Season of the Witch

Nicolas Cage and Ron Perlman play 14th century knights commanded to transport a witch believed to be the source of the Black Plague.

"...any but the most die-hard fans of Cage's stentorian growl and arch overacting. Cage was just coming off Werner..."

Jan. 14, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

True Grit

Rooster Cogburn rides again in this Coen brothers' remake of the Western classic.

"...to the actor delivering lines in a mumbling, back-of-the-throat growl is a true mystery. Photographed by the Coens’ longtime..."

Dec. 24, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Gran Torino

Clint Eastwood directs and stars in what could be a perfect career-capper due to the perceptive way the character he plays seems to be a culmination of all the roles he's played before.

"...among the Hmong women cooks. There's also Kowalski's instinctive growl that he directs toward all annoyances, be they his..."

Jan. 9, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Mondovino

Sprawling documentary about the globalization of the wine industry is ambitious but frequently directionless – for true connoisseurs only.

"...this is inherently fascinating stuff – especially when interviewees growl about conspiracy theories and lob loaded words like "resistance"..."

June 10, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Reign of Fire

"...lies with its human actors, who constantly shout and growl at each other in ways far more unnerving than..."

July 12, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Audition

The war of the sexes as a horror film

"...in a filthy sack gives a kick and a growl in a dark, dark room...."

Nov. 9, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Con Air

"...else but the chance to strut his buffstuff and growl Stallonian non sequiturs with all the believability of Siegfried..."

June 13, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Highlander III: The Final Dimension

"...a bad guy, muttering tired one-liners in a guttural growl at every opportunity. Lambert is blandly appealing, as usual,..."

Feb. 3, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Ray Wylie Hubbard

Texas Platter

"...Ray Wylie Hubbard Growl (Rounder)..."

April 11, 2003 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Thursday Picks

SXSW Music Fest preview guide

"...8pm, Momo's Between the childlike growl and beyond-her-years perspective lie this Kerrville Folk Festival veteran's..."

March 16, 2007 Music Feature

Snake Charmer

Ray Wylie Hubbard survived the crash, recovered the black box, and continues to fly high and get lowdown with 'Snake Farm.'

"...produce 2001's Eternal and Lowdown, and two years later, Growl, off which his next anthem, "Screw You, We're From..."

June 23, 2006 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Thursday

"...One Man Band, a collection of pure Texas blues growl and rock attitude in metal's dark shadow. Already a..."

March 17, 2006 Music Feature

SXSW Picks and Sleepers

"...about to deliver another one-of-a-kind album, this one titled Growl. Producer/guitarist Gurf Morlix was integral to its greasy grooves..."

March 14, 2003 Music Feature

Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus

The legendary composer delivers his final performance in a stirring concert documentary

"...more animated. The lower register rumbles like a stomach growl, and he gets into the groove: The artist is..."

March 29, 2024 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Rodeo

Tale of a French bike gang gets revved up by a vibrant performance

"...Gasoline wafting up from hot pavement and the low growl of a motorbike engine are the first things that..."

March 24, 2023 Movie Review by Alejandra Martinez

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, September 30 - October 6

"...20-May 20): Social reformer Frederick Douglass (1817-1895) had a "growlery." It was a one-room stone cabin where he escaped..."

Sept. 30, 2022 Column by Rob Brezsny

The Boss Baby: Family Business

Why is a movie about a talking baby this convoluted?

"...executive toiling in today’s corporate world, but that imperious growl is rarely heard. Maybe it’s an artistic choice, given..."

July 2, 2021 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil

A taste of Eighties-style buddy-cop action-comedy hits all the right faces

"...city of Cheonan with an iron fist, a low growl of a voice and an imposing presence – pure..."

June 21, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The House of Tomorrow

Punk coming-of-age tale is a little too sweet for its own good.

"...has too much heart for its own good. More growl and less obvious teenage rebellion, please. Between the thematic..."

May 18, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

Star-Lord and co. return in the popular Marvel series

"...Diesel doing a complete 180 from his Iron Giant gravel-growl) is just too goddamn cute. All in all, it’s..."

May 12, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Gay Place

The fight carries on

"...Growl Won’t You LP Release It's a record release show..."

April 7, 2017 Column by Sarah Marloff

SXSW List No. 8

Chvrches, Mike Watt, MSTRKRFT, and 123 more

"...Francis Doyle, Dre Prince, Eve & the Exiles, Ex-Legionnaires, Growl, Ruby Jane & the Reckless, Dominican Jay, Lake of..."

Feb. 19, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Macbeth

Bloody screen adaptation shows what Shakespeare only tells

"...he’s less commanding; the words expel in an unmodulated growl of grim...."

Dec. 11, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Obvious Child

Jenny Slate stars as a standup comic in this indie film about abortion that comes snuggled in the broad strokes of a quirky comedy.

"...between a high-pitched Muppety squeak and a low, whiskeyed growl – is a calculated move on the part of..."

June 20, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Chronolog Radio (Feb. 3)

Someone old, something new, something SXSW

"...additions to the South by Southwest Music roster (ThinkNoThink, Growl), digs into a few old favorites, and previews new..."

Feb. 3, 2014 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Paranoia

This techno-thriller starring Liam Hemsworth, Harrison Ford, and Gary Oldman arrives inert.

"...vocal difference between Oldman’s Cockney accent and Ford’s American growl says more about what separates these men than the..."

Aug. 23, 2013 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Chaos in Tejas Lists

"...metallic rhythms and fury of the former and punk growl of the latter...."

June 1, 2012 Music Feature

The Art of the House Show

Promotions 101

"...excellent house show this week featuring up and comers Growl and Rufie-Oh. You might have seen them playing downtown..."

May 18, 2012 Music Post by Zoe Cordes Selbin

Conan the Barbarian

Robert E. Howard's iconic Conan the Barbarian has been resurrected for a new generation, but our hearts belong to Ahnold.

"...called upon to deliver are given in a basso-profundo growl that cleaves closely to the spirit of Texan Robert..."

Aug. 26, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

My Sister's Keeper

Nick Cassavetes' reign as the go-to waterworks man remains uncontested.

"...tonal ungainliness (as when Baldwin, in his signature ham-gruff growl, voices-over "The kid wasn't lying" like some Sam Spade..."

June 26, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

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