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Reinventing the Fantasy Movie With SXSW Opening Night’s Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
Writers/directors John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein on dungeons, dragons, and heists
SXSW TV Review: Mrs. Davis
Mad nuns, mad AIs, and mad energy from the new Peacock show
SXSW Film Review: Little Richard: I Am Everything
The architect of rock & roll gets a detailed but thin biography
SXSW Film Review: Late Night With the Devil
Supernatural satire shows the hellish price of success
SXSW TV Review: American Born Chinese
Disney+ graphic novel adaptation is not just another superhero show
SXSW Film Review: Tetris
The story of the classic video game as international thriller
SXSW Music 2023: The Best Things We Saw on Wednesday
A primo Tiger Den showcase, iLe, Hermanos Gutiérrez, and more
SXSW Panel Recap: Urban Air Mobility: What’s Next?
Like winter, personal air transport is coming. But for who?
Jazz Re:Freshed Outernational Opens Expansive Genre Umbrella at SXSW
Steam Down, Yazmin Lacey, and more spanned Afrobeat to retro R&B
The ‘Future of Food’ is Looking Good
An alternative-protein meal in six images
Dreaming With Elephant Gym, 9m88, and LÜCY at SXSW’s Taiwan Beats Showcase
A six-act journey from island grooves to hip-hop chaos
SXSW Music 2023: The Best Things We Saw on Tuesday
Bartees Strange, Coco & Clair Clair, plus a PinkPantheress misfire
Tuesday SXSW Music Sessions: Indigo Girls & Susan Rogers
Two discussions on activism and creativity at South by Southwest
SXSW Film Review: It’s Only Life After All
Indie folk legends Indigo Girls as warm and humble rock stars
Austin FC Upset Is About “More Than Football” for Haitian Underdogs Violette
“We knew it was going to take heart”
DAWA’s Unity Concert Brings Together Austin’s Rising BIPOC-Led Acts
Showcase kicked off a week of creative Vision:8291 programming
DQ’s Free Cones Day, Central Market’s Grillapalooza, Dripping Springs’ Brewers Festival, Hotel Viata’s First Long Dinner of 2023, El Naranjo’s Guest Chef From Mexico City, and More
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
SXSW Review: STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie
The actor and Parkinson’s advocate lays his life bare
SXSW Film Review: The Artifice Girl
The ethics of creating artificial life in three captivating chapters
SXSW Announces 2023 Film Grand Jury Award Winners
Raging Grace tops best narrative category
SXSW Panel Recap: The Biz of Being Human: Volumetric Humans at Scale
Exactly what about people are volumetrics capturing?
SXSW Gets Mesmerized by First Look at Robert Rodriguez’s Hypnotic
The Austin filmmaker blows the roof off the Paramount
SXSW Film Review: Being Mary Tyler Moore
New documentary reminds us there was more than just The Flip
A Car Accident In Front of Hole in the Wall Injured an Employee Monday Night
Owner and crowd of passersby helped lift the car off worker
Culture Wars on Food: How Political Identity is Shaping the Way We Eat
Snaxboi royalty and a cookie king wax philosophic on nommin’ culture
SXSW Film Review: Problemista
Los Espookys‘ Julio Torres makes his playful film debut
SXSW Panel Recap: The COHERENCE Effect: Manifesting Shatter Belt
Superfan Patton Oswalt picks the brain behind the cult classic
SXSW Panel Recap: Beyond Podcasting: How Ashley Flowers Redefined True Crime Storytelling
How the Crime Junkie host built a media empire
SXSW Announces Ben Affleck’s Air as Surprise Closing Night Film
Air Jordan origin story stars Matt Damon
SXSW Film Review: Aberrance
Mongolian thriller expands global cinema
SXSW Film Review: I Used To Be Funny
Healing drama uses its laughs as therapy
SXSW Film Review: Until Branches Bend
Gorgeous eco-drama about how a tiny beetle upends a town
The Best Music We’ve Seen So Far at SXSW 2023
An insightful Jeff Tweedy, sunshiney Armani White, and more
Austin’s Petition Tradition Is Up for Review
It could get a little harder to put an ordinance on a ballot
Terry Crews Launches Mock Idiocracy Presidential Campaign with a Thundercat Concert
Back from the future, President Camacho hosted a dystopian SXSW rally
