A Tale of Two Sisters

Dread and mystery are the hallmarks of this South Korean psychological thriller.

"...Directed by: Kim Jee-woon. Starring: Kim Kap-su, Yum Jung-ah, Lim Su-jeong and Mun Geun-yeong...."

March 11, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

What a Piece of Work Is Woman!

After four centuries of being berated, belittled, betrayed, bullied, battered, and butchered by the men in Shakespeare's plays, the women have had enough. They're ready to speak out, to give Will a piece of their minds. And in playwright Susan Kelso's Roses and Thistles, they do just that.

"...Ah, Shakespeare: Immortal Bard of Avon. England's finest poet. Playwright..."

Feb. 23, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Savior of the Soul

"...Directed by: Corey Yuen-Kwai and David Lai. Starring: Andy Lau Tak-Wah, Anitia Mui..."

Oct. 11, 1996 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Mary Queen of Scots

Period drama has no sense of history

"...Directed by: Josie Rourke. Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Margot Robbie, Jack Lowden, Joe Alwyn, Gemma..."

Dec. 14, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

AFS Cinema Announces Reopening Date, First Lineup of Films

The arthouse mecca brings new titles, immortal classics

"...Mark your calendar: July 15. AFS Cinema, the two-screen theatre..."

June 9, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Scenes From a Creative Partnership

The Austin Film Society presents the films of Ingmar Bergman and Liv Ullmann in its new series

"...This July, the Austin Film Society celebrates the collaboration between one of the..."

June 27, 2014 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

Sister of Shattering Glass

A new supernatural thriller spills out, live, through your phone

"...Listen: Two girls are trapped in a great secret maze that..."

Feb. 8, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

A Whole Lotta Lava Going On

Winter/Spring Movie Sneaks

"......"

Feb. 14, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Kubo and the Two Strings

Sublime animated movie is disguised as kids' fare

"...Directed by: Travis Knight...."

Aug. 19, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Crime Month: A Chron "Crime" Playlist

Hit after hit, for your next hit

"...Seeing as July is Crime Month at the Chronicle, it only..."

July 16, 2019 Arts Post by M. Brianna Stallings

A Contemporary Prometheus in The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster

Bomani J. Story retells Frankenstein as a Black horror

"...Death is a disease. At least, that’s how the heroine..."

March 11, 2023 Screens Post by Dex Wesley Parra

DVDanger: 'Byzantium,' 'Kiss of the Damned,' 'Nosferatu,' 'Aeon: The Last Vampyre on Earth'

Time for a real vampire weekend

"...There are two kinds of vampire. Sexy and pained, or a..."

Nov. 17, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Macbeth's Myriad of Misfortunes

The Scottish Play – still cursed after all these years

"...Having two separate productions of Macbeth running in Austin this..."

Nov. 2, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

A’lante Flamenco’s Juana: First (I) Dream

The dramas of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz were perfectly expressed through the language of flamenco

"...It was a furious, delirious beginning: Olivia Chacón's heels hammering the..."

Jan. 12, 2018 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

The Flesh and the Faith of 'We Are What We Are'

Director Jim Mickle on remakes, religion, and America's dark history

"...When director Jim Mickle eviscerated vampire tropes with 2010's Stake Land, horror fans lauded..."

Oct. 12, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

To Ancient Troy (By Way of Denver)

Ancient Greece and modern Denver may seem an incongruous pairing, but in the new Greek epic Tantalus, produced by the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, they prove a striking fit, creating a work that's heroic.

"...Just before 10am -- ancient Greece and modern Denver. The two locales..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin's Comic Strippers: Part of the Big Picture

Divya Srinivasan

"...Would you pay $100 for a piece of your own art? Divya..."

May 12, 1995 Books Feature

Marjorie Baumgarten’s Top 10 Films of 2018

"...1) Roma..."

Dec. 28, 2018 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Geezerville Mixtape

More of the best of 2008

"...Here’s one last look back at 2008 in the form of a..."

Jan. 14, 2009 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

A Chip off the Auld Sod

Off the Bookshelf

"...One of the nice things about freelancing as opposed to being..."

Oct. 24, 1997 Books Review

Best of Print 1995

Words: Printed, Spoken, and Painted

"...1995. It wasn't the best year in book publishing: Martin Amis -..."

Jan. 5, 1996 Books Feature

The Uninvited

A generic creeper that does nothing to improve upon the South Korean original.

"...Directed by: Thomas Guard and Charles Guard. Starring: Emily Browning, Arielle Kebbel,..."

Feb. 6, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Good, the Bad, the Weird

This rollicking South Korean film mines the traditional Western genre and infuses it with fresh, frequently hilarious life.

"...Directed by: Kim Jee-woon. Starring: Lee Byung-hun, Song Kang-ho and Jung Woo-sung. The summer..."

April 30, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fire

"...Directed by: Deepa Mehta. Starring: Shabana Azmi, Nandita Das, Ranjit Chowdhry, Kulbushan..."

Nov. 7, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

I Saw the Devil

A serial killer meets his match – and then some – in this nasty revenge drama from South Korea that's nevertheless executed with superlative style and wit.

"...Directed by: Kim Jee-woon. Starring: Lee Byung-hun, Choi Min-sik, Chun Kook-haun, Chun Ho-jin, Oh..."

March 25, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Mission to Mars

"...Directed by: Brian De Palma. Starring: Jill Teed, Elise Neal, Tim Robbins,..."

March 10, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance

South Korean horror cultist Park Chan-wook's 2002 film is the opening freshet in his bloody cinematic triptych; it’s also a finely wrought and emotionally complex film of surpassing, stylized beauty.

"...Directed by: Park Chan-wook. Starring: Shin Ha-kyun, Song Kang-ho, Bae Du-na and..."

Sept. 9, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Eye

In this Hong Kong horror remake, Jessica Alba stars as a blind violinist whose cure turns out to be worse than the disease.

"...Directed by: David Moreau and Xavier Palud. Starring: Jessica Alba, Alessandro Nivola,..."

Feb. 8, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

From the Vaults: Ahnuld's Director's American Debut

Looking back at our Q&A with 'Last Stand' director Kim Jee-woon

"...When the Chronicle spoke with South Korean filmmaker Kim Jee-woon in 2011, he expressed a desire..."

Jan. 19, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Fantastic Fest: The Good, the Bad, and the Nacho

Fantastic Fest

"...It's Sunday afternoon and we feel like we got punched by..."

Sept. 21, 2008 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

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