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Experts on What to Do if You Come Face-to-Face With an Alien
Put up your dukes or extend a hand?
SXSW Film Review: Civil War
Alex Garland enters the battlefield of combat zone journalism
SXSW Film Review: Arcadian
Nic Cage plays protective father in this creature feature
SXSW Panel Discusses Promoting DEI in the Workplace
In challenging times, supporting diversity is more critical than ever
Can Museums Solve America’s Education Inequality Problem?
SXSW panelists discuss the power of public spaces
SXSW Film Review: Hood Witch
Modern-day witch hunt set in Paris needs fine-tuning
TENGGER, Bar Italia, LAIR, and More Reviews From Wednesday of SXSW
Hump day’s most memorable music fest moments
SXSW Film Review: Omni Loop
Woman stuck in time reckons with life choices
SXSW Film & TV Festival Announces Jury & Special Awards
Bob Trevino Likes It, Grand Theft Hamlet win top prizes
SXSW Film Review: Cheech and Chong’s Last Movie
The stoner comedian duo has come a long way, man
SXSW Film Review: Mogwai: If the Stars Had a Sound
Band doc ends up being breathtaking look at community building
SXSW Film Review: An Army of Women
Rousing doc about survivors is a potent call to action
Ryan Gosling Is a Lot More Than Just Ken in SXSW Headliner The Fall Guy
The year’s best rom-com is also the year’s best action comedy
Teezo Touchdown, Arny Margret, and More Reviews From Tuesday of SXSW
Standout sets to kick off the big music week
SXSW Film Review: Immaculate
Nun horror delivers decent scares, but gets in its own way
SXSW Film Review: I Wish You All the Best
Nonbinary teen leads coming-of-age family drama
SXSW Responds to Artist Dropouts Following Tweet From Greg Abbott
Governor tells protesting bands “Bye. Don’t come back.”
SXSW Film Review: Ben and Suzanne, A Reunion in 4 Parts
Rom-com spotlights a slowly unraveling relationship
SXSW Film Review: The Uninvited
A Hollywood garden party unearths certain truths
Book Bans Get Pushback at SXSW
“We’re organizing around this because who else is doing it?”
SXSW Film Review: The Truth vs. Alex Jones
Doc follows families taking on conspiracy theorist
Texas String Assembly Bassist Barred From In-Airport Performance Because His Name Matched “Known Terrorist”
Momin Ahmad was denied entry by TSA
Experts at SXSW Ponder AI and the “Future of Truth”
Will the tech go the same destructive route as social media?
Dev Patel’s Monkey Man Crushes at SXSW Premiere
Brutal action is star’s promising directorial debut
At SXSW Austin City Limits Reflects on 50 Years
The longest-running music TV show maintains “underdog” authenticity
SXSW Film Review: Dory Previn: On My Way To Where
A songwriter like no other gets an intriguing portrait
SXSW Film Review: Clemente
Baseball doc shines a light on a small-market superstar
SXSW Film Review: Azrael
The left behind navigate a supernatural horror
SXSW Sent Cease-and-Desist Letter to Organization Leading Army Sponsorship Protest
Festival claims activists infringed on trademark rights
SXSW Film Review: Whatever It Takes
A cyberstalking whodunit with a corporate twist
SXSW Film Review: Wakhri
Pakistani teacher turned star faces violent backlash
SXSW Film Review: Grand Theft Hamlet
“To be or not to be” in a virtual reality mid-pandemic? Fantastic.
SXSW Film Review: Kryptic
Goopy creature feature is a muddled take on self-discovery
SXSW Panel Combines Brain and Computer Power Through Neurotech
The future is here and kinda terrifying
SXSW Film Review: Faders Up: The John Aielli Experience
Longtime host of Eklektikos, first-time documentary
SXSW Film Review: The Antisocial Network
Dispiriting doc probes “insurrection for the lulz”
SXSW Film Review: We’re All Gonna Die
Sci-fi romance balances humor and grieving
From Star Wars to Magpie, Daisy Ridley Traces an Eclectic Career in SXSW Session
The actress discusses the pleasures of producing
30 Breakout Music Acts to See in Austin This Week
Your guide to SXSW’s buzziest artists, both official and unofficial
Selena Gomez Sparks Mental Health Conversation at SXSW
The star talks embracing treatment, Girl, Interrupted, and a new app
SXSW Film Review: How Music Got Free
Does what it says on the tin, to a point
SXSW Film Review: Resynator
A daughter gets to know her late dad through his invention
SXSW Film Review: Y2K
Stoner disaster-comedy banks on 90s nostalgia
Mike Judge and Cast on the Impact of Office Space 25 Years On
SXSW panel celebrates the cult comedy that refuses to quit
SXSW Film Review
We need more raunchy female friendship films like this
SXSW Panelists Talk LGBTQ+ Activism and Power
Struggles and hopes in the fight for queer rights
SXSW Film Review: The Black Sea
Charming experimental debut blends improv and travelogue
SXSW Film Review: The In Between
Intimate doc captures life, loss on the U.S.-Mexico border
Advocates, Researchers Detail the Damage Being Done by Crisis Pregnancy Centers
SXSW panelists urge it’s time to “dismantle, defund” CPCs
SXSW Film Review: Hunting Daze
Midnighter is an unpleasant nightmare of toxic masculinity
SXSW Film Review: My Dead Friend Zoe
A veteran processes her grief in emotional dark comedy
SXSW Film Review: Bob Trevino Likes It
Barbie Ferreira shines in charming film about chosen family
SXSW Film Review: We Can Be Heroes
Cheering doc about summer camp for the awkward and adventurous
SXSW Film Review: We Strangers
Surreal psychodrama follows a grifting maid getting her due
SXSW Film Review: The Queen of My Dreams
Moving family dramedy jumps between Pakistan and Canada
Play’s the Thing in Grand Theft Hamlet
Pinny Grylls and Sam Crane take arms against a sea of virtual troubles
SXSW Film Review: Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted
An endearing portrait of the R&B/country/etc. musician
SXSW Film Review: Cold Wallet
A well-cast thriller about crypto and its discontents
Short and Sweet: Los Mosquitos
A different look at the migrant experience outside of politics
SXSW Panel Recap: Teens, Screens & Wellbeing: Youth in the Digital Age
How can adults support teens in a digital world?
