A Four Letter Word

This tale of an unapologetically promiscuous New Yorker settles for the easy trifles of romantic comedy.

"...our otherwise Meg Ryan- or John Cusack-free lives; others look for intellectual stimulation, usually in a foreign language; then..."

May 23, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Footnotes to 2008

Five further thoughts on the year in film

"...lead roles in Philip Roth adaptations? A few years back Anthony Hopkins played an African-American posing as a white..."

Dec. 30, 2008 Screens Post by Josh Rosenblatt

Thank You, Central Time Zone: A Preview of the 2007 NFL Draft

"...100% “Death Proof.” After Johnson, we have five nice looking lads, about 10 guys I would like to have..."

April 26, 2007 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

Jersey Girl

Ben Affleck plays a widower dad in this family dramedy from an uncustomarily sweet Kevin Smith.

"...foul-mouthed irreverence, and a distinct, distinctly un-Hollywood way of looking at the world. Jersey Girl – Smith’s most "adult"..."

March 26, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away

In this 3-D spectacle, the wan drama takes a back seat to the Cirque's acrobatics.

"...dizzying acrobatics are the kind that make you talk back to the screen in gosh-wow disbelief, and the designs..."

Dec. 28, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Transit Strike Looming?

Union President Wyatt: "It will happen sometime this week"

"...signed many tentative agreements, and we’ve been trading proposals back and forth. So I’m surprised Jay would take that..."

Nov. 14, 2012 News Post by Michael King

Bedside Manner: Taking It to the Couch

Book Learnin' for Gamers. What's Missing Here?

"...those stacks are various games, books about video games, back issues of Game Informer and Game Developer magazines (not..."

Nov. 22, 2010 Books Post by James Renovitch

Sleepwalking

Sleepwalking might have been a terrific character study of damaged adult siblings, but instead becomes a muddled road trip toward redemption.

"...Joleen (Theron), is arrested for growing marijuana in his back yard, she and her 12-year-old daughter, Tara (Robb), move..."

March 21, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Gothika

Halle and Penelope de-glam for this running, screaming, jumping thriller that never allows logic to interfere.

"...nudging Cruz reassuringly: "Don’t worry, the Academy loves this look.") The lack of glam is fitting – both are..."

Nov. 21, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Dark Shadows

Sometimes it might be best to let sleeping vampires lie.

"...them. Thus the time might seem right to bring back Barnabas Collins, the 200-year-old vampire who became the star..."

May 11, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Luv Doc: Doing the Legwork for Love

The mighty oak begins with a tiny acorn

"..."It's the little things," wrote the regionally canonized troubadour..."

April 12, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

Up Too Early

Google Streetview fashion critique from Mt. Bonnell Road

"...camera belt holster. This is exactly the kind of look that gets tourists mugged in otherwise peaceful countries like..."

July 11, 2012 Chronolog Post by The Luv Doc

In Defense of the Forever Lazy

This footie-pajama for the whole family inspires Laura Walters

"...adult-sized, fleecy onesie with “zippered hatches in front and back for great escapes when duty calls” –..."

Nov. 22, 2011 Design Post by Laura Walters

Band of the Month: The Moonhangers

The Moonhangers give outlaw country a good name

"...on a local band, I wanted to take a look at the new generation of outlaw country, the Moonhangers...."

Feb. 22, 2008 Music Post by Darcie Stevens

The Toros: Season Three Preview (First Less-Than-Successful Attempt)

"...feigning interest in conversations with my friends and get back to what’s really important in this life, I have..."

Nov. 25, 2007 Sports Post by Josh Rosenblatt

Remaining Texas Football Is Pure Peanut Butter

"...close to losing to Texas State a few weeks back and are a pitiful 0-4 in the Big 12...."

Oct. 23, 2007 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

American Splendor

At the center of its uniquely beating heart, American Splendor is a heartfelt valentine to Everymen (and Women) everywhere

"...that they’ve left plebian storytelling in the dirt somewhere back yonder in the south pasture. What’s so striking –..."

Sept. 12, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Josh Rosenblatt Has Seen the Future, and It Isn't Pretty

Magic eight-balling 2008, month by month

"...This week, my fellow Chronicle Film critics and I looked back at 2007 and came up with our list..."

Jan. 3, 2008 Screens Post by Josh Rosenblatt

'The NFL Beat': Championship Edition

Ice down the Champagne

"...averaged more fantasy points per week than any other back in the last three weeks, and the Titans have..."

Dec. 23, 2011 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

Torch of the Mystic

Sir Richard Bishop, keeper of the flame

"...Araby, another meditation on Middle Eastern music, puts him back with a full band...."

May 26, 2009 Music Post by Audra Schroeder

Interview with a Vampire

How to question musicians

"...to make peace with the fact that school is back in session. That’s my dirty secret: When I’m not..."

Sept. 7, 2012 Music Post by Zoe Cordes Selbin

Top 10 Most Read Film Reviews of 2021

Which films did you care most about as the pandemic rolled on?

"...Cinema, the real in-person theatrical experience, was back with a vengeance in 2021, and you were busy..."

Dec. 31, 2021 Screens Post by The Screens Staff

Finally, You're Next Is Now

The two-year wait for the revolutionary thriller is over

"...Barrett is the king of (to use a phrase..."

Aug. 23, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A-Roid

Steroids, baseball, whatever

"...that it makes your balls shrivel and gives you back acne is enough to keep me from ever using..."

Feb. 25, 2009 Sports Post by Justin Sanders

O Silent Night

John Hunt on Dontrelle Willis, Barry Bonds, and Hank Aaron

"...record books. I am referring to none other than Dontrelle Willis. I don’t know if it was because of..."

July 30, 2007 Sports Post by John Hunt

Texas-Sized Basketball: The Houston Rockets and Why I Moved to Texas

"...mid-Atlantic, I’ve experienced no end of questions from people back home as to why exactly I would move to..."

Nov. 23, 2006 Sports Post by Josh Rosenblatt

The Beautiful Game

The scene at Fado's was a madhouse for the Champions League Final

"...and the players walked out onto the pitch. Elena looked at me wide-eyed as if to say, “What am..."

May 23, 2008 Sports Post by Christopher Bond

Don't Worry, Gus Van Sant Won't Get Far on Foot

Oscar-nominated director talks his new cartooning biopic

"...of it," Van Sant said. "He acted like and looked like Philip Seymour Hoffman. He was blustery, funny, but..."

July 19, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Transplanted Texan Discovers Breakfast Tacos in New York City

Good news for New Yorkers returning home from Austin

"...service that newly acquired breakfast taco addiction once they're back in the Big Apple?..."

March 17, 2013 Food Post by Jessica Lee

‘Downton’ or Bust

Financial ruin and a wedding in peril kick off season 3

"...two-hour-long first episode somewhat inelegantly introduces new conflict with back-to-back revelations: Lord Grantham’s bad investment has bankrupted Cora’s fortune,..."

Jan. 7, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

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