The Angels' Share

Scottish social-realist director Ken Loach is back with a new movie about young delinquents and a whisky-distillery heist.

"...change. The title, by the way, refers to the distillation process: the 2% of whisky that evaporates in the..."

May 3, 2013 Movie Review by Leah Churner

Saraband

Ingmar Bergman’s final film continues his exploration into mankind’s willful inability to accept the inevitable, whatever that may be.

"...he famously proclaimed in 1982 – is a pure distillation of the great director’s ongoing themes of the frailty..."

Aug. 12, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

We Don't Live Here Anymore

What people fight about when they fight about love.

"...We Don’t Live Here Anymore is a pretty spot-on distillation of human weakness, but my God, must they all..."

Sept. 3, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin

An authoritative film study of the career of the Little Tramp by the esteemed journalist Richard Schickel.

"...Elia Kazan: A Director’s Journey), Charlie feels like the distillation of a lifetime of admiration and study on Schickel’s..."

Dec. 19, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A River Runs Through it

"...And what a voice it is. A pure cinematic distillation of Maclean's words, it is by turns austere and..."

Oct. 23, 1992 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

SXSW Panels: The Future of Food and Drink

Highlights from the 2017 food track

"...they would grow, but Prohibition shut down the formal distillation industry, and put a real cramp on the informal..."

March 12, 2017 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Foe

Sci-fi eco thriller is just an exercise in infuriating mystery

"...That’s the straightforward, spoiler-free distillation of Foe’s plot, co-adapted by novelist Iain Reid from..."

Oct. 20, 2023 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Benoit Blanc returns with a twisting, celebrity-packed island mystery

"...Onion: A Knives Out Mystery is yet another pure distillation of the Johnson formula. In the continuing escapades of..."

Nov. 25, 2022 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

Offseason

Coastal cosmic horror in the eerie latest from Mickey Keating

"...as Keating’s Repulsion homage Darling was a perfect cinematic distillation of urban claustrophobia, so Offseason captures both the grand..."

March 11, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

In the Earth

Ben Wheatley's unexpected eco-horror is sinister and hilarious

"...of High Rise. In many ways, it' the perfect distillation of his work, making the subversive slo-mo shoot 'em..."

April 16, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Greener Grass

Something weird in suburbia (again) but this is no Blue Velvet ripoff

"...we love satires of suburban life? Is it the distillation of society into complete and utter banality? Is it..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Mapplethorpe

Matt Smith creates a startling portrait of the master photographer

"...don't. Yet when the narrative is an uneven, anecdote-crammed distillation of the time between crashing out of the Pratt..."

March 15, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

24 Frames

Iranian master filmmaker plays with the almost-moving image.

"...the conventional notion that photography’s essence is a freeze-framed distillation of a particular moment in time.) Most of the..."

Feb. 23, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Black Panther

High drama and high action as Marvel gives Wakanda life.

"...of the great MacGuffin that is Vibranium (the perfect distillation of the MCU's heady and seamless blending of magic..."

Feb. 16, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

I, Daniel Blake

Ken Loach's latest offers dignity in the face of humiliation

"...for mistakes and contradictions rather than shorthand for the distillation of complicated and individual life situations? If you can..."

June 2, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Overnighters

The fracking boom in Williston, N.D., has created hard times in the land of plenty as shown in this devastating doc.

"...this is a compelling piece of filmmaking. As a distillation of many of the problems facing communities all over..."

Oct. 17, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Ginning Up Excitement for a Misunderstood Spirit

Genius Gin

"...the bottle added their aromatics during one of the distillation phases. While not an absolute guarantee of quality, you..."

Nov. 15, 2013 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

What (Roy) Moore Could You Want?

The maestro of Control Images unveils his first photo exhibition

"...and honed with software, and he's presenting it as "Distillation" at Salvage Vanguard Theater's Lobby Gallery...."

Jan. 3, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

This is the finest Potter film yet – darker, funnier, and more epic than everything that has come before.

"...camerawork of cinematographer Eduardo Serra and Steve Kloves' deft distillation of one-half of 784 pages. Gone are the sweet..."

Nov. 19, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

An unsatisfying film/experiment/prank that combines the forces of Werner Herzog and David Lynch.

"...his sometime assistant director Herbert Golder, sounds like a distillation of both Lynch and Herzog's favored cinematic grace notes,..."

Jan. 29, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang

Shane Black's directorial debut is a suckerpunch-and-a-half, a trippy tribute to L.A. noir and a genre-busting blitzkrieg attack on Hollywood pretensions that’s just as full of them as the pulp it lampoons.

"...tease, all sexy come-ons and damaged goods, the slippery distillation of busted dreams and bad, black backgrounds. Like Black’s..."

Nov. 11, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

To Your Health

What are the pros and cons of taking fish oil supplements?

"...extremely strong fishy taste. A process know as molecular distillation is used to remove the cholesterol and vitamins A..."

Sept. 3, 2004 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

The Oblong Boys

Texas Platters

"...itself, the Oblong Boys' Pizzazarama Universe, the first recorded distillation of the arcane genre of zolo music, is a..."

Feb. 21, 2003 Music Review by Michael Chamy

30 Breakout Music Acts to See in Austin This Week

Your guide to SXSW's buzziest artists, both official and unofficial

"...native and Berklee grad’s power really rises in her distillation of complicated, fraught emotions into poignant vignettes and immaculate..."

March 11, 2024 SXSW Post by Rachel Rascoe

We Have an Issue: Read Before Burning

Welcome to the Books Issue

"...meditation on Selena, grief, and identity; Dan Solomon's succinct distillation of H-E-B Chairman Charles Butt. (Speaking of Dan! Click..."

June 30, 2023 Column by Kimberley Jones

Austin Film Festival Review: Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Rain Johnson brings back Benoit Blanc for a deliciously tart sequel

"...Onion: A Knives Out Mystery is yet another pure distillation of the Johnson formula. In the continuing escapades of..."

Nov. 4, 2022 Screens Post by Trace Sauveur

We've Got Festivals, and Ramen Tatsu-ya Chilled Noodles, and Much Tasty Booze and Brunches Galore, and – um, What Happened to That Chicken Salad Shoppe?

All the news that's fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...of spirits and dishes inspired by the spirits’ history, distillation process, and flavor profiles. For each event, a different..."

May 25, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

March Toward the Booze, Ye Thirsty Citizens All!

These fine tipples may be precisely the slaking fortress you seek

"...tequila brands in Mexico. Now they’re blending their agave distillation with macerated herbs, per usual, and then adding the..."

March 14, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Cannabusiness Leaders Explain Their Paths to Green Gold

The Texas Hemp Harvest Festival is upon us

"...thing we'd ever made, so we kept on." The distillation involves boiling a special strain of hulled hemp seed..."

Oct. 22, 2021 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Capyac, Marquis Hill, and Willie headline our recommended shows for the week

"...on it. Capyac Forever is a celebration and a distillation of all our creative forces together."..."

Aug. 20, 2021 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

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