Can Reviving Extinct Species Slow Climate Change?
SXSW panel explores the science of de-extinction
SXSW Film Review: Mamifera
At 40, Lola navigates unexpected pregnancy and decisions
Exclusive: Inside the Soundscape of “The Imaginary Friend”
VR project makes North American debut at South by Southwest
SXSW Film Review: Secret Mall Apartment
Profound documentary is more than just a strange story
SXSW Film Review: Road House
Eighties classic gets a rock ’em, sock ’em remake
SXSW Film Review: Oddity
A wickedly fun blend of melodrama and horror
SXSW Panel Explores the Health Care Crisis in a Post-Roe America
Reproductive rights activists talk speaking out
SXSW Film Review: Stormy
Doc explores life in the eye of Hurricane Trump
SXSW Film Review: A House Is Not a Disco
Portrait of the Pines on Fire Island moves and shakes
On SXSW Day 1, Protesters Condemn Army and Defense Sponsorship
Artists continue to drop out of the Fest in response
SXSW Film Review: We Were Dangerous
Reform-school girls break the rules
SXSW TV Review: 3 Body Problem
Acclaimed sci-fi story opens the fest’s TV portion
SXSW Panel Recap: The First CRISPR Foods Have Arrived
Ready or not, more resilient food through DNA altering is here
SXSW Panel Finds Families Struggling to Make Ends Meet in Different Ways Across America
Mayors meet in Austin to discuss the affordability problem
“Lie Detectives” SXSW Panel Tackles Political Disinformation Ahead of Election
Katie Harbath and Sasha Issenberg share political insights
SXSW Film Review: The Hobby
Setting the table for a new era of board gamers
Emulating the Eighties in Dead Mail
Kyle McConaghy and Joe DeBoer synthesize tragic horror for SXSW
The Ties That Bind in Things Will Be Different
Michael Felker’s temporal noir is all about friends and family
Short and Sweet: The Passing
Ivete Lucas and Patrick Bresnan take a tender look at a vet’s work
Here’s How Art Acevedo’s Hiring and Ultimate Refusal Played Out
Timeline: how city hall insiders communicated with Acevedo
Gaami
Telugu language epic set in the Himalayas.
Kung Fu Panda 4
The titular Dragon Warrior searches for his replacement
Imaginary
Blumhouse supernatural horror imagines a world where our stuffies are out to kill
Cabrini
Biopic of Catholic missionary Francesca Cabrini, from the director of Sound of Freedom.
Accidental Texan
Familiar but heartwarming story of a city slicker who gets stuck in a small town
Bhimaa
Telugu language fantasy action film.
