Wish Upon

A music box leads to deadly wish fulfillment

"...Jiminy Cricket! The dream fulfillments in the wretched horror/comedy Wish Upon come at a bloody price, ripe with psychological..."

July 14, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

I Tried Death Wish Coffee and Lived

Dangerous levels of caffeine and self-confidence ensued

"...Death Wish Coffee is as dark as the night is long,..."

June 8, 2018 Food Post by Dan Gentile

Wish List: Kiss & Def Leppard

No bands have ever sounded better at Circuit of the Americas

"...I wish I was in Def Leppard. I also wish I..."

July 14, 2014 Music Post by Luke Winkie

From Garden State to the Final Moments in Wish I Was Here

Zach Braff on death, Kickstarter, and his new film

"...Braff's latest film – the midlife crisis dramatic comedy Wish I Was Here – is a passion project. The..."

July 24, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Holiday Wish Lists 2004, Part 2

Presents for public service

"...folks worked for generations to install, it is incumbent upon big hearts to create more, larger, even safer webbing...."

Dec. 3, 2004 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

Wish List: Meals on Wheels Requests Deliverers

Remember your homebound neighbors

"...what it is today and we think it’s incumbent upon the rest of us to remember our homebound neighbors..."

Dec. 22, 2016 News Post by Montinique Monroe

Page Two: "I Wish That I Knew What I Know Now When I Was Younger"

Dancing and drinking in Jamaica Plain

"...On typewriters. Every draft requiring an entire rewriting. "I Wish That I Knew What I Know Now When I..."

Oct. 2, 2015 Column by Louis Black

I Am the Jellyfish That Walks Upon the Land

The Mother of all pop bands

"...on the calliope. I am the jellyfish who walks upon the land. We'll be ready for bed when we..."

June 30, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Alas, Lord Is Upon Me

Adam 'Nergal' Darski, frontman for Polish metal titans Behemoth, talks English, Polish, and Slayer

"...Chronicle: In the spirit of the new album I wish you good tidings...."

Jan. 7, 2010 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Holiday You-Wish List

Once around the Xbox 360

"...Thankfully, some misguided soul saw it fit to bestow upon me his Xbox for a long weekend. And since..."

Dec. 23, 2005 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Horrible Bosses 2

Common work-related frustrations erupt into a fitfully funny wish-fulfillment comedy.

"...Bosses turned common work-related frustrations into a fitfully funny wish-fulfillment scenario on behalf of average Joes everywhere, Horrible Bosses..."

Nov. 28, 2014 Movie Review by William Goss

After Innocence

This documentary raises staggering questions about virtually every aspect of the criminal-justice system as it follows what happens to several convicts who have been exonerated by DNA evidence submitted by the Innocence Project.

"...an advocacy group co-chaired by legal eagle Barry Scheck. Upon their release, the exonerees are greeted with smiles, photo-ops,..."

Feb. 24, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

SXSW Announces Film Award Winners

Shithouse takes top narrative honors

"...Creature Design: "Stucco" D: Janina Gavankar, Russo Schelling “We wish to highlight the beautifully grotesque and deeply unsettling creature..."

March 24, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Monsieur Lazhar

In a Montreal classroom, adolescent students and their Algerian substitute teacher help one another cope with grief. The film was an Oscar nominee.

"...Foreign Language film – there also remains the nagging wish that writer/director Philippe Falardeau had pushed even further. For..."

May 4, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Cinderella Story

Hilary Duff's Cinderella tale goes splat like a pumpkin.

"...a threat in A Cinderella Story’s cooing tagline, "Once upon a time … can happen anytime." "Really?" one worries...."

July 16, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Public Notice

Holiday Wish List, Part Two

"...Induced him to feed upon Rabbits;..."

Dec. 25, 1998 Column by Kate X Messer

Chronicle

Like a marriage of Cloverfield and Carrie, Chronicle blends faux-naif techniques with a teen telekinesis plot and gets fresh results.

"...a light show and a crystal that apparently bestows upon them the gift of telekinesis...."

Feb. 3, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hot Tub Time Machine

Consider this comedy yet another nail in the Eighties coffin.

"...pseudo-iconic Cusack as middle-aged everyman Adam who reunites with once-upon-a-teen best friends Nick (Robinson) and Lou (Corddry) after the..."

April 2, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Liar Liar

"...-- the no-lying bit is his five-year-old son's birthday wish. However, it spells doom for his career, an edifice..."

March 21, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

The Arkansaw Bear

The magic and spirit of Second Youth Family Theatre's production of The Arkansaw Bear make for a moving story of a child coping with a grandparent's death

"...away to her favorite tree, where she makes a wish upon a star. Lo and behold, the star hears..."

April 23, 2004 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Public Notice

Take a break from the holiday Hades and serve a good cause. Our chock-full list of this week's is brimming over with opportunities waiting for you.

"...the Millennium Youth Entertainment Complex, 1156 Hargrave. 915/332-3400.When You Wish Upon an Extended Deadline -- Okay, okay, we are..."

Dec. 8, 2000 Column by Kate X Messer

Public Notice

The winter holiday season is comin' in like a lion, train, and gangbusters, and don't you think for a minute that your pals at "Public Notice" aren't ready for the onslaught!

"...Wish Upon a Wish List Hey there, public service groups..."

Nov. 17, 2000 Column by Kate X Messer

Public Notice

Get Downtown With Your Bad Selves

"...It at La Zona Rosa. Tickets are $10. 477-2320. Wish Upon a List Hello dear Public Service Types:..."

Nov. 1, 1996 Column by Kate X Messer

The Spirit of Giving

A Special Christmas Wish List for the Local Media

"...unlimited. With that in mind, here is a modest wish list for the subjects of this column, our beloved..."

Dec. 20, 1996 News Column by Chris Walters

Letters at 3AM

It's a dangerous world, and some nights the most cruelly dangerous people may be you

"...sea facing the desert with L.A. teeming in between, upon ground ever likely to shake – that expresses all..."

Dec. 19, 2008 Column by Michael Ventura

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...watch to a deceased member of his former Orthodox Jewish community finds himself opposite a malevolent entity, in writer-director..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Opal Divine’s 13th Annual Whisky Festival: A Review

A night of quaffs from those distant lands where the wild haggis roam

"...(and Opal’s owner) Michael Parker was once again visiting upon Austin's burgeoning population of spirit-craving citizens...."

Dec. 7, 2015 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

It's Not Easy Being Green

The city's Office of Sustainability is still trying to find a sustainable mission

"...goes like this: The city's sustainability efforts rest primarily upon a foundation provided by the Climate Protection Pro­gram. But..."

April 5, 2013 News Feature by Mike Kanin

The Best Salvage Vanguard Holiday Ever

Like those Christmastime baskets full of cheese logs, summer sausages, miniature jars of jellies, etc., The Best Salvage Vanguard Holiday Ever features a diverse little gathering of tasty treats -- in this case, five-minute plays on a common theme -- and it's fun to snack on.

"...of such holiday shows visited by Salvage Vanguard Theater upon the tony interior of the Little City espresso bar..."

Dec. 21, 2001 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Cannabusiness Leaders Explain Their Paths to Green Gold

The Texas Hemp Harvest Festival is upon us

"...asked about the name Highway Vodka, Williams said, "I wish there was some big grand story to it, but..."

Oct. 22, 2021 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

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