The Little Vampire

"...may have a hard time swallowing this toothless tale of PG-rated bloodsuckers, but kids may relate better to its..."

Oct. 27, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Kabluey

Oddball tale of a directionless young man who moves in with his sister-in-law, whose husband is in Iraq with his National Guard unit, is quirky but unaffecting.

"...members, a line in the sand between one view of life and another, an at-long-last, all-in assessment of just..."

July 25, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Scanlines

James and the Giant Peach

"...author Roald Dahl, skeptical about the translation into film of his favorite children's book of the same title, refused..."

Nov. 15, 1996 Screens Feature

Monster Trucks

Boy meets monster, adventure ensues

"...What do you get when you cross an antediluvian giant squid with a dilapidated pickup truck? You get Monster..."

Jan. 20, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

A Goofy Movie

"...for my son. Even as a child, I hated Goofy, the character. In Walt Disney cartoons he was usually..."

April 7, 1995 Movie Review by Louis Black

Day Trips: Bob “Daddy-O” Wade

A tour of dearly departed Bob “Daddy-O” Wade’s art

"..."Day Trips" Wade took us on a narrated tour of his public art around Texas. As a remembrance of..."

Jan. 3, 2020 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie

An animated adaptation of the beloved book series

"...Pavlov’s pups, tittering and giggling at the mere mention of certain bodily functions and parts without fail. The power..."

June 9, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Monsters University

This sequel is a prequel about the school days of the future Monsters, Inc. employees, Sulley and Mike.

"...the nifty idea behind Monsters, Inc., wherein the city of Monstropolis was powered by the shrieks of human children,..."

June 21, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Where the Wild Things Are

This very special film is the rare children’s offering that isn’t coded for adults or made corny and flip for kids.

"...the film itself, which doesn’t shy from long stretches of stillness, of quiet. That’s just one of the many..."

Oct. 16, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Otaku* Overload!!!

After Monster Island Studios sank, Austin's acting community and Houston animé giant A.D. Vision unleashed talent bent on vengeance and redemption (*otaku = animé geek)

"...Some of my earliest memories are of woefully dubbed English emanating..."

Dec. 2, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

From the sets to the story to the whole tone of the film, this first Potter film is an almost literal adaptation of J.K. Rowling's beloved children's book.

"...Obviously, Chris Columbus wanted to cram in as much of J.K. Rowling's convoluted plotting as possible, and in that..."

Nov. 16, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fantasia

"...sliced white bread, or at least since the opening of Disney World or the original 1940 Fantasia. In bigger-than-life..."

June 23, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Kiddie Spree

Local curmudgeon and Style Avatar Stephen Moser takes a gaggle of tykes on the shopping trail. O-mi-god.

"...will anyone know you're parents unless you bring your children with you?" I wailed, but to no avail...."

Dec. 15, 2000 News Feature by Stephen MacMillan Moser

May December

Portman and Moore captivate in a spiky, funny melodrama of old transgressions

"...Julianne Moore, Charles Melton, Gabriel Chung, Elizabeth Yu, D.W. Moffett and Cory Michael Smith...."

Nov. 17, 2023 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Bobby Jealousy

"...Bobby JealousyThe Importance of Being Jealous (Superpop Records) A Giant DogBone (Tic Tac..."

Feb. 15, 2013 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Him & Her

Burning down Bass Concert Hall with David Byrne & St. Vincent

"...on him and her. True, I missed the pairing of Zooey Deschanel & M. Ward at South by Southwest,..."

Oct. 6, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

A Starry Lineup at Texas Book Festival's Literary Gala

In the case of Molly Shannon, make that super-starry

"...First Edition Literary Gala is its traditional Friday night of glitz to kickstart the annual two-day fest. (Its fundraising..."

Aug. 3, 2011 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

A Town Called Panic

This whimsical, Belgian import is an animated stop-motion fantasy that uses childhood toys as characters who find themselves in all manner of goofy yet compelling adventures.

"...cowboy, Indian, and horse figures we all had as children (well, those of us who grew up in a..."

Jan. 22, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Naked City

Children's on Fast Track

"...After months of community resistance to Seton Healthcare Network's proposal to take..."

June 6, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Changing Places

The new Pickle Elementary School is a crucible of the changing St. Johns neighborhood

"...its 2-year-old walls. The school is just the centerpiece of a $14 million complex built in the St. Johns..."

Feb. 7, 2003 News Feature by Michael May

Mars Needs Moms

Based on a children's book by Berkely Breathed, this animated film looks good but lacks emotion.

"...and he irritatedly tells her that he’d be better off without a mother. Milo learns the boneheadedness of that..."

March 11, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Fighter

Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Melissa Leo, and Amy Adams combine forces with director David O. Russell to make one of 2010's most exciting movies.

"...flawless performances and directorial execution render The Fighter one of the most thrilling movies of 2010. Yes, The Fighter..."

Dec. 17, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Beyond 'The Electric Company'

Can a bunch of toddlers watching television save the world?

"...Through a canopy of trees crashes a four-legged mecha – like an AT-AT,..."

May 25, 2007 Screens Feature by Marrit Ingman

Hannibal Rising

Who would have thought mass murder and cannibalism could be so dull?

"...Kevin McKidd and Richard Brake. Writer Thomas Harris, creator of legendary Hollywood sociopath Dr. Hannibal “the Cannibal” Lecter, has..."

Feb. 9, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Teaching the Teacher

Rosemary Vines has been shaking her booty with her three-year-old students at St. George’s Episcopal for 30 years.

"...What makes a preschool day of learning complete after the ABCs have been sung and..."

June 23, 2000 Features Feature by David Garza

Forever Grateful to Heffley

"...Dear Editor, I am so saddened to hear of the passing of James Heffley, Ph.D. [“To Your Health,”..."

Dec. 9, 2006 Postmarks

Chipping Away at CHIP

Kids' health coverage still touch and go in Texas

"...give to try to make things right with the Children's Health Insurance Program – her baby, if you will...."

March 24, 2006 News Feature by Amy Smith

Scary Stories for the Thinking Man

Director Guillermo del Toro keeps company with the undead in two new films, Blade 2 and The Devil's Backbone.

"...on as I sit in Guillermo del Toro's darkened office-cum-fanboy-playpen, viewing a sequence from the director's upcoming vampire hunter..."

March 8, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...Bill Bunch, a founding warrior of the Save Our Springs Alliance, is taking a leave..."

July 16, 1999 News Feature

Hit Brewery Row to Choose Your Own Austin FC Home Match Beer Adventure

How to get a little matchy-matchy with the city's first top-tier sports club and its many superb beer options

"...luxury dumpster Los Angeles, or in the junior-barbecue whistle-stop of Kansas City, but when the city’s first top-tier sports..."

June 18, 2021 Features Feature by Eric Puga

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