Waiting for Guffman

Guest's mockumentary tracks visiting drama teacher Corky St. Clair's biggest challenge: creating a workable musical revue celebrating his Missouri town's sesquicentennial using only local players.

"...of Blaine, Missouri, Corky St. Clair (Guest), the visiting high school drama teacher and Off-Off-Off-Broadway refugee, is faced with..."

March 28, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Angus

"...are one of those rare birds who recall their high school days with trilling glee or cooing fondness, Angus..."

Sept. 22, 1995 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

National Lampoon's Senior Trip

"...Renner, Rob Moore and Eric “sparky” Edwards. Remember in high school how there was one kid who had a..."

Sept. 15, 1995 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend

"...Demons and the Shapeshifters. Into their search walks love-struck high school students Amano and the virginal Akemi, who eventually..."

June 11, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Playback – Lukas Nelson: Real as Promised

Lukas Nelson is a chip off the ol' Willie

"...before I did. They went to Westlake and Austin High and had a lot of trouble with that. Especially..."

Aug. 25, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Panel: Covering POTUS: A Conversation With the Failing NYT

Editor Dean Baquet defends NYT's “honorable pursuit of the truth”

"...Daylight Saving daze this morning to hear New York Times Executive Editor Dean Baquet defend his paper’s coverage of..."

March 12, 2017 SXSW Post by Michael King

Ex Machina

Smart, sinister sci-fi film about human error and techno-terror

"...an inspired mind for the beginning and middle of end-times. A novelist turned screenwriter and now director, he’s consistently..."

April 17, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

DVDanger: Youth Gone Wild

Pre-millenial teen angst, both period and retro, melds with noir

"...Things aren't what they seem." That's how small-town Texas high school graduate Sue sets up the dusty gloom of..."

Jan. 17, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Where There's a Heartbeat, There's Hope

Author Michael Brick and principal Anabel Garza on saving Reagan High School

"...School, the main character survives. That character is Reagan High School – but as anyone who was watching Austin..."

Aug. 17, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

'The NFL Beat': Week 13

Waiver-wire pickups and more

"...We live in interesting times. I am a musician, and I live in Austin...."

Dec. 1, 2011 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

Beastly

Beauty and the Beast is refashioned here for the contemporary teen set and stars I Am Number Four's Alex Pettyfer and Vanessa Hudgens.

"...so this new incarnation set in a contemporary Manhattan high school fills and swells and finally blooms with both..."

March 4, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

Taking cues from Ray and Walk the Line, this comedy biopic spans 70 years in the life of its hero, the fictional music legend Dewey Cox.

"...rule: If it’s funny once, it’ll be funny 10 times over. And throughout this absurdist spin on musical biopics,..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties

Hide the lasagna: The fat, lazy cat – and his doppelgänger – is back.

"...Connolly and Ian Abercrombie. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. It was the..."

June 16, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

To Marfa, on a Tuesday in December

When high art and hipness move in, what happens to a tiny Texas town?

"...horizon. In any month of the year the brilliant high-altitude sunlight can make naked eyes screw up and water...."

Dec. 23, 2005 Arts Feature by Dan Keane

Here Today, There Tomorrow

Austin ISD Schools grapple with high student turnover – and all its consequences

"..."No tochin may dorr." Nevertheless, Gloria knocks a few times and waits. A few moments later, the other teachers..."

March 11, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

The Weather Underground

Former members of the Weather Underground still know a thing or two about "which way the wind blows" in this always timely documentary.

"...could not seem more urgently contemporary. Maybe it’s the times we live in, but the message these old revolutionaries..."

Sept. 26, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Molly's Game

Aaron Sorkin's directorial debut plays a high stakes game with Jessica Chastain

"...I cannot count the times I have gotten into a discussion (read: argument) with..."

Dec. 22, 2017 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

My Friend Dahmer

A look at the adolescent life of the infamous serial killer

"...cartoonist Derf Backderf’s autobiographical graphic novel, capturing the artist’s high school friendship with the future serial killer: It’s a..."

Nov. 17, 2017 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Exclusive Interview With Wrestling Legend Duke “The Rooster” Cartwright

Deposed local champ tells it like it is before Soul Grudge Showdown VI

"...The legendary Duke “The Rooster” Cartwright of the Blue High Machine Mid-Southern Wrestling Coalition is not an easy man..."

Aug. 9, 2016 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The More You Learn About God, the Further Away from Him You Move

mewithoutYou frontman Aaron Weiss likes a good question, but finds some answers easier than others

"...And that’s the universal You, yo – high, low, and all manner in-between...."

June 15, 2009 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Enchanted

Romance, dry satire, and musical comedy blend in this new Disney film, which stars a delightful Amy Adams.

"...a magical fountain, landing Giselle in the center of Times Square. What’s more, she’s no longer animated. If you..."

Nov. 23, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Murder by Numbers

"...Davanzatis, I'd invoke the Alan Smithee pseudonym a thousand times over before taking the rap for this jack-legged, mindlessly..."

April 19, 2002 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Human Traffic

"...nailed what it's like to be young, bored, and high in a country whose weekend economics are more than..."

June 9, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

George of the Jungle

"...source material. Ward's original show lacked much of the high wit and sarcastic banter that made his name a..."

July 18, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

1% for Soul

Weighing the Costs of the Art in Public Places Program

"...evidences considerable pride of ownership. It is also of high quality technically and aesthetically. "If public buildings are purely..."

March 7, 1997 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen

Six Great Breweries Off the Beaten Path

In tumultuous times for Austin beer, these undersung gems are worth seeking out

"...efforts. As we in this publication have mentioned many times, lager is king around these parts, and as any..."

March 1, 2024 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Good Boys

Tweens up to no good? Yeah, it's a Rogen/Hill joint

"...drone that Max’s father covets, a plot involving two high school girls, Hannah (Gordon) and Lily (Francis), and a..."

Aug. 16, 2019 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Teen Spirit

Pop fable never feels like a smash hit

"...Violet’s ambitions don’t exactly ride a glittery ascending high to stardom, but rather pull her through a dark..."

April 19, 2019 Movie Review by Danielle White

Skid Row Marathon

Homeless runner documentary goes from sleeping rough to pounding the pavement

"...superior court of Los Angeles. An avid (and at times fanatical) runner, Mitchell began a running club for the..."

Feb. 8, 2019 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Sex Pistols Go Boom

Iconic punk final tour implosion in D.O.A.

"...New York filmmaker Lech Kowalski, backed by High Times publisher Tom Forcade, filmed guerrilla coverage of all..."

April 6, 2018 Screens Feature by Tim Stegall

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