Electro-Pop Pioneers New Order’s “Blue Monday” Kicks Off SXSW Music
ACL Live show brought in former clubgoers and curious newbies alike
SXSW Film Review: John Wick: Chapter 4
Baba Yaga is back in his loudest, craziest adventure yet
SXSW Film Review: BlackBerry
The rise and fall of the original smartphone as a tragic satire
Short and Sweet: “Once a Glacier”
A moving XR project that explores the fragility of ice
SXSW Film Review: Chronicles of a Wandering Saint
Argentinian divine comedy is a visual miracle
SXSW Film Review: Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
The life and impact of the jazz drumming pioneer
A Kinder, Gentler Restaurant Industry
Chefs dream of a new model for the hospitality industry
“Mustard Man” Bijan Robinson Dishes on the Opportunities and Dangers of NIL in College Sports
One college athlete’s unique path to getting paid
SXSW Film Review: The Long Game
Bordertown golf story filled with humanity and Cheech
Camp Yellowjackets Transforms Fair Market Into Spooky SXSW Experience
“Definitely not people” carving station gets into the spirit
Francesca T. Royster’s Book Black Country Music: Listening for Revolutions Highlights Beyoncé and Tina Turner’s Influence at SXSW
Taylor Crumpton joined talk on Black resistance within the genre
SXSW Film Review: Satan Wants You
The Satanic panic as a guidebook to the dangers of crazy conspiracies
A Different Kind of Space Force
How NASA satellite data is harnessed to combat food insecurity
Reading the Seaweed (and Egg Shapes)
Dr. Morgaine Gaye connects the future of fashion and food
At SXSW, José Andrés Shares How the Power of Storytelling Drives His Mission
Chef announces new cookbook inspired by World Central Kitchen’s work
Short and Sweet: “We Forgot About the Zombies”
Austin filmmaker Chris McInroy on brevity and nasty stains
Optimize Life Through Food, Cannabis Pairings
Cannabis “sommelier” says social justice the path to legalization
Is Mary Beth Albright Food’s Best Hope?
Food and emotional eating panel packed to the omega-3 soaked gills
SXSW Film Review: Last Stop Larrimah
True crime whodunnit exposes murder in and of an Australian town
SXSW Film Review: Flamin’ Hot
Director Eva Longoria serves up heartwarming corn and cheese
Gallagher, “Teen Wolff” Power Austin FC to First Road Win of 2023
ATXFC defeats Real Salt Lake, 2-1
SXSW Film Review: Bottoms
Seligman and Sennot re-team for a wicked lesbian John Hughes riff
It’s in the Rivets: The Secret Passion of Loungefly
The “geeky Gucci” designer brand makes its SXSW debut
SXSW Film Review: The Wrath of Becky
The teenage Nazi killer is back for more bloody fun
SXSW Film Review: Self Reliance
The Most Dangerous Game spoof lacks bite
SXSW Film Review: My Drywall Cocoon
Brazilian drama stylishly reduces its characters to metaphors
SXSW Film Review: Parachute
Addiction and romance clash in this truthful drama
SXSW Film Review: Citizen Sleuth
Doc is a dogged investigation of true-crime podcasting
SXSW Film Review: Talk to Me
Séance chiller saves the best for first and last
SXSW Film Review: Late Bloomers
The kindness of strangers creates beauty, growth, and laughs
SXSW Featured Session: Julia Ducournau
“I obviously don’t care for shock value at all.”
SXSW Film Review: The Arc of Oblivion
Documentary explores the beautiful effort of human record-keeping
A Contemporary Prometheus in The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster
Bomani J. Story retells Frankenstein as a Black horror
Killing Nazis for Funsies in The Wrath of Becky
Matt Angel and Suzanne Coote unleash teen hell in the splatter satire
SXSW Film Review: Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
Action-comedy rolls a critical hit
What Happens When Austin’s Daily Paper Dies
Since 2018, the corporation that owns the Statesman lost half its staff
Women’s Shelter Closure Delayed, But Dozens of Residents Have Already Left
Outreach starts up in hopes that delay isn’t too little, too late
Bringing Comeback SOS to Austin, SZA Remains a Relatable Queen
Singer saves herself in sold-out Moody Center voyage
Council Moves to Ensure People Actually Live Near Project Connect Stations
What’s the point of public transit if nobody can use it?
