Up in the Air

The director of Juno and Thank You for Smoking is back with another film that is perfectly in touch with the times.

"...Melanie Lynskey, J.K. Simmons, Sam Elliott and Danny McBride. Either by design or default, Reitman has customed a film..."

Dec. 18, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The End of Poverty?

This documentary argues against economic globalization and corporate imperialism.

"...that covers ground already trampled to death by countless other films, books, magazine articles, and grad-student theses, The End..."

Dec. 18, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Until the Light Takes Us

This music documentary chronicles the history, ideology, and aesthetic of Norwegian black metal.

"...Audrey Ewell and Aaron Aites. Swedish vampire tingler Let the Right One In turns out to be child’s play..."

Nov. 20, 2009 Movie Review by Raoul Hernandez

The Mighty Finn

AFS Essential Cinema presents the Chilly Humorist of Finland: Aki Kaurismäki

"...which is more than I can say for my head. No use asking what I want." – Matti Pellonpää..."

Nov. 13, 2009 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Head Downtown With the Totally Awesome AusChron Newscast!

Downtown homelessness and more for your listening pleasure

"...The Newscast talks homelessness this week with a very special..."

Oct. 8, 2009 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Aliens in the Attic

A group of kids save their vacation home from extraterrestrials while keeping their clueless elders out of the loop.

"...television series or Eighties-era sci-fi/horror semiclassics still arrive in theatres looking and feeling like remakes. That's certainly the déjà..."

Aug. 7, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Collector

From the writer and director of Saw 4-6 comes this horror film about a handyman who tries to rob his employers' home but finds it rigged with a lethal maze.

"...Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton with an eye toward the crimson-drenched ultraviolence of the Saw films, The Collector gets..."

July 31, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Proposal

The Proposal doesn't reinvent the romantic-comedy wheel, but Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds ensure that it's a likable cut above the usual fare.

"...Aasif Mandvi. Only very rarely do romantic comedies reinvent the wheel, which is why whole decades passed between Annie..."

June 19, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Long Con

After kicking around for months, The Brothers Bloom finally makes its mark

"...Last September, as part of the Alamo Drafthouse's annual Fantastic Fest, writer/director Rian Johnson screened..."

May 22, 2009 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Strayhorn, Ingalls, and the Comeback That Wasn't

After running an attack-filled campaign, Strayhorn gracious in defeat

"...As election night campaign parties go, the Carole Keeton Strayhorn gathering at Jaime's Spanish Village was..."

May 15, 2009 News Feature by Michael King

The Hightower Report

The Downturn Hits High-Dollar Sports; and Lobbyists Change Their Stripes

"...The Downturn Hits High-Dollar Sports..."

Dec. 19, 2008 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Dukes

Character actor Robert Davi directs and co-stars with Chazz Palmintieri in this movie about a former doo-wop group that tries to recapture its glory days.

"...Frank D’Amico and Bruce Weitz. You might not recognize the name Robert Davi, but there’s very little chance you..."

Nov. 28, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The Longshots

Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst directs Ice Cube and others in this sports movie about the first girl to play Pop Warner youth football.

"...– but Durst, lead singer of Limp Bizkit (perhaps the lousiest rock band in the long history of lousy..."

Aug. 22, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The Children of Huang Shi

This would-be epic tells the story of George Hogg, an English adventurer who saved the lives of Chinese orphans during the Sino-Japanese War of the 1930s and Forties.

"...If you had told me six months ago that the sad story of little-known World War II hero George..."

June 27, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The Happening

In M. Night Shyamalan's mystery spooker, logic-defying episodes of death and destruction suddenly erupt across America.

"...officially, way past time some smart cookie over at the Sci Fi Channel gave Shyamalan his own weekly Twilight..."

June 20, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Duchess of Langeais

Jacques Rivette adapts a Balzac novel and creates a period piece that's also a timeless tale about obsessive love and hate.

"...Jung and Barbet Schroeder. Set in 1820s France during the Restoration while Napoleon was in exile and a Bourbon..."

June 20, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Success for the Wranglers, Finally

"...As we entered the stadium and walked toward the field, all that could..."

April 24, 2008 Sports Post by Christopher Bond

Betting the Farm

Gamecock helps indie video-game developers play with the big boys

"..."Honestly, I'm at my stand-up desk at the tiki bar, staring into a computer like everyone else,"..."

Dec. 14, 2007 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Eight Reasons to Watch the Saints/Texans Game This Sunday

"...This Sunday the Houston Texans will host the New Orleans Saints in..."

Nov. 16, 2007 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

News From Around the World: Austin, Tajikistan, Manchester, and Two World Cups

"...The UT Lady Longhorns open their season this weekend, with..."

Aug. 22, 2007 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

Like a Moth to the Flame …

Barry Bonds, Jon Lovitz, and Bud Selig: A Match Made in Heaven

"...… am I drawn to these Barry Bonds record-tying and -breaking home runs. I can’t..."

Aug. 4, 2007 Sports Post by John Hunt

The Ex

Zach Braff and Amanda Peet play husband and wife who deal with a new child and an old flame in this featherweight comedy that never steps outside its comfort zone.

"...Farrow, Donal Logue, Lucian Maisel and Amy Adams. This featherweight comedy about an underachieving twentysomething who locks horns in..."

May 18, 2007 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Beside the Point

The dark storm of budget season looms on the horizon

"...Like George W.'s "Mission Accomplished" landing aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln – which just celebrated its glorious..."

May 4, 2007 News Column by Wells Dunbar

The Music Is Pretty Much Incessant

P. Kellach Waddle, the River City's 'educated hillbilly,' composes himself a life

"...Take a good look at the Austin-based classical composer P. Kellach Waddle. His long hair..."

April 20, 2007 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Lookout

The Lookout, an odd caper story, marks Scott Frank’s directorial debut after years of working as a screenwriter on movies like Get Shorty and Out of Sight.

"...Directed by: Scott Frank. Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jeff Daniels, Matthew Goode, Isla Fisher, Carla Gugino, Bruce McGill, Alberta Watson,..."

March 30, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon

A wickedly entertaining postmodern take on the hallowed, Eighties-era slasher flicks.

"...and Bridgett Newton. A wickedly entertaining postmodern take on the hallowed, Eighties-era slasher flicks peculiar to American cinemas, Behind..."

March 16, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Astronaut Farmer

This note-perfect film by the Polish brothers almost could be a relic from another age, an inspirational drama about staying true to one’s dreams no matter the social, economic, or emotional cost.

"...Leno. At first glance, it might seem as though the twin filmmaking brothers Michael and Mark Polish (both write,..."

Feb. 23, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Perfect Metaphor

Heaven help us, it's true.

"...So I'm complaining to my wife for the bazillionth time about how George W. Bush's presidency would..."

Feb. 16, 2007 News Post by Lee Nichols

The Hitcher

This remake of Robert Harmon's original 1986 horror semiclassic serves as a primer in how not to generate suspense.

"...McDonough. Michael Bay's Platinum Dunes production company continues strip-mining the horror films of my youth with this pointless remake..."

Jan. 26, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Arthur and the Invisibles

Live-action/animation hybrid from Luc Besson features a host of hip vocal talent but little more.

"...on his own series of children’s books. Bowie is the voice of an evil wizard, and a computer-animated Snoop..."

Jan. 19, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

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