Jesus Camp

This film is not a freak show or exposé but rather a call to arms to pick sides in the deepening cultural, political, and spiritual schism between the two Americas of the 21st century.

"...Lakewood Park Bible Camp, a gathering for children as young as 5, hosted by Pentecostal minister Becky Fischer in..."

Oct. 6, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Reckoning

A traveling troupe of actors in medieval England stumble upon a mysterious murder and end up single-handedly inventing the morality play.

"...arrive on the outskirts of a village where a young boy has been recently killed and a mute woman..."

April 2, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Night Falls On Manhattan

"...compromised public officials, the protean nature of truth and justice in our legal system. Unfortunately, the most pertinent law..."

May 16, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil

A taste of Eighties-style buddy-cop action-comedy hits all the right faces

"...about a grizzled old mob boss and a cocky young cop hunting down a serial killer, handed the script..."

June 21, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Mortal Engines

Dystopian YA adaptation relies on spectacle over character

"...Mortal Engines, the long-awaited adaptation of Philip Reeve’s award-winning young adult novels of the same name...."

Dec. 14, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four

Doc chronicles a shameful chapter in San Antonio history

"...in San Antonio were charged with sexually assaulting two young girls over the course of two days. The year..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Hero Returns

Vince Young carves out a second career at UT-Austin

"...If you need to find Vince Young on the University of Texas campus these days, don't..."

Feb. 13, 2015 News Feature by Jessica Luther

The Invisible Woman

The woman who must remain invisible in this drama is Nelly Ternan, an actress who's not only the mistress of married Charles Dickens, but also 27 years his junior.

"...Woman depicts the relationship between Charles Dickens and his young mistress, Nelly Ternan, a fledgling stage actress with whom..."

Jan. 24, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Sinister

Mix a doomed house with found footage and supernatural explanations and you have a horror movie that borrows smartly and has a strong lead in Ethan Hawke as a conflicted true-crime writer.

"...Oswalt (Ethan Hawke) moves with his wife and two young kids into the house in which an atrocity he..."

Oct. 12, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Million Dollar Baby

Glorious performances and Eastwood's confident direction result in a film that transcends the rules of its genre and shows us, with an unvarnished simplicity, how human beings struggle to come to terms with the unthinkable.

"...or a renegade cop dispensing his own brand of justice in the lawless streets of a modern-day frontier town...."

Jan. 28, 2005 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Prince & Me

Who says you can't be a princess and go to medical school too?

"...to eat it too?) The message – that no young woman should give up her dreams for the sake..."

April 9, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Baby Boy

"...African-American men, not least of these ideas being the young men's willing acceptance of their stunted emotional growth and..."

June 29, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Page Two: Throw Down Your Hatred

Neil Young's solo tour, Part 2

"...Since Neil Young's solo performance at Bass Concert Hall this month, I've..."

June 18, 2010 Column by Louis Black

From 'Abstinence-Only' to Plan Z

Reproductive health care for young Texas women is limited, costly ... or nonexistent

"...she aged out of CHIP but, by then a young student at the University of Texas, was able to..."

Oct. 11, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

From 'Abstinence-Only' to Plan Z

Reproductive health care for young Texas women is limited, costly ... or nonexistent

"...she aged out of CHIP but, by then a young student at the University of Texas, was able to..."

Oct. 4, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Sundance Original 'Rectify' Premieres Tonight

New series tackles crime and punishment in the South

"...is accused of the rape and murder of a young girl, is convicted and sentenced to death, and serves..."

April 22, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

SXSW 09 Film Lineup Announced

What's all the ruckus? Why, it's the SXSW Film lineup!

"...Bujalski. You got return trips from SXSW alums Ry Russo-Young (You Won't Miss Me), Lynn Shelton (Humpday), and Alex..."

Feb. 1, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

New to Town? Here Are Nine of the Biggest News Stories Affecting Locals.

A primer on Austin politics

"...Greetings, young upstanding student, and welcome (back) to Austin, where you’re..."

Aug. 30, 2018 News Post by News Staff

The Hightower Report

What moved marriage equality from taboo to justice?

"...for all. The moment came on June 26, when Justice Anthony Kennedy proclaimed from the ornate chamber of the..."

July 17, 2015 News Column by Jim Hightower

Point Austin: Hanging Together or Apart

Sanders vote less about money than community, race, and justice

"...stunt. Regardless, we are more confident than ever that justice will prevail in this case. You can't treat people..."

Aug. 6, 2010 News Column by Michael King

In Memoriam

Austin mourns the loss of a percussionist, restaurateur, and friend

"...Doing justice in writing to someone as universally loved and admired..."

Aug. 29, 2008 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Till

Oddly glossy version of the quest for justice for Emmett Till

"...the two accused white men (one of them the young woman’s husband) were acquitted of all charges by an..."

Nov. 4, 2022 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Free the San Antonio Four

And other victims of mass hysteria

"...Anna Vasquez had no reason to mistrust the criminal justice system. That is, until it put her behind bars..."

Nov. 16, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

Football Behind Bars

Field of Dreams Offers Young Offenders Second Chance

"...It was a game played by young boys who have committed man-sized crimes. The quarterback for..."

Nov. 7, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

The Eighth Street Survivors

They came out to protest police brutality. They were met by a life-altering wave of police violence. Eight months later, they still await justice and change.

"...his remarks by saying: 'We are praying for this young man and his family and we're hoping that his..."

Feb. 5, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Texas Book Festival 2019: The Full Lineup

Malcolm Gladwell, Sonia Sotomayor, John Grisham, and 300 more

"...creator of the 10,000 hour rule, a Supreme Court Justice, and The Daily Show's former resident deranged millionaire have..."

Aug. 28, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Anton Yelchin We Thought We Knew

UT grad Garret Price gets to know the late actor in Love, Antosha

"...wasn't the normal celebrity death, the "Oh, taken so young" response. It was a moment of anger and frustration..."

Aug. 21, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Pokémon Detective Pikachu

Pika pika pika? Pika pika pika pika pika pika pika.

"...Directed by: Rob Letterman. Starring: Justice Smith, Kathryn Newton, Bill Nighy, Ken Watanabe, Chris Geere,..."

May 10, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Zach Theatre's Notes From the Field

This production of Anna Deavere Smith's provocative docudrama calls out America's criminal justice system

"...Dave Steakley's velvet-gloved direction – calls out America's criminal justice system and the centuries of injustice it's built upon...."

March 15, 2019 Arts Review by Bob Abelman

Death Watch: Robert Ramos

Mexican national set for execution Wednesday night

"...for the 1992 murder of his wife and two young children, is set to be executed Wednesday night, Nov...."

Nov. 14, 2018 News Post by Sarah Marloff

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