Clerks II

Kevin Smith is on solid footing with this sequel, which finds the filmmaker and his raunchy protagonists at the precipice of maturity but moving ahead with cautious baby steps.

"...Smith, Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith and Zak Charles Knutson. Clerks II will find Kevin Smith's detractors saying that the..."

July 21, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Clerks III

Deservedly self-indulgent return to the Quick Stop where Kevin Smith began

"...OK, people, it's a Clerks movie, you know the drill. Nearly three decades since..."

Sept. 9, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

A Convenient Truth

Kevin Smith on 'Clerks II'

"...was Kevin Smith, who, with the gleefully no-budget comedy Clerks, struck pay dirt first time out and hasn't looked..."

July 21, 2006 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Still Working It

Actor Brian O'Halloran on the enduring appeal of Clerks

"...to be here today." With that single line in Clerks, Dante Hicks became a spokesman for a generation of..."

July 29, 2011 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Fake Fast Food Restaurateur (and Filmmaker) Kevin Smith Welcomes Austin to Mooby's

Silent Bob talks fan connection, veganism, and Mooby's origins

"...Smith movies Dogma, Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back, Clerks II, and Jay & Silent Bob Reboot – eating..."

May 11, 2021 Food Post by Kevin Curtin

Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back, Again – Tonight

Jason Mewes on the duo's 'Super Groovy Cartoon Movie'

"...playing streetwise stoners Jay and Silent Bob in Smith’s Clerks before winding their ways through Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma,..."

July 25, 2013 Screens Post by Chase Hoffberger

Holiday Viewing: The Shop Around the Corner

The essential Jimmy Stewart Christmas movie (no, not that one)

"...trafficked in for a tender love story about shop clerks?..."

Dec. 1, 2017 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Postmarks

VanScoy on Wrong Track

"...signals"? Hardly. For the first time since World War II, the council has formally tied land use planning and..."

April 10, 1998 Column

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...the self-conscious humor that plagued his own Lethal Weapon III and Maverick in favor of an appropriately hard-boiled atmosphere...."

Nov. 3, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...the self-conscious humor that plagued his own Lethal Weapon III and Maverick in favor of an appropriately hard-boiled atmosphere...."

Oct. 27, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...where all the waiters are actors, the video store clerks are directors, and the gangsters are "investors." Thus, with..."

Oct. 20, 1995 News Feature

Day Trips & Beyond: February Events Roundup

Celebrate Chinese New Year, Mardi Gras, Valentine’s, and more in Texas

"...144-year-old ship in action. The harbor tour vessel SEAGULL II offers two-hour cruises following the Elissa for $35 per..."

Feb. 4, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...Steven Ira Scipio, Andrew Galvan, Lamar Usher, Brian Brooks II, Jacolyn Holmes, Xing-Mai Deng (World Premiere)..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Recurring Character

Four Texas writers on fathers and sons

"...detail, but you'd be dead wrong. Whenever Austin store clerks, nurses, or mechanics told them "Your son is a..."

June 17, 2005 Books Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...FATHER OF THE BRIDE PART IID: Charles Shyer; with Steve Martin, Diane Keaton, Martin Short,..."

Dec. 8, 1995 News Feature

Love and Cinema: Janet and John Pierson

Texas Film Awards honorees and indie cinema's fairy godparents Janet and John Pierson look back on 40 years at the movies

"...de Luca, Cocaine Bear star Margo Martindale, and Creed III star Jonathan Majors – into the Texas Film Awards'..."

March 3, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Felicia Day, Defender of the Earth

'The Guild' star plays Asteroids tonight at the Alamo with 'Rock Jocks'

"...Sapien in Hellboy, the Angel of Death in Hellboy II: The Golden Army, the Pale Man in Pan's Labyrinth,..."

June 27, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Slack to the Future

Slacker at 20

"...– basically anyone in the entire post World War II period that has felt at all marginalized or at..."

Jan. 21, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Letters at 3AM: Of Tiers and Tears

The isolation of the Professional Tier is the single most destructive element in American society today

"...management, and techs; the Unskilled Service Tier, such as clerks and waitresses; and Spare Parts, a tier in constant..."

May 7, 2010 Column by Michael Ventura

Letters at 3AM: 'O' Is for Oligarchy

'Oligarchy' is a big, bad word that defines the country we still call a republic

"...in history. For a while, especially after World War II, Americans lived high: Our population, just 5% or 6%..."

April 9, 2010 Column by Michael Ventura

Short Cuts

Austin ups its indie status by an icon; Moore misses out on his own party, kind of; and Jesus is a film fanatic

"...been fiercely indie since before the first Arriflex SR II and Fender acoustic bass were discovered nesting behind the..."

Aug. 6, 2004 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Letters at 3AM

Our country's newest immigrant generation is no longer learning that this nation will belong to them

"...many of our elders had fought in World War II and Korea, and we males knew we'd all be..."

July 9, 2004 Column by Michael Ventura

Jailbird

The Prison Diaries of the Fabulous Thunderbirds' Preston Hubbard

"...did the States, Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and Hawaii. It was a rolling party; we would be drunk..."

Oct. 20, 2000 Music Feature by Preston Hubbard

Roll 'Em

March

"...the Führer's mind if he had survived World War II and was left to contemplate his deeds, his myth,..."

Feb. 26, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Cinema du Fromage

Directors Dumber Than Ed Wood, Jr.!

"...were released today, by, say, the guy who did Clerks, those same dang cineasthetes would be slobbering all over..."

Dec. 26, 1997 Screens Feature by Jerry Renshaw

Something Old, Something New, Something Eighties, Something P.U.

Scanlines' Summer Rentals, Games, and Favorites

"...could only be outdone by, what else, Endless Summer II (1994, D: Bruce Brown; with Patrick O'Connell, Robert "Wingnut"..."

May 23, 1997 Screens Feature

Further Reflections

SXSW Film Festival

"...of sorts. Smith alumni Jason Lee and Jason Mewes (Clerks, Mallrats) take center stage, but look for cameos by..."

March 21, 1997 Screens Feature

A Whole Lotta Lava Going On

Winter/Spring Movie Sneaks

"...Part Three of Kevin Smith's self-described "New Jersey trilogy" (Clerks, Mallrats) casts a sharp and funny eye on the..."

Feb. 14, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten