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A widow’s blind date goes off the rails when an anonymous caller begins terrorizing her

"...widow’s blind date goes off the rails when an anonymous caller begins terrorizing her. Read Richard Whittaker's interview with..."

April 11, 2025 Movie Review

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest

"...being irritated and then terrorized by a series of anonymous drops to her phone. Cast: Meghann Fahy, Brandon Sklenar,..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Wicked Little Letters

Poison pen letters tear a seaside community apart in post-WWI England

"...week” begins one of the poison pen letters sent anonymously in this historical curio inspired by true events –..."

April 5, 2024 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Disappearance of Shere Hite

Restoring the reputation of the sexologist and researcher

"...Similarly, there is narration of the answers by anonymous women and men surveyed by Hite. Their voices carry..."

Dec. 1, 2023 Movie Review by Alejandra Martinez

A Band Called Ma’s Slow Burn and Five More Songs From Austin Artists

New music picks from Ifé Neuro, Kydd Jones, Fuvk, and more

"...a long way since Fuvk's humble beginnings as an anonymous "personal journal," but her ever-endearing lovestruck yearnings still take..."

Aug. 11, 2023 Music Column by Elizabeth Braaten

Carmen

Did Bizet's classic tragic opera need a soft reboot?

"...actually shot in Australia, an effective dupe for the anonymous American landscape of deserts and highways Carmen and Aidan..."

July 7, 2023 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Deborah O'Keefe of Jason & Deb Sues 101X Owners Waterloo Media

Lawsuit alleges misogyny and discrimination by owner Bob Sinclair, station countersues

"...Regarding accusations made by O'Keefe, an anonymous former Waterloo employee told the Chronicle that they have..."

Jan. 27, 2023 Music Feature by Julian Towers

Nanny

Eerie migrant drama is an intriguing addition to Black horror

"...as this movie offers, it feels like a woefully anonymous amalgamation of other vaguely artsy, genre-film-adjacent psychological thriller fare..."

Dec. 2, 2022 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

There There

Mumblecore pioneer innovates again with his pandemicless pandemic film

"...on a downbeat, Taylor meets up with her Alcoholics Anonymous sponsor (LaGanga) at a coffee shop. LaGanga then takes..."

Nov. 25, 2022 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Halloween Ends

Jamie Lee Curtis stars in her umpteenth face-off with a retirement-age Michael Myers

"...action. Instead of getting lost to a horde of anonymous townspeople, Laurie and granddaughter Allyson (Matichak) are more properly..."

Oct. 21, 2022 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

TÁR

Cate Blanchett proves herself a maestro in this furious and brilliant musical drama

"...Gopnik in his introduction to Tár’s career. And an anonymous gift is left for the conductor (which she opens..."

Oct. 21, 2022 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile

Where's the beating heart in this beloved children's book adaptation?

"...in his physical characteristics turns Lyle into a decidedly anonymous CG creation...."

Oct. 7, 2022 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

Smile

Cunning studio horror about a curse that grins you to death

"...it’s continuing this year’s trend of seemingly well-polished, potentially anonymous studio horrors having much more inspired, hidden ambitions than..."

Sept. 30, 2022 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

Who the Hell Is TVHeadATX?

The local wheatpasting provocateur reveals … a thing or two

"...where lines get blurred, in trying to keep myself anonymous – I won awards from the city for my..."

Aug. 11, 2022 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Pushing for Real Police Oversight in Contract and on the Ballot

What exactly is a G File?

"...current procedures that allow such claims to be made anonymously. However, during this year's negotiations for a new police..."

July 15, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Top Gun: Maverick

Tom Cruise proves he’s the last of his kind

"...their way through a near-impossible attack on a (notably anonymous) enemy uranium plant. Oh, and one of his students..."

May 27, 2022 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

Public Notice: Spring Is Busting Out ...

Free pot, free events, and more

"...more info, see the ad on p.59 (sponsored by "Anonymous" with the anarchy symbol), or scan the QR code..."

April 15, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...Anonymous Club (Australia) Director/Screenwriter: Danny Cohen, Producers: Philippa Campey, Samantha..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Dear Evan Hansen

Broadway adaptation is really The Talented Mr. Ripley: The Musical

"...new song she co-wrote for the movie adaptation (“The Anonymous Ones”) works overtime to contextualize Hansen’s actions...."

Sept. 24, 2021 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Enemies of the State

Ockham's razor cuts this conspiracy documentary to shreds

"...meets the eye, and his connections with WikiLeaks and Anonymous are just enough to purport this thread of possibility..."

July 30, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

The Ugly End to Jason Dusterhoft's Police Career Was Only the Beginning for APD

Three chiefs gone in Austin

"...later revealed, provided evidence of this racist language in anonymous complaints filed with the city's Office of Police Oversight...."

May 7, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Digging Into Queer History in Cured

Doc explores fight to de-list homosexuality as mental illness

"...hiding behind a facemask and the pseudonym “Dr. Henry Anonymous” – they found an even bigger, more impactful story..."

April 21, 2021 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

Silk Road

Story of the Dread Pirate Roberts versus the FBI falls into bothsidesisms

"...network, using bitcoin as currency. It was a completely anonymous way to procure all manner of contraband and an..."

Feb. 26, 2021 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...Red Taxi Director: Anonymous As protests unfold in Hong Kong, "Red Taxi" shows..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Shithouse

Awkward college romance gets a timely, heartfelt revamp with this astonishing debut

"...polar opposites because she sees hooking up as a semi-anonymous act, while he thinks its the door to hearts..."

Oct. 16, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Planters

Quirky road trip comedy bears delightfully idiosyncratic fruit

"...amount of cash. It is her only comfort, these anonymous, methodical transactions, her attempt at finding some connection in..."

Oct. 16, 2020 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

AISD Students Can Learn From Home. Teachers Have Fewer Options.

Big mess on campus

"...One teacher, who asked to remain anonymous due to fear of repercussions from the district, told..."

Oct. 9, 2020 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Space Dogs

Disturbing history of animals in space is rightly upsetting

"...his orbital kin. Friends of animals be forewarned: This anonymous canine and a bloodthirsty cohort savage and kill a..."

Sept. 18, 2020 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Alive

Grisly horror where the doctor is in (and out to lunch)

"...with bringing them back to health, but neither the anonymous man (Cocquerel) or the woman who is his ward..."

Sept. 18, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Fantasia Review: The Columnist

Doomscrolling turns deadly in this Twitter troll satire

"...woman is told when she's facing online abuse from anonymous men. Only one isn't so anonymous: she works out..."

Sept. 2, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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