Thieves Steal Generators From Drive-in Cinema: Here’s How You Can Help
Blue Starlite needs your power
Day Trips & Beyond: January Events Roundup
Kick off 2019 with some Texas travel
Top 10 Most Read Film Reviews of 2018
Number one will shock you. No, for reals. Shocked and appalled.
Austin Film Critics Release 2018 Awards Nominee Lists
Roster includes new stunt and mo-cap categories
Glover Gill’s Last Tango
Smithville swing savant explains why he’s throwing in the towel
Literally Show Me a Healthy Person
Darcie Wilder might make you stop wanting someone to hurt you
Top 10 Most Read Screens Stories
What TV and movie news lit up your search engines?
Weekend Wine: Countdown to the Holidays
New Year’s floats in on a cloud of bubbles!
Holmes & Watson
The Step Brothers bros get literary
A Bread Factory, Part Two
Part two of Patrick Wang’s esoteric examination of art in Upstate New York
A Bread Factory, Part One
Part one of Patrick Wang’s epic satire of small-town art life
2018’s Top 10 Quotes of the Week
1) Quote of the Year: “I’m so fucking proud of you guys!” – U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke, thanking supporters as he conceded his race to unseat Sen. Ted Cruz. (Nov. 9) 2) “We do not understand what motivated him to do what he did.” – Then-Interim Police Chief Brian Manley, announcing the death of Mark…
Top Books of 2018 for Heroine Addicts
Sisters were doing it for themselves in historical fiction, alt-historical fiction, romance, and a graphic novel
Top 10 Book Group Meeting Spots
Near-ideal settings for a successful book group meeting, with food and drinks, decent acoustics, and seating that allows for spirited discussion without having to shout
“Martin Mazorra: Language of Flowers” at O2 Gallery
Woodcut and letterpress brilliance brings a garden of visual delights
Top Books of 2018 That Make the Past Present
Whether in biography, graphic novel, crime fiction, or retold Greek myths, these books brought history to life
Our Music Critics Pick Their Top 10 Austin Albums of 2018
80 local picks from Molly Burch to Brownout
“Erin Shirreff” at Lora Reynolds Gallery
The artist blurs the line between photography and sculpture, creating a stunning result
Top Books of 2018 for American Road Tripping
Two novels set on the open road and two accounts of life in Trump’s White House all made for journeys deep into America today
The Best Albums of 2018 by Genre
Hip-hop, metal, pop, and more picks from our critics
Day Trips: Top 10s
The biggest Texas travel happenings of 2018
Photo Finish
The Austin Chronicle staff photographers choose their favorite photos of 2018
Best Live Music Performances of 2018
The bands and venues that kept our critics on their feet
Soccer Watch: Top 10 Soccer Stories of 2018
The top two items on the list are the same as last year, but considerably further along. 1) Is Austin finally a Major League city? It’s ever so close now. With a McKalla Place stadium contract in hand, we’re waiting only for PSV’s divorce from Columbus, Ohio, to be finalized before Major League Soccer officially…
Robert Faires’ Top 10 Treasures in Theatre of 2018
It was a year in which theatre making the political personal left the deepest impressions
The Top 10 Austin News Milestones of 2018
Days like these
Top 10 Disturbing Luv Doc Online Illustrations for 2018
It’s been a big year for Luv Doc art. Below are my choices for the Top 10 most disturbing Luv Doc illustrations of 2018 ranked from least disturbing (10) to most disturbing (1). Please feel free to stridently disagree with me in the comments section. You can also go find your own alternate choices by…
The Austin Chronicle Top 10 Films of 2018
Our favorite films from our least favorite year
Robert Faires’ Top 10 Dance and Classical Joys of 2018
In this year’s dance and classical offerings, extraordinary depictions of loss and suffering continue to haunt
Top 10 Local Video Games
A horse-woman of the apocalypse and floppy fighting animals top Austin’s offerings
Wayne Alan Brenner’s Top 10 Arts-Related Things I Enjoyed in 2018
Representational and digital art, plus theatre rooted in history proved especially mind-blowing this year
Richard Whittaker’s Top 10 Films of 2018
1) Blindspotting No film was more hilarious, lyrical, or needed. Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal unleashed a stone-cold masterpiece. 2) You Were Never Really Here An astounding poem to the devastating impact of violence and the potential for redemption. 3) Avengers: Infinity War The audacity of pulling together 18 films, the agony of “I don’t…
Melany Jean’s Top 10 Fine Art Moments of 2018
Unforgettably textured sculptures, unsettling exhibitions, and unusual spaces made for a memorable year in art
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
According to psychic Betsey Lewis, Pope Francis may resign in 2019. According to psychics Craig and Jane Hamilton-Parker, a Trump family member will have a near-fatal accident in 2019 and Donald Trump will be taken ill. It won’t be life-threatening, but maybe something like a perforated bowel. According to psychic Jeanne Mayell, technological discoveries bridging…
Josh Kupecki’s Top 10 Films of 2018
1) Roma A filmmaker known for his unrelenting bravado behind the camera dials it back a few f-stops for a sweeping yet intimate epic. 2) Shoplifters Who says you can’t choose your family? A happenstance gang circumvents that with poignancy and hilarity. 3) First Reformed Ethan Hawke floored me, and while Paul Schrader wanders a…
Oops!
