Dark Waters

Todd Haynes' courtroom drama is a true-life environmental horror

"...through boxes and boxes of old company records. Yet Dark Waters really makes absolute sense. Haynes looks for the..."

Nov. 29, 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

Alone in the Dark

There's a certain majesty to German director Boll's style of filmmaking: a freedom from art, talent, skill of any formal kind, and the sheer pigheadedness to keep going at any cost.

"...prefab Alan Smithee non-moniker? Likely not. Alone in the Dark is the director's second project in as many years..."

Feb. 4, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Roger Waters and Erin Lee Carr to Keynote SXSW 2020

Also appearing: Phoebe Robinson, 50 Cent & Bon Appétit Test Kitchen

"...Roger Waters has signed on as South by Southwest Music’s first..."

Nov. 12, 2019 SXSW Post by Kevin Curtin

The International Waters of Austin’s Concert Scene

Party barges bring summer shows to cooler locales

"...hearing a band in a rock club and it's dark," he says. "Then when you see a band on..."

May 19, 2017 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Pink Floyd's Roger Waters Gets Political With the Chronicle

He should be a prime-time news analyst. Televisions would melt.

"...a keynote appearance at the subsequently canceled SXSW, Roger Waters should analyze global news on prime time. Televisions would..."

March 20, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon

When the album becomes Immersion

"...Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon (Capitol)..."

Dec. 9, 2011 Music Feature by Austin Powell

"Clarissa Tossin: Meeting the Waters" at the Blanton

The Brazilian artist explores the confluence of globalization's streams of production through the Amazon

"...shows a sampling of her work in "Meeting of Waters," an exploration of the confluence of globalization's streams of..."

April 13, 2018 Arts Review by Melany Jean

DVDanger: Dark Skies

Keri Russell is a modern suburban scream queen

"...Dark Skies (Starz/Anchor Bay, Blu-Ray combo pack) should not to..."

June 3, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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

Shrewd Productions' Jump

In Charly Evon Simpson's drama, characters caught in the dark currents of grief and depression seek a way through

"...on her vape pen before dropping it into the waters below. Her face is still, which makes it that..."

Sept. 20, 2019 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me

"...Lehoczky, Ania Suli and Timothy Leary. Move over, John Waters and Paul Bartel. There's a new, fresh auteur on..."

Aug. 27, 1993 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

Minamata

Johnny Depp keeps it low-key in this bleak envirodrama

"...pollution drama Minimata would pair well with Todd Haynes’ Dark Waters. Both are as much a call to arms..."

Feb. 11, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Tears of the Sun

"...Great Stone Face department. As Navy SEAL Lt. A.K. Waters, who’s on a mission to rescue aid worker Monica..."

March 7, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Josh Kupecki’s Top 10 Films of 2019

"...influences, but this film is all his own. 8) Dark Waters..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

Metallica: Through the Never

The 32-year-old British quartet is shown in depth that only begins with the 3-D.

"...This Is Spinal Tap. Fearlessly cruising the same deep, dark Atlantic waters of that concept, Metallica updates the hybrid..."

Sept. 27, 2013 Movie Review by Raoul Hernandez

Okie Noodling

Noodling is the sport (some say art) of catching big ol' catfish with your bare hands. The practice is legal only in Oklahoma, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Okie Noodling is Beesley's affectionate, funny, and engaging look at the noodlers in his home state.

"...disappears and we find ourselves in the murky Oklahoma waters, holding our breath and wriggling our fingers in dark,..."

Oct. 1, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Chuck & Buck

"...were an innocent naif, the character also has a dark, icky side. A full plot description would make the..."

July 21, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Film Festival Announces 2021 Award Winners

Larry Flynt for President, Disfluency take top nods

"...D: Stevan Lee Mraovitch (read our review here) • Dark Matters Feature: Jacinto, written and D: Javi Camino •..."

Nov. 2, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Richard Whittaker’s Top 10 Films of 2019

"...Bill Camp (Dark Waters), Shia LaBeouf (Honey Boy, The Peanut Butter Falcon),..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Teen Spirit

Pop fable never feels like a smash hit

"...not just an irritating character flaw; these are still waters, and the answer is there, as long as you..."

April 19, 2019 Movie Review by Danielle White

Mood Indigo

Michel Gondry's latest presents us with an elaborate yet handmade artifice that's thoroughly charming until its color drains away.

"...wherein Colin drains his bathtub and, in the process, waters his downstairs neighbor’s plants, and a celebrity chef talks..."

Aug. 15, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Cove

This marvelously made agitprop documentary exposes the dark secrets that underpin the world’s dolphin mania.

"...a constant state of happiness. The Cove exposes the dark secrets that underpin the world’s dolphin mania, whether it’s..."

Aug. 7, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Deep Water

The documentary Deep Water tells the white-knuckled true story of the first single-handed around-the-world yacht competition.

"...Roaring Forties (so named for its latitude), the dangerous waters stretching through the Southern Hemisphere past Cape Horn. The..."

Oct. 26, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Austin Film Society’s Doc Days Returns

Third edition opens with Todd Haynes’ The Velvet Underground

"...film The Velvet Underground by Todd Haynes (Velvet Goldmine, Dark Waters, Carol). AFS founder and artistic director Richard Linklater..."

Sept. 14, 2021 Screens Post by Katherine McNevins

Day Trips & Beyond: Luminous Lagoon, Jamaica

The glow of the water is a natural phenomenon rare in such abundance

"...Taking a decent photograph of the glowing waters of Luminous Lagoon outside of Montego Bay, Jamaica, is..."

Jan. 25, 2016 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...of talent and titles Now it's time to get dark, experimental, and immersive with today's wave of Midnighters, VR..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Luv Doc: A Bit Desperate

A gateway to a very dark shame spiral

"...my present involuntary state and get to test the waters. I am a simple guy, and not used to..."

Dec. 10, 2021 Column by The Luv Doc

DVDanger: The Club

Home release roundup time

"...for sins against the church. The Club is its dark kin, but there's little humor here...."

May 21, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Shoot Out the Lights

Bare buzz, bare butts: The Bright Light Social Hour shakes it

"...white lights outlining the Mississippi Bridge glitter on the dark waters rolling southward to New Orleans and the Gulf..."

Feb. 11, 2011 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

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