The Imitation Game

The heartbreaking life of Alan Turing, the engineer who changed World War II

"...Directed by: Morten Tyldum. Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Rory Kinnear, Charles Dance, Mark Strong, Allen Leech,..."

Dec. 26, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Fight the Power

The deafening silence of rap in times of need

"...Driving Downtown to the Mike Brown rally last week gave me the urge..."

Dec. 1, 2014 Music Post by Kahron Spearman

The Book of Life

Dia de los Muertos provides a colorful and vivid background for this animated film.

"...Visually arresting but dramatically rote, The Book of Life at least introduces American kids to..."

Oct. 17, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Kill the Messenger

Jeremy Renner stars in this crusading-journalist story that recounts the downfall of real-life San Jose Mercury News reporter Gary Webb.

"...A crusading-journalist story that never quite jells in either tone or tension, Kill the Messenger recounts the downfall..."

Oct. 10, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The One I Love

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

"...At some point before the start of the film, Ethan (Duplass) and Sophie (Moss)..."

Sept. 5, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The November Man

Pierce Brosnan stars in this spy thriller that's decently made, but lacks the sizzle of a 007 or Jason Bourne.

"...There’s nothing fresh in the new spy thriller The November..."

Aug. 29, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Congress

This live-action/animated hybrid starring Robin Wright is total stoner bait.

"...it rails against Big Pharma and an overmedicated citizenry, the live-action/animated hybrid The Congress is total stoner bait. The..."

Aug. 29, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

When the Game Stands Tall

It's all teamwork to the impediment of characterization in this sports drama based the 151-game winning streak of high school football coach Bob Ladouceur.

"...Laura Dern, Clancy Brown, Ser’Darius Blain, Stephan James and Matthew Daddario...."

Aug. 22, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

America: Imagine the World Without Her

Another book by conservative political commentator Dinesh D'Souza gets the documentary treatment.

"...Essentially this “documentary” by noted right-wing pundit Dinesh D’Souza is review-proof. Designed..."

July 4, 2014 Movie Review by Louis Black

The Chain Drive and the Rumor Mill

A gay Austin institution holds its last hoorah, again and again.

"...The little stucco bar with the infamous tree will soon..."

June 13, 2014 Qmmunity Post by David Estlund

'FOUND: Photographs of the Rolling Stones'

The DEN shows lost images of the world's greatest rock & roll band when it was still a buncha young punks

"...Rare photographs of the Rolling Stones are on view in Austin – snapshots..."

March 7, 2014 Arts Feature by Rod Machen

Beau Willimon Lays His 'Cards' on the Table

Austin Film Festival presents the showrunner on season two of the hit Netflix series

"...At the end of the first episode of House of Cards'..."

Feb. 21, 2014 Screens Feature by Aleksander Chan

The Culture Wars Come to Austin

New think tank sets up shop near campus

"...Let's face it. Even before the Frost Tower was finished, Austin was already Gotham. What..."

Feb. 19, 2014 News Post by Brandon Watson

The Snitch Cartel

This Colombian film is based on the true story of Andrés López, a drug trafficker who later worked with the DEA.

"...Diego Cadavid, Juana Acosta, Tom Sizemore, Kuno Becker, Pedro Armendáriz Jr. and Adriana Barraza...."

Oct. 25, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fill the Void

In this fascinating Israeli film set within a community of ultra-Orthodox Jews, a young woman grapples with whether to marry her dead sister's husband.

"...Using the advantage of personal familiarity with an insular religious community..."

July 19, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Kings of Summer

This Sundance favorite is a perfect yet offbeat summer movie about teens who ditch their families and try to live like men in a ground-level treehouse in the woods.

"...Remember back when you were 14 years old? It’s the no man’s land in life: You’re not a kid..."

June 7, 2013 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Best and Worst of Fall TV

Andy Samberg and Michael J. Fox have promising shows lined up

"...This week, the broadcast networks unveiled their new lineups for the fall..."

May 17, 2013 Screens Post by Aleksander Chan

The Company You Keep

Members of the Weather Underground resurface in this contemporary thriller directed by Robert Redford.

"...Boomers, unite. Amid the fictional superheroes about to swarm into movie theatres this..."

April 26, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Rooting Out the Causes of Wrongful Conviction

Commission would investigate wrongful convictions

"...first filed to create an "innocence commission" to investigate the causes of wrongful convictions in Texas. Although she's not..."

March 8, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

The Feminist Who Stole Christmas

Maybe it’s cold outside, but we still want to go home

"...Loved ones gathered around a Christmas tree, by a lit menorah, or..."

Dec. 13, 2012 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Let’s Start at the Very Beginning

Great short stories, great first lines

"...As we near the Dec. 10 deadline for submissions to our annual ‘Austin..."

Nov. 27, 2012 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

The Great Texas Holiday Pie Migration

Bud Royer's plan to deliver pies from the heart of Texas to people displaced by Superstorm Sandy

"...appeal to and inspire him are plastered all over the interior walls of the tiny Royers Round Top Cafe,..."

Nov. 16, 2012 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Clark's Oyster Bar and Sam Beam Welcome Billy Reid to the Clarksville Neighborhood

West Sixth keeps it classy with designer duds, oysters, and champagne

"...There's a refreshing air of gentility around West Sixth Street..."

Oct. 19, 2012 Events Post by Cara Tillman

JD Samson & Saving the Noise

The girl from MEN is here to show you a good time.

"...JD Samson, of groups Le Tigre and MEN, is in town September 1st for SAVE THE NOISE!..."

Aug. 31, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Tyler Pratt

The Invisible War

The shockingly rampant problem of rape in all branches of the U.S. military is the subject of this Kirby Dick documentary.

"...Strap in tightly before the lights go down because you will likely blow a..."

Aug. 24, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Intouchables

The unlikely friendship that forms between a wealthy, white quadriplegic and a streetwise, black ne'er-do-well who becomes his live-in companion is the subject of this French film.

"...Fleurot, Clotilde Mollet, Alba Gaïa Kraghede Bellugi and Cyril Mendy...."

June 8, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Real War on Women?

Live Action says 'gendercide' is growing in U.S.

"...To Lila Rose, the founder and president of the anti-abortion group Live Action,..."

May 30, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

The Woman in Black

Daniel Radcliffe jumps from Hogwarts to this movie's haunted mansion where he stars as a young widower under siege from a malevolent ghost.

"...he graduated to his first adult film role since the conclusion of the Harry Potter series. Too bad. Magic..."

Feb. 3, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Thing

Functioning as a prequel to John Carpenter's The Thing, this film answers questions even though there's little mystery.

"...Antarctica, 1982: Thirteen men, two women, and something from another world duke it..."

Oct. 14, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Way Back

In this film set in 1940 and directed by Peter Weir, seven multinational prisoners in a Siberian labor camp escape and walk 4,000 miles to safety in India.

"...Ed Harris, Saoirse Ronan, Colin Farrell and Mark Strong. There have been questions raised as to the veracity of..."

Jan. 28, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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