Gangs of New York

The Lower East Side gang wars of the 1860s are brought to life by Scorsese.

"...Day-Lewis, Cameron Diaz, Jim Broadbent, John C. Reilly, Henry Thomas and Brendan Gleeson. Gangs of New York is a..."

Dec. 20, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Loser

"...Amy Heckerling. Starring: Jason Biggs, Mena Suvari, Zak Orth, Thomas Sadoski, Greg Kinnear, Jimmi Simpson and Dan Aykroyd. In..."

July 21, 2000 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Hey, Grownups! Graphic Novels!

Three new releases from the good folks at Drawn & Quarterly

"...to get yourself a little something decent in the way of sequential art in a beautifully designed package? Because..."

Dec. 6, 2016 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Killer Joe

Matthew McConaughey's Killer Joe is sociopathy incarnate; William Friedkin adds visual punch to the venality within Tracy Letts' screenplay.

"...William Friedkin. Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Emile Hirsch, Juno Temple, Thomas Haden Church, Gina Gershon and Marc Macaulay...."

Aug. 3, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Jack Goes Boating

Philip Seymour Hoffman directs and stars in this drama about a nebbishy middle-aged man with minimal social skills.

"...Seymour Hoffman, Amy Ryan, John Ortiz, Daphne Rubin-Vega and Thomas McCarthy. Oscar-winning actor Hoffman's directorial debut is adapted from..."

Oct. 1, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fast Times With Darondo

Doin' the splits with a lost soul singer

"...hot”). I shouldn’t have been surprised. “One thing I always could do was dance,” the lost soul singer proclaimed..."

March 25, 2008 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

The Last Legion

Although this story of ancient Rome offers guilty-pleasure fun, the film is not very inspired or well-conceived.

"...Doug Lefler. Starring: Colin Firth, Ben Kingsley, Aishwarya Rai, Thomas Sangster, Peter Mullan, Kevin McKidd and Rupert Friend. It..."

Aug. 24, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Spider-Man 3

When cascading through the cityscape, Spider-Man 3 still makes us gasp with delight, but on Earth those gasps come solely in reaction to the cynical dreariness of the script.

"...Directed by: Sam Raimi. Starring: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Thomas Haden Church, Topher Grace, James Franco, James Cromwell, Bryce..."

May 4, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Le Draft 2007

"...it, has become the centerpiece of spring, and the doorway to summer. With the draft, we build our teams..."

April 29, 2007 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

Barbershop

"...Ice Cube, Anthony Anderson, Cedric the Entertainer, Sean Patrick Thomas, Eve, Troy Garity, Michael Ealy, Leonard Howze and Keith..."

Sept. 13, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

U-571

"...Jake Weber, Matthew Settle, Erik Palladino, David Keith and Thomas Kretschmann. The most exciting, visceral submarine sequence I've yet..."

April 21, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Varsity Blues

"...Perensky, Amy Smart, Ron Lester, Ali Larter, Paul Walker, Thomas F. Duffy, Scott Caan, Jon Voight and James Van..."

Jan. 15, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Mr. Holland's Opus

"...by: Stephen Herek. Starring: Richard Dreyfuss, Glenne Headly, Jay Thomas, Olympia Dukakis, William H. Macy, Alicia Witt, Joseph Anderson..."

Jan. 19, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Austin Chronicle Heats Up Opening Night of Hot Summer Nights

R&B and hip-hop take the Empire Garage stage

"...live venues has the same opening swelter of Rob Thomas’ gravelly baritone declaring, “Man, it’s a hot one!”..."

July 17, 2024 Music Post by Cy White

Broadway in Austin Announces 2024-25 Season

Corn, kindness, and the boy who never grew up come to the Bass

"...The best of Broadway keeps making its way to Austin, with Texas Performing..."

March 5, 2024 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Other Worlds Short and Sweet: "A Grievance With Gravity"

Filmmaker Kelli Horan on wrestlers, breezeblocks, and Barophobia

"...written and directed by Austinite, Kelli Horan, Zoe (Kelsey Thomas) has a very real problem of keeping her feet..."