In the Dec. 21 issue, Mr. Smarty Pants wrote that the longest path one could walk in a straight line without hitting a lake, sea, or ocean begins by heading eastward from near Shanghai, ending on the Atlantic coast in Liberia. For those planning to make the trek, please note that this should have said…
Marjorie Baumgarten’s Top 10 Films of 2018
1) Roma A maid’s story becomes an instant classic as a result of impeccable artistry in front of and behind the camera. 2) Leave No Trace A father and daughter live apart from the world, but why? 3) The Rider A young cowboy struggles with a pressing need to redefine what it means to be…
Top 10 Constant Cravings: Bites
These dreamy dishes are in constant rotation
Steve Davis’ Top 10 Films of 2018
1) Eighth Grade In this painfully astute dramedy, an insecure 13-year-old struggles to emerge from her miserable cocoon. Been there! 2) Isle of Dogs An artful American animated feature grounded in a humane, Japanese aesthetic. The year’s sweetest movie. 3) Can You Ever Forgive Me? A compact drama about re-invention starring tag-team performances by Melissa…
Top 10 Constant Cravings: Sips
Life’s too short not to indulge
Marc Savlov’s Top 10 Films of 2018
1) First Reformed Hawke’s Calvinist priest drowning in a crisis of faith is soul-shattering. Paul Schrader’s script and direction is merciless. 2) You Were Never Really Here A gnarly, nasty portrait of righteousness subsumed by rage, Joaquin Phoenix’s ex-soldier brings the war back home. 3) Roma More gravitas than Gravity and all the more human…
Top 10 Grocery Store Restaurants
There’s a wealth of restaurants hidden inside grocery stores waiting to help curious gourmets dip their toes into a whole new world of international cuisine
Headlines
Council’s Not Here! Austin City Council comes back Jan. 7 for the inauguration of its two new and four re-elected members. The next proper meeting isn’t until the end of January. The Travis County Commissioners Court, on the other hand, will have a voting session Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, if you’re in want of a…
Danielle White’s Top 10 Films of 2018
1) Thunder Road Jim Cummings writes, directs, and gives a stunning performance that is both heartbreaking and cringingly awkward. 2) Madeline’s Madeline Experimental drama explores the space between imagination and reality, while asking who owns the stories we tell. 3) The Favourite Quasi-historical satire delivers gorgeous backdrops and deliciously bitchy performances. 4) Mandy Panos Cosmatos’…
Top 10 Local Tastes of Heaven on Earth
A seemingly random assortment of flavors linked by excellence
NYT: Feds Probing Southwest Key
Dept. of Justice looks at the books of embattled East Austin nonprofit
Matthew Monagle’s Top 10 Films of 2018
1) Burning Youth, obsession, and mortality all intersect in the hardest film of 2018 to shake. 2) The Rider The powerful story of a broken cowboy who must move beyond – not reclaim – his family tradition. 3) Leave No Trace Ben Foster is incredible as a man who knows his daughter is paying for…
Top 10 Vegan Food Trucks
These are the crème de la crème (sans crème, of course) in the local meat-free food truck game
Making Patients – and Sendero – Whole
Central Health aims for quality care and better finances for nonprofit health plan
Qmmunity
Austin’s 10 queerest highlights of 2018
Top 10 Local Seasonal Brews
Austin’s best rotating beers that ditched the beer shelves and our ventilated livers far too soon
New Class Ready to ATXelerate
Centro-urbanist PAC set to train up more future Council candidates
Cover to Covered
Books that kept us turning pages in 2018
Top 10 Carby Treats
The ten best ways to indulge in a carbohydrate bomb by a bevy of talented local bakers and pastry chefs
