Triangle of Sadness

Ruben Östlund's newest Cannes' award-winning social satire falls flat

"...of the Palme d’Or, Cannes’ top prize, Triangle of Sadness is Östlund’s second film to receive that prestigious honor..."

Oct. 14, 2022 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

DVD Watch: 'The Central Park Five'

Ken Burns covers NYC's 'crime of the century' in new doc

"...female jogger turned up raped and brutally murdered in Central Park the same night that a pack of young..."

April 23, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Inside Out

Audacity is matched by artistry in the latest Pixar crowd-pleaser

"...that controls Riley’s brainwaves. Joy (voiced by Poehler) is central command, and she’s depicted as a lovely, barefoot sprite..."

June 19, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Rosie

"...the very same dreams that sustain people through their sadness. Heartbreak Central in this powerful but deeply pessimistic film..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Feast of Love

Robert Benton directs this Oregon-set meditation on the permutations of love among a constellation of characters.

"...upside down or find the silver lining in the sadness or latch on to any kind of handy cliché..."

Oct. 5, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Good Eye: On Productivity and Reproductivity

You could pick this column up and read it right now or ...

"...that her husband wants children and she doesn't the "Central Sadness" in their marriage. In our household, it's the..."

Nov. 21, 2014 Column by Amy Gentry

Hesher

Joseph Gordon-Levitt is Hesher, the nihilistic antidote to a downbeat family in this drama that raises its middle finger toward nothing in particular.

"...could be said to be adequately coping with his sadness. Not so his father, Paul (Wilson), however, whose regimen..."

May 13, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Flags of Our Fathers

The first half of the film continues Clint Eastwood's ongoing deconstruction of America's hero myths but then detours into some uncharacteristically sentimental mulch.

"...about the heroes of Iwo Jima sticks to its central concept – articulated in the following statement: “The right..."

Oct. 20, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Thérèse: The Story of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux

Saints alive! To each her own biopic.

"...technique. Director Defilippis also plays one of the story’s central roles, that of Thérèse’s father – the pious Louis..."

Nov. 5, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Get Your Depressed Bakery Fix at These Local Sweet Spots

Eat your cake and boost mental health awareness, too.

"...May is Mental Health Awareness month, and several Central Texas bakeries are lending their talent to the list..."

May 15, 2019 Food Post by Emily Beyda

President of Austin LDEI Chapter Dies

Denice Woods led culinary service group during productive era

"...With great sadness, the Austin chapter reports the death of their esteemed..."

May 20, 2014 Food Post by MM Pack

Other Worlds Review: Sweet River

Australian supernatural thriller follows a mother's pain

"...Some places just seem to attract sadness. In Australian supernatural drama Sweet River, those tragedies tesselate,..."

Dec. 11, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Paggi House Closed; Garrido's Sold

Two popular eateries close for good this weekend

"...Two high-profile central city eateries will close within 24 hours of each..."

May 24, 2014 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Faerie Tales

Another Scene? The Original Scene

"...almost half of the festival's scheduled 20 acts call Central Texas home...."

Aug. 15, 1997 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

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We are wrong, wrong, wrong. So is golf.

"...movement against strip-mining in Kentucky seems far removed from Central Texas consciousness...."

March 10, 2000 Column

Inner-Inner City

Charles Burnett on Killer of Sheep

"...who can't smile anymore on account of an unexplainable sadness that's buried deep within. The sadness seems to afflict..."

May 18, 2007 Screens Feature by Carson Barker

Infinity Pool

Body doubles take on a new, sick meaning in this next gen Cronenberg horror

"...move from land to sky and back again. The central character is James Foster (the always intrepid Skarsgård), a..."

Jan. 27, 2023 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Julieta

Almodóvar tracks the stages of a woman's life

"...transsexual prostitutes, drug-addicted actresses, or cross-dressing fathers orbiting its central female character, a classics literature instructor touched by tragedy..."

Jan. 27, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Interrupters

The Hoop Dreams filmmaker, Steve James, has a new documentary about a group working to halt crime in Chicago.

"...The group mediates emotions in the hair-trigger spaces between sadness, grief, anger, and deadly action, and its members are..."

Sept. 30, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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Quote of the week: "You, my hyphenated friend, are an ambassador of evil."

"...Fuller Story" Feb. 18]. I feel a mixture of sadness and anger writing this. Sadness because this issue was..."

March 17, 2000 Column

Felicia's Journey

"...victims of the pathologies of their parents. The two central performances are lovely; the sadness and solitariness of Felicia..."

Dec. 17, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Presbyterians, Neighborhood Compromise

Redeemer Presbyterian Church 1, Rosewood neighborhood 1, IRS 0

"..."We will do that with a great deal of sadness, because we will have lost the opportunity, we believe,..."

Dec. 22, 2006 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

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Our readers talk back.

"...Sadness at Inevitable ChangesDear Editor,..."

Oct. 13, 2006 Column

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Thursday

"...Bazan's thoughtful, literate lyrics. – Melanie Haupt TONY CONRAD10pm, Central Presbyterian Church Tony Conrad helped pioneer minimalism in the..."

March 17, 2006 Music Feature

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Our readers talk back.

"...in Shiner, District 25 now stretches from Lakeway around Central Austin to Eagle Lake and Yoakum. It contains 200,000..."

Sept. 29, 2006 Column

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Our readers talk back.

"...of these two will probably force a runoff -- sadness...."

Feb. 28, 2003 Column

Termagant Homosexuals...

"...initiatives and programs for the youth of East Austin; Central City Entertainment Center, Eastside Story Youth Technology and Education..."

May 23, 1997 Column

Amid New Immigration Policies, Local Attorneys and Immigrants Navigate a Broken System

Lawyers say the system has been thrown into "chaos"

"...Sanctuary Network (ASN), Ramirez suffers from "nightmares, stress, and sadness" due to her circumstances. Denied asylum protection in 2015,..."

July 26, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

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Our readers talk back.

"...that Gov. Richards had died, I was overcome with sadness. I felt as though we'd lost not only a..."

Sept. 22, 2006 Column

Desert Door Goes Wild, Les Dames Get Board, Dry Creek’s End Is Nigh, and What’s All This About a Pickled Severed Human Toe?

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

"...specials with a portion of sales going to the Central Texas Food Bank? It’s back – from Oct. 1-10...."

Sept. 29, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

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