Archives by Date
May 2008
May 09, 2008 — Redbelt (2008)

April 2008
April 18, 2008 — Young at Heart (2008)
April 18, 2008 — Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)

March 2008
March 18, 2008 — quote of the day

January 2008
January 30, 2008 — the virtues of spring cleaning

November 2007
November 26, 2007 — Holidailies 2007 is happening

September 2007
September 12, 2007 — Some thoughts on Shoot 'Em Up

August 2007
August 08, 2007 — hooray for celebrity documentarians
August 01, 2007 — C is for Cecil B. Demented

July 2007
July 22, 2007 — B is for Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon

June 2007
June 25, 2007 — Alamo Downtown Blog-a-Thon is underway
June 01, 2007 — Dear god, no ... not Midnight!

May 2007
May 24, 2007 — Announcing the Alamo Downtown Blog-a-Thon: June 25

April 2007
April 25, 2007 — I need your shorts
April 24, 2007 — happy birthday, dude
April 23, 2007 — A is for All the President's Men
April 23, 2007 — The ABC Project

March 2007
March 14, 2007 — Flakes and the future of films set in New Orleans
March 04, 2007 — the week before SXSW

February 2007
February 06, 2007 — genuine movie-critic moments, episode 2
February 05, 2007 — Indie news at Cinematical
February 01, 2007 — spending time with Ann and Molly

December 2006
December 05, 2006 — another standby line at the BNAT

November 2006
November 29, 2006 — now that's a bad buzz
November 29, 2006 — Holidailies update
November 22, 2006 — Deja Vu (2006)
November 18, 2006 — Holidailies: Register, sponsor, read
November 05, 2006 — Holidailies rides again

September 2006
September 19, 2006 — Remembering Ann Richards
September 15, 2006 — video podcast: Idiocracy
September 07, 2006 — Hollywoodland (2006)
September 03, 2006 — Labor Day reading material

August 2006
August 27, 2006 — one year ago today ...
August 25, 2006 — Quinceanera (2006)
August 01, 2006 — Scoop (2006)

July 2006
July 31, 2006 — A small study in promotion
July 29, 2006 — RSS feed changed and other site news
July 28, 2006 — my movie reviews on Cinematical
July 25, 2006 — Welcome to Slackerwood
July 20, 2006 — Clerks II (2006)
July 02, 2006 — An Inconvenient Truth (2006)

June 2006
June 27, 2006 — A Prairie Home Companion (2006)

May 2006
May 26, 2006 — a genuine movie-critic moment
May 25, 2006 — a very Weird Wednesday indeed
May 24, 2006 — Art School Confidential (2006)
May 19, 2006 — grinding the rumor mill
May 17, 2006 — V for Vendetta (2006)
May 16, 2006 — Upcoming Austin reading/signing
May 04, 2006 — Quick update on 20 gaps on DVD
May 02, 2006 — Monarch of the Moon (2006)

April 2006
April 29, 2006 — hangin' out at QT Fest
April 20, 2006 — Thank You for Smoking (2006)
April 08, 2006 — weekend in Baton Rouge

March 2006
March 26, 2006 — Wedding Crashers (2005) vs. Midnight (1939)
March 14, 2006 — mmmm. beer and film writers.
March 13, 2006 — SXSW tidbits
March 10, 2006 — mmmmm. free wireless.
March 09, 2006 — see you at SXSW

February 2006
February 27, 2006 — Happy Mardi Gras! Now go buy this book.
February 26, 2006 — site news (aka why I love my boyfriend)
February 20, 2006 — lucky me, I'm taking a class
February 13, 2006 — The Squid and the Whale (2005)
February 07, 2006 — why I get so frustrated at the movies
February 03, 2006 — an open letter to indy/low-budget filmmakers

January 2006
January 27, 2006 — Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story (2006)
January 15, 2006 — I'm "actually" doing this ... my way
January 09, 2006 — Serenity (2005)
January 06, 2006 — The Producers (2005)
January 02, 2006 — 2005 in (cinematic) review, part two
January 02, 2006 — 2005 in (cinematic) review, part one

December 2005
December 30, 2005 — unto us a film geek is born
December 26, 2005 — now I get it
December 25, 2005 — merry Christmas, dude
December 23, 2005 — four six-minute reviews: in Houston airport
December 20, 2005 — Hildy checks out the Coyote sale
December 17, 2005 — I've always wanted to see Paris ...
December 17, 2005 — whatever possessed me?
December 16, 2005 — The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (2005)
December 14, 2005 — farewell, good and faithful Netflix queue
December 11, 2005 — oh, celluloid tree ...
December 11, 2005 — risking a numb butt at Alamo
December 09, 2005 — the news, not buried
December 09, 2005 — Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
December 07, 2005 — Holidailies: it's live
December 03, 2005 — happy DVD! happy Jette! part two

November 2005
November 30, 2005 — happy holiday! happy Jette!
November 29, 2005 — I survived the Turkey Marathon
November 25, 2005 — turkey, anyone?
November 24, 2005 — if you must shop on Friday ...
November 23, 2005 — Holly Hunter made out with Austin Pendleton
November 21, 2005 — six six-minute reviews: good night, grimm dying jerk
November 08, 2005 — Holidailies and other site news
November 07, 2005 — not so easy

October 2005
October 26, 2005 — hi. remember me?

