Voyeur

"...she even licks him. His overbearing father (Garcin) is not at all happy with the situation, but since he's..."

Jan. 24, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Five Gifts of Literary Delight for You or Anyone Lucky Enough to Be Your Friends or Family

Sentence yourself to a long stretch of reading pleasure

"...desire, to make you glad that everything storywise is not about what’s hot on Netflix or HBO or whatever..."

Nov. 28, 2022 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Now Streaming in Austin: "Pepito"

Award-winning comedy short takes us back to childhood

"...It never matters how old you get, you will always be..."

April 10, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Broadway Leading Lady Carolee Carmello on Taking Over Dolly!

Hello, Dolly prepares for run at Bass Concert Hall

"...is probably the most prolific Broadway leading lady you’ve never heard of. She may not be a household name,..."

Jan. 17, 2020 Arts Post by Paul Beutel

The Addams Family

Your favorite creepy neighbors are back, and kid friendly

"...as the push toward a more cookie-cutter culture has never seemed more pressing. Those societal urges are given CG..."

Oct. 18, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Predator

The Predator needs an editor

"...that he knew what he was doing. So why not give Black a crack at a languishing property with..."

Sept. 14, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Chappaquiddick

The car crash that changed America.

"...square jaw and booming voice. I had a vague notion that he was a severe alcoholic. And I knew..."

April 13, 2018 Movie Review by Danielle White

I Do ... Until I Don't

Marriage (comedies) ain't easy

"...hippie, who, with her boyfriend Zander (Cenac) practice a (not so) open relationship; and finally, there’s Harvey (Reiser) and..."

Sept. 1, 2017 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Grandma

Lily Tomlin leads a dynamic cast down roads less traveled

"...done great film work in the past for such notable directors as Robert Altman (Nashville, A Prairie Home Companion),..."

Sept. 11, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Billy Friedkin Kills It

Extended Q&A with the man behind 'The Exorcist,' 'French Connection'

"...In this week's paper, we have a Q&A with..."

Aug. 2, 2012 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

30 Minutes or Less

Jesse Eisenberg reunites with his Zombieland director Ruben Fleischer for this action comedy about a hapless victim forced to rob a bank or be blown up.

"...C4 as its central plot device had better be funny or, at least, thrilling. Otherwise, the narrative device will..."

Aug. 12, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Eat Pray Love

Julia Roberts stars in this adaptation of Elizabeth Gilbert's novel about a journey of self-discovery, but the result is undercooked.

"...– which means that what should have been Jenkins' "not a dry eye in the house" audition reel for..."

Aug. 13, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Interview With a Prophet

Chuck Prophet holds forth.

"...you appeared on that show before? Chuck Prophet: We’d never done the show before. It was a cool experience..."

Jan. 23, 2008 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Tristram Shandy: A Cock & Bull Story

Tristram Shandy’s inspired, breakneck madness provides a good forum for Michael Winterbottom’s chief talent: the illumination of human nature, with all its messes and occasional marvels.

"...Party People, 9 Songs) under his belt. But he’s never played egghead to the audience; there’s an accessibility to..."

March 24, 2006 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Waiting ...

This frequently offensive and doggedly disgusting film about working in the restaurant industry is technically inept and wholly crude.

"...Waiting … (set, natch, in the restaurant industry) share not only a premise based on the drudgery of the..."

Oct. 7, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Roll Bounce

Hot-wiring a penchant for sports film truisms to some seriously spot-on Seventies nostalgia, this Bow Wow vehicle is an easygoing portrayal of teenage camaraderie and its attendant difficulties.

"...seriously spot-on Seventies nostalgia that looks and feels true not only in its attention to period detail but also..."

Sept. 23, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Pelt, Banana

The man in the monkey suit and my quest for meaning

"...on a directive from the girlfriend to get "something funny," I went to I Video and rented a new-to-VHS..."

Aug. 5, 2005 Screens Feature by Taylor Holland

The Pacifier

Vin Diesel plays a Navy SEAL who draws diaper duty.

"...hoops, and a toddler play-tunnel as weapons. Is it funny? Not for a minute. Cross-pollinate Kindergarten Cop with Home..."

March 4, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Disney's Teacher's Pet

Animated film about a dog who wants to be a boy – unusual fare from Disney that will please kids and alterna-adults.

"...little boy he’s always dreamed of being. Well, no, not really – there’s that whole "dog years" thing that..."

Jan. 23, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat

Bad cat makes stink in theatre.

"...and I. It proved to all that kid lit’s not always dull or as staid or as gray as..."

Nov. 21, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Southern Destroyer

Barry Hannah at 60, in Oxford, and on why -- despite the energy drinks -- he's not feeling up to saving American fiction right this very minute

"...like? What is time like? Most people, you might notice, walk around as if they are needed somewhere, like..."

Feb. 21, 2003 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

Y Tu Mamá También

Boys, filled with testoterone and joints, will be boys.

"...warned decades ago that, whatever mamas do, they should not let their babies grow up to be cowboys. But..."

April 5, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Other Side of Heaven

"...paradise. Sandy, sunny beaches, gorgeous natives prowling around in not all that much, zero modernities to distract from the..."

Feb. 1, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Baby Boy

"...provocative ideas regarding our culture's infantilization of African-American men, not least of these ideas being the young men's willing..."

June 29, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Rugrats in Paris: The Movie

Fun for kids and grownups.

"...on the Nickelodeon cable station, and the series has not only survived but flourished in the interim. And why..."

Nov. 17, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Poetry in Emotion

Katherine Catmull never intended to pursue a career in acting. In fact, she seriously avoided it for as long as she could, choosing instead to earn her degree in English literature. Why is revealed in this profile of one of Austin's most sophisticated and literate performers.

"...terror and wonder. It was as if she could not recognize her face, and there were her hands, desperately..."

Oct. 6, 2000 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Kikujiro

"...and the address of his mother, whom he has never met. He sets off to find her but does..."

June 30, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Orphans

"...of good things to say about Scotland, but you'd never know it from films such as Trainspotting and this..."

June 23, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dance of the Prodigal Son

Soft-spoken and self-effacing choreographer Stephen Mills seems an unlikely candidate for rebellious Prodigal Son. But he was, breaking away from Ballet Austin in 1996, only to return two years later. Now the newly named artistic director of Ballet Austin, Mills talks about his departure, his return, and the future of the company.

"...year named associate artistic director. Following the board's decision not to renew the contract of artistic director Lambros Lambrou..."

April 28, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Mother of All Texas Honky-Tonks

A look back at the Mother of All Texas Honky-Tonks

"...the club made 50-50, and wound up agreeing on not much at all. To top it off, Gilley's was..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

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