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SXSW Film Review: Hood Witch

In horror, witches and women’s rights go together like cookies and cream. The witch is the ultimate symbol of feminism, a vehicle to discuss how modern politics are still as outdated as they were hundreds of years ago when women were killed if accused of dabbling in witchcraft.

11:23AM Thu. Mar. 14, Jenny Nulf Read More | Comment »

TENGGER, Bar Italia, LAIR, and More Reviews From Wednesday of SXSW

From the peaceful pews of Central Presbyterian to the Eastside’s Revival Coffee to West Campus staple Hole in the Wall, the Chronicle music team covered quite some territory for a midweek rally at South by Southwest.

11:05AM Thu. Mar. 14, Dan Gentile, Michael Toland, Carys Anderson, Derek Udensi, Angela Lim, Julian Towers, Kevin Curtin and Raoul Hernandez Read More | Comment »

SXSW Film Review: Omni Loop

Diagnosed with a black hole growing in her chest, Zoya Lowe has only a week left to live. But when her inevitable end comes, she wakes up back in the hospital. Stuck in a quantum loop, Zoya relives her dying days, over and over, eternally on death’s doorstep.

9:16AM Thu. Mar. 14, Dex Wesley Parra Read More | Comment »

TODAY'S EVENTS

Loose of Earth Book Launch

First Light Books

Kathy Griffin
at Paramount Theatre

Emperor X, KindKeith, Middle Mass at The Coral Snake

MUSIC | MOVIES | ARTS | COMMUNITY

Get Ready to Kick Putt at Holey Moley Austin

The game of golf has a stigma of being “boring,” but one company is changing that, and they’re coming to Austin this month!

12:47AM Thu. Mar. 14, Kimberley Jones Read More | Comment »

SXSW Film Review: Cheech and Chong’s Last Movie

”We’re old, but we’re still here,” quipped Tommy Chong after the world premiere of a documentary detailing his and Cheech Marin’s stratospheric rise to international stardom. Largely credited as the first “rock-n-roll comedians,” the duo pioneered stoner humor in the 1970s.

1:13PM Wed. Mar. 13, Jessi Cape Read More | Comment »

SXSW Film Review: Mogwai: If the Stars Had a Sound

Mogwai: If the Stars Had a Sound is a music documentary that’s trying to stand out. Following the band as they create their 10th studio album at the height of COVID, the film opens up beyond the usual suspects in this kind of music doc, showcasing the community that has made Mogwai the success story it is today.

1:00PM Wed. Mar. 13, Jenny Nulf Read More | Comment »

SXSW Film Review: An Army of Women

In 2018, when the City of Austin, Travis County, and Austin Police Department were sued in federal court for mishandling sexual assault cases by a group of survivors, who were all women, it was groundbreaking.