The One I Love

Mark Duplass and Elizabeth Moss shine in this rom-com-dram with a twist.

"...lightens their mood. There might be hope for them after all – but then they start exploring the separate..."

Sept. 5, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Whole Love

Reviewing Wilco's new ‘The Whole Love’

"...opens an unexpected third chapter today with The Whole Love, released through the beloved Chicago sextet’s new dBpm Records...."

Sept. 27, 2011 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Love & Other Drugs

A pharmaceutical salesman with devastating charm and a woman who has no interest in settling down learn that love is the best drug of all.

"...new Viagra account, he happily combines his two great loves, sex and hustling; he's like Casanova in a used-car..."

Dec. 3, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Love in the Time of Cholera

Funny when it’s supposed to be serious and awkward when it’s supposed to be romantic, every twist in this Gabriel García Márquez adaptation is a near miss, except for the performance of Javier Bardem.

"...most romantic heroes in modern fiction (Florentino Ariza in Love in the Time of Cholera) and one of the..."

Nov. 16, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

After a Fashion

Phew! We're glad that's over. SXSW is gone and things are beginning to get back to normal. Your Style Avatar has some parting thoughts about Courtney Love and looks (fashion) forward to some upcoming events.

"...BACK-IN LOVE The gust of wind that blew rain into Austin..."

March 22, 2002 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Arts Board Love Stories

That special thing that happens between artists and boards of directors can be a lot like a love relationship: Intimate. Fulfilling. Long-term. Working as one body. However, it can be and often is complicated.

"...her relationship like this: "When you're young and in love, never been kissed, you fall in love with love,..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Arts Feature by C. Denby Swanson

Why Do Fools Fall in Love

"...most of the profits from his chartbusting singles. Then, after the singer's rapid decline and untimely drug-related death, figures..."

Aug. 28, 1998 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Comrades, Almost a Love Story

"...acting skills have consistently shone through. Comrades, Almost a Love Story is no exception, though viewers may want to..."

Aug. 22, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Love & Human Remains

"...in Austin at the SXSW FIlm Festival. Looking for love in all the wrong places. This latest film by..."

Oct. 20, 1995 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Love Crimes

"...director Lizzie Borden (Born in Flames, Working Girls). In Love Crimes, Young plays a highly effective assistant district attorney..."

Jan. 31, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Don Juan, My Love

"...the eve of All Saints Day, October 31, 1990. After 450 years, the ghost of Don Juan arises from..."

Nov. 8, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Tim O'Brien's Love Letter to His Sons

In Dad's Maybe Book, the author of Going After Cacciato is going after fatherhood

"...their father, the famed author Tim O'Brien, watches with love and something else. Three minutes earlier he learned of..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Arts Feature by Joe O'Connell

Review: A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder

Tony-winning musical serves pure stage magic & killer hilarity

"...and the perfect setting for A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder, which asks us to look at both..."

March 22, 2018 Arts Post by Shanon Weaver

Part-Time Love

The film 5 to 7 finds love in brief pockets of time

"...– and, by extension, the audience's – definition of love and marriage is tested and expanded, with bittersweet results...."

Feb. 13, 2015 Screens Feature by Melanie Haupt

Love Is All You Need

Danish Oscar-winner Susanne Bier lightens her tone with this grown-up romantic comedy that stars Pierce Brosnan.

"...Steeping in its flavors rather than chasing bubbly gags, Love Is All You Need breaks no new narrative ground..."

May 31, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Page Two: Love and Badges

The last 'Page Two' on SXSW 09 (probably)

"...Admittedly, South by Southwest is much more loved and praised than disliked and criticized. So many of..."

April 3, 2009 Column by Louis Black

The Very Ecstasy of Love

"...thrust back into the role of the amiable citizen after all that wonderful Chronicle-sanctioned confrontation, I found myself at..."

Aug. 18, 2008 Screens Post by Josh Rosenblatt

Crock of Love, Too

Scouring the wreckage of Rock of Love 2.

"...of you who weren’t hooked on VH1's Rock of Love 2, Daisy was one of the last two Rockettes..."

April 21, 2008 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Train of Love

Albert & Gage's Christine Albert ruminates on five years of Wednesdays at Donn's Depot.

"...crock-pot and then headed down to Donn's for an afternoon of revelry, arriving home just before their husbands." Right..."

Jan. 9, 2004 Music Feature by Christine Albert

Big Bad Love

"...drifts through midday reveries and pines for his lost love … Haven't we seen this one before? Yes and..."

April 19, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Love Divided

"...Mcgrath, Ali White, Tony Doyle and Peter Caffrey. The “love divided” that the title so soppily refers to is..."

Aug. 3, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

In the Mood for Love

Because the two lovers at the heart of this lush period piece never verbalize or consummate their feelings, “mood” is the right word to characterize this stunningly evocative Chinese love story.

"...is the right word to characterize this evocative Chinese love story since the two lovers at the heart of..."

March 9, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Love! Valour! Compassion!

"...Mantello. Starring: Jason Alexander, Randy Becker, Stephen Bogardus, John Glover, John Benjamin Hickey, Justin Kirk and Stephen Spinella. The..."

June 13, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Boner Bizarre, Improvised Love Stories, and More Arts Events

Get some culture and love this week

"...Lawson (aka Wedge from Star Wars), it’s a heartfelt love letter to the power of belonging somewhere. Plus, you’ll..."

Feb. 16, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Slamdance 2023 Review: Silent Love

Polish docu-drama explores family ties against anti-LGBT backdrop

"...In the world of documentary Silent Love, priests denounce same-sex unions, P.E. coaches teach adolescent boys..."

Jan. 30, 2023 Screens Post by Dex Wesley Parra

Angel Haze, Same Love But Not

Brooklyn MC spins Macklemore & Lewis hit her way

"...Haze’s remix of Macklemore & Lewis equality anthem “Same Love” before I realized how good it was. For one,..."

Nov. 28, 2013 Music Post by Nina Hernandez

Courtney Love’s Third Passion

Rocker and fashion icon takes Emo’s in style

"...about a little of both.” I’d just asked Courtney Love if she had a preference for chatting about her..."

Aug. 2, 2013 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Making Love and War

Love is a battlefield in the comedies of remarriage

"...phone calls, and overcooked misunderstandings all conspire to keep lovers apart until the final reel, when they go skipping..."

Nov. 18, 2011 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Crime After Crime

Emotionally powerful doc about the fight to free a domestic abuse survivor from jail

"...Directed by: Yoav Potash. On technical merits, Crime After Crime isn't a great film. But the story it..."

Sept. 16, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

After a Fashion

Football, the Irish, and unconditional love: just another week in the life of Your Style Avatar

"...We adored them and they provided us with endless love and laughter. Years later, as they aged, my mother..."

April 15, 2011 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

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