AFF: 'Adios Mundo Cruel'

Comedy in a classic vein

"...jokes and its fat jokes, Mexican comedy Adios Mundo Cruel is as broad as they come. That's not all..."

Oct. 24, 2010 Screens Post by Cindy Widner

Opinion: The Extreme Anti-Abortion Agenda Being Pushed Forward at the Texas Lege Is Harmful and Cruel

Texans deserve the trust and the power to decide what is best for them, their bodies, and their futures

"...rights in the state. I am used to the cruel tactics state lawmakers use in order to rob people..."

April 16, 2021 Column by Courtney Chambers

Cruel Story of Youth

"...of the Senses. Like most of Ôshima’s films, The Cruel Story of Youth depicts the conflict between old and..."

July 11, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Death Row Inmates Say Expired Drug Makes Execution Painful, Cruel

Robert Fratta set to die Tuesday night

"...row inmates, causes a burning sensation before death, constituting cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth Amendment...."

Jan. 9, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Death Watch: Cruel & Unusual Confinement

Convicted hit man faces third date with death

"...brothers Michael and Mark Rodriguez to kill Michael's wife, The­resa Rodriguez, so the brothers could collect on a life..."

March 3, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Korea Cruel to Dogs

"...choice to purchase items made in Korea supports Korea's cruel dog market trade, where Korean pets and strays alike..."

June 1, 2004 Postmarks

Rodeo Is Cruel

"...rodeo so highly celebrated when it is such a cruel and inhumane act?..."

March 1, 2004 Postmarks

Cruel and Unusual

The Supreme Court decides the death houses can do without a few more victims

"...of decency" which define what sort of punishment is "cruel and unusual" under the Eighth Amendment (the only amendment..."

June 28, 2002 News Column by Michael King

Qmmunity: Cruel, Cruel Midsummer

Despite weathering many hot messes – climate and otherwise – Austin’s queer scene keeps the cool events coming

"...Now is the midsummer of our discontent – the dead center of a heat wave, a resurgence..."

July 15, 2022 Column by James Scott

“Cruel” Anti-Abortion SB 8 Sent to Gov’s Desk to Become Law

Expect a court challenge over "unconstitutional" bill

"...– another non-medical term that describes dilation and evacuation (D&E), the safest and most common type of second trimester..."

May 26, 2017 News Post by Mary Tuma

Kind to Be Cruel

It's all Lovely & Amazing to actress Catherine Keener.

"...nice things to say: about her new movie, Lovely & Amazing (both adjectives crop up in our conversation), about..."

July 19, 2002 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Cruel Summer

Kate X Messer remembers Lisa Davis: professional photographer, Austin music scenester, activist, suicide victim.

"...long time. It was one of those Austin rock & roll nights that people move here for, one of..."

July 7, 2000 Music Feature by Kate X Messer

Cruel Intentions

In its fourth film rendition, Les Liaisons Dangereuses is adapted for the high-school set.

March 5, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Cruel and Unusual

Prisoners Fear Violence in Texas Prisons

Feb. 27, 1998 News Feature by Janet Heimlich

Cruel to Be Kind

The Sting of Austin's 1996-97 Budget

"...and adult crime, the horticulture unit in the Parks & Recreation Department (besides you, they're the ones who Keep..."

Aug. 23, 1996 News Feature by Louisa C. Brinsmade

Big Kill

Low-budget Western rides high in the saddle

"...in a city caught in the grip of a cruel preacher (Patric) and the notorious outlaw Johnny Kane (Phillips)...."

Oct. 19, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Psychopaths

More murder and mayhem from Mickey Keating

"...as each titular psychopath crosses paths and inflicts their cruelest fetishes on each other. It’s often grisly and grotesque,..."

Dec. 1, 2017 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

A Brave Heart: The Lizzie Velasquez Story

An Austin woman confronts Internet cruelty with compassion

"...obvious here, but the Internet can be an incredibly cruel place. Anonymity tends to bring out the worst in..."

Sept. 25, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Timbuktu

Jihad in Mali goes from comic to horrific in the blink of an eye.

"...is imposed on the citizens. Infractions become justifications for cruel death sentences. Timbuktu, nevertheless, observes the situation with exculpatory..."

March 6, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Calvary

Brendan Gleeson stars in this darkly hilarious and deeply ruminative update on the passion play.

"...Bresson’s Diary of a Country Priest reimagined by Peckinpah. Cruel and laced with pitch-black humor, it is a film..."

Aug. 15, 2014 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Getaway

Ethan Hawke and Selena Gomez try, but they can't getaway from this action mess.

"...with him in trying to escape the manipulation and cruel commands he is being given. She proves to be..."

Aug. 30, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black

A Royal Affair

Palace intrigue, bodice-ripping, and revolutionary thought: If only this costume drama about Danish monarchs behaving badly delivered on its promise.

"...Christian VII (Følsgaard). But Christian, a bored ruler and cruel consort, prefers drinking and whoring to the wife he..."

Dec. 7, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Klown

Penis-obsessed, man-child film comedies can crown a new king: the Danish import Klown.

"...the American remake rights, with plans to showcase Eastbound & Down star Danny McBride. I can guarantee that Hollywood,..."

July 27, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Better Life

An undocumented Mexican worker in Los Angeles who struggles to earn a living and keep his teenage son from joining a gang is the subject of this heartfelt drama.

"...that he may strike out on his own, a cruel twist of fate befalls him: The truck is stolen..."

July 8, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

Wimpy kid, wimpy movie.

"...so to speak, to inflect Greg with a surprising cruel streak. Although the target audience skews slightly older here,..."

April 1, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Hall Pass

Owen Wilson and Jason Sudeikis star in this Farrelly brothers comedy about two guys given a free pass by their wives from the vows of matrimony.

"...propulsives tapped not once but twice for punchline value. Cruel to its women characters and careless with its men..."

March 4, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Shrink

A well-chosen cast props up this otherwise shallow story that stars Kevin Spacey as a therapist who turns to pot in the wake of a personal crisis.

"...New York Times’ bestseller list) seems to him a cruel self-mockery. His patients represent a predictable array of self-indulgent..."

Aug. 14, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Push

This sci-fi actioner about warring clairvoyants is generically incomprehensible with cyberpunk overtones.

"...breaks at least one of the Geneva Conventions regarding cruel and unusual mindfuckery. It's as if someone at the..."

Feb. 13, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Christmas Tale

Catherine Deneuve stars as the matriarch of this family, whose holiday gathering is like some marvelous do-si-do in which the characters partake in endless swirls of accusations, confessions, and glimpses of grace.

"...spinning partners for another go-round of accusation and confession, cruel brush-off and soft glimpse of grace. There’s a giddiness..."

Dec. 19, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Igor

Pixar this animated outing isn't, but neither is it Mary Shelley's VeggieTales.

"...Directed by: Anthony Leondis. Like most acts of cruel mediocrity committed in the name of entertaining children, Igor..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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