The Turning

Henry James' creepy classic resurrected yet again

"...If a story has been adapted 30 times for the screen, it's pretty essential that anyone going for version..."

Jan. 31, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Slow Dying of Johnston High

State accountability standards may close a school on the edge of survival

"...The night Austin state Sen. Kirk Watson urged the community..."

Nov. 30, 2007 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

All Booked Up for the Texas Book Festival

Fans of the written word, keep this weekend’s schedule free; you’ll need every minute for the TBF

"...a little longer for that first chill wind and the turning of the leaves. So it is with the..."

Nov. 4, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Wildcards of TV and Cinema in 2021

Highs, lows, and strange moments that caught our critics eyes

"...Every year, there's an undefinable, uncategorizable something on the screen. A trend,..."

Dec. 30, 2021 Screens Post by The Screens Staff

The Play's the Thing

Nine local directors on the secrets of season selection

"...So says the book of Ecclesiastes (and the Byrds), "To every thing..."

Sept. 14, 2012 Arts Feature by Adam Roberts

The Industry of Light and Magic

Fx guru and key 'Star Wars' figure Tom Smith to HRC

"...With the acquisition of former Industrial Light and Magic boss Tom..."

April 15, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Longhorns Face the Horror of Leach-less Tech

In search of …

"...The windswept Panhandle stretched before us like the beginning of..."

Sept. 17, 2010 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

What Will the Neighbors Think?

The Labor Process

"...Still and all, the tallest order of the day appears to be the..."

June 4, 1999 News Column by Amy Smith

Into the "Not Done"

The Dances of Jean Fogel Zee

"...Fogel Zee wants to show you glimpses of God. The Austin artist wants each member of her audience to..."

Oct. 27, 1995 Arts Feature

Jordan Levin on the Future of Rooster Teeth

Post-pandemic, the studio's general manager looks at the next steps

"...Burnie Burns once called Rooster Teeth - the Austin-based online content leviathan he cofounded - the biggest..."

July 31, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Next Fun Fearless Female Rock Star

Austin's now generation comes of age in Suzanna Choffel

"...Striding across the full parking lot of Central Market near Ben White..."

Nov. 28, 2008 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Finding God in the Gumbo

Once in the Ninth Ward and now in the Hill Country, the Smoking for Jesus Ministry serves up Real New Orleans Style fare with a side of spiritual nourishment

"...Katrina, decimating your entire community and way of life? The answer for one New Orleans East church group was:..."

May 4, 2007 Food Feature by MM Pack

Moon-Shaped Panties & the Saint of White Trash

The Late Lucinda Williams

"...The morning starts normally for Lucinda. Well, maybe not normal,..."

Oct. 23, 1998 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Noir City Film Festival Redefines the All-American Genre

Black, white, and red all over

"...In 1998, journalist Eddie Muller wrote Dark City: The Lost World of Film Noir. Bringing a more populist..."

May 17, 2019 Screens Feature by Matthew Monagle

Here Comes the Boom

Kevin James plays a biology teacher who moonlights as a mixed martial-arts fighter; Salma Hayek is his love interest.

"...(James) learns that his cash-strapped employers are contemplating cutting the school’s music program – taught by Scott’s elderly wise-guy..."

Oct. 19, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

This CGI adventure yarn is a loving tribute to all things retro-futuristic.

"...to have grown up in a household surrounded by the old pulps Amazing Stories, Weird Tales, and their serialized..."

Sept. 17, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Prince of Tides

"...Streisand. Starring: Nick Nolte, Melinda Dillon, George Carlin and Blythe Danner. Streisand and her collaborators, including author Pat Conroy,..."

Dec. 27, 1991 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

The Intruder

Is going Full-On Quaid a thing? Maybe so, as the veteran goes bugnuts melodrama in the "crazy neighbor" thriller

"...spot. It’s one thing when an acclaimed director adopts the emotional language of melodrama in their latest feature, but..."

May 3, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Murder on the Orient Express

You may want to cancel your ticket to this latest Christie adaptation

"...course, would be taken. Every actor who’s slipped into the fastidiously polished shoes of the diminutive Belgian detective has..."

Nov. 10, 2017 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Overnighters

The fracking boom in Williston, N.D., has created hard times in the land of plenty as shown in this devastating doc.

"...social-justice documentary that packs a visceral emotional wallop to the heart and mind, The Overnighters could scarcely be more..."

Oct. 17, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

Ewan McGregor and Emily Blunt are delightfully matched in this offbeat romantic comedy from the director of Chocolat.

"...like Chris Morris (Four Lions) or Armando Iannucci (In the Loop) might have made mincemeat (barbed-B-Q?) of the enjoyably..."

March 30, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Face Off Recap: Loving the Alien

Two boldly go straight off the show

"...FX competition, and we're getting to know and like the contestants. Unfortunately, this week Jerry is back in his..."

Feb. 29, 2012 Screens Post

POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold

Whether this is a real film or a priceless stunt, Morgan Spurlock has the goods on product placement.

"...Directed by: Morgan Spurlock. The line between filmmaker and stuntman has never been murkier..."

April 22, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Season of the Witch

Nicolas Cage and Ron Perlman play 14th century knights commanded to transport a witch believed to be the source of the Black Plague.

"...overblown medieval swords-and-sorcery road movie is unlikely to warm the cockles of any but the most die-hard fans of..."

Jan. 14, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Step Up 2 the Streets

Romantic sparks fly (again) among students from different backgrounds at the Maryland School of the Arts.

"...Scott and Janelle Cambridge. In case you weren’t aware, there’s an epidemic plaguing our cities. I’m not talking about..."

Feb. 22, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale

Uwe Boll, the Timex watch of contemporary filmmakers (he takes a licking but keeps on ticking), strikes again.

"...Starring: Jason Statham, Leelee Sobieski, John Rhys-Davies, Ray Liotta, Matthew Lillard, Burt Reynolds, Will Sanderson, Ron Perlman, Claire Forlani,..."

Jan. 18, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Wind That Shakes the Barley

Ken Loach paints a grim realist portrait that captures the solemnity of an Ireland turning on itself and the tragedy of two brothers spiraling away from each other.

"...his first American triumph, playing a sinister psychologist in the stylish Batman Begins, Irish heartthrob Murphy seemed primed and..."

April 27, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Hey Arnold!: The Movie

"...of Seattle take on semi-real-world kid politics filtered through the lens of Naomi Klein's No Logo movement and some..."

July 5, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Around the Fire

"...he's barely out of high school. That's how Around the Fire opens, and it takes the rest of the..."

March 24, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Death and the Maiden

"...Sigourney Weaver, Ben Kingsley and Stuart Wilson. Adapted from the stage play by Ariel Dorfman, this spare, hideously intense..."

Feb. 3, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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