The Vessel

Faith-based art film is simple and eloquent

"...They say the power of faith can achieve the impossible...."

Sept. 16, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Dispatches From the Edge

Rounding Up the 2001 FronteraFest Long Fringe

"...The Vesselby the High Performance Arts Foundation..."

Feb. 2, 2001 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

In the Heart of the Sea

Ron Howard sets sails with that famous Nantucket whale story

"...The unimaginable chain of catastrophic events that led to the..."

Dec. 11, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Swallowed Man

The Austin author's rich and strange take on Pinocchio has Geppetto tell the story from the belly of the giant fish

"...he animated that patchwork of corpses in his lab. The young doctor might have taken some lessons from it..."

Feb. 5, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Bill of the Week: Or, How Not to Pass Open Carry

How one gun group became its own worst enemy

"...that one pro-gun group has been more pivotal in the collapse of a key piece of the Second Amendment..."

Jan. 30, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Hyde Park Theatre's The Antipodes

A ton of tales enliven this play by Annie Baker, but what do they tell us about the state of storytelling?

"...six skilled storytellers were assembled in one room for the purpose of spinning a new tale that would be..."

July 27, 2018 Arts Review by Robert Faires

When You Pause the Heart of an Eagle and Can Feel Its Fear

Steve Moore's smartphone thriller for Fusebox comes to an end.

"...I’ve been getting text messages from the FBI since April of this year...."

Oct. 22, 2014 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Page Two: Everybody Plays the Fool

Neither party is sainted, and dominance tends to encourage the worst of political habits

"...his or her motives; to disagree, even violently, with others' ideas is not to demonize but simply to disagree...."

Nov. 21, 2008 Column by Louis Black

Patched Atoms: Feds OK Restarting the Nuke

Despite not really knowing why South Texas Project 1 sprang a leak, federal regulators are satisfied with the $4 million repair job.

"...Among the nation's 103 commercial nuclear reactors, the twin 15-year-old nukes..."

Aug. 8, 2003 News Feature by William M. Adler

The Finest Hours

Perfect effects and performances made this sea-rescue movie a dandy

"...It may not be the finest seagoing adventure/rescue film ever made, but director Gillespie..."

Jan. 29, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

It's a Russell Crowe's nest of a performance in this seafaring adventure.

"...Robert Pugh. As Capt. Lucky Jack Aubrey, commander of the British naval vessel HMS Surprise, which stalks the French..."

Nov. 14, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Film Review: 'Vessel'

Diana Whitten takes viewers inside the fight for reproductive rights

"...Dr. Rebecca Gomperts is committed to the wisdom of women...."

March 9, 2014 SXSW Post by Jordan Smith

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

The third coming of C.S. Lewis' Narnia fantasy/allegory series has arrived.

"...so ponderously stultifying as this third film entry in the ongoing adaptation of C.S. Lewis' series of splendidly imagined..."

Dec. 17, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

This third Pirates outing is an empty vessel haunted by the ghosts of its sabre-rattling betters.

"...Skarsgård, Tom Hollander, Naomie Harris and Keith Richards. Like The Flying Dutchman, this third Pirates outing is an empty..."

June 1, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Aristocrats

The gleefully profane The Aristocrats provides a survey of some of the best comic minds in the business.

"...Directed by: Penn Jillette and Paul Provenza. "The aristocrats!" It’s the non sequitur punchline to a filthy..."

Aug. 26, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Day Trips: The Titanic, Mayborn Museum, Waco

Artifacts of famed ocean liner sets sail at Waco museum

"..."Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition" at the Mayborn Museum in Waco unlocks..."

July 6, 2018 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid

A Hollywood vessel of doom hunts for the Big Squeeze.

"...Directed by: Dwight H. Little. Starring: Matthew Marsden, Eugene Byrd and Morris Chestnut. Is it possible..."

Sept. 3, 2004 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Devil Conspiracy

Nineties Catholic creature feature crap flies again!

"...As someone who straddled the lines between Catholicism and horror at a young age,..."

Jan. 13, 2023 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Dark Knight

The visuals soar and Heath Ledger's Joker is magnificent, although this Batman movie is grim and chilly, as if made for our age of anxiety.

"...Chin Han. Being Batman is a drag. One day there are nipples on your body armor, the next, zero..."

July 18, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

The supersonic hedgehog zips through a distracting two hours

"...The Sonic Cinematic Universe feels like the most successful outing..."

April 8, 2022 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

Tiki Tatsu-ya Raises the Bar to Islander Heaven

The Aikawa Brothers debut a worldclass venue of storied wonders

"...“They’ve done it. Son of a bitch. They’ve really done..."

Oct. 4, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Absinthe-minded Professors of Violet Crown Spirits

Three Austinites are producing the first Texas-made absinthe

"...Matt Mancuso was disappointed. He'd heard so much about absinthe in his college years and even before that –..."

Sept. 4, 2020 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Red Turtle

Poetic beauty abounds in this animated gem

"...The simple story told in the near-wordless animated feature film..."

Feb. 17, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Luv Doc: Bitter Truths

The Hero gets it. Every time.

"...Dear Luv Doc, My wife tells me I’m a..."

June 12, 2015 Column by The Luv Doc

Part of the Texas State History Museum Is Closing for Renovation

Time for the Bob Bullock's ship to come in

"...A portion of the Bullock Texas State History Museum's first floor of permanent..."

Feb. 16, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Inside the Actors Arena

Terry Kiser does it for the kids

"...When we last checked in with Terry Kiser, the vibrant, ageless acting veteran best known for his portrayal..."

Sept. 3, 2013 Screens Post by Chase Hoffberger

Bedside Manner: The Captain's Quarters

What's on this nightstand? Walk the plank to find out.

"...Really? You want to know what's on the nightstand in this ol' patroon's quarters for this latest..."

April 11, 2011 Books Post by Kate X Messer

SXSW Film Review: The Fallout

Megan Park turns her Secret Life days to great effect

"...Juice WRLD’s “Conversations” looms over the opening of The Fallout. Director Megan Park is no..."

March 18, 2021 Screens Post by Jenny Nulf

Live Music Recommendations for the Weekend

Your weekend soundtrack to new fall beginnings.

"...Seismic Dance event escapes the Carson Creek curse, the Jesus Lizard wiggles at ACL..."

Sept. 21, 2018 Music Post by The Music Staff

The Common Law

Boating on Town Lake – what's the law?

"...So you are thinking about firing up the ski boat for a spin around Town Lake? Think..."

March 17, 2006 Column by Luke Ellis

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