Austin-Based Brane Audio Is Changing the Laws of Physics in Speaker Tech

All about that bass

March 10, 2023 Features Feature by Joe Gross

Whurley, Physics, and the Strange Work of Quantum Computing in Austin

Is the world ready to take a quantum leap?

April 19, 2019 Screens Feature by Tom Cheredar

Ice Princess

This refreshingly femme-centric tale advocates on behalf of physics, feminism, and athleticism.

"...different dreams for her daughter (they include a prized physics scholarship and matriculation to Harvard). On the other end..."

March 25, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Endless

Sibling banter and cosmic terror means observational comedy horror.

"...the lake, just beyond the limits of our puny physics. Something that likes a good story …..."

April 20, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

Nicolas Cage plays a master sorcerer who selects a seemingly average guy to become his protégé and save New York City from his arch-nemesis.

"...later, Dave (Baruchel) has grown up into an NYU physics nerd and reunites with Balthazar, who gives him a..."

July 16, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Warrior

Knockout performances by the three central characters and powerfully effective fight sequences are the key ingredients that spur this male weepie.

"...his mother and brother left, is a high school physics teacher with his own family, who has severed all..."

Sept. 9, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Water

Don't come to this movie expecting a doom-and-gloom forecast about ecological catastrophe. It's instead an encounter with "voodoo chemistry" that aims to show why we all should start imbibing "structurized water."

"...if it reminds you of the approach to quantum physics of another movie, What the #$*! Do We Know!?,..."

March 21, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

10 Questions for the Dalai Lama

His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, is truly a spiritual leader for the 21st century.

"...the 21st century, His Holiness is fascinated by quantum physics and mechanical objects, which he disassembles and studies for..."

June 1, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Hitcher

This remake of Robert Harmon's original 1986 horror semiclassic serves as a primer in how not to generate suspense.

"...Is Ryder some supernatural force beyond the laws of physics, as much of his mayhem would suggest? Or is..."

Jan. 26, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Lake House

This tale of magical realism has potential for delightful originality, but the Sandra Bullock-Keanu Reeves love story lacks heat and the science fiction premise spirals into senselessness.

"...romance working on the premise that the laws of physics have folded upon themselves, creating a black hole within..."

June 16, 2006 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Zathura

With his follow-up to Elf, actor-turned-director Jon Favreau sticks with family-friendly filmmaking, this time delivering a bang-up version of Chris Van Allsburg’s bestselling children’s book Zathura.

"...ones, but so gleefully defiant of the laws of physics and aeronautics that it’s clear the film’s only objective..."

Nov. 11, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Transporter 2

For all its gimmicky mayhem, Transporter 2 is an improvement over the original, completely setting aside such yawn-inducing cinematic standbys as a romantic interest and realism.

"...like their action to abide by the laws of physics will find the CGI-assisted set-pieces of stunt director Corey..."

Sept. 9, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Madagascar

Animated zoo animals head back to the wild

"...into a lunatic pace of left-field pop-culture references and physics-defying physical comedy worthy of the Looney Tunes of yore...."

May 27, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Primer

Physics and metaphysics mingle in this minimalist yet intriguing fiction about inventor-scientists who discover a technique of time travel.

"...from the crowd. With a plot that hinges on physics and metaphysics, the film often seems the work of..."

Oct. 22, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

What the #$*! Do We Know!?

Quantum physics, intent and possibility, science and fantasy … goofy cult or educational primer?

"...lay audience everything there is to know about quantum physics in 108 minutes. It employs a vertiginous collection of..."

Sept. 10, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Tom Dowd & the Language of Music

Dowd recorded and engineered the legendary Atlantic sound. He recorded and engineered Bird, Coltrane, Aretha, and Skynyrd. Introduced Allman to Clapton. Standardized 8-track recording. Oh, and he helped make the atomic bomb.

"...Ertegun and Jerry Wexler scouted talent, Dowd, a young physics student straight out of the university, recorded it and..."

March 5, 2004 Movie Review by Raoul Hernandez

Clockstoppers

"...but the most obvious implications of drastically manipulating everyday physics. That's probably just as well, considering how lame and..."

April 5, 2002 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Rat Race

"...Lucy convention. Much of the movie defies logic and physics, but scenes move quickly enough for them not to..."

Aug. 17, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Man on the Moon

"...The image is an ungainly sight, a mockery of physics, an absurd ambition. Undoubtedly, Kaufman could have coaxed that..."

Dec. 24, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Rocketman

"...to Mars to the numerous laws of space and physics that are broken in the name of comedic license...."

Oct. 10, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Brief History of Time

"...the universe, black holes, time, fate, theology and theoretical physics which have seized the imagination of both the scientific..."

Oct. 30, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW TV Review: 3 Body Problem

Acclaimed sci-fi story opens the fest’s TV portion

"...bloodthirsty crowd. Families pitted against each other. Laws of physics made out to be counterrevolutionary blasphemy. What does this..."

March 9, 2024 SXSW Post by Rod Machen

Review: The Play That Goes Wrong

Physics and farce join forces to surprisingly hilarious effect in this Georgetown production

"...the good folks at Georgetown Palace Theatre had studied physics between drama classes and put Newton's third law of..."

Feb. 17, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

SXSW Film Review: The Cellar

Gateway horror opens a family-friendly portal to Hell

"...A basement deeper than the soil or laws of physics can allow. The Knights Templar. Irish gateway horror The..."

March 18, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Protocols of the Elders of Chisum

State rep joins the tin foil hat brigade

"...also play on anti-Semitic stereotypes: What kind of 'Jewish physics' is it that has garnered 26% of all the..."

Feb. 16, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Science Goes to Court

Death row case sets new state law against prosecutorial resistance

"...and did not take into account the principles of physics, and specifically biomechanics – put simply, the study of..."

Nov. 1, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Oppenheimer

Christopher Nolan's roaring, terrifying, and carnal tale of the father of the atom bomb

"...quits Cambridge to study the new discipline of quantum physics in Germany: a decision that ultimately leads to him..."

July 21, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Tenet

Time goes backward and forward these days …

"...How demanding? The underlying mechanic of Tenet is Princeton physics professor John Wheeler's one-electron universe postulate, wherein he argued..."

Sept. 11, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Theoretical Physicist Brian Greene Has a Few New Dimensions He'd Like You to Meet

The universe-explainer brings his 'Hidden Reality' show to Austin

"...BG: The big joy of doing physics is the insight that it gives us into the..."

Jan. 16, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Bedside Manner: Science Lesson

How I learned that I know next to nothing

"...only a few chapters in, Einstein’s relativity and quantum physics still distant goals...."

Dec. 10, 2012 Books Post by Lauren Tucker

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