Won't Back Down

Two mad-as-hell mamas take back their public school from the bureaucrats and unions that seemingly enforce the status quo.

"...must become a multifocused national priority. And if Won’t Back Down can help spur that discussion I wish the..."

Sept. 28, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Barbershop 2: Back in Business

The franchise is back in business, though this time the project has a more calculated feel.

"...Kenan Thompson and Queen Latifah. The original cast is back for more in this sequel that takes place in..."

Feb. 6, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Cardinals Down the Drain: To Night the Impossible Mare?

"...less twice. The AL is an affront. Thrice! Sorry. Back on topic: For perspective’s sake, the Cincinnati Reds still..."

Sept. 29, 2006 Sports Post by Shawn Badgley

Jonah Hill Goes Back to the Mid90s

Director's debut is a film he can stand by

"...defines Hill's debut feature behind the lens is a flashback to pre-millennium Los Angeles, where Stevie (Sunny Suljic, The..."

Oct. 24, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

I Sold the Lousy T-Shirt Off My Back and All I Got Was This iPad

What's Apple's touch tablet actually for?

"...Flashback to late 2006 and Nintendo's new gaming console is..."

April 30, 2010 Screens Post by Adam Theriault

Every Body

RBG director introduces the lives of intersex individuals

"...films such as RBG, Julia, and Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down with Betsy West, she takes the solo route..."

June 30, 2023 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Sex on Fire

Nakia’s epic first-hand account of 'The Voice' tour

"...July 25, Universal City, CA Driving up to the backstage door of the Gibson Ampitheatre at Universal Studios you..."

Sept. 8, 2011 Music Post by Austin Powell

We Have an Issue: Read Before Burning

Welcome to the Books Issue

"...Welcome to the Books Issue. It's a far-ranging thing:..."

June 30, 2023 Column by Kimberley Jones

Princes of Punk

New Kinks “Picture Book”

"...Richards’ pirate crew, 1978’s Some Girls brought the whip down on both disco and punk. “Respectable” tempos were back..."

Jan. 9, 2009 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Luv Doc: Call the Movers

All you need to do is find that one magical key

"...beer-loving friends who own a pickup and don't have back problems. If the cable/electricity/trash pickup is listed under your..."

Aug. 26, 2016 Column by The Luv Doc

The Luv Doc: Real Choices

The Luv Doc is a bad planner

"...swiping right on her iPhone as I was coming back from the bathroom. Our drinks hadn't even made it..."

June 3, 2016 Column by The Luv Doc

Live From the DNC

Making arithmetic swing

"...admit to a new appreciation of Tom Petty’s “Won’t Back Down.” Yes, the cynical cartoonist in me remains all..."

Sept. 6, 2012 News Post by Jen Sorensen

Toros Tryouts: Day Two

"...and I’m willing to make sacrifices, so I beat back my lingering exhaustion to put pen to paper and..."

Nov. 4, 2006 Sports Post by Josh Rosenblatt

Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem

Apocalyptic monster mash makes big crash.

"...of salivating aliens like those that tormented Sigourney Weaver back in the Eighties crash-lands in the woods outside a..."

Dec. 28, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Watson's 3/17 Speech Against Voter ID

Transcript of Austin senator's remarks

"...falsely. • We could empower election judges to crack down on people they know are cheating without harming those..."

March 18, 2009 News Post by Lee Nichols

Gibby Speaks!

Gibby Haynes talks about his problems.

"...do from time to time. AC: My cousin passed down a few issues to me last Christmas. In one..."

Sept. 7, 2007 Music Post by Austin Powell

Dragon Inn

"...the Roger Corman of Hong Kong cinema -- is back with another of his mystical period pieces featuring still..."

Aug. 27, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

'When I Was Your Age'

The full text to the Obama back-to-school speech

"...they don't infect everyone else. That's part of his Back to School Event Speech, the text of which is..."

Sept. 7, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Possession Arrow: Badgley->Razook

"...Time: 10:40pm, Jan. 8 Apologies for only now getting back to you. The sad truth is twofold. One, I..."

Jan. 9, 2007 Sports Post by John Razook

Kabluey

Oddball tale of a directionless young man who moves in with his sister-in-law, whose husband is in Iraq with his National Guard unit, is quirky but unaffecting.

"...to murder their intruding uncle by pouring drain cleaner down his throat while he’s sleeping … which might have..."

July 25, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Brooklyn's Finest

Richard Gere, Ethan Hawke, and Don Cheadle star in this clichéd police drama that's capped by an outlandish third act.

"...Kane, Brian F. O’Byrne, Lili Taylor and Vincent D'Onofrio. Back at the beginning of the decade, Fuqua’s direction of..."

March 5, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Name of the Game

The Hives

"...and matching his bandmates in title and attire, let down his onstage, early-Jagger cocksurity to talk business over Labor..."

Sept. 15, 2008 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Women

This remake of the 1939 George Cukor film isn't particularly fun or funny.

"...and Cloris Leachman. In a last-ditch effort to lure back her unfaithful husband, Mary Haines (Ryan) tries on high-end..."

Sept. 12, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Just My Luck

Lindsay Lohan takes on a grown-up role, but we can't tell the difference.

"...losing her job and all of her possessions. Tracking down a thickly accented fortuneteller, she discovers her fate but..."

May 12, 2006 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Tony Visconti Part 2 (The Encores)

"...stature, you could elicit music history ‘til Elvis comes back for a snack, but that’s why last year he..."

June 23, 2008 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Luv Doc: Titty Bar Lunch

The chef knows what medium rare is, so don't send your steak back because it's undercooked

"...what medium rare is, so don't send your steak back because it's undercooked...."

Feb. 19, 2016 Column by The Luv Doc

The Equalizer

Denzel Washington and Antoine Fuqua deliver the action goods one more time.

"...illegal operations, is controlled by one of the oligarchs back in the mother country. McCall's action against the local..."

Sept. 26, 2014 Movie Review by Louis Black

Texas Chainsaw

Decades after the original, this story about the deranged, backwoods cannibal with a power tool still has legs – and extra 3-D torque.

"...lone massacre survivor making her final getaway in the back of a pickup truck. Now we get to see..."

Jan. 11, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Disaster Movie

We're running out of genres to spoof: This time it's disaster movies.

"...on the minds of America’s youth and setting civilization back thousands of years. This is exactly why they’re so..."

Sept. 5, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

'Chronicle' Mock NFL Draft

"...OT Sam Baker to protect the blindside of a quarterback they will also take in the second round (maybe..."

April 25, 2008 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

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