Pete's Dragon

Old Disney musical is remade as a new children's classic

"...Directed by: David Lowery. Starring: Bryce Dallas Howard, Robert Redford, Oakes Fegley, Oona Laurence,..."

Aug. 12, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Blue Butterfly

The Hallmark homilies are all there in this family-friendly feature about a cancer-stricken 10-year-old searching for the elusive morpho butterfly, but when the principals arrive in rainforest country, the film shifts gears and begins to breathe.

"...Directed by: Léa Pool. Starring: William Hurt, Pascale Bussières, Marc Donato, Raoul Trujilo, Topo..."

Feb. 10, 2006 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Paris Was a Woman

"...community of the 1920s and '30s wasn't the first in which women played central roles. But as director Schiller..."

Dec. 6, 1996 Movie Review by Russell Smith

The Raid 2

This breathtaker is a relentless wall of action filmmaking that sets a new, bloody standard.

"...Directed by: Gareth Evans. Starring: Iko Uwais, Arifin Putra, Oka Antara, Julie Estelle, Alex..."

April 11, 2014 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Beowulf

The irony inherent in using 21st century motion-control technology to tell a tale approximately 1,400 years old is just one of many bizarrely entertaining aspects of Beowulf.

"...Directed by: Robert Zemeckis. Starring: Ray Winstone, Anthony Hopkins, Robin Wright Penn, Brendan Gleeson,..."

Nov. 16, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Silent Love

A Mexican and Canadian production, A Silent Love puts an unusual spin on some of the clichés of the romantic comedy.

"...Directed by: Federico Hidalgo. Starring: Vanessa Bauche, Noël Burton, Susana Salazar, Maka Kotto, Regina..."

Dec. 10, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Godzilla 2000

"...Directed by: Takao Okawara. Starring: Takehiro Murata, Shiro Sano, Hiroshi Abe, Naomi Nishida, Mayu..."

Sept. 1, 2000 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Catching His Breath

For Performance Artist Sxip, It's All in the Breathing

"...Electric Lounge -- this guy, `Sxip' -- he was playing the flute, but in a really weird way --..."

April 11, 1997 Arts Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Appreciating Austin..."

May 10, 2002 Column

Sweet Spirit Record Review

Cokomo (Nine Mile)

"...all over the map on their first studio full-length: raising hell with broken hearts on melodic garage anthem "Take..."

Oct. 30, 2015 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Happy Birthday, Julie Goldman

LOGO legend performs at Lipstick24

"...Want to see sexy women up on the stage making you giggle 'til you can't breathe? Well, come on..."

June 8, 2011 Qmmunity Post by Julie Gillis

Follow

Austin's own Owen Egerton directs his first movie

"...Directed by: Owen Egerton. Starring: Noah Segan, Olivia Grace Applegate, Haley Lu Richardson, Merik..."

Sept. 30, 2016 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Filth

Based on a book by Trainspotting's Irvine Welsh, this film keeps close company with a nihilistic character, but unwisely pulls its punches.

"...Directed by: Jon S. Baird. Starring: James McAvoy, Jamie Bell, Eddie Marsan, Joanne Froggatt, Shirley..."

June 6, 2014 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

"...Directed by: Stephen Norrington. Starring: Sean Connery, Naseeruddin Shah, Peta Wilson, Tony Curran,..."

July 11, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

10 Things I Hate About You

This updated version of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew provides a sharp examination of teen dating rituals.

"...Directed by: Gil Junger. Starring: Heath Ledger, Julia Stiles, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Larisa Oleynik, David..."

April 9, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Tully

Modern motherhood unraveled and rebuilt by the Young Adult team.

"...Directed by: Jason Reitman. Starring: Charlize Theron, Mackenzie Davis, Mark Duplass, Ron Livingston, Lia..."

May 4, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

42

Jackie Robinson's story is told as a socially conscious moral tale about the malevolence of segregation.

"...Directed by: Brian Helgeland. Starring: Chadwick Boseman, Harrison Ford, Nicole Beharie, Christopher Meloni, T...."

April 12, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black

Dancer, Texas Pop. 81

"...Directed by: Tim McCanlies. Starring: Breckin Meyer, Peter Facinelli, Ethan Embry, Eddie Mills, Patricia..."

May 1, 1998 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Three Thousand Years of Longing

Swinton and Elba lack magic in this unfunny fantastical rom-com

"...Directed by: George Miller. Starring: Tilda Swinton and Idris Elba...."

Aug. 26, 2022 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

The Booksellers

Tale of New York antiquarian booksellers is the Reader's Digest version

"...The greatest pleasure of the bibliophile is not reading, but browsing. It's in being in a book store..."

April 17, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity: Health Equity During COVID-19

An intersectional framework to how we live and help others is essential for a healthier, more equitable future

"...the coronavirus spreads, another public health threat is exposed: inequity. Indeed, COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, impacts..."

April 3, 2020 Column by Beth Sullivan

Into the Woods With Fede Alvarez

Director talks rebuilding Lisbeth Salander as a fairy tale

"...tattoo of the successful neo-cybernoir stories, with a Disney princess. But for the latest film in the franchise, The..."

Nov. 8, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Predator

The Predator needs an editor

"...Directed by: Shane Black. Starring: Boyd Holbrook, Trevante Rhodes, Jacob Tremblay, Keegan-Michael Key, Olivia..."

Sept. 14, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Rampage

The Rock! The ape! The lizard! The ... flying wolf?

"...Directed by: Brad Peyton. Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Naomie Harris, Jason Liles, Malin Akerman, Jeffrey..."

April 13, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Blockers

Butt-chugging gags can't hide Blockers' big heart.

"...Directed by: Kay Cannon. Starring: Leslie Mann, Ike Barinholtz, John Cena, Kathryn Newton, Geraldine..."

April 6, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Jane

The life of famed anthropologist Jane Goodall

"...In 1960, the paleoanthropologist Louis Leakey sent his then-secretary, Jane..."

Nov. 3, 2017 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Point Austin: Truly Free

Exonerated at last, may Fran and Dan Keller finally "breathe free"

"...In a prison cell in the mid-Nineties, Dan Keller had..."

June 23, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Equity

High-wire drama about women working on Wall St. is also made by women

"...Directed by: Meera Menon. Starring: Anna Gunn, James Purefoy, Sarah Megan Thomas, Alysia Reiner,..."

Aug. 19, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Spotlight: The Zombies

Back from the dead

"..."We haven't really done anything like this before, so it's a bit of a..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature by Scott Schinder

From Mexico With Love

An illegal migrant worker dreams of becoming a boxer but suffers setbacks in this film shot in San Antonio.

"...Directed by: Jimmy Nickerson. Starring: Kuno Becker, Steven Bauer, Bruce McGill, Angelíca Aragón, Danay..."

Oct. 16, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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