Wild Child

Zilker Park, Oct. 13

"...Wild Child is a band born of raw emotion. The..."

Oct. 19, 2012 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Last Week in Live Music: Megafauna, Wild Child, King Gizzard and More

"...Wild Child at Austin City Limits TV taping on June..."

June 26, 2018 Photo Gallery

Walk With a Wild Child (Possibly a Sociopath)

Chaos and creativity in the Zellner Bros.' 'Kid-Thing'

"...to whether Annie is the devil or just a wild child. Her random acts of carnage are as likely..."

July 6, 2012 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Beasts of the Southern Wild

Living an almost feral existence on a wild, low-lying area of the Louisiana coast known as the Bathtub, young Hushpuppy narrates her own vivid life story.

"...of what it must be like to be a child caught fast in events of tremendous import and then..."

July 13, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Wild Life

An animated spin on Robinson Crusoe

"...(Spoiler alert: The dog’s subsequent fate will upset both child and adult alike.) The filmmakers employ a variety of..."

Sept. 9, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Where the Wild Things Are

This very special film is the rare children’s offering that isn’t coded for adults or made corny and flip for kids.

"...Mouzakis. “Be still!” shouts 10-year-old Max to the half-dozen Wild Things circling him with a hunger for small child..."

Oct. 16, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Martian Child

Only in Hollywood can a movie about alien children be boring, although the terrific performances of John Cusack and Bobby Coleman help redeem this predictable mush.

"...Huston. Only in Hollywood can a movie about alien children be boring. Even if the kid isn’t really an..."

Nov. 2, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Take a Walk on the Wild Side

The ancient art of foraging for food is aged to perfection

"...foraged items I learned to pick and savor during childhood: wild Wisconsin blueberries, enough Texas pecans to fill a..."

April 4, 2014 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

The Vortex’s Wild Horses

This staging of Allison Gregory’s new play takes you back to your 13th summer with all its freedom and fear

"...handle them, even though a small part of your still-child brain worried that you weren't? To climb out of..."

Dec. 1, 2017 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Page Two: Running With the Wild Gang

Self-proclaimed patriots don't seem to have much love for their country, except on their own terms

"...again a few weeks back. Glenn Beck, the sweetest child of Captain Kangaroo and the Pillsbury Doughboy, was shocked..."

Nov. 12, 2010 Column by Louis Black

A Less Wild Side to Argentina

AFS Essential Cinema: More Than Buenos Aires: Film Renaissance in Argentina

"...to depression, loneliness, and self-loathing, Beba is a grown child, lost in a world she never bothered to understand,..."

Nov. 21, 2008 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Aloha!

Wild Child isn't just giving you 'The Runaround'

"...on the back deck of her father's house, the Wild Child violinist watching the family dog splash in the..."

Nov. 8, 2013 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Unleashed

Jet Li, in his first Western role of any depth, convincingly plays both man and beast, although a sentimental script by producer Luc Besson hampers the story.

"...by Besson, Leterrier’s debut feature is something of a wild card, a tale of a feral wild child Danny..."

May 20, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

What We Do in the Shadows

Cleverly executed, this vampire spoof by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi, is a lot of fun.

"...the Poker”; former 18th century dandy Viago (Waititi); borderline-feral wild child Deacon (Brugh); and, down in the basement, 8,000-year-old..."

Feb. 27, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Oscar-Nominated Short Films 2014: Animation

Five works of superior, ambitious animation.

"...journeyman worker comes upon a small cabin in the wilderness. Seeking shelter within, he encounters a “Sorcerer’s Apprentice” fever..."

Feb. 7, 2014 Movie Review by Louis Black

Surfer, Dude

Matthew McConaughey joins with the director of Hand on a Hard Body in this ode to near-naked bodies, weed, and surf-speak. Oh, and it's also a work of fiction.

"...He plays surfer Steve Addington, who's like some Rousseauistic wild child – his vocabulary only extends so far as..."

Sept. 5, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Kaspar Hauser

"...explore the enduring mystery of Kaspar Hauser -- the wild child who turned up, without explanation, on the streets..."

Nov. 22, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Nell

"...new production company Egg Pictures. Foster stars as the “wild child” Nell, a young woman who has grown up..."

Jan. 6, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Texas Bands Together

Concerts over the next few weeks benefit victims of Central TX floods

"...Kelsey Wilson, lead singer and violinist of Austin band, Wild Child...."

June 2, 2015 Emergency Post by Alexa Harrington

SXSW Live Shot: 2013/2014 Austin Music Awards

An epic last dance for AMA director Margaret Moser

"...and the members of horn line Hard Proof Afrobeat. Wild Child, Wheeler Brothers, John Kunz – allstars one and..."

March 13, 2014 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Float Fest Lineup Makes Landfall

Zedd, Weezer, Mac Miller tube into San Marcos

"...German EDM giant Zedd, nerd rock godheads Weezer, indie wild bunch Cage the Elephant, and Pittsburgh MC Mac Miller..."

April 4, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Pickathon, Texas

Austin talent looms large at Oregon fest

"...seven: Graves, Black Pumas, Paul Cauthen, Charley Crockett, Glorietta, Wild Child, and Shinyribs. The total bumped to eight if..."

Aug. 10, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Missing Link

More than just fuzzy fun in this latest stop-motion wonder

"...and the Two Strings – have focused on a child dealing with the magical mysteries of the world, often..."

April 12, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Call Me Lucky

Bobcat Goldthwait directs doc about fellow comic Barry Crimmins

"...the Internet and YouTube clips spread popular culture like wildfire. He was the virtual president of the Boston comedy..."

Aug. 7, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Believing the Children

In 1992, Fran and Danny Keller were convicted of multiple counts of child sexual abuse at their Oak Hill day care center and sent to prison for 48 years. It's likely they were innocent. Indeed, it's very likely that no crime ever occurred – except an absurd and overzealous prosecution

"...charges, which she and Danny vociferously denied. She loved children. She had three of her own, already grown, and..."

March 27, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Sunday's Children

"...By his own account, Ingmar Bergman (The Seventh Seal, Wild Strawberries, Scenes from a Marriage) has retired from filmmaking...."

Oct. 21, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Ju Dou

"...course, immediately becomes pregnant and everyone acts like the child is Jinshan's. To compound matters, her husband is hurt..."

May 10, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Wrinkle in Time

Ava DuVernay's adaptation of the children's classic rarely soars.

"...As a child reader of Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time, muddling..."

March 9, 2018 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Music: Mega Third List

L7, the Cult, Loretta Lynn and 556 more added to the Fest

"...Cameron, Gina Chavez, Wendy Colonna, Bill Converse, the Digital Wild, Dual Core, Charlie Faye & the Fayettes, Glenn Rexach..."

Jan. 12, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Priced Out?

Soon, Austin’s golden geese – musicians – will be priced out of the live music capital

"...Less a departure than a detailed development, Wild Times finds the local quartet stepping up its songwriting..."

Nov. 1, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

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