Escape From Tomorrow

Shot guerrilla-style at Disneyland and Disney World, this surreal drama about a man's mental disintegration at "the happiest place on Earth" lands a spitball in the Mouse's eye.

"...can heartily attest to the fact that Walt’s Floridian pleasure dome can be a hellishly grueling experience and the..."

Oct. 11, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay

Everyone's favorite stoner pals are back; this time running from the law after being mistaken for terrorists.

"...entertainment, which makes the success of Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay so impressive. Sequels to lowbrow cult-stoner-bathroom-sex..."

May 2, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Professors of Pleasure

Their name may suggest a lack of intelligence, but make no mistake, the Flaming Idiots are wise men when it comes to comedy.

"...while standing on the shoulders of innocent strangers. They escape from straitjackets. One of them stuffs a two-foot-long balloon..."

Dec. 22, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Bullet Head

A cracking good Tarantino-esgue heist film

"...when their getaway driver is shot dead during the escape, the three criminals take refuge in an abandoned warehouse..."

Dec. 8, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Gay Place

Halloween is our fave holiday of the year

"...says Not Today Satan with some serious sass. Meanwhile, Pleasure Escape goes darker than dark (both Friday). From the..."

Oct. 28, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff

Beauty in Trouble

In this Czech film, the tumultuous marriage of a couple, who only stop quarreling for bouts of sex, faces a reckoning.

"...way down on their luck Czech couple whose only pleasure in life comes from unpredictable bouts of enthusiastic sex..."

April 3, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Suite Sixteen

"...shed, forcing the injured Chris to flee. Finding his escape from the hotel blocked for various reasons, Chris slips..."

Sept. 6, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Let the Corpses Tan

Deliciously lurid crime drama is pulp in all the best ways

"...they need hostages or dead bodies to cover their escape. Betrayal is inevitable, most likely at the sweaty hands..."

Sept. 7, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

August: Osage County

Plates are broken and egos are trampled on in this wonderful ensemble rendition of Tracy Letts' Pulitzer Prize-winning play.

"...including the bare Oklahoma landscape, the film never fully escapes the structural pull of its theatrical origins. The direction..."

Jan. 10, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Young Adam

A finely observed moral drama from Scottish filmmaker David Mackenzie, one of the rare directors who is equally adept at composition and working with his actors.

"...of his anomie; his shiftless wanderings and search for pleasure surround a self that is hollow to its core...."

May 14, 2004 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

My Name Is Joe

"...boss in order to allow Liam and Sabine to escape his rotten clutches. It all becomes rather excessive, especially..."

March 5, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Seven Years in Tibet

"...is shunted into a British POW camp. After several escape tries, he and expedition leader Peter Aufschnaiter (Thewlis) succeed..."

Oct. 10, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Is Austin's Growing Dance Music Scene in Need of Its Own HQ?

We talk to a dozen members of ATX’s electronic music community

"...bigger than just another club night. An example is Pleasure Escape, a now dormant series of techno parties organized..."

Nov. 10, 2017 Music Feature by Dan Gentile

Final SXSW List: No. 10

Nas, Vince Staples, Lucius, and 198 more

"...Classy, Mindz of A Different Kind, the Nimbus, Nook, Pleasure Escape, Rotten Mangos, Roxy Roca, Justin Sherburn & Montopolis,..."

March 4, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Gay Place: ¡Hola Papi!

Prides loom across Texas as Austin crowns the hottest Daddy

"...Pleasure Escape Malike, Trinidad Trini, Deep Creep, Mary Magdalena, and..."

June 19, 2015 Column by Kate X Messer

Sound Unseen Review: Molto Bella

Musical romance is at least gorgeous on the surface

"...Director Alexander Jeffery offers viewers a true escape in his new film Molto Bella. The feature, which..."

Nov. 17, 2020 Screens Post by Sara Hutchinson

Gay Place

It's been a couple of big weeks for the pair behind Austin's beloved GayBiGayGay

"...all things female sexuality. Emily has one goal: making pleasure the center definition of sexual well-being. Brought to you..."

May 6, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff

The Gay Place Guide to a Kweer SX

LGBTQIA SXSW and why queering SXSW is a big f-ing deal

"...mind by La Roncha. Cyra hosts and look for Pleasure Escape, Ariel Zetina, and Javi to be playing with..."

March 9, 2016 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Gay Place

Let's talk about (gay) sex

"...and bees. "Sex has been key to our identities, pleasures, politics, and survival," says co-founder Curran Nault. "We're honoring..."

Feb. 19, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff

Gay Place: Neither Dazed Nor Confused

They may not come from the land of the ice and snow, but check out Zepparella anyway

"...PLEASURE ESCAPE New queer party showcasing local female, artists, featuring..."

July 25, 2014 Column by Kate X Messer

Slouching Toward Happy Hour

East Sixth & Thereabouts

"...the buzz of the tequila will heighten your musical pleasure. -- M.V. Knucklehead's Garage Bar and Grill..."

March 19, 1999 Food Feature

Music Reviews

"...ESCAPE FROM L.A...."

Sept. 20, 1996 Music Feature

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...mute zealots hunts down a young woman who has escaped her imprisonment. Cast: Samara Weaving, Vic Carmen Sonne, Katariina..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

All-American

Jimmie Vaughan at 50

"...the heels of the guitarist's first solo album, Strange Pleasure. Since that time, Vaughan has been through almost as..."

Nov. 23, 2001 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Poor Things

Emma Stone thrills in this Frankenstein-inspired satire of self-actualization

"...of life: We must lean into it all, the pleasures and the pain, to be human. So goes the..."

Dec. 8, 2023 Movie Review by Alejandra Martinez

Saw X

Jigsaw returns in a giant flashback event

"...because a rat will chew off its leg to escape a trap, it doesn't mean they've been redeemed. Survival..."

Oct. 6, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Nightmare Alley

Guillermo del Toro goes into the dark of greedy souls in this noir remake

"...Eckleburg’s eternal pitiless gaze in Fitzgerald’s novel, there’s no escape from its cyclopean scrutiny in this cautionary tale about..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Clifford the Big Red Dog

Unnecessary feature length adventure for the childhood friend

"...there’s genetic engineering mastermind Peter Tieran (Hale, always a pleasure to see) who kickstarts a manhunt to capture the..."

Nov. 12, 2021 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

J.R. 'Bob' Dobbs and the Church of the Subgenius

Time to get slack once again with the bizarro Austin anti-cult

"...You couldn’t escape his ubiquitous mug back when Austin was truly weird...."

Oct. 16, 2020 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Yes, God, Yes

Catholic sexual awakening gets a charming, honest new spin

"...hopes of redemption and social acceptance. Alas, she cannot escape her newfound desires; she finds herself tempted by everything..."

July 31, 2020 Movie Review by Shalavé Cawley

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