Past Life

Avi Nesher's film is a thoughtful examination of forgiveness

"...An Israeli drama inspired by true events, Past Life begins by gesturing at the Pentateuchal concept of..."

June 23, 2017 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Present in the Past Tense

Chuck Klosterman talks about what now will look like later

"...Thinking About the Present as If It Were the Past, TV, and our town itself...."

June 27, 2016 Arts Post by Rod Machen

X-Men: Days of Future Past

Diverting but rarely riveting, this latest offering from the Marvel Universe kicks the can down the road some more.

"...establish from the first reel that Days of Future Past is not messing around. Via voiceover, Professor X (Stewart)..."

May 23, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Blast From the Past

"...and his suburban tract home? Fully cognizant of the half-life of nuclear fallout, Calvin has equipped his subterranean nest..."

Feb. 12, 1999 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

The Double Life of Veronique

Kieslowski's movie is told not so much in customary narrative structures, but in glimpses, hints, and intimations. On the same day in 1968, two women are born, one in Poland, the other in France. Though the two share many characteristics, they live worlds apart. Yet each senses the other and has intuitive knowledge of the other's presence.

"...France's advances being tied to the mistakes of Poland's past. To the extent that this movie fails, it is..."

March 6, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life

Animation and reality collide in this paean to pubescence

"...School series, the film mixes vivid cartoons coming to life from the pages of Rafe’s sketchbook with the live..."

Oct. 7, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Life During Wartime

Todd Solondz revisits the family from his film Happiness, but the characters are all played by different actors, and the result is no less disconcerting.

"...here: despair vs. denial for all the lost marbles.) Life During Wartime is something of a direct sequel to..."

Aug. 20, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg

"...vivid, exhaustively researched film, or Greenberg himself, however. The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg is less about baseball..."

Aug. 18, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

"...gets too in-depth, no one ever sustains a thought past their 15 seconds of screen time. Now, of course..."

Aug. 2, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Crucial Concert: Austin Celebrates the Life of Late Nané Vocalist Daniel Sahad

BLK ODYSSY, Bright Light Social Hour, Sir Woman, and Quentin & the Past Lives among performers

"...As Quentin & the Past Lives also play Friday, I revisited a conversation with..."

May 6, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Journey Through the Past

Down the digital rabbit hole of the Neil Young Archives Vol. 1

"...Archives' final act, 1973 theatrical release Journey Through the Past, around which much 16mm documentation was gathered...."

Aug. 7, 2009 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Life and Debt

Set in Jamaica, this is an eye-opening documentary and primer on why the IMF and the World Bank are not to be trusted by emerging third-world countries.

"...Directed by: Stephanie Black. Watching Life and Debt, it's easy to see why the 1999..."

March 8, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

18 is for Life at the Austin Jewish Film Festival

Fest returns online and at the drive-in

"...Life. In Hebrew, chai, and under the numerology of Gemetria,..."

Nov. 7, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Unraveling Shakespeare's Life

Dr. James Shapiro tackles the Bard one slice at a time

"...those plays, you can probably concede that writing his life story is a challenge all its own. But Columbia..."

March 23, 2012 Books Post by Robert Faires

Boys Life 2

"...Directed by: Various. Boys Life 2, an outstanding collection of four short films about..."

April 18, 1997 Movie Review by Alison Macor

This Is Who We Are #12: Tapestry Dance Company's Rhythm … of a Life

A daily affirmation of Austin's creativity from the Chronicle archive

"...creativity. In tribute to that spirit, this series recalls past works that affirm our creative force...."

May 27, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

A Wild and Precious Life: A Memoir by Edie Windsor

The life of a same-sex marriage hero sparkles in this collaborative memoir

"...confess that I came to A Wild and Precious Life biased in its favor. Edie Windsor's posthumously published memoir,..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Arts Review by Rosalind Faires

Keeping Life Queer in 2020

A Guide to Gifting Queerly for the coming decade

"...again we at Qmmunity find ourselves puzzling over the past 11 months. The good, the bad, the weird...."

Dec. 5, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

A House of My Own: Stories From My Life

In this collection of essays, letters, lectures, and more, Sandra Cisneros opens wide the doors to the house of her life

"...A House of My Own: Stories From My Lifeby Sandra Cisneros Knopf, 400 pp., $28.95..."

Oct. 16, 2015 Arts Feature by Melanie Haupt

Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest

The actor Michael Rapaport turns director for this admiring portrait of the seminal Nineties hip-hop outfit.

"...the Beastie Boys, and other bold-faced names of hip-hop past and present to accompany his interviews with the band's..."

July 29, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

'The Blind Side' Follows the Life of a Top NFL Prospect

Michael Lewis' book chronicles the life first-round NFL draft prospect Michael Oher

"...“A lot of teams didn't bring it up [his past]. They just told me that they knew about it...."

April 20, 2009 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

Playback: You Can’t Press Pause on Life

A musician’s life: laid off, livestreaming, and … giving birth?

"...Turns out you can’t press pause on life, because our son entered a pandemic-shocked planet 17 hours..."

April 24, 2020 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

B.B. King Saved My Life

He played blues so we can find a way through ours

"...They called him “King of the Blues” for the past 50 years, but for me, Riley “Blues Boy” King..."

May 15, 2015 Music Post by Bill Bentley

Larger Than Life

The late Luis Jiménez created art on a grand scale – and lived life that way, too

"...people would want to honor the person. Thus, Texas Folklife Resources, which was on the receiving end of Jiménez's..."

March 30, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Trauma From the Past, Trauma From the Skies in Descendent

Peter Cilella on the myth of control in his SXSW sci fi domestic drama

"...There are moments in life that rock your sense of certainty about how the..."

March 10, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Resurrecting Recipes of Austin Restaurants Past

Eldorado owner Joel Fried brings dearly departed dishes back to life

"...before the pandemic, mourn the dining rooms of Austin past. In fact, about six months ago, I received the..."

Oct. 28, 2022 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Through the Past Brightly

San Antonio's Teen Canteen scene, revisited

"...sunbeam through the dark clouds, zapping you into the past. Ah, you’re 15 again and the world’s all right...."

Aug. 17, 2009 Music Post by Margaret Moser

'Out of Bounds': The Incredible Life of Ricky Williams

UT to unveil statue of Williams April 1

"...one of the sport's most fascinating figures from the past decade in a half. An athlete who performed at..."

March 31, 2012 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

'Life, the Universe, and Everything' Bowl

"...offense is almost as good as Cleveland’s. For this past Sunday, that is saying something. I can’t believe we..."

Sept. 17, 2007 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

Page Two: Dream of Life

SXSW celebrates the best of what I am and what I believe

"...favorite time of the year. SXSW celebrates everything our life's work here at the Chronicle and at SXSW has..."

Feb. 29, 2008 Column by Louis Black

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