'Doctor Who' Watch

Recapping "Asylum of the Daleks"

"...Doctor Who returned to TV last night with a bang...."

Sept. 2, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

‘Doctor Who’ Watch

7.2: 'Dinosaurs on a Spaceship'

"...week robots. This week dinosaurs. Next week cowboys. Did Doctor Who hire a 6-year-old boy named Scooter for the..."

Sept. 9, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Holiday Viewing: Doctor Who at Christmas

Which are the best (and worst) of the BBC classic's Xmas specials?

"...get around the world in one night, then Dr. Who can have a Christmas special every year...."

Dec. 11, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

‘Doctor Who’ Watch

7.5: "The Angels Take Manhattan"

"...Doctor Who, that genre quick-change artist, caps off the first..."

Sept. 30, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

‘Doctor Who’ Watch

7.3: "A Town Called Mercy"

"...Oh, but does the Doctor does love a sticky wicket. When he touches down..."

Sept. 16, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Doctor Who

Doctor Who?

"...husband) that grew up in the 1970s/1980s heyday of Doctor Who, the protean intergalactic smarty-pants who favored wild hair,..."

July 25, 2008 Music Feature by Melanie Haupt

'Doctor Who' Watch

7.4: ‘The Power of Three’

"...robotic men, or snarly, fantastical creature type things, ‘cause Who has something else entirely cooked up – and a..."

Sept. 23, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Five Decades of The Doctor

Our resident Brit examines the 50th anniversary of 'Doctor Who'

"...that didn't even exist when the first episode of Doctor Who aired in Great Britain. The map of the..."

Nov. 21, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Into the TARDIS: Peter Capaldi is the New Doctor

And there's a lot more to him than just 'The Thick of It'

"...just been announced as the next incarnation of the Doctor in BBC's time-and-space-hopping series Doctor Who...."

Aug. 4, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Who's On First

New to Doctor Who? Here's a cheat sheet for tonight's premiere

"...Season 7 of the age-defying Doctor Who – nearing its 50th anniversary and still so..."

Sept. 1, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

'Who' Knows?

'Doctor Who' fans can start pre-gaming the 50th anniversary special with Geeks Who Drink trivia night

"...well past, now that fever for UK national treasure Doctor Who, that sweet space oddity, has decisively infected our..."

Nov. 15, 2013 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Who's on Mars

Tenth Doctor David Tennant's long goodbye ramps up this weekend on BBC America

"...fans of, yes, the beloved British sci fi series Doctor Who will have a 24-hour head start on the..."

Dec. 18, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The German Doctor

This Argentinian film uses the country’s dark history as a haven for escaped Nazi war criminals as fodder for this atmospheric tale.

"...and told from the perspective of 12-year-old Lilith (Bado), who is bright and curious but underdeveloped for her age,..."

May 16, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Seducing Doctor Lewis

A tiny French Canadian fishing village tries to woo a doctor to take up permanent residence.

"...a community pulling together to snare a full-time local doctor is pretty much the same – especially in regard..."

July 23, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Doctor Strange

The Doctor is out, far out

"...Swinton’s the Ancient One. (But of course.) Cumberbatch plays Doctor Stephen Strange with exactly the right amount of cocky..."

Nov. 4, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Doctor Sleep

Back to the cinematic hallowed ground of the Overlook Hotel

"...important horror director working today – adapting King's sequel, Doctor Sleep, to bridge that seemingly impossible divide...."

Nov. 8, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Case of Michael Hickson Highlights Legal and Ethical Issues Around Who Receives Treatment During a Pandemic

Who makes end-of-life decisions?

"...to our fight against the pandemic, as are the doctors and nurses who risk their health daily to save..."

July 24, 2020 News Feature by Margaret Nicklas

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

The real Parnassus of this story is director Terry Gilliam, who salvaged his movie despite the sudden death of his star, Heath Ledger, midway through shooting.

"...different aspects of Tony, the name of Ledger’s character who entices people to part with their money and trip..."

Jan. 8, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

DVDanger: She Who Must Burn

Anti-abortion terror as the new Salem witch trials

"...It begins with a murder: a doctor shot in the face by a religious zealot. It..."

Oct. 22, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Who's the Mannull

"...Directed by: Ted Demme. Starring: Doctor Dre, Ed Lover, Colin Quinn and Jim Moody. The..."

April 30, 1993 Movie Review by Louis Black

Who Do You Love?

Jennifer Weiner returns with what might be her best love story yet

"...bestselling author Jennifer Weiner just released her 12th book, Who Do You Love. The sure-to-be smash is a classic..."

Aug. 18, 2015 Arts Post by Jessi Cape

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

Sam Raimi makes the most Sam Raimi Marvel film imaginable

"...of Spider-Man was brought on to spearhead the newest Doctor Strange project after Scott Derrickson, director of Strange’s first..."

May 6, 2022 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

Comics Writer Donny Cates Casts Spells on Doctor Strange

Marvel's Sorcerer Supreme and big bad Thanos get a local scribe

"...Ragnarok that makes Donny Cates' head reel: It's when Doctor Strange and Loki cross paths. He says, "Those two..."

Nov. 17, 2017 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Paying Doctor

Federal Insurance Program Could Aid Texas' Youth

"...of hers had died of uterine cancer. Matthew, 18, whose father spent a career in nursing, suggested Cheryl get..."

Dec. 26, 1997 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Doggett vs. the Doctor

Will right-wingers oust the liberal congressman? Tea party on, dudes.

"...a tumble, Doggett is vulnerable to the Colorado County doctor. That logic effectively ignores the eighth county, Travis, and..."

Oct. 22, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Embattled Doctor Prevails Against the Texas Medical Board

The little guy wins

"...the allegations had not been proven, effectively exonerating the doctor...."

June 24, 2022 News Feature by Michael King

The Doctor vs. the Hospital

Relentless whistleblower fights legal war of attrition with Lakeway Medical Center

"...former BIRL Director Dr. Robert Van Boven, a neurologist who had arrived in July 2007, planning to study combat-related..."

July 7, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

"...and Mini-Me, a 1/8th-scale clone version of the bad doctor. Roach has gone on record as saying that upward..."

June 11, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

This Is Who We Are #5: Salvage Vanguard Theater's Death of a Cat

A daily affirmation of Austin's creativity from the Chronicle archive

"...This is who we are...."

May 8, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Is There a Doctor in the House?

Below the budget storm clouds, plans form for UTMB campus at Mueller

"...not a peace treaty between city and county officials, whose all-or-nothing funding battle grows wackier by the day...."

Sept. 10, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

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