Imaginary Crimes

"...hard to be one. Such are Sonya Weiler's sentiments about her father Ray, a widower raising his two young..."

Dec. 9, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

To Live and Die in Tsimshatsui

"...these blatantly commercial concessions, these pictures are actually turning out pretty well, and the advance word on To Live..."

Nov. 4, 1994 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

First Shot

"...The Hong Kong police force is rife with corruption, working side by side with the Triads. Most of the..."

Oct. 14, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Kika

"...one day. The corpse Ramon (Casanovas), as it turns out, is merely in a cataleptic trance (although the necrophilic..."

June 24, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Inkwell

"...a few years ago with his debut film Straight Out of Brooklyn, a dramatically evocative though stylistically inchoate glimpse..."

May 13, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

One Nation Under God

"...which can be healed, such recovery programs have set out to turn unhappy gays into “ex-gays.” Of course, it..."

May 6, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Drunken Master II

"...as a master fight choreographer and the best director working purely in martial arts movies. Cast here as a..."

April 8, 1994 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg

"...just come up for air. Big deal. He is, without a doubt, an artistic fireball of great passion and..."

Feb. 25, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Kalifornia

"...the characters). Brad (Duchovny) is a serial killer buff working on a true crime book who lives with his..."

Sept. 10, 1993 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

Herman

"...1950s Norwegian society draws the viewer into the cozy working-class existence that Herman shares with his mother (Sand) --..."

July 2, 1993 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

Splitting Heirs

"...and was consequently raised by a Pakistani family in working class Southall. Idle's new American boss, Moranis, has inherited..."

May 7, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Sandlot

The movie is a grown man's memory of his first, awkward summer in a new neighborhood in 1962 and the importance of baseball as a bonding activity.

"...Jones. The Sandlot is a movie with a comfortable working knowledge of the term “family entertainment.” Told as the..."

April 9, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Bad Lieutenant

"...Victoria Bastel and Paul Hipp. There is no redemption without, first, debasement; no transcendence without transgression; no forgiveness without..."

Feb. 12, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Lunatics: A Love Story

"...top of a vicious street gang's hit list. Turns out, Nancy's hiding in a phone booth just as Hank's..."

May 29, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Straight Talk

"...take, with Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin as fellow working stiffs. It was so obviously not real that it..."

April 10, 1992 Movie Review by Louis Black

Noises Off!

In this screwball comedy, the behind-the-scenes activity of a traveling acting troupe threaten to bring down the play.

"...up directing this remarkably theatrical adaptation of a play about a play. Noises Off, based on a British farce,..."

March 27, 1992 Movie Review by Louis Black

The Commitments

"...be improved upon. The Commitments are a group of working class kids in Dublin who come together in a..."

Sept. 20, 1991 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

To Infinity and V/H/S/Beyond

Anthology horror filmmakers talk taking the franchise into space

"...I’d never picked up a camera, I’d never though about doing it, and this was my very first thing,..."

Oct. 2, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

At Wit’s End: Bob Byington on His Dry New Comedy, Lousy Carter

“My career puzzles people, including myself”

"...Turns out the pandemic has really done a number on us...."

March 27, 2024 Screens Post by Shawn Badgley

APD Reveals More of Its Plans for City-Run Bail Hearings

Behind-the-scenes plans coming into view

"...years – and now we know a little more about what it will look like...."

Oct. 6, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Faster Than Sound: Should the Live Music Fund Go to Musicians or Venues?

While eligibility is worked out, Music Commission nails down “PIE” equity plan

"...While eligibility is still being worked out, the commission did nail down a focus on racial..."

Nov. 5, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Ishida Dance Is Back at Last With Faraway, so close

Nineteen months after its debut, the company dances again

"...things looked great. Its first production in January sold out and was well-received. The company scheduled events in the..."

Aug. 11, 2021 Arts Post by Robert Faires

A Soccer Stadium Built in Line With Austin's Love of the Outdoors

How Gensler architecture's home for the Verde keeps it green

"...20,000-plus seats – so Emmett had some strong ideas about how to approach the Austin stadium...."

June 18, 2021 Features Feature by Robert Faires

Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground

Austin slowly thaws out from an unprecedented – but not entirely unexpected – disaster

"...several days to restore; this was the only major outage reported by the natural gas utility...."

Feb. 19, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Faster Than Sound: Select Live Music Reemerges

ACL Live reintroduces in-person audiences, alongside steady outdoor calendars at the Far Out Lounge and Sagebrush on South Congress.

"...her team to come up with 10 ideas each. Out of the brainstorm, the venue debuted sold-out wedding packages,..."

Oct. 2, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

In 1990, Austin Audiences Watched Slacker... and Saw Themselves

Richard Linklater’s indie milestone celebrates 30 years

"...Reagan-Bush era finally saw themselves in a movie: hanging out, doing nothing, working out that the only destination is..."

July 24, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Checking In: Bridge Farmers Sustain Sonic Possession

ATX power triangulation bides its time

"...for a tape of unreleased material, which should be out within a month or so. We have a new..."

June 15, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Counter Culture’s Sue Davis: Countering the Coronavirus Blues with Greens

Eastside vegan powerhouse pivots, increases pay, perseveres

"...harshnesses of the food service industry under heightened (and it’s-about-goddamn-time) scrutiny, and – ah, what’s a woman to do?..."

May 29, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin Craft Brewers vs. COVID-19: Oddwood Ales and The Draught House

How local breweries are responding to the pandemic (Part 6)

"...Ales and the venerable brewpub/beer bar, The Draught House, about how they’re coping with Texas’ shelter-in-place mandate. Oddwood Ales..."

April 24, 2020 Food Post by Eric Puga

Lucky McKee Talks His New Thriller Kindred Spirits

Austin-made twisted tale of family bonds hits VOD this week

"...member, who has tries to suck all the energy out of the room. They're like emotional vampires. Everything has..."

Jan. 25, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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