The Protector

Thai martial arts star Tony Jaa, who made a strong stateside impression in the recent Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior, stars in this follow-up action picture, that plays like an invigorating Free Willy with elephants.

"...Bongkoj Khongmalai, Xing Jing, Johnny Nguyen and Nathan Jones. The plot to director Pinkaew's audacious follow-up to Ong-Bak: Muay..."

Sept. 15, 2006 Movie Review by Brian Clark

Murph: The Protector

The life of Navy SEAL Lt. Michael Murphy, a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient, is recalled.

"...Directed by: Scott Mactavish. Not reviewed at press time. The life of Navy SEAL Lt. Michael Murphy, who was..."

March 22, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Secret Life of Pets 2

The cute critters return, but breaking the pack up means no one has as much fun

"...Hollywood loves a good sequel. 2016's talking creature animation The Secret Life of Pets was a dog's-eye view of..."

June 7, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Jungle Book

"Forget about your worries and your strife …"

"...timeless collection of fables about man-cub Mowgli (Sethi) and the furry denizens of his tropical habitat often feels like..."

April 15, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Beware the Mermaids of Erzulie at AFS Cinema

Austin filmmaker Christine Chen finds the spirit of the bayou

"...Some directors premiere their film with a red carpet, fancy frocks, and the..."

May 6, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Review: Alchemy Theatre's The Virgin Trial

Elizabeth I's violent life reimagined as part The Crown, part Criminal Minds

"...plays, dramatizing five generations of medieval power struggles for the British throne, focus largely on the kings. In more..."

Sept. 16, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

The Hummingbird Project

Who knew you could tell a character story about laying fiber-optic cable?

"...Fortunes, the old wisdom goes, can be lost in the blink..."

March 29, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Let the Right One In

This multi-award-winning Swedish film might be summarized as a vampire tween romance, but that cheap and tawdry sum-up does zero justice to the magnificent emotional resonance of this gem. A discussion of the adaptation follows the film.

"...Ah, young love. Whatever would we do without it? The multi-award-winning Swedish film Let the Right One In could..."

Nov. 14, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Good Thief

"...loose retelling of Jean-Pierre Melville’s 1955 exercise in film-noir aesthetics, Bob le Flambeur, The Good Thief will play like..."

April 18, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The American Voice

Jonathan Franzen's "The Corrections," and other new releases

"...of sorts to his masterful bestseller All Over But the Shoutin' -- Rick Bragg has accepted a daunting challenge...."

Sept. 21, 2001 Books Feature by Mike Shea

Wine of the Week

Randall Grahm, rich weirdo, makes great wine

"...winemakers would easily fit into Austin society. Most of them range from rich hobbyists to pocket-protector science types. But..."

March 23, 2007 Food Column by Wes Marshall

Fantastic Fest Review: The Girl With All the Gifts

A post-apocalyptic world that really grows on (or in) you

"...fate as ghastly as that suffered by ants at the mercies of Ophiocordyceps unilateralis. That's a fungus that grows..."

Sept. 26, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

'The NFL Beat': So It Starts …

A first look at fantasy football rookie RBs

"...Congratulations. We have turned the corner. Now that NFL teams have finished their personnel..."

May 5, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

Finding Sasquatch in Summoning the Spirit

How a Texas bigfoot migrated to Oregon for new cryptid horror

"...Is there a word for fans of bigfoot movies? There are..."

Aug. 10, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: The Club

Home release roundup time

"...There’s a famous and brilliantly subversive British-Irish comedy called Father..."

May 21, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

From the Vaults: Myth-ing in 'Action'

Saluting Superman on his last big birthday – 25 years ago

"...With Krypton's last son returning to the screen amidst a big 75th birthday shindig, here's a..."

June 13, 2013 Screens Post by Robert Faires

'The NFL Beat': Fantasy Sleeper Cells

Certain NFL sleepers are plotting acts of fantasy terror

"...Welcome back to fantasy season. The geek in the cube next to yours is pumped...."

Aug. 27, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

Here Come the Transporters

In the endless Central Texas transportation wars, the lions and the lambs look for ways to make peace

"...two different transportation plans. Which are really parts of the same plan. Though the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority's..."

June 4, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Enter the Hugos

We Take On the Best of SF

"...finally figured out why speculative fiction is poo-poo'd by the literary powers-that-be: SF writers just can't manage to succinctly..."

July 31, 1998 Books Feature by Adrienne Martini

The Information Dirt Road

Marketing Your Band on the Net

"...Rock & roll and computers - they would seem to go together as well the Grateful..."

July 14, 1995 Music Feature by Ken Lieck

Edwards Better Protector Than Cheney

"...Dear Editor, Back in the summer of 2001, when everyone else was talking about..."

July 22, 2004 Postmarks

Sun Ra’s Cosmic Jazz Epic Space Is the Place Touches Down

"...As the hero of the 1974 underground classic Space Is the..."

Jan. 11, 2019 Screens Feature by Kahron Spearman

GOP Redistricting: Hosing down the ballot

The implications of three Republicans – Henry Bonilla, Lamar Smith, and Michael McCaul – all based somewhere else and representing Travis County, aren't merely about the county's representation in Congress. In a world of old-fashioned partisan politics, changing of guard also has down-ballot implications.

"...In the old-school bare-knuckle combat of partisan politics, the concept of..."

July 21, 2006 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

The Cocciante Quotient

Hospitality matters at Andiamo

"...and colleagues all rave about a new restaurant. By the time I finally dined at Andiamo, I'd heard great..."

Jan. 21, 2005 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

SXSW Interview: Bradley Grant Smith’s “Male Gaze Gazes on the Male Gaze” in Our Father

Dick Wolf, Chicago, and the politics of writing female leads

"...With his debut film, Our Father, Bradley Grant Smith is officially a multi-hyphenate, adding screenwriting..."

March 26, 2021 Screens Post by Selome Hailu

The Hightower Lowdown

The New Environmental Regime; Ripping Off the Pentagon

"...The New Environmental Regime The official motto of Washington, D.C.,..."

Feb. 9, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Other Stars in the Galaxy

"...by Marjorie Baumgarten, Sarah Hepola, Marcel Meyer, and Jessica..."

May 21, 1999 Screens Feature

The Long, Hot Summer

Books to Spend Your Summer With

"...know you're in for a long, hot summer when the weather has hit 100 degrees before the beginning of..."

June 5, 1998 Books Feature

Black Mass

Johnny Depp plays the notorious South Boston crime boss Whitey Bulger

"...soon? It might be for a crime drama about the notorious South Boston gang leader James “Whitey” Bulger, currently..."

Sept. 18, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Life, Animated

The magic of Disney unlocks a boy's mind

"...“Fly on the wall” is shorthand for a documentary camera that is..."

July 22, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

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