Bad Santa 2

A tired sequel that's more offensive than transgressive

"...a nutshell (or roasted chestnut), is the difference between Bad Santa and Bad Santa 2...."

Nov. 23, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Bigger Stakes

Richard Linklater on remixing 'The Bad News Bears'

"...week prior to the theatrical release of Richard Linklater's Bad News Bears last Friday, locating an unrented copy of..."

July 29, 2005 Screens Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Jenny Zigrino, History Channeler

Among Moontower comics, Jenny Zigrino is the Ren fairest of them all

"...Central, and just finished filming her second feature film, Bad Santa 2. But most importantly – for us, anyway..."

April 22, 2016 Arts Feature by Ashley Moreno

Hope Wears a Cherry Red Suit

Santa scholar Carl Anderson talks about the role of Kris Kringle in a time of grief and fear.

"...Santa. From our early years, we see him as an..."

Nov. 2, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

There Ain't No Sanity Clause: Nasty Videos for Your Inner Naughty Child

Counter-programming Christmas with bad cheer and body counts

"...more upon us, grinning with suspect good cheer and bad cable knit scarves. And, even more taxing to cinephiles,..."

Dec. 19, 2011 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Cellular

Feels like a B-picture, but a smart, finely tuned one that wouldn’t have been out of place in Roger Corman’s mid-Seventies stable.

"...most ideas on the subject. He penned the smart 2002 thriller Phone Booth, which was directed by Joel Schumacher,..."

Sept. 10, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Playback

Christmas wishes for the local set

"...a puddle of "frog piss-flavored hard candy." Even with $250 and $35O price tags, fans scooped up the limited..."

Dec. 20, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

School for Scoundrels

Although it stars Billy Bob Thornton and Napoleon Dynamite's Jon Heder and is jam-packed with multitalented comedians and stars, School for Scoundrels is just not funny.

"...pull off some great performances and his turn in Bad Santa is inspired comedy. But in this sleepwalking turn,..."

Sept. 29, 2006 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Short Cuts

The Conrans will 'Captain' 'Princess of Mars'; plus, Linklater headed for 'Bad News'

"...It Cool News gang had assembled along with some 200-plus for the regional premiere of Sky Captain and the..."

Sept. 17, 2004 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Holiday Viewing: Eyes Wide Shut

Stanley Kubrick’s lovely holiday tale of marriage and orgies

"...rockin’ & rollin’ to Chris Isaak’s “Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing.”..."

Dec. 19, 2017 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

My Semester on the Beat

Wherein our reporter pursues the bad guys, abhors Problem People, studies community policing, and earns a perfect attendance koozie in the APD's Citizen Police Academy

"...to ride with an officer the weekend of Aug. 11-12 as part of the Citizen Police Academy, a free..."

Dec. 1, 2006 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Translate This

2003 in Film

"...lists. This voting system also allowed each reviewer's No. 2 choice -- in each case, a film that doesn't..."

Jan. 2, 2004 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Public Notice

Get Downtown With Your Bad Selves

"...Staffed entirely by volunteers, this year's gathering, Sat, Nov 2, at the Toney Burger Center promises to be bigger..."

Nov. 1, 1996 Column by Kate X Messer

Wild Bill Gets in the Ring

Rock opera births boxing video trilogy

"...The triptych, titled The Beaten Man Trilogy, coincides with..."

Sept. 18, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

New Year's Eve Dining & Lodging

It's time to start making reservations, party people

"...of celebratory Cham­pagne for every guest. Reservations required. 5-10pm. 2521 Rutland. $62. www.andiamoitaliano.com...."

Dec. 21, 2007 Food Feature by Sara Robberson

Former Express Infielder Mike Coolbaugh Killed Sunday

"...walk, and zero earnies while striking out six. Not bad. This brings his AAA record to 2-1 with a..."

July 23, 2007 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

Food-O-File

Ms. Santa With Attitude

"...and bakers available to hire these days. It's so bad that some folks are keeping employment ads running all..."

Dec. 25, 1998 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Leader of the Pack

An Interview With the Head Coyote

"...America's most famous chefs, opened the Coyote Cafe at 612 West Sixth Street in downtown Austin, thereby becoming the..."

July 14, 1995 Arts Feature by Robb Walsh

Record Reviews

"...and while Festival of Light is generally not a bad listen, it's also eight days short of permanently filling..."

Dec. 20, 1996 Music Review

Sxsw

"...the release of 1995's Thub on the now-defunct Sector 2, El Flaco has been one of Austin's best unsigned..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...and scripts for films such as The Graduate and Catch-22. Credit must also be given to Nicole Kidman, who..."

Oct. 6, 1995 News Feature

Taquero Mucho Owner Launches Newest Project, Gabriela's South

Gabriela Bucio thinks pink

"...Coffee this year, and a second Mexican nightclub, Mala Santa...."

April 23, 2021 Food Feature by Madi Margulies

The Gates of the Alamo Reviewed

Mark Busby reviews Stephen Harrigan's The Gates of the Alamo.

"...Knopf, 584 pp., $25.95..."

March 24, 2000 Books Feature by Mark Busby

Public Citizen Tom “Smitty” Smith Looks Back on a Life Well Lived

The man in the white hat's relentless hard work and willed optimism

"...the growth of wind resources, and his expectation that 12 of the 19 existing Texas coal plants will be..."

Dec. 16, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Record Reviews: Christmas

"...On the soul material, excluding the brilliant and cliché-free "Santa Claus Go Straight to the Ghetto," Brown falls back..."

Dec. 22, 1995 Music Review

Postscripts

Carl Anderson's unique perspective on Christmas; local authors with reissued books in the works; and upcoming literary events.

"...All I Want for Christmas Is ... Letters From Santa's Mailbag, I contribute to that awful trend of Christmas,..."

Nov. 19, 1999 Books Column by Clay Smith

Pretty in Pink: A Gabriela Bucio Story

The millennial Midas brings reggaeton and Mexican regional to Sixth Street and beyond

"...Group in her stories. If you didn't want a Bad Bunny cookie, a CBD cocktail, or a night out..."

July 8, 2022 Music Feature by Christina Garcia

What It Is to Be Human

Actor Martin Burke, now in the midst of his fifth sell-out run as David Sedaris' Little Elf in The Santaland Diaries, talks about that show's success and his career as an actor.

"...including the one he's currently performing, David Sedaris' The Santaland Diaries. As he is in the midst of his..."

Dec. 27, 2002 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Postmarks

"Alex Jones is to patriotism ... what hot dogs are to meat."

"...It was April 19, 2000, at Mount Carmel in Waco. We were dedicating the..."

July 21, 2000 Column

Day Trips & Beyond: August Events Roundup

Adventures abound all the way up to Albuquerque

"...On April 21, 1939, the San Jacinto Monument opened to the public..."

Aug. 6, 2021 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

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