Testament of Youth
The luminous Alicia Vikander stars as a woman coming of age amid World War I
"...coming out in 2015 alone. With a dimmer screen presence, you might worry about burnout, but not with her...."
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July 3, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Aloft
Jennifer Connelly and Cillian Murphy play an odd and estranged mother and son
"...in his corner of the frozen outback, despite the presence of his wife and child. Jannia Ressmore (Laurent), a..."
June 26, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Sunshine Superman
BASE-jumping trailblazer Carl Boenish is the subject of this doc tribute
"...high-altitude objects, but she anchors the film with the presence of Boenish’s wife, Jean. Fiercely intelligent, and seemingly the..."
June 12, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki
The Connection
The French-made Connection owes much to The French Connection
"...sideburns, and tailor-made suits, Dujardin’s Michel is a magnetic presence, an ex-gambling addict whose obsessive nature is the perfect..."
May 29, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki
Written in Stone
History of racism lives on in UT monuments
"...and ought to be so regarded." Given his statue's presence on a university campus, Wilson's comments as president of..."
May 29, 2015 News Feature by Mac McCann
Moontower Review: John Mulaney
An ideal headliner to bring the 2015 comedy festival home
"...Mulaney, remember, was recently a presence on the small screen until his self-titled Fox comedy..."
April 27, 2015 Arts Post by Russ Espinoza
True Story
A writer meets the murderer who stole his identity
"...until that point had been relegated to a perfunctory presence as Finkel’s supportive girlfriend. The problem with True Story..."
April 17, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
While We're Young
Ben Stiller and Naomi Watts suffer a midlife funk in Noah Baumbach's latest
"...of Cornelia’s much-lauded father-in-law, Leslie (Grodin, always a welcome presence). To Josh, the newfound hipster couple’s appropriation of everything..."
April 10, 2015 Movie Review by William Goss
Border Violations
What happened to the thousands of unaccompanied children who crossed the U.S. border last year?
"...While the bill increases Texas Department of Public Security presence on the border and introduces harsher penalties for human..."
April 3, 2015 News Feature by Dina Samir Shehata
Bill of the Week
House wants to throw some money at border problems
"...$4.1 million over the biennium, and increases both DPS presence along the border and penalties for immigration-related crimes such..."
April 3, 2015 News Column by Amy Kamp
Seymour: An Introduction
Ethan Hawke directs this doc about pianist and teacher Seymour Bernstein
"...when the filmmaker and his subject discuss the twofold presence of human monstrosity and artistic gifts or the human..."
March 27, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
SXSW Profile: Leon Bridges
Throwback Texan comes prepared
"...Fifties and Sixties, and his fashion sense and stage presence match the music with an unusual amount of detail...."
March 20, 2015 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri
Leviathan
This Oscar nominee for best Foreign Language film exudes existential Russian angst in cinematic form.
"...at the local fishing cannery. Roma, who resents Lilya’s presence, reluctantly attends what passes for the local school but..."
Feb. 27, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
The DUFF
Bye-bye bullies and basket cases; enter the DUFF – shorthand for designated ugly fat friend.
"...Amell, of the CW’s The Flash, has real screen presence, too, but there’s not a lot that can be..."
Feb. 20, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Shut Out Again
"...sexton records beginning in the early 1860s show the presence of Mexican burials. These ledgers have a printed row..."
Feb. 11, 2015 Postmarks
Jupiter Ascending
The Wachowskis' space opera starring Mila Kunis and Channing Tatum is a visual dazzler but a narrative splice-and-dice.
"...the gravity-distorting masses of long-winded exposition and the irritating presence of a miscast Channing Tatum send the whole gorgeous..."
Feb. 6, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Mommy
Canadian wunderkind Xavier Dolan creates a volatile drama about a violently hyperactive teen, his strong-willed mother, and the nice woman who lives across the street.
"...by their violence and attention-seeking. A quieter and gentler presence soon enters their household in the form of their..."
Feb. 6, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Pressley Files Her Complaint
Accuses Travis County Clerk of state law violations
"...of database line records – be reprinted in her presence. They were duly reprinted, and the mail ballots, along..."
Jan. 16, 2015 News Post by Michael King
Top Five
Chris Rock is on a roll with this funny yet pointed comedy, which he wrote and directed, and also stars in.
"...nasty. Without giving away an essential story conceit, its presence nags because it reveals an essential misunderstanding of how..."
Dec. 12, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
The Bitter and the Sweet
How Delysia Chocolatier built their brand
"...bloggers who are helping to create a social media presence for the Delysia brand...."
Nov. 28, 2014 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood
Left Behind
God help us: Nic Cage is up against the Rapture.
"...novels. In fact, despite a larger budget and the presence of at least one honest-to-goodness movie star, Nicolas Cage,..."
Oct. 10, 2014 Movie Review by William Goss
20,000 Days on Earth
This documentary (for which Nick Cave receives a script credit), gets inside the artist's notoriously fussy creative process.
"...Nina Simone, Cave remains, at 57, a quietly explosive presence whether onstage or off, a duality that becomes apparent..."
Oct. 3, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Hector and the Search for Happiness
Simon Pegg stars as a shrink trying to heal himself.
"...successfully in other movies to save the day. His presence makes Hector and the Search for Happiness tolerable, as..."
Oct. 3, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Tracks
Mia Wasikowska and Adam Driver star in this story about Robyn Davidson's solitary trek across the Australian desert.
"...keep his distance from the loner, even though his presence threatens to lend a romance angle to the story...."
Oct. 3, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
All Over Creation: I Was Meant for the Stage
To learn which actors were destined for the theatre, watch how they hold the stage alone
"...draw and hold them. You have to expand your presence, become bigger than you are in ordinary life, radiate..."
Oct. 3, 2014 Arts Column by Robert Faires
A Five Star Life
What's not to love about a career as a secret inspector of luxury hotels? Turns out, plenty.
"...is this excessive leisure. Buy is a charismatic screen presence whom we enjoy watching as she goes through her..."
Aug. 29, 2014 Movie Review by Louis Black
Farewell – and Welcome – Amy Smith
Longtime staffer retires from full-time duties
"...and an individual voice. We'll miss her daily, deskside presence at the Newsdesk and in the weekly meetings –..."
Aug. 29, 2014 News Feature by Michael King
Betting on Cloud Juice
Richard's Rainwater keeps its eye in the sky
"...city of Austin tap water contains an average fluoride presence of .56 parts per million. You could get the..."
Aug. 15, 2014 Food Feature by Chase Hoffberger
Cyrano de Bergerac
City Theatre's staging of the Rostand classic makes good use of its space and is helmed by a very engaging star
"...Bosworth's Cyrano is larger than life when such a presence is called for and intensely vulnerable in his most..."
Aug. 1, 2014 Arts Review by Adam Roberts
DVDanger: Death Rattle Shakes
A case of "Rigor Mortis," and we pay our dues at the 'Death Spa'
"...rest of the Hong Kong horror output is the presence of Takashi Shimizu, creator of the Ju-on and The..."
