Thanksgiving Orphans Rejoice: There Are Local Options to Save Your Holiday

Booze is one holiday essential that doesn’t grow on a farm

Nov. 20, 2018 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Rejoice!

Euro Champions League results

Nov. 5, 2008 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

Strangers With Candy

The high school comedy of co-creators Dinello, Colbert, and Sedaris is completely over the top in its audacity and absurdity.

"...up the release until now. And we can all rejoice. At once subtle and completely over the top, the..."

July 21, 2006 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Johnny English Reborn

Rowan Atkinson brings his particular brand of physical comedy to this James Bond spy spoof.

"...that’s for the best). Atkinson’s fans are likely to rejoice as the comedian twists his face and body to..."

Oct. 21, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Halloween II

Rob Zombie's sequel to his 2007 remake of the original Halloween features Michael Myers coming back to town to wrap up some family business.

"...feel of a contractual obligation, and, while gorehounds will rejoice that the MPAA has apparently rescinded all previous bylaws..."

Sept. 4, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Baghead

Kind of funny and kind of scary, the lo-fi Baghead is not so much a horror movie as a four-character study of relationships and the drive to find meaningful work.

"...the movie isn't the kind that will make gorehounds rejoice and horror mavens quicken their step. The Baghead directors..."

June 13, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Waterboy

"...Mumble that Walks Like a Man will almost certainly rejoice that Sandler is back to his old SNL tricks;..."

Nov. 6, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Carpool

"...of the Carpool minivan's speakers, this viewer paused to rejoice because it's the first indication that anyone involved in..."

Aug. 30, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin at Large: Just Another Wednesday

Rejoice and be glad in these first calm hours of the rest of our democratic lives

"...and news all over our front pages, another unwelcome Wed­nes­day tacked onto 2020, the year that wouldn't leave. I..."

Jan. 22, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

SXSW Film

Daily reviews and interviews

"...Rejoice and ShoutDocumentary Feature, 24 Beats per Second D: Don..."

March 19, 2010 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

SXSW Film

Taste of SXSW Showcase

"...take in these four festival buzz films: gospel showcase Rejoice and Shout; Monsters, "a slice of slyly sweet monster-movie..."

March 19, 2010 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Thanksgiving

Eli Roth's fake trailer gets a real (and really fun) slasher

"...study for actually integrating social media into a movie. Rejoice, filmmakers, you do not have to deprive your characters..."

Nov. 17, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Austin at Large: The American Disparagement

Of what to us is the Fourth of July? Reading the room and rethinking democracy.

"...Frederick Douglass: "The blessings in which you, this day, rejoice, are not enjoyed in common. The rich inheritance of..."

July 8, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Coup 53

Documentary unpacks America's involvement in the coup that wrecked Iran

"...theorists and Cold War historians both have cause to rejoice in Coup 53. A lively documentary that seeks to..."

Aug. 21, 2020 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Point Austin: Fireworks for the Fourth

Reflections on Independence Day from Frederick Douglass

"..."Oppression makes a wise man mad."– Frederick Douglass, July 5, 1852..."

July 7, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Gay Place

Buckle up pretty people cuz SXSW is rapidly descending

"...Tribute) PooPoo Platter's drag stars are at it again – Zane Zena, Louisianna Purchase, Mandy Quinn, Kitty Buick, and..."

March 4, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff

Shhmaltz's New Home, Vegan Yacht's Windfall

Today's Austin food news

"...Vegans and vegetarians rejoice, meat eaters also rejoice, and more in today's food..."

Sept. 17, 2015 Food Post by Brandon Watson

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days

This third film in the tween series is funny without being in any way condescending to its target audience.

"...a serious message about father/son communication skills, you will rejoice in this third adaptation of the bestselling Young Adult..."

Aug. 3, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Do Over!

Taste of SXSW Showcase gives nonbagdeholders a shot

"...take in these four festival buzz films: gospel showcase Rejoice & Shout; Monsters, “a slice of slyly sweet monster-movie..."

March 19, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Man or Astro-Man?

It's a bird? It's a plane? It's sci-fi's surf guitar originators.

"...Rejoice, puny humans, rejoice! Sci-fi surf guitar originators Man or..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature by Richard Whittaker

Lunacy

Jan Svankmajer's creepy-crawl slowly becomes one of the most mordantly beautiful of the director's films, an asylum-set anti-love story with mobile body parts and splashy theatrics.

"...on the rug for the dog to find and rejoice over. Does that sound nuts to you? If it..."

Sept. 15, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

UT Choral Arts Society

For its fall 2005 concert, UT Choral Arts Society draws on the rich repertoire of English sacred music, transporting its audience to a London cathedral

"...will be represented in the program with Benjamin Britten's Rejoice in the Lamb, as well as with pieces by..."

Nov. 18, 2005 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Seed of Chucky

Over-the-top gore is the rule when Chucky and Tiffany are resurrected by their anatomically incorrect offspring.

"...expect and is cause alone for Fangoria fans to rejoice. Heads roll, bodies are manhandled in ways that would..."

Nov. 19, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Monteverdi: Vocal Glory, Vocal Splendor

A program of songs sacred, secular, and straddling those two realms, all by Italian Renaissance composer Claudio Monteverdi, provided Conspirare with another opportunity to provide that which it does so well: powerful, ethereal song that seems to come directly from the distant, historical source yet has all the immediacy of new work.

"...ti miro, pur ti godo (I behold you, I rejoice in you), another lover in thrall to a beloved,..."

June 6, 2003 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

Monsoon Wedding

The father of the bride is broke; the bride is having an affair with a married man; the caretaker uncle is just a little too familiar with the bride's pre-adolescent sister; and the bride and the groom have never met each other. Despite what these foreboding elements might portend, Monsoon Wedding is a joyous celebration of family.

"...dampen the collective ebullience of these people as they rejoice not only in the new union between the bride..."

March 15, 2002 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Mulholland Drive

"...Lynch's bizarro-world theatrics (I count myself among them) will rejoice, and then probably retire to the nearest cafe to..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Letters at 3AM

The 21st Century Announces Itself

"...American dream, with its cocky mix of audacity and naiveté, can remain viable amidst the forces of chaotic instability..."

Sept. 21, 2001 Column by Michael Ventura

Mortal Kombat: Annihilation

"...safety of Earth for another generation. They begin to rejoice only to have the sequel begin with the portal..."

Nov. 28, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Paint By Numbers

Racial Divides in Austin's Public Arts Funding

"...I live in a fantasy world, but I can rejoice in your getting now, but hope that you will..."

June 28, 1996 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

An Allergy-Friendly Guide to Eating at South by Southwest

Keep filled up and fueled up during the festival without risking your health

"...Gluten-intolerant diners, rejoice, as the whole menu of this completely gluten-free sit-down..."

March 8, 2024 Food Feature by Richard Whittaker

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