Match Point

Unoriginal but pleasantly prosaic, Woody Allen's latest is a diverting story of crime, love, and luck that conducts itself with a refreshing absence of moral judgment and omniscience.

"...Matthew Goode, Brian Cox and Penelope Wilton. With Match Point, Woody Allen has made a perfectly nice little film..."

Jan. 20, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Point Blank

In this frenzied French thriller, a man races to save his wife's life – and then races some more.

"...Point Blank opens at a frantic pace – unknown men..."

Sept. 2, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Point Austin: Trials of Our Would-Be Rulers Highlight the Limits of American Justice

In Trump and Paxton trials, the rules don’t apply

"...politics from a progressive perspective in his weekly column, “Point Austin.” We’re pleased to bring back his column whenever..."

April 19, 2024 News Post by Michael King

Point Austin: Hate Crimes Require Sparks Before They Ignite

Who’s holding the guns?

"...politics from a progressive perspective in his weekly column, “Point Austin.” We’re pleased to bring back his column whenever..."

Sept. 8, 2023 News Post by Michael King

Point Austin: Water, Water (Plant) Everywhere

The arguments over WTP4 have petrified

"...One of the odder quirks of the still festering debate..."

Sept. 3, 2010 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Vouchers, Borders, and Critical (White) Race Theory

Gov. Abbott does his damnedest to block the Texas future

"...politics from a progressive perspective in his weekly column, “Point Austin.” We’re pleased to bring back his column whenever..."

Nov. 21, 2023 News Post by Michael King

Point Austin: A Great Time to Be a Republican

Bryan Slaton, Ken Paxton … and the rest of them

"...politics from a progressive perspective in his weekly column, “Point Austin.” We’re pleased to bring back his column whenever..."

June 30, 2023 News Post by Michael King

Point Austin: About That D.A. Race ...

Point Austin dissents from the Chronicle Editorial Board’s view of the incumbent

"...Moore. I think Garza's a fine person who has done good work with the Workers Defense Project, and attorney..."

Feb. 14, 2020 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: In Defense of the Public Square

We need to keep rejecting publicly the preposterous notion that ubiquitous guns make us safer

"...In the wake of the Jan. 1 enforcement of..."

Jan. 15, 2016 News Column by Michael King

Other Worlds Austin Proclaims No Men Beyond This Point

Sci-fi fest adds battle of the sexes mockumentary as centerpiece

"...four films, including centerpiece satire No Men Beyond This Point, have just been added to the lineup...."

Nov. 13, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: The Fun Begins

The city redistricting simmer reaches the boiling point

"...going to please every neighborhood or interest group, let alone every Austin resident. I do feel a pang of..."

Oct. 25, 2013 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: On the Border and Elsewhere, Gov. Abbott Suffers the Little Children

Best governor in the nation? Depends on who you ask.

"...politics from a progressive perspective in his weekly column, “Point Austin.” We’re pleased to bring back his column whenever..."

July 21, 2023 News Post by Michael King

Point Austin: Solid State

Leffingwell takes pride in his hometown ... and looks toward one final vote

"...ignore the real challenges still facing the city. He pointedly noted, "We still have more than 20,000 unemployed in..."

Feb. 28, 2014 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: The Schroeder File

For APD and Austin, Knee's decision was the right one

"...to talk to us – but this is not one of those times. I have written here previously (Nov...."

Dec. 9, 2005 News Column by Michael King

One Woman’s Battle for Justice After a Cop’s Reckless Driving Killed Her Partner

One moment destroyed Pam Watts' life and created an activist

"...Investigators later determined he had been traveling down a one-lane gravel road at 16 miles over the 30 mph..."

Sept. 16, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

One Child Nation

Inside China’s 36-year war on women’s bodies

"...“It was really fucked up” is how one retired “family planning” official explains the forced sterilizations they..."

Aug. 23, 2019 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Point Austin: Unbalancing the Budget

Council makes final spending decisions with one hand behind its back

"...increasingly polarized on police spending – where is that money supposed to come from? The Texas Context..."

Sept. 9, 2016 News Column by Michael King

The One I Love

Mark Duplass and Elizabeth Moss shine in this rom-com-dram with a twist.

"...At some point before the start of the film, Ethan (Duplass) and..."

Sept. 5, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Point Austin: Grackle Eaten Here

There's a bitter taste accompanying any Formula One deal – good or bad

"...cheerfully eat crow if what I had written (see "Point Austin: Race-Off," May 6) about Austin's pending Formula One..."

June 17, 2011 News Column by Michael King

Year One

Jack Black and Michael Cera are comic wanderers through the biblical era.

"...Cross, Olivia Wilde, Hank Azaria, Juno Temple and Vinnie Jones. Slayer was right: God hates us all. How else..."

June 26, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Point Austin: No Bill

Grand jury clears APD's Olsen, but questions remain

"...questions about Olsen do not seem to be criminal ones. Based only on what we know now -- and..."

Aug. 17, 2007 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Impeach the War

Kucinich's formal move against Cheney one more political weapon

"...any real threat to the United States, and has done so with the United States' proven capability to carry..."

May 11, 2007 News Column by Michael King

One True Thing

"...Tom Everett Scott, Lauren Graham and Nicky Katt. The one true thing that can be said about families is..."

Sept. 25, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

One in the Chamber

More on Paul Robbins' quest to open the new City Hall chambers for public events.

"..."Beside the Point"'s topic this week – Paul Robbins' quest to get..."

March 22, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Luv Doc: A Very Depressive Point of View

Contrary to our Idiot-in-Chief's racist desires, no one in Norway wants to come to America

"...are sad, and anxious, and have a very depressive point-of-view of life. They all feel trapped. They are not..."

Jan. 19, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

Point Austin: Will This One Make a Difference?

Orlando could be a turning point ... or else it won't be

"...racial status – on behalf of all of us, everyone's attention must be paid...."

June 17, 2016 News Column by Michael King

One in a Crowd: The Prequels Strike Back

Before Disney's Star Wars, is it time to reappraise Jar Jar?

"...Back could prove that the critics have missed the point...."

May 15, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: Texas Backward

County takes one small step toward sanity on gun control

"...– not renewed but not quite canceled, in a Commissioners Court nonaction that might – or might not –..."

Jan. 17, 2014 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Politics, As Usual

When it comes to governing, one-liners aren't much help

"...pleasures of an unexpected absence is discovering how well everyone can get along without you. I owe my colleagues..."

Sept. 15, 2006 News Column by Michael King

ATX TV Fest Recap: Taking the Future One Day at a Time

Series creator says "there’s hope" show will be saved

"...renew its contemporary re-imagining of Norman Lear's classic sitcom One Day at a Time, but the Stateside Theatre was..."

June 11, 2019 Screens Post by Beth Sullivan

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