Bad Times at the El Royale

Neo-noir hijinks gets away with being style over substance

"...a problem when you miss, and Goddard and his crew have created an absolutely gorgeous bit of throwback noir...."

Oct. 12, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Free Solo

Staggering mountaineering achievement mixes vertigo with wonder

"...whose chilling free fall was filmed. Even the documentary crew, composed of seasoned climbers and longtime friends, can barely..."

Oct. 12, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

ACL Live Review: Janelle Monáe

A powerful feminine tomorrow arrived yesterday – finally

"...amazing vagina pants. On the Prince-influenced “Primetime,” Monáe and crew dipped into his bag of sexualized purple panache. A..."

Oct. 8, 2018 Music Post by Kahron Spearman

ACL Live Review: Japanese Breakfast

Shoegazing Pacific Northwesters go out in sci-fi style

"...The Cranberries’ “Dreams” proved a spot-on match for the crew’s lush instrumentation and Zauner’s crystalline, dream-pop pitch. Her voice..."

Oct. 7, 2018 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

ACL Live Review: Jungle

A distinctly sun-drenched, West Coast vibe from the UK

"...of “Busy Earnin’” and “Time,” fan favorites from the crew’s self-titled 2014 debut...."

Oct. 6, 2018 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

ACL Live Review: Natalie Prass

Seeing the world through Prass-colored glasses

"...and jazzier moments multiplied onstage through Prass’ lively backing crew. For peppy single “Short Court Style,” the guitarist and..."

Oct. 6, 2018 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Heavy Trip

Scandinavian black metal comedy plays a familiar tune well

"...delightful if low-key Scandinavian comedy Heavy Trip, about a crew of misfit black metal fans in a tiny village...."

Oct. 5, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Old Man & the Gun

Robert Redford has rarely shone more than in this true-crime tale

"...area circa 1981, with the unlikely bandits a senior-citizen crew dubbed “The Over the Hill Gang” that’s led by..."

Oct. 5, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

A Good Jumping-Off Point

"...on a very regular basis: Ben Buck & Foci Crew Elephant in the Room Hermit Kingdom Mama Duke Mindz..."

Oct. 4, 2018 Postmarks

A Hater's Guide to Food During ACL Festival

Here’s where to eat if you’d like to stay far away from the melee

"...yourself on one of their family-style combos with your crew. SUNDAY Breakfast: You can’t get any further from the..."

Oct. 4, 2018 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Austin Filmmakers’ Waking Nightmares

They're just making a movie. What could possibly go wrong?

"..."We pull in to town with our eight-person crew all stuffed into one van the day before Production..."

Oct. 5, 2018 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Will Voters Give Soccer the Boot?

IndyAustin kicks off anti-stadium petition drive

"...Sports Ventures and the city to bring the Columbus Crew SC to Austin, where the team would become the..."

Oct. 5, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

ACL Eats Vendor List 2018

"...Amy's Ice Creams This local crew has been folding up handcrafted ice creams and vegan..."

Oct. 5, 2018 Food Feature

ACL Fest Interview: Big Thief

Brooklyn folk rockers in the Friday interview spotlight

"...The ferociously delicate crew's most recent Lone Star performance occurred in June at..."

Oct. 5, 2018 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

The Breeders

"...gives. While the title track's big-hearted buildup channels the crew's establishing alt-pop buoyancy, new ideas stagger the 11 tracks...."

Oct. 5, 2018 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

From Slavery to Buffalo Soldier in Daughter of a Daughter of a Queen

Sarah Bird's historical novel tells one woman's unique tale of freedom

"...She happens to be the best shot in the crew. The irony of formerly enslaved people planning to subdue..."

Oct. 5, 2018 Arts Feature by Marisa Charpentier

Fantastic Fest: The Final Chron of Us

Looking back on the fest's highs and lows

"...Find more shows from the One of Us crew at oneofus.net...."

Oct. 3, 2018 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

Fantastic Fest Review: Bad Times at the El Royale

Was it good times for the Fantastic Fest closing film?

"...a problem when you miss, and Goddard and his crew have created an absolutely gorgeous bit of throwback noir...."

Oct. 3, 2018 Screens Post by Matthew Monagle

The Science Behind the Scientists

First U.S. tour includes two nights at Beerland, Oct. 5-6

"...in their original 1979-1987 run, but Kim Salmon and crew became a seminal influence on fellow Aussie iconoclasts the..."

Oct. 3, 2018 Music Post by Michael Toland

Cult Film Hero Don Coscarelli Turns a Page

Phantasm director discusses his new memoir

"...Think Robert Rodriguez’s Rebel Without a Crew, Christine Vachon’s A Killer Life, or the recent Like..."

Oct. 2, 2018 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Tillie Walden Returns Home With an Important Message

The prolific graphic novelist says eat spicier food; kiss more queers

"...the help of a tricked-out spaceship and its restoration crew, searches the ends of the universe (literally) for her..."

Oct. 1, 2018 Arts Post by Beth Sullivan

Chron of Us: Fantastic Fest Day 7

The festival may be over, but the podcasts keep coming

"...screens team and the One of Us Podcast network crew were there with more news, reviews, and first reactions...."

Sept. 28, 2018 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

Alok Vaid-Menon and Lisa Donato Showcase Their Art at Gender Unbound

From poets to film screenings – 2018's trans and intersex art fest wows

"...on the project that featured an 80% queer women crew.) It was during the film festival that Donato connected..."

Sept. 28, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Live Music Recommendations for the Weekend

Get into your pre-ACL groove with these live music picks

"...end on bilingual bursts of Tex-Mex punk. Austin reggae crew the Mau Mau Chaplains, Houston horn punks Los Skarnales,..."

Sept. 27, 2018 Music Post by The Music Staff

The Story Behind the "I'm So Gonna Vote" Stickers

How a sandlot baseball club got inspired to turn out the vote

"...From there, the Playboys, a motley crew of “creatives” themselves, came up with the signature sticker,..."

Sept. 27, 2018 News Post by Hannah Wisterman

Make Some Noise for Native Rhymesayer Kydd Jones

With growing national buzz, why isn’t Austin paying attention?

"...Cory Kennedy started LNS (Leaders of the New School) Crew, which evolved out of an earlier aggregation called Southern..."

Sept. 28, 2018 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Blue Lapis Light's Belonging, Part One

The work's dancers, whether on the ground or sailing through the air, were beacons of human hope and empathy

"...to float through the sky while Jacques and her crew stood vigil, monitoring the situation. To me (although I..."

Sept. 28, 2018 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

Chron of Us: Fantastic Fest Day 6

Our daily podcast from the fest gets musical for a change

"...Find more shows from the One of Us crew at oneofus.net...."

Sept. 26, 2018 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

Fantastic Fest Review: One Cut of the Dead

Japanese no-budget horror becomes an unexpected must-see

"...It begins as a meta-zombie romp: A film crew is making a cheapo horror movie in an abandoned..."

Sept. 26, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Chron of Us: Fantastic Fest Day 5

Live from the fest with our daily podcast

"...Find more shows from the One of Us crew at oneofus.net...."

Sept. 25, 2018 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

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