Letters at 3AM

War movies are back ... but they don't make them like they used to.

"...will die, who will crack, who will rise to heroism or fall to cowardice. We invest our attention and..."

Feb. 22, 2002 Column by Michael Ventura

Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years

In Pro Arts Collective's admirable production of Having Our Say, the intimacy of the performing space and warmth of the show's two actresses make the experiences of the centenarian Delany sisters -- and the history they have lived -- come alive in a remarkably personal way.

"...Having Our Say: Heroism in a Quiet Living RoomSanta Cruz Center for Culture,..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Page Two

Our "Best of Austin" 2001 recognizes some heroes of daily life; the Chronicle celebrates its 20th anniversary with a number of upcoming special events.

"...had picked the theme of superheroes, and celebrating the heroism of everyday life and business never seemed more appropriate...."

Oct. 5, 2001 Column by Louis Black

Armchair Adventures

"Good adventure books do the same thing as a good adventure," Chronicle writer Dan Oko writes in this roundup of recently published adventure books.

"...The White Death: Tragedy and Heroism in an Avalanche Zoneby McKay Jenkins Random House, 216..."

Sept. 22, 2000 Books Feature by Dan Oko

Warfare

Brutally realistic depiction of a real-life mission in Iraq

"...is how they become defined. There’s no weakness or heroism, because they’re all dodging bullets or getting cramps from..."

April 11, 2025 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Manodrome

Jesse Eisenberg is haunting as a fractured victim of MRA nonsense

Nov. 10, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Flash

Can we change history so this depressing IP smashup wasn't made?

"...tech in a world that has advanced past his heroism, but there’s also a disconnect in seeing his character..."

June 16, 2023 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

Emancipation

Will Smith's stunning Civil War drama is a B-movie in award-bait clothes

"...almost immediately discarded in favor of sweeping sentiment and heroism on the battlefield. The historical context of the film..."

Dec. 9, 2022 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

K.G.F: Chapter 2

Sequel to the 2018 Kannada-language action drama

"...We now find Rocky’s apparent heroism to the people of K.G.F. slipping. He seems to..."

April 22, 2022 Movie Review by Josh Hurtado

The Suicide Squad

James Gunn's bad guys doing good prove DC needs to get silly

"...on the misfit band of villains forced into begrudging heroism would not have happened if Marvel had not briefly..."

Aug. 6, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

SAS: Red Notice

The UK makes an entry in the "absurd jingoistic action" sweepstakes

"...ends on a note of drone violence played as heroism. It’s not the ending we expected, but in this..."

April 23, 2021 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Unhinged

Russell Crower bulldozes his way to unwarranted revenge

"...doesn't make their responses equal. When it comes to heroism, one attempted savior gets run over for his act..."

Aug. 21, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Shadows of Freedom

Fascinating if brief documentary about the overlooked Algerian Jewish Resistance

June 12, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Infiltrators

Reckless, heroic, or both? Immigration center story told through reconstruction and fly-on-the-wall footage

"...concern for their own safety is the definition of heroism. Yet organizing a hunger strike among the other detainees..."

April 3, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Bloodshot

Vin Diesel at his most Vin Diesel in this smash mouth comic adaptation

"...as a 52-year-old action star, Diesel’s brand of gruff heroism is still powerful enough to bend entire projects to..."

March 13, 2020 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Last Full Measure

A true story of a hero denied recognition

"...Heroism is often complicated – and sometimes it’s very simple...."

Jan. 24, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Rapid Response

A quiet celebration of the medics who make motorsports safer

"...permanently mutilated. Yet it's also a story of quiet heroism, as Olvey and others go from EMTs to safety..."

Sept. 13, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Ne Zha

Chinese animated legend tells a recognizable story with gusto

"...unaware that, unless he can find his path to heroism in three years, he will be struck down by..."

Aug. 30, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Modest Heroes: Ponoc Short Films Theatre, Volume 1

Three short films from Japan's newest major animation studio

"...of his own heavy sighs, until a moment of heroism means he's finally seen by someone else...."

Jan. 11, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Aftermath of the Big Headline: Stronger

David Gordon Green talks about the unlucky bystander to history

"...come Oscar time) is a real piece of work. Heroism is foisted upon these individuals who don’t necessarily feel..."

Oct. 3, 2017 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Su-Yee Lin's "An Interlude: Pig River"

Third Place winner in the 2017 Austin Chronicle Short Story Contest

"...had said? Something about two paths, the one of heroism and the one of cowardice. He'd choose cowardice, for..."

June 9, 2017 Arts Feature by Su-Yee Lin

Oops

"...In "Point Austin: Racism and Heroism" (June 26), a formatting error left unclear that one..."

July 3, 2015 Column

Last Days in Vietnam

Rory Kennedy's doc is a powerful and terrifying look back at America's hasty departure.

"...go. There is also a common decency and basic heroism on the part of many of the Americans...."

Oct. 3, 2014 Movie Review by Louis Black

Snowpiercer

This English-language debut from acclaimed South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho is a riveting sci-fi action film entirely set on a speeding train.

"...Marvel movie cycle for a much grimmer meditation on heroism here. Bong’s confidence in his leading man to carry..."

June 27, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Signal

A trio of tech-savvy twentysomethings get waylaid and wind up as subjects in a weird but stylish sci-fi mystery.

"...are by either plot vagaries or acts of archetypal heroism – and proves angsty enough on his own to..."

June 13, 2014 Movie Review by William Goss

The Luv Doc: Dumpster Bonin'

Wherein the Luv Doc plays the uncomfortable role of the skeptic

"...of such obvious magnanimity and compassion as yourself. Your heroism, Baxter, is its own reward. Imagine your friend waking..."

June 6, 2014 Column by The Luv Doc

LoneStarCon 3: The Jo Walton Interview

The Hugo-winning author of 'Among Others' really loves books

"...begins, but she's not buying into these notions of heroism. When she gets a boyfriend, he is very much..."

Aug. 30, 2013 Books Post by Amy Gentry

Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life

The notorious life of Serge Gainsbourg is whimsically re-created onscreen.

"...fails to explain the exact nature of its subject's heroism. (Although, frankly, getting sloshed and lewdly propositioning Whitney Houston..."

Nov. 4, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Winter in Wartime

This coming-of-age story is set in the Dutch countryside during the Nazi-occupied winter of 1944-1945.

"...soaring strings to accompany the film's several sequences of heroism, betrayal, and life during wartime. As Michiel discovers to..."

May 27, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Flame & Citron

In this Danish film, two men track down and kill Nazi collaborators in the waning days of the German occupation.

"...actual German officers. It's a downward spiral of perceived heroism, made no less harrowing by the fact that the..."

Nov. 13, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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