World Cup: Opening Week Preview

Opening week preview

"...an early-morning treat, as the Socceroos are brimming with confidence, and smelling what would be a huge upset...."

June 15, 2018 Sports Feature

Mrs. Hyde

Isabelle Huppert glows (literally) in this SF-comedy makeover of the psycho-horror classic.

"...like Lewis’ Buddy Love. Marie also discovers a newfound confidence, which allows her to finally become a respected and..."

May 25, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Mark Duplass: Brothers, Netflix, Respect, and Kindness

Austin's most famous filmmaking siblings return

"...I guess what gave me the confidence to write the book was two things. One, knowing..."

May 9, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

I Feel Pretty

Amy Schumer looks for laughs in body image comedy.

"...idealized version of the female form, giving her the confidence of the Vogue cover girl or Victoria’s Secret runway..."

April 20, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Luv Doc: A Lot More Alpha

The whole gender role system is built mainly on bullshit

"...quiet nature I now see as a lack of confidence. And the way he stares unblinkingly into my eyes..."

March 23, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

Souvenir

Isabelle Huppert as a musician reconsidering celebrity.

"...bathtub conversation between Liliane and Jean – “action, courage, confidence, passion.” Liliane’s bedroom is steeped in a deep red,..."

March 16, 2018 Movie Review by Danielle White

Peach Fuzz: A Nudie Mag Stripped

In their magazine, Kelly Dugan and Laura McNairy deliver all of the skin and none of the grossness

"...register or did not matter. "Honestly, at the beginning, confidence of like 1,000. I thought, we're going to change..."

Feb. 23, 2018 Arts Feature by Melany Jean

The Luv Doc: Rejection

An effusively positive affirmation of your undeniable awesomeness

"...a few pictures. That would not be a big confidence builder. I really don't even know how badly I..."

Feb. 2, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

The Post

Hanks, Spielberg, and Streep unite for the Washington Post's version of the Pentagon Papers

"...public. Were Graham not already a woman of wavering self-confidence, especially as the sole woman in rooms full of..."

Jan. 12, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Research Zedler

"...Cleared of Mistreating Patients” [News, Dec. 12] shakes my confidence. The author should have researched the background of Rep...."

Dec. 18, 2017 Postmarks

Gary Numan’s Songs From a Broken World

New Wave pioneer takes on global warming

"...the crowd reacts to her, and to see her confidence building. As time’s gone by, her confidence has got..."

Dec. 15, 2017 Music Post by Julie Holden

The Luv Doc: Monogamous Leftovers

Polyamory, like communism, is much harder in practice than in theory

"...an open relationship takes a Herculean amount of personal self-confidence and trust. I am a super sensitive artist/fake doctor,..."

Sept. 29, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

Birth of the Dragon

Bruce Lee: the early years

"...set in Sixties-era San Francisco) but the character’s famous self-confidence occasionally bleeds over into borderline smarm. Ostensibly a retelling..."

Sept. 1, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Yoga With Adriene Brings the Yoga Studio to You

Local YouTube star offers poses for the people

"...depression, divorce, injury, body image issues, and lack of confidence as reasons for tuning in. They credit her charm..."

Aug. 11, 2017 Screens Feature by Jessi Cape

Point Austin: Truly Free

Exonerated at last, may Fran and Dan Keller finally "breathe free"

"...reason for running for district attorney: "To restore the confidence of the community in this office. … I hope..."

June 23, 2017 News Column by Michael King

The Last Word

A young writer has to pen a woman's obituary before she dies

"...imbues her with a twinkle of self-awareness and righteous self-confidence. Divorced and estranged from her only child, the once-successful..."

March 24, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Molly Burch Mixes Heartbroken Narratives and Fifties Pop

Austin newcomer's debut, Please Be Mine, is a quiet triumph

"...her band, a struggle that became an exercise in confidence, musicianship, and bandleading. By November 2015, the current group..."

Feb. 17, 2017 Music Feature by Libby Webster

Sing

Animated film about a koala who stages a singing competition

"...an elephant whose powerful voice belies her lack of confidence. The plot is pretty bare-bones, moving from one song-and-dance..."

Dec. 23, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Cece Winans, Reluctant Star

Gospel great tapes for PBS on the Sabbath

"...in love with the older women and seeing their confidence in who they were and how they loved God..."

Nov. 19, 2016 Music Post by Alejandra Ramirez

Little Men

Friendships are tested in this bittersweet coming-of-age tale

"...with the parentals to straightened spines and a growing confidence in negotiating the world on their own...."

Sept. 2, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Reasonable Doubt

Did misleading DNA analysis land an innocent man on death row?

"..."We have to undermine confidence in the verdict," she says, rather than point to..."

April 29, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Wall of Words

Artist Drew Riley on the power of Transgender Day of Visibility

"...people. But I would have had the understanding and confidence needed to demand my truth for myself...."

March 30, 2016 Qmmunity Post by Drew Riley

UT Football: The Best and the Worst

Emerging Horns transition out of a season of gross extremes

"...Baylor backside, for chunk yardage in the passing game. Confidence oozed from the sideline, with Baylor back on its..."

Dec. 8, 2015 Sports Post by Kahron Spearman

The Luv Doc

Wherein the Luv Doc describes an act of deep, unsettling perversion

"...think I can say with a high degree of confidence that the only thing that had a likelihood of..."

Nov. 27, 2015 Column

Brooklyn

When looking homeward do we glance toward the past or the future?

"...the mousy girl who left the year before. Her self-confidence is challenged, however, by the comfortable familiarity of her..."

Nov. 20, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

WaffleFest 2015

For the 14th year, the Hideout Theatre brings 25 troupes together for a toasty mix of improv and free waffles

"...Nov. 20, 8pm, downstairs: This show features the Escorts, Confidence Men, and The Amazon & the Milksop. Might be..."

Nov. 20, 2015 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Mistress America

Greta Gerwig borrows from Holly Golightly in Noah Baumbach's new comedy

"...follow-through. Yet Brooke moves through the world with the confidence of someone who’s certain she’s destined for greatness. She’s..."

Aug. 28, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Lit-urday: The Same Sky

Compassion on divergent paths powers Amanda Eyre Ward's novel

"...through, we may feel little cause for optimism or confidence that we're even headed in the right direction. So..."

Aug. 16, 2015 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Paramount Summer Classic Film Series: Beautiful Dreamers

Clue, Cleo From 5 to 7, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Boogie Nights

"...phrases like "metallurgic arts" and "paterfamilias," surely suggest a confidence man in whom one might have some confidence, but..."

May 15, 2015 Screens Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Welcome to Me

Kristen Wiig stars in this odd comedy about a mentally unbalanced woman

"...whether someone with the condition would have the brazen confidence to star in her own TV show. I know..."

May 8, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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