Suicide Squad

Suicide Squad is done in by its own hand

"...just a few months ago. The supercharged trailers for Suicide Squad have primed the public appetite for the film’s..."

Aug. 5, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Suicide Squad

James Gunn's bad guys doing good prove DC needs to get silly

"...It's impossible to talk about The Suicide Squad without talking about Guardians of the Galaxy. Indeed,..."

Aug. 6, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Suicide Boys

The Houston Texans are the Suicide Boys of the NFL

"..."Suicide girls is a term my friends and I had..."

Aug. 3, 2007 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

The Exception

WW II melodrama lacks a charismatic lead

"...that befits Courtney’s usual m.o. co-starring in action movies (Suicide Squad, Divergent) but is distractingly anachronistic here attached to..."

July 7, 2017 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

I, Tonya Smashes Into AFF

Biopic of ice skating's greatest scandal and more for fest

"...riding high after her turn as Harley Quinn in Suicide Squad) as Harding, Caitlin Carver (Dear White People) as..."

Oct. 10, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Wall

Two American soldiers face off with an Iraqi sniper

"...increasingly worse after that. Director of Photography Roman Vasyanov (Suicide Squad) brings the viewer close in: sandstorms, blood on..."

May 12, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

X-Men: Apocalypse

Another bloated spectacle that serves neither the fans nor the story

"...we have to deal with this summer until August's Suicide Squad – wherein Jared Leto apparently redefines what it..."

May 27, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Trace Sauveur’s Top 10 Films of 2021

"...The Power of the Dog; tick, tick... BOOM!; The Suicide Squad. Most Underrated..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Screens Feature by Trace Sauveur

Blue Starlite Makes the Big Screen Bigger Downtown

New releases, DCP coming as drive-in extends lease

"...The Fast Saga, Space Jam: A New Legacy, The Suicide Squad, Escape Room: Tournament of Champions, The Forever Purge,..."

July 7, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Oscars Love Austin ... They Really Love Us

Alamo, McConaughey headline #TheBigScreenIsBack campaign

"...of the Dead, Dune, No Time to Die, The Suicide Squad, In the Heights, Black Widow, Shang-Chi and the..."

April 26, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Luv Doc: Help! I've Been Set Up!

Maybe you were meant to date a complicated genius with a neck tattoo

"...There has to be an old episode of Seinfeld..."

April 15, 2016 Column by The Luv Doc

On the Lege

The GOP prepares to vote down Robin Hood without bothering to craft a replacement school-funding system.

"...If the Senate dissidents hold their line, the House suicide squad may have managed little more than to create..."

Feb. 14, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

2012 Austin Critics Table Awards

For the 20th time, a big hand for the nominees if you please

"...Zell Miller III, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf..."

May 25, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Saturday

"...the same aesthetics. – Michael Bertin NEW MEXICAN DISASTER SQUAD8:15pm, Emo's Jr. This might be your father's hardcore. Eschewing..."

March 17, 2006 Music Feature

DVDanger: Horror Roundup

The best and the rest of the month's home releases

"...The narrative initially focuses on a squad from blue collar Detroit, but swiftly re-centers around the..."

July 3, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Wednesday Picks

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

"...welcomes the reunification of his original outfit, the Odd Squad. Maintaining healthy relationships, including an allegiance to the Rap-a-Lot..."

March 11, 2005 Music Feature

30 Years Ago, GG Allin Cleared Austin’s Scuzziest Punk Venue in 24 Minutes

Witness accounts of the notorious shock rocker’s antics and arrest at the Cavity Club

"...Junkies' Houston show the night before. Houston PD vice squad officers visited Allin earlier, emphasizing a zero-tolerance policy toward..."

Feb. 18, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...inspired by the true story of Michelle Carter’s unprecedented “texting-suicide” case. Cast List: Elle Fanning, Chloë Sevigny, Colton Ryan,..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin at Large: Take It From a Ninja ...

You know, you could just not say anything. Try that.

"...Mansion. Before the blood had dried at the tragic murder/suicide scene on South Congress (see "Austin Police Open Internal..."

Jan. 10, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Texas Book Festival 2018: The Full List

Lineup includes Cecile Richards, Julián Castro, + 280 more

"...Paper Ghosts: A Novel of Suspense Rachel Heng – Suicide Club: A Novel About Living Debra Jo Immergut –..."

Aug. 29, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Bringers of Joy

20,000 Austin kids are happily learning to make positive change in their lives through Creative Action

"...but they were these terrrrible plays about STDs and suicide and drug abuse. I mean, they could not have..."

Nov. 14, 2014 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

Housecore Horror Live Shot No.4 – Grand Finale

Goblins spook life into a long last day of extremes

"...in musical terrorism – industrial abrasion jacketed in a suicide bomber vest of defoliating riffs and shrapnel rhythms. Pig..."

Oct. 28, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Listing Chaos

"...with a crust-punk edge from this Francophone Montreal death squad...."

May 31, 2013 Music Feature

Fantastic Fest Won’t Stop Announcing Awesome Stuff

May the Schwartz be with all of us

"...perfect exploitation film. It’s relentlessly seedy, overflowing with assault, suicide, racism, drug use and crime crime crime, all of..."

Sept. 8, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

FronteraFest Schedule

"..."19 Years" by Julianna Fry. After a 19-year-old's suicide, his family unravels some of the mysteries of his..."

Jan. 8, 2010 Arts Feature

SXSW 09 Film Lineup Announced

What's all the ruckus? Why, it's the SXSW Film lineup!

"...in the chaos of war, an elite Army bomb squad unit must come together in a city where everyone..."

Feb. 1, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Letters From the Women of SAFPF

A small sample of the letters received by Austin attorney Derek Howard; transcribed and minimally edited

"...Suicide attempts were common. Women cut themselves, slit wrists, attempted..."

Dec. 12, 2008 News Feature

Arena Rock

Wranglers share hot dogs and tax brackets with their fans

"...was like, 'Man, I would never play that. That's suicide.'"..."

May 4, 2007 Sports Feature by Jeremy Martin

NFL Analysis 101: Messiahs, Little Women, and Birth Control

"...horses finally overcame suffering, legal trials, defections, illnesses, a suicide, and the broken hearts of millions of fans to..."

April 11, 2007 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

Soccer Watch

Top 10 soccer stories of the year

"...The drama. The passion. The bad acting. Even a suicide. Add music, and it's opera...."

Jan. 5, 2007 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro

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