The Science Behind the Scientists

First U.S. tour includes two nights at Beerland, Oct. 5-6

"...Perth post-punks the Scientists skirted commercial success in their original 1979-1987 run, but..."

Oct. 3, 2018 Music Post by Michael Toland

Scientists Revisited on A Place Called Bad

Aussie grunge progenitors await a new generation of action rockers

"...Credited/blamed for grunge, Australia’s intrepid Scientists made an impact on alt-rock disproportionate to their reach...."

Aug. 19, 2016 Music Post by Michael Toland

Two Scientists Walk Into a Bar … and You Can Ask Them Anything

No, really: Working scientists. Waiting for your questions. In a bar.

"...young and old alike – is sending pairs of scientists out to different bars and restaurants around town, where..."

July 17, 2019 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

TFN Report: Texas Scientists Support Evolution

Scientists overwhelmingly reject "creation science" and "intelligent design"

"...TFN reported five major findings among the 464 Texas scientists surveyed: They overwhelmingly (98%) reject intelligent design as valid..."

Nov. 21, 2008 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Austin Scientists Focus on Helping AI Do Good

Weighing the pros, cons, and concerns of humanity's future overlords

March 10, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

Apollo 11

Astounding documentary takes us back to the first crewed mission to the moon

"...for the accomplishments of the NASA astronauts and ground scientists, as well as a reminder of the endless realms..."

March 15, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Kitchen Stories

The science of efficiency is undone by the unpredictability of human emotion in this Swedish comedy.

"...observer and the subject automatically skews the outcome. The scientists of Sweden’s Home Research Institute have had this caution..."

April 2, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Embrace of the Serpent

Scientists and an Amazonian shaman interact in this unique film

"...but due to his belief system he thinks both scientists have a single soul and are, indeed, the same..."

April 1, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Godzilla

These monsters have more audience appeal than their human co-stars – which is good and bad.

"...only bogs things down with expository dialogue between the scientists (Watanabe and Hawkins) who track the MUTOs from continent..."

May 16, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Panel Recap: The First CRISPR Foods Have Arrived

Ready or not, more resilient food through DNA altering is here

"...the basis for the tech. Then, recall that the scientists who developed CRISPR won a Nobel Prize in chemistry,..."

March 8, 2024 SXSW Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Tribeca Film Festival Interview: Fathom

Austin filmmakers travel to where the whales sing

"...into cetacean communication, or you're a filmmaker following those scientists as they attempt to unlock the secrets of whale..."

June 18, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Sea of Shadows

Eco-crime-documentary follow the deadly impact of cartels and animal smugglers

"...Director Richard Ladkani follows activists, journalists, fishermen, scientists, and undercover operatives (previously involved in the searches for..."

Aug. 2, 2019 Movie Review by Sam Russek

Annihilation

Alex Garland's SF mystery is weird for weirdness' sake.

"...– this time, an all-female unit made up of scientists and medical personnel...."

March 2, 2018 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Particle Fever

In this documentary, six scientists seek the mysteries of the universe through the launch of the Large Hadron Collider.

"...Not reviewed at press time. In this documentary, six scientists seek to unravel the mysteries of the universe while..."

April 11, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Pirates!: Band of Misfits

Whether it's Pirates or Wallace and Gromit or Chicken Run, Aardman's stop-motion animation delivers the goods.

"...his comedy book, The Pirates! in an Adventure With Scientists. Hugh Grant voices the Pirate Captain, a mediocre scalawag..."

April 27, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Thing

Functioning as a prequel to John Carpenter's The Thing, this film answers questions even though there's little mystery.

"...detail exactly what otherworldly horrors befell the doomed Norwegian scientists in the days leading up to the events depicted..."

Oct. 14, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Cool It

Based on the book by Danish environmentalist Bjorn Lomborg, this documentary approaches the problems caused by global warming without panic.

"...vocal fearmongers. Gathering together the best and the brightest scientists, engineers, and futurists (you know you're in good company..."

Nov. 12, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist

Michael Cera and Kat Dennings star as the titular bridge-and-tunnel kids at the heart of this New York City after-dark romantic comedy.

"...many indie darlings (Vampire Weekend, Devendra Banhart, We Are Scientists) that litter the soundtrack like so many skinny jeans..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Southland Tales

Six years after Donnie Darko, filmmaker Richard Kelly returns with this incomprehensible, self-indulgent mess of post-apocalyptic anxiety, political paranoia, and pop-culture references.

"...an army of government agents, Marxist revolutionaries, and mad scientists (most of whom are played by long-unseen cast members..."

Nov. 16, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Primer

Physics and metaphysics mingle in this minimalist yet intriguing fiction about inventor-scientists who discover a technique of time travel.

"...a process happening in garages across America: the young scientists’ urge to "discover something, anything, to set themselves apart..."

Oct. 22, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

What the #$*! Do We Know!?

Quantum physics, intent and possibility, science and fantasy … goofy cult or educational primer?

"...ABC Afterschool Special for the bastard offspring of mad scientists and California desert shamans. Matlin, for her part, gives..."

Sept. 10, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid

A Hollywood vessel of doom hunts for the Big Squeeze.

"...on this Hunt, which follows a team of research scientists into Borneo’s rainy season in search of an orchid..."

Sept. 3, 2004 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Ghosts of the Abyss

"...a series of dives, Cameron and his team of scientists and historians used high tech underwater cameras and two..."

April 18, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

"...battle occurring in the year 2065 between eco-friendly Earth scientists and hordes of “phantom” aliens while “Gaia,” the Spirit..."

July 13, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Mad Love

"...finest as a mad scientist to end all mad scientists. When a concert pianist’s hands are crushed in an..."

Nov. 17, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Deep Blue Sea

A team of scientists discovers a way to regenerate human brain tissue using extracts from the brains of mutated mako sharks. The film's sharks are convincing, its characters less so.

"...oceanographic outpost deep in the Pacific, a team of scientists headed by bioengineer Dr. Susan McAlester (Burrows) has discovered..."

July 30, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Rocketman

"...license. Let's just say that there are no rocket scientists aboard this space shuttle. There is a live monkey,..."

Oct. 10, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Mimic

"...Susan Tyler and Peter Mann, a husband-and-wife team of scientists working for the CDC who are called upon to..."

Aug. 22, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Roujin-Z

"...Barbara Barnes and Adam Henderson. In the 21st century, scientists have found the perfect solution to dealing with elderly..."

April 5, 1996 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Tie-Died: Rock 'n Roll's Most Deadicated Fans

"...find affirmation, naysayers will find stoned babble, and social scientists will find a windfall of subject matter. But that's..."

Sept. 22, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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