Dec. 11, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Cops to Seth Rogen and More

SXSW Film announces the premiere of a new Seth Rogen comedy, as well as new panelist and docs

"...by Jody Hill, whose underground hit The Foot Fist Way was enthusiastically proclaimed to be the funniest fucking film..."

Jan. 12, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Page Two: Spin and Cinema

An understanding of the U.S. Constitution by way of Robert Thom

"...the government is structured by the Constitution in a way intended not to allow majority rule except when it..."

May 16, 2008 Column by Louis Black

Sword of Trust

Marc Maron like you've never seen him in this oddball Southern road trip to the truth

"...Toby Huss, Dan Bakkedahl, Lynn Shelton, Timothy Paul, Whitmer Thomas and Al Elliott...."

Aug. 2, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Sweet Country

The modern Western goes to Northern Australia.

"...Directed by: Warwick Thornton. Starring: Bryan Brown, Hamilton Morris, Thomas M. Wright, Ewen Leslie, Gibson John, Matt Day, Natassia..."

April 13, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Half Magic

Heather Graham turns director in empowerment comedy

"...Starring: Heather Graham, Stephanie Beatriz, Angela Kinsey, Chris D’Elia, Thomas Lennon, Jason Lewis, Luke Arnold, Michael Aronov, Molly Shannon..."

Feb. 23, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Bronze

Melissa Rauch stars as a foul-mouthed former Olympics champ

"...Buckley. Starring: Melissa Rauch, Gary Cole, Haley Lu Richardson, Thomas Middleditch, Sebastian Stan, Cecily Strong and Dale Raoul...."

March 18, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Bad Teacher

Cameron Diaz productively sidesteps her good-times-gal image to play this human cancer who lays waste to everyone who gets in her way.

"...Starring: Cameron Diaz, Jason Segel, Justin Timberlake, Lucy Punch, Thomas Lennon and Phyllis Smith. Elizabeth Halsey (Diaz), a bitchy..."

July 1, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Dark Shadows

Billy Miller on the return of Cold Sun at Austin Psych Fest

"...as Bubble Puppy or Moving Sidewalks but in no way similar, the Austin quartet cut one cult classic in..."

April 29, 2011 Music Post by Austin Powell

Prom

Friday Night Lights' Aimee Teegarden stars in this tween wish-fulfillment movie.

"...Directed by: Joe Nussbaum. Starring: Aimee Teegarden, Thomas McDonell, DeVaughn Nixon, Danielle Campbell, Yin Chang and Jared..."

April 29, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Easy A

The Scarlet Letter is refitted for the app age in this winning high school comedy.

"...Aly Michalka, Patricia Clarkson, Stanley Tucci, Lisa Kudrow and Thomas Haden Church. Is it just me, or is the..."

Sept. 17, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Williamson Primary Plans

Expect some red-on-red action to the north

"...a ballot slot opens on Dec. 3, the best way to judge the seriousness of candidates is whether they..."

Oct. 21, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Balls of Fury

Goofy pingpong comedy gets by on the amiable nerd panache of chunky lead Dan Fogler.

"...Starring: Dan Fogler, Christopher Walken, George Lopez, Maggie Q, Thomas Lennon, Jason Scott Lee, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, James Hong and..."

Aug. 31, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fay Grim

The lunatic charm of Parker Posey is the best reason to see this wild, borderline-screwball sequel to Hal Hartley's 1998 film, Henry Fool.

"...Posey, Jeff Goldblum, James Urbaniak, Saffron Burrows, Liam Aiken, Thomas Jay Ryan, Chuck Montgomery and Elina Löwensohn. There's no..."

May 18, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Halloween: Resurrection

"...Directed by: Rick Rosenthal. Starring: Daisy McCrackin, Sean Patrick Thomas, Bianca Kajlich, Busta Rhymes, Brad Loree and Jamie Lee..."

July 19, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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