Ant-Man and the Wasp

Marvel's crime caper comedy sequel gets bigger, smaller, but still fun

"...lose her to his crazy tech. This time, the Wasp is the more straight-ahead hero, genius scientist, and bona..."

July 6, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips: National WASP WWII Museum, Sweetwater

A collection of artifacts commemorates the women who served as pilots in World War II

"...The National WASP WWII Museum in Sweetwater tells the story of the..."

Aug. 6, 2021 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

Marvel gets tiny, weird, and wonderful again

"...track? The answer, as provided by Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, is a giant-sized yes, as Paul Rudd and..."

Feb. 17, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

In Person

BookPeople employees put down the books and, as it turns out, pick up Steve Martin pretty quick.

"...their faith in Steve Martin's absurdist, subversive 1994 one-act, WASP, whose literate script and demand for melodrama, not to..."

May 23, 2003 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

Red Road

This subtle psychological thriller from Scotland holds its cards close to the vest while keeping viewers intrigued but perplexed.

"...Arnold, who received an Oscar for her short film "Wasp," makes a memorable debut here as a director of..."

June 15, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Academy Award-Nominated Short Films 2004

A program of eight short films nominated for live-action and animated Academy Awards in 2004.

"...whimsy, the British Oscar-winning short film – Andrea Arnold’s "Wasp" – is relentlessly disturbing, almost to the point of..."

April 1, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

My Big Fat Greek Wedding

"...Greek eaters,” she wryly observes.) When she spies handsome Wasp hunk Ian (Corbett of Northern Exposure and Sex and..."

June 7, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Focus

"...prejudice. Social acceptance and prosperity ought to be his WASP-born natural birthright, but Newman sadly discovers that appearances are..."

Dec. 7, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Quiz Show

"...presence of director Redford dominates the film: Redford, the WASP ideal in The Way We Were; Redford, the tenacious..."

Sept. 23, 1994 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Wind

"...America's Cup as an exclusive prize in The Wealthy WASP World of Sports can be a tad bit alienating...."

Sept. 18, 1992 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

Letters @ 3AM

Globalization isn't only something that's happening to our economy: Globalization is happening to us – to our bodies, our families, and our psyches

"...voice. But overall, the 1960 Democratic Convention was overwhelmingly WASP...."

April 25, 2008 Column by Michael Ventura

The Chronicle Guide to the Marvel Cinematic Universe

As Captain America enters a Brave New World , every MCU film reviewed

"...Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)..."

Feb. 14, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Thunderbolts*

Marvel assembles a new team of misfit superheroes

"...after solo introductions in everything from Ant-Man and the Wasp to Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier...."

May 2, 2025 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Spider-Man: Far From Home

Everyone's favorite web-slinger returns for a new era of Marvel

"...of bumbling humor they displayed in Ant-Man and the Wasp, all while setting up the inevitable next phase and..."

July 5, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Liberty Heights

"...a city divided into clear-cut camps: the Jews, the WASPs, and the Negroes, or, as the mother (Neuwirth) of..."

Dec. 24, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Love Letters: Pen Pills

The characters in A.R. Gurney's epistolary homage to the vanishing American upper class continue their correspondence to discuss a moth-snuffing performance of the play with Stacy Keach and Joan Collins.

"...connect with each other in all those years. Our WASP-y tedium ensures that we engage in this softball whinefest..."

May 12, 2000 Arts Review by Ada Calhoun

Who Is Stan Smith?

The man behind the face on hip-hop's other favorite shoe

"...equality that the director doesn't tie directly to the WASP-y Smith's time on the U.S. Davis Cup team with..."

May 3, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Invader

Chicago-set horror from the director of Offseason.

"...and leaves nothing but carnage behind. He’s a predator wasp who kills a whole beehive and tears it up..."

March 15, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Shortcomings

Randall Park's social satire centers on self-sabotaging hypocrisy

Aug. 4, 2023 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

Brightburn

What if Superman, but bad?

"...Brandon is asked in class to differentiate between a wasp and a bee. Of course, wasps get the bad..."

May 31, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Whurley, Physics, and the Strange Work of Quantum Computing in Austin

Is the world ready to take a quantum leap?

"..."Marvel's Ant-Man and the Wasp was all 'quantum this, quantum that,'" Whurley recalled. "Actually,..."

April 19, 2019 Screens Feature by Tom Cheredar

Austin Film Festival: 10 Things We Learned From the Writers of Infinity War

Marvel scribes Markus and McFeely stay spoiler-free

"...will have released two other films, Ant-Man and the Wasp and Captain Marvel, in between...."

Nov. 1, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Comedy

Tim Heidecker (of Tim & Eric renown) plays a rich, cynical hipster who uses New York City as his playground.

"...minority groups are targeted equally, but Swanson, a wealthy WASP, lacks the Borscht Belt license of a Don Rickles..."

Nov. 30, 2012 Movie Review by Leah Churner

How to Train Your Dragon

Soaring animation should make this story about a Viking boy who befriends his enemy a perennial favorite.

"...insidiously) slim and fit – Ferrara’s Astrid is a wasp-waisted blonde, a far cry from her days starring in..."

March 26, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Bee Movie

Jerry Seinfeld delivers an agreeable though tame animated picture that more than does the trick but is unlikely to become a superbuzz movie.

"...earthbound and prosaic. Barry develops a crush on the wasp-waisted human florist (Zellweger), who saves his life and helps..."

Nov. 2, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Reissues

"...D'Urbervilles all over again!"), and a meeting of the wasp/tiger club ("Wasp Club/Tiger Talk") affirms that people getting stung..."

June 15, 2007 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Starter for 10

This British coming-of-age drama and romantic comedy is fairly predictable, although the charming actors manage to keep the story’s characters just this side of stereotype and mediocrity.

"...with his foolishness. Alice (Eve) is a blond, upper-crust WASP who toys with Brian’s affections; Rebecca (Hall) is a..."

Feb. 23, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Faster

Loud, swooping documentary about the sport of motorcycle racing follows 24 riders on the international circuit.

"...it’s enough to simply watch these self-described maniacs career wasp-like around the various British, Japanese, Malaysian, and German racing..."

Oct. 8, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Home on the Range

It’s fitting that this is Disney’s last traditionally animated feature; the whole affair has a warm, nostalgic feel.

"...undeniable proto-feminist subtext, too. The heroines aren’t those sickening wasp-waisted Disney kewpies; in fact, their farm appears to be..."

April 2, 2004 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Texas in the Title

"...with a renewed appreciation for his hometown. 17 "The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat)," the Doors Songwriters:..."

Nov. 28, 2003 Music Feature by Greg Beets

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