Pastime

"...from becoming an utter boys-of-summer cliché-fest is the acting. (Pastime also slides in some cameo performances from major leaguers..."

Oct. 4, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

An Unusual Pastime

Accidental Courtesy: Daryl Davis, Race & America couldn't be more timely

"...When it comes to Davis' unusual pastime – which lies somewhere between hobby and activism –..."

March 11, 2016 Screens Feature by Nora Ankrum

Austin at Large: The Costly Pastime of Politics

The big bucks are rolling in to local candidates and PACs. Why, and for what?

Oct. 9, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Idiosyncrasies of America’s Pastime

May 16, 2008 Sports Post by Christopher Bond

Amy

Doc about the life of Amy Winehouse is revelatory, amusing, and deeply devastating

"...too much, too soon, isn’t merely the great American pastime, but the not-so-great human pastime. We love slowing down..."

July 10, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Leatherheads

George Clooney's latest (behind and in front of the camera) is awfully agreeable, but it lurches forward in fits and starts.

"...in goodwill – it’s a celebration of an American pastime (if not the American pastime) and a loving nod..."

April 4, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Puzzle

The pretty pieces don't all fit in this jigsaw-solving drama

"...mind, but the film passes muster as a diverting pastime...."

Aug. 24, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Crazy Rich Asians

Joyful rom-com puts the American fish out of water among Asia's 1%

"...in Asian cultures, but it satisfies that very American pastime of simultaneously deriding and ogling the conspicuous consumption of..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Nerve

An online game of "Truth or Dare" turns dangerous

"...are high.) It’s a cyberspace variation on the party pastime “Truth or Dare,” except there’s no option to honestly..."

July 29, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Luv Doc: Cheech and Chong Child Care

Is being high around kids an acceptable pastime?

"...too controlling? Is being high around kids an acceptable pastime? Yours, Tight Ass..."

Sept. 27, 2013 Column by The Luv Doc

North Face

Based on real-life events of July 1936 in the Swiss Alps, this German film is a gripping and epic account of men vs. mountain vs. other men.

"...back then than it was a highly personalized ritual pastime, a contest of wills between stoic, individual climbers and..."

April 30, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Air Guitar Nation

What other international competition awards points for general "airiness"? This fun documentary celebrates the weirdness but never mocks the participants.

"...a lovingly hilarious portrait of a bizarre and endearing pastime. Beginning in New York, the story commences with the..."

April 13, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

The Borrowers

"...who live and tower above them. It's a foolhardy pastime, comparing movies to books, and hardly fair when you're..."

Feb. 13, 1998 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Shall We Dance?

"...shameful in Japanese society, Mr. Sugiyama keeps his new pastime a secret from his family and co-workers, though anyone..."

Aug. 8, 1997 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Tin Cup

"...consider the differences: Bull Durham had baseball, America's favorite pastime and a myth unto itself. Tin Cup has golf,..."

Aug. 16, 1996 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Kids

"...the teenaged Lothario Telly (Fitzpatrick) adrift in his favorite pastime: deflowering young girls...."

Sept. 1, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Scout

"...League offers a much better homage to our nation's pastime than this dreck...."

Sept. 30, 1994 Movie Review by Brian Baker

Mr. Baseball

"...baseball's reputation as the archetypal American sport, a feel-good pastime symbolizing a nation's “innocence,” Mr. Baseball dares to objectify..."

Oct. 9, 1992 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Doc Hollywood

"...Visiting the town of Grady is a fairly pleasant pastime, but there's no excuse for a film this light..."

Aug. 9, 1991 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

National Pastime

This new baseball musical hearkens back to both a simpler era and a simpler, sweeter kind of musical

"...National PastimeCenter Stage Texas, 2826 Real www.austintheatreproject.org Through Oct. 6 Running..."

Sept. 27, 2013 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

The League

The history of the Negro Baseball League as the history of America

"...It is often said that baseball is America’s pastime; because of this, the story of baseball and the..."

July 21, 2023 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Facing Nolan

The life of baseball's (fairly) scandal-free hall of famer

"...documentary with only a rudimentary understanding of America’s national pastime and no idea who Nolan Ryan is. Thankfully, you..."

June 24, 2022 Movie Review by Jasmine Lane

Fathers of Football

Oklahoma high school football documentary could have gone deeper

"...as one mother puts it, “Hey, it’s a better pastime than meth.” And she’s kinda right, because while football..."

April 26, 2019 Movie Review by Danielle White

Austin Startup Home Run Dugout Steps Up to the Plate

Pre-booking is open for the Dell Diamond facility in advance of baseball’s opening day

"...Nick Hermandorfer and Tyler Bambrick are combining America's favorite pastime with its love of food in a new facility,..."

March 1, 2019 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Dark Horse

True horse saga beguiles with its simplicity and purity of heart

"...society’s elite and dare to intrude upon a traditional pastime of Britain’s landed gentry. (One can’t help but gleefully..."

May 27, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Moonwalkers

A stoner comedy frames this moon-landing conspiracy-theory romp

"...(probably so), the proliferation of paranoia ranges from cocktail-party pastime to outright lifestyle choice. One of those perennials, that..."

Jan. 15, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

On Any Sunday: The Next Chapter

Everything you wanted to know about riding and racing motorcycles is revealed in this encyclopedic doc.

"...rush associated with this dangerous but exhilarating sport and pastime. The documentary’s start/stop narrative structure never allows anything to..."

Nov. 7, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Fresh Blood

The musical version of Carrie, no longer a legendary flop, makes a timely debut in Austin

"...like Hinkle, are returning to ATP: Rachel Hoovler (National Pastime, Avenue Q), Amanda Serra (Godspell), and Wendy Jo Cox..."

Oct. 31, 2014 Arts Feature by Russell M. Dembin

Draft Day

Baseball season arrives with Kevin Costner playing a football GM. Blasphemy!

"...The people looked askance. “Football? This is not America’s pastime.” True, but neither is golf, and Tin Cup was..."

April 11, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Moneyball

Brad Pitt hits a home run with this film about the inner workings of baseball. It's a film that will appeal to sports fans and nonfans alike.

"...of analyzing and displacing the shibboleths of America’s favorite pastime, Moneyball becomes a study of how newer models of..."

Sept. 23, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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