Talking About Talking About Talking About 'Girls'

Oh boy

"...the shitty realities of twentysomething Sturm und Drang. Rather than being an anonymous watcher of yet another indie spin..."

April 22, 2012 Screens Post by Sarah Smith

Austin Shorts at Sundance

David Lowery and the Zellner Bros. to do the 'Dance

"...may not have been said in the heat of passion."EX-SEX" (Director and Screenwriter: Michael Mohan) – Two former lovers..."

Dec. 6, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

N-Secure

In this indie drama about affluent urban professionals in Memphis, an abusive and obsessive man makes life complicated for the women in his life.

"...because the life he offers her is so much better than the low-rent experiences of her past. Then the..."

Oct. 22, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Luv Doc Recommends: 82nd Zilker Park Kite Festival

Zilker Park, Sunday, March 7, 2010

"...in a bandana for attracting members of the opposite sex. It really depends on how you work it. Either..."

March 5, 2010 Column by The Luv Doc

Friggin' Genius

SXSW Film announces feature film lineup

"...The Fossil, directed by Garth Donovan, Some Days are Better than Others, directed by Matt McCormick and Tiny Furniture,..."

Feb. 4, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

An Education

Everything about Scherfig’s coming-of-age story about a girl in the London suburb of Twickenham in 1961 is spot-on.

"...that he’s Jewish. Even though it occurs offscreen, the sexual relationship between the two is daring. Though set in..."

Nov. 13, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Gamer

Gerard Butler stars in this futuristic thriller set in a multiplayer online gaming universe.

"...corresponding realities is still considerably less of a thrillgasm than playing Frogger blindfolded. That has everything to do with..."

Sept. 11, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Away We Go

See it for the many lovely performances, although the film’s vision of Gen-Y nesting is liable to leave you up a tree.

"...and Burt are “fuckups.” Beginning with the film’s opening sex scene, this couple’s relationship feels real and lived in...."

June 19, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Sunshine Cleaning

Two sisters try to remedy the financial and emotional paralysis of their lives by starting a company that specializes in crime-scene cleanups.

"...day, she slaves away cleaning other people’s bigger and better houses; by night, she carries on an affair with..."

March 27, 2009 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Smart People

Smart people, dumb choices: It's true for both the characters and the filmmakers in this acerbic comedy that stars Dennis Quaid, Sarah Jessica Parker, Thomas Haden Church, and Ellen Page.

"...a high-school senior whose character traits are even worse than her old man's, and James (Holmes), who lives in..."

April 11, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Josh Rosenblatt Has Seen the Future, and It Isn't Pretty

Magic eight-balling 2008, month by month

"...just say that there is quite a bit of sex and violence in the following piece, so young children..."

Jan. 3, 2008 Screens Post by Josh Rosenblatt

Black Snake Moan

Like a steady 12-bar blues progression, Black Snake Moan lays down a groove and works the chords over and over 'til they're all spent.

"...and Ronnie hot in the throes of vigorous goodbye sex and then watches as she gets continuously drunker while..."

March 2, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Kinky Boots

One man's ailing boot factory and a transvestite's need for extra-large thigh-highs become a perfect match in this British comedy about tolerance.

"...God's sake, Taylor? A duller world if not a better one. A world perhaps not so sure of its..."

May 19, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

About AIDS

Better sex with non-nukes?

"...part of their combo were more satisfied with their sex lives than those taking a protease inhibitor...."

March 26, 2004 Column by Sandy Bartlett

Peter Pan

There's a definite sexual tension between Peter and Wendy in this live-action Pan that's heavy on the special effects.

"...and fairy sidekick Tinker Bell (Sagnier, last seen oozing sex in Swimming Pool) and promptly fly off with him..."

Dec. 26, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Wonderland

Dull take on real-life murder mystery has one titillating factor: the involvement of former porn star John Holmes.

"...longtime girlfriend Dawn Schiller (Bosworth), it’s less a whodunit than a who cares? The facts, ma’am: On July 1,..."

Oct. 24, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Sisters Under the Scrim

Six of the finest theatrical artists in Austin discuss their work behind the curtain designing lighting schemes, mixing sound, and creating and constructing sets and costumes and how their careers have been affected by the fact that they're women.

"...woman and I was black, I was anything other than a person on the job. It's been a good..."

Sept. 12, 2003 Arts Feature by Molly Beth Brenner

Johnny English

"...and a Funeral). For my money, he’s never been better than in the woefully underappreciated Mel Smith comedy The..."

July 18, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Laurel Canyon

"...special, the first time McDormand had been so overtly sexual in a role (and comfortable in it, too); what..."

April 11, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Taste of Others

Tremendously popular French film tosses together members of different social and aesthetic circles and watches as they circle each other, sniffing out sensibilities and impressions for cracks in the veneers.

"...or some erotic movie that uses food objects as sex toys. The idiomatic French might be better translated as..."

April 27, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Monkeybone

"...manic, kids' film, albeit one with a surfeit of psycho-sexual overtones and the titular farting simian. Fraser, one of..."

Feb. 23, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Postmarks

Recent coverage of light rail and of access-TV personality Alex Jones pushes readers' buttons this week.

"...Parker has stood for the free speech rights of sex workers, black radicals, communist revolutionaries, drug users, MOVErs, Shakers,..."

July 28, 2000 Column

Magnolia

Sprawling, meaning-laden spectacle from the director of Boogie Nights.

"...up a whole raft of misbegotten characters, some more than most, and all bracketed by an amusingly vague opening..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Head On

"...dynamic Dimitriades is less a teenage house o' fire than a self-made neutron bomb: He may kill himself, but..."

Oct. 22, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Record Reviews

Built to Spill

"...not make any more sense to Doug Martsch now than it did when he wrote the songs for 1997's..."

March 19, 1999 Music Feature

The Last Hurrah

"...chance to dabble in another world, to play with better toys, to feel that hospitality; at worst, you are..."

Feb. 12, 1999 Arts Feature

The Big Cheese

South by Southwest 1997

"...by way of introduction, and the only thing hotter than that Mexican mama was Tito & Tarantula. Shit-hot, actually...."

March 21, 1997 Music Feature

Critics Poll

Best Roadshow

"...Hernandez: Sex Pistols/KISS reunions/Canonization of Cheap Trick...."

Jan. 10, 1997 Music Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...documentary about the life of Leon Theremin is wilder than anything a storyteller might have imagined. The Russian-born Theremin..."

Nov. 3, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...documentary about the life of Leon Theremin is wilder than anything a storyteller might have imagined. The Russian-born Theremin..."

Oct. 27, 1995 News Feature

« 1    ‹ BACK    4   5   6   7   8   9   10   11   12   13     NEXT ›    34 »