Goodnight Mommy

Nine-year-old twins suspect that someone is impersonating their mother

"...– and vice versa – gone weirdly haywire, Goodnight Mommy is required viewing for both lovers of neo-gothic paranoia..."

Sept. 11, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Mommy

Canadian wunderkind Xavier Dolan creates a volatile drama about a violently hyperactive teen, his strong-willed mother, and the nice woman who lives across the street.

"...Mommy bursts with so much frenzied, turbulent energy that it..."

Feb. 6, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Sudan Archives, Soccer Mommy, and Allah-Las to Headline the Handbuilt Motorcycle Show

Austin motor show becomes music fest with Resound partnership

"...festival, April 14-16, matches national headliners Sudan Archives, Soccer Mommy, and Allah-Las with daily lineups of primarily Austin-based artists...."

March 23, 2023 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

The Luv Doc: Mommy Junkies

Sometimes the hardest step to take is a step back

"...2020 COVID-19 Pandemic. You need to dry out those mommy junkies with some cold-turkey and tough love. Barring extreme..."

May 1, 2020 Column by The Luv Doc

SXSW Music Review: Soccer Mommy

The epitome of cool

"...know.” Allison later blankly urged onlookers to search Soccer Mommy on their preferred streaming service...."

March 17, 2018 SXSW Post by Rachel Rascoe

Mommy's New Tattoo

Levi Greenacres' 'bedtime story for people' is ink-credible.

Oct. 31, 2013 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Mommy, Why Is Chris Black Gonna Be Drunk at the Funeral?

Just ask Graham Reynolds at the Dive Bar on Monday

Nov. 1, 2012 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Men With Mommy Issues

Jay and Mark Duplass rock the cradle of love in Cyrus

June 25, 2010 Screens Feature by Melanie Haupt

Mommy Talk

Mary K. Moore talks about what to expect when it's unexpected

Sept. 2, 2008 Books Post by Margaret Moser

MACC Mommy

Managing the busy new Mexican American Cultural Center is inspiring work for Amparo Garcia-Crow

Sept. 14, 2007 Arts Feature by Belinda Acosta

Trading Mom

"...ancients” had ways of trading moms in at the Mommy Market for more desirable models, these three kids are..."

March 11, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Ethan Azarian, Soccer Mommy, OUTlaw Pride Fest, Fuckemos, Playboi Carti, and Dr. James Polk & Centerpeace

"...artistically. And that's pretty awesome." – Doug Freeman Soccer Mommy, AlexaloneEmo's, Friday 22..."

Oct. 22, 2021 Music Column by Doug Freeman

Maps to the Stars

David Cronenberg's film, with a script by Bruce Wagner, is a darkly humorous moral fable aimed at Hollywood.

"...has started reappearing in her life, and the phrase “mommy issues” catapults to new dimensions (or you could blame..."

Feb. 27, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

House at the End of the Street

This scary-house movie starring Jennifer Lawrence is a strictly middling nonshocker.

"...While Sarah busies herself cornering the market on Anxious Mommy Merlot, Elissa makes friends and more with Ryan (Thieriot),..."

Sept. 28, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Despicable Me

Steve Carell provides the voice of the supervillain Gru in this animated movie in which he plots to capture the moon.

"...that reveal him to be a villain with justifiable mommy issues (as the voice of Gru’s belittling mother, Andrews..."

July 9, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Choke

Choke, a forgettable adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk’s 2001 novel, features Sam Rockwell as a man of many hats, all of them off-putting.

"...boils down to a lot of self-loathing and unresolved mommy issues – which is as tedious as it sounds..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Ring Two

Narrative listlessness and a lack of scares makes this mother-and-son reunion a shabby affair.

"...creepy smile and the overdramatic use of the word "mommy." You can tell things are really going down the..."

March 25, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Pieces of April

A Thanksgiving from hell with the family and all the neighbors upstairs.

"...siblings, the playful dementia of an older relative, unresolved mommy issues, and the inevitable foul-up with the turkey –..."

Nov. 7, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

A Dog of Flanders

"...Ed Wood films, not to mention an embarrassingly tacky “mommy's in heaven” sequence toward the end that must be..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Littlest Lunachick

Big Emo, Mommy Emo, and Little Emo

"..."I'm little Emo, mommy is Mommy Emo, and daddy is Big Emo," she..."

Dec. 26, 1997 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Princess and the Goblin

"...tot in the crowd to ask, “Is it over, mommy?” It's only just beginning, kid...."

June 10, 1994 Movie Review by Alvaro Rodriguez

Mother's Boys

"...what to do with her role as a sociopathic mommy-come-lately; she grins the grins and tries her darnedest to..."

April 22, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Venice/venice

"...though he's always looking for love, looking for a mommy to tell him things are okay. But the strength..."

Dec. 4, 1992 Movie Review by Louis Black

Qmmunity: It's Gonna Be Gay

Poo Poo Platter’s mommy complex, Cheer Ups reopening, and more queer May happenings

"...you stress, the PPP grrrls are gonna fill your mommy complex. Grab some blankets and chairs for this outdoor..."

May 7, 2021 Column by Beth Sullivan

The Lodge

Icy melding of horror and religion is cool, not chilling

"...Fiala and Franz's first film, the equally tricky Goodnight Mommy. Claustrophobia, delusion, unwilling mothers, antagonistic children, all recur here,..."

Feb. 14, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

How to Be a Popular Girl

What will shy novelist Sarah Bird do now that she's back in the limelight, Dick Holland asks in this profile of the author of The Yokota Officers Club.

"...Without Men, Men Without Brains, The Boyfriend School, The Mommy Club, and Virgin of the Rodeo. Each novel is..."

June 22, 2001 Books Feature by Dick Holland

The Field Guide to Evil

Folk horror anthology has intriguing international scares

"...sexual awakening with monstrous seduction and damnation. The Goodnight Mommy duo initially frame the story as a religious horror,..."

March 29, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Can You Help? Paul Feig Needs A Simple Favor

Director talks cameos, thrillers, and mommy vloggers

"...murder mysteries, where dark secrets are revealed between widowed mommy vlogger Stephanie (Anna Kendrick) and the enigmatic Emily (Blake..."

Sept. 13, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Patchwork Planet

How blogging became the (very lucrative) 21st century quilting bee

"...19th century quilting bee and women's blogs – particularly "mommy blogs" – is not that great. Like quilts and..."

March 2, 2012 Screens Feature by Melanie Haupt

Fantastic Fest Review: The Lodge

Family drama becomes an exercise in cruelty that may go to far

"...Fiala and Franz's first film, the equally tricky Goodnight, Mommy. Claustrophobia, delusion, unwilling mothers, antagonistic children, but adds strands..."

Sept. 22, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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