Squirrels, Girls, and Other Pearls in This Weekend’s Recommended Events

Acro-Cats, Earth Day, and all manner of arts and culture happenings

"...– oh my gosh! – challenged. Written by Lane Michael Stanley and world-premiered in Florida, this comical yet heartfelt..."

April 11, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Swans, Swine, and Serial Killers in This Week’s Recommended Events

Get out and get arty

"...greatest performances by flesh-and-bones actors in Muppet films? Why, Michael Caine as the grasping old miser Ebenezer Scrooge in..."

April 4, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Black Bag

Steven Soderbergh's latest is a zippy, London-set spy yarn

"...Directed by: Steven Soderbergh. Starring: Michael Fassbender, Cate Blanchett, Marisa Abela, Tom Burke, Naomie Harris,..."

March 14, 2025 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Golden Girls on Stage, Xmas Parties Galore, Satangeddon, and More Events

Your recommended arts events for the weekend

"...find Rizzo the Rat, Gonzo as Charles Dickens, and Michael Caine playing opposite Muppets with deadly sincerity, it feels..."

Dec. 13, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

A Comic Con, Drag Birthday, and More Recommended Events

Party hard this weekend

"...it built, and it is terrific.” You can’t blame Michael Caine for not being too kind about not only..."

July 19, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Everything Evil: How Longlegs Is Osgood Perkins’ Popcorn Movie

Channeling Silence of the Lambs for his horror club sandwich

"...and really understated in a great way, in the Michael Caine school that you just don’t blink, or in..."

July 12, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Argylle

Bryce Dallas Howard and Sam Rockwell get into double-identity spy trouble

"...James Bond movies or the morally murky machinations of Michael Caine as trench-coat-clad Harry Palmer. Vaughn loves the tongue-in-cheek..."

Feb. 2, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Lesson

Plagiarism noir is too derivative to be a real page-turner

"...it's a pale shadow of not one but two Michael Caine films: genius 1972 mystery Sleuth and its 1982..."

July 7, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

John Wick: Chapter 4

Can the killer franchise give its dog-loving hero the ending he deserves?

"...The script by Shay Hatten and Michael Finch understands that the story has blown past John's..."

March 24, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: John Wick: Chapter 4

Baba Yaga is back in his loudest, craziest adventure yet

"...The script by Shay Hatten and Michael Finch understands that the story has blown past John's..."

March 13, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Super Soldier, Super Spy: Eugenio Mira on García!

The Spanish filmmaker unpacks the inherent fascism of the superhero

"...EM: The Ipcress File is one of my references. [Michael Caine's character] Harry Palmer, you see this guy who..."

Dec. 17, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Medieval

Brutal historical epic gives gritty, accessible life to a Czech icon

"...Directed by: Petr Jákl. Starring: Ben Foster, Michael Caine, Sophie Lowe, Matthew Goode, Til Schweiger, Karel Roden..."

Sept. 9, 2022 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Eat Like an Austin Movie Star

Your guide to local restaurants featured in famous films

"...and make a reservation at the Driskill Grill, where Michael Caine rolled his eyes at the idea of transforming..."

Aug. 17, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Oliver Tree, Christian McBride, Beach House, Daniel Fears, Kydd Jones, and more recommended shows

"...up with beat mage Questlove and key sage Uri Caine in repping his hometown on 2001's The Philadelphia Experiment,..."

March 25, 2022 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Austin Film Festival Q&A: Claudia Black on Time Now

When picking people and places is as important as the script

"...warm and well-intentioned. I'd rather be in this experimental, Michael-Caine-type space of not trying to supposedly build a career,..."

Oct. 22, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Come Away

Maudlin melding of Peter Pan and Alice is a misreading of both

"...Nash, Reece Yates, Angelina Jolie, David Oyelowo, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Michael Caine, Anna Chancellor and Derek Jacobi...."

Nov. 20, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Big Ugly

Vinnie (Jones) goes to (West) Virginia

"...Since Michael Caine took a trip to the coast in Get..."

July 31, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Wanna Hang Out While We Watch Miss Congeniality?

Don't be fashionably late for this week's livetweet!

"...Miss Congeniality, the 2000 hit starring Bullock, Benjamin Pratt, Michael Caine, William Shatner, and a host of Austin locations..."

May 27, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Trip to Greece

Coogan and Brydon's latest culinary comedy is a dish too far

"...Directed by: Michael Winterbottom. Starring: Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon, Claire Keelan, Rebecca..."

May 22, 2020 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Now Streaming in Austin: Miss Congeniality

Sandra Bullock's action-comedy classic brought Hollywood to Austin

"...Hart (Sandra Bullock) meets desparing deportment coach Victor Melling (Michael Caine) for lunch? That's the Driskill Hotel. The pageant..."

March 21, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Christmas Carol

Zach Theatre's musical version abounds in great voices, but it may drown out Dickens with songs

"...and later, the delightful Muppets rendition starring a curmudgeonly Michael Caine, I've always loved A Christmas Carol best. The..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Arts Review by Laura Jones

The Good Liar

Mirren and McKellen cross paths in this retiree con flick

"...McKellen plays Roy as a sort of hybrid of Michael Caine in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and the Michael Caine..."

Nov. 22, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Hustle

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels remake can't con its way to success

"...a script that draws inspiration from the antics of Michael Caine and Steve Martin (and before them David Niven..."

May 17, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Holiday Viewing: A Christmas Carol

In this season of giving, who is the best Scrooge?

"...Michael Caine: A Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)..."

Dec. 24, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Five Arty Things to Do This Weekend: Oct. 20-22

First, read this list aloud … in the voice … of Michael Caine, Mr. Wayne

"...may read this list aloud in the voice of Michael Caine, if you wish. If you can. But you..."

Oct. 19, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Going in Style

Three old-timers plan to rob a bank

"...Directed by: Zach Braff. Starring: Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Alan Arkin, Ann-Margret, Matt Dillon, John..."

April 7, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

DVDanger: Fantastic Fest 2015 Revisited

With the 2016 lineup here, time for VOD and DVD reruns

"...the slow, graceful cinematography of Adam Marsden, complimented by Sean-Michael Hamilton and Cody Partridge's moody, mournful score) reveals this..."

Aug. 6, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Now You See Me 2

Now you can't un-see the second installment of Jon M. Chu's magical trilogy

"...Daniel Radcliffe, Morgan Freeman, Lizzy Caplan, Dave Franco and Michael Caine...."

June 10, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Marc Savlov's Top 10 Films of 2015

"...Youth Youth may be wasted on the young, but Michael Caine and Harvey Keitel have a helluva nice Swiss..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Youth

Michael Caine and Harvey Keitel star in this gorgeous, existential ode

"...Directed by: Paolo Sorrentino. Starring: Michael Caine, Harvey Keitel, Rachel Weisz, Paul Dano, Jane Fonda..."

Dec. 18, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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