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Carrie R. Moore Makes Her Way Home in Debut Story Collection
Michener Center alum threads Southern history into compelling fiction
Austin Shines As MLS All-Star Game Delivers Excitement Despite High-Profile Absences
MLS defeats Liga MX, 3-1
Lionel Messi Bailing on MLS All-Star Game in Austin Is Shortsighted and Soft
Why Messi’s no-show is a terrible look for the GOAT
Saiyaara
Saiyaara 2025, NR, 150 min. Directed by Mohit Suri, Starring Ahaan Panday, Aneet Padda, Varun Badola, Alam Khan. A young couple’s fiery romance weaves through moments of deep passion and heartbreaking turmoil as they struggle to hold on to their love.
Wild Rescue
Wild Rescue 2025, NR, 45 min. Directed by Ian Shive. Documentary about animal rehabilitation at the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network.
Life After
Life After 2025. Directed by Reid Davenport. Thoughtful documentary explores the moral implications of the rise in medically assisted death for the disabled community. Independent Spirit Award winner Reid Davenport – a disabled filmmaker – threads his first-person experiences into the film.
Move Ya Body: The Birth of House
Move Ya Body: The Birth of House 2025, NR, 87 min. Directed by Elegance Bratton. Elegance Bratton, writer-director of the autobiographical military drama The Inspection, directs this documentary about 1979’s notorious Disco Demolition Night in Chicago, and how house music rose up in response to with the event’s anti-Black, anti-queer messaging.
BTS Army: Forever We Are Young
BTS Army: Forever We Are Young 2025, NR, 96 min. Directed by Grace Lee, Patty Ahn. Expansive documentary explores the extraordinary fandom that exploded the reach of one of K-pop’s biggest groups. Read Jenny Nulf’s interview with the filmmakers.
Ick
Ick 2025, R, 87 min. Directed by Joseph Kahn, Starring Brandon Routh, Mena Suvari, Malina Pauli Weissman, Harrison Cone, Mariann Gavelo, Cory Hart. Pulpy horror comedy about a monstrous goo infiltrating American life is directed by music video maestro Joseph Kahn (“Bad Blood,” “Toxic”).
The Stylist
The Stylist 2020, R, 105 min. Directed by Jill Gevargizian, Starring Najarra Townsend, Brea Grant. A lonely hairdresser loses her mind.
Nothing But a Winner
Nothing But a Winner 2025, NR, 115 min. Directed by Jimmy Jenkins. Documentary about the football program at the University of Alabama under two coaching giants, Bear Bryant and Nick Saban.
Max Juren Is Building a Honky-Tonk Dance Floor at Burning Man
Austin artist is “bringing the country to the country”
Weekend Wine: Studio by Miraval Rosé
A trip to the Riviera in a glass of wine
Eddington
Ari Aster takes on extremism in America
I Know What You Did Last Summer
A Nineties slasher franchise is revived
Smurfs
Rihanna voices Smurfette in latest blue-y cartoon
Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight
Coming of age during the Zimbabwean war for independence
Ahmed and Ahmed
Egyptian comedy
Hari Hara Veera Mallu
Telugu language action epic
The Strip Club: Lone Star Center
Goblin Kabobs, meatless taquitos, and more fantastic beasts at 9012 Research
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Free Post-Flood Counseling: The Greater Austin YMCA is offering free counseling sessions for people impacted by the recent flooding, both in person and via telehealth. To schedule, select a counselor on the YMCA’s website and choose “Flood Support” from the drop-down options. Still Missing: Roughly 100 people, presumably drowned, are still missing two weeks after…
Chronicle Alum Robert Faires Becomes an Austin Arts Hall of Famer, and More Culture News
This week’s arts headlines
Album Review: Adrian Quesada’s Boleros Psicodélicos II
Black Pumas multihyphenate makes boleros for the hip-hop generation
In the Pocket: Estani Goes Conjunto in Tú De Mí Te Acordarás
Songwriter reimagines her grandmother’s recordings, sparks documentary
Drums, Disability, and Diverse Community Fuel Audio Dramedy Shaky
Katherine Craft’s lovingly irreverent new series draws laughter, Texas pride
Day Trips: Steamboat House, Huntsville
Historic home opens on the anniversary of Sam Houston’s death
Qmmunity: Ready, Steady, Gay!
July brings us back to basics, aka local monthly and weekly events
The Verde Report: MLS Brings Full Week of All-Star Festivities to Austin
What to know about the six-day soccer smorgasbord
Lifeguard, Los Desechos, and More Crucial Concerts for the Week
Recommended live shows for your listening pleasure
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, July 18-24
Summer Stock, Soccer Celebrations, and More Recommended Events
Arts and culture happenings for the weekend
Love, Sex, and Pottery in This Week’s Recommended Events
Get arty and/or crafty this week
Is the Upcoming Special Session About Flood Relief?
Or do Republicans just need more seats in the U.S. House
New AI Regulation Law Protects Consumers, but Could Slow Texas’ Tech Growth
Human-centered framework could become a model for other states
The Luv Doc: Blame Is for Losers
Let’s not waste Time and Energy on Jeffrey Epstein
How to Build a City Budget in a Time of Federal Cuts
Voting to raise taxes is the likely next step
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Chicken manure pellets make good lawn fertilizer because they are rich in phosphorus. Follow with a light watering, however. The “Me Too” movement for sexual assault survivors was started by Tarana Burke in 2006. In 2022, a 30-year Statistics Canada study found only 19% of working-age people saw their friends on a regular basis, a…
Some Wins, and a Loss
The Chronicle picks up some big awards; plus, we’re hiring
James V. Hart Returns to Neverland at the Paramount
The Hook and Bram Stoker’s Dracula screenwriter muses on his legacy
