Undine

Love is like drowning in this German fairy tale-inspired romance

"...after Petzold’s previous success, Transit, their chemistry just as burning, just as intertwined and heavy. However, the mystery of..."

July 16, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Black Widow

What happened in Budapest no longer stays in Budapest as Marvel learns spycraft

"...It’s been a burning question in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, an in-joke between..."

July 9, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Sparks Brothers

Edgar Wright reveals the wonderful, mysterious Mael brothers

"...success, never small enough to disappear completely, and spotted burning in the firmament (if you know where to look)..."

June 18, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It

The Warrens are back at it again ...

"...of what made them grand, escapist, and celebrated, and burning the “based on true events” marquee to evoke sympathy..."

June 11, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

The Carnivores

Austin-made relationship horror takes a bite out of the trauma of love

"...and dreamy-dreary color palette, The Carnivores is a slow burning bad dream. To the credit of everyone involved in..."

June 4, 2021 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Wake Up (2018) winnowed down five years' worth of burning through songs on CD-Rs and then handing them out..."

April 30, 2021 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Dark State

Nutty conspiracy theory flick is Pizzagate-style nonsense

"...An unintentionally comic montage in which Alicia is shown burning the midnight oil in fast motion to a soundtrack..."

March 19, 2021 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Watch: Urban Heat Dances As the World Burns

“A Simple Love Song” reiterates romance during the apocalypse

"...the verses, which find the lovers dancing amid the burning hills...."

Jan. 29, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Saint Maud

Agony and ecstasy intertwined in this horror as Catholic angst turns self-destruction

"...matters worse, Maud practices a unique form of self-harm, burning her hands or putting nails in her slippers to..."

Jan. 29, 2021 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...bring you home to me." A yule log of burning loneliness. – Kevin Curtin Christmas All Alone by Half Dream..."

Dec. 25, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Burning bright, burning fast, Austin's White White Lights torched up..."

Dec. 11, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Unhinged

Russell Crower bulldozes his way to unwarranted revenge

"...away from murdering his ex-wife and her lover, then burning down the house, sympathy is in short supply. That's..."

Aug. 21, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Alamo Drafthouse Goes Into the VOD Business

Alamo on Demand to offer curated selection of films

"...the Oscar-winning Parasite, the Oscar-nominated Bullhead, modern Korean masterpiece Burning, and last year's FF closing night film, Knives Out...."

May 7, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Drinking, Writing, Staying Sober

You can’t do all three at once, no, but check this out

"...reprobates and maybe even a goddam werewolf: Andrew Ervin’s Burning Down George Orwell’s House, as lauded in this review..."

April 3, 2020 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Spy Intervention

Intelligence antics as a superspy tries domestic bliss

"...Not reviewed at press time. Comedy asks the burning question: Can a James Bond-style superspy ever find domestic..."

Feb. 14, 2020 Movie Review

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

The saga ends … in fan service

"...in worse shape. Think “Jedi Rocks” sucks? Wait for Burning Man in space...."

Dec. 20, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Austin-Made Horror Anthology Comes Back Home for Other Worlds

Delivering a Scare Package

"...admits he was initially reluctant because he had one burning question: What could they bring to the genre? He..."

Dec. 6, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: Can't Say We Weren't Warned

New U.N. "emissions gap" report heightens climate change alarm.

"...CO2 was a growing problem, primarily generated by the burning of fossil fuels. [inset-1-right]..."

Dec. 6, 2019 News Column by Michael King

Playing With Fire

There's no spark in this joke-free firefighters-versus-kids flop

"...temporarily care for three parentless siblings saved from a burning cabin, each of them a poster child for human..."

Nov. 8, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Desolation Center

Before corporate fests, Desolation Center blew the Mojave apart

"...Coachella’s $999 VIP tickets, Lollapalooza’s equally exorbitant facets, and Burning Man’s near-total devolvement into a celebrity- and millionaire-haunted festival...."

Sept. 20, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

It's Knives Out For Rian Johnson at Fantastic Fest

The Last Jedi director's latest to close fest

"...is on an unbelievable streak, with The Handmaiden and Burning (both Fantastic Fest titles) widely seen as being overlooked..."

Aug. 20, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Charlie Says

Manson Family drama place society's treatment of guilt and contrition in the dock

"...the biggest attractor to the narrative is yet another barn-burning, complex and strange performance from Smith. Engulfed in a..."

Aug. 16, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Peanut Butter Falcon

This modern Huck Finn may not innovate, but you can't deny its heart

"...sets fire to them. Tyler skips out after literally burning his bridges, and along his journey we also observe..."

Aug. 9, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

ATX Television Fest Heads to Letterkenny

"You were talking with your pals the other day ..."

"...driver for the hicks; but [local pub] MoDean's keeps burning down, and no one seems to care. What are..."

June 7, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The White Crow

Biopic of the great dancer Rudolf Nureyev rarely finds its feet

"...shoulders: too old, too undisciplined, too mercurial, too cruel, burning through friends and mentors, and brazenly unapologetic. This is..."

May 17, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Desert Hearts Texas Takeover Glammed Up Austin Shed Cedar Street Courtyard

Burning Man-like dance music party starred Damian Lazarus

"...Inspired by the Robot Heart stage at Burning Man, DJs Mikey Lion, Lee Reynolds, Marbs, Porkchop, and..."

May 13, 2019 Music Post by Christina Garcia

Enjoying and Making Art at the 2019 West Austin Studio Tour

Artists offer demos, workshops, and experiences to get you in on the creative action

"...Sat. & Sun., 11am-6pm. 1310 W. 9th½. 345. Hurd Collective/Burning Chapel..."

May 10, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Curse of La Llorona

Latest Conjuring spin-off is a pale imitation of James Wan's original

"...kids as her victims by grasping their wrists and burning her fingertips into their flesh, La Llorona crushes the..."

April 19, 2019 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Learn Farm-to-Table Cooking at This Glamping Retreat

One of many activities at Collective Hill Country in Wimberley

"...chairs, and glamorous touches like a chandelier and personal wood-burning stove. I’m standing in the woods, but this lodging..."

April 16, 2019 Food Post by Jessika Roth

The Mustang

Two wild spirits, man and horse, find peace in the microepic

"...song. The Mustang, Clermont-Tonnerre’s impressive debut feature, is a slow-burning, tightly coiled character study of felony offender Roman Coleman..."

March 22, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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