Knockaround Guys

"...is becoming a thing of the past, the older generation steers them away from careers in crime, and they've..."

Oct. 18, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

TV Eye

Assuming for a moment that I rely on popular culture for all my information, what I want to know is, where do we learn to grow old?

"...offspring, is narrow. Statistics show that the baby boomer generation is not only aging, but living longer and in..."

Oct. 11, 2002 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Return to Never Land

"...own when Peter swoops in to captivate a new generation. Wendy's daughter Jane, who has developed into a hard-nosed..."

Feb. 15, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Chutney Popcorn

Intriguing and unpredictable film examines the lives of an Indian-American family torn apart by an elder daughter's inability to conceive with her American-born husband.

"...matters is Reena's mother, a traditional (and very witty) first-generation immigrant who hasn't accepted her daughter's relationship with her..."

Jan. 31, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Nurse Betty

"...may just be the best stand-up comedian of his generation, but anyone who saw him in Dogma (or Saturday..."

Sept. 8, 2000 Movie Review by Sarah Hepola

Catfish in Black Bean Sauce

"...bitten off more than he should have in his first independent film effort. The uneven dramatics show signs of..."

Sept. 8, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Practical Magic

"...guys always die gruesome deaths). However, the latest nubile generation (Kidman and Bullock) is again bucking the curse, with..."

Oct. 16, 1998 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Yellow

"...evident, however, in the dichotomy between their staid, conservative, first-generation immigrant parents' viewpoints on life in the U.S. as..."

July 24, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Mimic

"...Charles S. Dutton. Bummer about those Big Apple subways. First giant alligators, then cannibalistic humanoid underground dwellers, and now..."

Aug. 22, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Battle for the Minds

"...Which makes it initially puzzling that Steven Lipscomb, a fourth-generation son of Baptist preachers and lay leaders, can bring..."

May 16, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Spike & Mike's Sick & Twisted Festival of Animation ’97

"...to the head-spinning grossness of the artistry on display. First and constant is the grim struggle to hold down..."

Jan. 24, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Don Juan Demarco

"...in his later years, Brando is a marvel. At first, his bulky frame and sagging jowls belie any traditional..."

April 14, 1995 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Born to Be Wild

"...Shaver, Peter Boyle and John C. McGinley. A rebellious Generation-X youngster finds meaning in his angst-ridden existence when he..."

April 7, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

What We Leave Behind

Iliana Sosa's extraordinary portrait of her grandfather's cross-border life

"...the point of the film, Sosa’s perspective as a first-generation Mexican American woman is sorely needed in the larger..."

Sept. 9, 2022 Movie Review by Jessi Cape

A Clear Shot

Pulled-from-the-headlines hostage drama misses the target and the point

"...finds himself facing off against Loi (Hao), a struggling first-generation immigrant on the outside of the American dream looking..."

June 5, 2020 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Sad Girls Productions' So Lucky

This world premiere from a brand-new company lacks polish, but it does honor its community’s stories

"...young Asian American woman who wants to organize the first Lunar New Year celebration her town has seen. To..."

March 20, 2020 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Babylon

Four decades later, this gritty and earnest recounting of black British life keeps all its power

"...young men, most of them black, most of them first-generation British and caught between their identities as English and..."

April 5, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Go South of the Border With These 15 Latinx Acts

"...Self-described tropical futurists, Combo Chimbita is a quartet of first-generation Colombians born and raised in NYC. Debut album Abya..."

March 15, 2019 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

Jazz Great John Scofield Endures

Guitarist and Miles Davis alum puts on a clinic Friday at Mohawk

"...Archer (b), and Bill Stewart (d) – anchors his first local gig since a 2005 Antone’s stop-in. Catch them..."

Oct. 3, 2018 Music Post by Michael Toland

New Wearable Tech Offers Peace of Mind for People With Limited Mobility

Unaliwear's new watch brings emergency response to the 21st century

"...The wildly popular first generation of handheld emergency response devices (ERDs) helped the..."

Feb. 8, 2018 Screens Post by Milo Webb

Searching for Cynthia Ann

Glenn Frankel's new book untangles the true story behind 'The Searchers'

"...finding his kidnapped niece, a film that influenced a generation of American filmmakers. ..."

Feb. 15, 2013 Screens Feature by Amy Gentry

15 Minutes With Loudon Wainwright III

Q&A with Loudon Wainwright III

"...He’s 65 years old now, but when he first started making albums he was called a “new Bob..."

June 20, 2012 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Art To Enchant

The winners of the 2010-11 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...were inducted into the Hall of Fame posthumously (see "First Generation," June 3)...."

June 10, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

I Sold the Lousy T-Shirt Off My Back and All I Got Was This iPad

What's Apple's touch tablet actually for?

"...them. While the upcoming Google tablet (and the next generation iPad) will presumably offer more horsepower and a greater..."

April 30, 2010 Screens Post by Adam Theriault

Letters at 3AM

The prose themes of Willa Cather are timeless

"...getting away with a cutting little something. Ernest Hemingway's generation believed the First World War caused the great changes..."

Aug. 28, 2009 Column by Michael Ventura

Ask the Dust

The legendary screenwriter and occasional director Robert Towne here adapts and directs John Fante's Depression-era novel about a first-generation Italian-American novelist and his life in Los Angeles.

"...Best), here adapts John Fante's Depression-era novel about a first-generation Italian-American novelist and his life in Los Angeles. Colin..."

March 31, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

J Mascis, Ron Asheton, Mike Watt, Tower Records, Friday 16

"...show was a Stooges revue through and through. Two generations of sweaty, fiery rockers belted out the proto-punk anthems..."

March 16, 2001 Music Review by Michael Chamy

End of the Line

The Passing of Grey Ghost

"...cracked, soulful voice that rasped out the blues to generations of listeners is finally silent. The Grey Ghost is..."

July 26, 1996 Music Feature

Sneakers

"...made it their hobby to break into computer systems. First generation hackers, the pair were motivated by political zeal..."

Sept. 11, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Review: Kemuri Tatsu-ya

Eastside izakaya rediscovers spirit of Austin

"...has been cynically appropriated, the values of the previous generation becoming marketing slogans for the next. One can blame..."

April 21, 2017 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

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