City of Ghosts

Battling ISIS with journalism

"...the horrors of conflict zones and how normal citizens react when caught between a bullet and a hard place...."

July 28, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Luv Doc: Your Psychopathic Buddy

Put the HR department on your speed dial

"...but when I realized he wasn't, I may have overreacted and hurt his feelings. I told him I never..."

July 28, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

White Girl

Sex, drugs, and privilege

"...sweaty, strung-out package that wants, no, needs you to react to the various bad decisions every character makes...."

Sept. 16, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Still Alice

In an otherwise tepid film, Julianne Moore delivers a terrific performance as a woman beset by early-onset Alzheimer's.

"...not given much to do but comment on and react to her condition (the exception is Stewart, who gives..."

Feb. 13, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

On Display

"...you hope viewers of the gay wax museum will react? Any way they want, that's our queer right!..."

Feb. 13, 2015 Arts Feature by Andy Campbell

The Railway Man

Colin Firth stars with Nicole Kidman in this memoir about a WWII POW in Burma who, in the present day, still suffers repercussions.

"...laid for a psychologically rich confrontation: How do you react when you’re staring a monster in the face? What..."

April 25, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Bell Whether

Ready or not, W. Kamau Bell is leading us into a conversation about race

"...point early on in the show, that pocket will react to something I say in a much more fervent..."

April 25, 2014 Arts Feature by Thomas Fawcett

Top 10 Thorny ’Cornies

Andy Campbell weighs in on LGBTQ Tops and Bottoms

"...5) LESBIANS REACT TO BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR No, not the..."

Jan. 8, 2014 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell

Razzle-Dazzle 'Em

David Bologna on making it to Broadway with 'Billy Elliot'

"...constantly onstage. How is an American audience going to react to that? In previews, the show started out very..."

Dec. 11, 2012 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Alex Cross

Stretching out of his Madea comfort zone to play James Patterson's FBI profiler is a courageous but misguided move on Tyler Perry’s part.

"...one. There’s no telling how Perry’s regular audience will react, but my guess is they’ll follow him out on..."

Oct. 19, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

'The NFL Beat': Wonderlickin' Bad

Investigating the Wonderlic testing policies

"...attributes of the league’s best DBs; it’s read and react, read and react. The Wonderlic isn’t a test for..."

April 5, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

The Lot of the Working-Class NFL Fan

'America's Parking Lot'

"...really curious to see how they would respond and react to it. So in a lot of ways it's..."

March 16, 2012 Screens Feature by Mark Fagan

The 'Lot' of the Working-Class NFL Fan

Q&A with Jonny Mars, 'America's Parking Lot' docmaker

"...really curious to see how they would respond and react to it. So in a lot of ways it's..."

March 15, 2012 SXSW Post by Mark Fagan

The Woman in Black

Daniel Radcliffe jumps from Hogwarts to this movie's haunted mansion where he stars as a young widower under siege from a malevolent ghost.

"...just has too little to do here other than react speechlessly. The film is wonderfully atmospheric and full of..."

Feb. 3, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Texans Season Preview Part 2: The D

Phillips will turn struggling defense around

"...short period of time. Playing defense requires players to react quickly and instinctively. The less a player has to..."

Sept. 10, 2011 Sports Post by Barrett Walton

Bedside Manner: Isn't It Ironic?

The stories behind the stories we're reading right now

"...his roiling passion for the Countess. How does Newland react? How else could he react? He laughs his head..."

Aug. 21, 2011 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins

This drama about the Texas writer is informative, entertaining, and inspiring

"...love for her. An audience that knew how to react to every ancillary figure projected on screen before Ivins..."

Feb. 4, 2011 Arts Review by Avimaan Syam

Yogi Bear

This mixture of animated talking animals and live action is unbearable.

"...Bear is unbearable. There, I said it. Maybe I react this way because of seeing one too many movies..."

Dec. 17, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Space Invaders on a Shoestring Budget

Monsters is the best monster movie of the millennium (so far)

"...tell them how to behave, so that their characters react the way they personally would react. It was so..."

Oct. 29, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Remembering 'Easy Rider' and 'The Last Movie'

CinemaTexas program notes

"...they are outsiders. This is not to justify the reactions they run into but to examine their own motivation..."

June 4, 2010 Screens Feature

Brief Interviews With Hideous Men

John Krasinski makes his directorial debut with this screen adaptation of David Foster Wallace's stories.

"...lines of dialogue where the actor would breathe or react or reflect (seemingly the whole reason for bothering to..."

Nov. 13, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Race to Witch Mountain

In this updated remake of the beloved Disney series of family movies, two siblings with supernatural powers seek refuge with a cabbie and a UFO specialist.

"...Eisenmann's cameo appearances, while fans of anal probes should react to former Austinite and Communion-taker Whitley Strieber's charming WTF?..."

March 20, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Letters From the Women of SAFPF

A small sample of the letters received by Austin attorney Derek Howard; transcribed and minimally edited

"...The idea was supposedly to see how they would react under severe stress and mixed messages, but it in..."

Dec. 12, 2008 News Feature

World Series: Red Sox in Five

"...after the Series), but how are they going to react when they find themselves down 3-1? I know how..."

Oct. 24, 2007 Sports Post by John Hunt

Deprogramming Dave

Drummer Lisa Cameron talks with ex-bandmate Kathy McCarty about her transition into self

"...transgender person comes in, they will know how to react. Because there have been a lot of problems with..."

June 8, 2007 Features Feature by Kathy McCarty

Remedy: Reduce Stress, Reduce Fear

"...the Dec. 29 issue. Both explain that people do react with hostility and religious conservatism when exposed to unknown..."

Jan. 2, 2007 Postmarks

Page Two: Light and Darkness

Light and Darkness: In the bright cacophony of black and white, a confession of despair and an ode to uncertainty

"...listen to a discussion of 9/11 conspiracy theories and react more than rudely. Smug letter-writers assure us they know..."

Aug. 18, 2006 Column by Louis Black

The King

First-time filmmaker James Marsh delivers a Texas gothic that stars Gael García Bernal and William Hurt, but the characters lack depth and humanity.

"...or the events that unfold, and how audience members react will depend heavily on the religious convictions they bring..."

July 7, 2006 Movie Review by Brian Clark

An American Haunting

A satanic-possession thriller set in 1817 stars Donald Sutherland and Sissy Spacek – to little avail.

"...quite a bit while watching Sutherland scowl, flinch, and react to unseen horrors, and I'm pretty sure he did,..."

May 12, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Jarhead

Though lacking a clear point of view, the film seems to say that war not only dehumanizes soldiers but also infantilizes them. It’s not a pretty picture, but it is a lovely film.

"...impatience, and when bloodshed fails to materialize, the grunts react like children denied their candy. War not only dehumanizes,..."

Nov. 4, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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