Imagine Me & You

A traditional romantic comedy with a lesbian twist, Imagine Me and You has its charms, but for a movie about loving radically, it sure plays it safe.

"...who’ll never settle down, and some crusty old character actors (Imrie and Buffy’s Head, who’s delightful). The lesbian twist..."

Feb. 10, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

A Cinderella Story

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

"...excessive degree of suspension of disbelief. (Case in point: Child labor laws would have landed the evil stepmother in..."

July 16, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

In Second Youth Family Theatre's The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, two energetic actors perform a brisk version of the book with ingenuity and unexpected flair

"...evil. Plopped into this mystical realm are upstanding English schoolchildren – polite and intrepid and often capable of great..."

July 16, 2004 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

Exhibitionism

Sandbox: Young at Heart

"...to slip from our grubby fists. As the two children, Katey Mushlin and Daniel Lam have an endearing physicality..."

July 16, 1999 Arts Review

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...and subtle innovation of BlakemoreÕs direction and ensemble of actors, the result adds an interesting layer to the classic..."

Jan. 5, 1996 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...by the seasoned professionalism of its knockout cast of actors. But where The Usual Suspects tells a polished and..."

Nov. 17, 1995 News Feature

The Son

The Father director crashes with this mental health drama

"...lives with his girlfriend Beth (Kirby) and their new child. All is copacetic until Peter’s son, Nicholas (McGrath), with..."

Jan. 20, 2023 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

I Am Not a Witch

Documentary-like drama explores West Africa's witch camps

"...and Ghana, and the cast is mainly composed of non-actors who are credited without character names and simply by..."

Oct. 12, 2018 Movie Review by Danielle White

Anna Freud: Under Analysis

"...Alana Cash. The life of Anna Freud, the youngest child of Sigmund and Martha Freud who grew up to..."

Sept. 24, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fall Film Previews

September

"...a triumphant year as one of our top comic actors, Ben Stiller sees if he has what it takes..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Screens Feature

Border Violations

What happened to the thousands of unaccompanied children who crossed the U.S. border last year?

"...administration scrambled to deal with a surge of unaccompanied children coming to the U.S. from Mexico and the Northern..."

April 3, 2015 News Feature by Dina Samir Shehata

The Stats

"...Factors that contextualize and drive the decision-making process for the..."

Sept. 14, 2012 Arts Feature

Sounding the Alarm on Texas' Nursing Home System

25% of the state's 1,200 long-term care centers have been cited for serious standard deficiencies

"...DADS as a toothless regulatory system that allows bad actors to get away with hurting clients. "Texas nursing home..."

Oct. 20, 2017 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Risk Immersion

Time again to sink deeply into FronteraFest's exhilarating experiments in performance

"...Story of a mother whose search for her missing child is characterized by failed communication...."

Jan. 16, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Fantastic Fest Raises a Smile With First Announcement

The Banshees of Inisherin, V/H/S/99, sharks, and more

"...light, with Living With Chucky (a look at the Child's Play franchise), and a homegrown Austin legend with The..."

Aug. 16, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Letters at 3AM: The Script Needs a Rewrite

Cinema history as it's been commonly taught is just plain wrong

"...lights and darks heightened and made fluid by the actors' costumes and movements, and are good enough to blend..."

Sept. 25, 2009 Column by Michael Ventura

Postmarks

I never thought the letters in "Postmarks Forum" were real until this happened to me ...

"...W. Bush will still be wondering "... is the children learning."..."

Aug. 11, 2000 Column

Out of Her Cage

Micah Magee explores a Texan's teen pregnancy in Petting Zoo

"...Shot with a tiny crew and mostly non-actors, this quiet film – Magee's first feature-length – captures..."

March 17, 2015 SXSW Post by Amy Gentry

To Ancient Troy (By Way of Denver)

Ancient Greece and modern Denver may seem an incongruous pairing, but in the new Greek epic Tantalus, produced by the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, they prove a striking fit, creating a work that's heroic.

"...and Edward Hall, a cast of English and American actors, and designers from around the globe convened in the..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Y Ask X and Y?

"...Oh yeah, and many of the actors are nude. Nude and in your face. And if..."

Jan. 1, 1999 Arts Feature by Sarah Hepola

Men With Mommy Issues

Jay and Mark Duplass rock the cradle of love in Cyrus

"...an icky sexual tension, the Duplasses have written a mother-child dyad that could serve as a cautionary tale against..."

June 25, 2010 Screens Feature by Melanie Haupt

Our Town, Our Time

Zachary Scott Theatre Center's production of The Laramie Project retells the story of Matthew Shepard's murder in a compelling, heartfelt way, but it also tells a town's story and gives us the opportunity to see our town in its reflection.

"...chairs on the otherwise bare stage. There are the actors sitting in those chairs, portraying mothers and daughters, fathers..."

March 15, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Poetry in Emotion

Katherine Catmull never intended to pursue a career in acting. In fact, she seriously avoided it for as long as she could, choosing instead to earn her degree in English literature. Why is revealed in this profile of one of Austin's most sophisticated and literate performers.

"...him is, he was an actor, and he trusts actors, which most playwrights don't at all. Besides writing elegant,..."

Oct. 6, 2000 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...back to Shelby for the birth of Chrissy's first child (delivered by Roberta, now an obstetrician), the scenes and..."

Nov. 3, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...back to Shelby for the birth of Chrissy's first child (delivered by Roberta, now an obstetrician), the scenes and..."

Oct. 27, 1995 News Feature

The New Reliable

With Dooce.com, pro blogger and crazy Utah housewife Heather Armstrong stands by her brand

"..."single high tech professional in L.A. who runs into actors at the grocery store," to "crazy housewife in Salt..."

March 3, 2006 Screens Feature by Marrit Ingman

Cobweb

There's something in the walls of this perfect summer nightmare

"...phone tree has been buzzing over Cobweb, an eerie childhood horror that builds to a truly and brilliantly disturbing..."

July 21, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Shazam! Fury of the Gods

The lackluster return of the DCEU kid in a hero's body

"...here? Would the studio greenlight the death of a child (even one that looks like an adult)? Change the..."

March 24, 2023 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Till

Oddly glossy version of the quest for justice for Emmett Till

"...of a mother mourning the unspeakable death of a child. In August 1955, 14-year-old Chicago resident Emmett “Bo” Till..."

Nov. 4, 2022 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Everything Everywhere All at Once

Michelle Yeoh gets multiversal in this incredible comedy

"...they really excel is as great directors of characters, actors, and emotion. Yeoh is Yeoh, in all the shades..."

March 25, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

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