Grumpy Old Men

"...Ossie Davis, Daryl Hannah and Burgess Meredith. I like grumpy old men, as a species. Even though he was..."

Dec. 24, 1993 Movie Review by Louis Black

The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed out the Window and Disappeared

A bestselling Swedish novel jumps to screen with inevitable Forrest Gump comparisons

"...Swedish novel (and book-club fodder) by Jonas Jonasson, The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed out the Window and Disappeared begins..."

June 5, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Wrestling Ernest Hemingway

"...Harris, Shirley MacLaine, Piper Laurie and Sandra Bullock. More grumpy old men here. Well, Harris's Frank is not exactly..."

Feb. 4, 1994 Movie Review by Louis Black

The Two Popes

Hopkins and Pryce are delicately charming in the true story of a modern schism

"...power, and perhaps God. But Roman Catholicism gets the gold star for its pomp and circumstance regarding its customs..."

Dec. 13, 2019 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Out to Sea

"...Out to Sea is the 10th pairing of that “grumpy old men odd couple,” Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon,..."

July 4, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Righteous Kill

There's nothing righteous about this tired and tiresome good cop/bad cop NYPD procedural.

"...Righteous Kill instead shows us a jokey pair of grumpy old men, both of them horny SOBs with semicurdled..."

Sept. 19, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Man Called Ove

A grumpy old man finds his heart

"...by Swedish blogger Fredrick Backman. In the tradition of grumpy old men beginning with Ebenezer Scrooge, you predictably know..."

Nov. 4, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Grudge Match

This boxing riff stars Stallone and De Niro, but it's hardly the stuff of Rocky vs. the Raging Bull.

"...veteran actors playing two aging warhorses, both nursing the 30-year-old titular grudge, are brought together to finally vie for..."

Dec. 20, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Death at a Funeral

Pure farce served straight up and directed by the man who moonlights as the voice of Yoda and Miss Piggy.

"...add a touch of personal tragedy, a bit of resentment, and a generous portion of dysfunction. Stir well. The..."

Aug. 17, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...eradicate 5 billion people in 1996. Confined in a mental hospital that makes Bedlam look positively cheery by comparison,..."

Jan. 5, 1996 News Feature

I'll See You in My Dreams

Blythe Danner is exquisite as a 70-year-old widow entering the dating fray

"...Old people and dogs are my Kryptonite, so I probably..."

June 5, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Associate

"...Directed by: Donald Petrie. Starring: Whoopi Goldberg, Dianne Wiest, Tim Daly, Bebe Neuwirth, Eli Wallach and..."

Oct. 25, 1996 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Ring in the HollyDaze

Holiday Movie Previews

"...movies and what are the reasons behind such an embarrassment of riches?..."

Nov. 29, 1996 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Film Review: 'The Times of Their Lives'

A lovely and unflinching documentary look at aging

"...Rose, and Hetty – 87, 101, and 102 years old respectively – may be ready to “go to sleep..."

March 18, 2009 SXSW Post by Nora Ankrum

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

In the first century, Pliny the Elder claimed that mustard would improve lazy housewives.

"...English men and women wore tunics in the year 1000 because..."

Jan. 16, 2004 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Postmarks

The Sweet Science

"...I commend the Chronicle for the excellent piece on boxing, and..."

Feb. 5, 1999 Column

Land of the Lost

Will Ferrell's remake of the beloved Sid and Marty Krofft TV show lacks virtually everything that made the original series so memorable.

"...stop-motion dinosaurs battled it out with a race of lizard-men dubbed the Sleestak, and a furry little primate named..."

June 5, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

12:08 East of Bucharest

Using a conversation about history, three men, and a talk show, this Romanian comedy and Cannes Camera d’Or winner achieves surprising levels of underplayed wit and pathos. AFS@Dobie

"...2006) it is. Using a conversation about history, three men, and a talk show, the film achieves surprising levels..."

Sept. 14, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Beam Me Up, Simon

Simon Pegg carefully engineers his role in 'Star Trek Into Darkness'

"...would James Doohan do? That's the question behind every moment of Simon Pegg's performance in Star Trek Into Darkness..."

May 17, 2013 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Peanut Butter Falcon

This modern Huck Finn may not innovate, but you can't deny its heart

"...with time, Zak’s tenacity and optimism win over Tyler’s grumpy survivor’s instincts, and Tyler promises to accompany Zak to..."

Aug. 9, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

DIY or Die

Red 7's house rules are hardcore, so stop whining

"...club, from the stage during the Jared Is a Grumpy Fuck Fest earlier this month. "I just want to..."

June 22, 2007 Music Feature by Austin Powell

How to Be a Popular Girl

What will shy novelist Sarah Bird do now that she's back in the limelight, Dick Holland asks in this profile of the author of The Yokota Officers Club.

"...my Napster when you pry the mouse from my cold, dead hand."..."

June 22, 2001 Books Feature by Dick Holland

Summer Sneaks

Apocalypse Whenever: Movies in the Season of Armageddon

"...the nuclear lizard in the ultra effects and thrills department are the dueling meteor movies Deep Impact (whose "killer"..."

May 22, 1998 Screens Feature

Texas Tales

For those of you who are still pondering the eternal question that seems to arise wherever beer and English majors appear together in the Lone Star State, the answer is: Texas does indeed have a separate and distinctive literature, Tom Doyal writes. If you have been arguing the other side of this proposition, the writers and publishers of Texas have issued you a sharp rebuke in their new spring releases.

"...If White Kids Die: Memories of a Civil Rights Movement Volunteerby Dick J. Reavis..."

May 25, 2001 Books Feature by Tom Doyal

No Knives Out for Rian Johnson

Talking whodunnits, character actors, and $2 bills

"...Let's do it!" That was the first sign of encouragement...."

Dec. 14, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Mission: Mariachi

Testing Tacos, Trajes, and Tequila

"...illustration by Tom King In the doldrums of Texas summer, margaritas are a ritualistic celebration of..."

May 2, 1997 Food Feature by Meredith Phillips

311 Story in Error

"..."...The 311 club, which the Austin Police department says may have a lax door policy and therefore..."

Oct. 25, 1996 Column

'Downton Abbey' Season Premiere: Part One

The denizens of Downton are back (some of them in black)

"...Mary and newborn son George. As such, the opening moments of season 4 of Downton Abbey are cold, dark,..."

Jan. 6, 2014 Screens Post by Melanie Haupt

Playback – Kinky Friedman: Between the Lines

Kinky Friedman's first album of original songs in 35 years: "How hard could it be?"

"...Kinky Friedman's getting old...."

June 29, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Luv Doc: To Search or Not to Search?

How did you fail so spectacularly as a parent?

"...doing drugs, but he's always kind of sweaty and grumpy. Should I do a room search? – Metal Detector..."

Sept. 18, 2015 Column by The Luv Doc

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