Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson

Academy Award-winning documentarian Alex Gibney puts the famed journalist, icon, and myth Hunter S. Thompson before his lens and comes away with a telling portrait of the man and his era.

"...and the square, armed to the teeth with guns, drugs, booze, a cigarette holder, and a typewriter; the self-proclaimed..."

July 4, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

Although it tries mightily to top 2005's origin story by introducing fanboy favorite the Silver Surfer, this film is nevertheless relentlessly dull and curiously bombastic.

"...Julian McMahon, Kerry Washington, Doug Jones, Laurence Fishburne and Andre Braugher. I grew up on Stan Lee and Jack..."

June 22, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fantastic Four

Marvel not at this Fox flop

"...a screening of The Fantastic Four on the Alamo Drafthouse’s monthly “Baby Day” so my groans and sudden outbursts..."

Aug. 14, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fantastic Four

All four aren't fantastic, but at least two are pretty good in this latest Hollywood take on a classic from Marvel Comics.

"...and early rival for Sue Storm’s affections Victor Von Doom (McMahon) the four return to terra firma with –..."

July 8, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Record Reviews

Prince Paul

"...A Prince Among Thieves (Tommy Boy) DR. DOOM..."

May 14, 1999 Music Review

Black Elvis

"...one features a photo and thumbnail bio. For instance, Dr. Doom, Keith's street urchin alter-ego for his recent First..."

Aug. 20, 1999 Music Feature by Andy Langer

The Fantastic Four

"...twist -- rather than the larger-than-life Captain Marvel or Dr. Fate, these folks are human and have human quirks...."

Nov. 19, 1999 Screens Review by Ken Lieck

Me, Ange, and the Interlocking Shadows of Trees

Why do I love Naruto? Because I love my daughter.

"...By the time I was her age, I'd read hundreds of comic books. I'd grown up in a mining..."

June 1, 2007 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

DVDanger: 'Unit 7'

Spanish cop drama is a short, sharp, sweet shock

"...epic. In some ways, the fact that Spanish corruption drama Unit 7 kicks down the door with such brevity..."

Sept. 1, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 1999/National

"...9. Various Artists, Day Dreaming With an Empty Station Wagon (Dizzy)..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Music Feature

Reggae

"..."Simmer Down," and the heavier hip-hop, monster-mash vibe of "Dr. Doom," stand out; one would hope rastas traveling a..."

July 4, 1997 Music Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...in top form here, giving a wildly confident, physically draining performance with all the stops pulled out. Ace Ventura:..."

Nov. 17, 1995 News Feature

Postmarks Web Extra

Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks

"...scantily clad women, lascivious entertainment, wasteful consumerism and carefree drinking. So they believe, rightly or wrongly, that America's "immoral..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Column

Postmarks Web Extra

Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks

"...I agree with what Dr. Zelda Austen said in her letter (Sept. 28), especially..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Column

Kick-Ass 2

Kick-Ass and Hit-Girl are back for more bloody and profane to bust more supervillain heads.

"...them have a rough time until the Red Mist, driven ’round the bend to Vengeance Lane by the death..."

Aug. 16, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Avatar

James Cameron's opus is thrilling, lovely, sad, and explosive in all the right ways.

"...Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, Giovanni Ribisi, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Wes Studi..."

Dec. 18, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Bolt

Bolt is a canine who plays a cybernetically enhanced dog on TV but has no knowledge of how to cope in the real world in this new animated film.

"...fluff guts, flees the clutches of the maleficent, green-eyed Dr. Calico (voiced by McDowell) and his two feline fur..."

Nov. 21, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

In Dreams

"...Stephen Rea, Aidan Quinn, Dennis Boutskaris and Paul Guillfoyle. Dreams are rarely crystal-clear portents. Images in the sleeper's mind..."

Jan. 15, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Your Field Guide to 80 Essential Acts at SXSW Music

Highlighting the best and buzziest at this year's Festival

"...the hallowed hall of Central Pres and Friday's Aquarium Drunkard curation can't be wrong.  – Rachel Rascoe Armani White..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Drafthouse Hosts a Class of 1984 Reunion

He who controls the past controls the future of Alamo programming

"...Two years ago, when the Alamo Drafthouse launched its Summer of 1982 series, the challenge was..."

April 4, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Dr. Jensen wonders why the UT president called him a..."

Oct. 5, 2001 Column

Postscripts

Caleb Carr, Dr. Phil and his son Jay, Neal Barrett Jr., and other assorted personages will be performing at Austin bookstores soon.

"...Forrester is assassinated. In Carr's new novel Killing Time, Dr. Gideon Wolfe is a criminologist who sort of happens..."

Dec. 1, 2000 Books Column by Clay Smith

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...tell the whole story. I learned that charges were dropped, the Ranks received a formal apology from the bipartisan..."

Aug. 20, 2004 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Dr. Jensen wonders why the UT president called him a..."

Oct. 5, 2001 Column

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...TO WONG FOO, THANKS FOR EVERYTHING! JULIE NEWMARD: Beeban Kidron; with Patrick Swayze, Wesley Snipes, John Leguizamo, Stockard Channing,..."

Sept. 8, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...from its opening scenes of the teenaged Lothario Telly adrift in his favorite pastime: deflowering young girls. After the..."

Sept. 1, 1995 News Feature

Jesus Is Coming

The video mailed across the state, the Christian film that found an audience in Austin, and other stories of evangelicals using film to spread the word

"...often does in these situations, what she does perhaps hundreds of times a day, what she did when she..."

April 27, 2001 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

SXSW Announces More Speakers for 2024 Digging Deeper Into AI and the Future of Work

Dylan Mulvaney, Chuck D, and Uber CEO all added as speakers

"...a Post-AI World of Work. However, it's not all doom and gloom: In the HistoryMakers, Documentation, Storytelling and Black..."

Oct. 24, 2023 SXSW Post

House Arrest

APD brass decided they had a problem with Officer Jermaine Hopkins – so they assigned him to stay-at-home duty until they could figure out what to do with him. That was a really bad idea.

"...From the get-go, this wasn't a standard "drunk person's trying to drive home" call. May 18, 2013,..."

Dec. 19, 2014 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Wild, Wild Webcasts

Why party in line when you can party online?

"...final few hours of hype, hope, and (possible) horror draining away like so much sand in a busted hourglass...."

Dec. 31, 1999 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

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