A Man in Uniform

"...Henry, a bookish bank employee and struggling actor who manages to land a part as tough guy Officer Flanagan..."

Sept. 9, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Man's Best Friend

"...California genetics laboratory, the semi-mad Dr. Jarrett (Henricksen) has managed to splice the genetic codes of a tiger, a..."

Dec. 3, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Method to Their Madness

Two leading ladies reflect on their psychotic characters' unique relationships with the score

"...To begin with, the "method" in this feature's title? That's a method, not the..."

Jan. 27, 2012 Arts Feature by Adam Roberts

“Mayhem, Method & Medium: Mike O’Brien” at Flatbed

Sculptures of striped tubes take on an uncanny life when photographed and reprinted by the artist

"...a riot seems to be taking place, and a man is being trampled. We can see the man lying..."

Dec. 2, 2016 Arts Review by Sam Anderson-Ramos

Opinion – Bridgerton: A Black Man in a White Fairytale

A professor of British literature argues that the popular Netflix series trivializes childhood trauma and marital sexual violence to get to a traditional “happily ever after”

"...view it as a narrative of a traumatized Black man stuck in the fairytale world of his white peers...."

Jan. 8, 2021 Column by Riya Das

The Wicker Man

Notorious director Neil LaBute's well-intentioned but inadvertently silly film starring Nicolas Cage replaces the vague, sinister paganism of the original with a creepy infusion of earth-mother estrogen gone haywire.

"...to organize a mass screening of LaBute's The Wicker Man for certain select members of the populace – the..."

Sept. 8, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Austin Pharmacist Denies Trans Man Testosterone Prescription

Walgreens says pharmacist was uncomfortable with injection method

"...For Tristan Martin, a 34-year-old trans man living in North Austin, that fear became a reality..."

May 25, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

The Music Man (1962)

Seventy-six trombones

"...the picture of that brass orgy in The Music Man, it's not just visible in your mind's eye; you..."

May 17, 2013 Screens Feature by Robert Faires

The Man Behind the List

Craig of Craigslist really exists, and he's about more than selling your tuba

"...Craigslist, Michael Ferris Gibson's documentary, Craigslist enthusiasts ponder the man behind the name as they reveal the quirks that..."

March 5, 2004 Screens Feature by Courtney Fitzgerald

No Man's Land

Substandard Conditions Are a Way of Life for Northridge Acres

"...couple of blocks from his corner -- home to many of the techies of nearby Dell Computer Corp. and..."

June 9, 2000 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

One Man Talking

In these days of HDTV, IMAX theatres with SurroundSound, and interactive software in 3-D hyper-realism, who wants to listen to one man talking for 90 minutes on a stage? A lot of people, when the man is Steven Tomlinson, award-winning economics lecturer, lay preacher, and Austin's premier monologist, as Wayne Alan Brenner explains.

"...MUDs, IMAX theatres with SurroundSound, interactive software featuring all manner of hijinks in 3-D hyper-realism, corporate sponsorship of multisensory..."

March 31, 2000 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin Pharmacist Denies Trans Man Testosterone Prescription

Walgreens says pharmacist was uncomfortable with injection method

June 2, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Method Directing

Director Sterlin Harjo hits the streets for Mekko

"...was when he interviewed Jimmy Washington, a homeless Cherokee man: It was through Jimmy that he heard about Tulsa's..."

April 29, 2016 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

How High

"...Directed by: Jesse Dylan. Starring: Method Man, Redman, Obba Babatundé, Anna Maria Horsford, Fred Willard,..."

Dec. 28, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Are You Ready For Shakwon and Reggie?

Your guide to Wu-Tang aliases

"...Yo’ Self would feature a mind-bendingly accurate depiction of Redman’s throw down at the Parish last night. What happened:..."

Sept. 18, 2008 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

A Word With RZA

"...call it shadowboxing – with the Wu-Tang producer and swordsman, Bump & Hustle finally connected when he touched down..."

June 11, 2008 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

The Green Movement

KRS-One and Hakim Green bring the Stop the Violence Movement to Austin

"...“Self Construction,” featuring an insane amount of MCs, including Method Man, Redman, Nelly, Busta Rhymes, David Banner, 50 Cent,..."

Jan. 21, 2009 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Garden State

A mash note to love that speaks to Generation Y as powerfully as The Graduate did to the Boomers.

"...Directed by: Zach Braff. Starring: Braff, Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Ian Holm, Jean Smart and Method Man...."

Aug. 20, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Live Shots

"...Antone's February 20 photograph by John Carrico THE CRYSTAL METHOD, BT..."

Feb. 27, 1998 Music Feature

Tropic Thunder

Instead of entering the jungle to find the heart of darkness, Ben Stiller goes in to take aim at the Achilles' heel of Hollywood: its utter pomposity and self-importance.

"...the actors – the pampered, self-deluded, overindulged, and overly Method – and the studio chiefs and flacks who, like..."

Aug. 15, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Snow Angels

Filmmaker David Gordon Green guides his cast, headed by Sam Rockwell and Kate Beckinsale, through a fumbling world of nursed grudges and blown opportunities.

"...Green’s adaptation of Stewart O’Nan’s debut novel, high school freshman Arthur Parkinson (Angarano) – floppy-haired and affable, trombonist in..."

April 4, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Ramblin’ After Midnight With Stef Chura

Detroit indie rocker steps into the spotlight with second LP

"...went to Berklee or something. I really like Aimee Man and she went to Berklee. I can’t imagine what..."

July 18, 2019 Music Post by Beth Sullivan

127 Hours

An unrelenting tour de force thanks to Simon Beaufoy's clever script, Danny Boyle's inspired direction, and James Franco's amazing performance, 127 Hours is primarily an unforgettable examination of the human spirit under extreme duress.

"...stories but Scott embellishes his train wreck with all manner of dopey Sturm und Drang, while Boyle, working from..."

Nov. 19, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Watch it

"...but sophomoric contest known as “Watch It,” where it's every-man-for-himself in an attempt to outwit the other with outrageous..."

May 21, 1993 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

Beginners

Christopher Plummer and Ewan McGregor play father and son in this lovely drama about what happens to both after the older man discovers near the end of his life that he's gay.

"...Keller and Keegan Boos. “You think you’re you,” a man tells a dog named Arthur, before breaking it to..."

June 24, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Paris

Paris, from the French director of When the Cat's Away, follows a half-dozen-plus Parisians and their interconnectedness.

"...They were likable if glib films, with sprawling casts, romantic romping, a drunk's walk of a plot, and, as..."

Oct. 9, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Music Live: The Roots & Friends

“This is the best shit of the whole South By!”

"...another five were left on the outside looking in, many of whom had waited in line for hours...."

March 19, 2017 SXSW Post by Thomas Fawcett

Ghostface, Method Man, Masta Killa

Record review

"...GhostfaceThe Pretty Toney Album (Def Jam)Method ManTical 0: The Prequel (Def Jam) Masta KillaNo Said..."

June 4, 2004 Music Review by Robert Gabriel

Genghis Blues

"...Directed by: Roko Belic. Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman; the musical technique known as “throatsinging” popular in the..."

Jan. 21, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

I Am Sam

"...disaster any way you look at it. Well-intentioned and manipulative in a Lifetime channel kind of way, I Am..."

Jan. 25, 2002 Movie Review by Steve Davis

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