Fantastic Fest Review: Fashionista

Crime and madness in Austin's thrift stores

"...Fashionista a thrift-store The Neon Demon. But that's not an insult, or a budgetary commentary. Both fixate on fashion..."

Sept. 27, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Review: Aloys

A grieving detective tries to shake the shackles of loneliness

"...Swiss writer-director Tobias Nölle’s debut feature Aloys weaves in and out of subterranean levels of loneliness in looking for..."

Sept. 25, 2016 Screens Post by Kahron Spearman

Biography of Physical Sensation

A re-creation of a person's sensory experiences that shouldn't be missed

"...Salvage Vanguard Theater, 2803 Manor Rd., 474-7886 www.rubberrep.blogspot.com..."

Oct. 22, 2010 Arts Review by Avimaan Syam

CodeNEXT Wrecks Austin

Or did Austin wreck CodeNEXT?

"...with the first of two public hearings this week. And after six years, three drafts (well, three and a..."

May 25, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Red Guards and the Modern Face of Protest

Agitators, disrupters, or “anarchists,” these masked protesters represent a new resistance

"...It was the C3 and C4 vertebrae – right up top, behind the jaw..."

Feb. 17, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Willful Ignorance

How common is police abuse of force? We don't want to know.

"...On July 26, 2013, Jackson, a 32-year-old black man, unarmed, was shot and killed by an Austin police..."

Feb. 27, 2015 News Feature by Amy Kamp

Football Prophecies

Dick Cheney, Butch Vig, and chicken wings all play a role in Week 7

"...of NFL games. Pigskin prophet Russ Espinoza acquired his clairvoyance at age 9 when he was conked on the..."

Oct. 20, 2012 Sports Post by Russ Espinoza

Revealing Poses

How the Victorians presented themselves to the camera explains a lot about them – and us

"...Posed for photographs, formal and appalled, our great-great-grandparents look touching and a bit hilarious..."

Dec. 14, 2007 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

Life and Work, Light and Dark

How the legacy of Townes Van Zandt more than met its match in 'some dumb New York girl'

"...Tex-Mex-eria as she talks about the New York premiere and national release of Be Here to Love Me, her..."

Dec. 9, 2005 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Unfinished Business at APD?

A Monday public hearing will review a woman's "official oppression"

"...Monday, May 19, the Austin Police Department's citizen review panel will hold a public hearing to review a charge..."

May 16, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Booze, Bad Guys, and Bamboozlement

Analyzing the Stereotype of Detectives and the Bottle

"...The beauty of the detective genre is that you can do with it pretty much as you please. Raymond..."

April 25, 1997 Books Feature by Tom Aiken

Book Reviews

"...Skinny Annie Blues..."

Nov. 15, 1996 Books Feature

Titane

Cannes-winning chaotic drama is a new reflection on body horror

"...Julia Ducournau. Starring: Agathe Rousselle, Vincent Lindon, Nathalie Boyer and Garance Marillier...."

Oct. 1, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Medusa

Brazilian religious/political allegory loses its venomous bite

"...Directed by: Anita Rocha da Silveira. Starring: Mari Oliveira and Lara Tremouroux...."

Aug. 12, 2022 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Fantastic Fest Review: Titane

Cannes-winning chaotic drama is a new reflection on body horror

"...Titane is a dance. Julia Ducournau’s follow up to her..."

Sept. 25, 2021 Screens Post by Jenny Nulf

Sex, Lies, and Katie Folger

The Austin artist on her new show, Getting in Bed With the Pizza Man

"...In the grand history of dating and hookups, there's going to be..."

May 11, 2023 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Blind Spot: Hitler's Secretary

"...Directed by: André Heller and Othmar Schmiderer. If we are to have..."

May 16, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Embrace Your Wipe-Assness

Trolling SXSW Interactive 2006

"...This is tripping me out: Can this be SXSW Interactive? I see more women and..."

March 10, 2006 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Testosterone Rules

Third Place, the 12th annual 'Austin Chronicle' Short Story Contest

"...Ballroom dancing class last night with R. Guess whose idea?..."

Feb. 13, 2004 Books Feature by Ameni Rozsa

Soft & Quiet

Insidious racism becomes a rabid nightmare

"...Directed by: Beth de Araújo. Starring: Olivia Luccardi, Stephanie Estes, Melissa Paulo, Cissy Ly, Eleanore Pienta, Dana Millican..."

Nov. 4, 2022 Movie Review by Rod Machen

The Luv Doc: Love Is Blind

When you make a presentation you should have some visual aids

"...of everyone in our friend group. He has terrible manners, bad hygiene, he drinks too much, is regularly unemployed,..."

Nov. 8, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

Austin Author Chandler Baker Talks About Creating a Novel for the #MeToo Movement

Writer of Whisper Network offers a healthy dose of righteous indignation

"...This is the best and worst possible moment for women to be heard regarding..."

July 26, 2019 Arts Feature by M. Brianna Stallings

Charlie Says

Manson Family drama place society's treatment of guilt and contrition in the dock

"...Directed by: Mary Harron. Starring: Hannah Murray, Matt Smith, Sosie Bacon, Marianne Rendón, Merritt Wever,..."

Aug. 16, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest First Wave Hits Hard

Stephen King adaptations, Arabic cinema, and Three Billboards

"...oddities; from the Arabic world to the rust belt; and from raucous laughs to nerve-jangling terror, the first wave..."

Aug. 8, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Exploring the "Other"

Ben Wolfe on the risks of going native in The Explorers Club

"...character named Luigi, a shirtless warrior covered in blue and white paint, sporting a flamboyant mohawk, and speaking gibberish...."

April 20, 2016 Arts Post by Shanon Weaver

Will Anybody Ever Love Neal Medlyn?

For vulnerable performer Neal Medlyn, Dork = Cool.

"..."I know who I am and I am willing to declare myself to the world...."

Dec. 29, 2000 Arts Feature by Ada Calhoun

Smart Women, Dangerous Men

Dracula and Fur Tempt Females With the Dark Side

"...The cast of Fur: (l to r) Elaine Williams, Stephanie Swenson, Martin Burke Women pine for him. Still, he..."

Oct. 17, 1997 Arts Feature by Adrienne Martini

Girls Gone Geek

Weird Girls is an Austin-based website and YouTube channel dedicated to all things geeky, but from a female perspective

"...Call Danni Danger a weird girl, and she'll probably take it..."

May 23, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Lauryn Paige Fuller Story

Eighteen-year-old Donald Scott Fuller was brutally murdered last year. Jordan Smith explores

"...outside it feels like spring. The sky is clear and bright, and there is a south wind whisking through..."

Feb. 18, 2000 Features Feature by Jordan Smith

SXSW Film Adds Midnighters and More

Horror lineup announced, plus shorts and more

"...SXSW Film Festival staff received about 1,500 narrative features and 1,000 documentaries, and narrowed that down to about 150..."

Feb. 9, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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