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A Hero
No good deed goes unpunished in this Iranian drama
"...mistakes. Rahim’s creditor (Tanabandeh) isn’t some tough, bloodthirsty loan shark: He’s just filled with so much distrust and pain..."

Jan. 21, 2022 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Becoming Cousteau
The life and regrets of the man who made us fall in love with the ocean
"...scene in which the Calypso crew brutally kills a shark in retaliation for a predatory attack, admitting he was..."

Oct. 22, 2021 Movie Review by Steve Davis

No Time to Die
Daniel Craig's last Bond adventure is a misfire
"...as Felix getting his leg chewed off by a shark in License to Kill. The franchise will grow back,..."

Oct. 8, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Online to Feature Stacey Abrams and N. K. Jemisin in Conversation
James Cameron, Ted Lasso team, Bill Hader also announced
"...self-expression “beyond the gender binary”; Mark Cuban (Mavs owner, Shark Tank personality) and Kendra Scott (designer, founder, philanthropist) on..."

Feb. 11, 2021 SXSW Post by Kimberley Jones

Breaking Surface
Underwater survival thriller scales down the disaster movie but not the tension
"...In a genre that's become so dominated by shark attacks (not that there's anything wrong with 47 Meter..."

Jan. 8, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Interview: Jim Cummings Hunts The Wolf of Snow Hollow
The actor and director talks bloody myths and drive-in premieres
"...the smart thing to do is to hide the shark. In these movies, you basically want to see as..."

Sept. 30, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Chronicle Critics Choose Their Top 10 Local Albums
10 lists by 10 of our music writers
"...7) Montopolis, The Legend of Big Bend (Wren and Shark)..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Marriage Story
Driver and Johansson are note perfect as a couple falling apart
"...sharply faceted celebrity divorce lawyer; Ray Liotta plays the shark Charlie first consults before deciding the man’s legal retainer..."

Nov. 29, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Long Gone Wild
New film asks, what happened after Blackish brought orca torture to light?
"...arrives on VOD, somewhat ironically, just in time for Shark Week) adds a thick strand of frustration to the..."

Aug. 2, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

A Pictorial Tribute to the Birth of American Sharks' New Album
The long-awaited sophomore disc 11:11 finally has its due date
"...of their bong-rattling self-titled debut, Austin speed-sludge trio American Sharks return with life-affirming sophomore LP 11:11. They deliver it..."

May 10, 2019 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

UPDATE: Austin Food & Beverage Entrepreneur Clayton Christopher Is Leaving CAVU
$2 billion in investments include Sweet Leaf Tea and Deep Eddy Vodka
"...Rohan Oza (a guest shark on Shark Tank) brings social pedigree and ties to..."

April 19, 2019 Food Post by Jessi Devenyns

Day Trips: Ladonia Fossil Park
North Texas riverbed a treasure chest of ancient bones
"...a new crop of fossilized bones, petrified wood, and shark teeth...."

Dec. 7, 2018 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

SXSW Gets Virtual
VR film pioneer Jessica Brillhart announced as 2019 keynote
"...SVP Fred Graver take a deep dive into how Shark Week has gone from a few TV shows to..."

Nov. 27, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Take Every Wave: The Life of Laird Hamilton
Intimate portrait of the surfing legend only skims the surface.
"...for “seize the day”) or views (see TMZ re: shark attacks). While the respect oozes from Hamilton’s former peers..."

Oct. 20, 2017 Movie Review by Danielle White

Top 10 Austin Albums of 2016
The Chronicle music staff picks their favorite local records
"...9) Will Courtney, Planning Escapes (Wren & Shark)..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Incarnate
Demon possession thriller
"...here, as screenwriter Ronnie Christensen (of Halle Berry vs. shark Dark Tide infamy) piles clunky exposition upon even clunkier..."

Dec. 9, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Kevin Hart: What Now?
Comic plays to record crowd in Philadelphia
"...one arm and one leg chewed off by a shark. Bookending the film is an extraneous spoof in which..."

Oct. 21, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Kiwi comedy offers a wealth of belly laughs
"...Waititi (What We Do in the Shadows, Eagle vs Shark), Hunt for the Wilderpeople transcends its formulaic roots to..."

July 15, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Meru
Doc recounts efforts of American mountain climbers to ascend Meru Peak
"...Mt. Meru Peak in northern India. Known as the Shark Fin, the mountain’s aptly named peak had proven insurmountable..."

Sept. 4, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Jurassic World
Bigger isn’t necessarily better
"...notably a pair of gags involving a great white shark and, later on, a couple of oxygen tanks used..."

June 12, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Hunting Ground
Doc exposes rape culture on the university campus
"...The Hunting Ground – the title alludes to the shark-like repeat predators that continue to be re-enrolled after some..."

April 3, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Big Eyes
Amy Adams and Christoph Waltz play the Keane couple, the artists behind the craze of those ubiquitous portraits of wide-eyed waifs.
"...artists market, you already glean that this guy’s a shark in boho clothing. The core of the story here,..."

Dec. 26, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Cock of the Walk
Sriracha ain't just about rooster sauce
"...Hana World Market (1700 W. Parmer), or ordered online. Shark is complex and very well balanced; not too sweet,..."

Aug. 22, 2014 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Other Notable Local VR Projects
"...Shark PunchChaotic Moon fulfills the near-universal fantasy of punching an..."

Aug. 8, 2014 Screens Feature

A Most Wanted Man
This post-9/11 espionage thriller is adapted from John Le Carré’s 2008 novel and stars Philip Seymour Hoffman at the head of a top-notch cast.
"...catch a barracuda, and a barracuda to catch a shark.” Be they spies, bureaucrats, or Islamic extremists, everybody has..."

July 25, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Tour de France Report: Stage 18
An historic King of the Mountains is crowned
"...Chris Horner (Lampré-Merida) attacked the peloton and triggered the Shark (Nibali). Horner is not a threat to the overall..."

July 24, 2014 Sports Post by Larysa Pachulski

Kickstart Your Weekend: 'Pact'
The perfect new short for when you want to get away forever
"...successes, raising $2,608 on Kickstarter for his 2013 short "Shark", and $985 for his Austin Film Festival 2012 student..."

July 4, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Shoot to Thrill
Sara Paxton on all the awkward and awesome moving parts behind E.L. Katz's 'Cheap Thrills'
"...suddenly finds himself unemployed. That's when he runs into high-school-friend-turned-loan-shark-enforcer Vince (Ethan Embry), who introduces him to a mysterious..."

March 21, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Grand Budapest Hotel
Wes Anderson's film is a marvelous spectacle: spry, sly, and rich with microdetailed production design and tickling tributes to cinematic forebearers.
"...Dignan’s harebrained heists in Bottle Rocket, oceanographer Steve Zissou’s jaguar-shark obsession in The Life Aquatic – but rap at..."

March 14, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Out of the Furnace
The writer/director of Crazy Heart returns with an all-star cast for his sophomore effort, which takes place amid the rusted-out lives of America's steel belt.
"...parlor with doomed money borrowed from the local loan shark (Dafoe), and later seek thrills and punishment in the..."

Dec. 13, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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