Outpost

Stateside Independent hosts film's Austin premiere tonight

Screens Blog, Feb. 25, 2013 10:00 AM

Escape From Planet Earth

In this 3-D animated movie, a famous astronaut from another planet becomes trapped on Earth – aka the Dark Planet. Interplanetary shenanigans ensue.

Film Review, Feb. 22, 2013

Snitch

A socially conscious action adventure that stars Dwayne Johnson, Snitch is an indictment of our federal minimum-punishment guidelines for drug offenses.

Film Review, Feb. 22, 2013

A Good Day to Die Hard

Bruce Willis' John McClane is like Wile E. Coyote – always in the wrong place when things blow up but always persevering.

Film Review, Feb. 15, 2013

Identity Thief

Melissa McCarthy is a comic storm system to Jason Bateman's straight man in this latest variation on the road trip from hell.

Film Review, Feb. 8, 2013

Bullet to the Head

Sylvester Stallone is back – the action is loud and pulpy, the quips are ever-ready, and the cycle is unbroken.

Film Review, Feb. 1, 2013

Quartet

A charming, funny, and sentimental comedy/drama about former opera singers living in a home for retired musicians.

Film Review, Jan. 25, 2013

The Last Stand

Arnold Schwarzenegger plunges back into acting in this full-bore action vehicle helmed by the South Korean director Kim Jee-Woon.

Film Review, Jan. 18, 2013

Mama

Jessica Chastain stars in this spook tale that's rife with unsettling atmosphere.

Film Review, Jan. 18, 2013

Gangster Squad

Despite uneven filmmaking and questionable facts, an extraordinary cast brings this story about mobster Mickey Cohen's attempted takeover of L.A. and the handful of honest cops who thwarted him.

Film Review, Jan. 11, 2013

Allegiance

Bow Wow plays a National Guard soldier who goes AWOL in the early Nineties in this unfoused drama

Film Review, Jan. 4, 2013

Auld Lost Cine

Here's a sobering stat: Nearly 90% of studio films are lost or destroyed

Screens Blog, Dec. 31, 2012 9:26 AM

Jack Reacher

Tom Cruise stars as the title character of Lee Child's novels in this thriller directed by the writer of Valkyrie and The Usual Suspects.

Film Review, Dec. 28, 2012

The Guilt Trip

Barbra Streisand and Seth Rogen are a mother and son on a road trip but the humor's mostly on autopilot.

Film Review, Dec. 21, 2012

The Other Son

Palestinian and Israeli baby boys are accidentally switched at birth, and that discovery in adulthood creates many repercussions.

Film Review, Dec. 14, 2012

The Butt-Numb-a-Thon 14 Lineup

Harry Knowles' annual film fest sneaks 'The Hobbit,' 'Mama'

Screens Blog, Dec. 10, 2012 3:37 PM

Playing for Keeps

In this all-too-predictable romantic comedy/drama, Gerard Butler plays an ex-soccer star who ultimately reunites with his ex-wife and son, whose team he coaches.

Film Review, Dec. 7, 2012

Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning

The fourth entry in this series is surprisingly complex and ambitious.

Film Review, Nov. 30, 2012

Page Two: GrulkeFest

Local bands play loving tribute to Brent Grulke

Column, Sep. 6, 2012

Page Two: On Anniversaries and Loss

A new print year begins as we celebrate an exceptional life

Column, Aug. 30, 2012

Page Two: Sloganeering Not Necessary

The Hot Sauce Festival returns in a new venue for its 22nd year

Column, Aug. 23, 2012

Page Two: Wise, Warm, and Always Welcome

Austin is a quieter place without Brent Grulke

Column, Aug. 16, 2012

Page Two: Eastside Crawlin'

No lack of hipness on these streets

Column, Aug. 9, 2012

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Column, Aug. 2, 2012

Page Two: Presidential Perceptions

Right-wing rhetoric just beginning to boil

Column, Jun. 21, 2012

Page Two: Summer in the City

Our piping-hot reading issue welcomes the season

Column, Jun. 14, 2012

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