Shawn Camp: Alight in the Darkness

Shawn Camp's new show at Northern-Southern breathes in the Aphotic Zone

"...Note: The eyes are what make the difference, they say,..."

Aug. 7, 2015 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Lights, Camera, Safety: Film and TV Production Is Coming Back to Texas

Now producers and unions are making sure no one gets sick

"...found three possible responses to the coronavirus. Option one, ignore it (and the continuing exponential increase in cases shows..."

July 3, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

White Man's Burden

"...Directed by: Desmond Nakano. Starring: John Travolta, Harry Belafonte, Kelly Lynch, Margaret Avery,..."

Dec. 8, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hotel Artemis

A bleak but stylish future, where only criminals can afford healthcare

"...which the city of Los Angeles has become a nonstop riot zone, the Hotel Artemis stands in plain sight..."

June 8, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Whose Streets?

A you-are-there portrait of the tragedy in Ferguson

"...with unapologetic righteousness, the ragged documentary Whose Streets? takes no prisoners in its raw depiction of events transpiring in..."

Aug. 25, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Chi-Raq

Spike Lee has his finger on our gun-crazy moment in history

"...Directed by: Spike Lee. Starring: Nick Cannon, Teyonah Parris, Angela Bassett, Wesley Snipes, Jennifer Hudson, Harry..."

Dec. 4, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

This Is 40

Growing old gracefully is not an option in Judd Apatow's world.

"...ponder the film’s manic swings between ambitious and facile, enormously likable and sour to taste...."

Dec. 21, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Alex Cross

Stretching out of his Madea comfort zone to play James Patterson's FBI profiler is a courageous but misguided move on Tyler Perry’s part.

"...Cohen. Starring: Tyler Perry, Edward Burns, Matthew Fox, Jean Reno, Rachel Nichols, Giancarlo Esposito, Cicely Tyson, Carmen Ejogo and..."

Oct. 19, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hugo

Martin Scorsese steps outside his comfort zone to create an effects-heavy children’s film set in France – and winds up creating one of his most splendid and personal films.

"...Martin Scorsese steps outside his usual comfort zone of gangsters, crime, and American pop culture to create..."

Nov. 25, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Lottery Ticket

Bow Wow stars in this comedy about a guy with a winning lottery ticket who must protect it over a long weekend.

"...Keith David, Terry Crews and Leslie Jones, Mike Epps. No gamble is made by the makers of Lottery Ticket,..."

Aug. 27, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Box

Donnie Darko director Richard Kelly goes for full-fledged suspense in this studio thriller.

"...very loosely on a short story by original Twilight Zone scribe Richard Matheson, The Box is a convoluted and..."

Nov. 13, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Hurt Locker

An elite bomb-dismantling squad in Iraq tread the fine line between keeping themselves alive and coming back for another adrenaline rush.

"...drunken roughhousing. There's a sameness to the action (if not the particulars or the consequences of) that perfectly mimics..."

July 10, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

A Time for Drunken Horses

Iranian masterpiece of Kurdish life.

"...keep them warm and docile during trips across the no-fly zone at the Iran-Iraq border. Weighed down with tractor..."

Nov. 17, 2000 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

West Beirut

"...Doueiri. Among the worst-damaged during wartime are a battle zone's children. Cut loose from school, nurtured by antagonisms, and..."

March 24, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

City Zero

"...lived in the shadows of Stalinism and the Twilight Zone. Alexei (Filatov) is a Moscow engineer who arrives at..."

Dec. 6, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

"My Energy, How I Move": Blakchyl's Evolving Hip-Hop Embodies Austin's Eastside

The 78702 rapper on exploring beyond her comfort zone

"...like it's just so taboo to be," she adds. "Not that it's never existed, but in Austin specifically …..."

July 14, 2023 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Diamantino

Politics and Pekingese in this strange, sweet, and very Portuguese fantasy

"...In Portugal, soccer is everything. So superstar striker Diamantino (Cotta) is everything to everyone – or rather, they're..."

Aug. 2, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Journey

Settling peace in Northern Ireland?

"...Americans forget that we’re not the first country to deal with the (widely misplaced)..."

July 7, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A War

Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Language film is a complex morality tale

"...Directed by: Tobias Lindholm. Starring: Pilou Asbaek, Tuva Novotny, Dar Salim, Søren Malling, Charlotte Munck, Alex Høgh Andersen,..."

March 4, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Paper Towns

Paper-thin teen tale is based on a John Green YA novel

"...like an explorer oblivious to the fact that he’s not the first guy to arrive. Based on the 2008..."

July 31, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Dark Skies

Aliens mess with a suburban family's peace of mind in this unsettling, slow-burn thriller.

"...thriller that plays like an episode of The Twilight Zone crossed with Poltergeist. More chilling than terrifying, this movie’s..."

March 1, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

TDH: 8/15/11

Council acquiring open space, moving dirt on Waller Creek Tunnel

"...With payday lending regulation and a Water Treatment Plant No. 4 item at City Council’s meeting Thursday, it’s shaping..."

Aug. 15, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

The Beaver

Jodie Foster directs Mel Gibson in this odd family drama.

"...of his longtime friend Jodie Foster, whom he has known since their days filming Maverick in 1994. Foster co-stars..."

May 6, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

From Paris With Love

Jonathan Rhys Meyers plays an American diplomat in Paris who is paired with a wise-cracking, trigger-happy CIA maverick (John Travolta) to stop a terrorist attack.

"...Smutniak and Richard Durden. Anyone suffering from the dubious notion that all French people hate Americans and their gauche..."

Feb. 12, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Timecrimes

Spanish director Nacho Vigalondo's first feature film is a tremendously entertaining bit of Kafka that whirlpools down into The Twilight Zone – and one helluva blast to watch.

"...bit of Kafka that whirlpools down into The Twilight Zone. Spanish director Vigalondo's first feature film is an enigmatic,..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Wranglers Tied for First

"...to our own Austin Wranglers. Three and out is not a way to start the game...."

June 30, 2008 Sports Post by Christopher Bond

Right at Your Door

Harrowing doesn't even begin to describe this low-budget exercise in siege paranoia, which builds on our current terrorist-related night sweats.

"...Gorak. Starring: Mary McCormack, Rory Cochrane, Tony Perez, Scotty Noyd Jr. and Jon Huertas. If nothing else, Right at..."

Aug. 24, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Ex

Zach Braff and Amanda Peet play husband and wife who deal with a new child and an old flame in this featherweight comedy that never steps outside its comfort zone.

"...aspires to be something darker, but never steps far enough outside its comfort zone to be anything really edgy...."

May 18, 2007 Movie Review by Steve Davis

You, Me and Dupree

The story of the houseguest who won't leave gets another reworking in this diverting yet disposable Owen Wilson vehicle.

"...He keeps Dupree mostly anchored in reality, which is no small feat in this sort of comedy. Dillon and..."

July 14, 2006 Movie Review by Brian Clark

Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever

"...Terry Chen and Aidan Drummond. Thai director Wych Kaosayanada knows a disaster when he sees (or directs) one; paring..."

Sept. 27, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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