Detroit

The 1967 riots are brought to life in this docudrama

"...its focus to tell a specific, factually based story about the hideous events that occurred at the Algiers Motel..."

Aug. 4, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Transportation Guide

How to get around Austin, with or without your own wheels

"...is from the long-ago, pre-scooter days of 2017. Check out our updated transportation guide...."

March 3, 2017 Chronolog Post by Katie Walsh

The Great Wall

Matt Damon protects the Chinese from lizards

"...for the purpose of fortifying a border to keep out foreigners may be a loaded premise in these xenophobic..."

Feb. 24, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Passengers

Bound for a distant planet, two persons awake prematurely

"...years after launch but still a luxurious four months out from their destination, leaving plenty of time to enjoy..."

Dec. 23, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Handmaiden

A stylish and alluring love triangle

"...South Korean director Park Chan-wook is probably best known for..."

Oct. 28, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Land

Teen skaters get caught up in the drug world

"...quartet of Cleveland teens as they struggle to figure out how best to escape the grinding poverty of the..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Now You See Me 2

Now you can't un-see the second installment of Jon M. Chu's magical trilogy

"...Park (you had to be there). That film turned out to be a surprise hit, if your definition of..."

June 10, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Darling

A woman appears to go ’round the bend in this well-done horror film

"...of the past, then it’s the former; keeping your mouth shut about it invariably leads to accusations of theft...."

April 15, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Everybody Wants Some!!

Time moves on, but Richard Linklater's characters still walk and talk

"...collegiate baseball team as they count down to the start of the 1980 school year looks further forward than..."

April 1, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

How the Gun-Toting Half Lives

Michael Cargill thrives in the age of open carry

"...was the goal of gun rights advocates from the start of last session. Establishment Repub­lic­ans couldn't let a full-blown..."

March 18, 2016 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

The Intern

Anne Hathaway and Robert De Niro star in savvy but irksome film

"...seeking renewed purpose as an intern at an Internet start-up, Robert De Niro is gentle as a kitten. Is..."

Sept. 25, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

90 Minutes in Heaven

Faith-based film taken from bestseller is directed by Michael Polish

"...speaker and author because his newfound ability to testify about the reality of heaven gave him a renewed sense..."

Sept. 11, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

6 Years

Filmed-in-Austin relationship drama captures local culture

"...It is a predictably banal and occasionally melodramatic story about young adults who’ve been a romantic couple for six..."

Aug. 21, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Prince

Impoverished Dutch teen is lured by promises of wealth

"...a dead end on a life journey that’s barely started. He spends most of his time hanging out with..."

Aug. 14, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Squeeze

Gamblers, mobsters, and high-stakes golf matches

"...of gamblers, mobsters, and high-stakes golf matches? Well, let’s start with our main character, Augustus Maximus Baccas (Sumpter), but..."

April 17, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Staring Into the Abyss With Mike Mignola

Before MondoCon, the comics legend talks Hellboy and shadows

"..."There's a map in [writer] Scott Allie's office, marking out what's left."..."

Sept. 15, 2014 Design Post by Richard Whittaker

Some of These Things Are Not Like the Others

How Thai Fresh accidentally became a mecca for gluten-free sweets

"...Sanichat began giving private cooking lessons, and then branched out into selling prepared Thai dishes at the Downtown Farmers..."

April 11, 2014 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit

In something of a prequel, this is Jack Ryan's origin story – before Tom Clancy got his hooks in him.

"...Corroborating evidence: When Jack Ryan (Pine) warns, “Once I start the audit …” you just might black out from..."

Jan. 24, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Turkey Chronicles: Roasted

How to roast a perfect turkey

"...easiest to screw up; I’ve eaten some really gnarly, dried-out turkey in my day...."

Nov. 20, 2012 Food Post by Mick Vann

Sinister

Mix a doomed house with found footage and supernatural explanations and you have a horror movie that borrows smartly and has a strong lead in Ethan Hawke as a conflicted true-crime writer.

"...But even when Ellison’s son (D’Addario) and daughter (Foley) start drawing graphic pictures of these crimes, which they know..."

Oct. 12, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Won't Back Down

Two mad-as-hell mamas take back their public school from the bureaucrats and unions that seemingly enforce the status quo.

"...Although opinions about the proper remedies differ wildly, nearly everyone agrees that..."

Sept. 28, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

For a Good Time Call …

The Apatowian bromance has found its reverse-gender equivalent in this comedy about two gals who enter the phone-sex biz.

"...a subzero to her personality zilch – kicks her out, Lauren reluctantly moves in with her college nemesis Katie..."

Sept. 7, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Battlefield America

It's You Got Served for a younger dance generation.

"...there is on hand, this hip-hoppy dance-off melodrama is about as funky as an Amish funeral. Okay, so maybe..."

June 8, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

Nicolas Cage rides again.

"...recently, Cage allowed his inner drug-addled psychopath a welcome outing in Werner Herzog's 2009 mind-blower Bad Lieutenant: Port of..."

Feb. 24, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Rampart

Woody Harrelson reunites with the director of The Messenger to create this portrait of a very dirty cop.

"...then came the 1992 riots, and the decade closed out with the Rampart scandal, in which several dozen police..."

Feb. 24, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

New Year's Eve

Did you see Garry Marshall's last all-star movie Valentine's Day? This is the same silly claptrap, just a different holiday.

"...with a lost love, or the prize of pushing out the first baby of the new year. Marshall has..."

Dec. 9, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Page Two: Discovering Enough

End-of-year thoughts at the start of another day

"...season of odd emphasis and sideshow/hall-of-mirrors distortion. When thinking about one's life during these heady and hoary times, it..."

Dec. 31, 2010 Column by Louis Black

Fame

Fame: Some stories live forever. It's more or less the same story as before, just a different generation.

"...and nervous titters at every stage mishap devolve into all-out anarchy: a howling, heckling spectator sport. I can’t pinpoint..."

Oct. 2, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

I Love You, Beth Cooper

Hayden Panetierre stars in this coming-of-age comedy about a high school valedictorian who proclaims his love for the school's hottest cheerleader during his graduation speech.

"...difficult to know where to begin. But, hey, let's start with the miscasting of Rust, who, as high school..."

July 17, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fantastic Fest First Wave Films Announced (Finally)

Fantastic Fest 2009, Round One

"...It may be hotter than hades outside but the news from Fantastic Fest 2009 is cool,..."

July 13, 2009 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

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