Ahead of SXSW Chat with Chelsea Handler, Jen Psaki Talks Life After the White House
Former White House press secretary previews her new MSNBC show
The Quiet Girl
Irish tale of a lost girl finding hope will break and mend your heart
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Swordsmith Village
Bolting episodes of the anime smash together does not a movie make
Champions
Bobby Farrelly’s sports comedy’s only offense is being offensively agreeable
Scream VI
The meta-horror franchise gets less meta, more brutal
Unwelcome
Goblins roam the Irish countryside in this folk horror
Saturday Afternoon
Single-take thriller as terrorists takes hostages in a Dhaka cafe
SXSW Music Spotlight: Hermanos Gutiérrez
Two guys from Switzerland venture spaghetti Western instrumentals
Life, Loss, and William Shatner
In You Can Call Me Bill, documentarian Alexandre O. Philippe examines the philosophy of the man who keeps boldly going
The Luv Doc: Spending Time With a Model
It’s not uncommon for people to develop relationships with chatbots or other AI
Austin Hackers Group Gets Recognition From Global Body
The room where it hackens
SXSW Music Spotlight: Indigo De Souza
Indie rock liberator finds “incredible clarity” on upcoming third LP
Thomas Kinkade Was the World’s Biggest Selling Painter. Art for Everybody Asks Why.
Shedding light on the superstar of schmaltz
Oops!
In “Death Watch: Texas Set to Kill Two Men in One Week” (News, March 3), the article incorrectly stated Gary Green’s victims were his ex-girlfriend and her son; they were his ex-wife, Lovetta Armstead, and her 6-year-old daughter, Jazzmen. The Chronicle regrets the error.
Freedom to Boycott Israel, Buy Property Top Priorities at Texas Muslim Capitol Day
Rallyers father in first year Texas has two Muslim lawmakers in Lege
SXSW Music Spotlight: Steam Down
London mastermind Ahnansé discusses the jazz collective’s global inspo
The Lighter Side of Freezing Your Eggs in Scrambled
SXSW alum Leah McKendrick’s finds a fertile topic for comedy
Famed Austin Chef Tavel Bristol-Joseph and the Future of Food
Joins the SXSW party and talk about how we’ll eat
Qmmunity: South by So Gay
Squeeze all the juice from these fruity events, both SXSW-adjacent and beyond
SXSW Music Spotlight: Sweet Pill
Rising Philadelphia emocore quintet unpacks latest Where the Heart Is
Supernatural Horror Brooklyn 45 Wrestles With Good People Committing Terrible Sins
Ted Geoghegan conjures the ghosts of World War II
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Prof. James Moriarty, the archnemesis of Sherlock Holmes, was a math professor before he turned to a life of crime. Catfish have taste sensors across their whole bodies. Back in 2015, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the sale of powdered alcohol, or Palcohol. Add some water and you had an instant mixed drink.…
SXSW Music Spotlight: Tangerine Dream
Everlasting German circuit breakers continue founder’s “constant flow”
Short & Sweet: “When You Left Me on That Boulevard”
Austin filmmaker Kayla Abuda Galang brings her Sundance-winning short film home
Deepak Chopra and the New Psych Revolution
The neuro-expert on how the latest research could change how we think about psychedelics
Shortwave Food Truck Tunes the Dial to American-Style Grub
It’s no amateur truck at Radio Coffee & Beer
Crimes of Passion and Desperation in Love & Death
In HBO Max’s Love & Death, director Lesli Linka Glatter and star Patrick Fugit revisit one of Texas’ most infamous murders
Restaurant Review: Este
There’s a lot to like at Fermín Nuñez’s new seafood restaurant
Austin Scientists Focus on Helping AI Do Good
Weighing the pros, cons, and concerns of humanity’s future overlords
Lady Bird Johnson Documentary Reveals the Legendary First Lady’s Wonk Side
SXSW’s The Lady Bird Diaries goes beyond beautification
Austin-Based Brane Audio Is Changing the Laws of Physics in Speaker Tech
All about that bass
AI Takes a Crack at Writing News Article
Dry, styleless delivery aside, fails to be accurate
SXSW Documentary Exhumes a Personal History Folk Icon and Activist Joan Baez
The Diamonds & Rust of Joan Baez I Am a Noise
Unofficial Parties & Free Shows to See During South by Southwest
