Arrival

Introspective sci-fi drama packs a punch.

"...many times before: What do we do when the aliens arrive and, just as important, how do we communicate..."

Nov. 11, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Man of Steel

This new Superman flies without a lot of emotional baggage, which is mostly a good thing though the character could stand a bit more dramatic heft.

"...scraps a linear plotting of baby Kal-El’s evolution from alien émigré into the Kansas-bred loner, Clark Kent, and finally..."

June 14, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

You're Gonna Miss Me: A Film About Roky Erickson

Detailed here is the long, tangled saga of Erickson, the visionary lead singer of the 13th Floor Elevators, whose trip to fame detoured though mental institutions.

"...film. Thirty years earlier he legally declared himself an alien. Nearly 40 years earlier he and his bandmates in..."

Oct. 20, 2006 Movie Review by Audra Schroeder

Happy Endings

Movie about master manipulators and the people who love them is rife with surprises.

"...kind of happy ending – when a masseuse, cough, finishes with a bang – but writer/director Don Roos is..."

July 29, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Fans of the novel can exhale, finally; panic is unwarranted. On the other hand, audiences unfamiliar with Douglas Adams’ bizarre world may wonder what all the fuss is about.

"...one morning to find his home about to be demolished to make way for a freeway bypass. Luckily, his..."

April 29, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Galaxy Quest

A parody of Gene Roddenberry's TV world and its rabid fans.

"...tosses in a heaping helping of bug-eyed monsters, lithe alien babes, and more tongue-in-cheek homages than you can shake..."

Dec. 31, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Funny Games

Austrian moralist Haneke fashions a tense drama from the sadistic games people play.

"...but two handfuls of eggs and still demands more, she becomes disconcerted. Enter Peter's friend Paul (Frisch), who appears..."

Sept. 18, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Captain Marvel

Brie Larson confidently lays the next cornerstone of the Marvel Cinematic Universe

"...character's transition from supporting player to Marvel mainstay means she gets the movie megafranchise's first-ever female-driven superhero film, and..."

March 8, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Waitress

Despite a storyline that involves an unplanned pregnancy, various affairs, spousal abuse, maternal ambivalence, and food-service employment, Waitress is an optimistic comedy about getting past your mistakes and making the best of life.

"...Directed by: Adrienne Shelly. Starring: Keri Russell, Nathan Fillion, Cheryl Hines, Jeremy Sisto,..."

May 11, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Lost in Translation

Sofia Coppola spins a unique tale about a yearning, indelible love-affair-that-isn’t between characters played by Bill Murray and this season's It Girl Scarlett Johansson.

"...bored, dissatisfied. Moreover, he’s jet-lagged and fumbling in an alien culture; when he calls home for comfort, his harried..."

Sept. 26, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

TexARTS’ Little Shop of Horrors

This production of the horror comedy musical makes watching inept humans get devoured by an alien plant just a damn good time

"...show, Little Shop is a send-up of Sixties-style doo-wop, alien invasion stories, B-movies, and the end-of-the-Eisenhower-era culture that spawned..."

Oct. 18, 2019 Arts Review by Laura Jones

Other Worlds Austin Adds Beyond Skyline

Companion to 2010 surprise success headlines first wave

"...one of its lineup, with Beyond Skyline prepping for alien invasion and the opening night headline slot...."

Sept. 25, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Antibirth

A party girl discovers she's pregnant

"...out at an abandoned Detroit warehouse bacchanal. Turns out, she may be more right than she realizes after trenchcoated..."

Oct. 28, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Very Long Engagement

The director of Amélie reunites with that film's star, Audrey Tautou, for this World War One love story.

"...Lost Children. After those films (and Jeunet’s solo debut, Alien: Resurrection), the light-hearted and fleet-footed Amélie felt like a..."

Dec. 24, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Transformers: Age of Extinction

Optimus Prime finds a new pal in franchise addition Mark Wahlberg.

"...tanned teen Tessa (Peltz) pleads with her pops. Clearly, she doesn't realize she's in a Michael Bay movie, specifically..."

July 4, 2014 Movie Review by William Goss

Gay Place

The gayest Top 10s of the year

"...2 art biennial and live-blog the whole schmear and shebang. (Guess which one of us has a "schmear" and..."

Jan. 6, 2012 Column by Kate X Messer

3-Iron

A young man steals into people's apartments and adopts their identities in this largely wordless Korean drama.

"...(Kwon) whose door gets fliered and picked one day. She watches and is fascinated by the ritual of breaking..."

May 27, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Sliver

"...Man Who Fell to Earth but instead of that alien's neurasthenic gaze, we're supposed to believe that this is..."

May 28, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Brick Lane

Brick Lane shows us the life of a Bangladeshi woman, who moves to London to marry a man she's never met, keep house, raise a family, and eventually act on her squelched yearnings.

"...(Chatterjee), only has a song in her heart when she’s locked inside her own head, dreaming of home. That..."

July 18, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Theatre Review: Bottle Alley Theatre Company’s Aurora

This alien exploration works as a play and an encapsulation of what makes Austin special

"...and boozy cherry limeades. Drinks? Check. The play itself ushered in discussions about space and sanity and our place..."

May 17, 2024 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

After a Fashion: Sample Closet

Your Style Avatar rolls out in his first Queerbomb. Sort of.

"...Bagley, "Most people buying it now have no idea she ever wore it; it's been an amazing year." See..."

June 7, 2013 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Gay Place

Dress like a Banshee as you prepare for your gayest SXSW ever.

"...MAFIA If you find a horse head with pretty eyelashes and fuck-me pumps in your bed, you might have..."

March 2, 2012 Column by Kate X Messer

Gay Place

Zombies 'R' Us … eventually

"...ALIEN SHE 666 Alien She-Js (James Blonde + Young Creature)..."

Nov. 4, 2011 Column by Kate X Messer

Angel-A

Luc Besson delivers a gorgeous-looking but ill-conceived mash note to the city of Paris that stars a petty crook and an ethereal beauty.

"...fast food that doesn't explode or turn into an alien life-form or, you know, bite your lips off before..."

July 13, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Van Helsing

Hugh Jackman's mysterious monster hunter is pittefd against nearly the entire pantheon of Universal’s classic monsters, including Dracula and and the Wolf-Man.

"...in gooey little egg sacs not unlike those from Alien, but their ultimate emergence from the tomb seems more..."

May 7, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Red Planet

"...science fiction context than that of Keanu Reeves, this unabashedly retro, hard sci-fi adventure may be just your speed...."

Nov. 17, 2000 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Gay Place: Queerzy Springs

"...donation to Family Eldercare, c/o The Bettie Naylor Fund, established to provide care for aging LGBT seniors. Sat., May..."

May 4, 2012 Column by Kate X Messer

Gay Place: Oops, Mami!

The Laramie Project's Wilde Party, VAC's new Traditional Family Values, and ArtErotica top this week's list of must-do gAy-TX arty party fun

"...week, power vox fox Ginger Leigh hosts. This week: Shelley King and Kanude. Thu., April 5, 8-10:30pm. Flamingo Cantina,..."

April 6, 2012 Column by Kate X Messer

Gay Place: Remember

World AIDS Day is way more than a red ribbon

"...Come early for cartoons, the perfect lead-in to Ally Sheedy's dandruff snowstorm. (Yes, the night's movie is The Breakfast..."

Dec. 2, 2011 Column by Kate X Messer

Gay Place: Best Of-ing

Oh, gays. There is so much to do!

"...ALIEN SHE 5 Alien She-Js + guests = a cornucopia..."

Sept. 30, 2011 Column by Kate X Messer

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