Chalk

"...Kelvin Han Yee, Johnnie Reese and Edwin Johnson. Given the odds against it, it's a wonder that Chalk exists..."

July 30, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Life

"...at first glance. By not going all out in either direction, Life manages to find a comfortable blend that..."

April 16, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Johns

"...into Scott Silver's feature film debut johns perfectly captures the main characters' lives as street hustlers. Cars pass by..."

April 4, 1997 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Tin Cup

"...I warn you. You're about to get bonked on the head with a has-been story, mediocre acting, and some..."

Aug. 16, 1996 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Menace II Society

"...Tyrin Turner, Jada Pinkett, Larenz Tate and Arnold Johnson. The feel-good movie of the summer? Well, no. First-time directors..."

June 4, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

White Men Can't Jump

"...Can't Jump starts out just right... near dawn on the beach at Venice, California, three black street singers are..."

April 3, 1992 Movie Review by Louis Black

Freejack

"...you'd expect something with a little imagination from Murphy, the New Zealand director who attracted critical attention with his..."

Jan. 24, 1992 Movie Review by Louis Black

Rush

Kim Wozencraft's semi-autobiographical novel is the source material for this film about a couple of cops in Beaumont, Texas, who become heavily involved in drug use while working deep undercover.

"...a couple of cops in Beaumont, Texas who crossed the line while working undercover. It's a long way away..."

Jan. 10, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

JFK

Oliver Stone gives the "lone gunman" assassination theory a run for its money.

"...Kevin Bacon. Let's get one thing clear right from the start: Oliver Stone makes agitprop -- not film dramas,..."

Dec. 27, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Long Time Coming

New Texas Rollergirls champions close out 2011 season

"...night, Austin went disco purple and hellfire red as the Hustlers took their first Texas Rollergirls championship since 2003..."

Aug. 8, 2011 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Turtles Can Fly

New Iraqi drama by Iranian Kurd Bahman Ghobadi is lyrical and heart-wrenching as it focuses on the children of conflict.

"...Hiresh Feysal Rahman, Abdol Rahman Karim and Ajil Zibari. The film opens with striking images of the men of..."

May 27, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Walk Like Cleto

H-town's Chingo Bling slings tamale beats

"...The oversized football jersey, diamond-studded braces on his teeth, and..."

June 11, 2004 Music Feature by Joe Nick Patoski

'You Were Right, Andy'

Getting beneath the surface of Andy Warhol with Tom Sokolowski

"...The "Andy Warhol" exhibition at the Austin Museum of Art..."

Oct. 17, 2003 Arts Feature by Jacqueline May

Casino

Stone jumps into the deep end with Scorsese made guys, De Niro and Pesci, as the action moves from New York to Vegas, with uneven results.

"...and L.Q. Jones. That Martin Scorsese is one of the modern masters of cinema is a fact that is..."

Nov. 22, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Music Live: Lil Wayne

Weezy holds court

"...Throwing his sunglasses to the side and baring his mischievous smile, Lil Wayne sermoned..."

March 17, 2017 Music Post by Alejandra Ramirez

It's All About Surprise

Brendon Walsh, now officially the Funniest Person in Austin, talks comedy

"...I was initially disappointed with Walsh. But then he gave me the finger, and everything was cool...."

May 14, 2004 Arts Feature

ACL Live Review: Kali Uchis

Astral chic all femme fatale

"...a sequin-adorned balaclava, Virginia native Karly-Marina Loaiza, 25, lured the audience at the Miller Lite stage early on Saturday..."

Oct. 6, 2019 Music Post by Alejandra Ramirez

ACL Review: Jay-Z

King MC brings his A game

"...Jay-Z remains one of the greatest rappers to ever pick up a mic, his..."

Oct. 7, 2017 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

SXSW Music: Flatbush Zombies, Kevin Gates, Wale

Real, psychotropic, impromptu

"...hip-hop barkers entertained an energetic crowd Wednesday night at the Austin Music Hall. Future singles and trap-rap anthems kept..."

March 17, 2016 SXSW Post by Alejandra Ramirez

Comin' Right At Ya

Asleep at the Wheel bandleader Ray Benson describes his long, strange, Western Swing trip

"...There are two ways of considering Ray Benson's improbable career,..."

Oct. 16, 2015 Music Review by Doug Freeman

Fun Fun Fun Fest Live Shot: Ice-T

Original gangsta kills it

"...Two hours after conquering the Black stage with metal outfit Body Count, Ice-T was..."

Nov. 10, 2013 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Austin Film Festival Review: Larry Flynt for President

New documentary gets inside the Hustler publisher's campaign

"...In 1984, America blanched at the idea of making a foul-mouthed businessman president. Not to..."

Oct. 25, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

An Accidental Cuban

Joan Moran’s up-to-the-minute page-turner exposes the dark and gritty side of Cuba with schemes full of treachery, double-dealing, and murder

"...Those of you coming to this up-to-the-minute page-turner with romantic visions of a postrevolutionary Cuba replete..."

July 12, 2019 Arts Review by Jay Trachtenberg

SXSW Film Review: Bill Nye: Science Guy

TV science-maker is called into battle against willed ignorance

"...benighted times is that a genial TV popularizer of the scientific method has in recent years become also an..."

March 13, 2017 SXSW Post by Michael King

First Pitch Rock Stars?

50 Cent isn’t the only rapper or musician not throwing heat

"...gym class, but he might still have to ride the bench these days. The MC also known as Curtis..."

May 30, 2014 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Wednesday Rewind

The Boxing Lesson, the Weird Weeds, the Black Angels, and rapping Rick

"...With Halloween right around the corner, it's only fitting that this edition of Wednesday..."

Oct. 27, 2010 Music Post by Austin Powell

Austin Pot-Law Reformers Unite!

On Saturday (May 3) Austin reformers will join with like-minded tokers in 230 cities around the world for the ninth Global Marijuana March to protest pot prohibition.

"...will join with like-minded tokers in 230 cities around the world for the ninth Global Marijuana March to protest..."

May 2, 2008 News Post by Jordan Smith

Beachwood Sparks: Once We Were Trees

Record Review

"...small town buddies hopping a Greyhound for L.A. in the late Sixties. They've known each other since they sang..."

Oct. 26, 2001 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Film Review: Bunny

What do you do with a dead body? Call your friends.

"...A tenement building in the East Village of New York City. A large cast..."

March 8, 2025 SXSW Post by Rod Machen

SXSW Film Review: We Strangers

Surreal psychodrama follows a grifting maid getting her due

"...“The film is the thing,” writer-director Anu Valia told the..."

March 10, 2024 Screens Post by Dex Wesley Parra

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