In the Unlikely Event

Judy Blume at BookPeople Saturday

"...Summer Sisters, etc. With her new novel, In the Unlikely Event (Knopf, $27.95), Blume is still weaving her masterful..."

June 13, 2015 Arts Post by Jessi Cape

Unlikely Allies

Eastsiders and Suburbanites Unite to Fight City

"...further hurt their neighborhoods was enough to cement the unlikely bond...."

Nov. 7, 1997 News Column by Kayte VanScoy

Unlikely Allies Unite to Beat Up on "Strong Mayor" Plan

Democracy, now?

"...manager, functions as the city's chief executive. Since January, unlikely allies have united in alarm to defeat Prop F,..."

April 16, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

CodeNEXT: “Highly Unlikely”?

Planning Commission plays along, Zoning & Platting calls to terminate

"...and that successful implementation of the rewrite is "highly unlikely."..."

May 11, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

AISD Teacher Raises Unlikely

No added bonuses with bonuses this year

"...bonus this year, but a pay raise still seems unlikely. Last month, the AISD board of trustees balked at..."

Oct. 1, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin FC, Philadelphia Union Share an Unlikely Bond

The fans were there, even before MLS was

March 15, 2024 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

Rob Thomas' Unlikely Route to Young Adult Fiction

'Veronica Mars' creator dishes on teens, fans, and the movie

Sept. 26, 2013 Books Post by Amy Gentry

An Unlikely Reporter From the Secret Sexual Jungle

Suzy Spencer sets aside true crime to explore Americans' particular passions

Sept. 28, 2012 Books Feature by Joe O'Connell

Aligning Body and Mind in an Unlikely Place

Trinidad premieres on LOGO and DVD

April 23, 2010 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

You Kill Me

Cuddlier and more charming, this alcoholic-hit-man comedy isn’t your typical John Dahl noir, but it is offbeat, lovably deadpan, and just tart enough.

"...flats, clipped manner, and patrician bearing make her an unlikely romantic heroine, but this is, after all, an unlikely..."

July 13, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Cool Runnings

This movie about those most unlikely of sports heroes – the Jamaican Olympic bobsled team – is often silly but almost never funny.

"...a bobsled. Cool Runnings, a movie about those most unlikely of sports heroes -- the Jamaican Olympic bobsled team..."

Oct. 1, 1993 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

2020 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Animated

This year's Academy-loved cartoons push the boundaries of the medium

"...couple of neighborhoods away), Rosana Sullivan's story of the unlikely friendship between a stray kitten (an adorable hairball with..."

Jan. 31, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot

Joaquin Phoenix creates a charming warts-and-all portrait of cartoonist John Callahan

"...was a brief, shining era when American cartoonists were unlikely megastars. Gary Larson, Berkeley Breathed, Bill Watterson – they..."

July 20, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Rampage

The Rock! The ape! The lizard! The ... flying wolf?

"...destruction? Welcome to Rampage, the weirdest, goriest, most city-wrecking, unlikely passion project in years...."

April 13, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Submarine

This British film is a bracingly deadpan coming-of-age story that proudly wears its Wes Anderson influences on its sleeve.

"...presented theatrically by Ben Stiller, Submarine might seem an unlikely feature debut from British helmer Ayoade. Unlikely because he's..."

June 17, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Mickey

Mega-author John Grisham wrote and financed the making of this Little League baseball film starring Harry Connick Jr.

"...Starr, Joseph M. West Jr. and Mark Joy. It’s unlikely that Mickey, a peculiar combination of John Grisham’s writing..."

May 14, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Station Agent

Award-winning indie favorite shows how human beings form emotional connections – despite their best efforts not to.

"...then finally bemused Fin, until the pair form an unlikely bond of sorts. Gradually, Fin is pulled into the..."

Nov. 21, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Flawless

"...Time to Kill) is not its familiar story of unlikely friendship but the splendid portrayals of its two main..."

Dec. 3, 1999 Movie Review by Sarah Hepola

The People vs. Larry Flynt

"...to the tragedies that marked Flynt’s life. Rather, the unlikely culprit is the opening language in a United States..."

Jan. 10, 1997 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Halloween

The night he came home again (for the first time)

"...that is well placed. He may have been an unlikely choice, but undoubtedly an incredibly effective one...."

Oct. 19, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Survival of the Fittest?

The unlikely story behind the Austin-based black comedy, Natural Selection.

"...It is, by all accounts, an unlikely story: During the 1996 Austin Heart of Film Screenwriters..."

Feb. 4, 2000 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

I Want You Back

Charlie Day and Jenny Slate add charm to a stalker rom com

"...had a vote) play a kohl-eyed stalker and Mr. Unlikely Cool (Abe Froman, the sausage king of Chicago himself)..."

Feb. 11, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Give Me Liberty

Chaotic story of disability doesn't get completely lost on its trip

"...script from co-writers Mikhanovsky and Alice Austen gathers an unlikely group – a gaggle of funeral-bound Russians, a black..."

Oct. 18, 2019 Movie Review by Lilli Hime

Vision Zero Goals for No Traffic Fatalities Not On the Horizon

City Auditor finds goal unlikely

"...the city auditor says Austin's Vision Zero goals are "unlikely" to be achieved. After more than 100 people died..."

Oct. 4, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum

Welcome back, Mister Wick!

"...that border on the Freudian. For fans of this unlikely franchise, chapter three is a melee bordering on the..."

May 17, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Dog's Journey

Bailey the dog is back, and this time he has a new purpose

"...after CJ, who he finds through a series of unlikely encounters and escapades. After all, that is what these..."

May 17, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Wonder Park

PG-theme park adventure we're all tall enough to ride

"...the magical kingdom waiting for the one true and unlikely hero to save it. For the hidden amusement park..."

March 22, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Upside

Remake of a true story of an unlikely friendship is the flattest version yet

"...French-Algerian caregiver Abdel Sellou. Like the French version, the unlikely pair, now situated in New York rather than Paris,..."

Jan. 18, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Once Upon a Deadpool

Deadpool is back ... and he brought Fred Savage with him

"...prior project: An elaborate meta-joke based around his unbelievably unlikely blockbuster superhero franchise as Deadpool, aka the merc with..."

Dec. 14, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Creed II

Predictable but still pleasurable new chapter and verse in the Book of Rocky

"...storyline possibly worth exploring in an entirely new franchise. Unlikely, you say? Never underestimate the power of Rocky...."

Nov. 21, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

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