Vanquish

Wooden Wick knock-off wastes Ruby Rose's star power

"...after he kidnaps her kiddo. From there on out, Vanquish’s female antihero goes full on ultramegabadass, a downright John..."

April 16, 2021 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Insomnia

"...Williams seems to be making an all-out attempt to vanquish Patch Adams by playing his third villain this year..."

May 24, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Harriet

Overdue biopic of the fearless anti-slavery hero loses sight of reality

"...nature – seems capable of dispensing thunderbolts to singlehandedly vanquish the abominable institution of slavery. This Harriet Tubman has..."

Nov. 1, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Collide

A backpacker and drug smugglers clash on a high-speed highway

"...Roadster, a Ferrari 360 Spider, and an Aston Martin Vanquish. Unfortunately, director Creevy, working with director of photography Ed..."

March 3, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Kubo and the Two Strings

Sublime animated movie is disguised as kids' fare

"...journey, a quest to complete, an enemy to be vanquished. But Kubo infuses these devices with an emotional grounding..."

Aug. 19, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Edge of Tomorrow

The sci-fi is a bit fuzzy – and the alien beasties are anything but – in this Tom Cruise action onslaught.

"...more Major Cage refines his athleticism and agility to vanquish a relentless enemy from another world, the more he..."

June 6, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Out of the Furnace

The writer/director of Crazy Heart returns with an all-star cast for his sophomore effort, which takes place amid the rusted-out lives of America's steel belt.

"...chased him all those decades ago in order to vanquish their nightmare on Elm Street. (Or is it just..."

Dec. 13, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Welcome to the Rileys

Though the story is preposterous, terrific performances by James Gandolfini, Kristen Stewart, and Melissa Leo save the day.

"...stripper whose life he tries to save and thereby vanquish the dark cloud that hangs over his life. Doug..."

Nov. 12, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Dark Knight

The visuals soar and Heath Ledger's Joker is magnificent, although this Batman movie is grim and chilly, as if made for our age of anxiety.

"...of stolen mob-money while secretly striving not simply to vanquish his enemies, but to bring them down to his..."

July 18, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Bubba Ho-Tep

Elvis Presley and JFK (played brilliantly by Campbell and Davis) fight a soul-sucking mummy in this twisted sci-fi horror film loaded with generous chunks of cheese.

"...since his crypt crashed nearby. Can Elvis and JFK vanquish the soul-sucking sucker? There’s not a whole lot to..."

Oct. 24, 2003 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Spider-Man

"...sets up a single arch-villain for our hero to vanquish. As the Green Goblin and his marginally more benign..."

May 10, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Mighty

"...but together they find the skill and imagination to vanquish all enemies. Inspired by the spirit of King Arthur..."

Oct. 23, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Get Some Friends When We Watch Zero Charisma

This week's tweet-a-long is the Austin nerdcore comedy

"...off on a wild adventure across unexplored lands? Maybe vanquish a dragon or three? Well, we can't help with..."

May 6, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

aGLIFF Review: Transfinite

SF anthology feature shows lives as limitless as nature

"...trans music producer who turns into a snake to vanquish a bigot who insults her and her boyfriend. Next,..."

Aug. 26, 2019 Screens Post by Nick Yeager

Fantastic Fest First Wave Announced

Miss Peregrine, Phantasm: Ravager, and more

"...across dark dimensions as he struggles to confront and vanquish the sinister Tall Man...."

Aug. 2, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: Deathgasm

A very metal tribute to the grand tradition of Kiwi splatter comedy

"...her inner Doro Pesch/Lzzy Hale. Can he stop Armageddon, vanquish a cult of surprisingly anal retentive devil worshippers, and..."

March 15, 2015 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Where Does It Hurt?

With The Inside Story, Scott Rice gets people talking about mental health

"...a mental disorder who uses his creative talents to vanquish those demons...."

Nov. 21, 2014 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

10-1 Ticker... election updates!

D4 race heats up, gives D3 competition for "most contentious"

"...Bucknall is calling on medieval magic to help him vanquish his opponents – reporting that his father recently gave..."

Oct. 31, 2014 News Feature by the News Staff

How the Aggies Won and Won My Heart

Falling in love … with winning

"...But how did it happen? How did the Aggies vanquish the Crimson Tide, leaving me weak-kneed and blurry-headed two..."

Nov. 12, 2012 Sports Post by Emily Bevan

Marvel Vs. DC Comics: Who Clobbered Whom?

The Dionysium's comics debate did not turn out as predicted

"...would trounce me handily – nay, by Odin's beard, "vanquish" me, quoth he – despite his valiant efforts at..."

Dec. 8, 2011 Arts Post by Robert Faires

UT Looks to Easily Snare Jayhawks

Pick up a rare Big 12 home win

"...yet enduringly mysterious Longhorns have a tailor-made chance to vanquish the losing streak, start the season’s second half on..."

Oct. 27, 2011 Sports Post by Russ Espinoza

Fantastic Arcade Interview: Robin Hunicke

Designing games for the heart instead of the adrenal gland

"...as AI or as a thing that’s there to vanquish or ignore. The idea is to give people that..."

Sept. 24, 2011 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Kill Evil To Achieve Goal

"...decency and civilization. And the only force that can vanquish it is consciously recognized active good, i.e., integrity, courage,..."

Dec. 11, 2010 Postmarks

Nosferatu

When this play looks in the mirror, the dramaturg is invisible

"...meaning of the phrase "innocent maiden," whose sacrifice can vanquish the monster. It does not mean a nice lady..."

Oct. 30, 2009 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Sex, Thugs, and Thanatos

The mad, bad bounty of Fantastic Fest 2009

"...all. We've debunked certain myths, and we've managed to vanquish the ideology of good versus evil [in Cropsey], but..."

Sept. 25, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Food-o-File

The James Beard Foundation and Inter­national Association of Culinary Professionals honor local cookbook authors

"...best of luck!... Although he was not able to vanquish his idol Masaharu Morimoto in the recently televised Iron..."

April 4, 2008 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

'The Story of the America That Got Left Behind'

The Wire's creator, David Simon, speaks at UT

"...boots on the ground" in the 1980s to to vanquish the competition, they weren't willing to do so later,..."

March 19, 2008 Screens Post by Wells Dunbar

Strategy and Strategery

Luke Meyer and Andrew Neel on Darkon and the real-world implications of role players at war

"...in the real world, or use Bannor's armies to vanquish Keldar on the field of battle...."

Jan. 26, 2007 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Eleni Karaindrou

"...of joy's daylight, knowing only embrace, not avoidance, will vanquish pain. Stylistically, Karaindrou expertly employs old and new: traditional..."

Jan. 19, 2007 Music Review by David Lynch

Kelley Stoltz

"...The disc concludes with Stoltz's inner McCartney struggling to vanquish his latent Lennon. By turns fearless and foolish, the..."

March 17, 2006 Music Review by Dan Oko

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