The Family Man

"...Beth Hurt. Hollywood sure loves to teach magnificent bastards the true meaning of Christmas, and The Family Man is..."

Dec. 22, 2000 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Sixth Man

"...Jones and Lorenzo Orr. Teen Wolf meets Angels in the Outfield. Hollywood's need for the basic and the obvious..."

March 28, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Best Man Holiday

Fourteen years after the first film, this sequel finds our likable characters experiencing the pitfalls and promise of middle age.

"...If you were paying close enough attention to the Roots’ track that opened 1999’s twentysomethings comedy The Best..."

Nov. 15, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

From the Vaults: It’s All in the Family With David O. Russell

Family dysfunction looms large in the films of David O. Russell

"...David O. Russell is “in his element here …. The family in crisis and true-to-life cultural/geographical texture have been..."

Nov. 16, 2012 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Holiday Viewing: The Best Man Holiday

Bust a gut laughing, or cry your guts out: You get it both ways

"...your Christmas movie? Raunchy comedy, or wracking-sob melodrama? With The Best Man Holiday, you don’t have to choose...."

Dec. 10, 2017 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Fantastic Fest: 'Tetsuo: The Bullet Man'

Shinya Tsukamoto returns to his cyber-horror roots

"...your first Tetsuo. Director Shinya Tsukamoto's 1989 industrial classic The Iron Man was a cold, hard slap across the..."

Sept. 23, 2010 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Tomorrow Man

Lithgow and Danner give a charming edge to this predictable doomsday prepper meet-cute

"...Directed by: Noble Lincoln Jones. Starring: John Lithgow, Blythe Danner, Derek Cecil, Katie Aselton, Sophie Thatcher, Eve Harlow..."

June 7, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Swallowed Man

The Austin author's rich and strange take on Pinocchio has Geppetto tell the story from the belly of the giant fish

"...he animated that patchwork of corpses in his lab. The young doctor might have taken some lessons from it..."

Feb. 5, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Face Off Recap: Boys, Girls and the Drowned Man

Catch up on Austin's Matt Valentine on the SyFy show

"...Austin's own Matt Valentine is looking like one of the top contenders...."

Jan. 25, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Scary Stories for the Thinking Man

Director Guillermo del Toro keeps company with the undead in two new films, Blade 2 and The Devil's Backbone.

"...Horror movies aren't known for their subtlety. It's a fact I reflect on as I..."

March 8, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Entertain the Family With These Thanksgiving Weekend Events Around Austin

From holiday lights to puppy yoga, there’s something for everybody

"...aunts and uncles, and we can’t keep politics off the table, either. What we can do is help you..."

Nov. 26, 2019 Chron Events Post by Addie Costello

Friend of the Family

In Thomas Mallon's new nonfiction book, the strangest figure in the JFK assassination is the most honest one.

"...Lee Harvey Oswald was in her front yard under the oak tree playing with his daughter Junie. His wife..."

Jan. 25, 2002 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Family Man

"...Cohen, life's work was plays. He was forever seeing them, reading them, talking aboutthem, writing about them, developing them,..."

Feb. 26, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Right Man for the Job

APD welcomes its first openly trans officer

"...wouldn't be newsworthy, but commonplace. A respected member of the Austin Police Department since 2004, Abbink recently became APD's..."

Nov. 21, 2014 News Feature by Amy Kamp

All in the Family

Three Austin restaurants serve up special Sunday dinners

"...Vino Vino4119 Guadalupe, 512/465-9282; Paella served at 7pm until they run out..."

May 16, 2014 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

Rip Torn: All in the Family

"...When Rip Torn takes the stage on Friday, March 9, to induct Sissy Spacek..."

March 9, 2001 Screens Feature by Margaret Moser

Danny Roy Young: The Thinking Man's Bubba

Paying tribute to the Mayor of South Austin, Danny Roy Young

"...In a way, Danny Roy Young had the perfect life. His wit and warm personality personified the..."

Aug. 21, 2008 Music Post by Margaret Moser

The Doughnut Man

"...Randall Lee Malone tends to fancy himself the Joan of Arc of the Austin Police Department. In..."

Aug. 8, 1997 News Feature

Page Two: All in the Family

Debunking the hippie Mafia theory, and starting to say goodbye to Rollo Banks

"...stop yourself from counting mile markers, you suddenly hit the moment when you are on the stretch of road..."

April 20, 2007 Column by Louis Black

The Thin Man Goes Home

"...De Haven and Ann Revere. Nick Charles brings his family home to visit his parents, but even in these..."

May 31, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Overthinking Man's Fighter

Floyd Patterson biographer W.K. Stratton explains the appeal of boxing's gentleman eccentric

"...In late September 1962, Floyd Patterson, the youngest heavyweight boxing champion in history, boarded a plane..."

July 6, 2012 Books Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

All in the Family

"...Big mouths, dirty mouths, diseased mouths. What goes into them and what comes out. As you might expect from..."

Feb. 22, 2002 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

The Stunt Man

William Castle's Gimmick Flicks Live Again!

"...In the fall of 1988, New York City's Film Forum sponsored..."

Aug. 23, 1996 Screens Feature by Alison Macor

The Iceman

Michael Shannon stars as a contract killer with a double life.

"...A pornographic film-lab worker evolves into a cold-blooded hit man in this atmospheric, steamy, violent, and dark film. The..."

May 17, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black

The Rider

Powerful docudrama of life on the range.

"...doctors warn that he will likely die from any further head injuries. A cowboy and a gifted horse trainer,..."

April 27, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Crossing the Line

"...Billy Connolly. Danny Scoular (Neeson) is an ethical, prideful family man who lives in the Scottish mining village where..."

Oct. 11, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Stepfather

Watch out for those "family values" guys who sweep Mom off her feet and move into your house. They may not be who they seem.

"...Amber Heard, Sherry Stringfield, Skyler Samuels and Braeden Lemasters. The only raison d'être for The Stepfather – a dull,..."

Oct. 23, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Patriot

"...Joely Richardson, Heath Ledger and Mel Gibson. Inexplicably, “we, the people” have never been big fans of movies about..."

June 30, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Walk on the Moon

"...Anna Paquin, Liev Schreiber, Viggo Mortensen and Diane Lane. The summer of '69 … the summer the whole nation..."

April 9, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Scent of Green Papaya

"...by: Tran Anh Hung. Starring: Tran Nu Yên-Khê, Lu Man San, Truong Thi Lêc, Nguyen Anh Hoa and Vuong..."

May 6, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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