He Named Me Malala

Doc about the famous champion of girls' eduction, Malala Yousafzai

"...Inspirational figures hardly come more heroic and ready-made than Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani..."

Oct. 9, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Kill List

This British crime film is very dark, funny, and violent – and thoroughly unpredictable.

"...intriguing movie before they get a sense of what it’s about and where it’s going. And even then, they’ll..."

March 2, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Big Dogs, Young Rebels, and Aging Giants

The Austin promoters who bring the music come in all shapes and sizes

"...as legendary Live Aid promoter Bill Graham or infamous British promoter Don Arden – dubbed "The Al Capone of..."

Oct. 8, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

South by So Real 09

Rapping with Matt Sonzala about SXSW hip-hop

"...Welcome to the second annual edition of South by So..."

March 10, 2009 SXSW Post by Thomas Fawcett

Brainscan

"...Starring: Edward Furlong, Frank Langella, Amy Hargreaves, T. Ryder Smith and Jamie Marsh. Flashback. It's tough these days, I..."

April 22, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Rhapsody in August

"...Kurosawa. Starring: Sachiko Murase and Richard Gere. Kurosawa's lovely meditation on the nature of American-Japanese relations could not come..."

March 27, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

God's Pocket

Philip Seymour Hoffman, in one of his last performances, heads up a terrific ensemble cast for this offbeat drama adapted from a Pete Dexter novel.

"...We come away with a strong sense of place and the..."

May 16, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Gay Place: Two Words

Come out! Come out, you adorable queer!

"...Friends await on this side of the closet door. Welcome! ON..."

Oct. 12, 2012 Column by Kate X Messer

Moontower Comedy 2018: Ali Siddiq

The Houston comedian on taking his act back behind bars

"...the Houston comic, who's in town for the Moontower Comedy Festival, got his first hour-long special for Comedy Central,..."

April 19, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Tracks

Mia Wasikowska and Adam Driver star in this story about Robyn Davidson's solitary trek across the Australian desert.

"...trek across the Australian desert one-ups the old cigarette pitch, “I’d walk a mile for a Camel.” Davidson walks..."

Oct. 3, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Micmacs

This French-language film from Amélie director Jean-Pierre Jeunet resembles a live-action cartoon.

"...and their actions all have the flavor of physical impossibility and unfettered imagination. This French film’s central character, Bazil..."

June 25, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Name of the Game

The Hives

"...of “Tick Tick Boom” swings London ’66 in a titanium Stone(s) setting, cheerleading chant “Try It Again” clears both..."

Sept. 15, 2008 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Claim

"...your mouth in a dream to scream and nothing comes out. The characters in The Claim suffer under the..."

June 1, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Center of the World

"...the intersection of sex and commerce is about as titillating as a lap dancer dressed in a snowsuit. Wang's..."

May 4, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Duets

"...Way to Go Home” long before the film crosses its finish line. A movie about mediocre singers starved for..."

Sept. 15, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Art of War

"...becoming one of the kings of the action film, with such recent films to his credit as Murder at..."

Sept. 1, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

At First Sight

"...and Nathan Lane. What a pleasant last few months it must have been for those male (and female) filmgoers..."

Jan. 22, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Monument Ave.

"...by Demme) or his stand-up routines, this movie may come as a bit of a shock. Leary, Demme, and..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Music Rally Demands City Funding: “Put Up or Shut Up”

Thursday’s Council vote portrayed both as last stand ... and a start

"...fans – about 200 in total – converged on City Hall on a windy Monday afternoon for this month’s..."

Sept. 28, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda

The great composer, somewhat explained

"...The creative process is an activity that has always presented a presentational challenge to the..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

All Eyez on Me

Keep ya head up but don't expect too much from this biopic

"...biopic. All Eyez on Me is at once too literal and too vague to amount to much of an..."

June 23, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Song to Song

Malick takes on the Austin music scene (sort of)

"...prove trying for any moviegoer looking for plot or linearity or grounding in something that looks like real life...."

March 24, 2017 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Forks Over Knives

This documentary presents evidence that a whole-foods diet can prevent the occurrence of cancer, heart disease, and Type 2 diabetes.

"...in this tightly constructed, thoroughly convincing, and dull-as-dirt documentary. It's ostensibly aimed at everyone, and in particular Westerners raised..."

May 13, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Jake Gyllenhaal stars in this nearly bloodless, family-friendly throwback to a cinematic age when Persian palace intrigue, winsome princesses, and ambitious princes ruled the back lots.

"...Steve Toussaint, Toby Kebbell and Richard Coyle. What is Brit director Newell (Four Weddings and a Funeral) doing helming..."

May 28, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hannah Montana: The Movie

"Pop it, lock it, polka dot it," sings Miley, while also learning worthy messages about responsibility to family, community, and Mother Earth.

"...a 3-D concert film released in theatres last year. It's work enough for neophytes to sort out who's who..."

April 17, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Splinter

Apart from its shape-shifting fungal porcupines from outer space, this horror film has little else to recommend.

"...Jill Wagner, Shea Whigham and Rachel Kerbs. Featuring as it does shape-shifting fungal porcupines from outer space, Splinter handily..."

Oct. 31, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Mist

There's "something in the mist," and it's not only the beasts that bite but also the dark things that reside within.

"...the dark impulses the monsters provoke. Horror resides both without and within. That's the message of Darabont's The Mist...."

Nov. 23, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Unaccompanied Minors

Calling John Hughes: Former Freaks and Geekster Paul Feig has got your number.

"...Development, has now directed this holiday kids' picture that’s neither good enough to be an instant classic nor bad..."

Dec. 8, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fat Albert

Bill Cosby's animated kids get a live-action makeover.

"...Starring: Kenan Thompson, Dania Ramirez, Omari Grandberry, Marques Houston, Keith Robinson, Jermaine Williams and Bill Cosby. If Bill Cosby..."

Dec. 24, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Touch of Pink

This queercentric romantic comedy gets its inspiration from culture clash and the ghost of Cary Grant.

"...Jimi Mistry, Kyle MacLachlan, Kristen Holden-Ried and Suleka Mathew. Despite its silly title, Touch of Pink isn’t the gay..."

Sept. 17, 2004 Movie Review by Steve Davis

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