Spies in Disguise

This kid-friendly animated spy romp is for the birds

"...runs afoul of terrorist bad-guy Killian (Mendelsohn) and – curses! – finds both his reputation and career foiled from..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

The next installment of this franchise that no one asked for

"...to find Poseidon’s mythical trident and break “all the curses of the sea” is little more than a hodgepodge..."

May 26, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Although this sendoff to the young leads feels a little thin, the culmination of the Harry-and-Voldemort show more than satisfies.

"...is so much running and jumping and hurling of curses, this expertly choreographed Sturm und Drang, that the emotional..."

July 15, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Kontroll

Hungarian writer-director Antal is like the conductor of a midnight express: Grab a rail and hold on while he whizzes through montages and extreme angles of impossibly precipitous escalators in the Budapest subway system.

"...of place where people threaten each other with Gypsy curses and dirty syringes, amateur welders work on the rails,..."

July 8, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Homicide

"...company of cops, Mantegna and his compatriots trade rough curses, litanies of abuse intermingled with declarations of love and..."

Nov. 1, 1991 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Demons on the Set of Cursed Films

New series on Shudder asks why we want to believe in evil

"...iconic urban myth attached. The first explores the supposed curses of the human skeletons in Tobe Hooper's Poltergeist, while..."

April 3, 2020 Screens Feature by Matthew Monagle

Reigning Sound

"...Reigning SoundLove and Curses (In the Red)..."

Sept. 11, 2009 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

Curses

With a simple drawing style reminiscent of TinTin's Hergé, Kevin Huizenga uses the comics medium to brilliant effect

"...Curses..."

Dec. 8, 2006 Books Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Cursed

Historical werewolf horror takes an innovative bite

"...its rich mélange of gothic horror, aristocratic settings, historic curses, and Roma wisdom at the edges of genteel society...."

Feb. 18, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Stray

It's not such a ruff life in this story of Istanbul's canine residents

"...them away from his food cart, an Asian tourist curses one pooping in a park), it’s obvious most of..."

March 5, 2021 Movie Review by Steve Davis

And Then We Danced

Georgian coming-out-drama is extraordinary only for its location

"...dancing ("You should be like a nail," his instructor curses at him), so the arrival of the charismatic and..."

Feb. 21, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Field Guide to Evil

Folk horror anthology has intriguing international scares

"...franchise, and therefore has exactly the same charms and curses. With eight segments, most directed by Fantastic Fest alumni,..."

March 29, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

A Kinder, Gentler Filmmaker

Jeffrey Travis' surprising success

"...with a wife and three kids. He hardly ever curses the state of Hollywood or the corporate excess of..."

May 26, 2006 Screens Feature by Toddy Burton

Howl's Moving Castle

The latest from animation master Hayao Miyazaki is ravishingly beautiful but narratively inferior to all his other films.

"...American film would be viewed as the gravest of curses but here acts as an emotionally and psychologically liberating..."

June 17, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

American Wedding

"...their wooing, with Finch peppering his every pronouncement with curses and Stifler donning Izods and dropping poorly conceived Voltaire..."

Aug. 1, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Scarlet Diva

"...series of seemingly random couplings, binges on illicit drugs, curses like a sailor, and dresses in extreme, outrageous outfits..."

Oct. 18, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Second Annual Camacho Film Festival

"...at City Hall. Other film topics include jailbreaks, Halloween curses, and tough detectives. Limousines will transport the young film..."

Aug. 6, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Day of Wrath

Made during the German occupation of Denmark, Dreyer's film explores the power of the supernatural to annihilate the foundations of society, although the story is set in the remote period of the witch hunts of the 17th-century. His first film since making Vampyr in 1932, Day of Wrath still shows Dreyer to be a master imagist.

"...woman who has been arrested for witchcraft, the crone curses him and his marriage, phophesying that Anne too will..."

July 1, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Hanging Garden

"...than romantic bride in her white gown as she curses, swigs beer, and wages constant battle with her ungainly..."

July 10, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Stephen King's Thinner

"...Gypsy woman's death) are simultaneously facing their own hideous curses. At wit's end, he calls on mobster buddy Richie..."

Nov. 1, 1996 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story

"...of a movie called The Crow. Coincidence? Fate? Ancient curses? Foul play? It's the type of family history that,..."

May 7, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Review: Creekbed Carter Hogan, Creekbed Carter

Open-road mysticism, brokenhearted yearning, and laugh-out-loud wit

"...Catholic canon law, while bittersweet ditty "Through With Lovin'" curses a wayward lover with tongue-in-cheek meta-country vocal play: "Fool..."

March 29, 2024 Music Feature by Genevieve Wood

Fantastic Fest Gets Toxic With The Toxic Avenger

Fall of the House of Usher, The Creator added

"...will be their slum’s new messiah after a rival curses the neighborhood with his dying breath...."

Aug. 15, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Ways to Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Hip-Hop in Austin

The Illharmonic Orchestra, Bavu Blakes, and more reflect on the genre's golden jubilee

"...names for ourselves," she continues. "We're just breaking generational curses and knocking down doors, and it feels good to..."

Aug. 11, 2023 Music Feature by Genevieve Wood

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, August 19-25

"...a natural facility for the natural magic that disperses curses. From the depths of your psyche, you can summon..."

Aug. 19, 2022 Column by Rob Brezsny

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Spirit Adrift, Austin Reggae Fest, Nilüfer Yanya, Amyl & the Sniffers, and more recommended shows

"...to professing his love for wife Hailey Baldwin – curses and all – on the 2022 Grammys stage. Openers..."

April 22, 2022 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

Out There in the Fresh Air With Utopia, Old Settler's, and Kerrville Folk Festival

Fall fests coax us from the metropolis

"...know or sleep in a tent. One of the curses of working full time in the music world is..."

Oct. 15, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Fantasia Review: What Josiah Saw

Southern Gothic horror-noir binds and dooms a shattered family

"...Robert Alan Dilts' startling script: divine vengeance, ghosts, madness, curses, omens, a deranged act of faith as a response..."

Aug. 13, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Who Lacks Snacks?

Here’s four new ones for your nomming pleasure

"...also festering) in our mind – with a few curses to the state’s We Ain’t Gonna Let No National..."

March 3, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Blanton Museum and the Umlauf Sculpture Garden Are Open Again

Two beloved bastions of visual art re-open for public view

"...safety measures in both places. Masks, distancing, sanitizer, muttered curses against the coronavirus – you know...."

Aug. 21, 2020 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

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