Our music writers recommend the best day parties and unofficial bonanzas for one-stop concert shopping during the coming week of Fest madness. Looking for more? Find the Chronicle’s complete listings of all things musically free and unofficial, March 10 through 19, here. And for official performer picks during South by Southwest 2023, check out our…
Myth and Tech Merge for the SXSW Art Program
Technology becomes the new enchantment in Mixanthropy
The Queen of More Than Disco in Love to Love You, Donna Summer
Director Brooklyn Sudano looks beyond the mirrorball at the woman she called Mother
We Have an Issue: Chaotic Good
SXSW is an absolute beast, but our special pullout issue is here to help you navigate it
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, March 10-16
Getting Sweaty With this Year’s SXSW Comedy Keynote, Impressionist James Adomian
The pervert’s guide to Slavoj Žižek
Representation in the Toy Aisle in Black Barbie: A Documentary
Lagueria Davis’ SXSW selection recounts how her Aunt Beulah changed dolls forever
Austin at Large: The Train Can’t Be Too Late
It’s going to be sad, so sad, when Mayor Pete’s money comes if Austin’s not ready
Arts Events
Art galleries, theatre, comedy, dance, and more
Queer South By Proficiency Check
Save time in choosing what LGBTQ to catch, and roll the dice with Qmmunity’s recommendations
BlackBerry Retro-Engineers the Rise and Fall of the Original Smartphone
Matt Johnson’s tells the tale of a very Canadian tech crunch
Public Notice: Land Use Reforms on Hold?
Whose fault is that?
Community Events
Local events, volunteer opportunities, kids’ activities, and more
SXSW Doc Rewinds the Truly Horrible The Star Wars Holiday Special
Wookies go Vaudeville in A Disturbance in the Force
New Bill Would Give Most Texans 12 Weeks Parental Paid Leave
In the words of Cardi B: I got a baby. I need some money. I need cheese for my egg.
Your Field Guide to 80 Essential Acts at SXSW Music
Highlighting the best and buzziest at this year’s Festival
Where Have All the Crypto Bros Gone?
Molly White, Web3’s most visible skeptic, is busy debunking myths about tech before the next bubble
Headlines / Quote of the Week
It’s Getting Hot in Herre (so Cut Off All Your Farms): Drought is hitting local rice farmers hard. Since last summer’s drought, the reservoirs they rely on have been depleted to the point of triggering a cutoff for farmers with “interruptible” water contracts with the Lower Colorado River Authority. Cutoffs that started in 2022 will…
SXSW Music Spotlight: 9m88
Taiwanese jazzy balladeer hopes to shake up the Mandopop market
Review: Austin Playhouse’s Nightbird
Timely treatise on the space between Black America’s past, present, and future
Local Immigration Advocacy Groups Aim to Blunt Right-Wing Proposals at the Lege
Border splurge still splurging
SXSW Music Spotlight: Be Your Own Pet
Singer Jemina Pearl talks reunion and reclamation of her teenage self
Downtown Austin Restaurant Recommendations
Good places to eat in the middle of all the hubbub, bub
Kate the Chemist Says, “Anybody Can Be a Scientist”
Kate the Chemist is on a mission to take over the world
Austin’s Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmer’s markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of March 9, 2023
SXSW Music Spotlight: Blondshell
Stormy rock songwriter time-capsules twentysomething angst
Day Trips: Battleship Texas, Galveston
Historic ship wows Gulf Coast visitors
The Women Nearly Killed by Texas’ Abortion Ban
Fighting for our lives
Flyrite Turns Seven, Fil N’ Viet Approaches Two, H-E-B Quests for the Best, the Van Zandt Brings In Ledesma, Those Garrisons Garner Multigold, and More, More, More
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
Trouble in Paradise: Austin FC Humbled By Haitian Club in Champions League Opener
B-squad belly flops, loses 3-0 to Violette AC
Council Preview: Planning to Plan Transit Station Areas
First step? Calibrating housing access on Project Connect routes
Lawsuit Threatens Council’s Modest Progress on Housing Crisis
Same group that blocked land code rewrite in 2020 is back
Free Stuff to Do at South by Southwest
No badge, no wristband, no problem
The Women Left Behind When Salvation Army’s Downtown Shelter Shutters
With no beds for single women, where will they go?
