John Dyer Baizley’s Brute Emotion

Baroness frontman cuts through the B.S. for Chaos in Tejas

"...Last August, on its first shows for tour de force third album Yellow & Green, Baroness’ bus plunged over..."

May 30, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Point Austin: The Abbott and GOP Project Is an Exercise in Brute Political Cynicism

What’s at stake in Texas

"...wire, the political target of all these demonstrations of force is not even the people directly affected, who are..."

June 12, 2024 News Post by Michael King

Citizenfour

When Edward Snowden was in that hotel room in Hong Kong sharing his initial intel about NSA surveillance, Laura Poitras' was there with a camera to film his disclosures.

"...should be extradited back to America to face the brute force of American justice? Citizenfour is obviously in Snowden’s..."

Nov. 7, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

'Documentary Shorts 1'

'Documentary Shorts 1'

"...question" from journalists. Austin filmmaker Ben Steinbauer's eponymous short "Brute Force" is about another musician beleaguered by the majors;..."

March 16, 2012 Screens Feature by Leah Churner

Crisis

Opiate addiction drama is too obvious and scattershot

"...that any difficult situation can be solved with blind brute force and a pistol. If you’re looking for a..."

March 12, 2021 Movie Review by Shane Pfender

Son of the White Mare

Gorgeous avant garde animation recounts a Hungarian myth

"...claim their castles and the kidnapped princess they have forced into marriage...."

Aug. 21, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows

Green sewer-dwellers battle purple ooze. Big, dumb fun

"...one of H.P. Lovecraft’s fever dreams, and Shredder’s new brute force sidekicks Rocksteady (Sheamus) and Bebop (Williams) are early..."

June 10, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Ex Machina

Smart, sinister sci-fi film about human error and techno-terror

"...diminishing returns.) Isaac owns the movie by way of brute force. He’s playing a brainiac at ease with both..."

April 17, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Hightower Report: Weed It and Weep

"...effort to overpower nature. Their attitude is that if brute force isn't working, they're probably not using enough of..."

May 18, 2012 News Column by Jim Hightower

SXSW Scares & Shorts Revealed

Late-night fare and short film lineup announced

"...plot gets pushed too far, 14 year-old Tara is forced to choose between standing helplessly on the sidelines or..."

Feb. 8, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Sharkwater

Rob Stewart, a marine biologist and underwater photographer, makes up for in passion what he lacks in narrative subtlety in this cautionary documentary about the eradication of the planet's sharks.

"...extinction to occur on their watch while hiding behind unenforceable international "agreements" to do otherwise. Stewart, who looks to..."

Feb. 1, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Jean-Pierre Melville's Army of Shadows

"...Brute Force (Criterion, $39.95): Burt Lancaster plays a hardened prisoner..."

May 4, 2007 Screens Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Barbershop

"...crack open the beast with acetelyne torches, crowbars, and brute force, the fat-guy/skinny-guy duo remind you of nothing so..."

Sept. 13, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Letters at 3AM

The current election crisis proves the strength and integrity of our political institutions.

"...is but on what might be. Freedom will always force you to face not only what you are but..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Column by Michael Ventura

The Most Read Film Reviews of 2015

How to enrage God's flock in 322 words or less

"...“Oscar Isaac owns the movie by way of brute force. He’s playing a brainiac at ease with both..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The Hightower Report

Democrats Suckered on Water-Boarding; and Sanctioning Corporate Autocracy

"...using "intense and widespread coercion" to keep its labor force from joining the United Food and Commercial Workers union...."

Feb. 22, 2008 News Column by Jim Hightower

SXSW Panels Explore What’s Next for Sustainable Food

How to transition from “eco-depressed” to “making regenerative living sexy”

"..."We believe food can and should be a force for change,” says Whole Foods Market CEO Jason Buechel...."

March 8, 2024 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Austin at Large: To Shame the Strong

Let the congregation sing: “For God’s sake, give more power to the people”

"...toward solidarity or meritocracy or oligarchy or tribalism or brute force, blown by the winds of the times. But..."

Feb. 5, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Killer Joe

It won't warm your heart, but this tour de force of dark humor ought to thrill you

"...Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tracy Letts, is a tour de force of dark humor. Chris, threatened with death by his..."

June 12, 2009 Arts Review by Avimaan Syam

... And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead

"...only mood with movement but also multi-instrumentalist Jason Reece's brute force with singer/guitarist Conrad Keely's moody blues, the pendulous..."

Feb. 27, 2009 Music Review by Austin Powell

Left Behind

The Omnibeast – and a sect of video-art zealots at UT – is hungry

"...Army. It's an upper crust. They use technology and brute force to bring the Omnibeast here, which is against..."

Sept. 15, 2006 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...The Clean Air Force proposes to reduce vehicle nitrogen oxide emissions by 3..."

Dec. 19, 2003 Column

'Showdown in Texas' Takes on Bush in His Old Back Yard

The American Friends Service Committee's May 3 rally aims to be a global multi-issue challenge to the Bush agenda.

"...Texas campaign highlights the impact of Texas' seven Air Force bases, eight Army installations, and four naval stations, as..."

April 11, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Never Give Up

Don Toner's 13 years as producing artistic director of the State Theater Company have been full of struggles, but in Toner's world, struggles are good. They bring understanding, richness, beauty, and in his case, a new theatre and a loyal company.

"...guy who was going to be the army, the enforcer." It isn't simply that he likes brute force or..."

Aug. 25, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Scanlines

Murder, My Sweet

"...'45. Then he named names, including directors Jules Dassin (Brute Force, The Naked City) and John Berry (Casbah, From..."

July 9, 1999 Screens Feature

Caught 'em in Autumn

Earthpig & Fire

"...rock & roll posturing to the wind, letting their brute-force melodicism sing for itself. It's like seeing a slightly..."

Sept. 22, 1995 Music Feature

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, May 23-29

"...Your best defenses will come from clever design, not brute force. Do what you need to feel secure without..."

May 23, 2025 Column by Rob Brezsny

Sunbird Fest Offers Art and Education in Solidarity With Palestine

Four-day event with intention for Palestinian liberation

"...response to the peaceful gathering. Yet amidst the police brute force, Erika and Mika found a more soothing environment..."

June 19, 2024 Music Post by Meher Qazilbash

A Band Called Ma’s Slow Burn and Five More Songs From Austin Artists

New music picks from Ifé Neuro, Kydd Jones, Fuvk, and more

"...crashing cymbals crescendo into third gear, HOT///CAKES' last hurrah. Brute force and rowdy rhythms slam into nothingness. Depletion, indeed. –..."

Aug. 11, 2023 Music Column by Elizabeth Braaten

The Lemon Twigs, Obongjayar, the Zombies, and Ambré Added in SXSW 2023’s Second Lineup Drop

With a whopping 301 musical artists

"...2014, and a 2013 SXSW debut. There’s also the brute force of Aussie underground troupe CIVIC...."

Dec. 7, 2022 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

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