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An astounding performance at the heart of this strange tale of identity
"...who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man." That often-abused quote, attributed..."
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Dec. 3, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker
Cats
You can’t teach old Cats new tricks
"...Walking into Cats, all I could think about was the episode in the Nickelodeon Nineties TV show Hey Arnold!..."
Dec. 20, 2019 Movie Review by Beth Sullivan
Abominable
A lot of fuzz and cuteness, but not much else to this yeti jaunt
"...The title of this DreamWorks animated feature suggests something more..."
Sept. 27, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis
A Dog's Journey
Bailey the dog is back, and this time he has a new purpose
"...pioneer Michael Moorcock's greatest, most morally complicated creation was the eternal champion, a hero whose fate and curse across..."
May 17, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker
Pokémon Detective Pikachu
Pika pika pika? Pika pika pika pika pika pika pika.
"...a movie at all, given that it lands in the summer box-office arena with two strikes against it even..."
May 10, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Good Manners
A Brazilian werewolf tale that takes a while to bite
"...Clara (Zuaa) and Ana (Estiano) are the oddest of couples. Clara is unemployed, cruising lesbian clubs..."
Aug. 24, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker
Miss Hokusai
The life of an artist through the eyes of his daughter
"...feature film about an independent young woman living in the artistic shadow of her father, the renowned 19th-century painter..."
Oct. 28, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis
Kung Fu Panda 3
Now a kung-fu master, the panda is no longer a grasshopper
"...The panda is no longer the grasshopper. Now idolized as..."
Jan. 29, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Slow West
A whimsical and wistful fable follows a young romantic and a hard-nosed realist out West
"...whimsy and wistfulness, John Maclean’s Slow West unfolds in the wake of the American Civil War as a collection..."
May 22, 2015 Movie Review by William Goss
From Russia, With Love
More than 20 years after the Soviet Union fell, Austin finally experiences some culinary glasnost
"...The first thing one sees upon walking into Russian House..."
Feb. 7, 2014 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt
Top Chef Texas, Week 10: Restaurant Wars
This restaurant war needs more spies and razor wire.
"...This week’s episode begins with very little fanfare. The chefs saunter into a dead-empty Palm Door, which is..."
Jan. 13, 2012 Food Post by Melanie Haupt
Bolt
Bolt is a canine who plays a cybernetically enhanced dog on TV but has no knowledge of how to cope in the real world in this new animated film.
"...Essman, Mark Walton, Malcolm McDowell and James Lipton. Bolt, the first offering from Walt Disney Animation Studios to be..."
Nov. 21, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Disney's Teacher's Pet
Animated film about a dog who wants to be a boy – unusual fare from Disney that will please kids and alterna-adults.
"...fooled me. A shortish (73 minutes) big-screen version of the popular Disney television show, Teacher’s Pet feels more like..."
Jan. 23, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Elf
Will Ferrell's Elf is a new way to spell fun.
"...that it has to be admired, if for no other reason other than its sheer willingness to run with..."
Nov. 7, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Stuart Little 2
"...Stuart Little, fudge a bit in that most of their Chatty Cathies are entirely computer-generated, but that fact doesn't..."
July 19, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Bones
"...pal Spike Lee to shoot Malcolm X and in the interim both men's creative output have been, ah, colorful...."
Oct. 26, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Cats & Dogs
"...Tobey Maguire, Alexander Pollock, Elizabeth Perkins and Jeff Goldblum. The idea behind Cats & Dogs is such an obvious..."
July 6, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Sugar & Spice
"...as a little girl and thinking, what a crock. The new teen-cheer comedy Sugar & Spice starts out with..."
Jan. 26, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Smallfoot
Furry animated antics as yetis find proof: Humans exist!
"...Much like Monsters, Inc., this animated children’s film inverts the common storyline about human beings’ fear of others and..."
Sept. 28, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Mixed Metaphors
These craft cocktails are for the books
"...whiskey sours, and Ernest Hemingway was so associated with the daiquiri that hundreds of recipes carry his name. Serious..."
June 17, 2016 Food Feature by Brandon Watson
Photos from Day 5 of SXSW 2019
"...The Bright Light Social Hour..."
March 13, 2019 Photo Gallery
Estate Sale Roundup: June 26-29
Call home, we're coming in heavy this week.
"...As you recover from Hole in the Wall's 40th anniversary shows this weekend, consider how a..."
June 26, 2014 Design Post by Anne Harris
Kate Breakey: "Black Tulips & Dead Flowers"
This exhibition focused on specimens of the plant kingdom is like a series of windows into arcane botanical memories
"...When I reviewed that show, I wrote of the Australian native's renowned "photographs of dead things: delicate, wee..."
June 19, 2020 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner
Seen / Soon: Jan. 12
Stepping into the richly crafted cartoon world of the Haas Brothers and honoring Dr. King on his day with a Poetry Open Mic
"...The Haas Brothers – Austin-born but now based in L.A...."
Jan. 12, 2018 Arts Column
Sound on Sound Review: Midgetmen Perform This Is Spinal Tap
Local slop punks bloat up for classic rock messpertiece
"...A festival keying on the incongruity of punk, metal, indie rock, and hip-hop in..."
Nov. 5, 2016 Music Post by Michael Toland
Brodown Corner
"...Hold Steady concert. A mantage, if you will. Friday, the Parlor and ILoveMikeLitt, the local group that brought us..."
Feb. 6, 2008 Sports Post by Audra Schroeder
Qmmunity: A Step Toward Reconnection
Getting back into going out with the latest Austin queer events
"...Last weekend, in the pre-South by Southwest calm of Downtown, I went out..."
March 11, 2022 Column by James Scott
RIP Will Indian
"...passed away. Since 1992, I have come over from the UK to your city to visit musician friends a..."
Feb. 25, 2014 Postmarks
Cannes Reveals Full 2013 Lineup
Coen Brothers, Soderbergh, Luhrmann, and more
"...The 66th annual Cannes Film Festival looks to be completely..."
April 18, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese
AHS Rescues 150 Dogs Living in Squalor
Shelter is asking for help for the pooches
"...The Austin Humane Society is asking for help to help..."
