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Jeepers Creepers
"...from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre to the beloved but little-seen Seventies TV movie Gargoyles. In between there's a serviceable..."

Aug. 31, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dr. T & the Women
"...satisfied as Dr. T & the Women will have little enduring significance in the Altman canon and legend, and..."

Oct. 13, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Total Entertainment Package
Rockin' out with Austin's Latin-metal crossover darlings
"...that wind up being the groove. Mix in a little Spanglish, it sounds like Vallejo."..."

Aug. 18, 2000 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Sister Seven Wrestling Over Tiny Matters (Arista)
Texas Platters
"...Sister SevenWrestling Over Tiny Matters (Arista) Reinvention? Maturation? Radiation? Opening..."

April 14, 2000 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

The Boat
When Rock & Roll Was Dangerous
"...Crooks era Steamboat aesthetic, it would have to be Little Sister (now Sister 7), Soulhat, and Joe Rockhead, the..."

Sept. 24, 1999 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Manny & Lo
"...plotted, and definitely not genetic. For the two teenage sisters in Manny & Lo, the so-called family ties are..."

Sept. 20, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Secret of Roan Inish
"...creatures, of a baby abducted by animals, of his sister who resolves to win him back and in so..."

June 2, 1995 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Float
A Type-A doctor-in-training enjoys a summer romance in small-town Canada
"...script by Jesse LaVercombe and Sherren Lee has a little more bite and tenderness, much of it coming from..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Ralph Breaks the Internet
Disney gets a lot of the bugs out of their arcade franchise
"...Vanellope likes this new and infinite information superhighway a little more than her old three-track home?..."

Nov. 21, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

This Christmas
The film has the perfect formula for holiday cheer: redemption through sentimentality, salvation through schmaltz.
"...was West Indian Archie in Malcolm X and Rodney Little in Clockers, and not two years ago Elba was..."

Nov. 23, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Aeon Flux
Its heart is in the right place, but Aeon Flux's head is just a little too high to make much sense.
"...adventures through the proverbial looking glass, as her non-rebel sister is snuffed out in her place and Aeon goes..."

Dec. 9, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Juke Joint Madonna
Toni Price comes clean.
"...elegant. Luiese seemed like a big name for a little girl. I got called Lulu, which I really hated..."

Sept. 14, 2001 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Toys
"...us veiled in such a shroud of secrecy. Very little was known in advance about Toys other than that..."

Dec. 18, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

"My Energy, How I Move": Blakchyl's Evolving Hip-Hop Embodies Austin's Eastside
The 78702 rapper on exploring beyond her comfort zone
"...most exciting part. Even though I was still a little shy, man, that program definitely helped me get out..."

July 14, 2023 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

10 of Austin's Best Bars
Looking for a new place to drink, dance, or eat? We got you.
"...Worth Your Dime: Back Lot, Barfly’s, The Grackle, Lala’s Little Nugget Best Tropical Oasis: Tiki Tatsu-ya..."

June 25, 2022 Food Post

Qmmunity: Austin's Frighteningly Fabulous Queer Halloween Parties
Trick or treat yo'self to Goth Prom, Little Gay Shop of Horrors, and more
"...Little Gay Shop of Horrors Get in the spirit and..."

Oct. 22, 2021 Column by Beth Sullivan

Lizzie
Lizzie Borden's murders awkwardly rebuilt as a #metoo metaphor
"...Borden family slayings in Fall River, Mass., that has little to do with the actual events, and far more..."

Sept. 21, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
A soldier returns home in Ang Lee's war movie
"...Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk marches in formation but stirs little awe. The troops perform admirably and complete the film’s..."

Nov. 23, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Don Jon
Joseph Gordon-Levitt stars as a guy who prefers porn to his girlfriend Scarlet Johansson in this film which also he wrote and directed.
"...(Moore), an older woman from whom he learns a little something about empathy, giving us hope that one day..."

Sept. 27, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Alice in Wonderland
Sadly, the mirth-to-muck ratio in Tim Burton's new film is deeply imbalanced.
"...or coup d’etat – snatching the crown from her sister the White Queen (Hathaway) and deputizing the Knave of..."

March 5, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Wendy and Lucy
From the director of Old Joy comes this minimalist story about a girl (the elfin Michelle Williams) and her dog getting by in society's margins.
"...Raymond (who penned the source short story) provide very little background detail (maybe too little). What we need to..."

Feb. 20, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Eagle vs Shark
Like Napoleon Dynamite, Eagle vs Shark is a little wisp of a movie, a lightweight feature loaded with montage and hung on the multidimensional performance of Loren Horsley as Lily.
"...out of my fists." Like Napoleon Dynamite, it’s a little wisp of a movie, a lightweight feature loaded with..."

July 20, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Last Sin Eater
Jesus Christ, the original sin eater, has his hands full with a bunch of superstitious Appalachian immigrants from Wales in the 1850s.
"...himself. Feeling responsible for the death of her younger sister, an incident that has thrown her family into emotional..."

Feb. 9, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Idlewild
OutKast has been operating as two separate and distinct musical personas for at least three years now, and Idlewild unwisely continues this trend into the cinematic realm.
"...in the microwave or use it to bash your little sister on the noggin. Such is progress. OutKast has..."

Aug. 25, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Beauty Shop
Amiable Queen Latifah comedy is the latest offering from the Barbershop franchise.
"...Keshia Knight Pulliam, Della Reese and Kimora Lee Simmons. Little is ventured and little is gained in this femme-centric..."

April 1, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Constantine
Adapted from Alan Moore’s groundbreaking DC/Vertigo comic title, Constantine is sure to divide the series’ most rabid fans, but those who can set aside their preconceptions will discover one of the more artfully designed comic-based films in some time.
"...just learned he has terminal lung cancer. With precious little time left to him, on this plane at least,..."

Feb. 18, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Overnight Sensation
Sword of Dracula' creator Jason Henderson is taking over the (fantasy) world
"...more revealing (and, let's face it, cute) than that little item. Wee Julia Sophia is 3 now, however, and..."

Jan. 14, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Liam
"...adults. It's a lot to chew on in one little film, but Frears, working from a superlative script by..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Standing Next to a Mountain
Examining the 3-CD Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble box set.
"...much. The myth, on the other hand, needs a little deflating...."

Dec. 15, 2000 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Star Maps
"...Flores, Annette Murphy and Robin Thomas. Everybody hustles; a little here, a little there, it's a fact. But in..."

Aug. 8, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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