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April 30, 2021 Postmarks

Avec Moi Ce Soir?

Austin queer town is lousy with Xavier's hot topics

"...is not an official "review" per se of the magnificent work by local artist Xavier Schipani. This is a..."

March 15, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Mom and Dad

Nic Cage goes crazy/crazier in this kid-killing black comedy

"...Cage, Selma Blair, Rachel Melvin, Zackary Arthur, Anne Winters, Lance Henriksen and Robert T. Cunningham...."

Jan. 26, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Salesman

Gripping drama from the director of A Separation

"...film, The Salesman. He won’t be attending this year’s ceremony, following Donald Trump’s recent executive order barring Iranians and..."

Feb. 3, 2017 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Monkey's Mask

"...la femme: That's rule No. 1 in detective fiction, n'est-ce pas? So even Down Under, the lesbian private eye..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Uranus

"...the war? It's 1945 in a little town in France after the Liberation. War-weary citizens are attempting to resume..."

Dec. 6, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Wife Stories

Rhea Butcher and Cameron Esposito on life as a comedy couple

"...was right there in the title of the pair's recent Seeso comedy series, and it’s made them role models..."

Sept. 27, 2017 Arts Post by Rosalind Faires

The Slacker 2011 Interviews: Chris Eska

Director Chris Eska on Slacker 2011

"...Of all the scenes in Richard Linklater's Slacker, it's that last, celebratory sequence..."

Aug. 31, 2011 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Trial and Error, Rewarded

The days- and nights- and years-long journey to make August Evening

"...and it's one of the many moments of understated resonance in Chris Eska's contemplative first feature. Though he and..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

"Rebecca Marino: The Best Available Evidence" at grayDUCK Gallery

The exhibit drops viewers into the middle of the mystery of UFOs, but without providing any answers

"...out there. But how can we prove this? What evidence do we need? What leaps of faith must we..."

April 22, 2016 Arts Review by H.C. Arnold

The Zone of Interest

Jonathan Glazer's Holocaust drama is powerfully distancing

"...car, the ride home, and then lights out. A nice, relaxing day for Rudolf Höss (Friedel), his wife, Hedwig..."

Jan. 12, 2024 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Land

Robin Wright heads to the country for her directorial debut

"...life, it’s best to go about it removed of preconceptions. Things just tend to work out better that way...."

Feb. 12, 2021 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Sister Aimee

A slightly true story of America's first megapastor on the run

"...It’s fitting that this movie about the 1926 disappearance of the famous evangelist and faith healer Aimee Semple..."

Sept. 27, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Yakuza Apocalypse

Japan’s nuttiest filmmaker Takashi Miike strikes again

"...Miike has made a career out of messing with audiences' heads (The Happiness of the Katakuris, anyone?), thus creating..."

Oct. 9, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Escape From Tomorrow

Shot guerrilla-style at Disneyland and Disney World, this surreal drama about a man's mental disintegration at "the happiest place on Earth" lands a spitball in the Mouse's eye.

"...As someone not unfamiliar with the concept of “trippin’ ballz at Disney World,” I can heartily..."

Oct. 11, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Food-o-File

Roving restaurants adventure through Austin

"...from around the country drop into town to join forces with local talent for an event called Killed by..."

Nov. 2, 2012 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

'Rendezvous'

Third-place winner

"...Françoise herded the three girls into the conversion van. No..."

Feb. 12, 2010 Books Feature by Kerri Mullen

Julie & Julia

Meryl Streep is irresistible as Julia Child as is Nora Ephron's direction, but Amy Adams' Julie Powell is a dud – a mousy, grouchy irritant.

"...became a bestselling memoir, which became one-half of the source material for Ephron’s adaptation (Child’s memoir, My Life in..."

Aug. 7, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Angel-A

Luc Besson delivers a gorgeous-looking but ill-conceived mash note to the city of Paris that stars a petty crook and an ethereal beauty.

"...it, The Fifth Element, hasn't stepped behind the camera since 1999's bizarro Milla Jovovich lovefest The Messenger: The Story..."

July 13, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

City Gets Street-Smart About Bikes

Local task force formed at behest of Mayor's Fitness Council and Urban Transportation Commission gets rolling

"...on Austin's streets safer and friendlier, a city-organized task force got rolling last week, with the backing of local..."

April 6, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Summer Camp Guide

"...just standing in line for the rope swing makes alliances that much sweeter and the end that much more..."

April 28, 2006 Features Feature by Nora Ankrum

Code 46

Cyberpunk meets renegade romance, à la Orwell.

"...near future, cloning and in-vitro fertilization have become so commonplace that a law has been enacted – "Code 46"..."

Sept. 17, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

La Vie Promise

Isabelle Huppert stars in this French road movie about a selfish streetwalker, her unwanted teenage daughter, and the escaped convict who befriends them both.

"...Its three principal characters, bound together by blood and chance, are strangers to one another: a selfish streetwalker with..."

May 28, 2004 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere.

"...the Arab mind. The only thing they understand is force -- force, pride, and saving face." -- Capt. Todd..."

Dec. 12, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Valentine’s Day Dining: Five Restaurants Where Food Meets Romance

Don’t give away your heart on an empty stomach, baby

"...have sated your, ah, more gastronomic appetites in a place where the vittles are excellent and the atmosphere is..."

Feb. 2, 2024 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Swedish Hill Is Kind of Closing; Hong Kong Supermarket, C’est Finis; Dry January Is a Good Idea All Over; But, Oh Boy, We Still Wine an Awful Lot; and More

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

"...Here’s some of what's happening in Austin's culinary scene – as wrangled from numerous PR releases, words on..."

Jan. 10, 2024 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

JuiceLand Expands, Wax Myrtle’s Prepares to Close, the Museum of Ice Cream Goes Pink, Oseyo Debuts a Fantastic Brunch, Garbo’s Welcomes Santa Claus, and More

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

"...Here’s some of what's happening in Austin's culinary scene – as wrangled from numerous PR releases, words on..."

Dec. 13, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Good Cheese Hunting, Antonelli’s! Hello, Limestone Rooftop! Goodbye, Taco Ranch! Adopt Us, Fierce Whiskers! Arigato, Asahi Imports! and More

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

"...Here’s some of what's happening in Austin's culinary scene – as wrangled from numerous PR releases, words on..."

Oct. 25, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Yard Bar’s Camp Out Opens, Austin Motel Brings the Wieners, Les Dames Cook Up Some Funding, Stone Crabs Swarm Truluck’s, El Raval Gets Fusiony, and More …

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

"...Here’s some of what's happening in Austin's culinary scene – as wrangled from numerous PR releases, words on..."

Oct. 18, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

ACL Interview: Meet Snõõper, Nashville’s Thrashing “Wiggles of Hardcore”

The propmaking punks bring their “mosh-quito” puppet to ACL Fest

"...supercharged set lists, Nashville's Snõõper rejects their own recorded pace and lights the metronome ablaze...."

Oct. 13, 2023 Music Feature by Kriss Conklin

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