Love & Other Drugs

A pharmaceutical salesman with devastating charm and a woman who has no interest in settling down learn that love is the best drug of all.

"...new Viagra account, he happily combines his two great loves, sex and hustling; he's like Casanova in a used-car..."

Dec. 3, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

From Mexico With Love

An illegal migrant worker dreams of becoming a boxer but suffers setbacks in this film shot in San Antonio.

"...Upon a Time in Mexico or From Russia With Love, the title becomes a delightfully subversive Hollywood amalgam only..."

Oct. 16, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Love Happens

You can probably guess what happens when Aaron Eckhart's widower meets Jennifer Aniston's lovelorn florist.

"...Sheen, John Carroll Lynch, Judy Greer and Frances Conroy. Love Happens? It depends on your definition of “love.” And..."

Sept. 25, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Love Object

A shy office drone orders a life-sized plastic doll off the Internet, to predictably disastrous results.

"...Rip Torn, Robert Bagnell, Michael Pena and Brad Henke. Love Object incorporates the hoary plot devices of the classic..."

May 7, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Food of Love

"...from David Leavitt’s novel The Page Turner, Food of Love dips its toes – albeit ever so gently –..."

Jan. 31, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Love Nest

First Comes Love...

"...was a gay man who happened to be in love with a woman -- who had forsaken all others..."

Feb. 16, 1996 Books Feature by Marion Winik

Love & a .45

Early Renée in a heap of bloody Texas trouble.

"...genre homages that crop up a bit too frequently, Love & a .45 is a solid, interesting feature debut...."

Nov. 25, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Five Days Worth of David Ramirez Love Begins Livestreaming Today

Acerbic ATX balladeer hosts a daily show all week to benefit HAAM

"...assessments of both himself and society, has fallen in love...."

March 23, 2020 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Review: A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder

Tony-winning musical serves pure stage magic & killer hilarity

"...and the perfect setting for A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder, which asks us to look at both..."

March 22, 2018 Arts Post by Shanon Weaver

Playback – SXSW Recap: Love, Hate, Garth & Trump

Final love / hate SXSW listicles

"...where the pop noir chanteuse debuted her new single "Love." Earlier in the week, across town, post-hardcore legends At..."

March 24, 2017 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

P.T. Banks’ Real Love

Local songsmith outs BS in “Resurrection” video premiere

"...melancholy. Takes more than pretty pipes to sing a love song, however...."

March 7, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

I Am Love

Tilda Swinton brings a haunting mix of ethereality and carnal gravitas to this fearlessly melodramatic Italian movie, which she also co-produced.

"...what Emma learns over the course of I Am Love is how to throw herself – body, soul, and..."

July 2, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

From Paris With Love

Jonathan Rhys Meyers plays an American diplomat in Paris who is paired with a wise-cracking, trigger-happy CIA maverick (John Travolta) to stop a terrorist attack.

"...flash-without-substance storytelling. A clear example in From Paris With Love comes midway into the film’s admittedly well-choreographed mayhem as..."

Feb. 12, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Love Parade

Star-cross'd love, superhero-style

"...other genres – the weighty drama, screwball comedy, desperate love triangle, Greek tragedy, etc.? Hell yeah. (Spoilers ahead...)..."

July 8, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Love Liza

"...often feel, the left-behind, left-out, left-in-the-cold feeling that uncomprehending loved ones must endure. How could we not know? How..."

Feb. 28, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Mad Love

"...goes all the way up to eleven. But Mad Love is a soap opera at heart, albeit an accomplished..."

Sept. 27, 2002 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Big Bad Love

"...drifts through midday reveries and pines for his lost love … Haven't we seen this one before? Yes and..."

April 19, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Love Divided

"...Mcgrath, Ali White, Tony Doyle and Peter Caffrey. The “love divided” that the title so soppily refers to is..."

Aug. 3, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Love and Basketball

A young woman learns to navigate the hoops on and off the court.

"...by and large, the brother just doesn't get romantic love. If only by proxy, this debut film by young..."

April 21, 2000 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Patton Oswalt Catfishes His Son in I Love My Dad

And you thought your love life was tough

"...Imagine: You meet the love of your life online. You form an irreplaceable bond...."

March 11, 2022 Screens Feature by Trace Sauveur

Watch This: Mélat Delivers “The Lesson” on Love

Austin R&B vocalist stops time in serene black and white video

"...to ruminate on the almighty and ever-illogical power of love. Modern R&B showstopper Mélat did just that with her..."

Feb. 8, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

We Have an Issue: Love Letters to Austin

Send us your stories about what you love and miss most about our city

"...pieces about their favorite local business and why they miss/love them.” Happily, this email wasn’t destined to gather dust...."

April 24, 2020 Column by Kimberley Jones

Fantastic Fest Review: First Love

Takashi Miike's bloody romance is all beating heart

"...First love can means different things. That boy you went to..."

Sept. 21, 2019 Screens Post by Jenny Nulf

I Love You, Jimmy

Nearly four-hour LaFave convergence petitions a greater good

"...turned the show’s refrain back on his flock: “I love you all. Thank you so much. I love you.”..."

May 19, 2017 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Unleashing the Hounds of Love

Director Ben Young on his serial-killer couple drama

"...hideous dynamic inspired Ben Young to film Hounds of Love. He said, "We've all seen 'girl gets kidnapped' stories..."

May 12, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Hounds of Love

A deft reimagination of the serial-killer genre

"...of this thrill-killing dismal duo that makes Hounds of Love such a perfectly nightmarish experience...."

May 12, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Who Do You Love?

Jennifer Weiner returns with what might be her best love story yet

"...Weiner just released her 12th book, Who Do You Love. The sure-to-be smash is a classic love story, told..."

Aug. 18, 2015 Arts Post by Jessi Cape

The Invention of Love

Ambitious script, gifted cast take us inside a brilliant mind in Austin Shakespeare's production

"...the ante, Austin Shakespeare's production of The Invention of Love gives a rare glimpse into the minds of two:..."

Feb. 27, 2015 Arts Review by Elissa Russell

The One I Love

Mark Duplass and Elizabeth Moss shine in this rom-com-dram with a twist.

"...mystery. Suffice it to say, that The One I Love is a rom-com-dram – with a twist...."

Sept. 5, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

I'm in Love With a Church Girl

The title says it all.

"...man of faith, nudged along the journey by the love of a devout Christian. I mean no disrespect to..."

Oct. 25, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

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