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The Verde Report: The Biggest Questions Surrounding Austin FC’s 2024 Season
First up: Can El Tree get off to a winning start?
"...to. Can El Tree Get Off to a Winning Start?..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

The Hunt for Austin’s Next Top Executive Officially Begins
City manager application window opens today, closes Feb. 12
"...public knows you exist – under worse circumstances, people start a hashtag campaign to get you fired...."

Jan. 8, 2024 News Post by Austin Sanders

Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles
The transcendent history of one of the greatest musicals ever
"...Lin-Manuel Miranda, Stephen Sondheim are just a few) rounded out by various scholars and scions of the original participants...."

Sept. 13, 2019 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

APD Poised for Comprehensive Rape Case Audit
Council members call for "start to finish" review in wake of controversy
"...to direct the City Manager's Office to conduct a "start to finish" review of APD's full catalog of sexual..."

Jan. 25, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

What They Had
Authentic Alzheimer's drama steers just clear of soap opera
"...and in health ….” Vows uttered at the rosy start of a marriage can take on different shadings during..."

Nov. 9, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Home Again
a lifestyle comedy with a soupçon of pain
"...Los Angeles to escape a stale marriage and to start anew. In a twist on the story of Goldilocks..."

Sept. 15, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Barton Springs Mill Is Changing Austin's Relationship With Grain
Time to start thinking about where your bread came from
"...We eat a loaf of bread and don't think about what it takes to get there, but I think..."

Sept. 1, 2017 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Changing Your Name and Gender Marker in Trump's America
A guide to doing it yourself and where to find help
"...right now?” the clerk asked after my intake. “They’re about to start.” My jaw dropped. Within the hour I..."

March 3, 2017 Qmmunity Post by Maddox Price

The Autopsy of Jane Doe
Strange things are afoot in the morgue
"...does it give up the secrets of its origin without a fight – a big, gory, spooky fight. What’s..."

Jan. 13, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four
Doc chronicles a shameful chapter in San Antonio history
"...It is clear from the start that Deborah Esquenazi’s film couldn’t care less about aesthetics,..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Bloodsucking Bastards
Cubicle horrors: Vampires bloody the workplace
"...picks up steam and the predictable rivers of gore start flowing...."

Sept. 4, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Austin Film Festival: Podcast People
John August takes his Scriptnotes podcast to church
"...At the start of the live taping of his Scriptnotes screenwriting podcast,..."

Oct. 26, 2014 Screens Post by Michael Agresta

Nothing Bad Can Happen
The title is grimly ironic: In fact, a whole lot of bad things happen in this German horror film.
"...the midst of a mosh pit, only Benno reaches out to save him...."

June 27, 2014 Movie Review by William Goss

The Hightower Report
To start a movement, start moving!
"...Heel State early last year. Fueled by rising public outrage at the rampant right-wing extremism of the Republican-run state..."

April 4, 2014 News Column by Jim Hightower

Afternoon Delight
A woman creates a tempest in her domestic teapot when she invites a lap dancer to stay with her family.
"...watch. Her naturalistic body language coupled with her unfettered mouth make her a good screen proxy for the modern..."

Sept. 13, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Get Off Your Ass and Change the World
Nobel Prize winner Jody Williams speaks tomorrow at BookPeople
"...people among us who see a problem and simply start working on a solution...."

Sept. 6, 2013 Books Post by Jessi Cape

The Place Beyond the Pines
A melodrama, multigenerational epic, heist film, and motorcycle-fetish movie are all rolled into one in this Ryan Gosling and Bradley Cooper headliner.
"...Valentine, Ryan Gosling plays an overzealous lover who breaks out a ukulele and tells his girl he’s going to..."

April 12, 2013 Movie Review by Leah Churner

The Sapphires
Exuberant but fairly formulaic, this Australian film is a backstage story about an all-girl singing group from the outback in the Sixties.
"...1960s transformation of an all-girl singing group from the outback into a pop-music sensation. Based somewhat on true experiences,..."

April 12, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

'The NFL Beat': 2012 Draft Needs
An inside look at all 32 teams
"...Beat’s most respected NFL minds at this early juncture about what each team’s “biggest needs” are to address in..."

Feb. 11, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

We Need To Talk About Kevin
Tilda Swinton stars as the mother of a teen rampage killer who has a complicated relationship with her son.
"...high school. Lay aside everything you thought you knew about random, inexplicable tragedies of this sort; director Lynne Ramsay..."

Feb. 3, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Bill Cunningham New York
The film provides an intimate portrait of Cunningham, whose two weekly New York Times photo columns document the city's fashion trends.
"...Wintour purrs by way of intro to this documentary about New York Times shutterbug Bill Cunningham, whose two weekly..."

May 20, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Waiting for 'Superman'
More provocative than genuinely informative, this documentary, nevertheless, has kicked off a national discussion about remedying our failing educational system.
"...Guggenheim. With this new documentary, director Guggenheim hopes to kick-start the national conversation about our public education system in..."

Oct. 15, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Everyone Else
A German couple teeters on the jagged peaks of passive aggression and self-doubt.
"...is her mildly catty reply. It's apparent from the start that Chris, awash in idealistic creativity and the sort..."

Sept. 10, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Kick-Ass
Everyone's a superhero these days, and this film based on Mark Millar and John Romita Jr.'s comic book series takes that concept to the Nth degree.
"...name, Kick-Ass asks the pointy question: "Instead of reading about superheroes and watching them at the movies, why not..."

April 16, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Role Models
In this comedy, two cranky men, played by Paul Rudd and Seann William Scott, are forced by court order to take part in a child-mentoring program.
"...Up, The 40 Year Old Virgin, and Anchorman, seemingly without complaint or bitterness. Now, at last, Rudd has his..."

Nov. 7, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

New Year's Eve Dining & Lodging
It's time to start making reservations, party people
"...full buffet meal, beer, wine, and Champagne. Plus, Laughing Out-Loud Productions will provide celebrity impersonators (mature content – adults..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Food Feature by Sara Robberson

NFL Preview
"...to come only with the gift of song and about three chords she’s learned on a Gibson guitar. In..."

Sept. 3, 2007 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

Yardbird's Blues
How the bone-out chicken-fried chicken breast is destroying American menus
"...piece of fried chicken is functionally and formally elemental. Without a bone, chicken lacks its savory essence, its primal,..."

June 29, 2007 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Mr. Brooks
Serial killers are a dime a dozen in this often beguiling but essentially ludicrous movie that stars Kevin Costner in an unconventional role.
"...far, so good, but then director and co-writer Evans starts piling on the subplots and general nastiness to a..."

June 1, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Jindabyne
The Australian director of Lantana returns to similar psychological terrain with this drama based on a Raymond Carver short story and starring the fantastic Laura Linney and Gabriel Byrne.
"...and how a small tear in that cloth can start the complete dishevelment of the relationship. Jindabyne, however, never..."

June 1, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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