Quest for Camelot

"...recovers Excalibur, the King's stolen sword, and thereby restoring peace to the land. On top of that, this ahistorical..."

May 15, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Postman

"...Penn Warren. Kev's humane openheartedness and un-ironic passions for peace, family, and moral clarity are so bravely unhip that..."

Dec. 26, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

In the Company of Men

"...moral retribution. It requires viewers to make their own peace with the horrors just witnessed (something that may lead..."

Sept. 5, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Wooden Man's Bride

"...commoner who once saved her life, brings her any peace. But when their repressed passions ignite and they become..."

Oct. 25, 1996 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Mr. Holland's Opus

"...textbook, it takes Glenn Holland decades to make his peace with the unexpected path his life has taken. We..."

Jan. 19, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Glass Shield

In this often overlooked film by Charles Burnett (Killer of Sheep, To Sleep With Anger), a black cop in an all-white police station confronts racism from his colleagues and incredulity from his family and community

"...these actions have earned a gold shield for the peace officer involved. Cut to a live-action shot of J.J...."

June 23, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Strawberry and Chocolate

"...shot and features excellent performances, but its credo of peace, love, and understanding plays a bit too simplistically on..."

March 3, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Trapped in Paradise

"...sloppy Christmas bow, you're deadened to any feeling of peace on earth or goodwill toward men. Undoubtedly, this is..."

Dec. 9, 1994 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Spanking the Monkey

"...the movie's title, the dog won't allow him any peace. Ray's mother is an attractive, fortyish woman, yet certainly..."

Sept. 16, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Wonderful Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl

"...she focused on the Fuhrer's messages of “work” and “peace,” and downplayed (or removed, entirely) any of his race-related..."

June 10, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Wicked City

"...who just happens to hold the key to universal peace. Liberal dollops of gore and sex follow from here..."

Feb. 4, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

In the Name of the Father

Daniel Day-Lewis reunites with his My Left Foot director for this harrowing story about the real-life, imprisonment of Gerry Conlon (and family members) for an IRA bombing in Belfast that he did not commit.

"...compelling account of a son and father making their peace. Conlon's father Guiseppe is also convicted and jailed for..."

Jan. 21, 1994 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Colin Nutley's House of Angels

"...Age. If it's weak in its simplistic vision of peace between warring factions, House of Angels more than compensates..."

Nov. 26, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Son of the Pink Panther

"...Cardinale. Never one to let Peter Sellers rest in peace while he could extract another simoleon from the cash..."

Sept. 3, 1993 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me

"...-- during a brawl outside a justice of the peace office. Eli flees with a satchel filled with thousands..."

Aug. 27, 1993 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

The Story of Qiu Ju

"...and the village chief have already made their own peace with the situation and it's too late to stop..."

July 23, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Wax, Or the Discovery of Television Among the Bees

"...repetition to create a computer-manipulated meditation on war and peace. Blair calls Wax “electronic cinema” since it employs camera..."

July 16, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Deadly Currents

"...Simcha Jacobovici. Presented for delegates attending recent Middle East peace negotiations, and awarded the Grand Prix at the 23rd..."

June 18, 1993 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

Léolo

"...his sisters seem to surrender themselves to the relative peace of the mental hospital which his family frequents like..."

May 28, 1993 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Wild Wheels, Over the Hedge

"...converted school buses and vans in the name of peace and love -- and then proceeds to current times..."

Feb. 19, 1993 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

Dogfight

"...story, Dogfight is about so much -- war and peace, love and romance, sex roles and cultural myths. What..."

March 27, 1992 Movie Review by Louis Black

Child's Play 3

"...much chance at that as there is for world peace in this New World Order of ours. See it..."

Sept. 6, 1991 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Boyz N the Hood

Singleton's 1991 movie about three black boys growing to manhood in the combat zones of L.A.'s South Central remains a searing cultural indictment.

"...Singleton's explosive vision ends with the message “Increase the Peace.” Judging from the opening-night body count, though, nobody seems..."

July 19, 1991 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

City Slickers

"...be a Western. It's an intimate comedy about making peace with the irretrievable passage of time and renewing one's..."

June 7, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

An Intermediate's Guide to Marijuana Edibles

Now is the time to bake and get baked, in the comfort of home

"...about her babies reinforced for me why doves symbolize peace. I was very high...."

April 20, 2020 Food Post by Alice B. Toker

"Karen Kunc + Monika Meler: PrintAustin 2017"

At Gallery Shoal Creek, these artists’ prints interact well with one another – contrasting peace in nature and urban agitation

"...The references to nature in Kunc's work imply the peace and abundance of the world beyond our reach, while..."

Feb. 10, 2017 Arts Review by Sam Anderson-Ramos

"Rachel Wolfson Smith: Midas" at grayDUCK Gallery

The vehicle crashes in this solo exhibition, artfully drawn in graphite, manage to contain both peace and a madness

"...application of dark and light gives Smith's crashes a peace, and a madness, that is both satisfying and unsettling...."

Aug. 12, 2016 Arts Review by Sam Anderson-Ramos

Day Trips: Chamizal National Memorial, El Paso

A peace park on the border where generations of differences were washed under the bridge

"...El Paso and Ciudad Juárez. Now it is a peace park near the international bridge...."

June 19, 2015 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

SXSW Film Jury and Special Awards Announced

Texas filmmakers take top feature competition prizes

"...for KRISHA, and Scott Christopherson and Brad Barber for Peace Officer...."

March 17, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSWedu: Steady as She Goes

Women's rights advocates push for educational equity

"...Malala Yousafzai’s rise to international icon after the Nobel Peace Prize-winner survived a Taliban bullet to the head for..."

March 16, 2015 SXSW Post by Jessi Cape

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