The Insult

Lebanon's internecine crises as courtroom drama

"...through as the case grips the nation and incites all-out violence. Like much of what takes place in the..."

Feb. 2, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Unleashes Massive Film List

High-concept horror A Quiet Place to open fest

"...categories (the late night chills of the Midnighters, plus all the shorts, always arrive a little later), with includes..."

Jan. 31, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Small Town Crime

John Hawkes hits the bottle and the case as a modern day detective on the trail for redemption

"...his white picket fence. His lack of surprise shows that ex-cop Mike Kendall is OK with hitting rock bottom...."

Jan. 19, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

More From Adler

Incumbent Steve Adler on Austin progress, challenges, 2018 campaign

"...On Sunday afternoon, Mayor Steve Adler formally initiated his 2018 re-election campaign at Saengerrunde Hall. The..."

Jan. 18, 2018 News Post by Michael King

Gay Place

The Return of Homo Arigato

"...remember their events at Alamo Drafthouse, but the series stalled out after a staff change last spring coincided with..."

Jan. 12, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

Between Two Worlds

Redefining identity in Your Way Back to Me

"...merging their personal and professional lives, Dietz's documentary intimately follows Sheridan's journey through grief, while she also navigates her..."

Jan. 12, 2018 Screens Feature by Beth Sullivan

“Practical Acts of Perception” at grayDUCK Gallery

Cande Aguilar, Jorge Purón, and Mauricio Sáenz challenge what we see through sihfts in scale and proportion

"...then blue, green, yellow, red. Better, go to grayDUCK Gallery while they are still showing "Practical Acts of Perception."..."

Jan. 12, 2018 Arts Review by Melany Jean

Playback: Strike Up the Bond

Can the City finally save endangered clubs? Plus J.J. Offender obit and an Austin Music Poll plug.

"...ago – long after announcement of the ambitious Omnibus fix-all, and long before the subsequent fumbling of venue-friendly policy..."

Jan. 12, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: The First Hit’s Free (Week)

Free Week, free rides, and freeing your mind!

"...spills into Barracuda, transformed into a psychedelic disco by hallucinogenic projections and dangly ceiling things. Lung Letters vocalist Jeremy..."

Jan. 5, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Joe O’Connell’s Top Reads of 2017

These three novels and one memoir are all memorable for the ways they plumb the depths and mysteries of memory

"...dreams," Dan Chaon writes in his novel Ill Will (Ballan­tine), my favorite book of 2017. I sent Chaon a..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Arts Feature by Joe O'Connell

Rosalind Faires’ Top Reads of 2017

Uncovering literary gems in areas such as historical fantasy, suburbia melancholia, female-centric speculative fiction, and more

"...Celeste Ng's exploration of the intricate quandaries of motherhood follows the arrival of a photographer and her daughter to..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

Holiday Viewing: Silent Night, Deadly Night

When your Christmas nightmares come true

"...Christmas in Connecticut, Elf, some Downton Abbey drivel, it’s all good, right? But here’s where the rubber meets the..."

Dec. 23, 2017 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Meet Our Revolution’s New Class of Bernie Spin-Offs

Can they turn Texas blue?

"...That's La'Shadion Shemwell, elected in June to the McKin­ney City..."

Dec. 22, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Ferdinand

A beloved children's book gets a mediocre screen adaptation

"...classic and expands it into a brightly hued and sporadically amusing mediocrity. Blue Sky’s track record thus far has..."

Dec. 15, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

2018 Primary Election Filing Time

And the candidates are ...

"...partisan primary came and went on Monday night, meaning that what follows amounts to the full lot of who..."

Dec. 15, 2017 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

The Return of Jack Wilson

New video precedes long deferred third LP

"...scribe Jim Caligiuri – long reputed as both an ally and executioner for Austin singer-songwriters given his no-holds-barred honesty..."

Dec. 12, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Blade of the Immortal

More blood-splattered samurai action from the Japanese master

"...inevitably has to make some changes and sacrifices. After all, it would be impossible to boil down Hiroaki Samura’s..."

Dec. 1, 2017 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Esther's Follies: The Laughs, the Gossip, and the Story Behind Texas' Most Celebrated Comedy Troupe

In his history of Esther's Follies, author Jesse Sublett follows the flow of four decades of frivolity

"...in the storied early years, was Ruth Carter Stapleton. That name may not mean much today, especially for folks..."

Dec. 1, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Gay Place

Celebrate the living while remembering those we've lost

"...Members of Austin's trans, nonbinary, and genderqueer communities (and allies) will again descend on City Hall on Monday for..."

Nov. 17, 2017 Column by Sarah Marloff

Soccer Watch

"...whole thing. Repeated emails to FIFA, asking "WHY??," in all caps, have gone unreturned, and there seems little left..."

Nov. 17, 2017 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro

Mary Moody Northen Theatre's ANON(ymous)

At St. Edward's, this reworking of Homer's Odyssey gives names to the nameless in today's immigrant crisis

"...Odysseus bests a ravenous Cyclops by telling the monster that his name is "Nobody." Then, when the one-eyed villain..."

Nov. 17, 2017 Arts Review by T. Lynn Mikeska

Gay Place

The community mourns the loss of Monica Loera and Ceci Gratias

"...rows and rows of seats helped convince the jury that Monica deserved justice. This weekend, we're once again asking..."

Nov. 10, 2017 Column by Sarah Marloff

Wonderstruck

Two lives intertwine across time in the latest from Todd Haynes

"...thing to behold, even if it seems at times that the parts don’t quite add up to the whole...."

Nov. 3, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

With a History Like That …

The Austin Polish Film Festival delves into the country's complicated past

"...Pre-APFF, those who, if they thought about it at all, likely free-associated Polish film with just a few iconic..."

Nov. 3, 2017 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Gay Place

Lots of worthy FUNdraisers this week

"...with an extra-glitzy gala at Fair Market. They're going all out this year (bigger space, fancier attires, same great..."

Nov. 3, 2017 Column by Sarah Marloff

Butler Opera Center's Così fan tutte

This production brings Mozart's test of female fidelity into the modern world of Tinder and high finance

"...commencement of the Age of Enlightenment (though not one that included gender equality) – translates as "Such Are All..."

Nov. 3, 2017 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

Tillie Walden: Talking Comics

"If it was torture, I’d’ve given up by now.”

"...Tillie Walden, that Ignatz-winning author of the new graphic novel Spinning, will..."

Nov. 1, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin Asian American Film Festival Announces Full Lineup

The four-day festival drops 11 feature films and even more shorts

"...their loot from the crooked cops who stole it. Essentially an act of provocation, Alipato is garish and electric..."

Oct. 31, 2017 Screens Post by Reanna Zuniga

78/52

An effusive doc on the shower scene from Psycho

"...Hitchcock’s Psycho upon its initial release back in the fall of 1960, before the rest of the world had..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Your Weekend in Film

Partner up to switch things up

"...Two (or more) minds are better than one, as all the new releases landing in theatres this weekend will..."

Oct. 6, 2017 Screens Post by The Screens Staff

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