Rod Machen, Author at The Austin Chronicle

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The Threesome

A romantic comedy with complications

by Rod Machen September 5, 2025September 25, 2025

SXSW Film Review: Reeling

A Hawaiian party cracks under pressure from a tragic past

by Rod Machen March 10, 2025January 14, 2026

SXSW Film Review: Real Faces

Quiet Belgian drama explores the boundaries of authenticity

by Rod Machen March 9, 2025January 14, 2026

SXSW Film Review: Bunny

What do you do with a dead body? Call your friends.

by Rod Machen March 8, 2025January 14, 2026

SXSW Film Review: The Threesome

This modern rom-com takes itself seriously … but not too seriously

by Rod Machen March 7, 2025January 14, 2026

SXSW Film Review: Whatever It Takes

A cyberstalking whodunit with a corporate twist

by Rod Machen March 11, 2024January 14, 2026

SXSW Film Review: We Can Be Heroes

Cheering doc about summer camp for the awkward and adventurous

by Rod Machen March 10, 2024January 14, 2026

SXSW TV Review: 3 Body Problem

Acclaimed sci-fi story opens the fest’s TV portion

by Rod Machen March 9, 2024January 14, 2026

Arts

Participatory Performance Piece Offers an Interactive Exploration of What We Eat

Geoff Sobelle’s FOOD comes to Austin

by Rod Machen January 25, 2024September 30, 2025

Food

Review: Juicy Claws

Southeast Asia meets Louisiana in this no-frills establishment

by Rod Machen January 11, 2024September 30, 2025

American Fiction

Cord Jefferson’s literary comedy lets the Black middle class shine

by Rod Machen December 15, 2023September 30, 2025

Food

The Biggest News in Austin Food in 2023

Looking back at a year of snafus, slices, expansions, and transplants

by Rod Machen, Evan Rodriguez, Taylor Tobin and Deven Wilson December 14, 2023September 30, 2025

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