Future Gladiators and Fantastical Stories Mark the Literary Year in Review

Pulled from the shelves

"...based writers. Most memorable for me is Lee Thomas' "Charles Bronson," a chilling tale of revenge set in a..."

Dec. 29, 2023 Arts Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

Silent Night

The action's too familiar in John Woo's gimmicky revenge flick

"...there’s never really a choice. You go the full Charles Bronson...."

Dec. 1, 2023 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Fantastic Fest Review: Mancunian Man: The Legendary Life of Cliff Twemlow

The big dreams and lost chances of a forgotten exploitation king

"...to become a mixture of George A. Romero and Charles Bronson (with a neat sideline in pulp novels), and..."

Sept. 24, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Marksman

Liam Neeson is the action man again in this border thriller

"...Debuting screenwriters Chris Charles and Danny Kravitz beg, borrow, and steal away for..."

Jan. 15, 2021 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Clear Shot

Pulled-from-the-headlines hostage drama misses the target and the point

"...perhaps most famous online for mainstreaming Robert Kovacs, a Charles Bronson lookalike who has picked up where “Il Brutto”..."

June 5, 2020 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Cold Pursuit

Liam Neeson is Mr. Plow ... with a vengeance

"...Liam Neeson’s late-career transformation into the Irish reincarnation of Charles Bronson is considerably less surprising if you’re fan enough..."

Feb. 15, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Happy Death Day 2U

Comedy-horror sequel is less Halloween, more Groundhog Day

"...Broussard, Phi Vu, Ruby Modine, Rachel Matthews, Suraj Sharma, Charles Aitken and Steve Zissis...."

Feb. 15, 2019 Movie Review by Danielle White

Zack Carlson Cracks the Vault on Terror Tuesdays at the Drafthouse

Wild and weird movie expert on the underground horror phenom

"...the most, uh, toxically masculine. Just because I love Charles Bronson and red meat. I mean, I've never bought..."

Jan. 29, 2019 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Unbelievable Summers at the Paramount

The most unforgettable moments from this year’s classics of cinema

"...Leone; with Claudia Cardinale, Henry Fonda, Jason Robards, and Charles Bronson (1968)..."

May 18, 2018 Screens Feature by Chronicle staff

Death Wish

Bruce Willis picks up where Charles Bronson left off.

"...Although sharing the name Paul Kersey, as borne by Charles Bronson in the original film and its many sequels,..."

March 9, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW’s Eighth Artist List

Nathaniel Rateliff, Bun B, Rob Stone, and 141 more

"...hit it big with 2017’s “In2” before member Akelle Charles was jailed for assault...."

Feb. 15, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Fantastic Fest Review: Wheelman

Frank Grillo drives through the night

"...hero, grizzled, wiry, and lean, in the lineage of Charles Bronson and Lee Marvin. He's got a face that..."

Sept. 25, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Officer Downe

Slipknot's Clown turns director, plus more home releases

"...for the character, a mix of Axe Cop and Charles Bronson. He's been assigned a sidekick/handler, Gable (Tyler Ross,..."

April 9, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Magnificent Seven

Revisionist remake stars a diverse rainbow coalition

"...starring Yul Brynner and the then-relatively-little-known actors Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, James Coburn, and Robert Vaughn lent the film..."

Sept. 23, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

DVDanger: Fantastic Fest 2015 Revisited

With the 2016 lineup here, time for VOD and DVD reruns

"...that pays off, not least because Skarsgard is no Charles Bronson in Death Wish, nor even Michael Caine in..."

Aug. 6, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Summoning The Neon Demon

Nicolas Winding Refn, Cliff Martinez on horror and fashion

"...roots of The Neon Demon really lie in 2008’s Bronson. In it, Tom Hardy plays British career criminal Michael..."

June 24, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Case of Synchronicity

Director Jacob Gentry and star AJ Bowen reunite to rewrite history

"...(Bowen, Gentry, and Poythress, as well as actress Claire Bronson, producer Alexander Motlagh, co-producer Alex Ore, and composer Ben..."

Jan. 21, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin's Paramount Theatre Turns 100

As the grande dame of Austin theatres turns 100, it matters more than ever

"...had lately made the Paramount a dumping ground for Charles Bronson Death Wish knockoffs and kung fu fist-fests. With..."

Oct. 9, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Taken 3

Liam Neeson's back in action.

"...Just as Charles Bronson reluctantly saddled up for increasingly belabored Death Wish..."

Jan. 16, 2015 Movie Review by William Goss

Fantastic Fest: Redeemer

FF's favorite head cracker Marko Zaror returns as divine justice

"...and Mandrill), Zaror stays as stony-faced as a young Charles Bronson, with added spinning back heel kicks. Espinoza has..."

Sept. 21, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Damage Before the Blue Ruin

Actor Macon Blair talks revenge and homelessness in the new thriller

"...Dwight is no Charles Bronson. Then again, Blair is scarcely the traditional action..."

April 24, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Interview: Jarvis Cocker

Pulp frontman is ON

"...from ironing Barry White’s shirt to a gunfight with Charles Bronson. All in a night’s work...."

March 12, 2014 Music Post by Luke Winkie

SXSW Thursday Showcases

"...dues, but even she didn't wait as long as Charles Bradley for her big break. The hardscrabbled "Screaming Eagle..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

The AggreGAYtor: August 1

Your daily dose of LGBTQ news

"...• Deflated weather balloon Pat Robertson thinks the DNC..."

Aug. 1, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Drafthouse Films Gets Cannonized

Drafthouse Films acquires Cannon Films documentary

"...the way); Chuck Norris's Delta Force and Invasion USA; Charles Bronson's Death Wish franchise; the eternally supercool Breakin' and..."

Dec. 1, 2011 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

He Needed a Hero

A regular schlub turns caped crusader in James Gunn's Super

"...it shares a bit of the nihilistic fervor of Charles Bronson's Death Wish films minus the weapons fetishism. Any..."

March 11, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Mechanic

A mediocre remake of a Charles Bronson assassin film that's downright repellent at times.

"...display in The Mechanic. Playing a role originated by Charles Bronson (rarely, if ever, a good idea), Statham is..."

Jan. 28, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Guess Who's Corman To Dinner?

Husband and wife duo Roger and Julie to get lifetime achievement award

"...Cameron, Ron Howard, Joe Dante, Martin Scorsese, Jack Nicholson, Charles Bronson, Robert De Niro, and Sylvester Stallone. Seriously. Now..."

Sept. 7, 2010 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Machete

Robert Rodriguez fulfills his early promise with this Mexploitation action film that also catapults Danny Trejo into full-fledged superhero status.

"...this Mexican-American with the fearsome face into the new Charles Bronson, and as Machete, Trejo has struck the mother..."

Sept. 3, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Harry Brown

Michael Caine gets his Charles Bronson on in this British vigilante drama.

"...Jack O'Connell and Joseph Gilgun. Michael Caine gets his Charles Bronson on in this British vigilante drama. Exploitative and..."

May 14, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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