Pokémon Detective Pikachu

Pika pika pika? Pika pika pika pika pika pika pika.

"...It’s amazing that Pokémon Detective Pikachu succeeds as a movie at all, given that it..."

May 10, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Pokémon 3: The Movie

"...starring the inexplicably durable Japanese cartoon series' little yellow Pikachu (Otani) and his new buddy Pichu and a 75-minute..."

April 6, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Pokémon 4ever

"...sleep well with dreams unblighted by visions of tiny Pikachu, my friend. Some of us are not so lucky...."

Oct. 11, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Pokémon: The Movie

"...of One, which is preceded by a 22-minute cartoon, “Pikachu's Rescue Adventure.” The look of the animation differs in..."

July 21, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Perfect Blue

"...not everything in anime need feature that lovable scamp Pikachu, either...."

Nov. 12, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Pokémon: The First Movie

"...reminiscent of the TV show is the 15-minute episode, “Pikachu's Vacation,” that precedes the 75-minute film. Here we find..."

Nov. 12, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Mortal Kombat

Blood knives! Fatalities! GORO!

"...likely reject any attempts at a radical Pokémon Detective Pikachu-style revamp. It's all about nods and references ("Hey, look,..."

April 30, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Pokémon Heroes

"...gets spattered with Poké-goo every time errant ochre demon Pikachu pedals by on its nongender specific Tricycle of Awfulness...."

May 16, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Pokémon: The First Movie

"...first glance, it's easy to compare the yellow, mouse-like Pikachu with the annoyingly infantile Teletubbies. In reality, the show..."

April 21, 2000 Screens Review by Mike Emery

Postmarks

Readers against Starbuckfucking, violence against children and rattlesnakes, and internal combustion engines.

"...Peekaboo Pikachu..."

Sept. 24, 1999 Column

Austin FC Season Kickoff, Black History Month, and More Community Events

Get out and about in Austin while the weather's good

"...Pika-pika! Or, as Pikachu might say were he to have human vocal cords,..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

I Saw the TV Glow Is a Haunting Ode to Self-Actualization

Jane Schoenbrun probes the reflective nature of media

"...Justice Smith (Pokémon: Detective Pikachu) stars as Owen, a lonely kid in the suburbs..."

Jan. 28, 2024 Screens Post by Alejandra Martinez

Alamo Drafthouse Announces $5 Tickets for Its Summer Vacation

Classics for kids of all ages aims to bring back family movie days

"...June 7 – Pokémon Detective Pikachu..."

May 18, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Maximum Minis

V's Mini Burgers: Maxi flava.

"...in a brilliant bit of theatre involving a wrestling Pikachu as performed by local drag kings Kings N Things...."

June 20, 2008 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Alamo Drafthouse Rolls the Dice on a New Dungeons & Dragons Mural

Artist TRUTH sprays his artistic magic over Slaughter Lane

"...Hugh Grant, Sophia Lillis (It), Justice Smith (Pokémon: Detective Pikachu), and Regé-Jean Page (Bridgerton), has been announced as this..."

Feb. 25, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

COP27: Harsh Words for the Host Country

Egypt earns Thursday's Fossil of the Day Award

"...and the acceptance speech included a character wearing a Pikachu costume...."

Nov. 11, 2022 News Post

Director Jeff Fowler on the Enduring Success of Sonic the Hedgehog

How the blue hedgehog became more than just a spiky speedster

"...of all time. Coming on the heels of Detective Pikachu, it seemed that it was going to have a..."

May 20, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Panel Recap: Immerse Yourself: AR & VR in Museums and the Arts

An odd juxtaposition of VR experience and expert panel

"...the lawyers,” wrote William Shakespeare hundreds of years before Pikachu could Thundershock a Charizard into submission. But the Immortal..."

March 16, 2018 SXSW Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Team Hurricane Is an Arthouse Anthem for Teenage Girls at SXSW

Annika Berg's feature film debut dives into the maelstrom of youth

"...juxtaposes pop-culture references – brief clips of a teary Pikachu or Hentai porn – with the girls speaking directly..."

March 9, 2018 Screens Feature by Beth Sullivan

Your Weekend in Film

Time of our lives

"...the beginning of an iconic friendship, in Ash and Pikachu's first adventure, which screens Sunday...."

Nov. 3, 2017 Screens Post by The Screens Staff

The Institution Theater's Fuck, It's Hot

The Austin-oriented sketch show has its rough spots, but it delivers lots of laughs as a cooling balm in the dog days

"...ideas with terrible names, a Pokémon Go player hunting Pikachu in the worst of places and times, and a..."

Aug. 19, 2016 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

This Week's Waste of Time

Pikachu: From Slave to Freedom Fighter. Seriously.

"...Pokémon B&B has Pikachu rising up against his overlords using special techniques like..."

Oct. 11, 2012 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Friday Sleepers

SXSW Music Fest preview guide

"...the most convulsion-inspiring flash graphic this side of the Pikachu seizure incident, latest In the Reptile House follows suit...."

March 16, 2007 Music Feature

Sailor Scout and the Chaperone

A father prepares for Ushicon 3, the Austin animé convention

"...the bombing of Hiroshima. It's one thing to applaud Pikachu's use of the Quick Attack when Scyther, say, is..."

Jan. 30, 2004 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Digimon: The Movie review

A questionable children's adventure that's boggling on every level

"...But while some parents have had their fill of Pikachu, the Digimon characters are far more annoying. This film..."

March 2, 2001 Screens Review by Mike Emery

POKéMON 2000 Pokémon 2000 review

A tale that's difficult to watch, much less comprehend

"...adventure of epic proportions. Heroes Ash, Misty, Tracy, and Pikachu collide with a sinister Pokémon collector, Lawrence III. This..."

March 2, 2001 Screens Review by Mike Emery

Classic Godzilla Three-Pack

"...more of these days in lieu of foul little Pikachu...."

Dec. 10, 1999 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

November Previews

"...masters Ash, Misty, Brock, and, of course, lovable scamp/hentai Pikachu as they wage an unending battle for your child's..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Screens Feature