The Fisher King

"...Amanda Plummer, Mercedes Ruehl and Michael Jeter. Seems like the rule in Hollywood is that if you're searching for..."

Sept. 27, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Wandering Earth II

China's sci-fi apocalypse blockbuster gets an equally massive prequel

"...There are two types of people in this city: those..."

Jan. 20, 2023 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

All Quiet on the Western Front

Shocking, graphic, and mournful adaption of the World War I epic

"...All Quiet on the Western Front, Edward Berger’s adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque’s..."

Dec. 30, 2022 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Beyond the Horizon with Denny Freeman

Austin lodestar offered the theories of life through a guitar

"...Every time Denny Freeman picked up his guitar, whether a lean and mean Fender Stratocaster or a beautiful..."

April 27, 2021 Music Post by Bill Bentley

The Nightingale

Jennifer Kent's follow-up to The Babadook is a true historical horror

"...In her standout debut The Babadook, Australian filmmaker Jennifer Kent used the supernatural as..."

Aug. 9, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Austin Women Dispelling Stigma and Moving Mental Health Issues Forward

From Sheriff Sally Hernandez to state Rep. Celia Israel, local women are changing the conversation

"...When Karen Ranus lost her mother to a terminal brain tumor, casseroles baked by her..."

July 5, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Fear the Walking Dead Casts Its Shadow Over Austin

The AMC spin-off smash brings the dead to Texas

"...Like any good postapocalyptic drama, The Walking Dead zombie franchise has always had a little..."

Aug. 10, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Rebirth of Doyle Bramhall II

For his first solo LP in 15 years, Eric Clapton’s top lieutenant may have put out the blues album of 2016

"...of multiple modes – producer, singer, songwriter, sideman – the Dallas-born guitarist, 47, began his journeyman's path as a..."

Nov. 18, 2016 Music Feature by Alejandra Ramirez

Transgender Students and Parents Say the State Is Putting Children in Danger

Is Texas' refusal to implement a national mandate state-sponsored bullying?

"...After watching The Lion King at age 3, Gabriella Noriega, curled up..."

Sept. 9, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

The Legend of Tarzan

This new take on Tarzan, with its CGI jungle animals, isn't half bad

"...Every generation gets the iconic treatments it deserves, and that’s what had me..."

July 1, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

State of the City Address

As delivered by Mayor Lee Leffingwell today

"...Mayor Lee Leffingwell delivered his State of the City Address before the Real Estate Council of Austin..."

Feb. 2, 2010 News Post by Lee Nichols

The Informant

Revolutionary to rat: The uneasy journey of Brandon Darby

"...join thousands of protesters in St. Paul, Minn., for the Republican National Convention. In the trailer behind them were..."

Jan. 23, 2009 News Feature by Diana Welch

The Master Builder

The impeccable craft and enduring genius of Arthur Miller, as explained by Tony Kushner

"..."Arthur Miller's was a great voice, one of the principal voices, raised in opposition, calling for resistance, offering..."

Oct. 19, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Real Crash Davis

Alan Zinter of the Round Rock Express still lives the big-league dream

"...thinks about quitting, Alan Zinter looks you straight in the eye, barely blinking, not a hint of a smile..."

Aug. 4, 2006 Sports Feature by Kevin Brass

Cream of the Crop

Nominations for the 2005-2006 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Local critics have put their heads – and pens – together to recognize the..."

May 19, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Story of the Weeping Camel

A story about a Mongolian camel and her newborn calf becomes a transfixing lesson about the rhythms of life.

"...wrote, "Music has charms to sooth a savage breast," there’s no way he could have had this little Mongolian..."

July 16, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

The saga ends (and ends) back in the Shire where it began.

"...sadly, but it’s doubtless a relief to king of the Kiwis Peter Jackson that his epic, sprawling, and positively..."

Dec. 19, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Sisters Under the Scrim

Six of the finest theatrical artists in Austin discuss their work behind the curtain designing lighting schemes, mixing sound, and creating and constructing sets and costumes and how their careers have been affected by the fact that they're women.

"...I'm sitting in the atrial calm of Mother's Cafe, studying the hands of..."

Sept. 12, 2003 Arts Feature by Molly Beth Brenner

Standing in the Shadows of Motown

"...Just about every American of a certain age knows the Motown sound and can rattle off his or her..."

Nov. 15, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Whole Schmear

The First Annual Austin Jewish Film Festival

"...Texas has been host to Jewish communities since the 1840s, and Jewish settlers arrived as early as the..."

Oct. 18, 2002 Screens Feature by Maya Churi

The Truth Is Out There

Patrice Pike emerges from the "jam band thing."

"...There. Patrice Pike has just addressed the million-dollar question without..."

June 7, 2002 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Devil in the Details

Why Is 'Talented Amateur Historian' Leon Day Obsessed With the Death of Ambrose Bierce?

"...Death is not the end; there remains the litigation of the estate. --..."

May 17, 2002 Books Feature by James McWilliams

The Man Who Knew Too Much

Although some critics have assumed, from Jacques Barzun's criticisms of modern culture, that he is a conservative ideologue, in reality he has always followed his own, pragmatic vision of things.

"...Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life: 1500 to the Present (HarperCollins, $36), has achieved news status by the..."

Oct. 13, 2000 Books Feature by Roger Gathman

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

The Cider House Rules

"...Directed by: Lasse Hallström. Starring: Tobey Maguire, Charlize Theron, Michael Caine, Delroy Lindo, Paul Rudd, Jane Alexander, Kieran..."

Dec. 31, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Celebration

"...Thomas Vinterberg. Starring: Bjarne Henriksen, Helle Dolleris, Trine Dyrholm, Birthe Neuman, Paprika Steen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Henning Moritzen and..."

Nov. 20, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Art of Dying

May Bookshelf

"...to his memory or hers, yet I cannot resist the risk. Both were born of uncertain circumstances yet bloomed..."

May 16, 1997 Books Feature

The Faces of "New" Country Buck and Hag Revisted by Lee Nichols

"...150,000 and few tall buildings, it seems more like the rural towns that surround it. It's a placid, quiet..."

May 26, 1995 Music Feature

SX Sketchbook: Scenes from the Trade Show

'Chronicle' comic artist Jen Sorensen sketches SXSW

"...Chronicle comic artist Jen Sorensen to sketch some of the sights from Downtown during South by Southwest Interactive. Here..."

March 13, 2013 SXSW Post by Jen Sorensen

sxswf: Tickle Me Live and In the Flesh

Being Elmo star Kevin Clash hangs with fans

"...Kevin Clash sat quietly checking his email prior to the start of the doc Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey...."

March 12, 2011 Screens Post by Joe O'Connell

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