Doom

Doom is not so much a film as a marketing tie-in, albeit one with some exceptional production values.

"...straight off, okay? If you play the video game Doom – that’s the one that popularlized this whole "first-person..."

Oct. 21, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Doom Generation

"...the Queer New Wave. The opening credits of The Doom Generation bill it as “a heterosexual movie by Gregg..."

Nov. 3, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Architecture of Doom

"...propaganda films, the impeccably researched documentary The Architecture of Doom formulates a convincing thesis about Hitler and his legacy,..."

Jan. 24, 1992 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Spotlight: MF Doom

1:15am, Emo's Main

"...more than mere party jams and street stories, MF Doom conceptualizes comic book crescendos of rap. Loosely adopting the..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature by Robert Gabriel

Less Than Stupefied at Doom

"...Dear Editor, Despite the praise heaped on MF Doom's live show at La Zona Rosa in your most..."

Dec. 14, 2005 Postmarks

The Doom Generation

"...ask? Probably the accompanying Gen-X (or should I say Doom Generation) commentary, now practically a cliché. Gruesome details of..."

Sept. 6, 1996 Screens Feature

Checking In: Zyclops Cooks Up Some Post-Doom Ps-EYE-Chosis

“I’m hoping artists get more creative with the [livestream] format”

"...Studios, last month’s Inheritance of Ash super collides Skycrawler doom duo Ryan Pankratz and Ed Davis with post-rock and..."

Aug. 19, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Church of Misery's Doom-Boogie Bounces Back From a Mutiny

The serial killer-obsessed fourpiece comes to Austin Terror Fest

"...When last we heard from serial killer-obsessed doom legacy Church of Misery, which celebrated double decades last..."

June 7, 2019 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Doom Rockers Duel Conjure a Masterwork of Otherworldly Omnipresence

Locals work their black magic on new album Valley of Shadows

"...Roman sponsors, awash in grade A stoner rock and doom metal bands...."

May 17, 2019 Music Feature by Alejandra Ramirez

Last Week in Live Music: Annabelle Chairlegs, Doom Side of the Moon, Bright Light Social Hour, and More

"...Doom Side of the Moon at Emo’s on Nov. 30,..."

Dec. 6, 2018 Photo Gallery

Sentimental Doom Death Song

Monarch Event Center's metal christening

"...for the next 45 minutes of momentum-killing stop/start. “Sentimental doom death song” quipped Åkerfeldt about one mid-set selection, but..."

Oct. 17, 2008 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

'Chronicle,' Stop the Doom and Gloom

"...at the Alamo. We live here! Get off the doom and gloom. And hire some critics who like movies..."

April 16, 2004 Postmarks

Controversial Lineup Decisions Doom Austin FC In Denver

RECAP: Coach Wolff prioritizes rest, squad rotation in busy week

Sept. 30, 2021 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

Fantastic Four

Marvel not at this Fox flop

"...Storm (Jordan), Ben Grimm (Bell), and frenemy Victor von Doom (Kebbell), Richards invents a device capable of teleporting living..."

Aug. 14, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fantastic Four

All four aren't fantastic, but at least two are pretty good in this latest Hollywood take on a classic from Marvel Comics.

"...and early rival for Sue Storm’s affections Victor Von Doom (McMahon) the four return to terra firma with –..."

July 8, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Playback: Straight Outta Calcutta

Sitar maestro Indrajit Banerjee, stoned synching Doom Side of the Moon and The Wizard of Oz, and a bigger Breakaway Records

"..."No," he laughs. "It's from IKEA." The Doom Side of Oz..."

Aug. 4, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

House of 1000 Corpses

"...a group of wayward teens on the path to doom, it’s less homage than sheer recidivistic cheapskatedness. There’s Sid..."

April 18, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Final Destination 2

"...Kimberly Corman (Cook) receives a horrifying premonition of impending doom. In it, a massive pileup and automotive conflagration on..."

Feb. 7, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dee Snider's Strangeland

"...to lure unsuspecting (and inanely naive) high-schoolers to their doom (said doom being set in what looks like a..."

Oct. 9, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Into the Storm

The tornado may be bad, but the movie is not.

"...have evolved from catastrophe-specific invocations of usually very localized doom and destruction to more grandiose apocalyptic visions in which..."

Aug. 8, 2014 Movie Review by Louis Black

Stalingrad

3-D Russian film about the bloody Battle of Stalingrad.

"...is executed with visually jaw-dropping depictions of valor, squalor, doom, and denial – not to mention a keenly mournful..."

Feb. 28, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

First Snow

A moody thriller that tries to thumb its nose at fatalism, First Snow features another great performance from Guy Pearce.

"...fortune-teller slips into a seizurelike state from the untold doom he sees in Jimmy’s palm. Back home, once the..."

April 20, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

One in a Crowd: Medical Emergency for Horror Expert

Austin film podcaster desperately needs your help

"...Us podcast network, or more particularly the Deliberations of Doom horror show, you've probably heard the voice of critic..."

Oct. 23, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Mandy

Nicolas Cage is stunning in this hallucinogenic revenger

"...of a bizarre “Jesus freak” cult that has apocalyptic doom on their short list of to-dos...."

Sept. 14, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Levitation Materializes 2018 Lineup

Slowdive, Electric Wizard, Black Angels, etc. à la carte

"...unveiled the full lineup, including appearances from elusive UK doom unit Electric Wizard, shoegaze vets Slowdive, and hometown hosts..."

Dec. 7, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Mountain Between Us

This is what a boring plane crash movie looks like

"...there they are, two strangers meeting cute atop Mt. Doom, she with a broken leg and he with medical..."

Oct. 6, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Rough Night

Girls gone murderously wild

"...story, particularly when the humor goes south (literally), will doom any movie to quick obscurity, no matter how many..."

June 23, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

It Comes at Night

A lean, mean descent into primitive tribalism

"...breath on the back of your neck, Shults’ intimate, doom-trippy portrait of two modern American families devolving into primitive..."

June 9, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

The next installment of this franchise that no one asked for

"...a Spanish warship who was lured to his undead doom by that rascally Sparrow back when Mr. Depp was..."

May 26, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Rings

Japanese horror franchise reboot falls flat

"...the craven nature of humanity when confronted with viral doom, but the inevitable stateside sequel (2005’s The Ring Two)..."

Feb. 10, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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