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Habit
Nuns on the run, but no fun
"...10 minutes into Janell Shirtcliff’s tedious shockarama, the far-from-addictive Habit, I inwardly yelled, “Yes, we get it, you’ve seen..."

Aug. 20, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Habit
"...obvious and twists it to his own needs, making Habit -- for better or worse -- one Nosferatu film..."

Feb. 27, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

We Have an Issue: Habit Forming
Checking in with musicians in quarantine, #NowStreaminginAustin, Craft Brewers vs. COVID-19, and more new and recurring features
"...In another life, I thought a lot about habits – my bad habits, mostly – and read probably..."

April 10, 2020 Column by Kimberley Jones

Autocritique Rather Than Habit
"...had an imagination and relied on autocritique rather than habit would realize this, cease its co-opted and utterly ineffectual..."

Feb. 5, 2007 Postmarks

Hard Habit to Break
Moonlight Towers' DIY road rage: This is you, Austin
"...Me Now," "Hard to Say I'm Sorry," and "Hard Habit to Break" become the tour's unofficial soundtrack. For some..."

Sept. 8, 2006 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Local Married Couple Flaunts Public Comedy Habit
Chloe and Lane Ingram are ... Chlane

June 20, 2019 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Reefer Madness: Kicking the Drug War Habit
More of the same under Obama's new drug czar?

Oct. 2, 2009 News Column by Jordan Smith

The Gardening Habit

Feb. 20, 2009 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

Getting To It Later: Putting Off That Bad Habit Yet Again
Procrastinate Your Way To Greater Productivity
"...fucking much of that time – on our bad habits. Smoking yet another cancerstick. Chewing in the manner of..."

June 18, 2008 Design Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Government Has Expensive Drug Habit

Nov. 5, 2003 Postmarks

Steven Saylor's Ancient Habit
Steven Saylor's series of mysteries set in ancient Rome is one of the best mystery series being published today.

May 24, 2002 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Steven Saylor's Ancient Habit
Steven Saylor's series of mysteries set in ancient Rome is one of the best mystery series being published today.

May 24, 2002 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Sister Act Two: Back in the Habit

Dec. 17, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Butterfly Kiss
"...emotional. In what, essentially, is a two-woman drama, Plummer's habitation of the character of Eunice in Butterfly Kiss is..."

May 31, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Mighty Macs
This film tells the story of rookie basketball coach and future Hall of Famer Cathy Rush who led the women of Immaculata College to three consecutive national championships from 1972 to 1974.
"...Mix Hoosiers with Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit and you’ll wind up with something like The Mighty..."

Oct. 21, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

One Child Nation
Inside China’s 36-year war on women’s bodies
"...that won’t always be the case; given authoritarian governments’ habit of rewriting history to their liking, One Child Nation..."

Aug. 23, 2019 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Can You Ever Forgive Me?
True life forgery black comedy rings surprisingly true
"...only has money to spend on a serious drinking habit. By chance, she finds two typewritten notes signed by..."

Nov. 2, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Don't Think Twice
In this comedy about comedy, Mike Birbiglia nails what's funny and true
"...service-industry jobs that support the continuance of their comedy habit. Although a Three Musketeers-like “all for one, and one..."

Aug. 5, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The BFG
Steven Spielberg tackles Roald Dahl’s 1982 children's book
"...attic – so plucky, so ringlet-curled. Movies have a habit of making cute, these lonely orphans of Brit lit...."

July 1, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Land Ho!
This buddy comedy travels all the way to Reykjavik – but does it actually go anywhere?
"...Weather, Quiet City), are SXSW regulars, who’ve made a habit of having their films premiere at the annual fest...."

Sept. 12, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Don Jon
Joseph Gordon-Levitt stars as a guy who prefers porn to his girlfriend Scarlet Johansson in this film which also he wrote and directed.
"...elaboration. It’s little wonder that Jon can’t break his habit. Even real life needs a money shot once in..."

Sept. 27, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Yellow Handkerchief
Based on an 800-word story by Pete Hamill, this small-scale relationship drama stars William Hurt, Kristen Stewart, Maria Bello, and Eddie Redmayne.
"...a pretty girl with seriously volumized hair and a habit of making bad decisions. They are all strangers to..."

April 2, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Red Riding: 1974
This is the first of three absorbing adaptations (filmed concurrently by different directors) of David Peace’s linked novels about crime and corruption in Yorkshire, England.
"...the good-for-nothing gumshoe (here, an investigative reporter) has a habit of getting his face bashed in, usually on account..."

March 19, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Lorna's Silence
Belgium's Dardenne brothers deliver another striking film marked by its realistic milieu and moral quandaries.
"...then the unexpected happens: Claudy wants to kick his habit and enlists Lorna’s help in detoxing. Will her obligations..."

Sept. 11, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Express
The story of Ernie Davis, the first African-American Heisman Trophy winner, is full of heart-pumping stadium heroics and quiet acts of dignity.
"...the first African-American Heisman Trophy winner, who made a habit of breaking down racial barriers and defensive backfields before..."

Oct. 10, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

La Vie en Rose
How do you tell the true story of the nearly mythical popular performer Edith Piaf? In epic proportions, of course.
"...from years of nonstop drinking and an obsessive morphine habit, the weak Piaf convalesces, wondering if she’ll ever sing..."

June 22, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Thumbsucker
The plot realistically mimics a teenager’s adriftness and tendency toward hairpin-turn mood shifts as it bounds from the wonderfully affecting to the decidedly idiosyncratic to the occasionally absurd.
"...Along the way, Justin (Pucci) tries to kick the habit, gets diagnosed with attention deficit disorder, falls for a..."

Oct. 7, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

3-Iron
A young man steals into people's apartments and adopts their identities in this largely wordless Korean drama.
"...mysterious intruder. Writer-director Kim Ki-Duk quietly observes the pair’s habit of trying on new lives each day, building a..."

May 27, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Owning Mahowny
"...siphoned $10.2 million from his bank to feed his habit before he was inadvertently discovered through a wiretap set..."

June 20, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fast Food Fast Women
"...film often feels unfocused. Kollek also has an irritating habit of abruptly cutting into and out of scenes, without..."

Aug. 17, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

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