Deck the Halls

It's like Neighbors, except with more Christmas lights and Danny DeVito.

"...big enough, of course, which Hall’s isn’t. In this omission Hall sees a cruel metaphor for his entire meaningless..."

Dec. 1, 2006 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

A Prairie Home Companion

It's been a very long time since any Robert Altman film has been as enjoyable as A Prairie Home Companion.

"...fullness of the characters more than compensates for this omission. For A Prairie Home Companion is not really about..."

June 9, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Adventures of Felix

"...the character, at least in some small part. That omission rings a little false, even irresponsible when Felix has..."

Sept. 14, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision

Oscar-winning documentary about the famed artist.

"...best documentary, an award that was overshadowed by the omission of Hoop Dreams from the group of five documentary..."

March 22, 1996 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Brother's Keeper

This documentary is about the unlikeliest of subjects: an alleged mercy killing between a pair of barely socialized, virtually illiterate, unkempt, unhygienic, slow-witted, never-married bachelors.

"...Don't make the same mistake, the same sin of omission. This documentary about the unlikeliest of subjects - an..."

Jan. 29, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Book Reviews

Hangover Soup

"...less sins of commission than they are sins of omission...."

Aug. 13, 1999 Books Review

Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus

The legendary composer delivers his final performance in a stirring concert documentary

"...out the composition titles as Sakamoto plays them, an omission which felt unnecessarily stingy to me. While many viewers..."

March 29, 2024 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Texas Voter Suppression Law Violates Civil Rights, Judge Rules

A bench trial over Senate Bill 1 is set for next month

"...vote in any election because of an error or omission on any record or paper ... if such error..."

Aug. 18, 2023 News Post by Maggie Quinlan

Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd

Bio-doc of the psych rock pioneer leaves his later obscurity suitably untouched

"...Barrett's post-Floyd life, but that's not a sin of omission by Have You Got It Yet?: There just isn't..."

July 28, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

It Ain't Over

Charming documentary honors Yogi Berra, the man and the player

"...four greatest then-living baseball players is a sin of omission not easily forgiven...."

July 7, 2023 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Kandahar

Tense exploration of Afghanistan's chaos camouflaged as an action flick

"...be attributed to the USA's actions and sins of omission. The only trace of the occupation is a plethora..."

May 26, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Last Duel

Ridley Scott reinvents the historical drama through the lens of stardom

"...to the points of disagreement but to areas of omission as well. Only Marguerite’s flashback exposes the horrors of..."

Oct. 15, 2021 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

No Man's Land

Well-intentioned cross-border drama finds humanity on all sides

"...with Jackson, the issue of race is a significant omission. He is accepted into the homes of the men..."

Jan. 22, 2021 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Charlie Says

Manson Family drama place society's treatment of guilt and contrition in the dock

"...fact they go unasked and unanswered feels like an omission, and pushes Charlie Says close to apologia for the..."

Aug. 16, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Fighting With My Family

Wrestling biopic of breakthrough WWE superstar Paige

"...corners, but it's honest and earnest and heartfelt. Every omission or alteration makes sense, and keeps the focus on..."

March 1, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Learning the Hard Way That Police and Democratic Socialists Rarely Mix

CLEAT alum Danny Fetonte's resignation from the Austin DSA raises questions for the local chapter

"...that history, said Ngô, leading some to believe the omission was a calculated move designed to increase his chances..."

Oct. 13, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

DPS Troopers Push Undocumented Immigrants Into a Deportation Pipeline

Spike in traffic stops raises concerns about racial profiling, faulty record keeping, and the damage done to families

"...incidents unrecorded in the data given to Rodríguez. The omission suggests that the number of actual incidents is far..."

June 2, 2017 News Feature by Debbie Nathan

League of Left-Out Voters

In a busy election season, the Statesman grapples with space and its endorsements

"...the races were cut for space reasons, but [the omission of Precinct 3] was an accident."..."

Oct. 28, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party

Another distorted salvo from Dinesh D’Souza

"...advocates of segregation and Jim Crow laws. D’Souza by omission, distortion, and selective inclusion pretends that this is a..."

July 22, 2016 Movie Review by Louis Black

Fish or Gay Bait

Response to D6 candidate Matt Stillwell's least-common-Dem politics

"...served as president until recently. It's a pretty big omission, even in a flyer 'designed,' as Stillwell puts it,..."

Nov. 3, 2014 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Angels & Demons

The chase is on, but there's no Holy Grail to be found in this suspenseless trail of decoded symbols.

"...carry over? Hanks' haircut from the first, and that omission – work with me here – says a lot,..."

May 15, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

808 Heartbreaks

Kanye West's latest is lukewarm

"...progressive “Heartless,” is really R&B without the soul, an omission only made worse by West’s use of T-Pain-styled auto-tuning...."

Dec. 4, 2008 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Media Watch

KVET turns into poster child for station chaos, plus other tidbits

"...The San Antonio Express-News recently acknowledged an "egregious omission" in a front page feature on "the secret to..."

Feb. 22, 2008 News Column by Kevin Brass

TV Eye

War and Remembrance: Part II

"...asking that the film not be released until this omission is corrected. The toughest call comes from the GI..."

April 6, 2007 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...at the time it happened, and we regret the omission. The judge's decision is under appeal (by the NLRB..."

May 2, 2003 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Pricey Omission..."

April 11, 2003 Column

Standing in the Shadows of Motown

"...30 songs) arouses curiosity for the reasons behind the omission. Still, when all is said and done, there ain't..."

Nov. 15, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Amélie

Why not get happy? Why not celebrate love, and little twists of fate, and a sepia-in-Technicolor portrait of Paris? Amélie's heart is in the right place – squarely on its sleeve. And what better place for it?

"...almost entirely devoid of people of color, an odd omission which doesn’t do justice to Paris’ diversity.) But to..."

Nov. 16, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Making Lists

"...readers who in actuality read very little. A glaring omission from 50+ is Cormac McCarthy, who has brought serious..."

Jan. 1, 1999 Books Feature by Dick Holland

Radical Radio

Is Hightower's Show Too Liberal for Austin?

"...A Rich Omission..."

April 18, 1997 News Column by Lee Nichols

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