Johnny Suede

"...Directed by: Tom DiCillo. Starring: Brad Pitt, Catherine Keener, Calvin Levels, Allison Moir, Nick..."

Nov. 6, 1992 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

Flannery

The first lady of Southern Gothic letters on the cusp of the modern era

"...is not an escape from everyday life: It is, instead, "a plunge into reality [and] very shocking to the..."

July 17, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Luv Doc: A Back Door Man

This is AMERICA, and we can talk about anal sex without speaking in hushed voices or using obfuscating metaphors

"...Dear Luv Doc, I moved in with my girlfriend a long time ago, after selling..."

Oct. 10, 2014 Column by The Luv Doc

After a Fashion

Your Style Avatar goes out of his way to not mention his sister's fashion faux pas from last year's Austin Music Awards Show but somehow manages to … and how is that new Nicole Kidman movie at the film festival, anyway?

"...MUSIC IN THE AIR ... ON THE AIR ... EVERYWHERE ......"

March 19, 2004 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Priscilla

Measured journey behind closed doors of rock & roll's most famous marriage

"...Directed by: Sofia Coppola. Starring: Cailee Spaeny, Jacob Elordi, Ari Cohen, Dagmara Dominczyk, Tim..."

Nov. 3, 2023 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Exploring Black Digital History Through the Legacy of the Nike Air Force 1

Ciara Elle Bryant wonders when a shoe becomes an icon?

"...Texas at Dallas, she spent a lot of time in the art section of the library, where she found..."

March 11, 2022 Features Feature by Vivie Behrens

The Swerve

Azura Skye captivates as a woman on the edge of full collapse

"...Directed by: Dean Kapsalis. Starring: Azura Skye, Bryce Pinkham, Ashley Bell, Zach Rand, Taen..."

Oct. 2, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Jarrott Productions' The Niceties

In this staging of Eleanor Burgess' drama, the frictions of American society catch fire in an academic's office

"...If it's currently beating somewhat faster than normal, the way it might when..."

Jan. 24, 2020 Arts Review by Robert Faires

The 2015-16 Austin Critics Table Awards

The 2015-16 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...T Theatre had a reason to crow at the Austin Critics Table Awards ceremony on Monday, winning three awards..."

May 27, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Shakespeare's A Streetcar Named Desire

This thoughtful take on Tennessee Williams' classic subtly pits the Old South against the New North

"...Austin stages are flush this fall with productions of Pulitzer..."

Nov. 27, 2015 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

The Croods

Animated cave dwellers are stealth charmers.

"...Stoopid title. Sweet movie. And not the crack-your-teeth, cloying kind of sweet: DreamWorks Animation’s The Croods is a..."

March 22, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Black Swan

Darren Aronofsky and Natalie Portman whip things into a baroque frenzy in this crazed hybrid of drama and horror set amid a ballet corps.

"...Directed by: Darren Aronofsky. Starring: Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel, Barbara Hershey, Winona..."

Dec. 10, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

After a Fashion

Old men shouldn't throw stone canes in glass nursing homes …

"...FIRST OFF I've made a grave error in giving the wrong contact information for you to buy..."

Aug. 28, 2009 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

After a Fashion

Big feet, freedom hairdressers, and the Oscars

"...OSCAR-RAMA: Preshow on E! is definitely a problem these days – almost enough to wish..."

March 4, 2005 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Walk a Mile

The Texas Documentary Tour: Ramona Diaz's 'Imelda'

"...When, with unblinking earnestness and nary a trace of irony, Imelda Marcos..."

Jan. 28, 2005 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

After a Fashion

Stephen goes to SOCO!

"...SOCO SALES FactoryPeople's summer sale has been going on for the past week: 25-50% off everything! And..."

July 30, 2004 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

In The House of the Moles: Live, Love, Get the Fuck Up!

Writer Terry Galloway and theatre company Rude Mechanicals are "an amazing match" in the slapstick-and-death piece In the House of the Moles.

"...In The House of the Moles:..."

March 10, 2000 Arts Review by Ada Calhoun

Standing Around on "The Corner"

My Big Role as a subUrbia Stand-in

"...Behind the saw- horses and police tape, onlookers fidget. A..."

Aug. 9, 1996 Screens Feature

Smile 2

Naomi Scott stars as a pop singer terrorized by the same curse that wreaked havoc in the 2022 franchise starter

"...Directed by: Parker Finn. Starring: Naomi Scott, Rosemarie DeWitt, Kyle Gallner, Lukas Gage,..."

Oct. 18, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Unstoppable, Paramore Decade-Hops into New Chapter at ACL Fest

With a PinkPantheress cameo and Flea birthday tribute

"...The semi-final hours of ACL Fest grew borderline apocalyptic as pop..."

Oct. 17, 2022 Music Post by Kriss Conklin

The Parts You Lose

Icy thriller has no idea what to do with its talented cast

"...Directed by: Christopher Cantwell. Starring: Danny Murphy, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Scoot McNairy..."

Oct. 4, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Paul Simon, Still Tender After All These Years

Hit-maker supreme digs in at the first of three Austin shows

"...at Bass Concert Hall, the lights-up music was Frank Sinatra’s cover of “Mrs. Robinson.” The Grammy-winner was but one..."

May 11, 2016 Music Post by Doug Freeman

SXSW Film Adds Midnighters and More

Horror lineup announced, plus shorts and more

"...Booking a film festival is about whittling. This year, the..."

Feb. 9, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Carol

Everything about this Fifties lesbian romance is sublime

"...Directed by: Todd Haynes. Starring: Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Kyle Chandler, Jake Lacy, Sarah..."

Dec. 25, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Movers & Shakers

A guide to Austin dance

"...When the discipline under discussion is dance, it's the nature of the..."

Dec. 4, 2015 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

Stoker

Starring Nicole Kidman, this first English-language outing of Korean fave Park Chan-wook is stylish but wanting.

"...Directed by: Park Chan-wook. Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Matthew Goode, Nicole Kidman, Jacki Weaver, Phyllis..."

March 22, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Tapestry Dance Company

Acia Gray takes medical leave, but the shows go on

"...a helluva lot to keep that tenacious hoofer off her feet. In her 30-plus years of dancing professionally, you..."

Nov. 23, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Shorts at Sundance

David Lowery and the Zellner Bros. to do the 'Dance

"...Sundance sure is sweet on Austin's Zellner Bros. Don't get us wrong – we're sweet..."

Dec. 6, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Dengue Fever

"...the forgotten genre overflows with distorted surf guitars and vintage Farfisa organ sounding at once vaguely distant and eerily..."

Nov. 7, 2008 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

Gypsy Rose

The 'Rockabilly Filly' bucks back into Austin

"...Rosie Flores sits facing the audience at Patsy's Cowgirl Cafe in South Austin,..."

Aug. 10, 2007 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

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