Replicas

What hath science wrought? A dull cloning thriller, that's what.

"...Directed by: Jeffrey Nachmanoff. Starring: Keanu Reeves, Alice Eve, Thomas Middleditch, John Ortiz and Emily Alyn..."

Jan. 18, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Raven

John Cusack plays Edgar Allan Poe in this historically imaginative but dull and off-putting detective story set in old Baltimore.

"...Directed by: James McTeigue. Starring: John Cusack, Alice Eve, Luke Evans, Brendan Gleeson, Oliver Jackson-Cohen and Kevin..."

May 4, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

She's Out of My League

An average guy finds the woman of his dreams, but his insecurities undermine the relationship.

"...Directed by: Jim Field Smith. Starring: Jay Baruchel, Alice Eve, T.J. Miller, Mike Vogel, Nate Torrence, Lindsay Sloane,..."

March 19, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Star Trek Into Darkness

The Star Trek reboot may be overly familiar, but it's still a hell of a lot of fun.

"...Cumberbatch, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg, John Cho, Alice Eve, Bruce Greenwood, Karl Urban, Peter Weller and Anton..."

May 17, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Starter for 10

This British coming-of-age drama and romantic comedy is fairly predictable, although the charming actors manage to keep the story’s characters just this side of stereotype and mediocrity.

"...Directed by: Tom Vaughan. Starring: James McAvoy, Alice Eve, Rebecca Hall, Catherine Tate, Dominic Cooper, Benedict Cumberbatch,..."

Feb. 23, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Crossing Over

Various characters who are ensnared within the dogged machinery of the American immigration system become the subjects of this multistrand narrative.

"...Starring: Harrison Ford, Ray Liotta, Ashley Judd, Jim Sturgess, Alice Eve, Cliff Curtis, Alice Braga, Summer Bishil and Justin..."

March 27, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Luv Doc: Exposed Nipples

Unlike our president, a warm, sweaty, glitter-speckled nipple is nothing to be embarrassed about

"...Last weekend during the breathtakingly awesome Janelle Monáe set..."

Oct. 26, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

Criminal

Kevin Costner is a prisoner who is implanted with a CIA op's knowledge

"...Vromen. Starring: Kevin Costner, Gary Oldman, Tommy Lee Jones, Alice Eve, Michael Pitt, Jordi Mollà, Antje Traue, Scott Adkins,..."

April 22, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Celesbians Take Pride

Girls With Flair! bring Camila Grey and Kate Moennig to Pride

"...one hell of a ladies Pride party on the eve of the parade. And though this won’t be her..."

Aug. 28, 2015 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Men in Black 3

Josh Brolin's spooky good impersonation of the younger Tommy Lee Jones is the only fresh thing happening in this sequel.

"...Brolin, Jemaine Clement, Emma Thompson, Michael Stuhlbarg, Mike Colter, Alice Eve, Bill Hader and David Rasche...."

May 25, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Sex and the City 2

Two years after the end of the last film, Carrie Bradshaw now frets that the "sparkle" has gone out of her marriage. It's gone from this movie, too.

"...Evan Handler, Mario Cantone, Willie Garson, Liza Minnelli and Alice Eve. Like Carrie Bradshaw (Parker), who frets that the..."

May 28, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...list of all the movies at this year's hybrid event. The stellar lineupreally ignites with the world premiere of..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Paramount Theatre Summer Film Classics

"...6/19 4:00Seven Brides for Seven Brothers..."

June 4, 1999 Screens Feature

Welcome to the Jungle

Metal and alt-rock collide and flourish during the Back Room's glory years

"...Never in its 30-plus-year run was it Austin's classiest venue,..."

July 28, 2006 Music Feature by Ray Seggern

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...the presence of a strong female protagonist fighting off everything from hordes of zombies, bad dates, creepy rideshare drivers..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Margaret Moser Memorial

"...Eve Monsees..."

Dec. 12, 2017 Photo Gallery

SXSW Announces Film Lineup

Edgar Wright's Baby Driver, Ben Wheatley's Free Fire, and more

"...Michael Winterbottom, who brings his music doc about Wolf Alice, On the Road, for its North American debut...."

Jan. 31, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Horror for the Holidays

Dusk to dawn with Silent Night, Deadly Night

"...decade later. Catholic groups, parent-teacher associations, Leonard Maltin, and even sporadic horror film devotees Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert..."

Dec. 24, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

'What Is Justice?'

A state program that enables offenders and their victims meet face-to-face has helped Andrew Papke take full responsibility for the drunken driving-related deaths of Beth Early and Daniel London.

"...of "restorative justice:" that healing and rehabilitation are best achieved through direct personal accountability, not systematic retribution...."

Aug. 24, 2001 News Feature by Michael May

DVDanger: Hellions

We binge-watch this month's horror for you

"...of morbid maternity gets two ticks in its column even before the shrink wrap is removed. First, it's escaping..."

Feb. 7, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Other Stars in the Galaxy

"...1 -- The Phantom Menace. It is assumed that every man, woman, and child in the galaxy will see..."

May 21, 1999 Screens Feature

Lazarus Opens on Airport, J-Prime Opens Downtown, Old Thousand and JewBoy Bring the Holiday Fusion, Chanukah Gets the Haute Cuisine, and Everything Is Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...numerous PR releases, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified) IRL eavesdroppings...."

Nov. 30, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW Film Gets Latest Apatow, Snowpiercer Premiere

Huge lineup includes new docs on St. Vincent, Ozzy, Zappa

"...On the documentary front, Julia Reichert and Steve Bognar come straight from their Oscar nomination for American..."

Jan. 15, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Few Faves From the Paramount Summer Classic Film Series

Immortal gems of the cinema help us define a classic

"...in this year's Paramount Summer Classic Film Series, we revel in the glow of some of these memorable movies..."

May 24, 2019 Screens Feature by The Screens Staff

Roll 'Em

March

"...awfully similar to the premise of HBO's The Sopranos; however, this movie stars Robert De Niro doing a comic..."

Feb. 26, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Exhibitionism

Managed Care: Down the Rabbit Hole

"...Go ask Alice......"

Sept. 19, 1997 Arts Review

The Hard Line

The Hormones

"...be quick to rap knuckles in the name of every "proto-punk" from Iggy all the way back to Eve...."

Jan. 26, 1996 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...album in quarantine, captured in new documentary Alone Together. However, in the centerpiece slot, the old guard will be..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Magic Time

Oh, the sights you'll see at First Night Austin

"...two years that Austin has produced this New Year's Eve arts festival, Downtown has seen a Sauron-sized eyeball blinking..."

Dec. 28, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Local Bestsellers

Local bestsellers are based on recent sales at Austin bookstores selected to reflect varied reading interests.

"...1. The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler..."

Dec. 22, 2000 Books Column

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