Phenomenon

"...Forest Whitaker and Robert Duvall. As popular entertainment goes, Phenomenon is a “no-brainer.” It tells the story of what..."

July 12, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fantastic Fest Review: The Found Footage Phenomenon

New documentary unspools the reels of fake-real films

"...Phillip Escott’s granular and engrossing doc, The Found Footage Phenomenon...."

Sept. 24, 2021 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

A Cultural Phenomenon

"...soul music, even rock & roll. It's a cultural phenomenon and nobody can deny it. You can't blockade the..."

Oct. 9, 1998 Music Feature by Harvey Pekar

Twitch Phenomenon Ninja Discusses Streaming in the Mainstream

Turning subscribers into fame

March 11, 2022 Features Feature by Derek Udensi

How Rooster Teeth Became an Online Phenomenon

9.5 million YouTube subscribers can’t be wrong

May 11, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

TopGolf is Austin's Newest Sports Entertainment Phenomenon

Everything is interactive, even the food

Aug. 13, 2013 Food Post by Carly Yansak

Best Drive-by Strangeness Phenomenon, 2000

Pink Ape With Human Ass

Sept. 4, 2009 Best of Austin Feature

Best Drive-by Strangeness Phenomenon

Pink Ape With Human Ass

Sept. 15, 2000 Best of Austin Feature

Crop Circles: Quest for Truth

"...this exhaustive (and exhausting) look at the peculiarly British phenomenon of crop circles -- those tamped-down geometric patterns that..."

Sept. 6, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Tie-Died: Rock 'n Roll's Most Deadicated Fans

"...the movie's focus is entirely on this mass entourage phenomenon. The virtual villages that form in the stadium parking..."

Sept. 22, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Justin Bieber: Never Say Never

Bieber Fever strikes the cineplex.

"...saying never. Capitalizing on the meteoric success of teen phenomenon Justin Bieber, this movie has been rushed into theatres..."

Feb. 18, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Best Worst Movie

Premiering in Austin, this documentary is about the purportedly "best worst movie" ever made, Troll 2, and its enthusiastic fans.

"...mental institution), Stephenson focuses his camera on the fan phenomenon that has grown up around the movie. Austin’s Alamo..."

April 23, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Devil and Daniel Johnston

The literal and figurative institutionalization of Austin music and art legend Daniel Johnston is analyzed from many angles in this perceptive film profile.

"...and Daniel Johnston, the once and forever Austin musical phenomenon is compared – and in some cases pronounced superior..."

May 5, 2006 Movie Review by Raoul Hernandez

Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am

A rare journey behind the words of America's poet laureate

"...entailed) to become a genuine, and genuinely authentic, global phenomenon, firebrand, and activist both on the page and in..."

July 5, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Studio 54

The rise, fall, and legacy of NYC's most famous nightclub

"...behind the velvet ropes and witness firsthand the crazy phenomenon that was known as Studio 54, the world’s most..."

Oct. 19, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Slender Man

Creepypasta's most iconic creature hits the big screen

"...Man. The defining monster of the online story-swapping horror phenomenon Creepypasta, he's the child-snatching shadow in the corner, a..."

Aug. 10, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Before I Fall

"...(Kampouris), the school’s odd loner. Due to an unexplained phenomenon, Samantha doesn’t die with her friends in a car..."

March 3, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Author: The JT LeRoy Story

Infamous literary scandal comes to life

"...rage during the early Aughts is a fascinating cultural phenomenon, and aspects of it are captured in this film..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure

The cult following that surrounds the audio tapes of a couple of slurry drunks that were surreptitiously recorded in the late Eighties is given the documentary treatment.

"...of multiple parties to monetize the Peter and Raymond phenomenon, including three competing efforts to greenlight a film and..."

Oct. 7, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Little Ashes

Robert Pattinson costars as Salvador Dalí in this sexually speculative history of the artist's student years spent with friends, Federico García Lorca and Luis Buñuel.

"...Gatell and Arly Jover. Back before he became a phenomenon – the Twilight franchise’s swoony vampire boy Edward Cullen..."

Aug. 7, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hannah Montana: The Movie

"Pop it, lock it, polka dot it," sings Miley, while also learning worthy messages about responsibility to family, community, and Mother Earth.

"...plane – and I won't pretend to understand the phenomenon; it surely boils down to some combination of commercial..."

April 17, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Happening

In M. Night Shyamalan's mystery spooker, logic-defying episodes of death and destruction suddenly erupt across America.

"...she is being really, really serious. When an unexplained phenomenon strikes the Eastern seaboard, causing everyone to walk backward..."

June 20, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Grand

There's some truly hilarious material (though not nearly enough) in this partially improvised movie about characters competing in a Las Vegas championship poker tournament.

"...poker-playing to be of sustained interest. Spoofing the recent phenomenon of televised poker tournaments (of both the professional and..."

April 4, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour

The men don't know, but the little girls understand.

"...intended, but it still seems apt. The Hannah Montana phenomenon belongs to the kids, belongs to the preteen girls..."

Feb. 8, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Keeping Mum

Maggie Smith, Rowan Atkinson, Kristen Scott Thomas, and Patrick Swayze come together for this dark British comedy.

"...fun, and their dark humor remains a particularly English phenomenon (there was only one Alec Guinness, ever). In Keeping..."

Oct. 13, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Snakes on a Plane

This solid little B-movie arrives cloaked in the dodgy garb of a fanboy phenomenon.

"...arriving cloaked in the dodgy garb of a fanboy phenomenon, Snakes on a Plane really ought to garner some..."

Aug. 25, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Da Vinci Code

Faithful adaptation of Dan Brown's bestseller treats the novel as if it were a sacred text even though it's basically a Hardy Boys mystery dressed up in provocative attire.

"...faithful adaptation of Dan Brown's runaway bestseller and pop-culture phenomenon treats the novel as if it were a sacred..."

May 26, 2006 Movie Review by Steve Davis

White Noise

That droning sound you hear is White Noise.

"...the spook hunting biz as EVP, or Electronic Voice Phenomenon, the pseudo-science of recording the voices or images of..."

Jan. 7, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Beyond the Sea

More "Splish" than "Splash," this biopic about the life of pop crooner Bobby Darin is practically a one-man Kevin Spacey show.

"...virtually every song in the Darin catalog, the mimicry phenomenon becomes worn and repetitive. That’s because the film’s narrative..."

Dec. 31, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Friday Night Lights

H.G. Bissinger’s classic book about the secular religion of high school football was lovingly adapted for film prior to becoming a TV show.

"...a clear point of view about the whole Friday-night phenomenon. Viewers will be able to read into the do-or-die..."

Oct. 8, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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