Man's Best Friend

"...lab one night searching for a hot story on vivisection and animal rights. Instead, she ends up freeing the..."

Dec. 3, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Mad God

Phil Tippett's stop motion masterpiece of depravity and the divine

"...key, grisly sequence in Mad God, a scene of vivisection as a deranged surgeon digs into the still-struggling carcass..."

July 1, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Mank

Corruption, lies, and credits on the set of Citizen Kane

"...written Mank. It took Fincher to commit this quiet vivisection of Tinseltown, and its interplay with power, its insiders..."

Nov. 20, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

American Dharma

Steve Bannon dissected by the great Errol Morris

"...of those films were portraits. American Dharma is a vivisection, and Morris gives Bannon the tools to do it..."

Nov. 15, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Shape of Water

An unconventional love story from one of the best fabulists

"...god.” While the general and his underlings argue for vivisection (and possibly a weapon against the USSR), and scientist..."

Dec. 8, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Turkey Prep, Indigenous Films, and More Weekday Events

Events to attend before you're too stuffed to move

"...on being a cliche, but Jeff Barnaby’s First Nations vivisection of the zombie flick is a gory reminder that..."

Nov. 22, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Book Review: The Body Double

Emily Beyda's debut novel is ready for its close-up

"...Billy Wilder's 1954 vivisection of Hollywood, with its epic, all-stops-pulled-out performance by Gloria..."

March 6, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Humans Being Human

Bad behavior in Ruben Östlund's observational kinda-comedies

"...wife and kids. What follows is a startling, sometimes-smirking vivisection of traditional gender roles...."

Jan. 23, 2015 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Family Food Fun

The mystical Manchaca Rancho Winslow Supper Club

"...considering the wafer-thin mint. Robert is professionally trained in vivisection, so he's a natural at carving a turkey. Thankfully,..."

Feb. 21, 2014 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Nonfiction and Memoir

Justin St. Germain, Stephen Harrigan, and more delight with these true tomes

"...from a distance? That question currents throughout Leibovich’s lively vivisection of The Way We Politick Now...."

Oct. 25, 2013 Books Feature

Veni, Vidi, Vici at Vaca y Vino

Multitasking hospitality pros tackle a 1,000-pound steer at benefit event

"...was being served, the Sawzall was fired up for vivisection of the gorgeously caramelized and crispy-skinned sides into center..."

May 3, 2013 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Riding the Pinwheel

The GOP redraws the map of Texas – brazenly sidestepping most of the state's newest voters

"...Four additional seats only provided Republicans more tools for vivisection...."

Aug. 26, 2011 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Point Austin: Coming Home to Austin

Latest gerrymander reflects Capitol contempt for capital

"...Even Tom DeLay never contemplated quite this radical a vivisection of the capital city of his home state; Senate..."

June 3, 2011 News Column by Michael King

Bumpy Ride

Is Carnival Magic the weirdest movie ever made for kids?

"...guise of a children's film, it features domestic abuse, vivisection, and, even more uncomfortably, it just has this pervasive..."

Dec. 10, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Sports and Social Justice With David Zirin

On the Olympics, Mark Cuban’s fondness of Ayn Rand, and Howard Zinn’s love of the Boston Red Sox

"...corporate partners." Zirin has a surgical approach in his vivisection of the sporting world. His words and ideas float..."

March 5, 2010 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

How the Force Was With Them

Spaced's Top 5 Star Wars Moments

"...to rescue your kidnapped Scottie dog from an underground vivisection ring and you give yourself the code name "Han"..."

July 25, 2008 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

The Capitol Beat on Books

Texas Book Festival Wrap

"...– perhaps inevitably, considering the location – into discussion (vivisection?) of Pa President...."

Nov. 9, 2007 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

Born Free

Dissecting delectably devious Dexter

"...normal. Rolfe Kent’s main title juices the show’s opening vivisection, warming up the soundtrack’s Afro-Cuban FLA-voring. A delicious big..."

Sept. 7, 2007 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Animal Rights Activists Need to Rethink Their Positions

"...especially in light of Peter Singer's recent endorsement of vivisection on apes if such would help humans with life-threatening..."

Dec. 22, 2006 Postmarks

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...the lives of animals as extremists who blow up vivisection labs. He seems confounded that an "animal rights activist..."

April 12, 2002 Column

Book Review: Man and Beast

"...activist of the purest order, but instead of setting vivisection labs on fire, she's channeled her energy into creating..."

March 29, 2002 Books Feature by Dan Oko

A Taste of Summer

Summer Food Essays: A Pinch of Recollection, A Dash of Tradition

"...Vivisection of the fish into its usable culinary components was..."

July 14, 2000 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Turn the Beat Around

The Pre-Millennium Rise of Dance Music

"...of elevator musicians (Front 242, Front Line Assembly) and vivisection candidates (Skinny Puppy) who pretend to conjure a `grim..."

Dec. 6, 1996 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Fear and Loathing at the Jourgensen Compound

"...all that had been completed were the already notorious vivisection of Dylan's "Lay Lady Lay" and its swirly B-side,..."

Oct. 13, 1995 Music Feature

Live Shots

"...mercenary guitar slinger and Television hero performed a screaming vivisection. Maestro is a good songwriter, infusing his folksy-countryish songs..."

July 14, 1995 Music Feature