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Magic Mike XXL
The boys are back in town
"...be unique to whatever lap is within pelvic-thrust proximity. Magic Mike XXL continues the lie, with a flirty smile,..."

July 3, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

When Magic is a Real Darling
This popular Austin magician tells it like it appears to be
"...producer Patrick Terry recently put together another spectacle of magic and humor in the wake of his sold-out Wondershow..."

May 11, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

'Magic' Game Day at the Dragon's Lair
"...I approached him about doing a write-up on the Magic tournament going on in the Lair's lair. Saturday was..."

July 16, 2007 Sports Post by Sofia Resnick

Shadow Magic
"...Peiqi, Xing Yufei, Xia Yu and Jared Harris. Shadow Magic imagines a time before movies, a time when people..."

May 4, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Practical Magic
"...swing it, the most appropriate way to see Practical Magic would be as part of an evening that also..."

Oct. 16, 1998 Movie Review by Russell Smith

'Magic' Game Day, Saturday, July 14
"...series, Saturday, July 14 (as in tomorrow) is officially Magic Game Day. Yup. In an effort to unite Magic:..."

July 13, 2007 Sports Post by Sofia Resnick

She Wants Revenge: The Horror of The Queen of Black Magic
How director Kimo Stamboel summons up an Indonesian classic
"...remake classic Indonesian horror film The Queen of Black Magic. After all, it was the movie that scared him..."

Feb. 11, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Illuminating The Magic Lantern
The Austin film podcast conjures British ghosts for AFS
"...Before cinema, there was the magic lantern. That glorious, incandescent source of entertainment lives on..."

Nov. 19, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Magic in the Water
"...a sign of the murky monster. It was a magical, mysterious trip. Of course, I had worked my way..."

Sept. 8, 1995 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

40 Years in the Making: The Magic Music Movie
Behind the Music for a band you've never heard of
"...at CU-Boulder during the early Seventies, the unironically named “Magic Music.” The ensemble’s airy sound was one of the..."

Aug. 24, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Magic Mike
Steven Soderbergh directs this story about the male strippers of Tampa, whose lead characters are played by Matthew McConaughey and Channing Tatum.
"...high-dollar call girl, Steven Soderbergh, in his new film, Magic Mike, restores some of the lust and excitement we..."

June 29, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic
Spotty comedy delivers on its promise of Total Silverman, but that turns out to be not such a good thing after all.
"...non-singing role in Rent, the promise of Jesus Is Magic is an unadulterated 72 minutes of Silverman by herself...."

Dec. 9, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Thomas and the Magic Railroad
"...and never let your conductor run low on his magic gold dust. At 86 minutes, Thomas and the Magic..."

July 28, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fantastic Fest Review: The Queen of Black Magic
Indonesian horror is stomach-churning and gut-wrenching
"...relentless dread, and poisonous centipedes. The Queen of Black Magic has plenty of both, and an enthralling supernatural siege..."

Oct. 2, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Half Magic
Heather Graham turns director in empowerment comedy
"...The slightly preternatural Half Magic is a witches’ brew of female desire, a muddled-up..."

Feb. 23, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Strange Magic
Woodland goblins, elves, and fairies go to war in this animated movie from LucasFilm Animation.
"...The animated musical fairy tale Strange Magic from Lucasfilm Animation envisions A Midsummer Night’s Dream as..."

Jan. 30, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Magic in the Moonlight
Though he's been on a roll with his last few films, Woody Allen breaks his streak with this threadbare offering.
"...elephant vanish. The year is 1928, and Stanley’s old magician pal Howard (McBurney) meets up with Stanley backstage, seeking..."

Aug. 8, 2014 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Magic Trip
This doc about Ken Kesey's famed bus goes all over the place but never seems to end up anywhere all that revelatory.
"...and his madcap artillery are nowhere to be seen), Magic Trip comes off nearly as scattershot as the events..."

Sept. 16, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

'The Magic Flute'
Mozart's opera gets a techno remix at UT's Butler Opera Center
"...in the Butler Opera Center's new staging of The Magic Flute, opening this weekend in UT's McCullough Theatre. The..."

Sept. 14, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Rough Magic
"...Kenneth Mars and Paul Rodriguez. Like its characters, Rough Magic has a lot on its mind and only the..."

June 13, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Austin Psych Fest Live (Saturday): Young Magic
A blank and offending canvas
"...in hustling to a music festival to see Young Magic, that I realized something was wrong. Not that bottom..."

April 28, 2013 Music Post by Luke Winkie

The Industry of Light and Magic
Fx guru and key 'Star Wars' figure Tom Smith to HRC
"...With the acquisition of former Industrial Light and Magic boss Tom Smith's personal archive, the Harry Ransom Center..."

April 15, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Magic Crane
"...Tony Leung Chiu-wah and Heroic Trio's Anita Mui Yim-fong, Magic Crane's plot -- an epic tale following the exploits..."

July 7, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Magic Mike’s Last Dance
Come for Channing Tatum dancing. Stay for … Channing Tatum dancing.
"...Having said that, I have enjoyed watching both previous Magic Mike films for reasons, and am interested in Magic..."

Feb. 17, 2023 Movie Review by Sarah Jane

Day Trips: Magic’s Theater, Dripping Springs
Old-fashioned magician thrills with timeless illusions and tricks
"...John Magic glides across the small stage in a theatre hidden..."

Oct. 13, 2017 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

The Queen of Black Magic
Grisly Indonesian horror remake knows when to go gonzo
"...relentless dread, and poisonous centipedes. The Queen of Black Magic has plenty of both, and an enthralling supernatural siege..."

Jan. 29, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Capital T Theatre's It Is Magic
This captivating staging of Mickle Maher's comedy debates theatre's enchantments where Macbeth meets "The Three Little Pigs"
"...And so the audience for Mickle Maher's It Is Magic finds itself at the crossroads of folk tale and..."

Nov. 15, 2019 Arts Review by Robert Faires

The Luv Doc: Belief Is Magic
Nobody comes to Jesus because of the rigorous scientific scrutiny of the Christian religion
"...Here's the deal, Rudy: Either you believe in magic or you don't. There are literally millions of Americans..."

Dec. 22, 2023 Column by The Luv Doc

Black Magic for White Boys
Sorcery and gentrification wrapped together by Onur Tukel, the Brueghel of Brooklyn
"...There's a pettiness to his players, and Black Magic for White Boys is his broadest canvas of mediocre..."

July 17, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Page Two: God Is Alive, Magic Afoot, and Music Everywhere
Egmont Street was where we discovered Risk, Quaaludes, phone phreaking – and some of the greatest albums ever made
"...Leonard Cohen's prose from Beautiful Losers: "God is alive, magic is afoot/ God is afoot, magic is alive/ Alive..."

June 23, 2017 Column by Louis Black

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