Tyler Perry's Boo! A Madea Halloween

Tricks and treats with Tyler Perry

"...Directed by: Tyler Perry. Starring: Tyler Perry, Cassi Davis, Patrice Lovely, Yousef..."

Oct. 28, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Tyler Perry's Boo 2! A Madea Halloween

Another installment of Madea's spooky stories

"...Directed by: Tyler Perry. Starring: Tyler Perry, Patrice Lovely, Brock O'Hurn, Cassi..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Tyler Perry's A Madea Family Funeral

The original mad black woman faces her mortality, and the end of the series

"...Directed by: Tyler Perry. Starring: Tyler Perry, Cassi Davis, Patrice Lovely, Ciera..."

March 8, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Tyler Perry's Good Deeds

Tyler Perry also stars in his latest film, playing a wealthy businessman whose orderly life comes undone as the result of a good deed.

"...Directed by: Tyler Perry. Starring: Tyler Perry, Thandie Newton, Gabrielle Union, Brian..."

March 2, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All by Myself

Tyler Perry's Madea delivers a couple of young delinquents to their only living relative, a shady nightclub singer who must rise to the occasion.

"...Directed by: Tyler Perry. Starring: Tyler Perry, Taraji P. Henson, Brian White,..."

Sept. 18, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Death Sentence

Vigilantism is alive and flourishing in this revenge thriller from James Wan, the so-called Splat Pack director of the original Saw movie.

"...Kevin Bacon, Garrett Hedlund, Kelly Preston, John Goodman, Aisha Tyler, Matt O'Leary, Jordan Garrett, Stuart Lafferty and Leigh Whannell...."

Sept. 7, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Film Flam

Aisha Tyler emcees SXSW Interactive Awards, and more

"...tapped comedian/Girl on Guy podcast host/Talk Soup veteran Aisha Tyler to host the 2013 Interactive Awards. Pause to wonder..."

Jan. 10, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Bubba Ho-Tep

Elvis Presley and JFK (played brilliantly by Campbell and Davis) fight a soul-sucking mummy in this twisted sci-fi horror film loaded with generous chunks of cheese.

"...the filmmakers ladle on the savory B-movie cheese generously. Brian Tyler’s score is a mix of Hammond-organ swamp funk..."

Oct. 24, 2003 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Jumping the Broom

This urban family rom-com actually has something interesting to say about race and romance.

"...Meagan Good, Tasha Smith, Julie Bowen, DeRay Davis and Brian Stokes Mitchell. An urban family rom-com that actually has..."

May 6, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Checking In: Bridge Farmers Sustain Sonic Possession

ATX power triangulation bides its time

"...Psych landslide Tyler Hautala (g/v), Kyle Rice (d), and Garett Carr (b)..."

June 15, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Karaoke Queen

In honor of Brian Raftery's Don't Stop Believin' karaoke tome, K8X weighs in with her own karaoke lists.

"...Last week, I reviewed Brian Raftery's most excellent ode to the empty orchestra, the..."

Dec. 30, 2008 Books Post by Kate X Messer

'Magic' Game Day at the Dragon's Lair

"..."Well, I wouldn't exactly call it a sport," Brian Melcher (events coordinator at the Dragon's Lair) told me..."

July 16, 2007 Sports Post by Sofia Resnick

The Warriors

"...Starring: Michael Beck, James Remar, Thomas Waites, Dorsey Wright, Brian Tyler, Deborah Van Valkenburgh and Mercedes Ruehl. Walter Hill's..."

Jan. 31, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...the impact of a comedy groundbreaker in Being Mary Tyler Moore. Speaking of reappraisal, expect debate around The New..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest

"...Producers: Drew Houpt, Lucas Joaquin, Alex Scharfman, Lars Knudsen, Tyler Campellone, Tim Headington, Theresa Steele Page A father and..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...A House Is Not A Disco Director: Brian J. SmithProducers: Jeremy Truong, Joe Conforti What if you..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...Bradley Bell, Pablo Jones-Soler Producers: Ross Levine, Emmie Lichtenberg, Brian Ferenchik Charli XCX, a popstar in quarantine, embarks on..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival Snags Widows

High profile and local features fill out the schedule

"...Green Book D: Peter Farrelly Writers: Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly..."

Sept. 25, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film: The Whole Enchilada

Red-hot and really long list of all the titles to date

"...on self-reflexive superheroes. Cast: Rainn Wilson, Ellen Page, Liv Tyler, Kevin Bacon, Michael Rooker (U.S. Premiere)..."

Feb. 2, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Fall Movie Round-Up

Sneaking Into Autumn

"...DO! D: Tom Hanks; with Tom Everett Scott, Liv Tyler, Steve Zahn, Tom Hanks...."

Sept. 6, 1996 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Hottest Race in Texas

The David Fisher-Todd Staples Senate Contest in East Texas Will Decide the Fate of the State Senate -- and the U.S. House

"...auditorium of Frankston High School in Anderson County, the Tyler League of Women Voters had assembled several state and..."

Oct. 27, 2000 News Feature by Michael King

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...upcoming TV shows, including producer Ava DuVarenay's adaptation of Brian Wood's critically acclaimed DMZ for HBO, and the long-awaited..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Review: Deaf Austin Theatre’s Tiny Beautiful Things

Fostering connection through Cheryl Strayed’s advice columns

"...the wings of the audience, played by director Dr. Brian Cheslik and Ashlea Hayes (whose play Chronicles of a..."

May 24, 2024 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

Seen / Soon: May 4

Recapping the fifth Greater Austin High School Musical Theatre Awards and anticipating the 33rd Funniest Person in Austin semi-finals

"...High's The Addams Family, with four awards. Playbill vlogger Tyler Mount was the energetic, irreverent host the GAHSMTAs have..."

May 4, 2018 Arts Column

ColdTowne Theater's Deja Noir

Double Indemnity provides the structure for an improvised and hilarious riff on those dark crime films out of the past

"...often-over-the-top characters, taking risks and having fun. Jill Bailey, Brian Bonnet, Tyler Tipton, and Christian Huey all display a..."

Feb. 9, 2018 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

Top 10 National Albums of 2017

National themed lists

"...6) Tyler Childers, Purgatory (Hickman Holler)..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Music Feature by Isabella Castro-Cota

Paranormal Activity 3

Turns out that the third time is the charm: This one delivers the jolts with subtlety and brio.

"...Starring: Katie Featherston, Chris Smith, Sprague Grayden, Lauren Bittner, Brian Boland, Chloe Csengery, Jessica Tyler Brown and Dustin Ingram...."

Oct. 21, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Improvising Every Second

The secret history of Austin Circle of Theaters director Latifah Taormina, from Second City to the Committee and beyond

"...again in films both great (The Graduate) and cult (Brian De Palma's early comedy Get to Know Your Rabbit..."

March 10, 2006 Arts Feature by Lowell Bartholomee

Batboy: The Musical

As long as it has its mind squarely on fanged freaks, horror cliches, and musicals it can shamelessly riff off, 'Batboy: The Musical' is one bloody good time

"...by his leading man. Er, bat. Oh, never mind. Tyler Rhodes starts out as a drooling beast, with droopy..."

July 1, 2005 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Shopping and Fucking

From the first stomach-turning minute, audiences for the Vortex Repertory Company production of Shopping and Fucking are in for a rough ride; they're witness to the horrible depths to which its characters have sunk and the desperation with which they try to claw their way out.

"...Robbie try to survive by working for the sinister Brian (Clay Towery), Mark is out getting involved with an..."

Oct. 26, 2001 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

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