Malcolm X

"...few weeks the faces of either Spike Lee, Malcolm X, Denzel Washington and/or simply the letter “X”. That ought..."

Nov. 20, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

We Are X

Japanese rockers are the best band you've never heard of

"...this visceral, bracing portrait of Japanese progressive metal maniacs X. Kijak focused his wandering gaze on the recording and..."

Oct. 28, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

X-Men: First Class

The origins of the bad blood among Marvel's mutants is explored in this new film from the franchise.

"...and Oliver Platt. The first time the Marvel comic X-Men was transposed to screen in 2000, director Bryan Singer..."

June 10, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Welcome to the X-Men, David Marquez: Hope You Survive the Experience!

Local artist opens run on Marvel's merry mutants today

"...Spider-Man, and now his three issue run on All-New X-Men begins. With the comic on shelves now, he said,..."

Jan. 16, 2013 Books Post by Richard Whittaker

Pola X

Carax's follow-up to The Lovers on the Bridge is based on Herman Melville's novel Pierre, or the Ambiguities, and is rich in images and ideas. A man who shuffles between the houses of his mother and fiancée becomes involved with a woman who says she is his illegitimate sister.

"...Directed by: Leos Carax. Starring: Guillaume Depardieu, Katerina Golubeva, Catherine Deneuve, Delphine Chuillot,..."

Oct. 27, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

X-Men

"...into the (literally) comic-book roles of professor Charles Francis Xavier (aka Professor X) and evil genius Eric Magnus Lehnsherr..."

July 14, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A.X.L

A boy and his electronic dog

"...Directed by: Oliver Daly. Starring: Alex Neustaedter, Becky G and Alex MacNicoll...."

Aug. 24, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

X-Men: Apocalypse

Another bloated spectacle that serves neither the fans nor the story

"...Rose Byrne, Tye Sheridan, Olivia Munn, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Alexandra Shipp...."

May 27, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

Wolverine is a noisy mess, full of Hugh Jackman's seriously killer snarl but utterly devoid of the borderline-subversive smarts that made Bryan Singer's X-Men films so resonant.

"...'round in fanboy circles was the casting of the X-Men film – whenever that might come around – and..."

May 8, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Marci X

A hip-hop artist and a Jewish American Princess discover that bling-bling makes the world go ’round.

"...of diamonds and minks to bridge troubled waters? Marci X exudes the familiar stench of stale comedy routinely tossed..."

Aug. 29, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The X-Files

"...his conspiracy-laden, UFOlogist's dream-come-true television show to the upstart Fox network, the ongoing saga of FBI agents Fox Mulder..."

June 19, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Project X

In the vein of John Hughes, this movie celebrates that innocent time of life when a badass backyard party is the ultimate key to social success.

"...Nourizadeh. Starring: Thomas Mann, Oliver Cooper, Jonathan Daniel Brown, Dax Flame, Kirby Bliss Blanton, Brady Hender, Nick Nervies, Alexis..."

March 2, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

X-Men: The Last Stand

This third outing in the franchise lays on the subtext even more heavily than its predecessors – racial, gender, and sexual politics are all over the place, as are the multiple strands of the story line.

"...Grammer's furry turn as Dr. Hank McCoy, aka the X-Man Beast? What's not to make? He's an educated person..."

May 26, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

X2: X-Men United

"...Halle Berry, Famke Janssen, James Marsden, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, Brian Cox, Alan Cumming, Anna Paquin and Shawn Ashmore. At the..."

May 2, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

X-Men: Days of Future Past

Diverting but rarely riveting, this latest offering from the Marvel Universe kicks the can down the road some more.

"...Future Past is not messing around. Via voiceover, Professor X (Stewart) explains the catastrophic present, in which killing machines..."

May 23, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Austin Gets the X Games

The Olympics of extreme sports visits Circuit of the Americas

"...to become the new US home to the Global X Games. Starting in 2014, the Olympics of extreme sports..."

July 17, 2013 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

American History X

"...advertisement auteur can be relied upon. Certainly, American History X isn't the travesty Kaye has taken to labeling it...."

Nov. 13, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Stepping Razor -- Red X

"...since 1987, narrates his life story via the “Red X” tapes, a series of microcassette recordings that were originally..."

Feb. 11, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Lil Nas X Perfects Storybook Whimsy and the Art of Self-Creation at ACL Fest

Pop star pulls off performance art in Austin debut

"...on the journey of how he became Lil Nas X onstage Saturday evening, and straight into the future...."

Oct. 9, 2022 Music Post by Clara Wang

SXSW Film Review: We Are X

Music doc explores the biggest band you never heard of

"...If X Japan were American and sang in English, they would..."

March 23, 2016 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

X Games Rally at Capitol Building

Is ATX extreme enough to host?

"...The honor of hosting the ESPN Summer X Games has been narrowed down to four cities: Charlotte,..."

June 3, 2013 Sports Post by James Renovitch

X

"...As is so often the case with Japanese animation, X's plotting is byzantine to say the least, with bizarre,..."

April 14, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

X Games Music Lineup Announced

Kanye West, Flaming Lips, Bad Religion, Wavves, and more

"...Upwards of 100,000 people are expected in Austin when the X Games rollerblade through town..."

Jan. 21, 2014 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Twisted X Brewing Company Celebrates First Year, Tex-Mex Style

Tasty beer, big dreams

"...was definitely starting to feel like summer at Twisted X Brewing Company’s first anniversary/Cinco De Mayo celebration- good thing..."

May 8, 2012 Food Post by Meghan Ruth Speakerman

Unlocking the Secrets of Prisoner X

Other Worlds Austin presents political paranoia thriller

"...post-9/11 sci-fi story “Truth” into his sci-fi thriller Prisoner X, he said, his purpose was “to understand this psychology..."

June 21, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The X-Files: I Want to Believe

Mulder and Scully, these once-keen buckers of bureaucratic BS and masters of the painfully engorged tease, have become deadly dull in this newest incarnation.

"...David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Amanda Peet, Billy Connolly, Alvin "Xzibit" Joiner, Callum Keith Rennie and Alex Diakun. There's something..."

Aug. 1, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

X Offenders

Weirdos, freaks, and even musicians race for the prize at this weekend's X Games

"...The Flaming Lips are playing the X Games. If you're at all familiar with the longstanding..."

June 6, 2014 Music Feature by Luke Winkie

SXSW Live Shot: X

Mohawk’s Wednesday night soundtrack

"...Girl,” “Los Angeles,” “Beyond and Back,” etc., etc., etc. X has been actively playing a set containing nothing but..."

March 13, 2014 Music Post by Tim Stegall

'X: The Erotic Treasury'

Celebrate V-Day with Susie Bright's erotica anthology

"...Herotica book series, her own radio show, the lesbian sex scenes in Bound, regular columns and essays for dozens..."

Jan. 28, 2009 Books Post by Kate X Messer

X

Ti West returns with a brilliant period horror-porno (horno?)

"...skilled with homage; he always seems to understand the texture of subgenres and time periods his films are embracing...."

March 18, 2022 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

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