Despicable Me

Steve Carell provides the voice of the supervillain Gru in this animated movie in which he plots to capture the moon.

"...characters in any movie. So the makers of Despicable Me were wise to cut to the chase and make..."

July 9, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

She Hate Me

Spike Lee strikes out with his new "joint" about an unemployed whistle-blower who makes a living impregnating sperm-deprived lesbians.

"...polemic is to call it too ambitious. "An unholy mess" might come closer to the truth. Or how about..."

Oct. 1, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Me, Myself & Irene

"...intellectual depreciation -- have long been accused, pointedly at times, of intentionally “dumbing down” American cinematic and pop-cultural values...."

June 23, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Me Myself I

"...Directed by: Pip Karmel. Starring: Shaun Loseby, Yael Stone, Trent Sullivan, Sandy Winton,..."

May 5, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Arts and Culture Events to Get You Off the Couch

It's spring break (for some of you), get out and have some fun

"...the Downtown library location? Citizens 10 years and older get a staff-guided look through Central’s many art exhibits both..."

March 14, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Austin Band Fires Singer and Founding Guitarist Over Refusal to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine

Hans Gruber & the Die Hards set to tour with new lineup this month

"...In what’s become Austin’s most fascinating case study in COVID-era band dynamics,..."

Oct. 12, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

All Eyez on Me

Keep ya head up but don't expect too much from this biopic

"...Directed by: Benny Boom. Starring: Demetrius Shipp Jr., Danai Gurira, Kat Graham, Annie Ilonzeh, Hill..."

June 23, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Don't Let Us Get Sick

Sunday at the Saxon, Will Indian fundraises for a new liver

"...you are familiar with Warren Zevon's ‘Don't Let Us Get Sick,’" Will Indian considered in a recent email. “It..."

July 19, 2013 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Despicable Me 2

Gru exchanges supervillainy for domesticity in this sequel, although the Minions are still the animated film's best selling point.

"...The former baddie/now daddy Gru in the animated 3-D film Despicable..."

July 5, 2013 Movie Review by Steve Davis

I Still Want You to Want Me

Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen on Budokan, ‘Sgt. Pepper’ & Keef

"...in a small South Texas town – Cheap Trick meant everything to me. That was the case for plenty..."

June 25, 2013 Music Post by Tim Stegall

Katy Perry: Part of Me

The film is an inoffensive slice of canny brand (or is that non-Brand?) management and marketing.

"...the pre-release, “for the fans” screening of this candy-colored, pseudo-documentary whatsit was less than one-quarter full. I'd fully expected..."

July 6, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Look at Me

An acute observation of the ways in which we fail to communicate marks this French film, which won the screenwriting award at last year's Cannes Film Festival.

"...Woe to the girl whose father, a famous author, names her Lolita. It tells us that he is a..."

May 13, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

My Life Without Me

Unusual film about dying young avoids sentimentality.

"...by: Isobel Coixet. Starring: Sarah Polley, Mark Ruffalo, Amanda Plummer, Scott Speedman, Deborah Harry and Maria de Medeiros. One..."

Oct. 31, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

London Kills Me

"...Directed by: Hanif Kureishi. Starring: Justin Chadwick, Steven Mackintosh, Emer McCourt and Brad Dourif. Screenwriter/novelist Kureishi (My Beautiful Laundrette,..."

Oct. 23, 1992 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

ATX Television Festival Asks You to Dare Me

USA's new cheerleading drama added to fest's season 8

"...OK, get in position: Dare Me, the USA Network’s adaptation of..."

March 7, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Despicable Me 3

Animated franchise confirms the law of diminishing returns

"...Enough with the Minions, already. The further misadventures of former supervillain-turned-nice guy and anti-villian agent Gru (Carell) take a..."

June 30, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Get Your Goat On at Windy Hill Farm

An interview with Ty Wolosin

"...“That's my idea: to just get as many people as I can eating goat,” said..."

Sept. 1, 2012 Food Post by Jessi Cape

Get Low

Robert Duvall, Sissy Spacek, and Bill Murray all in one odd drama: What more is necessary?

"...Gerald McRaney and Bill Cobbs. You need only see Get Low for absolute proof that, while Hollywood may be..."

Aug. 13, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Allow Me to Introduce Myself

I'm Steven Cheslik-DeMeyer, a brand new blogger for the Gay Place.

"...Gay Place Blog. I'm excited to be here. Allow me to introduce myself:..."

Jan. 21, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Steven Cheslik-deMeyer

'What SXSW Means to Me' by Kate Getty

Kate Getty turns in her "What I Did Over Spring Break" essay a few weeks early.

"...of bedhead, and a Flavor Country-gravelly voice that has me sipping hard whiskey and talking to roadies about the..."

Feb. 27, 2008 Qmmunity Post by Kate Getty

Talk to Me

Cheadle leads a great cast through a musical glance at D.C. in the Sixties and Seventies.

"...and Vondie Curtis-Hall. Don Cheadle rarely disappoints. Endearing and chameleonlike, he embraces his performances (Ocean’s Eleven-Thirteen, Hotel Rwanda) with..."

Aug. 3, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

The Austin Chronic: The Taste of Texas Hemp Cup Wants You to Get Them High

“It’s incredible to watch these farmers and the genetics get better every year”

"...sitting around a conference table with Liz Grow (real name) and Geremy Greens (not real name) hitting a glass..."

July 26, 2024 Column by Kevin Curtin

Sundance Review: Meet Me in the Bathroom

NYC music doc is as rambling as the city

"...After watching Disintegration Loops, David Wexler's documentary about avant garde composer William Basinski's sonic response to..."

Jan. 28, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Can You Tell Me Why It Is That I Don't Support Local Businesses but Still Don't Shop at Wal-Mart?

"...barber in more than 10 years. I buy my home-improvement stuff from a giant chain, I buy my provisions..."

Aug. 18, 2003 Postmarks

Get Carter

"...and Tango & Cash, and again, too easy to forget the Stallone of Rocky and Cop Land. Kay's remake..."

Oct. 13, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

KUT, Hear Me Roar

"...OK KUT, I have paid my money: now hear me roar, or at least talk louder than Mr. Aielli...."

April 14, 2010 Postmarks

Drag Me to Hell: The Wait Is Almost Over

Sam Raimi shows a work-in-progress print of his new horror film Drag Me to Hell at a SXSW midnight screening

"...There's not much that'll get my tired carcass out to midnight screenings anymore, however..."

March 16, 2009 SXSW Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Toddler and Me

The Music Awards walk, not crawl.

"...There’s no moment in the day right now that isn’t inflated with..."

Feb. 18, 2008 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Council Races Get a Little More Hairy

Allen Demling announces for Place 1

"...The city council, as it currently stands, could use some new blood (and beards) to invigorate it!," said [­Future..."

Jan. 15, 2008 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Instant Karma Come to Get You, Horns

"...million buyout! (Hey, Chronicle bosses, how much do I get if you fire me?) – for actually watching the..."

Dec. 14, 2007 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

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