Spider-Man 3

When cascading through the cityscape, Spider-Man 3 still makes us gasp with delight, but on Earth those gasps come solely in reaction to the cynical dreariness of the script.

"...Baker, Rosemary Harris and J.K. Simmons. Ever since 2004’s Spider-Man 2 became one of the rare sequels that bested..."

May 4, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Old Man & the Gun

Robert Redford has rarely shone more than in this true-crime tale

"...twinkly septuagenarian bank robber in the title, The Old Man & the Gun brims with a rascal’s charm. It’s..."

Oct. 5, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

No Man's Land

This bleak antiwar comedy won the Oscar for Best Foreign Film of 2001.

"...Bitorajac, Filip Sovagovic, Simon Callow and Katrin Cartlidge. No Man's Land won the 2001 Oscar for Best Foreign Language..."

March 22, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Man Who Cried

"...of that film's gilded humor on display here. The Man Who Cried is so cloaked in a sort of..."

June 8, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Time Is on My Side (and My Other Side)

Wrap your head around wibbly-wobbly time-travel features like 'The Infinite Man'

"...the core dilemma of Australian time-travel rom-com The Infinite Man. So while scientist Dean (Josh McConville) thinks he can..."

March 7, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Iron Man

Robert Downey Jr.'s sly take on Marvel Comics' cold warrior elevates everything about this film.

"...Jr.'s sly take on Marvel Comics' cold warrior Iron Man elevates everything about this film. The actor's real-life troubles..."

May 2, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Spider-Man

"...day; Raimi perfectly captures the essence of the early Spider-Man issues, from Stan Lee's wise decision to make this..."

May 10, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Minus Man

"...Owen Wilson. You can say this for The Minus Man: It comes with a darn good pedigree. Hampton Fancher..."

Sept. 24, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Holy Man

"...improve our lot in life -- yet the film manages to skirt all its keen potential and mire itself..."

Oct. 9, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Man

Bobby “Blue” Bland (1930-2013) made me one too

"...Bobby “Blue” Bland is The Man. There’s no other way to think about the singer...."

June 28, 2013 Music Post by Bill Bentley

Man on a Ledge

This semi-functional thriller tingles but never terrifies.

"...veritable traffic jam of improbabilities, coincidences, and sheer audience manipulation, Man on a Ledge is a decent enough diversion..."

Jan. 27, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

I Love You, Man

Paul Rudd stars in this "bromance" comedy in which sweet scenes of male camaraderie contrast with moments of gross-out humor.

"...and Andy Samberg. I fear Hollywood’s Golden Age of Bromance is ready for its decline and fall. Gone are..."

March 20, 2009 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The Bye Bye Man

A group of teens unleash the bogeyman

"...The borderline campy The Bye Bye Man is a horror movie in search of an urban..."

Jan. 13, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Dev Patel Swings Into South by Southwest With Monkey Man World Premiere

Fest gets new docs on Stormy Daniels, Alex Jones, and Jon Bon Jovi

"...of the year's most eagerly anticipated directorial debuts: Monkey Man, the first film from Dev Patel...."

Feb. 7, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Irrational Man

Joaquin Phoenix plots the perfect crime in Woody Allen's new charmer

"...or a miss. I’m happy to report that Irrational Man is a delight (although, I should note, a good..."

Aug. 7, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fantastic Fest Announces Keanu Reeves as 'Man of Tai Chi'

Plus 'Big Bad Wolves' and 'Nightbreed - The Cabal Cut' and more

"...carpet with the US premiere of his directorial debut, Man of Tai Chi...."

July 24, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

An Unreasonable Man

This documentary is a far cry from the dry polemics one might expect from a survey of Ralph Nader's career as a consumer activist and political candidate.

"...Directed by: Henriette Mantel and Steve Skrovan. If you're under the age of,..."

Feb. 23, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Tonight is Saturday Night With Sax Man Bobby Keys

Documentary follows the sixth Rolling Stone from West Texas to legend

"...maelstrom of the early years. Not Bobby Keys, the man that became known as "the sixth Rolling Stone."..."

May 28, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Adds Iron Man, Captain Kirk, New Order to Speaker List

Robert Downey Jr., William Shatner, Deepak Chopra headed to Austin

"...The South by Southwest speaker list for the conference side of this year's festival (running March 10-19) may be..."

Feb. 14, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Man Without a Face

"...Mel Gibson, Nick Stahl, Margaret Whitton, Fay Masterson, Gaby Hoffmann, Geoffrey Lewis and Richard Masur. Pretty boys can act..."

Aug. 27, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Forever Man

Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood resurrect cult music mystic Jerry Lynn Williams in his hometown, Dallas.

"...noted it because that’s who was credited on “Forever Man.” That was the song, too. Slowhand’s classic 461 Ocean..."

June 24, 2009 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Film Review: Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine

Apple chief as both genius and grotesque in Alex Gibney doc

"...desires, Alex Gibney tells us in Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine, an overlong but insightful documentary that..."

March 18, 2015 Screens Post by Joe O'Connell

Half Made Man

Humanistic transitions and understanding from Ben Sollee

"...Cactus Cafe on Saturday night, Nov. 3. Half Made Man, his fourth disc, arrives as both a quick follow-up..."

Oct. 31, 2012 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Fans’ Man Crush on Shipley Blocks McCoy’s Heisman March

Mr. Perfect owns this town

"...quarterback to do? Texas Longhorn fans have a serious man (and woman) crush on his sleek, graceful best friend,..."

Nov. 13, 2009 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

This Charming Man

Morrissey enraptured the Bass Concert Hall Sunday night

"...As a road crew cleared the minimal gear of Manchester fivepiece the Courteeners, whose ringing 35 minutes at 8pm..."

April 14, 2009 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Back Door Man

A profile of Bill Bentley, former Austin Sun writer, current music industry impresario, and producer of tribute albums of Roky Erickson and Skip Spence

"...City Limits taping, on the job as senior vice president of Warner Bros. Records. The other Bill Bentley was..."

Dec. 17, 1999 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Tallest Man on Earth

Kristian Matsson sells out the Paramount Theatre

"...tank top soon soaked through with sweat, the Tallest Man on Earth only stood five-foot-seven. The Swede behind the..."

Aug. 29, 2012 Music Post by Abby Johnston

The Man Who Killed Don Quixote

Long-gestating commentary on fantasy and delusion is Terry Gilliam at his most Gilliamesque (for better or worse)

"...meta-commentary on El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha, aka Don Quixote. His quasi-adaptation/meta-commentary, The Man Who Killed..."

May 10, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

Marvel gets tiny, weird, and wonderful again

"...that has plagued the Marvel Cinematic Universe since Iron Man: When would the franchise jump the rails? Well, arguably..."

Feb. 17, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

West Side Story

Bernstein. Shakespeare. Sondheim. Spielberg. ’Nuff said!

"...second adaptation of the Shakespeare-inspired 1957 stage musical West Side Story for the big screen, a collective eyebrow cocked..."

Dec. 10, 2021 Movie Review by Steve Davis

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