My Name Is Bruce

Cult star Bruce Campbell directs and stars here as himself, but the actor is mistaken for his popular character Ash from the Evil Dead trilogy and is forced to fight a real monster.

"...such a pleasure to watch in, say, Sam Raimi's Evil Dead trilogy or Don Coscarelli's smartly bizarre Bubba Ho-Tep...."

Nov. 21, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

'Chronicle' Mock NFL Draft

"...9) Evil (aka New England Patriots, via a predicated trade with..."

April 25, 2008 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

No Country for Old Men

The Coen brothers display magnificent form with this Cormac McCarthy tale about intransigent evil in the modern West.

"...his county from Chigurh's remorseless carnage. Chigurh represents an evil like nothing Bell has ever seen before, and that..."

Nov. 16, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

In My Country

Samuel L. Jackson and Juliette Binoche star in this John Boorman political drama about the work of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

"...a series of public hearings intended to purge the evil of apartheid from Nelson Mandela’s newly democratic South Africa..."

April 8, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...There are three things worth noting about Wayne Alan Brenner, so let's name..."

April 23, 2004 Column

Cabin Fever

A festival breakout shocker that twists genre conventions into a jarring battery of scares.

"...King gleefully referred to Sam Raimi’s first outing, The Evil Dead) and knocks it upside the head with a..."

Sept. 12, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Gift

"...of the structure straight from his early cult sensation Evil Dead II (itself a conscious remake, but with a..."

Jan. 19, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Princess Mononoke

Japanese animated feature is packed with an environmentally aware storyline, breathtaking animation, and clever dialogue penned for this American release by Brit fantasist Neil Gaiman and delivered in English by a slew of American actors.

"...hang on this remarkable film, but let's not simplify things too much. Princess Mononoke is the most successful piece..."

Nov. 26, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Clay Pigeons

"...in the vicious circle of small-town life. To keep things interesting, he's been having an affair with Amanda, his..."

Oct. 2, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Websites from Hell

It's 4am -- Do You Know Where Your Monitor Is?

"...and pulls you in, even when you have better things to do. How many windows have the dim glow..."

Dec. 26, 1997 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Post Marks

Muddying the Waters

"...and pontificated on (and on and on) about the evil of our American way of life, but never has..."

Nov. 7, 1997 Column

Sxsw

"...EVIL MOTHERS: One of the bands that gives "Satantonio" its..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend

"...to like it. Unfortunately, no go. One of the things I often wonder about is whether, upon seeing some..."

April 5, 1985 Movie Review by Marie Mahoney

Life Is Terrible ... and Triumphant for Portrayal of Guilt

Metallic punk trio drop a sophomore rager of pandemic frustration and societal grievances

"...more of a frustration from seeing so much unjust things happen throughout humanity," he says of his band's fatalistic..."

Jan. 29, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

DVDanger: Every Day Is Halloween

See No Evil 2, The Houses October Built, and LFO

"...as envelope-pushers within smart indie horror, and See No Evil 2 is their attempt to help launch a full-blown..."

Nov. 4, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Page Two: Running With the Wild Gang

Self-proclaimed patriots don't seem to have much love for their country, except on their own terms

"...despite good and principled intentions. They are instead deliberately evil...."

Nov. 12, 2010 Column by Louis Black

Page Two: Scary Monsters

Election season raises the specter of undead ideologies and devilish strategies

"...rather are caused by malevolent people out to do evil. The idea that all men are created equal and..."

Oct. 22, 2010 Column by Louis Black

There Will Be Blood

... And bloodsuckers and zombies and ghosts and murderers all over our stages this week

"...those featuring ghoulies and ghosties and long-leggedy beasties and things that go bump in the night. Sure, there's a..."

Oct. 23, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Page Two: Rules of Disorder

The best democracy is a messy one

"...is that these are the worst of times, that things are already terribly wrong and are just getting worse...."

July 10, 2009 Column by Louis Black

Lansdale Unraveled

How a cult director translated a cult author to craft a surefire cult favor

"...on aging and identity, rock & roll, and eternal evil has made the leap from page to screen with..."

Oct. 24, 2003 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Get Folked!

An interview with the men behind the Folksmen.

"...actors/comedians/directors could cut something of a stoic "hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil" triumvirate on the..."

May 9, 2003 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...and I needed some help with the rent because things were looking grim for me. So, they moved in,..."

April 5, 2002 Column

Something Wicked This Way Comes ... Again!

Dueling Macbeths on the stages of Austin prove once again this Shakespearean killer's undying popularity.

"...of Lear, especially given the Elizabethan preoccupation with all things concerning nature and the medieval idea of the great..."

Oct. 13, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Post Marks

Park and Ride

"...broader realm, I regard vehicular use as a necessary evil. I am also a bicyclist; however, I cannot take..."

Oct. 31, 1997 Column

That Old Revival Spirit

Testifying About Movies

"...shelves toss at us, with little regard for how things fit together...."

June 13, 1997 Screens Feature

Postmarks

Overhyped Roadshows

"...This week's piece by Michael Ventura on hunger ["The Evil of Two Lessers," Vol.16, No.6] was one of the..."

Oct. 18, 1996 Column

Six-String Reverb

In the Beginning ...

"...would be a simple low-low-budget fantasy action film. Then things got crazy ... ...."

Sept. 18, 1998 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

SXSW Record Reviews

"...wheel, boot to the metal, flooring it to the devil stomp of "Angry Cockroaches" or easing around the wicked..."

March 20, 1998 Music Review

Matthew Monagle’s Top 10 Films of 2023

"...8) Evil Dead Rise Give Alyssa Sutherland an Oscar you cowards...."

Dec. 15, 2023 Screens Feature

Lit in the Time of Coronavirus

From emerging writer to potential vector at AWP in San Antonio

"...a month after Trump’s inauguration. You could say these things are always fraught because writers are so sensitive, but..."

March 12, 2020 Arts Post by Mark Gozonsky

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