Anatomy of a Fall

French courtroom drama shows the truth of people is always complex

"...Directed by: Justine Triet. Starring: Sandra Hüller, Swann Arlaud, Milo Machado Graner, Samuel Theis,..."

Oct. 20, 2023 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Navigating Puberty, Talking to God, and Bringing Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret to the Screen

Edge of Seventeen director, Kelly Fremon Craig, on adapting Judy Blume's YA classic

"...Back before smartphones and social media, Judy Blume guided girls..."

April 28, 2023 Screens Feature by Joelle DiPaolo

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re playing

"...Drive-In Concerts ATX..."

May 15, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

A War on Passivity: Rick Alverson and Tye Sheridan Climb The Mountain

The confrontational director challenges audiences to work once again

"..."Bloated, pacified bodies, fed on a steady diet of anasthesia."..."

Aug. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

ATX TV Fest Recap: Flipping the Script on TV’s Male POV

Writers and directors on reclaiming and centering the female gaze

"...If the male gaze seeks to depict women as objects, then the..."

June 11, 2019 Screens Post by Beth Sullivan

Finding The Wrong Todd at Other Worlds Austin

Rob Schulbaum sees double in his new film

"...The old adage of "write what you know" may seem tough to..."

Dec. 7, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Life of a Search and Rescue Drone Pioneer

How retired Air Force medic Gene Robinson found new purpose looking for missing persons

"...Back in 2004, when aerial drones were still synonymous with..."

Nov. 23, 2018 News Feature by Cat Cardenas

Austin Animator Eric Power Slices and Dices

Collage and stop-motion come together in his homemade epic Path of Blood

"...In Eric Power's cupboard, there's a bag marked "Ninja Guts." It's part of..."

April 20, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Five Recommended Arts Events This Weekend

Fear not, citizen! We’ll shield you against that mofo of a FOMO!

"...So much to do in this town, yes, and your reporter never even considers the regular music scene...."

Feb. 2, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Flatliners

This reboot is dead on arrival

"...Directed by: Niels Arden Oplev. Starring: Ellen Page, Diego Luna, Nina Dobrev, James..."

Oct. 6, 2017 Movie Review by Danielle White

Fantastic Fest First Wave Hits Hard

Stephen King adaptations, Arabic cinema, and Three Billboards

"...From world premieres to archive oddities; from the Arabic world to the rust belt;..."

Aug. 8, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Willard

1970s rat insanity and its sequel, plus Catfight

"...Name a film that isn't automatically made weirder adding Crispin..."

July 29, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Remembering the Classics

Texas Film Hall of Famer Michael Barker reflects on Austin's film scene

"...Michael Barker would like to clarify a myth about himself...."

March 4, 2016 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

We're the Millers

This Jennifer Aniston and Jason Sudeikis comedy shows some sweetly crude family values.

"...Directed by: Rawson Marshall Thurber. Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Jason Sudeikis, Emma Roberts,..."

Aug. 2, 2013 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Book Review: 'Golden Boy'

Abigail Tarttelin's intersex novel is blissfully mainstream

"...Max Walker, the 16-year-old protagonist of Abigail Tarttelin’s Golden Boy..."

May 21, 2013 Books Post by Jeanne Thornton

Saul Bass Like You've Never Seen Him Before

Alamo hosts rare screening of title designer's directorial work

"...What do the opening credits of Hitchcock’s Vertigo, the theatrical..."

Nov. 30, 2012 Screens Post by Eli Black

Blood on Texas' Hands

A new Columbia Law Review article demonstrates how the state may have executed an innocent man

"...It's been 23 years since Carlos De Luna was executed by lethal injection..."

May 18, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Did Texas Execute an Innocent Man?

A new law review article raises questions about the Carlos De Luna case

"...It’s been 23 years since Carlos De Luna was executed by lethal injection..."

May 15, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

Confessions of a Mind on Overdrive

Troy Dillinger has so much to give

"...You can call Troy Dillinger a lot of things – boisterous,..."

Feb. 24, 2012 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Saul Bass: A Life in Film & Design

Gift Guide: Coffeetable Saul Bass

"...Saul Bass: A Life in Film & Designby Jennifer Bass..."

Dec. 2, 2011 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Letting the Monster Out of the Box

Did Spalding Gray have any secrets left for his journal?

"...It's hard to believe there was ever a time when getting..."

Oct. 21, 2011 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

The Science of Injustice

Capital murder case highlights Texas courts' resistance to physical evidence

"...On Jan. 2, 1999, Daniel Raglind was searching a section of..."

Aug. 19, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Anatomy of a Scene

New York and No Wave in Blank City

"..."I feel like our lives were movies," says Deborah Harry at the beginning of Blank City, first-time..."

July 1, 2011 Screens Feature by Cindy Widner

TV Eye

In praise of TV that takes its time

"...All right, I admit it. I am entertained by soapy..."

April 1, 2011 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

A Parliament of Experts

Did 'expert testimony' convict an innocent woman of murder?

"...Jan. 30, 2003, was supposed to be a day off..."

Feb. 4, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Anatomy of a Gay Bashing, Part 2

More of the story of the Christmas night gay bashing

"...Bobby Beltran and a friend were attacked on Christmas night in..."

Dec. 30, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Don't Let Me Fall

One ancient, cracked 45 opens the doors to the church of the Relatives

"...It's 104 degrees, and the ice cream truck is stalled. Kids run around..."

Oct. 1, 2010 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Thursday Picks & Sleepers

Blurbing SXSW 2010

"...THURSDAY PICKS..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

Sex, Thugs, and Thanatos

The mad, bad bounty of Fantastic Fest 2009

"...Let me put this plain and true, and then make of me what you..."

Sept. 25, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Letters at 3AM

Anthony Powell is the least known of the greatest 20th century novelists

"...Is it frightening or comforting that what Robert Burton wrote in 1621's The Anatomy of..."

June 5, 2009 Column by Michael Ventura

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