Harsh Times

A gritty drama about a disappointed military vet and his best pal, who are headed in a downward spiral in South Central Los Angeles.

"...shaved head, and a closet full of sleeveless undershirts. Harsh Times, Ayer’s latest screenplay and his directorial debut, is..."

Nov. 17, 2006 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Happy Times

"...with an exclusive clientele. This setup suggests that Happy Times (loosely based on a novella by Mo Yan) is..."

Sept. 13, 2002 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

For the Good Times

The Life and Times of Texas country crooner, Ray Price.

"..."Make the World Go Away" and "For the Good Times." Each of these was crooned with commanding, thoughtful, flawless..."

Sept. 1, 2000 Music Feature by David Cantwell

COP27: Harsh Words for the Host Country

Egypt earns Thursday's Fossil of the Day Award

"...COP is meeting. Host governments typically allow these protests, sometimes reluctantly, other times enthusiastically, usually with police presence in..."

Nov. 11, 2022 News Post

Australia's Lost Gold: The Legend of Lasseter

One man; one mystery; two latter-day explorers; no gold

"...geographic reef of gold in the middle of the harsh continent, an unforgiving desert. A reef worth millions (some..."

May 27, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Homesman

Hilary Swank and Tommy Lee Jones point their wagon east while confronting the myths of the Old West.

"...opens. Three wives have lost their minds amid the harsh conditions, and we are shown enough of their plight..."

Nov. 28, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The War Within

This fiction film, in which the lead character is but one cog in a plot to detonate a series of bombs in New York City, portrays a terrorist’s point of view in a jarringly matter-of-fact manner.

"...thoroughly radicalized time bomb, the poster boy for bad times ahead. Next stop Manhattan, where Hassan moves in with..."

Oct. 14, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Lovers

"...has been adapted for the screen at least ten times previously; the most popular version is the 1963 Cantonese..."

June 30, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

The Slingshot

"...eyes always open and never shield his sight from harsh truths. From his constant physical injuries, the boy learns..."

Aug. 19, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Comedian

De Niro plays an aging insult comic

"...hosting those celebrity roasts on Comedy Central, captures at times the pathos of a dimmed star striving to make..."

Feb. 3, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Viper Club

Susan Sarandon and the murky world of paying kidnappers

"...off of the front page of The New York Times while the ink’s still wet, the film only barely..."

Nov. 2, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Nocturnal Animals

A dark meditation on regret and revenge

"...sophomore slump. It’s a narratively audacious, ultra-stylish, and at times queasily violent film that’s likely to polarize audiences even..."

Nov. 18, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Resurrecting the Champ

Several morality plays vie for attention in this story about a workmanlike sportswriter who latches on to a tale told by a homeless alcoholic as his ticket out of palookaville.

"...make his editors sit up and take notice. At times, it’s also a story about the failure of journalistic..."

Aug. 24, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Jailbait

The stage origins of this low-budget, indie prison movie are simply everywhere, but it is so fantastically acted that it inspires indulgence of its first-timers’ mistakes.

"...calls for a claustrophobic setting, but partly because of too-harsh lighting and an awkward high-angle tilt recurring in the..."

Aug. 18, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Tarzan

"...worthy successorship to the dominant father, and the child's harsh and untimely separation from the mother. All this is..."

June 18, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Young Adult

Actors Charlize Theron and Patton Oswalt prove as riveting a combo as writer Diablo Cody and director Jason Reitman.

"...for totally different reasons than Mavis – can be harsh to watch. Still, the film maintains a comic edge..."

Dec. 16, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Buffalo Nichols: Beyond the Blues

Confronting harsh realities with hard truths, singer/guitarist offers an invitation to reset musical preconceptions

"...work over the guitar with an unsettling fluidity, at times erupting a sound so big that, eyes closed, you..."

March 25, 2022 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Presidio by Randy Kennedy

For his debut novel, Kennedy creates a road story that portrays the harsh West Texas terrain beautifully and fills it with sympathetic characters.

"...if you will. The University of Texas-educated New York Times art writer of 25 years skillfully crafts this story..."

Sept. 14, 2018 Books Review by Jay Trachtenberg

Vortex vs. Coronavirus: The Shows Really Do Go On

Melissa Vogt explains the how and the why

"...Bennett’s Pierce the Veil. All the recordings of Before Times shows like Heartland, Cinema Dada, Roses and Thistles, Spirit,..."

Sept. 24, 2020 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Read It Local, Pump Up Your Volumes

Local bookmongers offer curbside pick-up & delivery

"...HalfPrice Books, as you did in those wildly paradisical times of just-two-weeks-ago, right?..."

March 23, 2020 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Public Notice: In the Name of Fairness

Times change, and so do schools

"...in the renaming discussions which will now ensue. But times move on, and however you want to spin or..."

March 2, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Notes of a Football Addict (Vol. III)

The ancient Chinese knew precious little about football

"..."May you live in interesting times."* – ancient Chinese curse..."

Sept. 16, 2010 Sports Post by John Razook

Juke Joint Blues

Blues Boy Hubbard strolls down Eastside Austin's Chitlin' Circuit memory lane

"...explains, were the pioneers who hit the road during harsh times for blacks in America and who all played..."

July 13, 2007 Music Feature by Jonny Meyers

Desert Door Goes Wild, Les Dames Get Board, Dry Creek’s End Is Nigh, and What’s All This About a Pickled Severed Human Toe?

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Harsh times, n’est-ce pas?..."

Sept. 29, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

MacIvor’s House, Now In Your House

One man’s relentlessly fucked-up existence debuts on YouTube

"...These harsh times come with the strangest comforts, don’t they?..."

March 26, 2020 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Sweet Spirit: Masters of Puppets

Heavy pop locals premiere “Baby When I Close My Eyes”

"...Love perseveres in these tragic times, enduring racial injustice, hate crimes, and the crushing expense..."

Jan. 11, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Return of the Champ

Mick Foley swaps the wrestling ring for spoken word

"...also a respected stand-up storyteller, a multiple New York Times bestseller list author, and, as real fans know, a..."

July 12, 2014 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

After the Battle

Photojournalists capture life 'In War's Wake' at DAC

"...course of three years, from 2009-2012, she traveled three times to Afghanistan, most extensively with the 3rd Brigade Combat..."

May 18, 2013 Arts Post by Natalie Zeldin

The Lewis File

Park Police personnel record casts a harsh light on small law enforcement agencies

"...advancement would be "appointment," not "promotion" – and at times, he said he wasn't even the one making hiring..."

Aug. 18, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Florita Bell Griffin is indicted for allegedly conspiring to profit from her position as a governing board member of the state housing agency.

"...involved spring from the earth, proposing tax-credit projects, and sometimes, as was the case in an Austin project approved..."

June 16, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

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