September 2005
September 29, 2005 — aGLIFF: Chronicles of Halcyon
September 28, 2005 — Muppets for everyone!
September 25, 2005 — the other side of the little window
September 12, 2005 — what's bred in the bone
September 07, 2005 — waiting for my charbroiled oysters
September 07, 2005 — Southern hospitality
September 05, 2005 — a little something
September 03, 2005 — refugees

August 2005
August 30, 2005 — New Orleans is hurting and so am I
August 28, 2005 — it's not easy having a good time
August 25, 2005 — not dead yet
August 15, 2005 — oh goody, we're going to talk about me
August 11, 2005 — more Alamo love
August 10, 2005 — crazy film festival month
August 04, 2005 — get out your red stapler
August 02, 2005 — still not on DVD ... but cable's got 'em

July 2005
July 29, 2005 — reel paradise holiday
July 28, 2005 — how could I forget?
July 28, 2005 — in flagrante chumscrubber
July 27, 2005 — sign of impending apocalypse #62
July 26, 2005 — they're coming to get you, Jette
July 15, 2005 — bad film geek, bad!
July 10, 2005 — more than they could handle
July 08, 2005 — July free-for-all: the proof
July 07, 2005 — Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
July 06, 2005 — AFS special screenings in July
July 06, 2005 — Bizet is back
July 06, 2005 — Man with the Screaming Brain (2005)
July 05, 2005 — twelve six-minute reviews

June 2005
June 30, 2005 — movies this week: holiday riches
June 30, 2005 — a short survey
June 24, 2005 — movies this week: women on top
June 22, 2005 — Paramount vs. Alamo: "Let's go."
June 17, 2005 — movies this week: dear Alamo
June 10, 2005 — movies this week: I'm outta here
June 09, 2005 — rerun: the pitch (sixteen times two)
June 08, 2005 — the Region 1 straw
June 07, 2005 — the jelly donut variations
June 03, 2005 — movies this week: no frills

May 2005
May 27, 2005 — movies this week: dry weekend
May 21, 2005 — Paper Moon: twice in three weeks
May 20, 2005 — movies this week: there can be more than one
May 20, 2005 — a quick reminder
May 17, 2005 — Jette: returning to the Forbidden Zone
May 17, 2005 — The Beau: a night in the Forbidden Zone
May 16, 2005 — Kung Fu Hustle (2004)
May 15, 2005 — The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
May 13, 2005 — movies this week: paging Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
May 05, 2005 — movies this week: inconceivable, dude
May 04, 2005 — Viva Les Amis (2005)
May 02, 2005 — The Interpreter (2005)

April 2005
April 29, 2005 — movies this week: so tempting
April 18, 2005 — Bride and Prejudice (2004)
April 18, 2005 — Sin City (2005)
April 16, 2005 — movies this week: allergy season
April 09, 2005 — I saw dead people
April 08, 2005 — movies this week: cinespamia
April 04, 2005 — movies this week: abbreviated in Austin
April 01, 2005 — introducing ... Ask Jette!

March 2005
March 31, 2005 — sin, Sesame, and Scarlett, dude
March 30, 2005 — Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle (2004)
March 28, 2005 — gimme some sugar, KLRU
March 25, 2005 — movies this week: what would Mom and Dad think?
March 24, 2005 — SXSW: the last entry, I swear
March 22, 2005 — SXSW: last day
March 21, 2005 — SXSW: Thursday/Friday
March 19, 2005 — movies this week: return to normalcy
March 17, 2005 — SXSW: lucky Wednesday
March 16, 2005 — SXSW: Tuesday with migraine
March 15, 2005 — SXSW: Monday? ai-yi-yi
March 14, 2005 — SXSW: lazy Sunday
March 13, 2005 — SXSW: first Saturday
March 12, 2005 — SXSW: first Friday night
March 11, 2005 — pre-SXSW: Dennis Quaid at Jester
March 11, 2005 — movies this week: in the SXSW bubble
March 10, 2005 — nine days, 200 movies
March 06, 2005 — Kinsey (2004)
March 04, 2005 — movies this week: screw that, I'm going
March 01, 2005 — Last Days of the San Jose (2005)

