Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All by Myself

Tyler Perry's Madea delivers a couple of young delinquents to their only living relative, a shady nightclub singer who must rise to the occasion.

"...Kwesi Boakye, Frederick Siglar and Gladys Knight. One could, rather uncharitably, point out that Perry, a veritable one-man movie..."

Sept. 18, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Playing Through

Residents of Austin's ARCH traveled to Washington, D.C., to take part in the Homeless USA Cup

"...last Thursday, he'd never been on an airplane. For the last 15 years, he had a good reason for..."

July 4, 2008 Column by Thomas Hackett

City Buys Salvation Army Downtown Homeless Shelter

ARCH operator Urban Alchemy will take over

"...Last week, the city of Austin approved a $15 million purchase of..."

Nov. 15, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

We Have an Issue: Some Stories

Mama Duke on the cover, plus an in-depth look at what went wrong at Front Steps

"...Some stories just fall in our laps. That was the case with this week's cover story, courtesy of Kriss..."

July 29, 2022 Column by Kimberley Jones

How Will COVID-19 Affect Austinites Without Housing?

For shelters, shutting down is "beyond the worst-case scenario"

"...for our neighbors who live in public spaces because they have no homes to go to?..."

March 13, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Incarnate

Demon possession thriller

"...Another day, another lackluster possession of a little kid by..."

Dec. 9, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

7 Chinese Brothers

Jason Schwartzman stars in this comedy from droll Austin auteur Bob Byington

"...It’s possible while watching the enjoyable slacker comedy 7 Chinese Brothers, which stars Jason..."

Sept. 4, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Dumb and Dumber To

They're ba-ack!!!

"...The big dopes are back, perhaps 19 years too late..."

Nov. 21, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Nebraska

Woody is a man of few words who might not be all there, but Bruce Dern is all there and that's more than good enough for us.

"...Seventysomething Woody Grant (Dern) has the head-first, quick-step dodder of a toddler, dangerously fast and..."

Nov. 29, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Are You Headed Straight For Failure, Friend?

Ah, it looks like Karl Stevens got there first.

"...guard and crashing on dirty couches and suffering through the kind of romantic relationships a person can suffer through..."

Sept. 5, 2013 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Fast Five

Those renegade street racers reassemble for the fifth installment in the franchise, this time in scenic Rio de Janeiro.

"...Eva Mendes. Sure to be a big hit with the Tom of Finland crowd, this fifth entry in the..."

May 6, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Transamerica

Felicity Huffman’s commanding, gender-bending performance is the primary reason to see Transamerica.

"...wants nothing more than to be an ordinary woman. The last thing on her mind is being a father...."

Jan. 27, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Napoleon Dynamite

Indie film about teenage dork celebrates the youthful underdog.

"...lip-balmin’ Future Farmer of America with Dragonslayer posters on the wall of his Preston, Idaho, bedroom. His tiny, lisping..."

June 25, 2004 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Star Kid

"...Joseph Mazzello, an uncommonly good young actor (Jurassic Park, The River Wild), stars in this pre-adolescent male sci-fi fantasy..."

Jan. 16, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Madeleine Leigh, HONK TX, and Eclipse Mania Leads Our Crucial Concerts

Find some sounds to match the celestial sights this week

"...Invited recently to the Austin Music Commission, yours truly testified about journalism and..."

April 5, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

See How They Run

Playful whodunit spoofs the greatest mystery in theatre

"...There are few traditions quite like The Mousetrap. The whodunit,..."

Sept. 16, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Color Out of Space

Lovecraft adaptation finally captures eldritch horror

"...alone is just a dream. A dream you dream together is reality," failed artist turned alpaca farmer Nathan Gardner..."

Jan. 24, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Austinites Without Homes Find Themselves Pushed Out of Sight

Turns out those with and without shelter both want to be safe

"...The Cleanup Begins: Crews with the Texas Department of Transportation..."

Nov. 8, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

A Host of Historic Holdouts

Surrounded by the New Austin, these icons stuck around

"...The Broken Spoke..."

July 12, 2019 News Feature by Savana Dunning

Tully

Modern motherhood unraveled and rebuilt by the Young Adult team.

"...Directed by: Jason Reitman. Starring: Charlize Theron, Mackenzie Davis, Mark Duplass, Ron Livingston, Lia Frankland and..."

May 4, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

How Austin Keeps Its Homeless Citizens Fed

“You want meals that feel like a hug"

"...team of volunteers occupied on a Wednesday afternoon in the Caritas Community Kitchen, the steaming-hot breast meat nearly melting..."

March 24, 2017 Food Feature by Dan Gentile

World War Z

This bio-disaster movie with zombies and Brad Pitt is smart and ambitious, even if it doesn't break the mold.

"...Daniella Kertesz, Fana Mokoena, James Badge Dale, Ludi Boeken, Matthew Fox, David Morse, Elyes Gabel, Peter Capaldi, Pierfrancesco Favino,..."

June 21, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Latest Homeless Initiative: Bust 'Em?

Austin Police Department launches 'public order initiative' Downtown

"...in response to a couple of recent headline-generating incidents, the Austin Police Department kicked off what it is calling..."

Oct. 12, 2012 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Despicable Me

Steve Carell provides the voice of the supervillain Gru in this animated movie in which he plots to capture the moon.

"...by: Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin. Everyone knows that the villains are usually the most interesting characters in any..."

July 9, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

X2: X-Men United

"...Cox, Alan Cumming, Anna Paquin and Shawn Ashmore. At the rate they’re going, Bryan Singer’s X-Men films – adapted..."

May 2, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Amen.

"...Koch. Firebrand filmmaker Costa-Gavras (Missing) turns his lens upon the Holocaust, examining the conditions that allowed the mass exterminations..."

March 7, 2003 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

May

"...and Will Estes. "I like weird," announces Adam (Sisto), the guy on whom the socially awkward and budding sociopath..."

Feb. 7, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Spider-Man

"...It must have seemed like a terrific gamble when the suits at Columbia elected to go with director Sam..."

May 10, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Wes Craven Presents: Dracula

"...nosferatu, droll little bloodsucker that he is, and right then you almost fall for him, hook, line, and crucifix...."

Dec. 29, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Letters at 3AM

One week before the election, Michael Ventura examines the candidates’ campaigns and finds that Nader played to our fear of consequences, Gore to our fear of intelligence, and Bush to our fear of complexity.

"...trust in itself, because each candidate avoided dealing with the fundamental moral choices his candidacy represented. I write one..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Column by Michael Ventura

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