The Boys Are Back

Clive Owen is a widower in Australia who learns to become a hands-on dad to his sons.

"...Nicholas McAnulty and Julia Blake. Were it not for the lovely performances, this movie about a widower who learns..."

Oct. 2, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Croy & the Boys Cover Marty Robbins

ATX’s Midwestern honky-tonkers saddle-up for Adrian Quesada

"...Charismatic Austin country posse Croy & the Boys roll out debut full-length Hey Come Back on..."

Oct. 24, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Boys of St. Vincent

"...Morina, Henry Czerny and Brian Dodd. Loosely based on the Mount Cashel scandal of a few years back, this..."

Sept. 16, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Boys in the Boat

Classic sporting underdog story of the 1936 Olympic rowing team

"...In 1936, nine young men from the University of Washington carried a country’s hopes with them..."

Dec. 22, 2023 Movie Review by Alejandra Martinez

Croy and the Boys, Warpaint, a Metal Fest, and More Crucial Concerts

Recommended shows for the week

"...Day weekend’s hottest ticket, Hot Luck 2024 promises yet another heady blend of live music and top-shelf eats. Highlights..."

May 24, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

The Class Conscious Honky-Tonk of Croy & the Boys

Corey Baum’s crew nails the zeitgeist of 2019 Austin

"..."The original album title I was stuck on for a..."

Sept. 6, 2019 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

The Boys of Summer, Cowboys That Is

"...just a few short weeks to build and sculpt their squads and prepare for the power and glory that..."

June 21, 2007 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

The Boys Club

Female employees say gender discrimination persists at City Hall. Could a new resolution fix the broken system?

"...Mapi Vigil felt she had earned a move up the career ladder. Encouraged by her supervisors, the Austin Watershed..."

Aug. 12, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Croy & the Boys’ Golden Rule of Honky-Tonks

Local outlaws convert country haters in new video

"...The clip for “Leaving’s the Last Thing” captures Austin honky-tonk..."

Oct. 2, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

AISD: We Know What Boys Are Like

Proposal would turn Pearce and Garcia middle schools into single-sex academies

"...Do East Austin's middle school boys need to be taught separately from girls? Trustee Cheryl..."

Aug. 10, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Where the Beards Are

Meet the Austin Facial Hair Club, reality TV's unlikeliest new stars

"..."There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not..."

Aug. 5, 2011 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Where the Shadows Are Deepest

The search for, and subsequent conversation with, country singer James Hand

"...especially now, when it's not even necessary to leave the house for groceries. But for someone who must have..."

May 5, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

In Good With the Boys

Slusher Watch

"...Daryl Slusher's a hit. In Week One, the rookie delivered on his campaign promise for hard-line scrutiny..."

July 5, 1996 News Column by Alex de Marban

Exploring the Edible Frog Back in the Saddle

"...by Bill Crawford Awhile back, I was munch- ing out at a lawyer-filled barbecue..."

Sept. 15, 1995 Arts Feature

The Boys in the Barracks

Texas Documentary Tour present Arthur Dong's award-winning 1994 documentary about gays in the military, 'Coming Out Under Fire.'

"...It may not be readily apparent, but the timing of the Texas Documentary Tour's screening..."

April 4, 2003 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Point Austin: The Super Looks Back

Retiring Pat Forgione considers a decade mostly well spent

"...Never let it be said that Pat Forgione left the room quietly...."

May 22, 2009 News Column by Michael King

Hail to the Chiefs

By popular demand, the boys of 'The Dead Presidents' Club' are back in town

"...It's summer, and the dead presidents are back – that is, the four..."

July 16, 2004 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Avett Brothers Stomp the Moody

Folk rockers stoke roots ecstasy for Father’s Day

"...singer? Why those pants? Selling out ACL Live at the Moody Theater immediately, the Avett Brothers proved on Sunday..."

June 20, 2016 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys

Catholic school boys and comics.

"...Directed by: Peter Care. Starring: Kieran Culkin, Emile Hirsch, Jodie Foster, Jena Malone,..."

June 21, 2002 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Riding in Cars With Boys

"...literary abilities, and has faith that she can overcome the unplanned detours life has dealt her, is a scattershot..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Barbershop: The Next Cut

Cutting hair and cutting up

"...Directed by: Malcolm D. Lee. Starring: Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer, Regina Hall, Nicki Minaj, Common, Eve, J.B. Smoove,..."

April 22, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

We the Animals

Growing up dysfunctional in this literary adaptation

"...We the Animals isn’t the sort of film that much concerns..."

Sept. 14, 2018 Movie Review by Danielle White

The Dark Backward

"...hand it to first-time director Rifkin: if nothing else, The Dark Backward is a rabidly Nineties type of film...."

Feb. 14, 1992 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

AFI Review: The Boy Behind the Door

Child abduction horror leaves the kids fending for themselves

"...if you can't do that, at least you've got other kids. In modern Gothic thriller The Boy Behind the..."

Oct. 21, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Texans 'Undefendable' Offense Leads the Way in '11

Playoffs or bust

"...The Houston Texans, our beloved heroes from down under, are..."

Sept. 9, 2011 Sports Post by Barrett Walton

The Beverly Hillbillies

"...Tomlin. Director Penelope Spheeris once again dives head-first into the American cultural crater (Wayne's World, The Boys Next Door,..."

Oct. 15, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Cruising in the Lizzymobile

"..."Whisky in the Jar," Metallica..."

Jan. 20, 2006 Music Feature

XBRMNT's Top 10 for the Week of Nov. 2

After a weekend full of fright and frolic, Manic Monday was laid back.

"...Sure, the Halloween decorations were still up at Chain Drive as..."

Nov. 2, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Nakia

Andrew Does the Book of Luke

The Wilson boys are back in town with their 'Wendell Baker Story,' which took one an eternity to write and the other a month to shoot

"...but in most cases, one eventually has to beget the other. In an ideal world, persistence wins out. Getting..."

March 11, 2005 Screens Feature by Audra Schroeder

Cowboy Song: The Authorized Biography of Thin Lizzy's Philip Lynott

"...narcissism and self-doubt. Born in England of an Irish mother and a Guyanese father, the self-described "Half Caste" relocated..."

June 16, 2017 Music Feature by Michael Toland

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