February 2005
February 25, 2005 — movies this week: why I love Austin
February 22, 2005 — About Schmidt (2002)
February 20, 2005 — movies at Spider House?
February 18, 2005 — movies this week: what's my demographic?
February 17, 2005 — Jackie Brown (1997)
February 17, 2005 — Sideways (2004)
February 15, 2005 — one linkarific evening
February 11, 2005 — movies this week: houseguests and all
February 08, 2005 — Baadasssss! (2004)
February 07, 2005 — Million Dollar Baby (2004)
February 04, 2005 — movies this week: bad boogie
February 03, 2005 — The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)

January 2005
January 30, 2005 — chatting with Columbine
January 28, 2005 — movies this week: snubbed!
January 21, 2005 — movies this week: cat vs. cinema
January 19, 2005 — DVD killed the video packrat
January 18, 2005 — top ten best ... meaning?
January 17, 2005 — fraidy cat comes home
January 16, 2005 — Elf (2003)
January 15, 2005 — movies this week: late and unmotivated
January 13, 2005 — 2004 films in review
January 06, 2005 — movies this week: catching up again
January 06, 2005 — The Ultimate Garlic Experience
January 06, 2005 — film geek wish list, 2005
January 05, 2005 — where I've been lately
January 05, 2005 — Atlantic City (1980)
January 04, 2005 — House of Flying Daggers (2004)
January 04, 2005 — The Stepford Wives (2004)
January 03, 2005 — Ocean's Twelve (2004)

December 2004
December 31, 2004 — significant, but not available
December 30, 2004 — movies this week: ring in the new? what new?
December 30, 2004 — the family historian
December 29, 2004 — what I watched on my vacation
December 29, 2004 — post-holiday vacation
December 25, 2004 — would everyone stop talking so I can think of a title? please?
December 24, 2004 — updating from PJ's, part one
December 22, 2004 — movies this week: merry theatergoing
December 21, 2004 — pretty paper, charming movies
December 19, 2004 — The Ladykillers (2004)
December 19, 2004 — restaurant hell: a dining event
December 17, 2004 — movies this week: 'twas the week before Christmas
December 16, 2004 — Random Ramblyng Perspicaciousness* About Weekend Plans
December 16, 2004 — Muriel's Wedding (1993)
December 15, 2004 — Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1983)
December 13, 2004 — The Getaway (1972)
December 12, 2004 — If You Could Only Cook (1935)
December 11, 2004 — The Incredibles (2004)
December 10, 2004 — movies this week: my sister got lucky
December 09, 2004 — dig those crazy clementines
December 08, 2004 — twenty gaps on DVD: the ongoing updated list
December 07, 2004 — holiday greetings
December 03, 2004 — oh, I do believe
December 03, 2004 — Holidailies: registration is open
December 02, 2004 — movies this week: nothing new

November 2004
November 25, 2004 — Holidailies update
November 22, 2004 — The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004)
November 21, 2004 — no oyster dressing
November 19, 2004 — movies this week: twoooo weeeeeks
November 12, 2004 — movies this week: pre-turkeys
November 05, 2004 — movies this week: let's escape

October 2004
October 29, 2004 — movies this week: happy holidays
October 28, 2004 — The Hot Rock (1972)
October 28, 2004 — Galaxy Quest (1999)
October 28, 2004 — The ... Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (1993)
October 28, 2004 — Control Room (2004)
October 28, 2004 — The Front (1976)
October 27, 2004 — The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
October 26, 2004 — Holidailies brainstorming
October 25, 2004 — Shaun of the Dead (2004)
October 22, 2004 — movies this week: bloodless feast
October 19, 2004 — Dear Pillow (2004)
October 18, 2004 — six babble-icious years
October 14, 2004 — movies this week: the puppets are here
October 12, 2004 — Re-Animator (1985)
October 12, 2004 — Night of the Living Dead (1968)
October 12, 2004 — House of Games (1987)
October 12, 2004 — The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
October 08, 2004 — movies this week: hmmm. interesting.
October 02, 2004 — Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
October 01, 2004 — movies this week: go back to last week

September 2004
September 24, 2004 — movies this week: I need more time
September 22, 2004 — beyond the tits of the Meyer vixens
September 17, 2004 — movies this week: formula in bulk
September 15, 2004 — that wacky hurricane
September 14, 2004 — waiting for a right hook
September 10, 2004 — movies this week: distracted by books
September 05, 2004 — big sleazy labor quickie
September 04, 2004 — a quickie from the big sleazy
September 02, 2004 — movies this week: summer ends (in theaters)
September 01, 2004 — happy birthday, Dad
September 01, 2004 — seven DVDs in August
September 01, 2004 — The Manchurian Candidate (2004)

