The Station Agent

Award-winning indie favorite shows how human beings form emotional connections – despite their best efforts not to.

"...and Raven Goodwin. Fans of independent movies will recall the actor Peter Dinklage from the first time they saw..."

Nov. 21, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Creator

Spectacle and wonder in the AI wars never quite finds its emotional core

"...For months, 20th Century Studios has promoted Gareth Edwards’ The Creator as a powerful piece of high-concept science fiction..."

Sept. 29, 2023 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Best Things We Saw at Oblivion Access 2023: Earth, BEAK>, GEL, and More

Highlights from year two of the underground Austin music festival

"...Not just setting local temperature records for the month of June, this year’s Oblivion Access marked a..."

June 19, 2023 Music Post by Wayne Lim

The Devil Conspiracy

Nineties Catholic creature feature crap flies again!

"...As someone who straddled the lines between Catholicism and horror at a young age,..."

Jan. 13, 2023 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Judas and the Black Messiah

The revolutionary power of Fred Hampton reignited in this powerful story

"...Judas and the Black Messiah doesn’t waste time. The film isn’t worried..."

Feb. 12, 2021 Movie Review by Selome Hailu

Now Streaming in Austin: Dark Side of the Ring

Evan Husney grapples with wrestling's hidden history for Viceland

"...Professional wrestling is an art of two aspects: There're good guys, known as faces, and there are bad..."

April 19, 2019 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

Sicario: Day of the Soldado

Cross-border thriller gets a bloodier, morally grayer sequel

"...Toro, Josh Brolin, Isabela Moner, Jeffrey Donovan, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Matthew Modine, Catherine Keener, Elijah Rodriguez, David Castaneda and Shea..."

June 29, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

City Hall Hustle: The Magic Water Bullet

What water do we need, and when do we need it?

"...If the recent City Council presentation on the conspiracy-steeped Water Treatment..."

July 31, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Working on the Railroad

The regional Transit Working Group is poised to make progress on passenger rail

"...series of Monday morning work sessions at City Hall. The Transit Working Group convened by the Capital Area Metropolitan..."

Feb. 22, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

The Devil in Us All

Butch Hancock, like Leo Tolstoy and Bob Dylan, takes on this political world

"..."If you still allow yourself to condone all the infamies, all the atrocities, of this Antichrist – on..."

Oct. 6, 2006 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

On the Edge of the Edge

John Cassavetes

"...photograph courtesy of Photofest As the Austin Film Society begins a new series of screenings..."

Jan. 23, 1998 Screens Feature by Michael Ventura

The Brothers McMullen

"...Finally: A movie that lives up to its hype. The Brothers McMullen has been whispered about as a film..."

Aug. 25, 1995 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Album Review: Hayes & the Heathens

Hayes Carll and the Band of Heathens capture Southern-fried synergy

"...During the pandemic, the Band of Heathens kept their creative connection..."

Jan. 3, 2025 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Seven Candidates Vie for the Future of District 4

Special election decides who will complete Greg Casar's term at City Hall

"...Austin's first 10-1 district council took office in 2015, the northeast District 4 has been represented by Greg Casar,..."

Jan. 7, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Out There in the Fresh Air With Utopia, Old Settler's, and Kerrville Folk Festival

Fall fests coax us from the metropolis

"...spent staring at screens, it's time to change with the leaves. Music festivals in and around Austin fill up..."

Oct. 15, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

The Women

This remake of the 1939 George Cukor film isn't particularly fun or funny.

"...lingerie at a Manhattan boutique, only to discover that the mistress of the damned dirty cheating husband is slipping..."

Sept. 12, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Interview

"...bachelor apartment filled with stacks of yellowing newspapers. Suddenly the door crashes down and the gendarmes explode into the..."

April 14, 2000 Movie Review by Russell Smith

The Mummy

"...O'Connor, Jonathan Hyde, Oded Fehr and Omid Djalili. In the pantheon of classic Universal monster movies, the original The..."

May 7, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Why Venues Are Struggling to Stay Open in the Live Music Capital of the World

As Hot Summer Nights descends, Austin’s live music epicenter campaigns for city support

"...Outdoors at Mohawk, hardcore kids mosh on the ground floor while elder emos look on from the..."

July 12, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

The Fever

Brazilian realist drama pitches modern man against modernity

"...Recently, there’s been something amiss with Justino (Myrupu). It’s been 20..."

April 16, 2021 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The LuvDoc's Celebrity Corner

The LuvDoc chats with Marcus G. Ollington, rock star cartographer

"...– one of those deals where helicopter parents reward the shocking athletic ineptitude of their children with snacks and..."

Aug. 8, 2012 Chronolog Post by The Luv Doc

The New M.O. at City Hall

City Manager Marc Ott opens up on his new job, his new city, and his philosophy of governance

"...What makes Marc Ott tick? How might the new city manager's leadership change the direction of Austin?..."

Aug. 15, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Seaholm: The railroad conundrum

Two pieces of long-neglected and barely salvageable railroad track along and on the Seaholm Power Plant site could hold the key to whether the city has a commuter rail system limited to North and Central Austin or one that spans the entire city.

"...long-neglected and barely salvageable railroad track along and on the Seaholm Power Plant site could hold the key to..."

Oct. 27, 2006 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Feeding the Film

Sixteen-hour days, hundreds of hungry crew members, remote locations, tight facilities, and tough competition: Two local caterers go to the movies

"...Ask anyone associated with food service, and they'll tell you that catering a culinary event is one..."

Aug. 6, 2004 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

"...Having already played the greatest lover of all time, Don Juan de Marco,..."

July 11, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Graffiti on the Superhighway

The digital age has ushered a new era in visual art, with the Internet offering artists a new medium for the creation of art, an infinite space to display their work, and a marketing tool. But with this expansion of creative opportunities come sticky questions of ownership and the communal experience of art.

"...The Red Fez on Fifth Street fizzed like an underground..."

Dec. 28, 2001 Arts Feature by Rob Curran

New Kid on the Block

Neighborhood Services office aims to help neighborhoods help themselves

"..."We recognize that the city of Austin needs to coordinate better how it..."

Jan. 14, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

A Chinese Ghost Story: The Tsui Hark Animation

"...animated adaptation of his Eighties smash live-action film of the same name, but don't let that deter you from..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Life and Times of an Emotional Transient

Poetry Festival Salutes Albert Huffstickler

"...no country for old men." He meant our country, the world of the living, pulsing with the fury and..."

March 28, 1997 Books Feature by Brett Holloway-Reeves

Love in the Time of Twilight

"...time travel, disembodied body parts, hideously deformed monsters, and the greatest bile-spewing set-piece since the infamous “Mr. Creole” sketch..."

April 12, 1996 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

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