Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Johnny Depp sails the seas once again.

"...always going to be fun watching Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow, be he becalmed (At Worlds End), besotted (as..."

May 20, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Sugar & Spice

"...fry when Diane gets pregnant by her quarterback boyfriend Jack (Marsden). Jack and Diane (get it?) are booted out..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Gulliver's Travels

In this update of the satiric Jonathan Swift novel, Jack Black plays s travel writer who becomes lost on the island of Lilliput.

"...Directed by: Rob Letterman. Starring: Jack Black, Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, Amanda Peet, Billy Connolly..."

Dec. 31, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Alex & Emma

"...at his reputation with lesser films. In Coppola’s case, Jack springs to mind, although it’s taken years of regression..."

June 20, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

High Fidelity

"...Stephen Frears. Starring: John Cusack, Iben Hjejle, Todd Louiso, Jack Black, Lisa Bonet, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Joan Cusack, Tim Robbins,..."

March 31, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Out of Sight

Soderbergh adapts Elmore Leonard in this caper movie that features great performances, gritty milieus, and clever creative flourishes.

"...Floridian love of small-time hoods and big-time losers. Granted, Jackie Brown mined similar territory some months back, but Soderbergh..."

June 26, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Twilight of the Golds

"...Dunaway, Jennifer Beals, Jon Tenney, Brendan Fraser, Sean O'Bryan, Jack Klugman, Rosie O'Donnell and John Schlesinger. Originally filmed for..."

Feb. 6, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Furious 7

Furiouser and furiouser

"...the most durable auto-mayhem franchise since Manny, Moe, and Jack? At the time, I dubbed it a cult movie..."

April 3, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Prom Night

A remake of the Eighties horror film in name only, Prom Night is a nearly bloodless slasher film with few surprises.

"...bloodless slasher film with fewer surprises than a broken jack-in-the-box. It's blandly scripted by J.S. Cardone, who adds nothing..."

April 18, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Opal Divine’s 13th Annual Whisky Festival: A Review

A night of quaffs from those distant lands where the wild haggis roam

"...flow of duck and trout and kale and Monterey Jack and all, and you’re thinking that you’ve already recouped..."

Dec. 7, 2015 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Facebook "Threat" Case Proceeds

Judge declines to dismiss case against Carter

"...29, in New Braunfels, Comal County, State District Judge Jack Rob­ison rejected attorney Donald Flanary's defense motions to dismiss..."

Sept. 5, 2014 News Feature by Mac McCann

Last Dance

"...Starring: Sharon Stone, Rob Morrow, Randy Quaid, Peter Gallagher, Jack Thompson, Jayne Brook, Pamala Tyson and Skeet Ulrich. Ever..."

May 10, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

It

This Stephen King adaptation floats with the best of them

"...Jeremy Ray Taylor, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolfhard, Chosen Jacobs, Jack Dylan Grazer, Wyatt Oleff, Bill Skarsgård, Nicholas Hamilton, Jake..."

Sept. 8, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Live Fire!, Farm to Plate Debut Lineups

Daily Austin food news

"...The Jack Allen's Kitchen team goes fishing, Gardner says goodbye, and..."

March 2, 2016 Food Post by Brandon Watson

Austin's Flatiron Pictures Acquires The Naked Rower

Studio to develop story of Olympian Rob Hamill

"...Killing Fields, and this wonderful movie called Missing starring Jack Lemmon and Sissy Spacek."..."

Nov. 25, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Southern Soap Opera

The Drive-by Truckers' two-night stand.

"...and special guest Spooner Oldham (Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Jackson Browne, too many others) on keyboards. Someone requested “Decoration..."

May 4, 2007 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Mary Poppins Returns

The perfect nanny returns, the same as last time

"...Chimney sweep Bert has apparently died, but his apprentice Jack (Miranda) alights from a bicycle each evening to light..."

Dec. 21, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Wrong Place, Wrong Time

Texas prosecutors use the 'law of parties' to widen the net for capital punishment

"...'I have the strap, do you all want to jack?'" – meaning, Steen explained, "approach someone that we do..."

Feb. 11, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Ring in the HollyDaze

Holiday Movie Previews

"...Reynolds in Albert Brooks' Mother, Kenneth Branagh in Hamlet, Jack Lemmon and James Garner in My Fellow Americans, Walter..."

Nov. 29, 1996 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Into the Woods

The Stephen Sondheim/James Lapine musical, a pastiche of classic fairy tales turned on their heads, gets a thoroughly cinematic workout.

"...female-empowered Red Riding Hood, and Huttlestone as the impetuous Jack (of beanstalk fame). Somewhat surprisingly, the impossibly good-looking Pine..."

Dec. 26, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Howl

Howl is a must-see for Beat freaks and poetry geeks but might not be an enriching experience for newcomers to the work of Allen Ginsberg.

"...black-and-white flashbacks to moments in the past spent with Jack Kerouac, Neal Cassady, and Peter Orlovsky – men who..."

Nov. 12, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Film Announces Features Lineup

Competitive narratives and docs unveiled, plus more

"...Royo, George Sample III, Kellee Stewart, Ashley Wilkerson, Kevin Jackson, Antonio D. Charity, Celestial, Alexis DeLaRosa, Jeanetta Arnette (World..."

Feb. 2, 2016 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...around the historic Apollo 11 moon landing. Cast List: Jack Black, Zachary Levi, Glen Powell, Josh Wiggins, Milo Coy,..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Thursday Picks & Sleepers

S.H.I.T. – So Happy It's Thursday blurbs

"...10pm, Velveeta Room Apart, they've worked with Son Volt, Jack Ingram, Kelly Willis, and Slaid Cleaves. Together, married duo..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

Pilot Light

Previously doomed shows finally air at ATX TV Fest

"...Consider Heat Vision and Jack, the sci-fi sitcom starring Jack Black and Owen Wilson:..."

June 7, 2013 Screens Feature by Leah Churner

The Bucket List

Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman play characters who have only a short time to live. Promises, promises.

"...Directed by: Rob Reiner. Starring: Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman, Sean Hayes, Beverly Todd, Rob Morrow,..."

Jan. 11, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Monster House

This animated tale of a carnivorous, haunted house and the band of neighborhood kids who decide to put it out of commission feels maddeningly unfinished.

"...Pamela Pettler) – the writing team behind the cult Jack Black/Owen Wilson pilot Heat Vision and Jack – is..."

July 21, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Few Good Men

Melodrama doesn't come more butch than this, and the performances reflect that intensity, although Aaron Sorkin's moral predicaments are given full scrutiny.

"...Directed by: Rob Reiner. Starring: Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon, Kiefer Sutherland, Kevin Pollack,..."

Dec. 11, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Goosebumps

The ever-popular YA novels spring to life with Jack Black

"...Directed by: Rob Letterman. Starring: Jack Black, Dylan Minnette, Odeya Rush, Ryan Lee, Amy Ryan,..."

Oct. 23, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

SXSW Film Announces 2015 Lineup

Circling the Thunderdome

"...Greenfield, Beth Behrs, Wendi Mclendon-Covey, Stephen Root, Elizabeth Reaser, Jack Antonoff, Natasha Lyonne, Tyne Daly. (World Premiere)..."

Feb. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

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