Boys Life 2

"...Perry's film archly captures the melodrama of high school hook-ups and temper tantrums. Perhaps because of its slice-of-life breeziness,..."

April 18, 1997 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Michael

Travolta plays an unkempt, beer-swilling, Beatles-quoting angel who – yes – also dances.

"...allows us too much free time to explore.) Michael's hook is that he is not a stereotypical angel. He..."

Dec. 27, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Bound

The impressive co-directing debut of the Wachowski Brothers has visual style to burn – not to mention a hot story about two women who fall in love and plot to pilfer a couple million from mobsters.

"...Bill Pope have created an eminently watchable film, whose hook has more to do with the way it looks..."

Oct. 4, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Disclosure

"...shy away from improbable techno-mayhem propositions anchored by topical hooks -- Westworld, The Andromeda Strain, Coma (which starred Michael..."

Dec. 9, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Robert A. Heinlein's the Puppet Masters

"...that the town has been taken over by small, hook-clawed aliens, resembling nothing so much as self-propelled manta rays...."

Oct. 28, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Where the Rivers Flow North

"...with flowing gray hair, a crusty temperament, and a hook for a hand, and Bangor (Cardinal), Lord's housekeeper/companion/lover over..."

July 29, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Clean Slate

"...dog keeps bumping into things. It's a decent enough hook from which to hang a comedy/love story/gumshoe drama of..."

May 13, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Only the Strong

"...Stacey Travis, Paco Christian Prieto and Todd Susman. The hook driving this latest entry in the martial arts film..."

Sept. 3, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Amazon

"...family together at all costs, Kari eventually manages to hook up with cynical, world-weary pilot Dan (Davi), who quickly..."

Aug. 14, 1992 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Proof

"...other people to describe them for him – the hook is charming and better yet, the movie follows through...."

June 12, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Shout

"...beckoning sirens and hipster Cabe uses that as a hook to interest the boys in discipline, personal expression and..."

Oct. 11, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Straight Out of Brooklyn

"...without options in the housing projects of Brooklyn's Red Hook, an area also epitomized as the Last Exit to..."

June 28, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Elon Musk Sued for Slander by Attorney Who Successfully Sued Alex Jones

Lie down with right-wing extremists, wake up with suits

"...The same attorney who won the $45 million Sandy Hook defamation lawsuit against Alex Jones last year is accusing..."

Oct. 2, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Nonbaseball Highlights of the Super Regional

The good and bad from Longhorn land

"...no desire to put on burnt orange polos nor hook 'em horns – largely because the Big Ten won’t..."

June 15, 2010 Sports Post by Will Eidam

This Is Not A Test: Strayhorn Alert System

11/12 – Never Forget

"...representative of the people, and we bit on it, hook, line and sinker."..."

Nov. 13, 2008 News Post by Wells Dunbar

The Buzz Heard 'Round the World

"...scene where they hang the girl on the meat hook, right? I wanted the film to get a rating,..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Different Court and State, Same Alex Jones

Jones keeps lying in court and getting caught

"...had spent more than five years calling the Sandy Hook massacre a hoax and false-flag attack (starting mere hours..."

Sept. 23, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Mr. Woods Goes to Washington

UT grad student John Woods has a few ideas about reasonable gun control

"...In the days since the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, gun advocates have been all over..."

Dec. 28, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: The Truth vs. Alex Jones

Doc follows families taking on conspiracy theorist

"...whose children and loved ones were murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary in 2012 as they seek damages from Alex..."

March 12, 2024 Screens Post by Madeline Duncan

Alex Jones’ Bankruptcy Gambit Fails to Stop Connecticut Trial

How much will the conspiracist owe families?

"...in the defamation suits brought against him by Sandy Hook parents, after the InfoWars conspiracist spent years calling the..."

Aug. 19, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Yes, Alex Jones Was the “Best of Austin” Once

Regretfully

"...case (which he lost by default) brought by Sandy Hook parents Scarlett Lewis and Neal Heslin. As Texas Monthly's..."

Aug. 12, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Luv Doc: A Mental Health Problem

We should all be deeply ashamed that we have let things go this far

"...Last week another 26 people were killed by a..."

Nov. 10, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

Gay Place

So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, adieu! It's the last SX Fest day and time for GayBi!

"...• The Hook-Up! Did you miss Thursday's Hook-Up? Did you not hook..."

March 18, 2011 Column by Kate X Messer

Finding Neverland

Johnny Depp delves into the mind of author J.M. Barrie in this adeptly realized celebration of the wonder of the imagination.

"...boys jumping on their beds while pillow-fighting; a knitting hook in the hand of a threatening character; the sprite-like..."

Dec. 10, 2004 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat

Bad cat makes stink in theatre.

"...book was a blast, and this book had a hook, a miraculous hook of the kind kids most dig..."

Nov. 21, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Childhood's End

A certain boy whose permanent address is Neverland has been buzzing Austin quite a bit this spring, and here are some thoughts on why Peter Pan is so much in the air these days.

"...it to the Man (in the person of Captain Hook, that is), still living free. He cannot be conquered..."

May 10, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Greener Pastures

Youth, Joy, and Jean Arthur

"...window?" huffs Karloff, as both George Darling and Capt. Hook. "Three floors up? Nonsense."..."

May 10, 2002 Features Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Volcano

"...that films of this sort depend on an emotional hook, a peg of normalcy to hang the chaos from...."

April 25, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh

"...an “urban legend.” (He even has a wickedly sharpened hook on his right hand, which puts you in mind..."

March 24, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Saw Is Family! City Celebrates The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’s 50th Anniversary

Proclamation ceremony brings together cast, council, and fans

"...where the young woman is placed on the meat hook, and Tobe very casually reaches over to a shelf..."

Oct. 13, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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