Where Angels Fear to Tread

"...this period the “E.M. Forster Years.” During this time, there's been a rash of films based on Forster novels..."

April 24, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fried Green Tomatoes

The feisty Southern women of Fannie Flagg's novel are portrayed by a fantastic cast.

"...Jessica Tandy, Chris O'Donnell, Stan Shaw and Cicely Tyson. There's a lot to like about Fried Green Tomatoes. The..."

Jan. 10, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

JFK

Oliver Stone gives the "lone gunman" assassination theory a run for its money.

"...Bacon. Let's get one thing clear right from the start: Oliver Stone makes agitprop -- not film dramas, not..."

Dec. 27, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Trek Through 29 Independent Bookstores on the Austin Texas Book Trail

Second annual crawl connects Austin’s literary community

"...what I love about bookstores and the literary community here.”..."

April 11, 2025 Arts Feature by Caroline Drew

The Goldfinch

Donna Tartt's metaphorical novel gets an award-season adaptation

"...It was one of her favorite paintings. So let’s start here, with the mother, Audrey (Wist). She is seen..."

Sept. 20, 2019 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Public Notice: The Calendar Turns

Happy anniversary, and here's a card ...

"...one on the front cover, and that's about it. There is no "traditional" gift for this anniversary, and the..."

Aug. 31, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Manglehorn

Al Pacino stars in David Gordon Green's shot-in-Austin drama

"...in a small Texas town (note the Austin locations) where he once coached Little League baseball, this loner-by-design channels..."

July 3, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Dear Porn Industry

Texas loves luring jobs from California

"...Them liberals and their condoms. We’re big on abstinence here despite our teen pregnancy rates. But that’s a whole..."

Jan. 19, 2012 Screens Post by Mr. Smarty Pants

Love Me

Two inanimate objects search for connection in a sci-fi romance

"...up the idea for their sci-fi romance Love Me, there had been exactly zero films made about a buoy..."

Jan. 31, 2025 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Austin Donation and Volunteer Opportunities During Coronavirus Outbreak

Ways to help your neighbor during this trying time

"...You may be wondering how you can help, so here's just a few ways. Find more on our Community..."

March 16, 2020 Events Post by Katherine McNevins

Overboard

Unexpected remake of the Eighties' most questionable rom-com

"...introduced Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell to each other, thereby serving as the launchpad for their 30-years-and-still-ticking romantic partnership...."

May 11, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Lost City of Z

A futile quest for an extraordinary place

"...Bolivia seldom rises to anything above a historical footnote here. Based on white-hot New Yorker journalist David Grann’s 2009..."

April 21, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

SXSW Panels: Woke Food

SXSW food track navigates contemporary food systems

"...SXSW food track covered food activism, diversity, and community. Here are a few highlights...."

March 14, 2017 Food Post by Emily Beyda

The Luv Doc: History

Any time you start poking around in someone's skeleton closet there is a good chance you're going to get boned

"...I had a first date with a friend of..."

Nov. 4, 2016 Column by The Luv Doc

Morgan

An AI experiment goes wrong in this forgettable genre exercise

"...the all-too-familiar premise of an artificial-intelligence experiment gone wrong. Here, the titular female character (Taylor-Joy, in a dim replication..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

That’s So Cool: Celebrating Bob Johnston

The late producer’s staggering output somehow excluded his own renown

"...bottle always on the verge of escaping. He would start off all aglow on one topic then be tripping..."

Aug. 20, 2015 Music Post by Louis Black

Twinsters

Separated at birth, reunited online

"...Twinsters would be a very different movie. In fact, there might be no reason for a movie at all...."

July 31, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Q&A Hole: What Does It Take to Succeed in This World?

With Rebecca Beegle, Alex Dobrenko, Asaf Ronen, and more.

"...Here's the latest of our Q&A Hole series, wherein your..."

Jan. 12, 2015 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Interstellar

Majesty and mawkishness combine in Christopher Nolan's film about humans' last-ditch attempt to find a habitable planet in another galaxy.

"...his film to inspire a childlike wonder – and there’s some of that, too, in Interstellar’s vivid imagining of..."

Nov. 7, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Exists

This found-footage horror film shot in Austin finds a Bigfoot chased from its home by the Bastrop fires.

"...resilient, cheap to produce, and popular as ramen noodles. There were, of course, precursors to Blair Witch: Ruggero Deodato’s..."

Oct. 24, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Muscle Shoals

The Alabama town that birthed two music studios and inspired great recordings by Aretha, the Rolling Stones, and scores more is viewed in this laid-back documentary.

"...an unprecedented reputation in American music. It’s the place where Aretha lamented about never loving a man the way..."

Oct. 18, 2013 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Jack the Giant Slayer

Despite a terrific cast, intelligent direction, and state-of-the-art special effects, this fairy tale's gigantic shoes remain unfilled.

"...so many ways that it’s hard to figure out where it goes so wrong – or more accurately, how..."

March 1, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black

The Apparition

A supernatural presence is released during a college experiment.

"...dogs appear at random. Vague is the key descriptor here, as both the entity – whatever it is –..."

Aug. 31, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

True Legend

The great martial-arts choreographer Yuen Woo-ping directs this saga about the inventor of Drunken Fist fighting.

"...Yeoh, David Carradine, Gordon Liu and Cung Le. Indeed, there’s a true legend at work here, but unfortunately, the..."

May 13, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Complete Control

Wax’s Joe Sib hits Cap City Comedy Club

"...his top five memories of Austin or favorite albums. Here’s what came back...."

Jan. 19, 2011 Music Post by Austin Powell

Jonathan Blow Talks Fantastic Fest

Indie gaming stalwart talks ethics, elves, and Braid: The Movie

"...problem taking it to the big boys of gaming. Here is what transpired when I got him on the..."

Sept. 23, 2010 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Killers

Ashton Kutcher and Katherine Heigl play a married couple, but the wife doesn't know her husband is a government assassin. Comedy ensues.

"...Casey Wilson, Rob Riggle and Martin Mull. Heigl reteams here with her director of The Ugly Truth to see,..."

June 11, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Saint John of Las Vegas

Although the film sounds like a sure bet on paper, this comedy starring Steve Buscemi sadly comes up solid snake eyes.

"...first-timer Rhodes, this comedy evidences little narrative logic or coherence, zero chemistry among the actors, and most sinfully, a..."

Feb. 12, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Julie & Julia

Meryl Streep is irresistible as Julia Child as is Nora Ephron's direction, but Amy Adams' Julie Powell is a dud – a mousy, grouchy irritant.

"...an outlet, her husband Eric (Messina) urges her to start a blog, which becomes the Julie/Julia Project – 365..."

Aug. 7, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Moon

A man (Sam Rockwell) and his computer (voiced pitch-perfectly by Kevin Spacey) – alone on a moon-based work station of the future – plumb the depths of identity and inner space.

"...(Gerty to 2001's HAL) and maybe homicidal tendencies. But where 2001, so maddening and inscrutable, wanted to blow your..."

July 10, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

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