The Losers

In this action movie, a U.S. Special Forces unit on a mission in the jungles of Bolivia becomes the target for assassination and must figure out who is double-crossing them.

"...Óscar Jaenada and Peter Macdissi. It's easy to peg The Losers as The A-Team-lite, but that would be missing..."

April 30, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

'The Voice in My Head': Astros Must Sink to Reach for the Stars

Looking good, for 2015

"...except when one just kicked your ass or unless the losers are loveable and ballgames are incidental to binge..."

Feb. 14, 2013 Sports Post by Russ Espinoza

The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins

The Trainspotting author rips into American culture in his latest novel

"...For the 22 years that the U.S. has been aware of..."

Sept. 4, 2015 Arts Review by Tim Stegall

Top Chef Texas, Week 3: The Bus Arrives

Pre-cooked frozen shrimp and the merits of screeching "orale!"

"...wine for a Top Chef-watching party at my house. Another generous tumbler and I was en fuego with the..."

Nov. 17, 2011 Food Post by Melanie Haupt

The Lessons of Losing: Texas Is No. 2

What's eating Garrett Gilbert?

"...it reminds us just how many more serendipitous lessons there are in losses, for both the losers and the..."

Jan. 14, 2010 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

Cinemapocalypse at the Alamo Ritz: Die, Nazi, Die!

Quentin Tarantino premieres Inglourious

"...debut as part of Saturday night's Cinemapocalypse event at the Alamo Ritz. We bailed at eight in the morning,..."

Aug. 16, 2009 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Texas Book Festival 2017: The Full List

Dan Rather, Jeffrey Eugenides, the Bush sisters, and 291 more

"...readers, your wait to learn who will be attending the literary banquet of the year is over. The Texas..."

Sept. 12, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Green Deal: Highs and Lows

Council goes all the way with Trammell Crow

"...four hours of testimony from a cross-section of constituencies, the City Council voted 7-0 early Friday to sell the..."

May 25, 2012 News Post by Amy Smith

SXSW Film Review: Women Is Losers

Dutiful feminist dramedy has some tricks up its sleeve

"...opening minutes, SXSW Narrative Feature Competition entrant Women Is Losers issues a mea culpa...."

March 17, 2021 SXSW Post by Kimberley Jones

Portraits of Presidential Losers All Over the Walls

SVT Gallery goes national with its newest exhibition

"...Some of the best artists in this country have rendered some of..."

Sept. 19, 2012 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Presidential Losers on Parade!

Party with the also-rans at the big bold artbook release this Sunday

"...Daniel Webster, and Charles Cotesworth Pinckney – among 70 others who officially ran for (and lost) the position of..."

Jan. 24, 2014 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Luv Doc: The Sleeping Beauty Syndrome

Get out there and start sucking

"...My brother is painfully shy and hasn’t had a girlfriend in..."

June 7, 2013 Column by The Luv Doc

What We Do in the Shadows

Cleverly executed, this vampire spoof by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi, is a lot of fun.

"...Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi, Jonathan Brugh, Cori Gonzalez-Macuer, Stuart Rutherford, Ben Fransham, Rhys Darby, Jackie van Beek, Elena Stejko..."

Feb. 27, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Class

There's no climactic rendering of "To Sir With Love" in this French classroom drama, just pedagogy in action, exquisitely observed.

"...Rachel Régulier, Esméralda Ouertani, Franck Keita and Wei Huang. The gulf that sometimes emerges between meaning well and doing..."

March 6, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Comebacks

A comedy spoof of inspirational sports films.

"...Directed by: Tom Brady. Starring: David Koechner, Carl Weathers, Melora Hardin, Matt Lawrence, Brooke Nevin, Nick Searcy, George..."

Oct. 26, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Page Two: The Glory of It All

Celebrating the insane energy and rippling barrage of popular culture

"...denounce, accuse, castigate, and deride me are completely right. They need read none of this and should certainly read..."

March 16, 2007 Column by Louis Black

The Five Senses

"...and Mary-Louise Parker. Sensitively performed and carefully thought out, The Five Senses is a drama of interwoven characters, all..."

Aug. 11, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Beyond the Mat

"...for two hours to get your first-edition copy of The Rock Says signed by the author, you'll find plenty..."

March 17, 2000 Movie Review by Russell Smith

The Wages of Fear

"...Lulli, Peter Van Eyck and Véra Clouzot. One of the all-time great truck movies, The Wages of Fear was..."

April 10, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

The Cooler

The performances of William H. Macy, Alec Baldwin, and Maria Bello shine as brightly as the lights on the Vegas strip where the film is set.

"...Ron Livingston, Paul Sorvino and Estella Warren. Something of the old Las Vegas is captured in The Cooler: the..."

Jan. 16, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Back to the Drawing Board

Process for Mapping School Boundary Lines Improved, Still Difficult

"...Harner spends his days developing attendance zone plans for the district, only to have a new concern voiced by..."

April 3, 1998 News Feature by Lisa Tozzi

The Mighty Finn

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

"...Nikander the garbageman is typical of the characters that populate the..."

Nov. 13, 2009 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Phantom of the Open

Mark Rylance raises this fantastical golfing biopic above par

"...Despite traveling a formula just as well-trod as the Western or slasher, sports movies are not often given..."

June 24, 2022 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Then There's This: Save the Trees!

Groups aim to spare seven Downtown trees

"...Leaders of the Austin Heritage Tree Foundation and other like-minded folks will..."

June 1, 2012 News Column by Amy Smith

Burning Down the Ags: Is It Ever Enough?

Thanksgiving = turkey, then football, then shopping

"...stick as a Longhorn fan tries repeatedly to ignite the sad dog. Finally the spark takes, and the Texas..."

Nov. 28, 2008 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

The Hottest State

Ethan Hawke writes and directs this story based on his own novel about a lovesick narcissist in New York City.

"...Laura Linney, Sonia Braga, Michelle Williams and Ethan Hawke. The actor Ethan Hawke directed and adapted this movie that’s..."

Sept. 21, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Lights in the Dusk

How does one say “cherchez la femme” in Finnish?

"...Ilkka Koivula. Although Finnish filmmaker Kaurismäki says Lights in the Dusk marks the completion of his “loser trilogy,” this..."

Aug. 17, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

For a movie about magic pants, this film shows a surprising level of sophistication – in its performances, its production values, and its emotional maturity.

"...and Leonardo Nam. For a movie about magic pants, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants shows a surprising level..."

June 3, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The JFKonspiracy

Kathy McCarty wants to know "Why?" Why is wanting to know more about the Kennedy Assassination such social suicide?

"...as a rule, care a great deal about what other human beings think of them. I used to think..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Features Feature by Kathy McCarty

Petty Fest: A Night to Celebrate the Music of Tom Petty

September 26, 2013. 27 photos.

"...The stars aligned Wednesday night at the Mohawk for Petty..."

Sept. 27, 2013 Photo Gallery

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