Boy and the World

A singular masterpiece of mixed-media animation that is as beautiful, chaotic, depressing, and joyous as the world it depicts

"...Nominated for Best Animated Feature Film in the upcoming Academy Awards, this singular masterpiece of mixed-media animation..."

Jan. 22, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fantastic Fest 2015: The Boy and the Beast

Anime with heart, brains, and action

"...With Studio Ghibli seemingly headed into the history books, everyone seems to be looking for the..."

Sept. 28, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Boy and the Beast

Japanese anime film is a fully immersive experience

"...Hosoda (Wolf Children, Summer Wars) is part Karate Kid and part Japanese folklore. It posits a parallel Tokyo ruled..."

March 4, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

This glad-hearted and furiously funny piece of pop entertainment stars Michael Cera and is told in the vernacular of video games.

"...Evans, Anna Kendrick, Aubrey Plaza, Jason Schwartzman, Mae Whitman and Brandon Routh...."

Aug. 13, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful

The fashion photographer's contradictions, from the glamazons who knew him

"...Helmut Newton would have despised the idea of a documentary of his life. "Most photographers..."

July 24, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Halfaouine: Boy of the Terraces

"...Rabia Ben Abdallah, Mohammed Driss, Helene Catzaras, Mustapha Adouani and Carolyn Chelby. Film critic-turned-filmmaker Férid Boughedir goes home to..."

Aug. 2, 1996 Movie Review by Alison Macor

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

Vera Farmiga is a knockout in this otherwise predictable and emotionally manipulative story about the horror of the German concentration camps.

"...by: Mark Herman. Starring: Asa Butterfield, Jack Scanlon, David Thewlis, Vera Farmiga, Amber Beattie, Richard Johnson, Sheila Hancock and..."

Nov. 21, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

AFI Review: The Boy Behind the Door

Child abduction horror leaves the kids fending for themselves

"...a kid, you should be able to trust adults. And if you can't do that, at least you've got..."

Oct. 21, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Encounters at the End of the World

Werner Herzog, contemporary cinema's most consistently lyrical examiner of the (in)human condition, returns to the documentary form in yet another wonderfully improbable locale: Antarctica.

"...for kids of all ages!. It's called Where in the World Is Werner Herzog? Players will roll spherical dice..."

July 18, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

James and the Giant Peach

In bringing Roald Dahl's book to the screen, the filmmakers have preserved the author's diminutive, fantastic perspective and created a vision of childlike wonder and terror.

"...Directed by: Henry Selick. Do you recall how the world looked to you as a child? Everything was..."

April 12, 1996 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Kubo and the Two Strings

Sublime animated movie is disguised as kids' fare

"...With four features under its belt, beginning with the sublime Neil Gaiman adaptation Coraline in 2009, the Laika..."

Aug. 19, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

News From Around the World: Austin, Tajikistan, Manchester, and Two World Cups

"...The UT Lady Longhorns open their season this weekend, with..."

Aug. 22, 2007 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

Perry, Pakistan, and the Bush Revival

Analyzing the foreign policy value of the Musharraf lunch

"...Why in the world would Gov. Rick Perry choose to have lunch..."

July 19, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Interstellar Friendship in Elijah and the Rock Creature

Canadian kid-friendly sci-fi story playing Other Worlds Austin

"...Sometimes a thousand words just isn’t enough. This is what visual artist..."

Dec. 7, 2018 Screens Post by Shalavé Cawley

ATX Television Fest: Structure of a Sitcom... and the Rise of Anti-Sitcoms

Comedy magic with Dan Harmon, Paul Scheer, and more

"...The ATX Television Festival is a one-size-fits-all fest. It’s roomy..."

June 8, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Ray Manzarek: Trying to Set the World on Fire

The late Doors keyboardist at the Garden of Eden

"...first semester, I only knew one individual who fit the criteria: Doors’ keyboardist Ray Manzarek...."

May 23, 2013 Music Post by Danielle Zelisko

Josie and the Pussycats

It's far more subversive than the Seventies Hanna-Barbera cartoon on which it's based.

"...Directed by: Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont. Starring: Rachael Leigh Cook, Tara Reid, Rosario..."

April 13, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

The life and times of the Golden Age of Cinema's favorite pimp

"...The term "pimp" summons up a lot of visuals –..."

Aug. 24, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

In This Corner of the World

The life of a Japanese girl during wartime

"...Life during wartime may include privations, anxiety, and in this deceptively beautiful and gracefully animated film, a..."

Aug. 25, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Champion of the World Cinema

Chief curator Chale Nafus on the Austin Film Society's latest Essential series, South by Southeast: Films of Thailand and Vietnam

"...had lunch with Chale Nafus, director of programming for the Austin Film Society, and I was disheartened to find..."

Dec. 29, 2006 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

The World Is Flat

How King of the Hill helped make Texas three-dimensional again

"..."I just don't understand why you wouldn't want to compete on a state..."

Sept. 11, 2009 Screens Feature by Cindy Widner

Trying To Fix the World

Five-year review of APD Chief Art Acevedo

"...On the April morning of the funeral for slain Austin Police..."

May 25, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Indy's final adventure remembers the whip, forgets the charm

"...Mikkelsen, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Ethann Isidore, Toby Jones, John Rhys-Davies, Boyd Holbrook, Shaunette Renée Wilson, Antonio Banderas and Thomas Kretschmann...."

June 30, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Thomas Kinkade Was the World's Biggest Selling Painter. Art for Everybody Asks Why.

Shedding light on the superstar of schmaltz

"...It's a lush garden in the full bloom of spring, a hidden bench under a..."

March 10, 2023 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

You Coulda Walked Around the World

The LBJ of Lone Star songwriters lays siege to the Cactus Cafe

"...Every time Townes Van Zandt played the Cactus Cafe in the late 1990s, my..."

Aug. 20, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Sanctuary Cities and the Ways We Fight for Human Rights

When community matters more than the law

"...On the Sunday morning after Donald Trump won the presidential election,..."

Feb. 10, 2017 News Feature by Victoria Rossi

DVDanger: Ryan Reynolds, the Most Interesting Man in the World

How Van Wilder became Hollywood's most unpredictable talent

"...If Ryan Reynolds were the actor everyone thinks he is, he would take easy..."

May 2, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Tells Tales of the Long and the Short and the Tall

Short film selection from Austin to Estonia, animation to sushi

"...small. With two rounds of feature films already on the schedule, Fantastic Fest has just announced its tall stack..."

Sept. 4, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

At Home in the World of One's Woes, And It's a Wide, Wide World

The nitty-gritty of what speaks to us and why

"...As if we needed any more evidence that the gloves were off but good, you attack my beloved..."

Oct. 17, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Watching, Breathing, and Eating the World Cup 2006

The round of 16 means excitement on the pitch and at the table

"...Speaking from the culinary point of view, last weekend was a great..."

June 23, 2006 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

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