Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas

"...as the voice of the world’s most famous sailor-cum-brigand, Zeta-Jones as his burgeoning paramour, and Pfeiffer as Eris, the..."

July 4, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Fantasticks

Deep in your heart, you should "follow." Released just a few years ago, this film version of the Off Broadway workhorse captures the feeling of the innocent and bygone era of movie musicals. But it differs from the original work's romantic minimalism as it opens up the play cinematically.

"...this 1995 film version of the enormously popular Tom Jones-Harvey Schmidt stage musical when you get the feeling you're..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

Guy Ritchie's turbocharged debut.

"...With Harry's vicious debt collector Big Chris (Chelsea footballer Jones) on their tail, not to mention the entirely evil,..."

March 19, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fantastic Fest Review: AJ Goes to the Dog Park

Silly story of a man becoming mayor has handcrafted charm

"...the Dog Park, the latest collaboration between writer/director Toby Jones and lead actor AJ Thompson. Well, less collaboration, more..."

Sept. 23, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

A Juneteenth celebration, Taméca Jones, the Howdy Gals' Pride Celebration, Mad Professor, and more recommendations for the week

"...at noon and continue until dusk. – Derek Udensi Taméca JonesAntone's Nightclub, Friday 17..."

June 17, 2022 Music Column by Derek Udensi

First-Look Video: Marriage at Nevers

“Phases” animates trailer for supernatural noir

"...Shawn Jones and Derek Van Gieson collaborated for years, but not..."

April 2, 2021 Music Post by Doug Freeman

SXSW Film Review: How it Ends

Apocalypse-lite comedy isn't light on heart or humor

"...the dark comedy from co-writers and directors Zoe Lister Jones and Daryl Wein, opens on the morning of the..."

March 19, 2021 Screens Post by James Scott

SXSW Film Review: The Feast

This horror's entrée is delicious, but the dessert is lacking

"...along the way? So suggests The Feast, Lee Haven Jones’s Welsh ecological horror film that shows what happens to..."

March 19, 2021 Screens Post by Matthew Monagle

The Contemporary Austin Feeds Your Head at Home

All the art in the Jones Center and at Laguna Gloria is yours for the viewing on the museum's new website

"...You ever visit the Contemporary Austin's exhibitions in that Jones Center building Downtown? All those collections of fascinating work..."

May 15, 2020 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Now Streaming in Austin: Man of the House

Tommy Lee Jones gets funny in this 2005 cheerleading comedy

"...Everyone who saw The Fugitive knew that Tommy Lee Jones was the man. But he turned his trademark granite..."

May 9, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Aeronauts

Ballooning adventure never drops its baffling meet-cute ballast

"...Directed by: Tom Harper. Starring: Felicity Jones, Eddie Redmayne, Himesh Patel, Tom Courtenay, Phoebe Fox, Anne..."

Dec. 6, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

AFS Hires Production Veteran to Run Austin Studios

Community media expert Martin Jones to oversee new era

"...just announced that production and studio management veteran Martin Jones will be the new director of Austin Studios, the..."

Dec. 4, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Ad Astra

Brad Pitt deals with a case of the space ... madness!

"...Directed by: James Gray. Starring: Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Ruth Negga, Liv Tyler and Donald Sutherland...."

Sept. 20, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

What Men Want

Because we needed a remake of What Women Want, apparently

"...Aldis Hodge, Richard Roundtree, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Phoebe Robinson, Tamala Jones, Tracy Morgan, Josh Brener and Erykah Badu...."

Feb. 15, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Isn’t It Romantic

Another entry in the bizarre "head trauma leads to female empowerment" rom-com genre

"...Hemsworth, Adam Devine, Priyanka Chopra, Betty Gilpin, Brandon Scott Jones, Jennifer Saunders and Alex Kis...."

Feb. 15, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Stan & Ollie

Coogan and Reilly breathe tender life into the Hollywood icons

"...S. Baird. Starring: John C. Reilly, Steve Coogan, Rufus Jones, Danny Huston, Shirley Henderson and Nina Arianda...."

