The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

A trio of “showgirls” – two drag queens and one transgender woman – venture out of tolerant, big-city Sydney and into the wilds of central Australia.

"...Pearce, Bill Hunter and Sarah Chadwick. This may be the only instance where three queens beat a royal flush...."

Aug. 26, 1994 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Surviving the Game

"...What are Ice-T and F. Murray Abraham doing in the same movie? Remaking The Most Dangerous Game for the..."

April 22, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Good Woman of Bangkok

"...Directed by: Dennis O'Rourke. Starring: Yaiwalak Chonchanakun. If there's anyone Aoi (Chonchanakun) hates more than herself, it's men..."

Sept. 4, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Luv Doc: The Replacement

No one better than a Nazi to deliver the profound revelation that men are going to get shit wrong

"...I have been in a relationship with a divorced father who has a teenage son. He and his ex..."

March 7, 2025 Column by The Luv Doc

Theatre Review: The Baron’s Men Presents Romeo and Juliet

The Curtain Theatre’s BYOB outdoor production is a magical night out

"...of strangled high school readings might have done to the text. What bored you in class is perfection onstage...."

April 19, 2024 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

Austin Film Festival Selection The Other Fellow Looks at Life Being Named James Bond

The names are Bond. James Bond.

"...What's in a name? With James Bond, it's the iconic character from both page and the silver screen...."

Oct. 21, 2022 Screens Feature by Rod Machen

aGLIFF Gets in the Ring With New Wrestling Documentary

Queer film fest announces first six films

"...Festival, is making its 2022 lineup more wrestling-y with the announcement that LGBTQ wrestling documentary Out in the Ring..."

July 23, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Pink Floyd's Roger Waters Gets Political With the Chronicle

He should be a prime-time news analyst. Televisions would melt.

"...Pink Floyd fanatics be warned: This document contains NO music. Every word, 7,900 or so, concerns..."

March 20, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Kid

The tale of Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid gets a worthwhile if workmanlike retelling

"...why a new movie about Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid can be greeted with anticipation rather than tired..."

March 8, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Sisters Brothers

A murderers’ row of great actors in this contract killer Western comedy

"...There’s nowhere we humans go without carting our baggage along..."

Sept. 28, 2018 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Trip to Spain

Exquisite food with a side of comedy and pathos

"...Hope and Crosby, but Coogan and Brydon are now the kings of the “Road to” movie. That’s Steve Coogan..."

Sept. 1, 2017 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Good Eye: Allies in the Industry

Giving Austin actresses a seat at the table

"...a screenplay by Jonny Mars and Joshua Weber. After the table read, local casting director Vicky Boone stood up..."

March 27, 2015 Column by Amy Gentry

X-Men: Days of Future Past

Diverting but rarely riveting, this latest offering from the Marvel Universe kicks the can down the road some more.

"...Director Bryan Singer, reclaiming the film franchise he launched in 2000, means to establish..."

May 23, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Invisible Woman

The woman who must remain invisible in this drama is Nelly Ternan, an actress who's not only the mistress of married Charles Dickens, but also 27 years his junior.

"...The illicit affairs of famous men (and their resulting progeny)..."

Jan. 24, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Into the Valley of Death, and Back Out Again

Filmmaker and war photographer Tim Hetherington talks about his yearlong embed in Afghanistan

"...When Sebastian Junger and Tim Hether-ington's remarkably immersive and gritty-intimate Afghan war documentary Restrepo won..."

July 30, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Children Are Suffering for the Misdeeds of Men

"...I agree with Ms. Payne [“Postmarks,” April 18] that the state's handling of the situation in Eldorado, Texas, has..."

April 17, 2008 Postmarks

Meet the Spartans

The working title says it all: Not Another Scary Epic Teen Date Movie.

"...by: Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer. Starring: Sean Maguire, Carmen Electra, Ken Davitian, Kevin Sorbo, Method Man, Diedrich Bader,..."

Feb. 1, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Mystery Men Mysterious No More

2008 becomes the election year of "follow the money."

"...Dems have anything to say about it. According to the Money in Politex report issued by Texans for Public..."

Oct. 5, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Sweetest Thing

"...Thomas Jane, Selma Blair, Christina Applegate and Cameron Diaz. The Sweetest Thing boasts a new development in the continuing..."

April 12, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Big Kahuna

"...Peter Facinelli. He's directed (Albino Alligator), he's starred in the Academy Award-winning American Beauty, and now Kevin Spacey dons..."

May 19, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Austin Musical Theatre Hits the Heights

That's Show Biz!

"..."The Farmboys" in Austin Musical Theatre's Gypsy. photograph by Kenny..."

Nov. 20, 1998 Arts Feature

The Odd Couple II

"...Ungar and Oscar Madison (Lemmon and Matthau) are back together. In Neil Simon's original script, they're still the same..."

April 10, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Man of the House

"...Thomas, Farrah Fawcett and George Wendt. If you've seen the trailer for Man of the House, you have seen..."

March 3, 1995 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Theatre Review: The Shark Is Broken Charts Jaws’ Troubled Waters

Jarrott Productions offers a claustrophobic play diving into artistic egos

"...It sounds like the start to a bad joke, but it was reality..."

Feb. 21, 2025 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

The Rehabilitative Power of Art in Sing Sing

Oscar nominee Colman Domingo teams with Austin filmmaker Greg Kwedar in a story of transformation behind prison walls

"...a film. Sometimes a movie gets bogged down in the self-importance of its message...."

Aug. 2, 2024 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin Gay Men’s Chorus Sings for Gen Z and Queer Community

Concert looks to keep Austin young and queer’d

"...about 21% of adults in Generation Z identified on the LGBT spectrum...."

May 12, 2022 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

Q2 Stadium to Host U.S. Men in Vital World Cup Qualifier

Find out how to get tickets for the match in October

"...Austin’s Q2 Stadium will host the United States Men’s National Team in a critical FIFA..."

July 22, 2021 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

The Wife

Glenn Close is icily brilliant as a woman who refuses to be diminished

"...“I’d like to thank my wife.” That’s the standard refrain of so many Great Men standing at..."

Sept. 7, 2018 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Horrors of SXSW Can’t Touch Nate Southard

Local screamworthy scribe is sitting, we reckon, on a killer property

"...Of course there’s a plethora of horror-genre stuff going on at SXSW...."

March 9, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Wedding Plan

A rom-com with a twist

"...The Wedding Plan isn’t a romantic comedy in the familiar..."

June 2, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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