A Totally Killer Time With Nahnatchka Khan

Director of the new horror comedy on time travel and more

"...asks her about quantum physics, about how she saw Endgame but didn't quite understand it...."

Oct. 9, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Austin Chronicle Guide to the Mission: Impossible Movies

Your mission, if you choose to accept it ...

"...was off saving the universe from Thanos in Avengers: Endgame and passed on the chance of a cameo in..."

July 14, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The YouTube Effect

Video killed the radio star. So who's it after next?

"...it prepared to bring to audiences to fulfill that endgame? Hint: the infuriatingly large number of commercials that precede..."

July 14, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Storming the Citadel With the Russo Brothers

How the new Prime series depends on global storytelling

"...Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, and Avengers: Endgame) together. Now they've moved from superheroes to superspies: first,..."

May 5, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Chronicle Guide to the Marvel Cinematic Universe

As the Guardians of the Galaxy gather once more, every MCU film reviewed

"...Avengers: Endgame (2019)..."

May 5, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

A bitter-sweet farewell to the MCU's dysfunctional found family

"...fashion. For a franchise in the throes of a post-Endgame wheel-spinning slump, and with a less-than-compelling upcoming slate of..."

May 5, 2023 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

Thor: Love and Thunder

The Slayer of Thanos becomes a lovesick clown in this mirthless sequel

"...Avengers: Endgame set up none of this. Instead, it saw Thor..."

July 8, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Eternals

Marvel’s immortal heroes overstay their welcome

"...any Marvel film, zipping back and forth between post-Avengers: Endgame now and the last 5,000 years of the Eternals..."

Nov. 5, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Marvel's master of kung fu makes a convoluted cosmic splash

"...Asian superhero his solo film. Moreover, the first post-Avengers: Endgame film, launching Phase 4 of the franchise, must demolish..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Black Widow

What happened in Budapest no longer stays in Budapest as Marvel learns spycraft

"...she sacrificed herself to save the universe in Avengers: Endgame, and this being the MCU and not comicdom, dead..."

July 9, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Online to Feature Stacey Abrams and N. K. Jemisin in Conversation

James Cameron, Ted Lasso team, Bill Hader also announced

"...duo the Russo Brothers, coming off of their Avengers: Endgame triumph with a hard left into crime drama Cherry..."

Feb. 11, 2021 SXSW Post by Kimberley Jones

Once Again, Redistricting Looms in Texas

Republicans hold all the power to draw new lines, but there's more attention on the process than ever before

"...Li is focused on the legal endgame that has, for every single cycle since the VRA..."

Feb. 12, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Fatale

Not everything that happens in Vegas ...

"...Michael Douglas’s Dan. More pointedly, as improbable as Valerie’s endgame seems once revealed, it plainly demonstrates she’s nobody's chump...."

Dec. 25, 2020 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Fantastic Fest Interview: The Boy Behind the Door

David Charbonier and Justin Powell on their dark thriller

"...they're siblings, such as the the Russo brothers (Avengers: Endgame, the Soska twins (American Mary), or the Safdie brothers..."

Sept. 27, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Looking at the Hard-to-Handicap Race for a Texas Senate Seat

Who will take Kirk Watson's Texas Senate District 14 seat?

"...and force her into a run-off. Eckhardt suggests such endgame "character assassination" represents Rodriguez's "only path to victory"; Rodri­guez..."

July 10, 2020 News Feature by Michael King

Austin Film Critics Association Announces 2019 Awards

Local reviewers call Fury Road best film of the decade

"...Best Motion Capture/Special Effects Performance: Josh Brolin, Avengers: Endgame..."

Jan. 7, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Critics Association Announces 2019 Award Finalists

Tarantino, Bong, Scorsese lead nominations

"...• Josh Brolin, Avengers: Endgame • Mark Ruffalo, Avengers: Endgame • Rosa Salazar, Alita:..."

Jan. 3, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Most Read Reviews of 2019

Superheroes, the supernatural, and some Texas faves

"...1: Avengers: Endgame..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Richard Whittaker’s Top 10 Films of 2019

"...isn't a film: It's a roaring beast. 3) Avengers: Endgame..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Top 20 Austin Breweries

Gird your liver for our annual Central Texas brewery power rankings

"...the canned lineup, IN SIX-PACKS, is like experiencing Avengers: Endgame in ultra-HD 4K Blu-ray. But taking Liberty Lunch away..."

Nov. 12, 2019 Food Post by Eric Puga

Spider-Man: Far From Home

Everyone's favorite web-slinger returns for a new era of Marvel

"...the obvious question is – what now? After Avengers: Endgame swept the pieces off the table, now young Spider-Man..."

July 5, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Queer Film Theory 101 Unearths Not-So-Straight Movies

Alamo Drafthouse offers more heartfelt LGBTQ perspectives

"...much, wouldn’t it, Mr. Unnamed Gay Extra from Avengers: Endgame?), the qmmunity sees opportunity in movies that might otherwise..."

June 4, 2019 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

Austin Opera's La Bohème

The beauty of the music and stagecraft in this production teaches us something about love and art

"...Did you see Avengers: Endgame last weekend? Get that out of your system? Good...."

May 3, 2019 Arts Review by Laura Jones

Avengers: Endgame

The end is the beginning is the end as Marvel's Infinity Saga reaches a satisfying, tearful end

"...Endgame, the Russo brothers' massive payoff to that emotional hammering,..."

April 26, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Digging Deeper Into the Pet Sematary

Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer on their Stephen King adaptation

"...Russo brothers (currently adding the finishing touches to Avengers: Endgame), and Captain Marvel's Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, and..."

April 9, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Salvage Vanguard Theater’s Antigonick

This production gives an ancient tale a fresh look and feel while retaining its tragic power

"...both Carson and SVT never lose sight of the endgame here: the tragedy. The deaths and departures are treated..."

March 29, 2019 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Top 10 Most Read Film Reviews of 2018

Number one will shock you. No, for reals. Shocked and appalled.

"...*snap* will be mostly undone in the upcoming Avengers: Endgame, but there were a lot of you wanting to..."

Dec. 29, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Little Stranger

A very British ghost story takes unexpected turns

"...mysterious scribblings on windowsills, among other things), Doctor Faraday’s endgame becomes less evident and all the more intriguing. Gleeson’s..."

Aug. 31, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

It Comes at Night

A lean, mean descent into primitive tribalism

"...explanation as to the means or method of humanity’s endgame while simultaneously focusing on the trip-wire frailty of a..."

June 9, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Managing Secrets

Council's search for city manager may be confidential ... or not

"...impossible to keep all the names confidential until the endgame.)..."

April 10, 2017 News Post by Michael King

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