Buddy

"...Everyone may be crazy about a sharp-dressed gorilla, but Buddy is a sorry, tedious jaunt through the eccentric 1920s..."

June 6, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Bye, Buddy

The Buddy Miles Express stops here.

"...The Buddy Miles Express has finally pulled into the station. The..."

Feb. 28, 2008 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Buddy Daddy: A boy and his dog

ColdTowne's Arthur Simone and his dog, Robin Goodfellow, perform onstage as an improv duo – seriously

"...The night we saw Buddy Daddy as part of the Friday Threefer at the..."

July 27, 2007 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Stage Five, Ahoy – but also Curra's takes over Mother's, Buddy’s Has a Burger, Natalie’s on Cakealikes, and Beard Papa’s Will Be Hella Creamy and Puffy

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...[Pro tip: Check out David Brendan Hall's 10 New..."

Dec. 29, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Luv Doc: Your Psychopathic Buddy

Put the HR department on your speed dial

"...to lunch frequently and sometimes hang out after work – happy hours, parties, etc. I thought it was strictly..."

July 28, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

Buddy Guy to Play Antone's on Monday

Blues legend performance benefits the Clifford Antone Foundation

"...Buddy Guy will play Antone’s for the first time in..."

Oct. 21, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Stage Five, Ahoy – but also Buddy’s Has a Burger, Natalie’s on Cakealikes, and Beard Papa’s Will Be Hella Creamy and Puffy

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

Jan. 1, 2021 Food Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

"Buddy, Can You Spare $50?"

GOP passes the hat for anti-stimulus radio ad

Feb. 18, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Nice Try, Buddy

July 10, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Mr. Saturday Night

"...Directed by: Billy Crystal. Starring: Billy Crystal, David Paymer, Julie Warner, Helen Hunt, Ron Silver and Mary Mara. The..."

Sept. 25, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Two Family House

"...the TV set. After 10 years of Perry Como, Buddy Visalo (Rispoli) is ready to move out. He's found..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Behind the Scenes

They're not exactly famous, but onetime Austinites Buddy and Julie Miller make some of the most authentic country music around.

"...You probably won't hear Buddy and Julie Miller on your afternoon commute. Their credentials,..."

Dec. 14, 2001 Music Feature by Jerry Renshaw

Bounce

"...The statement is directed at her tentative new beau Buddy (Affleck), a recovering alcoholic/cad who, unknown to Abby, gave..."

Nov. 17, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Air Bud: Golden Receiver

"...that hellish gray area specially reserved for overzealous kid'n'pooch buddy films. Still, things could have been much worse. Zegers..."

Aug. 21, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Learning the Game

Learning Buddy Holly's game, 203 tracks at a time

"...Father riff says that to all the "Little T&A," the song after the one he's introducing...."

Feb. 5, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Air Bud

"...the hardwood. The dog is a golden retriever named Buddy, who acquired his unique ability working for a loutish..."

Aug. 1, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Company Business

"...in less of an espionage thriller than a modern buddy caper. An over-the-hill CIA operative (Hackman) is now reduced..."

Oct. 25, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Trial and Error

"...regular Richards would be just swell in a low-brow buddy comedy of this ilk, and all things considered, he's..."

May 30, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hot Pursuit

Reese Witherspoon and Sofia Vergara are on the run

"...corrupt lawmen and murderous henchmen samples everything from Thelma & Louise to Pineapple Express to Outrageous Fortune to The..."

May 15, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Revenant

This horror comedy follows the the walking-dead path of an undeceased Iraq War vet and his stoner best friend.

"...Like its title character, this undead buddy comedy was presumed dead, distribution-wise, after it hit the..."

Aug. 24, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Wonder Seven

"...attempt to kill not only the Seven, but also buddy Ying. Got that? Me neither, but so what. Like..."

May 9, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Metro

"...ambitious artistic feat: reanimating the fly-blown carcass of the cop-buddy movie genre that he helped define with early-Eighties blockbusters..."

Jan. 24, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Lethal Weapon 3

"...and Glover perform like pros, but their once amusing buddy-buddy rapport has lost its purpose. In the first installment..."

May 22, 1992 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Day Trips & Beyond: September Events Roundup

Fall into fun!

"...September means it’s time for Buddy Holly’s birthday, the State Fair of Texas, and a..."

Aug. 31, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

In Memoriam: Robin Goodfellow

Singular Austin improviser has taken his final bow (wow wow)

"...canine superstar. Robin Goodfellow, one-half of the improv duo Buddy Daddy, passed away July 30, at the age of..."

Aug. 12, 2015 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Young Adult

Actors Charlize Theron and Patton Oswalt prove as riveting a combo as writer Diablo Cody and director Jason Reitman.

"...Mercury and reignite things with her high school boyfriend, Buddy Slade (Wilson), who has just sent her an announcement..."

Dec. 16, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Cop Out

Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan star in Kevin Smith's painfully unfunny throwback to the Eighties buddy-cop movies.

"...was supposed to be a Smithy homage to 1980s-style buddy-cop action comedies à la 48 Hrs. is instead a..."

March 5, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Pineapple Express

A winning "bromance" between stoners, played by reigning comedy king Seth Rogen and James Franco, is at the heart of this shaggy pot story.

"...at work here in this affectionate bid at the buddy pics of the Seventies and Eighties. Rogen (who co-wrote..."

Aug. 8, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Hot Fuzz

Simultaneously smart and silly, Hot Fuzz demonstrates that it's not necessary to be a buffoon in order to lampoon.

"...a buffoon in order to lampoon. This send-up of buddy-cop movies is a thoroughly entertaining blend of wry British..."

April 20, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Matador

A curious, postmodern sort of buddy comedy, The Matador is like Death of a Salesman if Willy Loman had been a contract killer.

"...if Willy Loman had been a contract killer, minus Miller’s airtight and joyless denouement. The killer here is Julian..."

Jan. 27, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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