Page Two: When Pointing an Accusatory Finger, Three More Point Back at You

This ugly political season grows ever more vicious

"..."You see, in this world, there is one awful thing, and that is that everyone..."

Aug. 19, 2016 Column by Louis Black

Indignation

Philip Roth's 2008 novel is hauntingly translated to the screen

"...coming-of-age story set in 1951. Being a tale from the author who gave us Portnoy’s Complaint, we know that..."

Aug. 12, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Boys Club

Female employees say gender discrimination persists at City Hall. Could a new resolution fix the broken system?

"...Mapi Vigil felt she had earned a move up the career ladder. Encouraged by her supervisors, the Austin Watershed..."

Aug. 12, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Exclusive Interview With Wrestling Legend Duke “The Rooster” Cartwright

Deposed local champ tells it like it is before Soul Grudge Showdown VI

"...The legendary Duke “The Rooster” Cartwright of the Blue High..."

Aug. 9, 2016 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Hightower Report: Winning Even When Losing

The Democratic Party's national platform tackles the Trans-Pacific Partnership

"..."Speak the truth," says an old cowboy aphorism, "but ride a..."

July 29, 2016 News Column by Jim Hightower

Tickled

Doc goes beneath the surface of competitive endurance tickling

"...You know the drill. What starts off as an intriguing documentary about..."

July 8, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

County GOP Restricts Morrow's Power

Controversial chair to retain some administrative duties

"...When controversial author Robert Morrow won the March primary and landed a spot as Travis County..."

June 10, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Gay Place

You can't help but notice that adult proms are all the rage

"...Peruse the listings this week (and last) and you can't help..."

May 27, 2016 Column

The Nice Guys

Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe pair for laughs in this detective caper

"...Well, they’re not nice guys, obviously. Movie gumshoes never are –..."

May 20, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Public Notice: Learning to Share?

A full week of Proposition 1

"...The Truth of the Matter..."

April 29, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Gross In

Is any writer in Austin as revolting and entertaining as Andrew Hilbert?

"...When he was a boy, Andrew Hilbert asked his grandmother how to write a poem. She said: "Write whatever's..."

April 22, 2016 Arts Feature by François Pointeau

More to the Story

Advocates work to change the conversation around human trafficking

"...She was living under bridges in San Antonio, Texas, the past year of her life a haze of heroin..."

April 22, 2016 News Feature by Lizzie Jespersen

Demolition

Jake Gyllenhaal stars in dramedy as a man rebuilding his life

"...Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Naomi Watts, Chris Cooper, Judah Lewis, Heather Lind and Polly Draper...."

April 8, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Club

Chile's Oscar nominee is a dark drama about pedophile priests

"...Chile’s submission for Best Foreign Language Film in the 2016 Oscars is a grim indictment of the Catholic..."

March 11, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Uber Supporter Goes to Court

Asks Texas Supreme Court to change ballot language

"...If you thought that the controversy between the city of Austin and transportation network..."

March 10, 2016 News Post by Mac McCann

Getting to Know Robert Morrow

Newly elected GOP county chair causing a Republican revolt

"...to note a Tuesday, March 8, resolution passed by the Travis County Republican Party Executive Committee...."

March 8, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

Son of Saul

Hungarian Oscar entry finds original way to present a Holocaust drama

"...Every now and again you hear the argument simmering in the background whenever a new Holocaust-specific..."

Feb. 26, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Magnet School

"...Reviving the early Nineties before that became a career path, Magnet..."

Feb. 12, 2016 Music Review by Michael Toland

The Hightower Report

The real story of Ted Cruz's heroic daddy

"...realize that it can be frightening to travel through the dark, dangerous corridors of Ted Cruz's mind, making stomach-turning..."

Feb. 12, 2016 News Column by Jim Hightower

Hail, Caesar!

The Coen brothers celebrate and eviscerate old Hollywood

"...Swinton, Channing Tatum, Frances McDormand, Jonah Hill, Veronica Osorio, Heather Goldenhersh, Clancy Brown, David Krumholtz, Fisher Stevens, Max Baker,..."

Feb. 5, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

The mash-up title just about says it all

"...well-concerned with classist attitudes – you might wonder if there could possibly be any crossover between the fan base..."

Feb. 5, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Film Announces Features Lineup

Competitive narratives and docs unveiled, plus more

"...a half-dozen titles, SXSW Film has finally drawn back the curtain on its 2016 lineup...."

Feb. 2, 2016 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

SXSW List No. 5

NOFX, Leon Russell, and Trae Tha Truth join Iggy Pop

"...Yesterday, in a standalone announcement, South by Southwest confirmed the 2016 conference’s first superstar – Iggy Pop. The leathery..."

Jan. 29, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The 5th Wave

Chloë Grace Moretz battles Earth's fifth wave of alien attacks

"...The 5th Wave washes over you like tepid bathwater: At..."

Jan. 29, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Roe's End?

After nearly three years of fighting, Texas reproductive rights advocates will get their day at the U.S. Supreme Court

"...After nearly a decade as a single mother raising a son, born from an unexpected pregnancy, she..."

Jan. 29, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

I Like to Watch

Our new TV columnist wants to believe

"...Hi there. My name is Jacob Clifton. For 12 years, I..."

Jan. 22, 2016 Screens Column by Jacob Clifton

Top 10 Video Games

Whether you wanted intimate tales or cars being blown back from explosions, 2015 had you covered

"...a crime tale using snippets of several police interviews. The only way to access those video files is to..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

The Big Short

The financial meltdown of 2008 is treated with terrific comic spin

"...The director of the sublimely silly comedies Anchorman: The Legend..."

Dec. 25, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Page Two: The Stories We Tell

"If you'll gather 'round me, children, a story I will tell"

"..."If you'll gather 'round me, children, a story I will tell ..."..."

Dec. 25, 2015 Column by Louis Black

Kathy Dunn Hamrick Dance Company's True Story

In Kathy Dunn Hamrick's new dance, communities, like truths, were fluid and the movement was incomparable

"...During the few moments when the dancers moved synchronously in Kathy..."

Dec. 11, 2015 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

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