The Condemned

Steve Austin stars in this WWE-produced movie about a death row convict who is brought to a remote island to fight nine other killers to the death for a televised bout.

"...by one Hollywood slimeball (Mammone). Millions tune in. Two others: a crazy Special Forces motherfucker (Jones) and the high-minded..."

April 27, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer

"...Aileen Wuornos, a homely, luckless, lesbian hooker who haunted the interstates of jerkwater Florida, committed a series of seven..."

Aug. 12, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Tinkering With the Machinery of Death

The Texas Legislature moves slowly to consider alternatives to the death penalty

"..."Those of us who have spent some time in the agricultural sector and in the heartland understand how unfair..."

March 9, 2001 News Column by Michael King

Review: The City Theatre’s An Ideal Husband

It’s the girls gone Wilde that rule this rendering

"...Oscar Wilde's wittiest work. Most fans would agree that The Importance of Being Earnest, Lady Windermere's Fan, and A..."

March 11, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

The Worst Films of 2021

The Chronicle critics get their chance to vent

"...In cinema as in all things, there are highs and lows. And when a filmmaker steals..."

Dec. 29, 2021 Screens Post by The Screens Staff

Point Austin: The Machinery of Death

Supreme Court quibbles about drugs and avoids the larger ethical issue

"...One dismal exception to welcome recent rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court was its majority opinion in Glossip..."

July 10, 2015 News Column by Michael King

DVDanger: A Bad Case of the Sequels

Retreads, remakes, and do-overs rule the home releases

"...producer Keith Calder took to Twitter to ask, "What's the most recent wide-release, non-platformed horror film that wasn't a..."

July 28, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Ministering to the Dead

A death row chaplain has a change of heart in At the Death House Door

"...If there is such a thing as a typical convenience-store killing,..."

March 7, 2008 Screens Feature by Clay Smith

The Panama Deception

"...Trent. Politically and philosophically, not much has changed since the time of the building of the Panama Canal and..."

Oct. 9, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Luv Doc: AI Casanova

Maybe you’re not the Cyrano de Bergerac that reeled them in

"...got into a fight (argument) with my roommate about whether it is wrong for me to use AI to..."

March 22, 2024 Column by The Luv Doc

The Luv Doc: Quality

It might take a monumental amount of work for you to become the kind of person you would like to date

"...How do you meet a quality mate?..."

July 31, 2015 Column by The Luv Doc

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

The director of Watchman and 300 makes his first 3-D animated movie about a young owl caught between warring factions.

"...prior familiarity with Kathryn Lasky’s young adult book series, the first three volumes of which are condensed into this..."

Oct. 1, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Point Austin: The Body of Christ

McNally play defies the fake religiosity of those who would suppress it

"...When public officials engage in literary criticism, the results are seldom edifying. So last month, when Lt...."

April 23, 2010 News Column by Michael King

The Syrian Bride

This story about an arranged marriage taking place in a remote outpost of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights will be familiar to anyone ever caught in an avalanche of red tape.

"...Adnan Tarabshi. AFS@Dobie Matrimonial comedies are a staple of the cinema, bringing, as they do, divergent family members into..."

May 12, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Players Club

"...Calhoun. Grab those hankies and bottomless popcorn tubs, fellas; there's a new entry in the burgeoning field of pastie-whirling..."

April 17, 1998 Movie Review by Russell Smith

The Little Mermaid

"...Forget Don Bluth. Forget Richard Williams. Forget Ralph Bakshi. The only name to remember, if animation's what you're after..."

Nov. 24, 1989 Movie Review by Warren Spector

On The Lege

Stopping the Train

"...It was Pete Laney's first major defeat of the season. Seated in a section of die-hard Texas Tech..."

Feb. 12, 1999 News Column

The Hightower Report

The Walmartization of Thanksgiving

"...Everyone from the Obama family in the White House to my little..."

Nov. 28, 2014 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Luv Doc: Adult-Type Things

It's fine to socialize your kids, but not at the expense of other adults who had no part in their conception

"...What is the best way to gently tell our friends not to..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Column by The Luv Doc

The AggreGAYtor: June 6

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...Texas GOP members lay down planks, Longview takes the long view, and George Takei goes East, as your..."

June 6, 2014 Qmmunity Post by David Estlund

FF2012: James Moran Climbs The 'Tower Block'

UK writer and Fantastic Fest veteran on genre TV and ghettos

"...Writer James Moran has played a key part in the history of Fantastic Fest. In 2006, his business horror..."

Sept. 26, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

What If The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Was Really About the Horrors of Modern American Society?

Putting the Austin-made seminal slasher back into context

"...To paraphrase George Santayana, those who cannot remember the past may well be condemned to a chain saw..."

March 22, 2019 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Luv Doc: The Via Dolorosa

When is it acceptable to use the L word?

"...My boyfriend is great and fun, and funny, and..."

Dec. 15, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

Death Watch: Last Minute Reprieve Sought for Condemned Woman

UPDATE: Judge postpones execution until April

"...UPDATE: A Dallas judge this afternoon halted the impending execution of Kimberly McCarthy, who would have been..."

Jan. 29, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Review: Gilbert & Sullivan Austin’s The McAdo

Spry rewrite of the classic operetta swaps kimonos for kilts

"...In the spirit of full disclosure, I'm an opera ignoramus and..."

June 17, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

The Common Law

Eminent domain & high-voltage power lines – how does the condemnation process start?

"...The LCRA sent me notice that it is considering several..."

Aug. 5, 2016 Column by Luke Ellis

Point Austin: The Devil and Gov. Perry

'Spiritual Warfare' is no substitute for the earthly obligations of government

"...Thanks to Texas Governor-for-Life Rick Perry, we now know the U.S. Constitution is the work of the devil. Perhaps..."

Sept. 28, 2012 News Column by Michael King

The AggreGAYtor: August 17

Your daily dose of LGBTQ news

"...Cooper does some housekeeping, Rick Santorum tried to save the day, and Joe Gibbs makes a Freudian slip. Today’s..."

Aug. 17, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

The Common Law

Eminent Domain –The Government Made a Low Offer – What Next?

"...Eminent Domain – The Government Made a Low Offer – What Next?..."

Oct. 30, 2009 Column by Chris Johns

The Toros: Season Three Preview (First Less-Than-Successful Attempt)

"...OK, now that the professional basketball season has started again and I can..."

Nov. 25, 2007 Sports Post by Josh Rosenblatt

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