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Green Events: Aug. 16-23
Austin Energy saves you money, Whole Foods celebrates the greenest school year ever, and more.
"...Austin Energy saves you money, Whole Foods celebrates the greenest school..."

Aug. 15, 2007 Columns Post

The Cinema of Possibilities
Low budget or big, the energy and imagination of the grind-house circuit is reborn in Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino's tribute
"...these films, filmmakers overcame these obstacles with unyielding cinematic energy and extraordinary ingenuity. The circuit proved the training ground..."

April 6, 2007 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Naked City
Renewables a boon for Texas, and a clean-energy roundup in Fredericksburg
"...Roundup in the Hills: The Renewable Energy Roundup and Green Living Fair will be held Sept...."

Sept. 17, 2004 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Book Club: The Next Chapter
Tedious sequel recycles that Golden Girls energy again
"...sort of way – it still had some snap-crackle-and-pop energy now and then. This sequel, however, plays like soggy..."

May 12, 2023 Movie Review by Steve Davis

City, County Issue Disaster Declaration, Seek Federal Funds for Cleanup to Come
Food Bank will be at two Eastside locations tomorrow
"...Headed into the weekend, Austin Energy’s outage map shows 109,000 customers still without power, but..."

Feb. 3, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

Challenging Repair Work Amid "Horrendous" Conditions as Thousands Remain Without Power
Austin Energy lines sustain massive damage in ice storm
"...As more than 25% of Austin Energy customers face another night of cold darkness in the..."

Feb. 2, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Ley Line & Nané Reopen Paramount Theatre with Spiritual Lift
Live music’s return to the downtown beacon felt familial
"...an experience replaying at venues across Austin lately. The energy and joyfulness from the sold-out, half-capacity crowd matched that..."

May 24, 2021 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Wendy
J.M. Barrie’s classic flies on new, grimier wings
"...upon the wildness of the Lost Boys, the chaotic energy of Peter, and the allure all that has for..."

March 6, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Cats
You can’t teach old Cats new tricks
"...whole film is this kind of bizarre, pervasive sexual energy that I couldn’t quite shake as I walked away..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Movie Review by Beth Sullivan

Ready or Not
Party games will be the death of Samara Weaving in this raucous black comedy
"...like "The Mill at Calder's End") has the giddy energy and bloody sensibilities that this kind of manor house..."

Aug. 23, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Late Night
Emma Thompson and Mindy Kaling spark and bond in this timely and charming media satire
"...However, the boisterous energy of Late Night, amped up with just enough wry..."

June 7, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Intruder
Is going Full-On Quaid a thing? Maybe so, as the veteran goes bugnuts melodrama in the "crazy neighbor" thriller
"...himself into the role of Charlie with a manic energy that borders on the heroic. This is a performance..."

May 3, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Wonder Park
PG-theme park adventure we're all tall enough to ride
"...of Wonderland, that's June (Denski), a kid with endless energy and imagination. She's who the talking animals that run..."

March 22, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Fighting With My Family
Wrestling biopic of breakthrough WWE superstar Paige
"...of a rags-to-riches true story. Paige (played with spiky energy and self-doubt by Pugh) grew up in a wrestling..."

March 1, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Prodigy
Childhood possession horror leaves us in two minds
"...The Prodigy needs every ounce of that second-tier horror energy, because – outside of its strong leading performances –..."

Feb. 8, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Venom
Spider-Man's nemesis gets a spin-off without web-head
"...of SUVs on his motorcycle. Hardy brings a cartoonlike energy to his performance that the film almost seems ready..."

Oct. 12, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Tragedy Girls
Serial killer high-school girls in the social media age
"...But the raw energy of Tragedy Girls blasts over those cracks, mostly powered..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Logan Lucky
A different kind of heist film from the Ocean's 11 director
"...complaints – I haven’t even mentioned Logan Lucky’s low energy, or its thisclose-to-caricature picture of rowdy-redneck America – but..."

Aug. 18, 2017 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

xXx: Return of Xander Cage
Vin Diesel returns to kickstart this action series
"...chiseled from the same block of granite.) Diesel’s subdued energy rarely commands the screen; you’re often looking at him..."

Jan. 27, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Bleed for This
A boxer returns to the ring in this conventional drama
"...The obsessive energy that marked Miles Teller’s breakout performance as the young..."

Nov. 18, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Kevin Hart: What Now?
Comic plays to record crowd in Philadelphia
"...too: Hart begins every show with his volume and energy turned up to 11, and then rips off the..."

Oct. 21, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

My Blind Brother
Indie romantic comedy has plenty of bite
"...an impressive store of self-loathing and a sort of energy-starved outlook on life (their idea of a fantasy date..."

Sept. 23, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

April and the Extraordinary World
Animated French steampunk fantasy is delightfully imaginative
"...rely on coal, and then charcoal, to provide steam-based energy. Imagine: Paris to Berlin in only 83 hours! Of..."

April 8, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Council: Rosewood Moves Forward
Nondiscrimination ordinance stalls
"...majority of the morning hours in their monthly Austin Energy Utility Oversight Committee meeting...."

Feb. 26, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

Zoolander 2
Are Derek and Hansel still in fashion?
"...(Now there’s a guy who knows funny.) The mad-hatter energy he brings to the enervated proceedings perks things up..."

Feb. 19, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Creed
Stallone's Rocky trains Apollo Creed's son in worthy franchise reboot
"...However, the infusion of new energy and points of departure is due to the efforts..."

Nov. 27, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

By the Sea
Angelina and Brad topline this modern-day arthouse relic by Jolie Pitt
"...exquisite as they do so. Then an infusion of energy arrives in the form of a hole in the..."

Nov. 20, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Sunshine Superman
BASE-jumping trailblazer Carl Boenish is the subject of this doc tribute
"...Boenish was a man whose knowledge, enthusiasm, and boundless energy make him an ideal and engaging subject in Marah..."

June 12, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge out of Water
The lovable gang from the animated TV show leaves Bikini Bottom to come ashore.
"...brow in between, replete with meta winkiness and manic energy. The sponge does lose some steam once he and..."

Feb. 13, 2015 Movie Review by William Goss

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 really only makes sense when looked at..."

Feb. 6, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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