Demolition Man

Documentarian Jesse Moss on Speedo

"...twangy Jersey accent even as others label him a "legend in his own mind" (or, as his estranged wife..."

Nov. 28, 2003 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

Gravity

Sandra Bullock is lost in space – alone with the beauty, terror, and the laws of gravity.

"...Certainly not after a Russian satellite explodes and a mile-wide debris field – whirling and jagged and deadly –..."

Oct. 4, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dancer in the Dark

Björk goes goes to the death chamber in musical interludes.

"...film, a fact that buoys my spirits to no end. Von Trier, the man behind Breaking the Waves, The..."

Oct. 6, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Monument Ave.

"...his working-class Charlestown community. Although it's only a tiny, one-square-mile swath of land, the old neighborhood is a fiercely..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

2012

Big. Dumb. Fun.

"...James and Morgan Lily. Life is simple in Emmerich’s films. Confronted with unprecedented perils on a scale never before..."

Nov. 13, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Deep Impact

"...Morgan Freeman. The first of this summer's dueling comet films, Leder's Deep Impact takes the high road and offers..."

May 8, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW 09 Film Lineup Announced

What's all the ruckus? Why, it's the SXSW Film lineup!

"...In addition to previously announced films like opening night comedy I Love You, Man (the..."

Feb. 1, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

A Man Among Monsters: Elijah Wood on No Man of God

Finding the heart of the man who hunted serial killers

"...There are many films about serial killer Ted Bundy. No Man of God..."

Aug. 28, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Football Prophecies

Week five forecast

"...the head by an errant John Elway pass at Mile High Stadium in 1992...."

Oct. 6, 2012 Sports Post by Russ Espinoza

Microcinema Mania

Bimonthly series Cinema41 highlights the underseen and underrated

"...front-row seats – tiered, no less – to the end of the Cold War world. It's even rarer that..."

July 22, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...likes what's left of this once unique city to send similar comments to our city leaders:..."

July 26, 2002 Column

Sundance Announces Shorts Program

Texans get the nod

"...last days of high school speed by, the two friends find that their go-carts, dirt bikes, and RC cars..."

Dec. 8, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The Summer Revival Spirit

Can I Get a Witness?

"...Summer films = fluff. That expectation can be a pretty fair..."

June 12, 1998 Screens Feature

The Boogeyman

Can Hollywood just knock it off with the trauma horror?

"...stuck in the dark is always the right idea. Films like Lights Out – or even Darkness Falls, which..."

June 2, 2023 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Qmmunity: Making It Ourselves

Examples of queer creativity abound in Austin, Texas

"...lawmaking from this conservative state. To answer that frustration, Transgender Education Network of Texas' new zine, Trans-gressive: A Trans..."

Sept. 22, 2023 Column by James Scott

Bog Bodies, Blood Pulling, and Muppets: Making the Monster of Boys From County Hell

How Chris Baugh raised the evil of Irish vampire

"...Vampires are vile. They are not your exciting friend, they are not sparkly, they are not sexy, and..."

May 7, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Treasures

Moody Anderson and His Western Warehouse

"...I'm tooling westbound on Highway 2244, 20 or so miles out of town -- I've been sworn not to..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Show and Tell

Spring Previews 2000

"...Our survey covers approximately 100 films that are expected to open theatrically in Austin between..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Good Show

It was a good year -- not a great one -- for the Toronto International Film Festival.

"...foolhardy to attempt observational summaries or generalizations about the films viewed during one's visit to the Toronto International Film..."

Sept. 20, 2002 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Announces Midnighters and Shorts

Henry Rollins, Jeremy Sisto join horror lineup

"...Neece said, "all those filmmakers that we love had films ready to go." 2015, by contrast, is a lot..."

Feb. 10, 2015 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

All Wrapped Up

From biopics to end-of-day thrillers, a look at the films you'll be standing in line for this Christmas.

"...The end of the year, with its holiday season emphasizing leisure..."

Nov. 26, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Postmarks

Our Free Radio coverage generates some audio radiance, and more.

"...transmitter is about one residential lot, as it is intended for baby monitors, wireless microphones, and other very short..."

June 29, 2001 Column

SXSW Record Reviews

"...rhythmic as the songs - "Tilting Windmills," "Evergreen Vampo," "End on Tick Tock." Were Lawrence Welk's bubble machine to..."

March 6, 1998 Music Review

SXSW 2012 Film Lineup Announced

'21 Jump Street' selected as Centerpiece Film

"...130 films – spread across categories including competition films, Emerging Visions,..."

Feb. 1, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Oh, the Places You'll Go!

How Parallelogramophonograph survived Scotland and became a better improv troupe

"...see your show, in which you and your three friends make up a play on the spot – yes,..."

Dec. 30, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...My friend, Mike Clark-Madison, buried me in his piece on the..."

May 3, 2002 Column

Qmmunity: Holigay Movie Review

Three LGBTQ holiday movies to throw on, plus one bad queer movie challenge

"...list as a CHALLENGE only. All that I can recommend it for is having two nonbinary actors in lead..."

Dec. 22, 2023 Column

TV Eye

The "Portraits of Islam" film fest and, of course, Buffy.

"...to reports given by dust-covered, flak-jacketed reporters, in the end, I feel that I don't know any more about..."

May 2, 2003 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

The Long, Hot Summer

Books to Spend Your Summer With

"...try this: "I'm afraid I won't be able to attend." Period. Their genius is in their simplicity. And I..."

June 5, 1998 Books Feature

You Don’t Even Have to Go to the Movies Anymore

You really shouldn’t stop going to the movies

"...in like a fat kid trying to finish a half-mile? Austin at #47 in the 2011-2012 DMA rankings...."

Aug. 16, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

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