Scary Movie 5

This parodic auto-mash-up of Paranormal Activity, Black Swan, The Evil Dead, and more is even worse than you think.

"...a Cinemark “XD” theatre, which had easily 800 seats, bears this out. Fewer than 10 people were there. As..."

April 19, 2013 Movie Review by Leah Churner

Serious Fro-Yo Shop Opens in Westlake

Pinkberry brings highbrow style in a cup

"...seasonal, fresh-cut fruit, impossibly small chocolate pirouettes, organic gummy bears, and sweet sesame crackers. The frozen yogurt is light,..."

April 10, 2013 Food Post by Gracie Salem

Room 237

Pet theories about what really went down at the Overlook Hotel abound in this documentary about Stanley Kubrick's intentions in The Shining.

"...two of the questions posed by Room 237, which bears the term-paper-like subtitle, “Being an Inquiry Into The Shining..."

April 5, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Incredible Burt Wonderstone

Steve Carell and Steve Buscemi play squabbling old-school magicians whose reign on the Vegas strip is threatened by a daring stunt magician played by Jim Carrey.

"...a longtime Vegas act in a casino theatre that bears their names. But with their unvarying patter and stage..."

March 15, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Lore

A German girl at the end of World War II leads her four siblings to safety while also confronting a world more complex than her Nazi upbringing equipped her for.

"...Thomas (Malina), a mysterious refugee also on foot who bears papers that identify him as Jewish. Brought up in..."

March 8, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Gay Place

The Gay Place thanks you from the bottom of their dark little rainbow hearts

"...FRIDAY NIGHT BEARS A-tisket, a-tasket, check out that bear basket. Big burly..."

Dec. 28, 2012 Column by Kate X Messer

'The NFL Beat': Bye Week Bros

Fantasy fill-in friends

"...Chicago Bears at Tennessee Titans..."

Nov. 3, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

The AggreGAYtor: October 22

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...• The subtext behind hit video game Battle Bears is kind of awful...."

Oct. 22, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Gay Place: Fall Y'all

The autumnal queerquinox is upon us.

"...FRIDAY NIGHT BEARS A-tisket, a-tasket, check out that bear basket. Fridays, 9pm-2am...."

Oct. 19, 2012 Column by Kate X Messer

'The NFL Beat': Week Five

Inspirational fantasy football thoughts

"...Bears at Jaguars Jay Cutler decided he needed to grow..."

Oct. 6, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

'The NFL Beat': Week Three

Survive and advance

"...Rams at Bears..."

Sept. 22, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

Exit, Pursued by a Bear

An abusive husband gets a shot of Southern discomfort in this hysterical revenge comedy

"...devises an elaborate plan to feed Kyle to the bears lurking in the woods outside...."

Aug. 31, 2012 Arts Review by Jillian Owens

The AggreGAYtor: July 31

Your daily dose of LGBTQ news

"...• The Berenstain Bears want you to know they aren't clucking having it...."

July 31, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Beasts of the Southern Wild

Living an almost feral existence on a wild, low-lying area of the Louisiana coast known as the Bathtub, young Hushpuppy narrates her own vivid life story.

"...story in any medium other than film (although it bears resemblance to some fever dreams I vaguely recall having..."

July 13, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

'The NFL Beat': Awards Shower

The best and worst of 2011 in the NFL

"...missed tackles, leading all NFL linebackers. Henry Melton (DT, Bears) Melton led all interior defensive linemen in missed tackles..."

June 16, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

'The NFL Beat': A Day in the Beat

Pigskin news and an update on Longhorns in the NFL

"...had the distinct pleasure of getting to speak with Bears Head Coach Lovie Smith, and no subject made him..."

March 24, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

'The NFL Beat': Week 10

'Chronicle' fantasy column debuts

"...Lions (6-2) @ Bears (5-3) This game will be higher scoring than traditionally..."

Nov. 10, 2011 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

The Rum Diary

Johnny Depp stars in this adaptation of one of Hunter S. Thompson's earliest novels, which is set in Puerto Rico in 1960 and soaked in booze

"...handpicked by Depp for the job, and this film bears some slight vibratory similarities to the his cult classic..."

Oct. 28, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Little Night Magic

Erin Morgenstern's The Night Circus

"..."Not in the traditional Barnum & Bailey sort of clowns-and-bears sense. ... My circus isn't even really a circus...."

Oct. 21, 2011 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

Gay Place: Gay as the Day Is Long

From Long to Fiesta and night to day, Austin Pride rolls on

"...MORE COMING TOGETHER Lone Star Bears and Heart of Texas Bears keep hell a little..."

Sept. 9, 2011 Column by Kate X Messer

Point Blank

In this frenzied French thriller, a man races to save his wife's life – and then races some more.

"...Boorman’s grisly metaphysical thriller from 1967 with which it bears no resemblance, Point Blank is a French action thriller..."

Sept. 2, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Help

Based on a bestseller, this Southern civil-rights era story about white women and their black maids is saved by the film's deeply moving cast.

"...Taylor's positively polite film adaptation drawing much controversy; it bears such little resemblance to real life it's hardly worth..."

Aug. 12, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Attack the Block

Smart, quick, funny, and economical, Attack the Block is an alien-invasion movie that's a breed apart.

"...Wright’s witty zombie genre spoof, Shaun of the Dead, bears an obvious kinship with Cornish’s film. Also appearing in..."

July 29, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Zookeeper

There are many things we can learn from the animals but lessons in love from talking primates is not one of them.

"...did some in-studio rewrite-riffing (Favreau and Love, as squabbling bears, have a giggling bit about a Canadian Kodiak girlfriend,..."

July 8, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Circo

A family-run circus that travels the back roads of Mexico is the subject of this documentary which explores the universal theme of filial loyalty.

"...traditions of his ancestors. The Ponce family's touring circus bears a greater resemblance to the itinerant entertainers of yore..."

April 29, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Polar Bear Express

The Beaufort Diaries' animated journey from book to screen

"...I had this vision of [Sarah Palin] shooting polar bears from a helicopter. There was a lot of legislation..."

March 11, 2011 Books Feature by Cindy Widner

Gay Place

Free your mind, and your ass will follow right over that bridge

"...vibrant example). Subcommunities within subcultures – for example, drag queens, bears, femmes, people of color, drag kings, older men, etc.,..."

Feb. 18, 2011 Column by Kate X Messer

Oscar-Nominated Short Films 2011: Animation

Get a leg up on your Oscar pool by checking out all the nominees in this category.

"...lovely to look at (even if the titular Gruffalo bears close resemblance to Maurice Sendak’s wild things), the narrative,..."

Feb. 11, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Football Watch

Go Jets!

"...the Seattle Seahawks, plus 10 in Chicago vs. the Bears (noon, Fox). I don't feel good about this but..."

Jan. 14, 2011 Sports Column by Mark Fagan

Radio City Christmas Spectacular

Well-executed entertainment that still left the writer pining for more art

"...casting of three performers with dwarfism as elves, baby bears, and small snowmen, and the audience's laughter at the..."

Dec. 24, 2010 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

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