Never Goin' Back

Augustine Frizell ingeniously revamps the stoner buddy comedy

"...Brandon (Mooney), is spent on booze, pot, and laundromat quarters. The girls are inseparable and go everywhere arm in..."

Aug. 10, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Won't You Be My Neighbor?

America's favorite neighbor, Fred Rogers, revealed as even kinder than you hoped

"...the life and times of Fred Rogers. (We’re fully three-quarters of the way through before Rogers’ smirking sister brings..."

June 15, 2018 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Death Wish

Bruce Willis picks up where Charles Bronson left off.

"...by Brain Garfield, was decried as exploitative in most quarters, especially as it helped usher in a golden era..."

March 9, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Marjorie Prime

"...photography Sean Price Williams (Slacker 2011, Iris) frames this three-quarters human quartet in often emotionally devastating close-ups, which serves..."

Sept. 15, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Look & See: A Portrait of Wendell Berry

A look into the world of the farmer and activist

"...product whose diminishing demand is hailed in most other quarters...."

Sept. 1, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Power Rangers

A new generation of teens with superpowers must save the world

"...learn to “morph” before realizing the crystal’s ultimate powers. Three-quarters of the film is devoted to their learning curve...."

March 31, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Ottoman Lieutenant

Corny romance set during the Armenian Genocide

"...Along the way, they encounter “bandits” (aka, in other quarters, rebellious Armenian Christians) and lose the truck, all while..."

March 10, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Gentleman in Moscow

by Amor Towles

"...surprising malleability, finding the bright side to his reduced quarters and new purpose as headwaiter in the hotel's restaurant,..."

Nov. 4, 2016 Arts Feature by Kimberley Jones

The Secret Life of Pets

Hollywood has the cure for those dog-day afternoons of summer

"...riot of life with its own secrets revealed about small-quarters living. Turn a corner, and there’s a sausage factory..."

July 8, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Ip Man 3

Donnie Yen returns as the grandmaster who taught Bruce Lee his moves

"...the brawls and standoffs – in particular a breathless, close-quarters skirmish in an elevator against Muay Thai fighter Sarut..."

Jan. 22, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

After the Flood

Israel Nash emerges from the Hill Country like a train coming through town

"...house his parents are building directly below his living quarters. Above both on the hill, a build-it-yourself Quonset hut..."

Dec. 4, 2015 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Bats, Mites, and Gallows: A Thumbnail Courthouse History

"...According to the county archives, temporary and unofficial courthouse quarters were first replaced in 1855 by a two-story stone..."

Sept. 18, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Best of Austin – Thursday

BOA all day, erryday

"...out all the kitschy artifacts. Line your pockets with quarters, and after a meal, head out back to the..."

March 20, 2015 Features Feature

Atlas Shrugged: Who Is John Galt?

Audiences shrug back.

"...very best in The Fountainhead and the first three quarters of Atlas Shrugged, Rand is a master storyteller. I'm..."

Sept. 19, 2014 Movie Review by Louis Black

Little Kabul on Howard Ln.

Chapli Kababs n Curries brings delicious Afghan cuisine to Austin

"...tried the Chicken Tikka Leg ($5.99 for two leg quarters). Normally I never, ever order chicken at a Subcontinent..."

July 11, 2014 Food Feature by Mick Vann

And All the Country Wept With a Loud Voice

Second-place winner

"...At the jukebox she drops 12 quarters into the slot one by one and hits the..."

Feb. 28, 2014 Books Feature by Greg Koehler

The Last Stand

Arnold Schwarzenegger plunges back into acting in this full-bore action vehicle helmed by the South Korean director Kim Jee-Woon.

"...The first three-quarters of the film follow Cortez’s flight as he heads..."

Jan. 18, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black

We P.2ed

Art that surprises, delights, disturbs and, yes, bores.

"...in the living room, a TV in the slave’s quarters), Calle’s work didn’t leave me as breathless as I’d..."

Jan. 12, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell

Horrible Bosses

While this comedy aims for new nadirs in raunchiness, the rest of its humor coasts on obvious gags and recycled jokes.

"...Seth Gordon (The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters, Four Christmases) contributes little stylistically to the proceedings, other..."

July 8, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Battle: Los Angeles

Aliens fight the U.S. Marines in a gritty urban war. Viewers are the losers.

"...satire of Paul Verhoeven's Starship Troopers. This is realistic, close-quarters urban combat of the kind best seen in Black..."

March 11, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Waiting for 'Superman'

More provocative than genuinely informative, this documentary, nevertheless, has kicked off a national discussion about remedying our failing educational system.

"...and The King of Kong: A Pocket Full of Quarters. For another documentary that uses this structure to explore..."

Oct. 15, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Freakonomics

The runaway nonfiction book that improbably spent two years on The New York Times bestseller list is now, just as improbably, a movie.

"...by Gordon (The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters). Like the book, the film calls on us to..."

Oct. 1, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Limited Access: Cap Metro Gets Tough on Paratransit

Cap Metro changes could leave disabled customers without a ride

"...service) will only be available to customers living within three-quarters of a mile of a bus or rail line;..."

Oct. 1, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Knight and Day

Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz co-star in this overly cute action film about a rogue CIA agent and the woman along for the ride.

"...mostly helpless to adventure-seeking (her Bahhh-ston accent waits until three-quarters of the film is through to make its big..."

June 25, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Letters at 3AM: 'O' Is for Oligarchy (Continued)

The American Oligarchy has been growing for decades, and we've been its enablers

"...Jack, who'd been our friend. To save nickels and quarters, we abandoned him. Oh, we still went to Jack's,..."

April 23, 2010 Column by Michael Ventura

Games People Play

Casual gaming's rise opens the doors for players and developers

"...are generally short-play arcade-style experiences. One can imagine putting quarters in before each turn. Anyone who has played Tetris..."

Feb. 19, 2010 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Valentine's Day

Aggressively unfunny and unromantic, Valentine’s Day’s chief concern appears to have been the corralling of its cast of a thousand stars.

"...Shirley MacLaine, Emma Roberts, Julia Roberts and Taylor Swift. Three-quarters through Valentine’s Day, director Marshall pops in for a..."

Feb. 12, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Up in the Air

The director of Juno and Thank You for Smoking is back with another film that is perfectly in touch with the times.

"...Bingham (Clooney) spends most of his time. Bingham spends three-quarters of the year en route, touching down just long..."

Dec. 18, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Pandorum

Two crew members wake up aboard a spaceship with no knowledge of their identities or their mission in this horror/science-fiction amalgam.

"...Reedus. To this day I get grief from certain quarters for awarding Paul W.S. Anderson's sci-fi horror show Event..."

Oct. 2, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

City Hall Hustle: McCracken's Downfall

What was the big idea?

"...communities, and as McCracken's 27% showing made clear, those quarters of support haven't delivered on their promise just yet...."

May 15, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar

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