The Mountain

Tye Sheridan and Jeff Goldblum in an engrossing experiment in form

"...his films. Sure, he wants us to engage with them, ponder their significance, and figure out what the heck..."

Aug. 2, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The 15:17 to Paris

Eastwood cast innovative to re-create the Paris train attack.

"...wonder Clint Eastwood gravitated toward bringing this tale to the screen, given its camera-ready elements. It’s a story made..."

Feb. 16, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Luv Doc: Your Psychopathic Buddy

Put the HR department on your speed dial

"...in that way, which is true, but maybe not the nicest thing to say to someone. Now he hasn't..."

July 28, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

Eye in the Sky

Helen Mirren is a British colonel engaged in modern drone warfare

"...new UK thriller from veteran director Hood (Ender’s Game, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Tsotsi) is, alas, one of the last..."

March 25, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

All the Way

In Zach Theatre's staging of this epic political drama about LBJ, the fight for civil rights feels particularly urgent

"..."Is this America?" asks the woman, her voice ablaze with disbelief and outrage. She's..."

May 1, 2015 Arts Review by Robert Faires

SXSports: How Ronda Rousey Changed the World

Why the UFC became the most woman-friendly sport

"...may have only said one truly dumb thing. That there would never be women in his MMA promotion...."

March 16, 2015 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival: The Golden Ages of Matthew Weiner

Mad Men auteur enters the Twilight Zone

"...As his show has grown in reputation, tracing the literary lineage of Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner has..."

Oct. 25, 2014 Screens Post by Michael Agresta

The AggreGAYtor: July 30

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...says we're all soiled, as your AggreGAYtor dials up the secret NAMBLA hotline...."

July 30, 2014 Qmmunity Post by David Estlund

The AggreGAYtor: July 30

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...keep backsliding, and homophobic people and institutions keep making the news cycle, despite your AggreGAYtor's best intentions...."

July 30, 2013 Qmmunity Post

Men, Lesbians, Blogs, WTF?

Two men have admitted they posed as lesbian bloggers. WTF?

"...to have been created and produced by middle aged men...."

June 14, 2011 Qmmunity Post by Julie Gillis

The Yogurt Shop Saga

Springsteen and Scott are free men – for now

"...District Attorney Rose­mary Lehmberg paused halfway through her prepared statement to compose herself. Announcing her decision to dismiss all..."

Nov. 6, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The International

This conspiracy thriller starring Clive Owen and Naomi Watts never gets past second gear.

"...F. O’Byrne, Michel Voletti, Patrick Baladi and Jay Villiers. The juiciest moment in any conspiracy movie is the scene..."

Feb. 13, 2009 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The Anthropology of Femicide in Juarez

Cecilia Balli talked to a UT audience about the ongoing murder problem in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico

"...Over the past 15 years in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, strings of..."

March 3, 2008 News Post by Matt Martinez

The Bubble

This gay-tinged Romeo and Juliet story set largely in Tel Aviv shows the complexities of love in a land where the conflicts are as old as Western religion and as new as suicide bombers.

"...Freidmann, Zohar Liba, Shredy Jabarin and Ruba Blal. Until the film's third act when the plot grows ultra-melodramatic, this..."

Nov. 2, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

The Assassination of Jesse James may be the world’s first epic of misguided hero worship.

"...and Nick Cave. At two hours and 40 minutes, The Assassination of Jesse James may be the world’s first..."

Sept. 21, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Gay Sex in the 70s

Little more than a series of interviews with those who survived those times, interspersed with titillating soft-core clips from the archives, this documentary offers a sympathetic perspective of the post-Stonewall sexual liberation years in New York City.

"...Directed by: Joseph F. Lovett. A documentary with a decidedly prurient slant, Gay Sex in the..."

March 10, 2006 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Two Men Went to War

A WWII comedy of errors begins when two British military dentists swap their drills for grenades.

"...derring-do is like a breath of fresh air – there are bullets and bombs galore here, but the lingering..."

April 23, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A 'Bullet' to the Gut

In The Bullet Meant for Me, his new memoir, Texas Monthly writer Jan Reid explains why he went to Mexico and was forced to return as a changed man.

"...Jan Reid, a longtime writer for Texas Monthly and the author of The Improbable Rise of Redneck Rock, flew..."

March 29, 2002 Books Feature by Clay Smith

The Fluffer

"...and Michael Cunio. Despite a title that – for the less jaded among us, at least – recalls one..."

Feb. 22, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Animal

"...Colleen Haskell, John C. McGinley and Edward Asner. About the best you can say regarding this inoffensive Schneider vehicle..."

June 8, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

I'm the One That I Want

"...Cho. Stand-up comedian Margaret Cho makes fun of her mother … a little bit. When Cho leans her head..."

July 14, 2000 Movie Review by Bryan Poyser

The General

"...but I can only assume that when one of their criminals is singled out as unusually flamboyant, this should..."

March 5, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

The Devil's Own

"...Pitt, Treat Williams, Margaret Colin and Ruben Blades. Unlike other recent movies dealing with the Irish Republican Army, The..."

March 28, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

The Cast of "Friends"

"...a manipulative ploy to lure you TV junkies off the sofa and to an important event (which has absolutely..."

Feb. 16, 1996 Column

Boys On the Side

"...Starring: Whoopi Goldberg, Mary-Louise Parker, Drew Barrymore, James Remar, Matthew McConaughey, Anita Gillette and Estelle Parsons. To call Boys..."

Feb. 3, 1995 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Firm

"...Holbrook, David Strathairn, Wilford Brimley and Gary Busey. With The Firm, Tom Cruise has descended from A Few Good..."

July 2, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Claire of the Moon

"...Mcdevitt and Caren Graham. Lesbian love story Claire of the Moon wants to become the “Desert Hearts of the..."

July 24, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Luv Doc: AI Casanova

Maybe you’re not the Cyrano de Bergerac that reeled them in

"...I just got into a fight (argument) with my roommate about whether it is wrong for..."

March 22, 2024 Column by The Luv Doc

Get Ready for the 2022 B. Iden Payne Awards

The full list of nominees before Monday's award ceremony

"...season starts in dramatic fashion on Monday night with the ceremony for the B. Iden Payne Awards, Austin's opportunity..."

Oct. 22, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

The Highwaymen

Costner and Harrelson face death and mortality on the hunt for Bonnie & Clyde

"...Not reviewed at press time. The pursuit of Bonnie and Clyde is seen from the..."

March 22, 2019 Movie Review

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