Life Itself

Maudlin multigenerational drama thinks it's profound (spoiler: it's not)

"...Isaac (Inside Llewyn Davis) is Will, a bereaved and raving-drunk New Yorker with a penchant for singing Bob Dylan..."

Sept. 21, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Support the Girls

The hidden rules of life in Andrew Bujalksi's breastaurant comedy

"...occurs offscreen: One of the DW employees (presumably) got drunk and hit her douchey boyfriend with her car, breaking..."

Aug. 24, 2018 Movie Review by Danielle White

The Ballad of Townes & Blaze

The twisted but not-so-tall tale of Van Zandt and Foley, Lonesome Dove meets Barfly

"...Dec. 24, 1999], Lucinda Williams stated that she wrote "Drunken Angel" for Blaze, "although it could have been about..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Features Feature by Sybil Rosen

The Spy Who Dumped Me

Kunis and McKinnon run to Europe, but forget to pack jokes

"...– it’s still a hot dog, and besides, you’re drunk – the flimsiest of film entertainments is met with..."

Aug. 3, 2018 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot

Joaquin Phoenix creates a charming warts-and-all portrait of cartoonist John Callahan

"...accusing fingers back at society’s prudes. It’s about a drunk who almost got himself killed in a car crash,..."

July 20, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Luv Doc: Breadwinning

There's a pretty good chance that the robot uprising is probably just around the corner

"...drive themselves (or at least better than the average drunk teenager) and there's a pretty good chance that the..."

July 13, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

Hearts Beat Loud

Nick Offerman plays father in this thoroughly modern tale of growing up musical

"...itself at the door, quite literally when Frank gets drunk and shows up at Leslie’s in a tentatively jealous..."

June 22, 2018 Movie Review by Danielle White

Bob Schneider Ages Gracefully on Blood and Bones

New LP finds emotional resonance in personal experience

"...pissed him off, too. I was not a good drunk. I was a real piece of work."..."

June 8, 2018 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Dollop Live Podcast Recording at SXSW Comedy

Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds serve up events from yesteryear with a topping of WTF

"...comedic spin. While not as well-lubricated as Comedy Central's Drunk History, it shares that show's enthusiasm for past events,..."

March 9, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

God's Own Country

Love and lambing on the cruel, cold hills of England

"...the young John Saxby (O'Connor) who was off getting drunk as the only way to deal with the tedium..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Glorifying DWI

"...Readers Poll for Services should be for the Best Drunk Driving Lawyer. You didn’t think best doctor, best bank,..."

Dec. 11, 2017 Postmarks

Year by the Sea

A woman reclaims her life

"...a woman who endures the abuse of her frequently drunk boyfriend – until, of course, she, too, becomes touched..."

Oct. 6, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Home Again

a lifestyle comedy with a soupçon of pain

"...the everybody’s-drinking-way-too-much-but-having-a-great-time-getting-to-know-each-other montage early on, quickly followed by the everybody’s-now-dancing-badly-because-they’re-too-drunk-and-getting-horny montage. There are kissy-kissy-pillow-talk montages in bed and small-talk-and-glasses-of-wine..."

Sept. 15, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Tulip Fever

Intrigue blossoms in 17th century Amsterdam

"...flinty nun. As for Zach Galifianakis, playing a dim-witted drunk – file his role under head-scratching: Namely, how exactly..."

Sept. 8, 2017 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Girls Trip

A raunchy and empowering time in New Orleans

"...the only onscreen peen is from a dirty old drunk. That’s not to say there isn’t any eye candy..."

July 21, 2017 Movie Review by Danielle White

Soused on the Small Screen

Five lushes for life and their boozy wisdom

"...Otis: Drunk or sober, I can't tell very much without my..."

July 21, 2017 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

The next installment of this franchise that no one asked for

"...the rest; even Depp appears to sleepwalk, or rather drunk-stagger, through the entire film. Better to scupper this armada..."

May 26, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

My Year With Baywatch

To protect and surf

"...lifeguards themselves, these killjoys usually travel in pairs, are drunk, communicate via phrases as diverse as "Yeah!" and "Whoo!"..."

May 19, 2017 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

The International Waters of Austin’s Concert Scene

Party barges bring summer shows to cooler locales

"...the drama and club atmosphere that comes with 140 drunk strangers getting together – he says he loves amphibian..."

May 19, 2017 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Red River Clubs Grapple With Downtown Homelessness

Beggars, hustlers, and dealers make you wonder how Downtown music keeps from going under

"..."Nah, it's cool." He shrugs, exposing to me a half-drunk bottle of Shiner. "Want a drink of this beer?"..."

Feb. 3, 2017 News Feature by Kevin Curtin

Seven Places in Austin to Eat and Drink on a Budget: Jan. 30-Feb. 5

Your day by day guide to the best local happy hours and deals

"...a car home, and make another donation instead of drunk shopping on Amazon. It will feel better than buying..."

Jan. 30, 2017 Food Post by Brandon Watson

Deep in the Heart of Texas Political Scandals

Crimes, carousing, and contravention from the Capitol grounds

"...a heart attack, he was rehabilitated at a California "drunk school" and reportedly stopped drinking in the early Eighties,..."

Jan. 6, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

Come What May

Period melodrama tells a story about German refugees in France in 1940

"...horrific, forced French exodus. There’s even a wine-besotted town drunk who stays behind to save his beloved cellar cache..."

Sept. 23, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Bridget Jones's Baby

Third time's a charm, if a bit forgettable

"...cheery uplift of an emphatically but endearingly imperfect woman drunk-stumbling through her early 30s – already spawned one film..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Quin Galavis Turns Darkness Into His Magnum Opus

Obfuscating the narrative between fiction and lived experience on My Life in Steel and Concrete

"...from the scene for an extended period of homebound drunken solitude...."

Aug. 26, 2016 Music Feature by Greg Beets

White Lung’s Mish Barber-Way

“You gotta scream to be heard”

"...shot her, and now I’m at the bar getting drunk.”..."

July 6, 2016 Music Post by Libby Webster

Notes on Kamp: Justice for Pedestrians

Adrienne White has a personal stake in reducing traffic deaths

"...week after her father was severely injured by a drunk driver. Police Chief Art Acevedo received a version of..."

May 13, 2016 News Column by Amy Kamp

Out of the Gutter

Sober family men, the Bulemics?! Who ARE these punks?!

"...then. Half of it has to do with being drunk, and getting drunk was only a result of stage..."

April 1, 2016 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Don't Drink and Rideshare

Lyft passenger gets a wilder ride than he bargained for

"...However, many serious crimes – including homicide, sexual assault, drunk driving, and more – are not necessarily disqualifiers, so..."

March 25, 2016 News Feature by Mac McCann

Notes on Kamp: Unfinished Business

Departing D.A. should exonerate the Kellers

"...best known for one thing: Her 2013 arrest for drunk driving. It's unfortunate, and perhaps unfair, but that incident..."

March 11, 2016 News Column by Amy Kamp

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