Morvern Callar

"...Her latest begins with a dead body, the still-fresh suicide of Morvern’s live-in boyfriend. Understandably shaken, Morvern (Morton) runs..."

Feb. 21, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Vanilla Sky

"...it -- maybe -- when a jealous ex commits suicide by driving her car off a bridge with him..."

Dec. 14, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

On the Edge

"...at one point its working title was The Smiling Suicide Club. That, and also that someone thought a mere..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Jump Tomorrow

"...It's the advice given to someone about to commit suicide by jumping off a rooftop. The film never gets..."

Aug. 3, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Pariah

"...In the wake of the assault and his girlfriend's suicide, Steve emerges out of the dark into the darker..."

July 16, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Harold and Maude

"...funerals and philosophize together in between Cort's humorously staged suicide attempts. Cat Stevens provides the tunes...."

July 15, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Big Chill

The dashed hopes of idealistic youth and the rationalizations that come with maturity provide rich fodder for a group of old college chums who reassemble for a weekend following the suicide of one of their peers. The Motown soundtrack is a side benefit.

"...one of their former housemates who has inexplicably committed suicide. For over a decade they had drifted apart, but..."

Nov. 6, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Dead Man On Campus

"...old collegiate myth that a roommate who suffers the suicide of another roomie scores a free 4.0 ride that..."

Aug. 21, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Kurt and Courtney

"...County Coroner's office long ago ruled Cobain's death a suicide, and that official pronouncement stands to this day. Kurt..."

April 10, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Mercury Rising

"...flat.) When he's called in to investigate the apparent murder/suicide of a lower-income mom and dad, he immediately smells..."

April 10, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dream With the Fishes

"...to die, to leap from the bridge and commit suicide. So discovers Terry (Arquette), the timid, uptight voyeur who..."

Aug. 8, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Walkabout

Roeg's second film has become something of a cult classic. The story centers on two British children stranded in the Australian desert who are led back to civilization by an Aboriginal male. The fascination of the movie comes from the cultural collision that also carries a sexually charged undercurrent.

"...in the Australian desert after their father chillingly commits suicide (after trying to kill them). They are led back..."

April 25, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Pallbearer

"...a call that a high school classmate has committed suicide, he finds himself first a pallbearer and then the..."

May 10, 1996 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Teenage Catgirls in Heat

This Troma film was made right here in Austin and tells the lurid story of cats that metamorphose into nubile women and "rub up against things" and cause havoc.

"...day, all the cats around town commit mass kitty suicide by leaping to their deaths from whatever high place..."

Feb. 17, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Mixed Nuts

"...neurotic and ineffectual staff of Lifesavers, a Venice, California, suicide prevention center. The story is supposed to be one..."

Jan. 6, 1995 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Spanking the Monkey

"...depressed mother, who has broken her leg in a suicide attempt. He leaves Ray with a strict and confusing..."

Sept. 16, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Color of Night

"...a high-priced New York behaviorist who, shattered by the suicide of a patient and his perceived role in the..."

Aug. 26, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Wittgenstein

In his highly stylized fashion, Derek Jarman explores the mind of the 20th century Viennese philosopher.

"...aristocratic family background that produced three brothers who committed suicide; his intellectual probes into the nature of philosophy, communication..."

Feb. 18, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Farewell My Concubine

"...which includes jealousy, betrayal, miscarriage, drug addiction, loyalty and suicide. Yet, always, this romantic saga is wed to the..."

Dec. 24, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hated: G.G. Allin and the Murder Junkies

"...detractors alike that he'd go out in a final suicide showcase, taking the front row with him and thereby..."

Oct. 8, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Striking Distance

"...of a serial killer. Soon after, his cousin commits suicide. Publicly challenging the police department over the identity of..."

Sept. 24, 1993 Movie Review by Louis Black

Romper Stomper

"...and his right-hand thug Davey (Pollock, who tragically committed suicide shortly after completion of the film), this aimless band..."

Sept. 10, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Actress

"...only the brief life of its subject (she committed suicide at age 25) but also an arresting glimpse into..."

March 26, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Van Gogh

"...last 67 days of his life before his abrupt suicide. The narrative opens in the spring of 1890 as..."

Feb. 5, 1993 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

Mistress

"...sees his original script (about a painter who commits suicide in defense of his artistic integrity) wither into unrecognizable..."

Nov. 20, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

City Zero

"...at the police station, a witness to the strange suicide. Later, when he again tries to leave the town,..."

Dec. 6, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Blood & Concrete: A Love Story

"...rock cabaret singer currently in the process of committing suicide. Struck by this odd twist of fate, the two..."

Nov. 22, 1991 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Liebestraum

"...street from his hotel, the site of an apparent murder/suicide involving an adulterous couple. On a visit to the..."

Nov. 8, 1991 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

APD Found a Suspect in a Decades-Old Murder Case, but Then He Killed Himself

DNA led them to the suspect

"...APD contacting the suspect this past September, he committed suicide, APD announced Thursday...."

Feb. 8, 2024 News Post by Naina Srivastava

Food Industry Field Day to Raise Awareness for Mental Health

HEARD fundraises for support groups in Republic Park on Oct. 28

"...Last month was National Suicide Prevention Awareness month, a testament to the steadily growing..."

Oct. 28, 2019 Food Post by Lina Fisher

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