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July 23, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Expose Extreme Political Thought
Sept. 30, 2003 Postmarks
One Extreme to the Other
For every creative triumph in the Austin arts community in 2002 -- and they were plentiful -- there seemed to be a corresponding defeat, usually tied to the economic downturn and its problems for the arts community.
"...That sense of an existence at extremes pretty well sums up the Austin arts scene in..."
Jan. 3, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Extreme Exposure
Aug. 9, 1996 Arts Feature
Steep
The glories of extreme skiing are proclaimed from international mountaintops.
"...Directed by: Mark Obenhaus. The word "extreme" has gotten such a qualifying workout in the past..."
March 7, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Point Break
Remake of 1991's action bromance
"...cult classic directed by Kathryn Bigelow is essentially an extreme-sports showcase gussied up as a narrative film. Don’t be..."
Jan. 1, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
TV Eye: Getting Real
This weekend's Texas-set episode of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition gets TV Eye teary-eyed
"...Seems the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition folks were in Texas late last..."
Feb. 18, 2011 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta
Secuestro Express
This Venezuelan film about the kidnappings that are endemic in Caracas bursts with stylish technique and gruesome tension.
"...is jam-packed with camera tricks: speeded-up action, artificial lighting, extreme compositions and close-ups, jazzy edits and split screens, and..."
Oct. 21, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
XXX
"...but it's the storyline's cartoonish take on the whole “extreme sportsman as government agent” genre (you know, that one)..."
Aug. 9, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Mountain
Scenes from the edge of the world in this meditative documentary
"...of vertigo, take note. Mountain contains graphic scenes of extreme heights, cliffs, and crests. Yet do not let that..."
June 8, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker
O: The Movie
"...of puppy love, which doesn't lend well to the extreme turn their relationship eventually takes. None of the actors..."
Aug. 31, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Series 7: The Contenders
"...conventions and then carry it to its most grotesque extreme -- yet even then it fails to sweeten its..."
May 11, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
xXx: Return of Xander Cage
Vin Diesel returns to kickstart this action series
"...super cool dude. In this so-so sequel resurrecting the extreme sports athlete turned NSA agent, the suits once again..."
Jan. 27, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis
What Now? What Next?
With clinics already closing, Texas' extreme abortion restrictions head to the courts
"...media ... makes it sound like these are some extreme measures," he said, "some radical ideas." Radical is the..."
July 26, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith
American Mary
The plastic surgery performed in this horror film gives real meaning to going under the knife.
"...transplanted appendages. For most of us, the subculture of extreme body modification is unsettling and incomprehensible. (Admittedly, today’s ubiquitous..."
May 31, 2013 Movie Review by Steve Davis
Wild Horse, Wild Ride
In this documentary, nine horse trainers have 100 days to transform their mustangs from wild creatures to trusting companions before competing in the Extreme Mustang Makeover.
"...animals’ wildness and then compete in something called the Extreme Mustang Makeover; at the end of the competition, held..."
Sept. 14, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Supercross: The Movie
Two brothers overcome emotional and physical obstacles to achieve success in the competitive world of supercross racing.
"...the most inept (and, at 80 minutes, mercifully brief) extreme-sports films yet conceived. Live, motocross and its steroidal big..."
Aug. 26, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
The Defiant Deviant
The Austin Film Society and Alamo Drafthouse gang up for Bloodbath and Beyond: The Extreme Cinema of Takashi Miike and more
"...Austin Film Society has crafted Bloodbath and Beyond: The Extreme Cinema of Takashi Miike to spread the gore-guzzling gospel..."
Feb. 25, 2005 Screens Feature by Wells Dunbar
The Passion of the Christ
So the difference between this and a snuff film is … ?
"...say that lightly. This film is ultraviolent in the extreme – beyond the extreme, even – and Gibson, in..."
Feb. 27, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Fat Girl
"...exploration of sex. Her work tends to move in extremes, between the eroticizing of sex (her last film, Romance,..."
Dec. 14, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
O
"...of puppy love, which doesn't lend well to the extreme turn their relationship eventually takes. None of the actors..."
Aug. 31, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Gas and Coal Outages Behind ERCOT’s Constant Calls for Conservation
And no progress on energy efficiency programs
"...be less stressed temporarily, but the last few weeks’ extreme heat has revealed weak spots yet again...."
Aug. 30, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher
A.X.L
A boy and his electronic dog
"...constructed in a lab, a blend of science-fiction and extreme sports tropes that result in little more than an..."
Aug. 24, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle
Ghost Stories
Three very British tales of terror.
"...poltergeist driving a man and his pregnant wife to extreme measures. An homage (well, that’s one word for it)..."
May 4, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki
The Square
A scathing and uncomfortable satire of the art world
"...never met an uncomfortable situation he didn’t take to extreme conclusions. Throughout, the director intercuts shots of the homeless..."
Nov. 10, 2017 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki
Freeheld
Julianne Moore and Ellen Page are adrift in this gay-rights drama
"...Disappointing in the extreme, Freeheld is a well-meaning movie that never ignites. Riddled..."
Oct. 16, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Goodnight Mommy
Nine-year-old twins suspect that someone is impersonating their mother
"...An unnerving descent into the extreme, anxious corners of a mother’s relationship to and comprehension..."
Sept. 11, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Mad Max: Fury Road
Glorious action cinema abounds on Fury Road
"...as well; Mad Max: Fury Road is epic, awe-inducing, extreme eye candy of the highest order, something like Buñuel..."
May 15, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Black Sea
This undersea actioner stars Jude Law as a submarine captain leading a team of Brits and Russians in the recovery of a sunken fortune.
"...Day in September and has always been attracted to extreme masculinity, whether in documentary form (Touching the Void) or..."
Jan. 30, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Bloodletting Behemoth
Polish metal extremists pour themselves into ‘The Satanist’
"...LPs that began in the Polish port of Gdańsk, extreme metallers Behemoth appear unstoppable. Even bandleader Nergal’s leukemia didn’t..."
