After the Sunset

Possibly the ideal film to more or less ignore while lounging poolside and sipping Jamaican rum, After the Sunset is 100-proof pap.

"...Don Cheadle, Naomie Harris, Troy Garity and Chris Penn. The man behind the Rush Hour franchise proves that dropping..."

Nov. 12, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

On the Drunk Bus With Pineapple Tangaroa

The Austin body modifcation artist isn't playing around in his surprise new comedy

"...saw my guidance counselor I would kick him in the nuts."..."

May 21, 2021 Screens Feature by Kevin Curtin

Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale

The most expensive film ever produced in Taiwan to date, Warriors of the Rainbow is a sweeping historical epic.

"..."Based on a history of Taiwan's aboriginal people," as the opening titles put it, this is a sweeping historical..."

April 27, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

George A. Romero's Survival of the Dead

Romero revivifies even more zombies with this new picture, but now the filmmaker depicts humankind as hardly worth saving.

"...Kathleen Munroe, Julian Richings, Devon Bostick, Richard Fitzpatrick and Athena Karkanis. Remember the scene in Romero’s original Dawn of..."

May 28, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Star Wars: Episode II -- Attack of the Clones

"...Portman and Ewan McGregor. If you managed to catch the Sci-Fi Channel's recent Star Wars Fan Film Awards, during..."

May 17, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Tree of Life

Terrence Malick's latest film bursts with unbridled ambition and vision, and while it doesn't always reach the heights for which it aims, it soars boldly and fearlessly.

"...and Tye Sheridan. Terrence Malick’s hotly awaited new movie, The Tree of Life, bursts with such unbridled ambition, vision,..."

June 3, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Guy Is Everywhere

Lloyd Maines

"...just about any great pedal steel guitar player would; the word "legend" may be used much too liberally these..."

Nov. 8, 1996 Music Feature by Lee Nichols

The AggreGAYtor: September 5

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...The Texas National Guard snubs D.C., San Antonio Repubs act..."

Sept. 5, 2013 Qmmunity Post

The Tom Booker Roast

Last night, baby, it hurt so good

"...Last night at midnight, in the downstairs theatre at The Hideout, as part of the..."

Sept. 2, 2011 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Picking Up the TAB

The Travis Co. DA and the courts consider Texas Association of Business money spent during the fall campaign.

"...It's 1993, and Republicans are on the verge of attaining domination of statewide Texas politics --..."

March 28, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Economics From the Bottom Up

A profile of Accion Texas, CDC, and other microlenders

"...was about a year and a half ago when the cash-soaked entrepreneurs who were riding the crest of the..."

Aug. 10, 2001 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Three ... Extremes

This lush and horrific anthology film from three of the finest craftsmen working today – Fruit Chan, Chan-wook Park, and Takashi Miike – is an instantly memorable and squirm-inducing assemblage.

"...are notoriously tricky to pull off. For one thing, they’re almost exclusively the province of genre filmmaking, rendering them..."

Oct. 28, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Scary Movie Two

"...himself, and James Woods vomits projectilely and repeatedly. By the time it's over, you may find yourself feeling something..."

July 6, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright

"...access to PBS and A&E may have already seen these three short films, but that's still no excuse to..."

Oct. 22, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Art School Confidential

This follow-up to Terry Zwigoff and Daniel Clowes’ transcendent Ghost World is too scattershot to be truly great, but their smarty-pants campus yarn is on fire with satire.

"...in 2001, lodged as firmly as it is within the genre of the college farce – roommate hijinks, cafeteria..."

May 12, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Jersey Girl

Ben Affleck plays a widower dad in this family dramedy from an uncustomarily sweet Kevin Smith.

"...Castro and Jennifer Lopez. Before Jersey Girl screened at the Paramount Theatre during SXSW, Kevin Smith took the stage..."

March 26, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Reign of Fire

"...Alice Krige, Gerard Butler, Izabella Scorupco, Christian Bale and Matthew McConaughey. It's enough to make you wish Professor Quartermass..."

July 12, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Spider-Man: Homecoming

Your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is back (again)

"...under Ant-Man’s, go figure – you could finally feel the gosh-wow giddiness of a 15-year-old just barely getting the..."

July 7, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

V/H/S/2

Horror anthology scares up few thrills.

"...able to see most of it. But following in the found-footage mode of horror storytelling (a mode that two..."

July 26, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Not Just Another Pretty Face

With the Naughty Austin theatre company, there's more than meets the eye.

"...OK, judges, here comes your first contestant in the Miss Glamouresse competition. As she sashays down the runway,..."

Nov. 28, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Knight's Tale

This warped medieval yarn about a peasant who passes himself off as a knight glides by on a funny, friendly, goofy sort of goodness.

"...armor? This so-called medieval tale throws itself wholeheartedly into the art of being as anachronistic as possible. Smirking at..."

May 11, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

TV Eye

In anticipation of the upcoming writers' strike, networks are beefing up their reality programming, including Worst Case Scenario, No Boundaries, and -- yep, it's that bad -- another Big Brother.

"...Negotiations are touch and go between the Writers Guild of America and representatives of the major..."

April 20, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Top 10s

TV Eye's Top 10 on the Telly

"...10 Shows I Can't Believe Are Still on the Air:..."

Jan. 4, 2002 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Tube Temptations

Keeping one eye on television and the other on pop culture

"...Hey! It's the holiday season. Time to get out, spread good cheer,..."

Dec. 28, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

Now that the writers' strike has been averted, the networks feel secure announcing their fall television seasons. Here's a look at what's in store.

"...Now that the writers' strike has been averted, the networks feel secure..."

May 25, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Easy Tiger

'Top Chef' alum turns out swell sandwiches

"...bakeshop and beer garden may seem an unlikely pairing, the interplay among handcrafted breads, house-cured meats, and a lovingly..."

May 11, 2012 Food Review by Melanie Haupt

Page Two

"...tract of land, which profoundly colors my judgement on the subject. It's the sense of proprietorship I share with..."

July 4, 1997 Column by Nick Barbaro

Nazi Schmatzi: 'Iron Sky' Ist die Bombe

SXSW Film 'Iron Sky' reviewed

"...is a crackerjack bit of Aryan tomfoolery, this despite the fact that the film is essentially a one-note gag..."

March 13, 2012 SXSW Post by Marc Savlov

The Affair of the Necklace (2001)

If the point is to see if Miss Swank can act in a dress, the jury's still out. Otherwise, this historical drama is just shy of fabulous.

"...THE AFFAIR OF THE NECKLACE (2001)..."

Dec. 13, 2002 Screens Review by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Back Room Bangers Vol. 69

"...Bar, and of course, who can forget him as the eternally horny caveman Red Flintbone in the prehistoric porno..."

Jan. 25, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

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