Warfare

Brutally realistic depiction of a real-life mission in Iraq

"...over a girly magazine, or the Playboy Bunnies in Apocalypse Now. As they take fire and fire back, unsure..."

April 11, 2025 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Flirting With the Bizarre: Isaac Ezban Unleashes Párvulos: Children of the Apocalypse

New zombie horror bites into the family dynamics of brothers

"...In his latest movie, Párvulos: Children of the Apocalypse, the protagonists are three young brothers, trapped in a..."

April 4, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Modernform, Chat Pile, and More Crucial Concerts

Metal, punk, Mary J, and more worth seeing

"...before Gallardo shows you why her voice is so renowned. Come dressed to lurk in the shadows.   –..."

Feb. 14, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Heart Eyes

Squabbling coworkers mistaken for a couple attract the murderous attention of the Heart Eyes Killer

"...only on the most romantic day of the year. Now they’ve set their neon-rimmed gaze on Ally (Holt, Totally..."

Feb. 7, 2025 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The End

End times musical doesn't go far enough

"...father (Shannon) made his fortune in oil in Indonesia. Now he’s quite literally holed up in a former salt..."

Dec. 13, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Food & Wine Fest, Día de los Muertos, Celtic Fest, and More Recommended Events

Wake the dead, toss some cabers, and much more

"...hell of a long time in Austin years, ya know. As their birthday treat, Jo’s locations will be offering..."

Nov. 1, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Gladys Knight, Nick Shoulders, and More Crucial Concerts

Get out and get live this week

"...La Santa Cecilia garnered a Grammy a decade ago now behind the timeless Spanish of singer Marisol Hernandez. On..."

Oct. 25, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Megalopolis

Bold but frustrating vision of the American empire in decline

"...a pin? Although the answers to these questions are unknown abstractions, it is evident that Francis Ford Coppola has..."

Sept. 27, 2024 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Horror Film Festival Announces First Titles

Local filmmakers, familiar faces at celebration of screams

"...Ronald Short's another familiar name, and while audiences may know him best from stoner comedy "Good Feels on Wheels,"..."

Sept. 5, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Playdates, Secret Screenings, and More Events for Your Week

Get out on a school night

"...Apocalypse Now: Final Cut..."

Aug. 30, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

A Jukebox Musical, Chicken Tips, and More Weekday Events

Don't pretend like you don't need chicken tips

"...gets a prize. What’s the prize? Girl, I don’t know. You gotta make the bad art to reap the..."

July 26, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

The Luv Doc: Apples to Oranges

Nitpickers. They’re worse than nose-pickers.

"...the only thing that stands between humankind and the apocalypse is a couple of demented, delusional, doddering white dudes...."

July 5, 2024 Column by The Luv Doc

Sexy Empowerment, Terror Tuesday, Book Adaptations, and More Weekday Recos

Local event suggestions for the arts inclined

"...a rave review from Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls podcast, now she’s bringing her raunchy memoir back for her hometown..."

July 5, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Life as a War Boy

Dressing as Furiosa's most disposable characters

"...Texas State History Museum – aboard the Badiallc (the apocalypse-ready converted 1960 Cadillac DeVille, complete with horns, leather, and..."

May 24, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Humane

When the government asks citizens to self-euthanize, a bourgeois family weighs what to do

"...that the wealthy seem to be skipping through the apocalypse untouched?..."

April 26, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Having a Plan for When Shit Hits the Fan: A Journey in Prepping

What disaster preparedness experts have to say about best-laid plans for worst-case scenarios

"...And I don’t know how much more prepared I became after attending a..."

April 26, 2024 Arts Feature by Kevin Curtin

Sentimental Family Band Isn’t Hung Up on the High Times

The softie ex-art-rockers arrive at Austin’s honky-tonk revival

"...in, if the floor was spinning before, it’s expert-level now, hyperspeed...."

April 12, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

Fourth film heads home to the Big Apple, baby

"...Oklahoma to Manhattan to help clean up this town. Now they have more resources, courtesy of former Ghostbuster turned..."

March 22, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Faye Webster, Swamp Dogg, and More Reviews From Friday of SXSW

Memorable performances to close out the week

"...indie-sized only in its twee and sardonic spirit. She now resides at a fame level roughly around “you’d recognize..."

March 16, 2024 Music Post by Julian Towers

Pelvis Wrestley’s High-Concept Pop Mythology

Bandleader Jammy Violet embraces queer world-building on sophomore LP

"...LP – ANDY, or: The Four Horsegirls of the Apocalypse – sees Violet embrace impermanence with open arms, putting..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Music Feature by Genevieve Wood

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...to Song and his directorial debut, Lost River. But now he's bringing his Hollywood action hero persona to town..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Most Read Film Reviews of 2023

A-bombs and b-movies were what you were interested in this year

"...Everyone knows what the year's biggest movies were, and now we're..."

Dec. 23, 2023 Screens Post by The Screens Staff

The Marvels

Lower, lesser, slower, baby

"...champion, Dar-Benn (Ashton), who blames Danvers for the environmental apocalypse facing her people. All of this happened after the..."

Nov. 10, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Welcome to the Neighborhood

"...newsletter. In fact, the opposite has occurred. I can now walk to a great coffeeshop and salon, and have..."

Oct. 17, 2023 Postmarks

Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time

The end of the rebuilt epic anime digs deep

"...anime), then the three-part Revival of Evangelion series, and now the four-part Rebuild of Evangelion, which culminates in the..."

Sept. 15, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Gets Toxic With The Toxic Avenger

Fall of the House of Usher, The Creator added

"...Piano, 2018's Hold the Dark, and 2015's February, better known from its release title of The Blackcoat's Daughter respectively)...."

Aug. 15, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Keshara Moore Wants You to Join The Obsidian Society

Austin author’s debut pits Black and queer characters against the apocalypse

"...time to start writing what would become her debut novel. Now, three years on, it's finally published. "You're like, 'Crap,..."

June 30, 2023 Arts Feature by Joelle DiPaolo

SXSW Music 2023: The Best Things We Saw on Tuesday

Bartees Strange, Coco & Clair Clair, plus a PinkPantheress misfire

"...some introspection: “Sometimes you have to crawl / To know that gravity is working.” Belting about unrequited love, the..."

March 15, 2023 SXSW Post by Nayeli Portillo

SXSW Panel Recap: The COHERENCE Effect: Manifesting Shatter Belt

Superfan Patton Oswalt picks the brain behind the cult classic

"...budget sci-fi movie called Coherence premiered at Fantastic Fest. Now, nearly ten years later, that little film that could..."

March 14, 2023 SXSW Post by Jenny Nulf

Your Field Guide to 80 Essential Acts at SXSW Music

Highlighting the best and buzziest at this year's Festival

"...and a penchant for live-arrangement musicality, her best work now emerges with a trio of singles on Secretly Canadian..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

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