Postmarks

"...and representation in all political issues and she's usually right. She embraces the conflict and does not stop in..."

Dec. 19, 1997 Column

Speed 2: Cruise Control

"...somehow managing to capsize midway through, I think somewhere right around the point at which villain Dafoe begins attaching..."

June 13, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Shot Heard 'Round the Dial

Austin' "Alternative" Radio Market

"...of freaks who had just moved from the far left of the dial to the far right. Then a..."

Sept. 8, 1995 Music Feature

hellsite.austin.gov

Everything needs to be online now. Austin is a world-renowned tech capital. Why can’t the city get it right?

"...Tori Breitling was one. Breitling left the city in January after three years of trying..."

June 11, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Austin At Large: The Dog That Caught the Cop Car

De-policing becomes partisanized, but who is really putting themselves at risk?

"...have done so, not with the fervor on the left, but not just for show, either. Perhaps a post-MAGA..."

Aug. 21, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

The Fall of the American Empire

Oscar winner Denys Arcand mixes crime, political commentary

"...while the title conjures up one thing, on the right hand, the real story is on the left, as..."

June 28, 2019 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Red Left, Blue Right

GrayDUCK group show examines the degree to which the art object affects the senses

"...'Red Left, Blue Right'grayDUCK Gallery, 608-C W. Monroe St., 512/826-5334 www.grayduckgallery.com Through..."

June 7, 2013 Arts Review by Matthew Irwin

'Chronicle' Modulates Frequency of KOOP's Bid for Unbeaten Season, Wins Instant Classic 7-5

"...crate as my stickball bat to honor him. I left the crate on my stoop and went in to..."

July 23, 2007 Sports Post by Shawn Badgley

The Assassination of Richard Nixon

First-time director Niels Mueller tells "the mad story of a true man" in this tragic portrait of Sam Bicke, who tried to fly an airplane into the White House in 1974.

"...the facts some, but the tagline gets it about right: An out-of-work salesman named Sam Bicke did in fact..."

Jan. 21, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Princess Diaries

It's the movie that turned Anne Hathaway into a star, and the ordinary girl she plays into a princess.

"...sanitized for your protection and lacking that icky prostitution, right down to Elizondo, who all but reprises his role..."

Aug. 3, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Male Intellect: An Oxymoron?

Robert Dubac's The Male Intellect: An Oxymoron? has its moments, but its stereotypes and reliance on material recycled from the men-are-from-Mars-women-are-from-Venus catalog make it more soapbox than entertainment.

"...a guy who's just been dumped by his girlfriend, right after he asked her to marry him -- in..."

Dec. 8, 2000 Arts Review by Skipper Chong Warson

Holograms of a Different Stripe

Zebra Imaging and the Future of Holograms

"...Mike Klug, Alex Ferdman, and Mark Holzbach of Zebra..."

Aug. 7, 1998 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Dark City

Stunning visuals highlight this story in which a city's inhabitants are the victims of some cosmic experiment being conducted by a race of aliens.

"...visual aesthetic; it's no great leap to say he's right up there with Jacques Tourneur or Ridley Scott in..."

Feb. 27, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Anaconda

"...snake film of 1997. Which makes it the best, right? Well… yeah, in a way. Truth be told, Anaconda..."

April 11, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Sweet New Nut

Ballet Austin Gives an Old Favorite a New Look

"...Tommy Bourgeois' costume design for a Spanish Dancer in..."

Dec. 13, 1996 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Sommersby

"...ready to reclaim his wife, his son and his birthright. His appearance has changed a bit (but war and..."

Feb. 13, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Swamp Dogg Lotions Up

After midnight at the Continental Club Friday & Saturday

"...until he morphed into Swamp Dogg that he truly left his mark...."

Nov. 1, 2013 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

How High

Divination or hallucinogenic drug? Whichever way you look at it, The Spirit Molecule is gonna move you.

"...appears in Schultz's doc) – DMT is starting to look like the LSD of the post-millennial age of anxiety,..."

Feb. 11, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The 'It' Perspective

Photographer Fritz Henle seen through the lens of Austin image-maker Matthew Fuller

"...as abstracted urban landscapes or arty nudes. So in looking at the exhibition, which includes 125 images from the..."

June 12, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Introducing the Dwights

Introducing the Dwights is a difficult film to watch. Ostensibly a comedy, it’s really just a collection of awkward stage performances set off by scenes of familial dysfunction.

"...resuscitate a career she’s convinced was derailed because she left London to have her first child and not because..."

July 20, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Page Two

The right's most troubling victory may be its brilliant subversion of the language of political debate

"...The most confounding triumph of the right in the most recent election was its complex subversion..."

Nov. 26, 2004 Column by Louis Black

Resident Evil

Wild, senseless, sexy adaptation of the popular zombie shoot-'em-up video game

"...noticeably lacking the grue. People get sliced and diced left and right, but there's nary a drop of the..."

March 15, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Taking Pictures

This year, for whatever reasons, Dick Holland writes, we have been blessed with photography books of great beauty and intelligence. Several of the leading figures in the canon of 20th-century photography are represented in this season's unusually rich outpouring, among them Eugéne Atget, Walker Evans, and Edward Steichen.

"...How You Look at It: Photographs of the 20th Centuryedited by Thomas..."

Dec. 15, 2000 Books Feature by Dick Holland

Postmarks

Politics & music & the politics of music.

"...you've even kept up with where I am. You're right, I'm in Germany...."

Dec. 8, 2000 Column

Postmarks

Brown Right To Fight

"...causes them to stick together, excluding those who don't look like them. As a person who is least like..."

Sept. 19, 1997 Column

The Luv Doc: Jesus Is Watching

West Lake left the Luv Doc off the pool party list

"...with her husband of at least 10 years. He looked uncomfortable so I decided to go strike up a..."

Aug. 4, 2023 Column by The Luv Doc

Five Things to Do Outdoors This Christmas Weekend

Get into the big outside this holiday season

"...know how people say, "There's an app for that," right? Well, there's an app for this, too, allowing you..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

Charlie's Angels

Gen Z get their wings in Elizabeth Banks' Angels continuation

"...a helicopter with K-Stew and the girl gang and right into the imaginary-for-now sequel...."

Nov. 15, 2019 Movie Review by Beth Sullivan

The Ultimate Queer Guide to SXSW 2019

Often imitated, never duplicated, we’re here to keep it real kweer

"...it’s queer, it’s back again for another year. That’s right, y’all, it’s your ultimate guide to all things LGBTQIA-Z..."

March 1, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Future Imperfect: Our Favorite Dystopian Films

VOTE: Deadly roller derby, sad clones, and a Road Warrior duke it out

"...of sex arguably no less warped than what he left behind. (Currently streaming on Amazon Prime and FilmStruck.)  ..."

Sept. 28, 2017 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

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