Tommy Boy

As a mismatched pair, Farley and Spade have their comic moments, with the big galoot playing off the little jerk.

"...Brian Dennehy, Rob Lowe and Julie Warner. This Tommy Boy is no pinball wizard, but you may leave the..."

April 7, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Grandma's Boy

What's funnier than having to move back in with your parents? Why, moving in with your grandparents, of course.

"...much the same territory as early Sandler hits like Billy Madison, so much so that you end up wishing..."

Jan. 13, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

ACL Live Review: Billy Strings

Acid grass virtuoso leaves the BMI stage smoking

"...father of bluegrass’ coattail and saying, “Now, give the boy a chance!”..."

Oct. 7, 2019 Music Post by Tim Stegall

Billy Bates Makes Austin Tour Stop

Film about a troubled artist was partially shot in Austin

"...The film Billy Bates, 75 percent of which is reported to have..."

Nov. 11, 2014 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Billy Joel’s Greatest Hits Vols. I-III

San Antonio state of mind extends a 26-year ATX drought

"...Billy Joel last played Austin in 1990 on the Storm..."

Dec. 12, 2016 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Escapism and Connection: The Illustrated Life of Billy Perkins

Hustling Austin posters for 30 years, Perkins perseveres

"...Engulfing Billy Perkins in living color, Paul McCartney, Bonnie Raitt, Cherie..."

June 17, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Trials and Success of Tom Laughlin's 'Billy Jack'

Politics and pacifism on the East Coast

"...affect the stature of cultural archetypes. Laughlin had played Billy Jack in four movies. Two of them were huge..."

Jan. 2, 2014 Screens Post by Louis Black

To C-Boy, With Love

Continental Club maverick Steve Wertheimer pays tribute to his mentor – with a nightclub

"...awning on a hot new club on South Congress: "C-Boy's Heart & Soul." Inside glows tribute in the form..."

Jan. 31, 2014 Music Feature by Michael Corcoran

Bud Shrake: Touched by an Angel?

Bud Shrake has been communing with angels since he was a child, but why?

"...been confused about the revelation. Shrake, the former bad boy of Texas letters, was a one-time sports writing whiz..."

Nov. 2, 2001 Books Feature by Clay Smith

The Kid

The tale of Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid gets a worthwhile if workmanlike retelling

"...is why a new movie about Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid can be greeted with anticipation rather than..."

March 8, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Nightingale

Jennifer Kent's follow-up to The Babadook is a true historical horror

"...sudden act of violence, Clare enlists local Aboriginal guide Billy (Ganambarr) to help her hunt down Hawkins and his..."

Aug. 9, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

All the Pretty Horses

"...Directed by: Billy Bob Thornton. Starring: Matt Damon, Henry Thomas, Penélope Cruz,..."

Dec. 29, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa

Johnny Knoxville unleashes jackassery on unsuspecting bystanders while dressed as 86-year-old Irving Zisman and accompanied by his equally brazen 8-year-old grandson.

"...Irving Zisman, who’s been tasked with driving his grandson Billy (Jackson Nicoll) cross-country for delivery to the boy’s deadbeat..."

Oct. 25, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Lake City

A heavy-handed melodrama that features a young, brooding antihero and Sissy Spacek as his emotionally paralyzed mom.

"...of sweeping minor-key violins. Such is the curse of Billy (Garity), the brooding antihero of Lake City, a movie..."

Dec. 5, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries

"...and Marcella (Kristofferson and Hershey) and her adopted brother Billy (played as a child by Gruen and as a..."

Oct. 2, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Cine Las Americas 2023 Review: Amor y matemáticas (Love and Mathematics)

Mexican satire pokes at suburban life after boy band fame

"...In Cine Las Americas selection Amor y matemáticas Billy Lozano (Roberto Quijano) is going through something. A washed..."

June 27, 2023 Screens Post by Alejandra Martinez

Razzle-Dazzle 'Em

David Bologna on making it to Broadway with 'Billy Elliot'

"...about his time in the original Broadway cast of Billy Elliot the Musical, the Austin song-and-dance phenom had a..."

Dec. 11, 2012 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Wedding Singer

"...Barrymore, Steve Buscemi, Allen Covert, Angela Featherstone, Matthew Glave, Billy Idol and Christine Taylor. I can't help but think..."

Feb. 13, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Richard Jewell

Eastwood's latest assault on the establishment mangles its own history

"...perplexing mix of ham-handed righteousness and exaggerated vilification in Billy Ray’s screenplay takes no time in separating the good..."

Dec. 13, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Climb

"...and Jason George. This well-intentioned drama, produced by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, leaves no cliché unturned as it..."

Feb. 22, 2002 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Double Dragon

"...games-turned-films that will be hitting the big screen soon. Billy (Wolf) and Scott (Dacascos) Lee are brothers trying to..."

Nov. 4, 1994 Movie Review by Brian Baker

A Dangerous Man

At 18, Billy Joe Wardlow took a man’s life. Nearly 30 years later, the state still wants his.

"...any place humans gather, death row has a culture. Billy Wardlow says it's different in many ways from general..."

June 26, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Bedtime Stories

Adam Sandler has finally found his audience: 3-year-olds. Maybe he should stop making movies already and just rent himself out for kids’ parties.

"...From setting bags of dog feces on fire in Billy Madison to urinating on buildings in Big Daddy to..."

Dec. 26, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The Ride

"...World Wide Pictures, the motion picture arm of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, The Ride promises inspirational entertainment. When..."

Feb. 27, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Boys' Shorts: The New Queer Cinema

"...to come out, but whose roommate is homophobic in “Billy Turner's Secret.” Of all the films, this one is..."

Feb. 18, 1994 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

Bless Me, Ultima

This honest, earnest, and naturalistic kids’ story about growing up Mexican-American in 1940s New Mexico is based on the popular book.

"...the book tells the coming-of-age story of a young boy under the guidance of his mentor – a curandera..."

Feb. 22, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

I'm Not There

This meditation on Bob Dylan is infused with love – not the slavish kind but a true-eyed tribute to the artist who belongs to nobody and everybody at once.

"...Rimbaud) and faces that range from a preteen black boy (Franklin) to a highly heralded Aussie lass (Blanchett). Blanchett..."

Nov. 23, 2007 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

For Love of the Game

"...of the Game is predictable fare about a golden boy of summer slipping into the autumn of his life...."

Sept. 17, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Guncrazy

"...James LeGros, Joe Dallesandro, Ione Skye and Michael Ironside. Boy meets girl meets Smith & Wesson. Tamra Davis' directorial..."

March 12, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

Our most primal fears about what's lurking in the dark lies at the heart of this Guillermo del Toro-scripted frightmare.

"...beloved horror franchises – I'm talking to you, former Billy Joel documentarian turned cinematic grave robber Marcus Nispel. Everything..."

Aug. 26, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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