SXSW Live Shot: St. Paul & the Broken Bones

Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, and now Paul Janeway

"...Obviously, it’s in their blood. A group of seven young men from the..."

March 13, 2014 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

This is the finest Potter film yet – darker, funnier, and more epic than everything that has come before.

"...Rhys Ifans, Jason Isaacs, Helen McCrory and Peter Mullan. "These are dark times," the Minister for Magic (Nighy) announces..."

Nov. 19, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Acid House

"...just don't confuse this trio of short films adapted from Scottish novelist Irvine Welsh's collection of the same name..."

Oct. 1, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Ghost in the Machine

"...Wil Horneff. Exploring new realms of unoriginality, Ghost in the Machine begs, borrows and steals bits and pieces from..."

Dec. 31, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Echo in the Canyon

History of the Laurel Canyon folk-rock scene gets lost in its own winding paths

"...There are certainly treasures to be found in this documentary..."

June 21, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Theory of Everything

Based on Jane Hawking's memoir about her marriage to the scientist Stephen Hawking, this film really shows what goes into a relationship.

"...Marsh. Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Charlie Cox, David Thewlis, Simon McBurney, Maxine Peake and Emily Watson...."

Nov. 21, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Eye

In this Hong Kong horror remake, Jessica Alba stars as a blind violinist whose cure turns out to be worse than the disease.

"...Parker Posey and Rade Serbedzija. Note to Hollywood: For the love of Nobuo Nakagawa, knock it off already with..."

Feb. 8, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Brown Bunny

Vincent Gallo's notorious film turns out to be an anti-action road trip that has the feeling of a fever dream.

"...monotonous, tonally vacuous, and cinematically bankrupt, this much-maligned feature from the director of Buffalo 66 is pure, unleavened self-indulgence,..."

Oct. 1, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Unhook the Stars

"...Clint Howard. Nick Cassavetes, son of John, directs his mother (Rowlands) in a film that could easily be mistaken..."

April 4, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Perez Family

"...Cruz, Diego Wallraff, Angela Lanza and Ellen Cleghorne. Before The Perez Family winds to its close, you may find..."

May 12, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

ACL Fest Music Recommendations From Close-to-Home

Fresh sounds that emanate from the Lone Star State

"...Nathaniel Rateliff. Winners of Best New Act honors at the 2019 Austin Music Awards, Sir Woman's steady stream of..."

Oct. 1, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Birdboy: The Forgotten Children

Goya-winning animation finds the demons within us all

"...is a curse. Adapted by Vázquez (with Rivero's assistance) from his own graphic novel Psiconautas, Birdboy is a magical..."

May 25, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Westside Social Club Pt 2

Larry Lange and that San Antonio sound

"...There’s not really a Westside Social Club but it sure..."

Oct. 8, 2008 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Step Up 2 the Streets

Romantic sparks fly (again) among students from different backgrounds at the Maryland School of the Arts.

"...Scott and Janelle Cambridge. In case you weren’t aware, there’s an epidemic plaguing our cities. I’m not talking about..."

Feb. 22, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The Chronicles of Riddick

Vin Diesel revs up the sci-fi franchise.

"...Karl Urban, Alexa Davalos, Linus Roache and Keith David. The Chronicles of Riddick, David Twohy’s sequel to his surprise..."

June 11, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

ACL Fest Music Recommendations From Close to Home

Fresh sounds that emanate from the Lone Star State

"...Riders Against the StormFriday, 1:30pm, Tito's stage..."

Oct. 8, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Ant-Man and the Wasp

Marvel's crime caper comedy sequel gets bigger, smaller, but still fun

"...How do you recover from Avengers: Infinity War? Audiences are still a little tenderized..."

July 6, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Winnie the Pooh

Disney returns to Hundred Acre Wood with this animated effort.

"...a sour dowager, cousin Bobby now cooks meth in the kitchen, and so on. For many of us reared..."

July 22, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Gulf Coast Soul

The Boogie Kings continue to boogie, Port A-style

"...After moving in 1991 from my brief tenure in Hawaii back to Texas, the..."

Aug. 4, 2008 Music Post by Margaret Moser

The Notorious Bettie Page

Gretchen Mol dazzles as the titular pinup girl, but the film raises many more questions about the enigmatic icon than it answers.

"...Paulson and Cara Seymour. Where would we be without the twinned female icons, Bettie Page and Louise Brooks? We'd..."

April 21, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Great Raid

The single dullest war film of the past decade from the once promising director John Dahl.

"...War may indeed be hell, but for those on the home front these days this combatively boring misfire from..."

Aug. 12, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Ladykillers

The Coen brothers remake a British comedy classic starring Tom Hanks in a flamboyantly love-him-or-hate-him performance.

"...J.K. Simmons, Tzi Ma, Ryan Hurst and Diane Delano. The Coen brothers’ newest is an odd amalgam of tics..."

March 26, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Thin Red Line

Malick's return to filmmakng after a 20-year absence is this WWII story based on James Jones' Guadalcanal novel. The film is a lyrical and introverted study of the curiously destructive relationship between man and nature.

"...Miranda Otto. Majestically lyrical and maddeningly introverted, Terrence Malick's The Thin Red Line is a one-of-a-kind movie experience. Of..."

Jan. 15, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Luv Doc: A Big Move

An unexpected wet willie from the finger of the divine

"...I've made a big mistake. She hasn’t called since the first week she moved. I would call her but..."

May 2, 2014 Column by The Luv Doc

Culinary Ladies of the Eighties: Dot Hewitt

Comfort food queen fed thousands every week

"...By the time readers finally turned me on to the soul-satisfying..."

Sept. 19, 2014 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Memorable Moments From ACL Fest Weekend Two

Standout sets from round two at Zilker Park

"...The 200 folks who skipped school or work to catch..."

Oct. 21, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

The Most Memorable Moments of Saturday’s ACL Fest Weekend Two

Lido Pimienta, Habibi, and Princess Nokia’s Kirby squirt gun

"...On the second Saturday anchored by an aerial P!nk and wing-wearing..."

Oct. 16, 2022 Music Post by Kriss Conklin

Faster Than Sound: The Musicians at the Center of UT's "Eyes of Texas" Debacle

Inside the Longhorn Band's first-ever Black student group, LHBlacks.

"...Musicians in the University of Texas Longhorn Band refer to the group..."

Nov. 13, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Let the Good Times Roll

Checking out of the Festival International de Louisiane

"...Eschewing the popular mainstream bands that have made other festivals intolerably..."

May 3, 2010 Music Post by Jay Trachtenberg

Philly's Soul Glo Comes to Oblivion Access and Brings Its Diaspora Problems With It

We talk with the hardcore outfit behind one of the year's best albums

"...Soul GloEmpire, Friday 13, 7pm-close Billed with: Danny Brown, Ho99o9,..."

May 6, 2022 Music Feature by Julian Towers

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