The Ballad of Big Star

A work-in-progress premiere and supergroup performance pay tribute to the cult band

"...audio production, mysterious frontman Alex Chilton, and a fervid cult following, Big Star was – to borrow a phrase..."

March 9, 2012 Screens Feature by Leah Churner

They Bring the Party

Party Down Ultimate Marathon: May make you kinda stalky

"...marathon screening and reunion event of Party Down, the cult comedy Starz declined to renew after two seasons, but..."

June 15, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Magnificent Obsession

Charting the unlikely ascension of Troll 2 from crappiest movie ever made to cult darling

"...2's unlikely transformation from unrentable VHS shelf-warmer to genuine cult film with a fanatically devoted fan base, is a..."

March 13, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Waterloo Sunset

Down in the bins with Waterloo's Bill Jeffery

"...amazing record review illustrations for albums by Blue Oyster Cult, Robin Gibb, Nick Gilder, Captain Beefheart, Carl Wilson, and..."

Feb. 26, 2008 Music Post by Shelley Hiam

Dominance & Submission

"..."Then Came the Last Days of May," Blue Öyster Cult..."

Feb. 16, 2007 Music Feature

Cult Fiction: A Reader's Guide

"...Cult Fiction A Reader's Guide..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Books Review by Bruce McCandless

The Other Lamb

Cult drama revisits, rather than revises, an old narrative

"...Warren Jeffs was arrested for running an incestuous rape cult, the first two thoughts that went through most people's..."

April 10, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Blue Öyster Cult

Complete catalogs trump career overviews

"...Blue Öyster CultThe Columbia Albums Collection (Sony Legacy)..."

Dec. 14, 2012 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Another Round of Praise

Nominations for the 2007-2008 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Trenton Doyle Hancock, Cult of Color: Call to Color..."

May 9, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Death Valley Nights

BÖC's Spectres reissue brings out the ghosts

"...it turns out. That's me removing a Blue Öyster Cult tape, $8.99 list, from my sock on the sidewalk..."

Feb. 16, 2007 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Finding Sasquatch in Summoning the Spirit

How a Texas bigfoot migrated to Oregon for new cryptid horror

"...legend when they fall in with a strange religious cult that believes that its members have a mystical connection..."

Aug. 10, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Greasy Strangler

It's lewd, crude, and full of grease

"...The idea of the cult classic has historically been linked to time. The excavation..."

Oct. 7, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Honor Roll

The 2007-2008 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...awards themselves, the most honored works were Ballet Austin's Cult of Color: Call to Color, the original ballet based..."

June 6, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Call to Color: Cult of Color

The ballet based on Trenton Doyle Hancock's art may be problematic thematically, but it's still an enthralling experience

"...Cult of Color: Call to Color..."

April 11, 2008 Arts Review by Nikki Moore

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...seems, is to attack Fred Newman and his so-called "cult."..."

Sept. 3, 2004 Column

Linda Curtis: Reform More Important Than Issues or Policy

"...seems, is to attack Fred Newman and his so-called "cult." As for me not being an independent, I suppose..."

Sept. 1, 2004 Postmarks

Fantastic Fest Raises a Smile With First Announcement

The Banshees of Inisherin , V/H/S/99 , sharks, and more

"...large number of returning directors, from award winners to cult faves, who can't wait to bring their latest titles..."

Aug. 16, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Queer Workout Queen Invites You to Erica’s First Holy Sh!t

The agony and the ecstasy of Erica Nix

"...Erica Nix and This Is Not a Cult have made a movie – a real blood, sweat,..."

April 29, 2022 Screens Feature by James Scott

Listening Station

What’s the Chronicle music staff listening to?

"...Blue Öyster Cult, Extraterrestrial Live..."

Aug. 25, 2017 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Film: The Whole Enchilada

Red-hot and really long list of all the titles to date

"...follows middle-aged rocker Bobby Liebling, lead singer of the cult hard rock/heavy metal band Pentagram, as he leaves his..."

Feb. 2, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...in New York (Jackie Salit and Dr. Fred Newman) "cultists," I thought better of you. Didn't you know the..."

Aug. 13, 2004 Column

Blue Öyster Cult

"...Blue Öyster CultSecret Treaties (Columbia/Legacy), Agents of Fortune (Columbia/Legacy) A New York..."

July 13, 2001 Music Review by Ken Lieck

Mink Stole and Peaches Christ Hit the Highball

Camp legends collab for one-night-only show Idol Worship

"...2000, when Peaches was a few years into her cult-movie podcast Midnight Mass. “It had become popular enough that..."

April 4, 2025 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

Exclusive: Nightbitch , The Room Next Door to Screen at Austin Film Festival

Fest adds five world premieres in second round of titles

"...as an undergrad at UT-Austin. Meanwhile, queer horror Texas Cult House was filmed in Austin and stars the ATX's..."

Sept. 16, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

God Is a Bullet

Merciless and bleak Satanic abduction drama is Mandy on crank

"...Nick Cassavetes' adaptation of Boston Teran's 2011 novel about cultists and cops...."

June 23, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

M3GAN

A yassified Chucky for the iPad Kid generation

"...assembling the parts. Written by the team behind 2021 cult favorite Malignant, Akela Cooper and mainstream horror mainstay James..."

Jan. 13, 2023 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

Frank and Penelope

Neo-exploitation flick crashes a bunch of Texas tropes together

"...After all, he’ll always be synonymous with breakout hit-turned-unlikely cult fave The Boondock Saints (currently heading for a second..."

June 3, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Your Field Guide to the 101 Essential Acts at SXSW

Scroll eternal through the best and buzziest artists at the fest

"...File Under: Cult Classic Park Jiha..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by The Chronicle Music Staff

TikTok Talents, Metal Gods and Comedy Provocateurs Added as SXSW Keynotes and Speakers

With a week to go, the fest expands its speaker and podcast list

"...gaming, starting with Gamers: The New Icons of Pop Culture & Fashion, exploring the mainstreaming of gamer culture. However,..."

March 1, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission

Latest anime outing for the heroes-in-training is loud but not much fun

"...of the mythology. Most especially, the Purifiers, a mad cult of anti-mutant zealots. Here they're rewritten as Humarize, a..."

Oct. 29, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

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