Jan. 25, 2019 Movie Review by Danielle White

Just Getting Started

Grumpy old men on the golf course

"...Directed by: Ron Shelton. Starring: Glenne Headly, Tommy Lee Jones, Morgan Freeman and Rene Russo...."

Dec. 15, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Shape of Water

An unconventional love story from one of the best fabulists

"...Octavia Spencer, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Michael Stuhlbarg, Doug Jones, David Hewlett and Nick Searcy...."

Dec. 8, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Atomic Blonde

Spies duke it out in Cold War-era Berlin

"...John Goodman, Til Schweiger, Eddie Marsan, Sofia Boutella, Toby Jones and Roland Møller...."

July 28, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

The Force is strong with this one

"...Directed by: Gareth Edwards. Starring: Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Alan Tudyk, Ben Mendelsohn, Forest Whitaker, Donnie..."

Dec. 16, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Anthropoid

True story of the plot to kill the architect of the Nazis' Final Solution

"...by: Sean Ellis. Starring: Cillian Murphy, Jamie Dornan, Toby Jones, Brian Caspe, Charlotte Le Bon and Anna Geislerová...."

Aug. 12, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

ATX Television Fest: Pulp Page to Small Screen: A Look at Comic Adaptations

Panel offers tips on what makes a good comic book TV show

"...Middleman), Brian Michael Bendis (Powers), and Rosemary Rodriguez (Jessica Jones) had advice for would-be comic adapters: Respect the source..."

June 11, 2016 Screens Post by Ashley Moreno

I Saw the Light

The sad but mercurial life of Hank Williams is put to screen

"...Abraham. Starring: Tom Hiddleston, Elizabeth Olsen, Bradley Whitford, Cherry Jones, Maddie Hasson, Wrenn Schmidt, David Krumholtz and Josh Pais...."

April 1, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Lazer Team

The first feature film from Austin's Rooster Teeth gang is a hoot

"...Dunn, Burnie Burns, Allie DeBerry, Gavin Free and Michael Jones...."

Jan. 29, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Queen and Country

John Boorman's follow-up to Hope and Glory observes the same boy who's now a young man

"...Directed by: John Boorman. Starring: Callum Turner, Caleb Landry Jones, Pat Shortt, David Thewlis, Richard E. Grant, Vanessa Kirby,..."

April 3, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Theory of Everything

Based on Jane Hawking's memoir about her marriage to the scientist Stephen Hawking, this film really shows what goes into a relationship.

"...Directed by: James Marsh. Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Charlie Cox, David Thewlis, Simon McBurney, Maxine Peake and..."

Nov. 21, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

God's Pocket

Philip Seymour Hoffman, in one of his last performances, heads up a terrific ensemble cast for this offbeat drama adapted from a Pete Dexter novel.

"...Hendricks, John Turturro, Richard Jenkins, Eddie Marsan, Caleb Landry Jones, Peter Gerety, Joyce Van Patten and Sophia Takal...."

May 16, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Last Meeting of the Knights of the White Magnolia

Different Stages captures the small-town feel in Preston Jones' Texas drama, but the play's age is showing

"...Playwright Preston Jones played up the silly squabbling of these "bumbledicks" –..."

April 11, 2014 Arts Review by Robert Faires

No, Armed Protests Are Not Normal in Austin

Infowars stages open carry publicity stunt

"...out any red carpets when we say "Bless Alex Jones' Heart."..."

March 12, 2014 News Post by Brandon Watson

The Invisible Woman

The woman who must remain invisible in this drama is Nelly Ternan, an actress who's not only the mistress of married Charles Dickens, but also 27 years his junior.

"...Directed by: Ralph Fiennes. Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Felicity Jones, Kristin Scott Thomas, Joanna Scanlan, Tom Hollander, John Kavanagh,..."

Jan. 24, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

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