The Forever Purge

The politics are still there, but the kills and thrills disappoint

"...right to feign shock at the clumsy approach to classism and politics found in this series. In its best..."

July 2, 2021 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

White God

This Hungarian film is the Battleship Potemkin of canine mutiny

"...There is a vagueness to Mundruczó’s theme, incorporating eugenics, classism, and the struggles of the oppressed, but it works..."

April 10, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

This mockumentary provides some of the most fearless acts of transgressive comedy in years.

"...points out and underscores issues of race, religious intolerance, classism, and all manner of very American social ills by..."

Nov. 3, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

TV Eye

Bless Kanye West's heart

"...quaking voice, about the heavy cloak of racism and classism he and the rest of the world saw in..."

Sept. 9, 2005 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Don't Move

Italian story of a surgeon who falls in love with a country girl (Penélope Cruz), flirts with the self-pitying mindset of the slumming elite, and becomes something of an apology for bourgeois classism.

"...that it becomes something of an apology for bourgeois classism. Then again, maybe it’s just the Italian version of..."

June 3, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

La Ciénaga

Martel's debut film is a family portrait of people falling down the class ladder.

"...More significant, however, are the family's psychological dysfunctions: vanity, classism, openly racist attitudes expressed toward the domestic staff and..."

Jan. 4, 2002 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Planet of the Apes

"...with such weighty Sixties-era thematic chestnuts as racism and classism; that film's sci-fi time-travel tropes seemed manufactured to give..."

July 27, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

All That Heaven Allows

"...have a potent story for the ages. Ageism, sexism, classism, and unabashed snobbery rear their ugly heads in a..."

July 22, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Postmarks

City Centerpiece

"...a color-blind society won't end racism and discrimination because classism, politics, and religion are also contributing factors to these..."

July 31, 1998 Column

Future Gladiators and Fantastical Stories Mark the Literary Year in Review

Pulled from the shelves

"...rings true. Despite having to endure the racism, antisemitism, classism, and other prevalent day-to-day prejudices of the predominantly white..."

Dec. 29, 2023 Arts Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

Indie Meme Review: Leila's Brothers

Banned Iranian family drama reveals the damage of poverty

"...international audiences can glimpse some of the hardships money, classism, and gender discrimination causes in Iran through the exhausted..."

April 20, 2023 Screens Post by Katie Karp

Checking In: Heartless Bastards Powerhouse Erika Wennerstrom Calls for Revolution

“Good time to clean house spiritually and also bust out the Lysol”

"...loved themselves more there wouldn’t be racism, bigotry, and classism.”..."

July 31, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Rudy Ramirez's FuturX Festival Puts Latinx Performance Center Stage

The theatrical Renaissance man moves Latinx performance out of the margins

"...folks to gain wealth in a segregated, caste-like society. Classism is always racism in Mexico, and there's nowhere near..."

Nov. 1, 2019 Arts Feature by Trey Gutierrez

Moontower 2019 Review: New York’s Finest

In a rapid-fire show, these Gotham comics earned their laughs

"...ditching the mic mid-set and delivering his jokes on classism the old-fashioned way. “After sitting in first class,” he..."

April 29, 2019 Arts Post by Ashley Moreno

Queer Lit: Gina Marie Guadagnino’s Debut Combines Lesbian Romance and Historical Fiction

The Parting Glass makes for an engaging, at times cheesy, read

"...allows Guadagnino to explore real themes of marginalization – classism, racism, xenophobia, sexism, and homophobia. But these struggles aren’t..."

March 4, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Mikaila Rushing

Root Causes Not Addressed

"...of gentrification and displacement which is capitalism, racism, and classism. It also doesn't mention the neighborhood that was gentrified..."

Sept. 23, 2018 Postmarks

UT Austin’s Gender and Sexuality Center Takes Care of Young Adults

Queer students find sanctuary and support at the GSC

"...about LGBTQ oppression and how it’s “interconnected with racism, classism, and ableism” and then “facilitate performance-based workshops” the following..."

Aug. 9, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

The Man Who Knew Infinity

Mathematics prodigy Srinivasa Ramanujan is the subject of this biopic

May 6, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Playhouse's The Philadelphia Story

Don Toner's direction and a top-drawer cast make for a riotous evening in this version of Philip Barry's crisp comedy

"...into its three-act structure are themes of adultery, communism, classism, and (given the time) incredible female agency. The combination..."

Dec. 11, 2015 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

Million Student March Held at UT

Student activists want Abbott to call a special legislative session to address access to higher education

"...mass incarceration, drone warfare, corporate greed, sexism, racism, and classism. UT law student Mohammed Nabulsi, who spoke at the..."

Nov. 20, 2015 News Feature by Mac McCann

"Tom Sachs: Nuggets"

Tom Sachs' new pop-culture sculptures take center stage at Lora Reynolds Gallery

"...prison shiv. It's another tongue-in-cheek sculpture that helps place classism and race – two subjects that Sachs frequently toys..."

March 27, 2015 Arts Review by Caitlin Greenwood

WE Con Unites Through Stories

Women's Empowerment Confer­ence offers a space for women to tell their stories

"...creating a genuinely inclusive space free of racism, sexism, classism, homophobia, heteronormativity, ableism, ageism, transphobia, cis normativity, and all..."

March 6, 2015 News Feature by Jessi Cape

Lit-urday: Romance and Cigarettes

Novels perfect for fueling the fire of a summer weekend

"...trouble with sexual violence, gender, race, power, generational gaps, classism, wealth, and poverty in an already heavy plot is..."

June 14, 2014 Books Post by Jessi Cape

Montopolis Battle Lines

Neighborhood dispute lingers after council approves housing project

"..."I think these comments border on racism, and classism," said Almanza. "Because we basically have a white group..."

Oct. 26, 2012 News Feature by Elizabeth Pagano

Point Austin: Activate This!

One insider's fight to make 'good old liberal Austin the city it thinks it is'

"...narrowing its focus to address sensitive subjects like racism, classism, gender discrimination, and homophobia. On the specific topic of..."

Dec. 30, 2011 News Column by Amy Smith

Why Rail?

The city is pushing for a 2012 vote to build urban rail. The critics are asking, 'Who needs it?'

"...rail cars. The reasons are multiple. For some, it's classism – buses are seen as a service for poor..."

April 8, 2011 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Don't Be Hatin'

How the Internet helps us all to get along ... or not

"...next to impossible since culturally, racism and sexism and classism and homophobia are so persistent...."

March 6, 2009 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Light Rail Has and Is Working

"...bus for good reasons (speed, reliability) and bad reasons (classism) will and do ride trains to work. We're not..."

Nov. 21, 2008 Postmarks

Twelfth Night

Scottish Rite Theatre serves up Shakespearean comedy with actors who know their stuff

"...Olivia now loves him. Scholars have long debated the classism implied in Malvolio's sad ending, but here it feels..."

Aug. 15, 2008 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Judge Keller Callous

"...of the death penalty – the rampant racism, pervasive classism, and prosecutorial cronyism – not just the “cruel” nature..."

Oct. 25, 2007 Postmarks

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