War for the Planet of the Apes

The capstone of the Apes reboot sticks the landing

"...of all three Apes movies, this is the most knowing, relatable, and intensely realized depiction of humanity’s end and..."

July 14, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Luv Doc: Dogs Can't Talk

The Luv Doc has serious reservations about dogs' ability to judge character

"...I have been in a great relationship with a..."

July 14, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

All Over the Map, True Heroes of Texas Music

"...at peak fame and giving way to a young unknown named Sam Cooke. Getting his due locally, renowned yodeler..."

June 16, 2017 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Match Game

AFS programmer exposes his [BLANK] for the classic game show

"...in a row every Saturday and Sunday. This has now become life-disrupting appointment viewing in my home...."

April 28, 2017 Screens Column by Lars Nilsen

Five Different Things To Do In Austin This Weekend

Art! Theatre! Dance! You know: What the enemy hates.

"...the vast zombie hordes or whatever come a-calling all apocalypse-wise...."

April 6, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW Music Live: Grandaddy

Wrestling guitars back from the rise of synthesizers

"...It’s 2017 and the guitars have survived the apocalypse. Not only that, they’ve thrived in this brave new..."

March 18, 2017 SXSW Post by Abby Johnston

Chronicle Recommends: Fictional Presidents of Film and TV

Take a break from #45 with these fictional Commanders in Chief

"...more grimly realistic approach to the Cold War nuclear apocalypse. It bombed at the box office when it hit..."

Jan. 20, 2017 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

DVDanger: Dead Ringers

Re-examining Cronenberg's overlooked masterpiece now on Blu-ray

"...1988's Dead Ringers (out now from Scream Factory) was a point of astounding transition..."

Nov. 30, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Playback: Black Friday? End of an Ear!

End of an Ear's new digs thrive just in time for Black Friday

"...On the local front, RSDBF pumps Bill Callahan's Apocalypse Tour LP/DVD and a Gary Clark Jr. live 10-inch...."

Nov. 25, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Luv Doc: Sunshine Patriot

We'll never really know if he's the Antichrist until we shave his orange toupee

"...I don't know if you've heard about this, because I like to..."

Nov. 18, 2016 Column by The Luv Doc

Enter the Domain With Other Worlds Austin

Sci-fi film festival adds world premiere, new score, and award winners

"...Herpes Boy), it follows seven survivors of a world-ending apocalypse. Or rather, doesn't follow them, since they're all locked..."

Nov. 5, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Trevante Rhodes on His Role in Moonlight

UT alum discusses the acclaimed coming-of-age drama

"...it's not also apparently a sign of the black apocalypse. Doubling down on the racism and racial fetishism of..."

Nov. 4, 2016 Screens Feature by Kahron Spearman

The Luv Doc: History

Any time you start poking around in someone's skeleton closet there is a good chance you're going to get boned

"...Yes, you are missing something. A second date. Why?..."

Nov. 4, 2016 Column by The Luv Doc

DVDanger: What to Watch This Halloween

Part I: Slugs, zombies, and one-night stands

"...this Fantastic Fest 2015 title, Mikkelsen moves the flesh-craving apocalypse into suburbia, with the passive protagonists thinking they can..."

Oct. 30, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda of MondoCon

Star Wars, Marvel near misses from the Mondo archive

"...pins for Nightcrawler, Peter Porker the Amazing Spider-Ham, and Apocalypse...."

Oct. 27, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Listen to MondoCon

Your essential guide to this weekend's Mondo vinyl exclusives

"...Waltz, which puts out classic horror soundtracks like Cannibal Apocalypse and Ms. 45 alongside more modern ear-rippers and spine-chillers..."

Oct. 21, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest: 24x36: A Movie About Movie Posters

Director Kevin Burke on one-sheets and screenprints

"...Don't know who they are? You'll know their work if you..."

Sept. 23, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Fest Adds 10 Titles

First wave includes Jarmusch, Stooges, Rooster Teeth

"...thick and fast. Last week, it was Fantastic Fest; now Austin Film Festival unleashes its opening salvo of 10..."

Aug. 9, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Café Society

A lesser Woody Allen film, but not without its pleasures

"...assets are the cinematography of Vittorio Storaro (The Conformist, Apocalypse Now), whose warm color palette and emotionally rich compositions..."

July 29, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Astraea Sees the Future

Director Kristjan Thor brings snowy apocalypse to Austin

"...it felt like every other movie was a zombie apocalypse movie." That was the challenge for director Kristjan Thor..."

July 20, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

I Like to Watch: Plugging Into Season 2 of Mr. Robot

The story of the asocial, radicalized hacker continues

"...in any young radical’s understanding of his own revealed knowledge, which is why the dorm-room pothead, the Bernie Bro,..."

July 19, 2016 Screens Post by Jacob Clifton

The Luv Doc: Uncool!

Yes, you should stop checking his phone

"...Now, I am not saying that your boyfriend is necessarily..."

July 1, 2016 Column by The Luv Doc

To Sleep, Perchance to Die

Stay awake for Rooster Teeth's new series Day 5

"...they'll launch their new high-concept sci-fi comedy Crunch Time. Now Day 5, which launched on June 19, is their..."

June 24, 2016 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Books on Film

Driven by street photography and war journalism

"...movement and the theories and practices behind the great known and unknown artists, academics, and scientists that developed the..."

June 17, 2016 Screens Feature

The Take-Out

Drinking habits can be a tough thing to swallow

"...spent nights in grade school praying repetitively that the apocalypse wouldn't come and days in a cubicle praying repetitively..."

June 3, 2016 Food Column by Brandon Watson

Mopping Up the Red in Green Room

Austinite Macon Blair on neo-Nazis and Patrick Stewart

"...that he and director Jeremy Saulnier discussed both, but Apocalypse Now and Platoon were bigger influences. Blair said, "Aesthetically..."

April 22, 2016 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival Announces First Wave of Awards

Paul Feig and Nancy Meyers recognized, plus panelists!

"...wave of panelists. First up is Paul Feig, lately known as the director of Bridesmaids and Spy, but forever..."

April 5, 2016 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Saturday SXSW Picks

"...Kelly Jones. The pair's country-style duets LP, Little Windows, now wins similar hearts. "We wanted to write ... songs..."

March 18, 2016 Music Feature

Linklater/Hawke/Black: The Complete Transcript

"...Society, screening a 35mm print of Before the Devil Knows You're Dead – Sidney Lumet's last film and one..."

March 11, 2016 Screens Feature

The Big Screen on a Small Phone

Making cinema social for smartphones

"...But, now, movies. Film. Video. Motion pictures that tell stories. Those..."

March 11, 2016 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

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