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Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four
Doc chronicles a shameful chapter in San Antonio history
"...San Antonio were charged with sexually assaulting two young girls over the course of two days. The year is..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Gwendolyn's Sword
A well-researched and swiftly paced historical novel for grown-up girls who dreamed of being knights
"...There are girls who are traveling home to visit their families this..."

Dec. 11, 2015 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

Knock Knock
Keanu Reeves stars in Eli Roth's latest horror film
"...knocking on the door? A couple of soaking wet girls, gone lost in search of a party. Evan, nice..."

Oct. 9, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Pitch Perfect 2
Lightning may not be rebottled the second time around, but it's still a toe-tapping good time
"...and commence with a pillow fight! Thrill as the girls go on a camping retreat to restore their harmony!..."

May 15, 2015 Movie Review by William Goss

SXSWedu: Steady as She Goes
Women's rights advocates push for educational equity
"...to the head for speaking out in support of girls' education in their native Pakistan...."

March 16, 2015 SXSW Post by Jessi Cape

Forever Fest Is Fetch, Y'all
Weekend itineray includes a Mean Girls reunion, pajama party, meme culturati, and enough cuteness to explode your brain
"...Wear it Friday night, too, for cult classic Mean Girls' 10th anniversary quote-along, with three of the dude stars..."

Nov. 14, 2014 Screens Feature by Jessi Cape

Innocence
This story about a damaged, young woman mired in the mundanities of boarding-school life is utterly bloodless.
"...replenishing themselves on the menstrual blood of virginal, boarding-school girls – in favor of a bloodless and deathly dull..."

Sept. 5, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Above the East China Sea
In her most ambitious novel, Sarah Bird entwines the tales of two teenaged girls, both on Okinawa but in different eras
"...and Above the East China Sea, about two teenage girls in Okinawa from different time periods, is no different...."

May 16, 2014 Arts Feature by Amy Gentry

Lookadoos and Don'ts
Motivational speaker shares 'cool rules' with Texas high schoolers
"...High school girls, R U ready 2 B dateable? Like, really dateable?..."

Nov. 14, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

Before Midnight
This third European outing with Celine and Jesse is a grand accomplishment.
"...though not married, and are the parents of twin girls. Now in their early 40s and on summer vacation..."

May 24, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Mighty Macs
This film tells the story of rookie basketball coach and future Hall of Famer Cathy Rush who led the women of Immaculata College to three consecutive national championships from 1972 to 1974.
"...So few are the inspirational sports movies for girls that this formulaic drama about an underdog basketball team..."

Oct. 21, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

When the Whip Comes Down
‘Some Girls Live in Texas,’ ravished by the Rolling Stones
"...July 18 performance in Fort Worth on 1978’s Some Girls tour, a DVD tie-in to the LP’s new deluxe..."

Oct. 19, 2011 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Chinese women's relationships in the past and the present are told in parallel stories in this film based on Lisa See's bestselling novel.
"...up the private world of laotong or “sames” – girls who are bound together for eternity, as per Chinese..."

July 29, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Prom
Friday Night Lights' Aimee Teegarden stars in this tween wish-fulfillment movie.
"...they will: At the sneak screening, a gaggle of girls emoted loudly at every near-miss at a closed-mouth kiss...."

April 29, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Red Riding Hood
Catherine Hardwicke, the director of the first Twilight movie, helms this update of the fairy tale.
"...the diff as long as they make the young girls quiver? Why else would Hardwicke, the director of the..."

March 18, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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"...Girls, is an indie-rock band from San Francisco, California. The..."

Nov. 9, 2010 Qmmunity Post by The Glitoris

Will Gov. Perry's Cancer Concern Extend to Queer Boys?
HPV vaccine Gardasil may prevent some anal cancers
"...to make HPV vaccine Gardasil mandatory for sixth-grade Texas girls?..."

Feb. 18, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Steven Cheslik-deMeyer

Bandslam
A citywide battle of the bands provides the grist for this endearing youth film that was shot in Central Texas.
"...he is quickly latched onto by two very different girls: a blond-tressed former cheerleader named Charlotte (Michalka), who has..."

Aug. 14, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The House Bunny
A Playboy bunny who's been ejected from the mansion becomes a sorority house mother.
"...most popular spot on campus once she nurtures her girls by teaching them to wear too much make-up and..."

Aug. 29, 2008 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
It seems rather churlish to complain about entertainment aimed at little girls, who almost never get big-budget movies made just for them, nevertheless … this movie substitutes pluck and spunk for drama and sparkle.
"...much room for fancifulness on the part of little girls, the American Girl industry has helpfully produced such supplemental..."

July 4, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Snow Angels
Filmmaker David Gordon Green guides his cast, headed by Sam Rockwell and Kate Beckinsale, through a fumbling world of nursed grudges and blown opportunities.
"...school marching band, the type of boy beloved by girls who wear horn-rimmed glasses and study photography – takes..."

April 4, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Nancy Drew
Historically, Nancy Drew may be the best teen detective around, but in this new screen incarnation, she is definitely no spy kid.
"...fundamentals of sleuthing that separates the women from the girls (as the saying goes) but, rather, this film’s lack..."

June 15, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

State High School Soccer Championships in Austin This Week
"...tournament. Austin-area teams made the final four in both girls' conferences: Westlake in 5A and Lake Travis in 4A...."

April 9, 2007 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

Believe in Me
Despite all its clichéd moralizing and blatant borrowings, the movie does offer a few clever twists on an old sports-movie formula.
"...spoken for; he'll have to make do with the girls, or he'll have to find another job. At first,..."

March 9, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The Heart of the Game
Seven years of film footage went into this perceptive documentary about girls who play high school basketball, the situations unique to their gender, and their marginalization by the school administration.
"...Darnellia Russell is a world-class athlete. Recruited for the girls’ varsity basketball team during her freshman year at Seattle’s..."

July 7, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

She's the Man
Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night gets a teen-movie rehash in this manic panic of a mess that never rises to even the lowest levels of the Bard’s cross-dressing comedy of errors.
"...football, we of course mean soccer) and prove that girls are every bit the equal of their male counterparts..."

March 24, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Aquamarine
Based on a young adult novel by Alice Hoffman, the film is about two best girlfriends who meet up with … a mermaid!
"...I liked how it was actually made for tween girls. We never get any movies, and we’re totally growing..."

March 3, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story
You could call it Seabiscuit Jr., but this horsey heartwarmer does something surprising in spite of its underdog sports-movie formula and shameless emotional manipulation: It manages to be an enjoyable movie about and for girls.
"...be a watchable, even enjoyable movie about and for girls, and in our world of candy-coated sparkly pink crap,..."

Oct. 21, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Stealth
Masterful aerial action sequences don't compensate for earthbound plot.
"...Morton, Ian Bliss and Ebon Moss-Bachrach. The boys and girls of summer get a Mach-5 work-over in the newest..."

July 29, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Undertow
Cross-pollinate the arthouse film with B-movie backwoods gothic, and you get something like Undertow’s peculiar fusion of high and low culture.
"...in his other pictures (George Washington, All the Real Girls), director and co-writer David Gordon Green worships at the..."

Nov. 12, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

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