Savior of the Soul

"...Akira, and as forcefully stylized as Blade Runner, Saviour of the Soul is a hyperkinetic amalgam of Chinese ultra-violence,..."

Oct. 11, 1996 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Savior of the Soul 'ninety-Two

"...as Lai and Yuen's original, this updated version/sequel/whatnot forsakes the gore and martial arts set pieces in favor of..."

Jan. 21, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Thank You, Central Time Zone: A Preview of the 2007 NFL Draft

"...I moved to Texas from the East Coast for a multitude of reasons. I don’t..."

April 26, 2007 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

Chairman of the Board

Antone's Blue Monday boss Derek O'Brien keeps the music alive and blue

"...A choice bit of little-known Austin music history: Guitarist Johnny Copeland lived here..."

April 25, 2014 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Chief Priest of the Shrine

The epic life story of Nigerian soul superstar Fela Kuti.

"...Anikulapo-Kuti's funeral procession to make its way to Ikeja, the working-class district of Nigeria's metropolis Lagos and center of..."

July 14, 2000 Music Feature by David Lynch

A Taste of Killing and Romance

"...This decent, if wholly unremarkable, melodramatic action picture marks the feature debut of director Veronica Chan, who attempts here..."

June 23, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Man of Steel

This new Superman flies without a lot of emotional baggage, which is mostly a good thing though the character could stand a bit more dramatic heft.

"...Man of Steel is as square as Superman’s storied jaw. Peel..."

June 14, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

ACL Preview: Kalu & the Electric Joint’s Message of Joy

Kalu James: “It’s poetry in motion”

"...Kalu James has taken the eclectic sounds of the African continent and combined them..."

Oct. 10, 2024 Music Post by Cy White

Blink-182 Bring the Banter to “Austin Titty Limits” and More From ACL Fest’s Friday Kickoff

Chris Stapleton twangs and bangs, Leon Bridges grooves

"...– and performances ranging from fest OGs Asleep at the Wheel to Nashville glam queen Tanner Adell and bilingual..."

Oct. 5, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Josh Rosenblatt Has Seen the Future, and It Isn't Pretty

Magic eight-balling 2008, month by month

"...The Year 2008 in Film, Culture, Uprising: Speculation This week,..."

Jan. 3, 2008 Screens Post by Josh Rosenblatt

Moon-Shaped Panties & the Saint of White Trash

The Late Lucinda Williams

"...The morning starts normally for Lucinda. Well, maybe not normal,..."

Oct. 23, 1998 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Faster Than Sound – Beerland & Beyond: The Year in Music News

Squeezing out the decade's end in local music headlines

"...The morning of May 28, Beerland owner Richard Lynn announced..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

The GOP's Racism Problem

Defeated railroad commissioner points out the elephant in the room

"...who happens to be a racial minority to play the race card. But when Railroad Commissioner Victor Carrillo did..."

March 3, 2010 News Post by Lee Nichols

Will the Real Colt McCoy Please Stand Up

Here's to another hopeful national championship year for UT

"...fans truly, deeply need to know in a sort of Tiger Beat crush kind of way. Are you the..."

Sept. 4, 2009 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

From the Vaults: Myth-ing in 'Action'

Saluting Superman on his last big birthday – 25 years ago

"...With Krypton's last son returning to the screen amidst a big 75th birthday shindig, here's a..."

June 13, 2013 Screens Post by Robert Faires

The Myth of Che

The Short Life of Revolutionary Che Guevara

"..."I have said that all the reputedly powerful reactionaries are merely paper tigers. The reason..."

July 11, 1997 Books Feature by Tom Aiken

The Death of Rock & Roll

Top 10s: Year, Decade, Eternity

"...Like this country's forefathers, it came from England. Though it didn't originate there,..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Kendrick Lamar, Brandi Carlile, Red Young, Chucky Blk, and more recommended shows

"...guiding conscience returned. Though our decaying world expected salvation, the messianic MC rose bearing an evasive, eremitic double LP..."

July 15, 2022 Music Column by Julian Towers

Wade in the Water

Geto Boy rap icon keeps Austin in 'Checks & Balances'

"...his pedal steel guitar one night in February at the Continental Club Gallery, Johnson couldn't understand how Bushwick Bill,..."

Sept. 20, 2013 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

The Luv Doc: Inviting the Uninviting

A dinner party disaster waiting to happen

"...I have been friends with another mother from my child’s elementary school for about two..."

Jan. 31, 2025 Column by The Luv Doc

Order on the Court

NBA Basketball Diaries

"...by Ben Plimpton Basketball season is over. Yeah, okay, the NBA Finals are -- as of this writing --..."

June 20, 1997 Books Feature by Christopher Gray

Drunken Master II

"...as a triumphant return to his traditional chopsocky roots. The plot finds Chan back in the popular role of..."

April 8, 1994 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Iron Man 2

Despite a high tech sheen and an excellent but overstuffed cast, this sequel feels more like a setup for the upcoming Avengers movie than its own picture.

"...and Garry Shandling. Tony Stark (Downey Jr.), billionaire playboy-cum-narcissistic savior of the free (and, for now, relatively untroubled) world,..."

May 7, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Comic Books and Forward Motion

"...so I’ve been doing a little research in honor of the last full day of our inaugural Film Fight,..."

July 11, 2008 Screens Post by Josh Rosenblatt

Killing Kasztner

This documentary is about the little-remembered figure Rudolf Israel Kasztner, who negotiated with Adolf Eichmann for the release of 1,700 Jews from Hungary, only to later be castigated for Nazi collaboration.

"...as an actress – she survived George Romero's Dawn of the Dead – and she appears to have developed..."

May 7, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Terminator Salvation

Despite a couple of good action sequences, Terminator Salvation is loud, talky, and entirely lacking any sort of soul or sense of good old summer-matinee fun.

"...about names. Character names, to be specific. As much of a rabid fan of the first two Terminator films..."

May 22, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Pollock

"...John Heard and Val Kilmer. Calling Pollock a labor of love is like saying Marilyn Monroe was easy on..."

March 9, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Movie Titles for 1996

"...PATLABOR 2Preview(M.B.)2/9/96 PERFECT CANDIDATE, A2.5(S.D.)10/11/96 PHANTOM, THE3.0(M.S.) 6/14/96 PHENOMENON1.5(M.B.)7/12/96 POSTCARDS FROM AMERICA3.0(S.D.)2/2/96 PREACHERÕS WIFE, THE3.0(R.S.)12/13/96 PRIMAL..."

Jan. 10, 1997 Screens Feature

99 Austin Acts at SXSW Music

Support the home team!

"...his own truncated moniker in 2016 for Get Out of the City. The shift allowed the decadelong Austin scene..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature

Sunday ACL Fest Picks

The first weekend of ACL Fest closes with highlights galore

"...The Shelters 11:30am, Cirrus Logic stage; Weekend One only Sixties..."

Sept. 30, 2016 Music Feature

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