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

When the Bough Breaks

In 1993, the Hyde Park Baptist Child Development Center hired a teacher who proved to be a little 'rough' with the children. Now the church is being sued for ignoring alleged child abuse.

"...had a very short temper with her small charges, sometimes shoving them, pinning them against walls, or denying them..."

Nov. 17, 2006 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Grim History

Author traces Texas prison system from its roots in plantation slavery

"...application of the death penalty. Perkinson's thesis is that harsh Texas prisons, perfecting punishment trends established throughout the South,..."

Aug. 20, 2010 News Feature by Michael King

Armageddon Time

James Gray's note-perfect depiction of moral failings in Eighties NYC

"...No matter how many times you’ve heard it said that life isn’t fair, there..."

Nov. 4, 2022 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Dark Song

Black magic goes awry in this taut thriller

"...amount of that director’s offbeat influence, in particular the oft-times surreal tone of his magnificent A Field in England..."

May 26, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Teachers Eye Union Label

Four Texas Teacher Associations Fight for Members

"...pro-choice, pro-gun control stance. But conservatives are often very harsh on the institution of American public education in general;..."

Feb. 28, 1997 News Feature by Roseana Auten

It's Only Life After All

Moving doc about the folk musical duo Indigo Girls

"...and own up to mistakes, starkly confronting an especially harsh album review and a couple of songs they look..."

April 12, 2024 Movie Review by Kat McNevins

Blonde

Treatise on fame turns Marilyn Monroe's life into a horror story

"...Blonde at times feels like a horror movie, with its uneasy sound..."

Sept. 23, 2022 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Land

Robin Wright heads to the country for her directorial debut

"...let’s be honest, is fleeting in the best of times. And yet, I look at the credits for this..."

Feb. 12, 2021 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets

Intimate, semi-improvised last night at a dive bar sees delight in the dregs

"...what else is there for them after tonight? The harsh and unforgiving light of day is no friend of..."

July 24, 2020 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Maudie

A Canadian folk artist falls for a fishmonger

"...this screenplay by Sherry White differs markedly from the harsh realities presented in the well-researched biography Maud Lewis: The..."

July 14, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Happy People: A Year in the Taiga

Werner Herzog focuses on Siberian fur trappers in his latest documentary.

"...with pure admiration for men who work in this harsh milieu, and conveys little of the ironic tone and..."

March 1, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

End of Watch

This believable L.A. cop drama, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Pena, is from the writer of Training Day, David Ayer.

"...throws us into their daily grind – and at times it is, indeed, a workaday affair – just after..."

Sept. 21, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Ghostland ObservatoryPlease, No Harsh Local ReviewsDear Editor,..."

July 22, 2005 Column

I'm Not Scared

Sun-dappled sadism and sweet innocence merge in this psychological thriller that sees evil from a young Italian boy's point of view.

"...of sensible summer sunshine, so much so that at times audience members may blink along with little Filippo, who..."

May 21, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

Smart Growth wouldn't be dead if it had stayed in touch with reality

"...worth up to $37 million, which is about six times the value of all the completed Smart Growth deals..."

July 4, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

"...(and likely there never has been), and while at times it seems to border on straight bio-pic territory (with..."

Jan. 24, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Quills

"...voice -- or, more in keeping with the Marquis' times, behead it with the stroke of a guillotine. Quills..."

Dec. 29, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Cape Fear

"...attorney (Nolte) whose lax defense was responsible for the harsh prison term Cady served. Instead of 1962's righteous and..."

Nov. 22, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Letters at 3AM: An Arbitrary Nation, Part 5

Our Bill of Rights guarantees are breaking down in state justice systems across the country

"...also sentenced to six years each" (The New York Times, Feb. 12)...."

July 12, 2013 Column by Michael Ventura

Letters at 3am

If one is to vote for McCain-Palin, what, precisely, would one be voting for?

"...I chose to compromise my principles" (The New York Times, Jan. 1, p.10). McCain has spoken forcefully against torture,..."

Sept. 12, 2008 Column by Michael Ventura

The Debate Over How and Whether to Jail Kids in Austin Is Just Getting Started

Travis County proposes a new facility to hold kids accused of crimes

"...and it was very in vogue to be as harsh as you could on juveniles, with the ‘war on..."

Jan. 26, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Your Field Guide to 80 Essential Acts at SXSW Music

Highlighting the best and buzziest at this year's Festival

"...With a unique resonance to her voice that's at times reminiscent of fellow North Carolina-raised genius Nina Simone, R&B..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Saadia Faruqi at BookPeople

Houston author and interfaith activist shares her stories

"...full of heart. Sensitive without shying away from the harsh daily truths that Faruqi herself witnessed as a child,..."

Feb. 12, 2016 Arts Post by Jessi Cape

Thousands of Texas Women Self-Induce Abortion, Study Finds

Women point to cost barriers, clinic closures as reasons

"...parts of the U.S. Researchers point to the state’s harsh abortion clinic restrictions, including House Bill 2, and the..."

Nov. 17, 2015 News Post by Mary Tuma

Luv Doc: Long-Distance Relationships

For those willing to believe in the impossible, anything is possible

"...chance of being struck by lightning – several hundred times – and then being run over by a riding..."

Sept. 11, 2015 Column by The Luv Doc

‘Downton Abbey’ Watch

Lady problems

"...– Case in point: “We all live in a harsh world, but at least I know I do” –..."

Jan. 21, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Letters at 3AM: Things Like That

Under Obama, we have been subjected to a Patriot Act on steroids

"...this law is being carried out'" (The New York Times, May 27, 2011, p.17)...."

Nov. 2, 2012 Column by Michael Ventura

Umberto D.

Of the more than 30 films directed by neo-realist auteur Vittorio De Sica, this was his own favorite.

"...though Alessandro Cicognini's score is a bit thick at times. In a move typical of the neo-realist movement, De..."

Aug. 30, 2002 Screens Review by Marrit Ingman

Postmarks

Stirred up by the arts, sounding off on local TV

"...kind can only involve a total duplicity in evil. Harsh words? Not nearly harsh enough. The arts are our..."

July 20, 2001 Column

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