The Mirror Has Two Faces

"...has said that she thinks we're all looking for the “total experience” when it comes to love: companionship, romance,..."

Nov. 15, 1996 Movie Review by Alison Macor

The Mirror

"...girl, who has one arm in a cast and the other toting a bulky book bag, waits outside her..."

April 16, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Luv Doc: Lipstick on the Mirror

Why would you want to be with someone who doesn't care how you feel?

"...been reacting very negatively. We have always teased each other a lot, and I never really complained when it..."

Feb. 9, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

Back in the Mirror

First-time director Niels Mueller on 'The Assassination of Richard Nixon'

"...Niels Mueller's The Assassination of Richard Nixon manages the rare trick of..."

Jan. 21, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

First Look in the Mirror

"...in her academic mantle attempting to justify and validate them. With a start like this – telling all men,..."

Sept. 25, 2010 Postmarks

Opinion: Time to Look in the Mirror on Housing

Builder David Whitworth asks, is protecting single family zoning a Republican or Democrat issue?

"...How did the familiar Austin Democratic talking point about protecting single family..."

Sept. 11, 2020 Column by David Whitworth

Mirror Mirror

Holding on to the Snow White fairy tale's most tiresome aspects, this iteration has some visual sass but is devoid of wit.

"...The Brothers Grimm first transcribed the folk tale of Snow..."

April 6, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald‎

Fewer beasts, but a much better story, make this sequel magical

"...Directed by: David Yates. Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Ezra Miller, Jude Law,..."

Nov. 16, 2018 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Salt of Life

This Italian import by the director of Mid-August Lunch addresses the concerns of aging men who realize they are no longer attractive to young women.

"...Although it’s told in a breezy fashion, The Salt of Life wishes to address dispiriting subject matter:..."

April 6, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Under the Skin

Scarlett Johansson is the blank alien who prowls for earthmen in this spare and disorienting genre smash-up.

"...a sizable percentage of moviegoers need know about Under the Skin. They’re in for a surprise, which is like..."

April 18, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

"...Sylvia Miles, Henry Geldzahler, Paul Warhola, Fran Lebowitz and Others. Warhol probably would like this movie. But that's not..."

Aug. 2, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hang the DJ

The new political theatre invites you into its messy, sexy conversation

"..."Theatre gets to create a topic of conversation for a..."

Jan. 20, 2006 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

From the Vaults: LaGravenese Gravitations

Richard LaGravenese enters the YA fray with 'Beautiful Creatures'

"...Richard LaGravenese is the writer and director of Beautiful Creatures, the film that..."

Feb. 15, 2013 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Excerpts From Texas Is the Reason, a Look Into Austin Music's DIY Age

Scenes from inside the weird gold mine

"...Read Rachel Rascoe's interview with Texas Is the Reason: The Mavericks of Lone Star Punk author/photographer Pat..."

April 10, 2020 Music Feature by Pat Blashill

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

Alvin Schwartz's beloved nightmares come to the screen

"...Scary Stories… includes a bevy of phantasmagorical beasties, among them a vengeful scarecrow in serious need of some DDT,..."

Aug. 16, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye

His, hers, and ours: Outsider artists use plastic surgery to merge as one on the physical plane.

"...question is answered in what is beyond a doubt the single most deliriously romantic film I've seen in years...."

April 6, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Girls of Summer Redux

Girls Rock Camp Austin valedictorians Schmillion

"...after seeing one Girls Rock Camp Austin band after another demolish ideas about gender, class, and expectation at the..."

July 22, 2011 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

The Man With Two Brains

Ghostland Observatory pulls back the curtain

"...and trademark shades whipped off, Aaron Behrens bursts through the sturdy door of Thomas Turner's home studio, letting the..."

Oct. 22, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Brave One

Jodie Foster might be good at playing a master of vengeance, but The Brave One turns out to be little more than an upscale B-movie about getting even.

"...Mary Steenburgen, Nicky Katt, Naveen Andrews and Jane Adams. The Brave One is a confounding movie on many levels...."

Sept. 14, 2007 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Man on the Train

"...to get some aspirin for his headache. While leaving the shop, another customer offers him a glass of water..."

May 23, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Under the Sand

"...Stewart, Jacques Nolot, Bruno Cremer and Charlotte Rampling. Under the Sand is a haunting French movie about a woman..."

Aug. 17, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Luv Doc: Insufferable Narcissists

Just the act of procreative sex is an undertaking of considerable hubris.

"...a tough one, Ann. Parents are insufferable narcissists. Just the act of procreative sex is an undertaking of considerable..."

March 30, 2012 Column

The Luv Doc: Your Gaping Existential Void

Surprise! Unlike Jesus, the Luv Doc doesn’t have a sure-fire formula for eternal happiness.

"...job, but he really only pretends to look through the listings and never follows through. I am not asking..."

Dec. 29, 2023 Column by The Luv Doc

We Always Knew Lalas Smoked the Good Stuff, Didn't We?

"...president, and Major League Soccer booster Alexi Lalas told the British press last week that the MLS is on..."

June 20, 2007 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

The Luv Doc: A Sick Person

One of our freedoms is the freedom to be obstinately modest

"...happened to be born and raised abroad. (Think of the area where Asia, Africa, and Europe meet.) We knew..."

Sept. 22, 2023 Column by The Luv Doc

The Luv Doc: Flip Dictum

Wherein the Luv Doc engages in some easy moralizing

"...that he could be closer to his ex and their children. He was very nice, polite, and charming at..."

Oct. 7, 2022 Column by The Luv Doc

Luv Doc: The Old Dude

The word "immature" is both overused and ineffective

"...– Childish Bambino..."

May 10, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

Review: Street Corner Arts' The Gulf

Simple narrative hides its power in what it doesn't say

"...are fighting in a boat… No, this is not the set-up for what is sure to be a bad..."

Dec. 15, 2022 Arts Post by Shanon Weaver

May We Suggest Some Music to Chill Out Your Dog During the Fireworks?

New Austin music to drown out the booms

"...dog will be trembling petrified, if not jumping on the couch and barking at 120 decibels. You recall that..."

July 1, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Public Notice: Through the Looking Glass

The strange logic of "new urban" housing policy

"...guest "Opinion" column, David Whit­worth's "Time to Look in the Mirror on Hous­ing," accused three City Council mem­bers of..."

Sept. 18, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

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