August 2004
August 29, 2004 — keep Austin.
August 28, 2004 — movies this week: support your local video store
August 26, 2004 — miscellany: petition big sleazy noir book sale
August 24, 2004 — the aftermath
August 19, 2004 — movies this week: the early edition
August 15, 2004 — a little c minor
August 14, 2004 — movies this week: Saturday the 14th
August 06, 2004 — movies this week: the migraine mix

July 2004
July 31, 2004 — movies this week: ode to parkbench
July 28, 2004 — Out of Sight (1998)
July 28, 2004 — Spider-Man 2 (2004)
July 23, 2004 — she needs it to stop
July 23, 2004 — movies this week: cats and Matts and cigarettes, dude
July 22, 2004 — Giant (1956)
July 16, 2004 — movies this week: robots vs. camels
July 15, 2004 — Brother Bear (2003) (moose commentary)
July 09, 2004 — movies this week: a new hope
July 08, 2004 — one month, 13 movies
July 07, 2004 — I smell like pickles

June 2004
June 28, 2004 — twenty DVD gaps: trying to fill them
June 28, 2004 — twenty DVD gaps: part two
June 28, 2004 — twenty DVD gaps: part one
June 23, 2004 — looking for Central Texas feedback
June 18, 2004 — those pesky calla lillies
June 13, 2004 — The President's Analyst (1967)
June 11, 2004 — Super Size Me (2004)
June 11, 2004 — Shattered Glass (2003)
June 10, 2004 — The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996)
June 10, 2004 — Kill Bill, Vol. 1 and 2 (2003/4)
June 09, 2004 — the finger
June 08, 2004 — y'all are sweet
June 08, 2004 — cheese and Kotex in Las Vegas

May 2004
May 25, 2004 — even weddings aren't sacred
May 24, 2004 — Desperado (1995)
May 24, 2004 — El Mariachi (1992)
May 24, 2004 — Memento (2000)
May 18, 2004 — satanica pandemonium (cranial)
May 14, 2004 — summer film squealing
May 12, 2004 — Sweet and Lowdown (1999)
May 11, 2004 — epilogue: the ottomans
May 10, 2004 — clicking and sparking and hugging and ... (part four)
May 07, 2004 — Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
May 06, 2004 — Chez Gaufres
May 05, 2004 — if the word fits ...
May 04, 2004 — clicking. sparking. not hugging. (part three)

April 2004
April 27, 2004 — clicking? sparking? when? (part two)
April 20, 2004 — clicking and sparking are just special effects (part one)
April 20, 2004 — Caddyshack (1980)
April 14, 2004 — There's Something About Mary (1998)
April 12, 2004 — Trouble in Paradise (1932)
April 09, 2004 — The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

March 2004
March 30, 2004 — good news from Alamo
March 25, 2004 — Best in Show (2000)
March 24, 2004 — theater entropy
March 24, 2004 — The Ladykillers (1955)
March 19, 2004 — Spellbound (2002)
March 18, 2004 — Freaky Friday (2003)
March 17, 2004 — Local Hero (1983)
March 16, 2004 — Heavenly Creatures (1994)
March 08, 2004 — same old babble
March 08, 2004 — Dick (1999)
March 03, 2004 — The Triplets of Belleville (2003)
March 01, 2004 — Cold Comfort Farm (1995)
March 01, 2004 — Seabiscuit (2003)

February 2004
February 23, 2004 — no, Elvis is not in the king cake
February 22, 2004 — Citizen Ruth (1996)
February 21, 2004 — Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
February 13, 2004 — hearts and flowers and really weird things
February 08, 2004 — The Return of the King (2003)

January 2004
January 25, 2004 — The Italian Job (2003)
January 23, 2004 — Get Shorty (1995)
January 22, 2004 — Irma La Douce (1963)
January 20, 2004 — the perils of procrastination
January 08, 2004 — the nun, The King, the wedding
January 04, 2004 — the Christmas trip, part two

December 2003
December 31, 2003 — the Christmas trip, part one
December 30, 2003 — a holiday lesson
December 30, 2003 — accentuating the yeah, yeah, yeah
December 26, 2003 — merry wireless
December 22, 2003 — I surrender
December 19, 2003 — stop it, Alamo
December 12, 2003 — dear Santa, 2003
December 11, 2003 — clearing my space
December 10, 2003 — oh, holibiteme
December 08, 2003 — Monday nights
December 07, 2003 — Muppets get into everything
December 07, 2003 — the big switcheroo
December 06, 2003 — pink and sparkly holiday
December 04, 2003 — playing in the background
December 03, 2003 — the schmoop is back in town
December 02, 2003 — The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
December 01, 2003 — wimpy lil fraidy-cat

November 2003
November 30, 2003 — grand unveiling
November 30, 2003 — The Wild Bunch (1969)
November 29, 2003 — comparative Thanksgivings
November 28, 2003 — the most wonderful (patriarchal) time of the year