Safe Men

A talentless singing duo become even less-talented safecrackers in this inspired comedy.

"...and inept in their new line of work -- safe cracking. In this wryly hilarious new comedy by first-timer..."

Aug. 7, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Monsters and Men

Racism drama never matches its powerhouse opening sequence

"...The opening sequence of Monsters and Men crystallizes the fear of wrongful death that permeates the..."

Oct. 5, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Last Men in Aleppo

Picking up the pieces of the Syrian Civil War

"...the ancient city from the Aleppo rebels, but Last Men in Aleppo was shot during the devastating months before..."

June 9, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Safe. Mutual. Respect.

JD Samson (wo)mans up for the Gay Place.

"...prom date, JD Samson, who is bringing her band MEN to Austin. MEN play the Beauty Bar Thursday, March..."

March 30, 2011 Qmmunity Post by Cindy Widner

Men in Black II

"...pair of earthling cops keeping the planet's native populace safe from a ceaseless stream of alien riff-raff and the..."

July 5, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Safe Place?

Parties, alcohol, and attitudes are contributing to a high number of sexual assaults in Austin

"...in the U.S., and in Texas, two in five women have survived a rape or sexual assault. Last year..."

Sept. 25, 2015 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Are We More Safe or Less?

"...and during this new beginning, I saw four young men celebrating the coming of the new year in their..."

Jan. 1, 2008 Postmarks

HIV Negative Gay & Bisexual Men Weekend Retreat

"...HIV-negative gay and bisexual men have a very special set of concerns within the..."

Jan. 5, 1996 Column

Is APD Making Austin Less Safe?

D.A., C.A. claim they’re being scapegoated by anti-reform cops

"...In separate conversations with Cronk and Austin Police Department interim Chief Joe Chacon on June 23, the two..."

Aug. 3, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

DVDanger: The Evil That Men Do

Nothing Bad Can Happen, and other meditations on darkness

"...is Benno (Sascha Alexander Gersak). With a little work, commitment, and a quick shower, he could become one the..."

Oct. 14, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Hilltoppers, U.S. Men in Action This Weekend

All the latest soccer news on the Hilltoppers, Longhorns, Dynamo, and more

"...3 teams in the country, the 16th-ranked St. Edward's men got back on track Sunday with a 2-0 win..."

Oct. 8, 2008 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

AI Experts Gather in Austin to Consider Ethics, White Men, and Mass Layoffs

Preparing for an AI world

"...an AI Bill of Rights. It included calls for “safe and effective systems,” “algorithmic discrimination protections,” and requiring a..."

Sept. 25, 2023 News Post by Benton Graham

Two Men Attacked Friday

If you know anything please step forward

"...going to do about this? Can we not feel safe in our own neighborhoods? And what about everyone who..."

Sept. 25, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Rob Cohen

Happy, Texas

"...a clueless career criminal in Out of Sight and Safe Men, Zahn soars over the top here, playing Wayne..."

Nov. 19, 1999 Movie Review by Sarah Hepola

Bed, Bathhouse, & Beyond

Men's Health Spa Goes Unregulated, but Who Cares?

"...in on the bathhouse debate. The proposed zoning code amendment would have created a new, rather sterile, category of..."

May 1, 1998 News Feature by Jenny Staff

Restrepo

This documentary, which chronicles the 15-month deployment in Afghanistan of about a dozen U.S. soldiers, is an example of photojournalism at its finest.

"...at its finest. The film chronicles the grueling 15-month deployment in Afghanistan of about a dozen U.S. soldiers of..."

July 30, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Bank Job

When a gang of thieves break into some London safe-deposit boxes, they enter a world of police corruption, financial malfeasance, sexual degeneracy, political conspiracy, murder, torture, and upper-class salaciousness.

"...at a Lloyds bank in central London, raided the safe-deposit boxes they found there, and made off with an..."

March 7, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The Luv Doc: Grabbers

Men are not at all civil

"...68 years of age. Considered attractive and physically fit. Men are not at all civil. They seem to think..."

April 14, 2023 Column by The Luv Doc

Bumblebee

Transformers spin-off is (checks notes) wait ... good?

"...action-to-humor ratio that’s been missing from Bay’s overly serious installments for ages. We can thank incoming director Knight for..."

Dec. 21, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Ocean's 8

Sandra Bullock is the other Ocean sibling in this all-female revamp of the heist franchise

"...a few more plot twists, Ocean’s 8 is a safe bet for some glitzy summer fun. In the opening..."

June 8, 2018 Movie Review by Danielle White

"Don't Be Getting Publicly Intoxicated"

APD chief clarifies comments about sexual assault

"...has been updated. “You should never feel 100 percent safe,” at least, not according to Austin’s Police Chief Art..."

Dec. 15, 2015 News Post by Sarah Marloff

I, the Worst of All

Based on the book The Traps of Faith by Octavio Paz, this Argentinean film takes place in 17th century “New Spain” (Mexico) as Juana Ines de la Cruz enters a nunnery to pursue her intellectual aims.

"...Such might have been the thinking of some smart women of yore, women seeking a safe haven to pursue..."

Feb. 3, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Boyz N the Hood

Singleton's 1991 movie about three black boys growing to manhood in the combat zones of L.A.'s South Central remains a searing cultural indictment.

"...director Singleton, follows the lives of three young black men tryng their best to stay alive amidst the shattered..."

July 19, 1991 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

1917

World War I drama shows heroism in saving, not taking, lives

"...Directed by: Sam Mendes. Starring: George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Mark Strong, Benedict Cumberbatch,..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Quiz Show

"...game show scandal of the late 1950s kindled a disillusionment in America that has culminated in the generally accepted..."

Sept. 23, 1994 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Weirdsville

Weirdsville accomplishes something that is rare for Canadian-made comedies: It's actually funny.

"...(You know it's a Canadian comedy when the two men carry her body out to the car in a..."

Oct. 5, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Johnny Got His Gun

Austin-bred actor Ben McKenzie stars in this one-man show of Dalton Trumbo's timeless anti-war novel.

"...As long as humankind continues to wage war, it's safe to say that Dalton Trumbo's searing anti-war novel Johnny..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Nativity Story

Sadly, this familiar tale is presented with a yawn-inducing neutrality more reminiscent of a community-center Christmas pageant than an epic story of divine humanity.

"...the fear and the nail-biting? What about the utter astonishment and disbelief? In effect, where’s the messiness? Enter King..."

Dec. 1, 2006 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Breaking In

Getting locked out of your house without keys has never been more dangerous

"...Panic Room, this derivative seat-squirmer has a few good moments in spite of Johnny Klimick’s annoying score, its energy..."

May 18, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Hunting Ground

Doc exposes rape culture on the university campus

"...The sheer amount of unvarnished, on-camera testimony from young women (and a few men), as they recall the very..."

April 3, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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