Thunderheart

"...been caught up in a territorial scuffle with Oliver Stone who claimed ownership of Peltier and his story. There..."

April 10, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Assault on Precinct 13

This new version of John Carpenter's classic is superfluous in the extreme, and while it’s not technically a bad movie, per se, viewers unfamiliar with the film’s lineage will likely write it off as yet another midwinter also-ran, the sort of action film that never quite takes off and instead focuses on random gun battles and cheesy dialogue.

"...and Gabriel Byrne. It’s never wise to try to one-up a classic, although in this case it’s more like..."

Jan. 21, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

R.I.P. Sgt. Gary Christenberry

Longtime Austin cop succumbed to burn wounds last week

"...loss of Sgt. Gary Christenberry this week. The longtime cop passed away on Friday, Sept. 29, due to complications..."

Oct. 6, 2017 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

APD Chief Joseph Chacon’s Legacy

Assessing the final years of a career that saw a rise from beat cop to chief of police

"...native rise up the chain of command from beat cop to chief of police...."

Aug. 25, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Working 'The Corner'

Neighbors and officials plan one more effort to save the neighborhood around 12th and Chicon

"...was cleaning catfish in his backyard when he heard someone walking up the gravel path toward his neighbor's house...."

July 13, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Meet the Chiefs

Our notes on the candidates

"...of the Chattanooga PD. He began his career as one of the first black officers in Houston and had..."

June 15, 2007 News Feature by Michael King

The Hardest Hit

Texecutioners take Baltimore's Charm City to the wire

"...There's no getting around it: This has been a tough season for the Texas Rollergirls travel team the Texecutioners,..."

June 29, 2010 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

The LuvDoc's Celebrity Corner

The LuvDoc chats with Marcus G. Ollington, rock star cartographer

"...an elementary school track meet in central Austin – one of those deals where helicopter parents reward the shocking..."

Aug. 8, 2012 Chronolog Post by The Luv Doc

Austin Film Festival Review: What Remains

Anne Heche's final film shows the complexity of forgiveness

"...an example of what can happen when filmmakers tackle tough issues head on...."

Nov. 3, 2022 Screens Post by Rod Machen

DVDanger: Let Us Prey

Star, director on strong women, evil, and rape in film

"...Instead, what if he's doing a job that no one else can? Dealing with sinners, enforcing morality, handing down..."

May 26, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Ballad of Tony Romo: Goat or Accidental Shaman

Maybe Romo, who choked again Sunday, just doesn't want to work overtime

"...the off-season year after year, as he blew another one on Sunday against Washington. In seven Cowboys games he’s..."

Dec. 31, 2012 Sports Post by Michael Corcoran

Cornyn Rumored as FBI Chief

State's senior senator on Trump's short list to head Bureau

"...as the next director of the FBI – then one of his fellow GOP senators said he’d be a..."

May 15, 2017 News Post by Richard Whittaker

A Bloody Good Read This Book Sucks

"...and passes out. When she awakes, she notices that one of her hands is burned black, she's been put..."

Oct. 13, 1995 Arts Feature

Finding the Fun in Porn With Peep Show

Local comics keep it relatively clean and boner free

"...man in cheap aviator sunglasses and something resembling a cop’s uniform stares down the audience from the stage. Behind..."

Oct. 10, 2018 Events Post by Shalavé Cawley

Going 'Commando' With Mark Lester

Director brings Arnie's first real acting role to Austin

"...yet a mega-celebrity. Director Mark L. Lester explained, "He'd done The Terminator, he'd done Conan, but he wasn't really..."

April 5, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Letters at 3AM: Katniss Everdeen's Grandmothers

Katniss Everdeen's Grandmothers

"...She had played tough Western women before in Cattle Queen of Montana (1954)..."

May 4, 2012 Column by Michael Ventura

Sixth Street Showdown

Downtown is growing, and with that growth come rising tensions between police, partiers, and activists

"...they're likely to think of Sixth Street. Last year alone, there were 230 Downtown arrests that included accusations that..."

Feb. 26, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

It's a Mystery to Me

"...lovers could develop such nasty prejudices. In my book, one of the most awful consequences of ghettoizing crime lit..."

April 23, 1999 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

The Seventh Day

Training Day meets The Exorcist

"...over Baltimore, who do you call? Father Peter, the street-tough exorcist priest who knows the scale of the evil..."

March 26, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Commuter

Liam Neeson still has a very particular set of skills

"...down and poses a question: If he could do one tiny thing, one insignificant act, that would change another..."

Jan. 12, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Out of Time

Denzel does a Southern-fried potboiler.

"...Lathan, Dean Cain and John Billingsley. Denzel Washington remains one of the most charismatic and just plain likable actors..."

Oct. 10, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

That Wild Man

Gary Cartwright: The mad, mad, mad life of a Texas wordsmith

"...other magazines and get a timeline of what I'd done and when I'd done it. I put it together..."

June 26, 2015 Arts Feature by Joe O'Connell

All I Really Need to Know I Learned Watching Movies

A good student is a prepared student. Here's our back to school curricula.

"...Kindergarten Cop (1990)..."

Aug. 2, 2002 Screens Feature

Criminal Conversation

How Christopher McQuarrie, the writer of The Usual Suspects and the director of the upcoming The Way of the Gun, learned to say no.

"...gut. Unrepentant and unbowed, McQuarrie's criminals (led by a tough-as-nails Ryan Phillippe and The Usual Suspects' mumbling con, Benicio..."

Sept. 8, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Storyteller

Nobody spins a yarn like Jaston Williams

"...and more likely half a dozen, with each leaving everyone within earshot, Williams included, with sides heaving with laughter..."

Oct. 8, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Internal Affairs

One night on adult trauma at Brackenridge

"...move back and forth between the two worlds, from one end of the long hallway to the other, giving..."

Aug. 16, 2002 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

Beside the Point

If this was a good year, what's a bad one look like?

"...Betty Dunkerley thanked her for "coming through a really tough year." We had to wonder, tough for whom: the..."

April 13, 2007 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Speed 2: Cruise Control

"...Bont's Speed 2 hums along nicely as a summer actioner, rarely resting on its laurels, but still somehow managing..."

June 13, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Lethal Weapon 3

"...unquestionable skill, the thrill in watching them is nearly gone. After all, if you've seen one car chase and..."

May 22, 1992 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...your paper in whole, than I would otherwise have done. It leads me to think that you cannot challenge..."

June 13, 2003 Column

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