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Turning Williamson County a Bluer Shade of Purple
Wading through the new political landscape of the Austin suburbs
"...Talarico's first political experience was working for former Rep. Mark Strama, who..."

May 10, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Point Austin: Disorder in the Court … of Appeals
Triana/Toth race raising unusual political dust
"...Judicial political campaigns are generally fairly sleepy affairs, most often determined,..."

Sept. 28, 2018 News Column by Michael King

Black Panther
High drama and high action as Marvel gives Wakanda life.
"...cosmic Infinity Gauntlet saga, and heads into the darker political world established when T'Challa's father, T'Chaka, was assassinated in..."

Feb. 16, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

La Boda de Valentina
Transcontinental farce in this Mexican/American rom-com
"...Vernon and Jesús Zavala. Not reviewed at press time. Political and romantic farce abounds as Valentina (Vega) must choose..."

Feb. 9, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: Those Who Sow the Wind
The national GOP continues to perpetuate its permanent culture of extremism
"...and a handful of others, are at least truly political in nature. They can wait for another day...."

Sept. 25, 2015 News Column by Michael King

Perry's Last Gasp
A campaign autopsy before the cadaver is cold
"...that Donald Trump's presidential campaign has claimed its first political scalp. Former Texas governor Rick Perry has stopped paying..."

Aug. 12, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

America: Imagine the World Without Her
Another book by conservative political commentator Dinesh D'Souza gets the documentary treatment.
"...mainstream dissent and the country’s long history of charged political discussion, D’Souza sets it up as bad guys and..."

July 4, 2014 Movie Review by Louis Black

The Other Son
Palestinian and Israeli baby boys are accidentally switched at birth, and that discovery in adulthood creates many repercussions.
"...a successful drama; and, finally, rather than a heavy-handed political allegory, it is a compelling story of people and..."

Dec. 14, 2012 Movie Review by Louis Black

The Bank Job
When a gang of thieves break into some London safe-deposit boxes, they enter a world of police corruption, financial malfeasance, sexual degeneracy, political conspiracy, murder, torture, and upper-class salaciousness.
"...the bank-heist genre with the looming dread of the political-paranoia genre and, in the process, creates its own particular..."

March 7, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Breach
The career of Robert Hanssen, the brilliant real-life FBI spy whose exploits as a double agent caused a great many deaths, should be the mole story to end all mole stories, but it is not.
"...These days it’s going to take a pretty exceptional political thriller to top our political reality for sheer suspense..."

Feb. 16, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Iraqnophobia
Tough Austin tenorman Alex Coke
"..."That's a weird title," Coke muses thoughtfully, "it sounds political. A good piece of music should evoke different feelings..."

July 22, 2005 Music Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade
"...G.I. Joes but instead by Hitler's slope-helmeted thugs), the political and military infrastructure of the country is faltering. Roving..."

July 20, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Great McGinty
"...by a crooked party boss to help grease the political machine, then fights to regain his integrity, in Sturges’..."

Jan. 20, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Arlington Road
"...Jeff Bridges. Paranoia strikes deep in Arlington Road, a political thriller in which the manicured lawns and barbecue smiles..."

July 16, 1999 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Inheritors
"...capturing the nuances of change: economic, social, sexual, and political. The story is set in 1930s Austria, but the..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Primary Colors
"...seems enervated; it never really rollicks like a good political satire. (The marketing department for the film's distributor, Universal..."

March 27, 1998 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Spike & Mike's '97 Festival of Animation
"...work only gets better with time. Other notables include Political Correction by Steven Fonti, a parody of the old..."

Sept. 12, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Country Club PERCs
Political Economy Researchers Preach Laissez Faire
"...bar at the Barton Creek Resort, representatives from the Political Economy Research Center (PERC) in Bozeman, Montana, extolled the..."

Feb. 21, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

My Fellow Americans
"...in which Lemmon and Garner are ex-presidents (and mortal political enemies) on the lam from rogue federal agents acting..."

Dec. 20, 1996 Movie Review by Russell Smith

The Devil, Probably
"...speculate about whether it is suicide, murder, or a political gesture. The dead man, Charles (Monnier) is a young..."

April 28, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

To Live
"...50 years has been one of phenomenal transformations and political upheavals. To Live is an amazing two and a..."

Jan. 27, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Swing Kids
"...But is cultural rebellion necessarily the same thing as political rebellion? Can the purity of sound be besmirched? Does..."

March 12, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Crying Game
"...venturing into places you least anticipate. Race, gender and political identity are all treated like the slippery role assignments..."

Dec. 18, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

City Zero
"...father was the town's first rock'n'roller. All manner of political intrigue has been attached to this strange scandal and..."

Dec. 6, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hotel Eden
"...Eden and it's a wild, colorful, exuberant splash of political, moral and religious allegory. The story is an old..."

June 14, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Shadow of China
"...Guard. Guess who? So melodrama begins to mix with political intrigue and it's all embedded in the bustling backdrop..."

June 14, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Founders Day
Slasher political satire should fall on its own blade
"...but then further weighed down by a truly gormless political analogy. Not only is there a serial killer dressed..."

Jan. 19, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Austin at Large: The Most Serious Time of the Year
Somewhere along the way, we learned that in political matters, people trust us
"...been thinking about these people and their issues (mostly political ones, but not always!) routinely for weeks, months, years,..."

Oct. 21, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Like a Boss
Unpleasant workplace comedy didn't get the memo about jokes
"...pronounce the last word in a punchline teetering on political incorrectness in so many ways...."

Jan. 10, 2020 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Paul and "Molly & Ann"
Former UT RTF director chronicles the impact of two Texas icons
"...There aren't many iconic Texas political figures, and in a state not known for its..."

Oct. 25, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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