Sunset Song

A woman comes of age in this rugged Scottish saga set in the early 1900s

"...being real standouts), has taken to literary adaptations of late (Edith Wharton’s The House of Mirth and Terence Rattigan’s..."

June 3, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Deadpool

This sassy superhero movie is not your child’s comic-book origin tale

"...horrific visage after succumbing to a purported treatment for late-stage cancer...."

Feb. 12, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Furious 7

Furiouser and furiouser

"...Toretto’s tribe and lives to fight another day/decade. The late Paul Walker’s macabre, high-speed death in late 2013 effectively..."

April 3, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Black or White

Kevin Costner and Octavia Spencer play guardians who fight over the custody of their granddaughter.

"...Black or White, which futilely snuck into awards contention late last year. The reunion of writer/director Mike Binder and..."

Jan. 30, 2015 Movie Review by William Goss

St. Vincent

Bill Murray plays a hard-hearted grouch who warms to his new neighbors – Melissa McCarthy and her young son.

"...Vincent is a character who’s not too unlike how we imagine the real Bill Murray to..."

Oct. 17, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Victory by the People

Filibuster, parliamentary gamesmanship kill abortion bill … for now

"...It took until 2:20 in the morning for the Texas Senate..."

June 26, 2013 News Post by Dan Solomon

Bonds: 'Death By a Thousand Cuts'

Even with Propositions 1 and 3 passing, AISD's election campaign appeared doomed from the start

"...numbers came in, there had been a reversal: A late get-out-the-vote push by bond advocates saw the numbers reverse...."

May 17, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2

The Twilight's over, and the darkness has just begun.

"...of the werewolf Jacob, and the human playing him, too – Taylor Lautner, who’s survived six years as a..."

Nov. 23, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The House I Live In

Eugene Jarecki examines America's war on drugs and the collateral and self-inflicted damage it has caused within one African-American family.

"...on drugs has been taking a sound drubbing of late, with nearly everyone who doesn’t have a financial incentive..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

'Sheds'

Short Story Contest third-place winner

"...loose dress, also yellow, and my legs were bare too, except for the ankle bracelet Brenna made for me,..."

Feb. 10, 2012 Books Feature by Melanie Westerberg

The Change-Up

In this body-switcheroo movie, Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman star as pals each a little envious of the other's life.

"...Rouviere. As a rule, it's best not to linger too long on the supernatural hoo-ha required in a body-swap..."

Aug. 5, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Gilbert, McCoy Both Finding Footing as Their Teams Lose

More trouble with the Bears coming into town

"...But late in the contest he sees his chance, scrambles, feels..."

Oct. 28, 2010 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

Death at a Funeral

A remake of a 3-year-old British comedy, Death at a Funeral transfers its farce from a predominantly white cast to predominantly black.

"...and surely had an early patent on gallows humor, too, but Frank Oz's 2007 Death at a Funeral was..."

April 23, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Do Right Woman

Polly Parsons, only child of Gram Parsons, comes full circle in Austin with the Hickory Wind Ranch, sober living for women

"...Polly Parsons' late-model Maxima rolls up under the iron Hickory Wind Ranch..."

July 31, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Page Two: R.I.P.

Edwin 'Bud' Shrake and Stephen Bruton

"...Friday, May 8, only to be followed a day later by Stephen Bruton. Bud and I were never tight,..."

May 15, 2009 Column by Louis Black

Jimmy Carter: Man From Plains

Filmmaker Jonathan Demme accompanies Jimmy Carter during the former president's controversial book tour for Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid, and in the process offers a re-evalution of this world leader.

"...fatigue must feel like), and when controversy is injected late in the film – accusations of plagiarism and a..."

March 14, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Heading South

North American women of a certain age, who are sex tourists at a Haitian resort in the late Seventies, provide grist for this French film's study of social and economic contrasts.

"...agent. In Heading South, which is set in the late Seventies in Haiti, North American women of a certain..."

Dec. 1, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Welcome to the Jungle

Metal and alt-rock collide and flourish during the Back Room's glory years

"...The show ends two songs later, and anticipation gives way to afterglow. But even that..."

July 28, 2006 Music Feature by Ray Seggern

Just an Old-Fashioned Cat

Eartha Kitt is one funny dame

"...taking your clothes off. Now, of course, I tease, too, because everybody says I've got beautiful legs. I tease..."

July 21, 2006 Arts Feature by Kate X Messer

Eating Out

Crude comedy of sexual errors falls flat.

"...Table, then pal, your film has arrived. It’s just too bad it’s not still stuck in a plain brown..."

May 27, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Melinda and Melinda

Woody Allen literally imagines a scenario as both a comedy and a tragedy, but we can't understand why half of this movie isn't at least amusing.

"...decline. The tendency for critics is to evaluate these late-era efforts with a "better-than, less-than" approach; I’ve been guilty..."

April 1, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Shareholders Swallow Schlotzsky's Meal Deal

Fire sale leaves sandwich-chain investors with an empty plate

"...Last Thursday morning, Sam Coats stood beneath an enormous red bow adorning a strand of..."

Dec. 17, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Pauly Shore Is Dead

Born and bred L.A. narcissist Pauly Shore turns auteur for this comedy film outing about … himself.

"...answer to Pauly is obvious, so he creates a none-too-elaborate ruse to fake his own death. The plan works..."

Oct. 22, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Open Hearts

"...And so Niels does, accompanying Cæcilie on walks, answering late-night calls, and finally – maybe inevitably – falling in..."

March 21, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Right Where They Belong

Raoul Hernandez goes on tour with the Flatlanders

"...Theater, W. 53rd & Broadway, NYC. Backstage at 'The Late Show With David Letterman.' 3pm...."

July 26, 2002 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

X

"...splendor of that film. Rintaro, the man behind the late Eighties atomo-fest Neo-Tokyo (and before that the beloved Astro..."

April 14, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fanning the Flames

Did TV News Reports Jeopardize Out Youth Austin's Partnership With AISD?

"...It was an unseasonably warm Wednesday evening in late February when a shy and embarrassed high school student..."

March 24, 2000 News Feature by Suzy Spencer

The Ninth Gate

"...the time Corso finds out, however, he's in way too deep to back out and is threatened not only..."

March 17, 2000 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Toy Story 2

"...form is somewhat diluted, the sheer newness of those pixillated color schemes a tad too familiar. Toy Story 2..."

Nov. 26, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

So What's Funny?

"...word in the wrong place, deliver the line with too knowing a grin on your puss, slam the door..."

March 5, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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