Dark Matter

A Chinese student studying theoretical cosmology in the U.S. also has a lot of dark matter occupying his head, and not even the assistance of faculty wife Meryl Streep can prevent it from taking over.

"...If I’ve got this right, cosmologists use the term “dark matter” to refer to the 99% of the universe..."

April 18, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The Dark Knight

The visuals soar and Heath Ledger's Joker is magnificent, although this Batman movie is grim and chilly, as if made for our age of anxiety.

"...And that cowl! No peripheral vision. Hello? It's tough enough ridding Gotham City of a cancerous electorate and corrupt..."

July 18, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Out of the Dark

"...the weirdest movie of the year. Out of the Dark chronicles some tenants' exploits to rid their building of..."

Oct. 20, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Dark Skies

Aliens mess with a suburban family's peace of mind in this unsettling, slow-burn thriller.

"...Effectively unsettling, Dark Skies is a science-fiction thriller that plays like an..."

March 1, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Thor: The Dark World

The Marvel cinematic universe opens its gates once again, and The Dark World does not disappoint.

"...night” – thus scotching all hope that the title’s Dark World was a sincere mea culpa about 3-D’s continued..."

Nov. 8, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Dark Days

"...Directed by: Marc Singer. It's easy to see why Dark Days picked up not one, not two, but three..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Terminator: Dark Fate

Sarah Connor and the T-800 remain the best components of SF franchise

"...Pulling a Halloween 2019, Dark Fate erases the last three films, loops back around..."

Nov. 1, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Dark Water

Despite a dream cast, this Hollywood remake of a Japanese horror classic is all wet.

"...Pete Postlethwaite, Tim Roth, Dougray Scott and Camryn Manheim. Dark Water, adapted from Japanese director Hideo Nakata’s 2002 original..."

July 15, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

Woody Allen sets his latest farce into action with a cast of one-dimensional, annoying characters played by a group of terrific actors.

"...his latest romantic roundelay, You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger. In the first, a pragmatic fortuneteller named Cristal..."

Oct. 15, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Under Siege 2: Dark Territory

"...devoted loyalists should find their faith tested. The subtitle Dark Territory doesn't even begin to describe how inchoate and..."

July 21, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Whispers in the Dark

"...two women find themselves sharing the same lover? It's enough to drive Sciorra to see a shrink of her..."

Aug. 7, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Umlauf After Dark ft. Daphne Tunes

Popular sculpture garden presents live music to recover from burglary

"...As if an arts organization didn't have enough to deal with while struggling to make it through..."

July 27, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Long Trip up the 'Dark Mountain'

Writer/director Tara Anaïse brings her wilderness horror to Austin

"...to combine, it's claustrophobia and agoraphobia. Found footage horror Dark Mountain blends both, as a hapless camera crew gets..."

July 29, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Dark Days

Six years ago, Marc Singer wasn't homeless, and he wasn't a filmmaker. With Dark Days, he became both.

"...take credit for the film. As he sees it, Dark Days -- an evocative film about a society of..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Screens Feature by Peter Debruge

H. R. Giger, the Dark Star

Full Q&A with documentarian Belinda Sallin

"...New documentary Dark Star: H. R. Giger's World finds the man at..."

May 23, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground

Austin slowly thaws out from an unprecedented – but not entirely unexpected – disaster

"...electric grid crisis forced nearly half of Austin into darkness and cold for three full days, residents dependent on..."

Feb. 19, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

Alvin Schwartz's beloved nightmares come to the screen

"...Schwartz’s books will be expecting. Scary Stories ... has enough bat-shit spooky bugaboos up its sleeve without adding racial..."

Aug. 16, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Ink & Paper & the Dark Ambience of Demdike Stare

Because one thing leads to another until we’re all, you know, dead

"...An explanation of those statements, if you give enough of a damn to want to know, will run..."

Sept. 18, 2017 Design Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Dark Times in Austin With Noir City

The czar of noir Eddie Muller on Walter White and classic dread

"...has been chronicling the form since his 1998 book Dark City: The Lost World of Film Noir, and he..."

Feb. 16, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Dark Goddess Phenom

"...the form of a ritual exploration of female divinity. Dark Goddess is its name, and director Bonnie Cullum says..."

Jan. 25, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Other Worlds Film Festival Summons a Jewish Dark Spirit for The Vigil

Not your regular Hollywood demon

"...as destroyer. They are numbered among the shedim, the dark spirits of Jewish myth, but they are definitely not..."

Jan. 29, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Proposed Sports Complex Threatens Dark Skies in River Hills

Westside project faces new wave of resistance

"...In August, the neighborhood was identified by the International Dark-Sky Association as a Dark Sky Friendly Development of Distinction,..."

Oct. 6, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Dark Side of the Potterverse

Brad Neely's 'Wizard People, Dear Readers' and the volatility of artistic alchemy

"...A CD to be played while watching the video, Dark Side of the Rainbow-style, Wizard People, Dear Readers begins..."

July 23, 2004 Screens Feature by Spencer Parsons

Dark, Dirty Money

"...not support anonymous attacks like this; there is already enough dark, dirty money flowing into politics. I hope the..."

Feb. 25, 2018 Postmarks

Dancing in the Dark

Texas noir Two Step cuts a bloody rug

"...as a whole, because for the duration of this darkly enjoyable film, you never forget where you are...."

Aug. 28, 2015 Screens Feature by Caitlin Moore

A Walk on the Dark Side

An interview with Karen Bernstein, producer of Lou Reed: Rock & Roll Heart (playing at the Alamo Drafthouse on Wednesday, Jan. 10), a breathless, soundtrack-shaped romp through Reed's career so far

"...with the news, and he -- the leather and dark-shaded über-outsider, the bard of the seamy New York wild..."

Jan. 12, 2001 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Rooster Teeth’s Animated Series gen:LOCK Brings an All-Star Cast to Dark Horizons

Michael B. Jordan, Maisie Williams, and David Tennant voice the Austin studio's team of misfits

"...RWBY, and to go for something that was familiar enough to the wheelhouse that we've played in so far..."

Jan. 25, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Dark Horses

The redistricted Centex Democrats bravely into battle go

"...These moments are enough to uplift the Long Shot...."

July 30, 2004 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Top 9 Creative Arts, Ah, Things I Was Lucky Enough to Experience This Year

Theatrical and cartographic deconstruction plus improv pwnership equals a fine '09

"...1906 expose of the meatpacking industry was brought to dark, violent life by Connor Hopkins and his highly professional..."

Jan. 1, 2010 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Dark Clouds Over Travis County Expo Center?

County and city at an impasse over hotel occupancy tax monies

"...the Austin city limits. That does not provide nearly enough revenue to fund the $900 million investment envisioned for..."

Dec. 27, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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