Lakeboat

"...Directed by: Joe Mantegna. Starring: Charles Durning, Peter Falk, Robert Forster, J.J. Johnston, Denis Leary, Tony Mamet,..."

Dec. 31, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Putting It Together

The Austin Symphony's Peter Bay on Leading an Orchestra, Interpreting a Score, and Seeing Music

"...Impish and powerful. To watch Austin Symphony maestro Peter Bay at work on the podium is to see..."

Jan. 19, 2001 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Mad Love

"...Directed by: Karl Freund. Starring: Peter Lorre, Frances Drake, Colin Clive and Ted Healy. Mad..."

Nov. 17, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Nadja

"...Michael Almereyda. Starring: Suzy Amis, Galaxy Craze, Martin Donovan, Peter Fonda, Jared Harris, Karl Geary, Elina Lowensohn and David..."

Sept. 29, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Kika

"...Directed by: Pedro Almodóvar. Starring: Veronica Forque, Victoria Abril, Peter Coyote and Alex Casanovas. The unrepentantly twisted Almodóvar returns..."

June 24, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Exposure

"...Directed by: Walter Salles. Starring: Peter Coyote, Tcheky Karyo, Amanda Pays, Raul Cortez and Guilia..."

Jan. 31, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Sound of an Enigma in Sonarius: The Mysteries of M

Austin-based TV creator Peter Mattei turns to audio drama for his new Audible series

"...Sound changes. Or, rather, how we comprehend sound changes: And, in turn, sound..."

April 28, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Alamo Drafthouse Reunites Lord of the Rings Cast

Austin cinema chain shares exclusive Q&As with global theatres

"...If The Lord of the Rings taught us anything, it's that..."

March 4, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Judy

Renée Zellweger is a star reborn in this Judy Garland biopic

"...Judy Garland will forever be remembered as the sweet girl in pigtails who longingly sang about a..."

Sept. 27, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Austin Musicians Help Salvage Bauhaus Set

Curse Mackey and Sine aid emergency collaboration in FLA

"...Mackey and Rona Rougeheart filled in for goth god Peter Murphy...."

April 8, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Personal Stories Behind Ben Is Back

Writer/director Peter Hedges on family, alcoholism, and going home

"...grew up in a family riddled with alcoholism. My mother was an active alcoholic, and left the family when I..."

Dec. 14, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Leave No Trace

Into the woods in this moving family drama

"...To the individual, the constraints and restrictions imposed by society can..."

July 13, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hereditary

Toni Collette's burning inferno of a performance illuminates this extraordinary horror

"...by: Ari Aster. Starring: Toni Collette, Gabriel Byrne, Alex Wolff, Milly Shapiro, Ann Dowd and Mallory Bechtel...."

June 8, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Murder on the Orient Express

You may want to cancel your ticket to this latest Christie adaptation

"...course, would be taken. Every actor who’s slipped into the fastidiously polished shoes of the diminutive Belgian detective has..."

Nov. 10, 2017 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

78/52

An effusive doc on the shower scene from Psycho

"...Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho upon its initial release back in the fall of 1960, before the rest of the world..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Spider-Man: Homecoming

Your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is back (again)

"...under Ant-Man’s, go figure – you could finally feel the gosh-wow giddiness of a 15-year-old just barely getting the..."

July 7, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Book of Henry

Abandon all hope ye who purchase a ticket

"...There are many reasons we go to the movies. To..."

June 16, 2017 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Krampus

This horror-comedy brings a demon to the holiday gathering

"...of a riff on National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, and then heads into Gremlins territory before it finally unleashes the..."

Dec. 11, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Water Diviner

Russell Crowe stars in and directs this historical drama

"...actual events”) that involves multiple continents, 17 million dead, the Battle of Gallipoli, forbidden love, brothers (literally) in arms,..."

April 24, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Housebound

This New Zealand horror/comedy nimbly jumps through the tropes, and inventively subverts them along the way.

"...thing to pull off. It’s a difficult hybrid, tickling the funny bone one moment, reaching for the jugular the..."

Oct. 17, 2014 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The November Man

Pierce Brosnan stars in this spy thriller that's decently made, but lacks the sizzle of a 007 or Jason Bourne.

"...There’s nothing fresh in the new spy thriller The November..."

Aug. 29, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Computer Chess

Andrew Bujalski’s Austin-made film is a boldly original, black-and-white portrait of computer culture in the early Eighties.

"...Back before computer nerds (and the artificial intelligence they created) inherited the earth, these pasty-faced..."

Aug. 23, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

R.I.P.D.

The Rest in Peace Department of undead police officers is joined by a recently slain cop.

"...in by its predictability and flat-footed delivery. Based on the Dark Horse series of graphic novels by Peter M...."

July 26, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Symphony Orchestra

Conductor Peter Bay spices up the symphonic menu with some new compositions

"...a concert is like crafting a menu, Beethoven is the meat and potatoes. It's an easy choice. The music..."

May 31, 2013 Arts Feature by Natalie Zeldin

Robot & Frank

This weird, winning little movie explores what happens to the essential self as the memory goes.

"...What a weird, winning little movie is Robot & Frank, which explores what happens to the essential self..."

Aug. 31, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Marley

Stir it Up: Finally, there's an authoritative film biography of Bob Marley.

"...At last there exists an authoritative, comprehensive, and detailed study of the..."

April 20, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Tangled Web of David Marquez

Local artist takes over 'Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man'

"...power comes great responsibility. That's what uncle Ben told Peter Parker, and now local comic artist David Marquez has..."

April 4, 2012 Books Post by Richard Whittaker

Oscar-Nominated Short Films 2012: Live Action

Good things come in small packages.

"...All five of the nominated live-action films embody the great promise of short..."

Feb. 10, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Muppets

This Muppet reboot is an absolute delight and puts an end to the great Muppet diaspora.

"...is an absolute delight. It hews very closely to the original item, with all the original Muppet characters on..."

Nov. 25, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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.

"...movie that tells us more about what happens in the managers’ offices than out on the ball field. In..."

Sept. 23, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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