Righteous Kill

There's nothing righteous about this tired and tiresome good cop/bad cop NYPD procedural.

"...pair of grumpy old men, both of them horny SOBs with semicurdled souls, and neither so far from the..."

Sept. 19, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Venus Beauty Institute

"...Venus Beauty Institute is not good melodrama. No despairing sobs here, only world-weary, so-very-French sighs, and a picture that..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Firelight

"...tormented you may not notice the stumbles between the sobs. Likewise Dillane, who played a similarly tortured role in..."

Oct. 16, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

American Pastoral

Philip Roth's beloved book hits the screen

"...she crawls into bed between her parents, hiccuping back sobs. Hugging her from both sides, her parents share a..."

Nov. 11, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Music 2023: The Best Things We Saw on Thursday

Despite storms, we caught 03 Greedo, Sobs, Tangerine Dream, and more

"...hopeful about the industry's renewed trajectory. – Kriss Conklin Sobs Battles Gloomy Weather with Sunny Indie Pop..."

March 17, 2023 SXSW Post by Julian Towers

The Iron Claw

The triumph and the tragedy of Texas wrestling legends the Von Erichs

"...I've attended, much as the penultimate scene brings audible sobs.)..."

Dec. 22, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Mami Wata

Nigerian fable melds modern politics and ancient beliefs through intoxicating imagery

"...says, how things have always been. As the mother sobs, Zinwe (Aniunoh), one of Mama Efe’s daughters and her..."

Oct. 6, 2023 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Ron's Gone Wrong

Number Five, er, Ron is alive in this animated tech fable for kids

"...feature humans, too, because, boy, was I wracked with sobs in the theatre during Up, Toy Story 2, and..."

Oct. 29, 2021 Movie Review by Sarah Jane

About Endlessness

Roy Andersson carves another exquisite, funny, mordant world

"...the ruins of a once beautiful city. A man sobs as he holds his dead daughter after murdering her..."

May 7, 2021 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry

Forget the details, relish the intimacy of this music documentary

"...all the agony that comes with growing up. She sobs upon meeting her lifelong crush Justin Bieber after her..."

March 5, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Test Pattern

Issues of race and rape intersect in this startling Austin drama

"...Ouyang Rusli’s swelling score stifles the sound of her sobs...."

Feb. 19, 2021 Movie Review by Selome Hailu

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...its stairs. The roar was supersonic." – Raoul Hernandez Nite Sobs: "Victoria" Video..."

Oct. 9, 2020 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

The Impossible

The sound and fury of the Christmas tsunami is deeply harrowing as shown here through the microcosm of one family's experience.

"...tenterhooks, my teeth chattered from trying to swallow back sobs. It’s a mess-maker, this movie...."

Jan. 4, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

SOB Tax Stripped Again

After second court defeat, Attorney General looks to Texas Supreme Court to revive "Titty Tax"

"...really split into two halves: An economic study of SOBs, and a study of the relationship between SOBs and..."

June 15, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Return of the Titty Tax

New 'nudity' tax could include not just strip clubs but cabarets, bars, fashion shows, and even mainstream theatres

"...charge "sexually oriented businesses" (known in legislative circles as "SOBs") that provide live nude entertainment a fee of $5..."

Dec. 7, 2007 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Postscripts

"...writhed in agony, occasionally gasping for air amid yelping sobs, sobs that some in the typically tomb-like environs of..."

April 3, 1998 Books Column by Clay Smith

Epiphanies for the Blind

Who's Teaching Who at the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired?

"...be accompanied by increasing amounts of tears as she sobs in and out of frenzies...."

Feb. 23, 1996 Music Feature by Mindy LaBernz

Bad Lieutenant

"...performance that frequently has him howling in inarticulate guttural sobs. It's an impressive tour de force, at times almost..."

Feb. 12, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Benson Boone, La Sécurité, Ken Pomeroy, and More Reviews From Tuesday of SXSW

Plus: Lars Ulrich pumps up new Apple Vision Pro experience

"...and the embers.” The audience sang along through real sobs. If Boone is Rolling Stone’s future of music, then..."

March 12, 2025 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Walkabouts, Rallies, and Carnaval in This Weekend’s Recommended Events

The chilly weekend is heating up

"...that vagina pain with healthy doses of laughter and sobs. This one-woman show broke barriers at Edinburgh Festival Fringe,..."

Feb. 21, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Night of the Living Dildo Police

How a proposed Texas law would limit sex toy sales

"...of places in Austin which are already registered as SOBs, likely have arcade booths, and are not convenient to..."

Feb. 14, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Theatre Review: Come From Away

Traveling musical examines the wake of tragedy with hopeful optimism

"...hard to tone switch from snort-laughing hilarity to choked sobs within a two-minute span, but somehow this production controls..."

Jan. 10, 2025 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

Austin FC, Philadelphia Union Share an Unlikely Bond

The fans were there, even before MLS was

"...The SOBs crashed home games of Philadelphia’s other sports teams, raining..."

March 15, 2024 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

SXSW Interview: Subsonic Eye’s Natural Indie Rock Interplay

Singapore fivepiece brings mathy Sonic Youth influence to ATX debut

"...all-Asian FRIENDS: FOREVER lineup at Empire, following Singapore band Sobs’ participation last year...."

March 15, 2024 Music Feature by Wayne Lim

Eighties Punks Meat Joy Reminisce After Landing in Austin for Reunion Dates

Triple homecoming shows around their 1984 LP reissue kick off tomorrow

"...between lust and disgust for an ex-lover. Amidst self-pitying sobs, the songwriter can’t help but find the humor in..."

Oct. 17, 2023 Music Post by Genevieve Wood

Welcome Home Festival Brings New Blood to Kerrville

Adrianne Lenker, Daniel Fears revitalize at folk sibling fest

"...my side, an emotion-filled audience member choked back muffled sobs, which broke free during “Not A Lot, Just Forever,”..."

Oct. 16, 2023 Music Post by Genevieve Wood

SXSW Music 2023: The Best Things We Saw on Friday

A Margo Price keynote, Koffee's evolution, & Obongjayar's rising star

"...Commons sipping free Yerba Mate before Singaporean buzz band Sobs (who straight up slayed) when I found my favorite..."

March 18, 2023 SXSW Post by Abby Johnston

The Lemon Twigs, Obongjayar, the Zombies, and Ambré Added in SXSW 2023’s Second Lineup Drop

With a whopping 301 musical artists

"...Snooper (Nashville TN) Snotty Nose Rez Kids (Kitimat CANADA) Sobs (Singapore SINGAPORE) Solar Eyes (Birmingham UK-ENGLAND) Sorcha Richardson (Dublin..."

Dec. 7, 2022 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Melissa Lucio’s Execution Halted

The mother convicted for killing her daughter could receive a new trial

"..."Are you serious?" Lucio replies and breaks into sobs...."

April 29, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Review: Glassing

Twin Dream (Brutal Panda)

"...brutality, the Austin trio's third album seethes, rages, and sobs, riding waves of sonic fury that crash onto serene..."

Nov. 5, 2021 Music Column by Michael Toland

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