Shaitaan
A family is terrorized in this Hindi language film
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, March 8-14
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Abbott Getting What He Wants: Gov. Greg Abbott vowed political revenge against fellow Republicans in the Texas House after two dozen of them joined Democrats in last year’s legislative session to tank his school voucher proposal. To that end, Abbott contributed millions to pro-school choice candidates and incumbents in 30 House races for the March…
The Horror of Found Things in Oddity
Writer/director Damian McCarthy builds a cinematic cabinet of curiosities
Restaurant Review: Bureau de Poste
Chef Jo Chan delivers delicious cuisine in former Hyde Park post office
Sunny Day Real Estate’s Dan Hoerner on 30 Years of Diary
Guitarist Dan Hoerner discusses the emo originators’ modus operandi
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Peanuts are not part of an elephant’s daily diet, either in the wild or in human care. Every year, the world consumes about 80 billion new pieces of clothing. Giovanni Caselli (1815-1891) invented the pantelegraph, the world’s first facsimile machine. It was capable of transmitting sketches and handwritten words over telegraph wires using non-conductive ink…
SXSW Interview: UK Art-Rockers Dry Cleaning Make Up for Lost Time
Upon 4AD reissue of fully formed 2018 debut EPs
Nothing Is Off-Limits for Comedian Gianmarco Soresi
The New Yorker isn’t afraid to make himself the punchline
Five Established Music Acts Headed to SXSW
Alongside our interviews with incoming heavyweights Sunny Day Real Estate and Dry Cleaning (at right), here’s five more major artists headed to South by Southwest Music, which lands in Austin March 11-16. Bootsy Collins Friday 15, 4pm, Lady Bird Lake From foundational collaborations with James Brown and Parliament-Funkadelic to recent appearances on records by Silk…
Day Trips: Pecan Grove Store, Fredericksburg
Belly up to the bar for a Dino Burger
The Verde Report: Scoring Goals the Focus as Austin FC Returns Home
El Tree looks for redemption in Saturday’s face-off with St. Louis City
Behind Two of SXSW Music’s Biggest Free Lineups
After the pandemic washed out quite a few prior activations in the two-year festival gap, South by Southwest – with music-focused dates stretching March 11-16 – has developed some new marquee concert events. Alongside the return of events from Audible, Billboard, Porsche, and beyond, second-year mini-fests from Rolling Stone and Jaded offer particularly notable free,…
The Off Beat: The Four Horsemen of the SXSW Music-pocalypse
Did you hear that? As globe-trotting suits confirm their hotel reservations, Austin’s most music-loving, hard-partying locals let out a collective, temple-rubbing sigh. For all the stress South by Southwest guarantees, the world’s biggest musical convergence offers a plethora of free, and badge only, musical riches. It’s a lot to pore over (see this week’s special…
South by Gay-west
The official unofficial SXSW recommendations for your queer Austin experience
Qmmunity: Self Care by Southwest
Is taking care of yourself the latest development in human technologies?
South by Psychedelics
Psychoactive substance research gets a spotlight at this year’s festival
Free Stuff to Do at SXSW 2024
Party at the post-apocalypse, smell good doing it
Total Solar Eclipse to Draw Crowds of Tourists to Town
The once-in-a-lifetime darkness is coming to Central Texas
Experts at SXSW Debate if AI Will Save Us … or Destroy Us
Scads of panels ponder a rosy or bleak future
Independent Coffee Shops for a Festival Refuel
Seven artisanal java houses worth checking out
YouTube Music Workers Laid Off in Possible Retaliation for Organizing
City Council lends support
SXSW Panels Explore What’s Next for Sustainable Food
How to transition from “eco-depressed” to “making regenerative living sexy”
The 5 Iconic Austin Beers You Cannot Miss at SXSW
You’re here; you might as well drink like a local
Despite Being Vastly Outspent by Challenger, José Garza’s Progressive Message Still Has Austin’s Support
After winning primary in a landslide, Garza is certain to win reelection
SXSW Explores the Progressive Power of Ballot Measures
Organizers from different states discuss letting the voters decide on issues like abortion
An Allergy-Friendly Guide to Eating at South by Southwest
Keep filled up and fueled up during the festival without risking your health
Travis County Election Results by the Numbers
Get the data for your local primary races
Falling for The Fall Guy and the Joy of Practical Stunts
Powerhouse moviemaking couple David Leitch and Kelly McCormick team up with Ryan Gosling
Parks, Gardens, Pisces, and More Arts Events for the Week
Get out and get arty, away from the SXSW crowds
The Monstrous Bonds of Sasquatch Sunset
The Zellner bros. find actions speak louder than words in their cryptid family drama
The Rodeo, a Pet Pfest, Country Dance, and More Community Events
Hit the town with these non-SXSW events
The Perils of Immortal Passion in Timestalker
Alice Lowe finds the fool in her comedic take on time-crossed lovers
Visual Arts Review: Malou Flato: “Greatest Hits”
Texas nature artist presents a garden of vegetal delights at Davis Gallery
Hardcore for a Cause, Gary Clark Jr., and More Crucial Concerts
Recommended shows for the coming week
An Army of Women Tells the Story of a Criminal Justice Crusade in Austin
Julie Lunde Lillesæter shines a light on the women who made Austin a better place for rape survivors
The Luv Doc: Smells Like Gold Bond
Wear something extra sexy … with a plunging neckline
Sherine Thomas Unseats Incumbent in Family-Focused 353rd Court, Takes On Backlog
She aims to have streamlined court processes in the first six months
SXSW Documentary Goes Inside the Eclectic World of John Aielli
The spirit of radio lives in Faders Up: The John Aielli Experience
Opinion: We Need a Ceasefire Now
Anti-Palestinian violence is not “on the other side of the globe.” It’s here in Austin, too.
Tanisa Jeffers Wins Big in JP5 Contest
She will lead county’s main evictions court
South By Memories
Austin filmmakers recall some of their most memorable moments at the hometown festival
At Besame Mucho, a Latin Music Capital Por Nosotros
Inside the all-star, 84-band, Spanish-language spectacle
Cactus Lee, Nemegata, Font, Grace Sorensen Set for the Chronicle’s Hair of the 3-Legged Dog Party
Freebie springtime standby returns to Hotel Vegas March 15
