We Are X

Japanese rockers are the best band you've never heard of

"...of Heart, a musical organization that, in Yoshiki’s narrative, borders on being an actual “brainwashing” cult. Most band’s would’ve..."

Oct. 28, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dheepan

Cannes Palme d'Or winner about Tamil refugees in France

"...in order to flee the chaos and cross international borders. This readymade family is sent to one of the..."

June 24, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Idol

The true story Mohammad Assaf, the Palestinian winner of Arab Idol

"...no wonder that both children dream of escaping its borders and playing at the Cairo Opera House...."

May 27, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

45 Years

A long-married couple begins to question their union

"...fresh pain but Kate’s bewilderment with his grief, which borders on impatience, especially considering Rampling’s reputation as a chilly..."

Jan. 29, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

News Roundup: Cams, Carnage, & Climate

Zimmerman sides with Abbott over Adler

"...general director of the medical aid agency Doctors Without Borders (also known by its French initials MSF, for Médecins..."

Nov. 30, 2015 News Post

Car2Go Closes Ranks

The blue-and-white cars are now available for a smaller range of Austin

"...within the 2010 boundaries. Drivers can go beyond its borders, but since they can't drop a car off outside..."

Sept. 25, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Sinister 2

Round 2 for this supernatural horror franchise

"...absurdist charm. Ransone alternates between a comic groove that borders on the Lynchian – his opening sequence in a..."

Aug. 28, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dior and I

This sharp doc is as close as most of us will ever get to fingering the Dior merchandise

"...the seamstresses wear heels. So chic.) The language barrier borders the Babel-esque; it’s a surprise fount of humor, too,..."

May 1, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Lost River

Ryan Gosling's controversial debut as a writer/director finally arrives

"...incomes and potential have driven most residents from its borders. The landscape is dotted with abandoned homes and businesses;..."

April 10, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Beethoven to Beyoncé

SXSW Music panels – topics over talent. Except they're also star-studded.

"...is here? While streaming digital music increasingly renders international borders irrelevant, artists are finding that physical borders worldwide are..."

Feb. 27, 2015 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Housecore Horror Preview: Voivod

Nuclear winter’s never far from the Canadian thrashers

"...time, but eventually it got harder to cross the borders with that type of equipment, so we forgot about..."

Oct. 23, 2014 Music Post by Adam Ganderson

Rich Hill

The turbulent lives of three boys living in an impoverished Midwestern town are observed through the camera's gentle lens.

"...cousins Palermo and Tragos have made a film that borders on rhapsodizing the often miserable conditions and circumstances of..."

Aug. 22, 2014 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Letters at 3AM: So Big Deal, Hemingway

Will Huck Finn be a valuable and immortal American archetype in the future?

"...culture loses the charisma to attract attention past its borders...."

July 25, 2014 Column by Michael Ventura

'Chrome Underground' Goes Classic Car Hunting

Motoreum's Yusuf & Antonio talk about the biz and their reality TV debut

"...we recognized really the market and price difference across borders. So, let's give this a shot; we tried it..."

May 22, 2014 Screens Post by Jordan Smith

Bloodletting Behemoth

Polish metal extremists pour themselves into ‘The Satanist’

"...between Poland and Russia, but one end of Ukraine borders Russia, the other end borders Poland. Does that concern..."

April 10, 2014 Music Post by Michael Toland

Board Games and More

Announcements from the Austin Film Society

"...Barker, co-president and co-founder of Sony Pictures Classics; Tom Borders, of Borders Books fame and who is the former..."

April 2, 2014 Screens Post by Monica Riese

God Loves Uganda

Uganda's harsh, new anti-homosexuality law owes much to the Christian evangelical movement, argues this documentary.

"...comes from without rather than from within its national borders...."

Feb. 28, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Film Releases Full Feature Lineup

Slate includes everyone from Wes Anderson to the Zellners

"...Evaporating Borders (USA / Cyprus) Director: Iva Radivojevic Evaporating Borders is..."

Jan. 30, 2014 Screens Post by Monica Riese

The Invisible Woman

The woman who must remain invisible in this drama is Nelly Ternan, an actress who's not only the mistress of married Charles Dickens, but also 27 years his junior.

"...except when the public image masks a deceit that borders on the unforgivable. (Think of a former California governor..."

Jan. 24, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Unknown Territory

Writer-director John Sayles on why he returned to the border for his latest film, 'Go for Sisters'

"...JS: One thing that always fascinates me about borders is, whatever country it is, this is where I..."

Dec. 6, 2013 Screens Feature by Robert Faires

The Way, Way Back

In this indie comedy, a young teen finds confidence at a local water park after suffering emotional abuse from his insensitive, would-be stepfather.

"...him at every turn. This incessant cruelty and humiliation borders on emotional sadism and serves little purpose, given your..."

July 12, 2013 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Austin And the Wider World

State department visit puts global spotlight on tech center

"...and more clever trained people being able to cross borders, which will be to the advantage of us all."..."

May 19, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Words

As an examination of the writer's world, this film offers nothing new; as a romance it's not half bad.

"...from the constant flashbacks to post-Occupation Paris), but it borders on it, thanks to Dennis Quaid's annoying narration and..."

Sept. 7, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dr. Seuss' The Lorax

Even though it's primarily a cautionary ecological tale, this animated film is fun and visually pleasing.

"...responsible for the decimation of the forest outside Thneedville's borders. It involves a rash, young man out to make..."

March 2, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Safe House

This hectic, deftly edited, and unexpectedly bracing thriller stars Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds.

"...the whole violent show a downright brackish look that borders on the sublime. (For the record, Wood, who began..."

Feb. 10, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Letters at 3AM: Flash Mob Dance Revolution: Part 1

It is only a matter of time before an interconnected world work force begins to ask, 'Who are we really working for?'

"...this movement did not spread. Peasant troops from the borders, transported to Beijing by rail, were ordered to stop..."

Nov. 4, 2011 Column by Michael Ventura

Trollhunter

Wayward trolls threaten human life in this delightfully bizarre Norwegian film.

"...although here the heightened sense of the extremely weird borders on the farcically surreal. Thomas (Tosterud), Johanna (Mørck), and..."

June 17, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Let Me In

This terrific American remake of Swedish vampire stunner Let the Right One In retains the original's keen sense of adolescent angst and mystery.

"...other – exist beyond the socially manufactured idea of borders. Let the Right One In was hailed (by myself..."

Oct. 1, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Rock, Then Surf, en Español

Austin-based tastemaking website La Banda Elástica puts the emphasis on worldwide

"...roll – is the one language that knocks down borders, real or imagined, creating a space in which people..."

Aug. 13, 2010 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Green Zone

With Matt Damon's Bourne director at the helm, the actor plays an officer in Iraq who's mystified by why he's unable to uncover any WMDs.

"...least some weapons of mass destruction somewhere within the borders of that blighted land. But no, it never happened...."

March 19, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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