The Scout

"...Directed by: Michael Ritchie. Starring: Albert Brooks, Brendan Fraser, Dianne Wiest, Anne Twoomey..."

Sept. 30, 1994 Movie Review by Brian Baker

Naked

"...about sums up the bleak tone of this new British movie by Mike Leigh (High Hopes, Life Is Sweet)...."

April 15, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Ghost in the Machine

"...Ted Marcoux and Wil Horneff. Exploring new realms of unoriginality, Ghost in the Machine begs, borrows and steals bits..."

Dec. 31, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Son-in-law

"...by: Steve Rash. Starring: Pauly Shore, Carla Gugino, Lane Smith, Cindy Pickett, Mason Adams, Patrick Renna and Dennis Burkley...."

July 2, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag

"...Moriarty, Julianne Moore, Faye Grant and Xander Berkely. Stupid title, stupid movie, but not without its saving graces. A..."

Aug. 28, 1992 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Shout

"...like a lifetime? Go see Shout. What a mess. It's the mid-1950s in Clarity, Texas. The new music teacher..."

Oct. 11, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Greatest Beer Run Ever

It's 2022, and someone thought we need a pro-Vietnam War comedy

"...Wow, talk about a movie where the title is a complete misnomer to the film. Going in..."

Sept. 30, 2022 Movie Review by Sarah Jane

9 Bullets

Dismal road trip crime drama with Lena Headey as a grumpy ex-stripper

"...Old stories don't go away; they just get smaller budgets. Take the old tale of the grumpy and begrudging..."

April 22, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Top 25 Austin Breweries of 2021

Our annual list of Central Texas’ top beers returns

"...you can eat the nails. Then wash ’em down with one of Austin’s magnificent lagers being brewed right here..."

Oct. 12, 2021 Food Post by Eric Puga

Yakuza Princess

Brazilian-set Japanese revenger could be weirder and bloodier

"...Adapting Danilo Beyrouth's graphic novel, Samurai Shiro (which gets a rather cheeky cameo of its own), hard-hitting crime..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Little Women

The Louisa May Alcott classic charmlessly updated

"...Modernizing a revered classic to fit this year’s fashions is a gamble. A contemporary spin..."

Sept. 28, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Colossal

Toxic masculinity melds with a monster movie

"...Fantastic Fest’s favorite filmmaker and a guy who really, truly loves drunken..."

April 14, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Criminal

Kevin Costner is a prisoner who is implanted with a CIA op's knowledge

"...Costner, Gary Oldman, Tommy Lee Jones, Alice Eve, Michael Pitt, Jordi Mollà, Antje Traue, Scott Adkins, Amaury Nolasco, Danny..."

April 22, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Divergent Series: Allegiant

The penultimate installment in this YA series arrives with a thud

"...by: Robert Schwentke. Starring: Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Zoë Kravitz, Naomi Watts, Miles Teller, Maggie Q, Ansel Elgort, Jeff..."

March 25, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Witch

Madness, mayhem, and witchcraft beset a family in 1630s New England

"...Puritanical religion, paranoia, and familial distrust – particularly of young..."

Feb. 19, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Sleeping With Other People

Raunchy but sweet rom-com stars Alison Brie and Jason Sudeikis

"...Peopled with sex fiends and cokeheads with intimacy issues and a..."

Oct. 2, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Cake

In a rare dramatic role, Jennifer Aniston plays a woman grappling with chronic pain, painkiller addiction, and personal tragedy.

"...Barraza, Anna Kendrick, Sam Worthington, Chris Messina, Mamie Gummer, Felicity Huffman and William H. Macy...."

Jan. 23, 2015 Movie Review by William Goss

Take Me to the River

Memphis and Stax Records music artists from an earlier era mentor a younger generation in this ambient documentary.

"...Everybody gets caught up in the lovefest Take Me to the..."

Sept. 26, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The AggreGAYtor: June 10

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...Waco gets a little friendly, Westboro does not, and a Milwaukee..."

June 10, 2014 Qmmunity Post by David Estlund

Todd Phelps: 'Creativity and Common Sense'

"...a musician and a businessman. Can you elaborate a bit?..."

May 30, 2014 News Feature

Nebraska

Woody is a man of few words who might not be all there, but Bruce Dern is all there and that's more than good enough for us.

"...of a tumble. And a tumble is surely coming: It has to be, with Woody fixing all his hopes..."

Nov. 29, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Thor: The Dark World

The Marvel cinematic universe opens its gates once again, and The Dark World does not disappoint.

"...How’s your appetite for lore? And what about your stance on alternative..."

Nov. 8, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Bad Teacher

Cameron Diaz productively sidesteps her good-times-gal image to play this human cancer who lays waste to everyone who gets in her way.

"...Segel, Justin Timberlake, Lucy Punch, Thomas Lennon and Phyllis Smith. Elizabeth Halsey (Diaz), a bitchy stoner and supposed educator,..."

July 1, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Mars Needs Moms

Based on a children's book by Berkely Breathed, this animated film looks good but lacks emotion.

"...by: Simon Wells. Peter Pan stole Wendy from her British bedroom because he needed someone to sew pockets onto..."

March 11, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Is That a Wrap for Incentives?

Amid economic woes and a race-baiting controversy, the future of TV, video game, and film funding in Texas looks shaky

"...Texas are scratching for funding. So how tough is it going to be for visual artists to ask lawmakers..."

Jan. 28, 2011 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Grim History

Author traces Texas prison system from its roots in plantation slavery

"...Perkinson, an associate professor of American studies at the Uni­ver­sity of Hawaii at Manoa, has been studying Texas prisons..."

Aug. 20, 2010 News Feature by Michael King

Sandra Bernhard ♥ America

Sandra Bernhard returns to Austin for We're Still Queer Honey!

"...Most of us had a moment. It could have been when the adorably psychotic Masha in..."

June 4, 2010 Features Feature by Cindy Widner

Trade

This drama about international sex trafficking is tremendously sincere but also brutal.

"...Kreuzpaintner. Starring: Kevin Kline, Cesar Ramos, Alicja Bachleda, Paulina Gaitan, Marco Perez and Kate Del Castillo. This tremendously sincere..."

Sept. 28, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Happily N'Ever After

The animated Happily N'Ever After isn't just cynically humorless, it's shoddy-looking to boot.

"...the line has grown less and less obvious. Suddenly, it seems parents are hipsters, and they want their offspring..."

Jan. 12, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Raw Deal

A survival guide to the raw-foods movement

"...Nothing gets a diet craze going like the movie-star stamp of..."

May 5, 2006 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

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