Singing with the Ice King

'Adventure Time' creator Pendleton Ward and star Tom Kenny go Mondo

"...So I spent my Saturday being serenaded by the Ice King from Cartoon Network's super-smash Adventure Time in..."

April 30, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Hunter

Willem Dafoe plays a Canadian tracker hunting presumed-extinct prey in Tasmania, but soon he's stalking humans as well.

"...Directed by: Daniel Nettheim. Starring: Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill, Morgana Davies, Frances O'Connor..."

April 6, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part

Everything is still pretty awesome as this sequel builds on the first film

"...awesome in this waggishly entertaining sequel to one of the most creative animated movies released in recent memory. Upon..."

Feb. 8, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens

The Force awakens, and a franchise reboots

"...It’s decades after the destruction of the Death Star and good old Admiral..."

Dec. 18, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Southwest Theatre Productions' The Understudy

Southwest Theatre's focused cast overcomes the oddities in the script to serve up a snarky, funny look at the theatre business

"..."All I see are movie stars," says Harry, the definitely-not-bitter titular understudy in Theresa Rebeck's 2009 play The..."

Sept. 8, 2017 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest

"...kicking off its 2025 Film & TV Festival with The Studio, the new Apple TV+ half-hour series from Seth..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Art Fun in the Summertime

May

"...organization for committed dramatists. Two plays each night: Lea Matthews/John Walch Thu; C. Francis Blackchild/Amparo Garcia Crow Fri; Paulette..."

May 21, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...SXSW has strapped on the rockets with not just a few titles for this..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Pregame the Texas Book Festival With These 50 Classics

We haven't crammed this hard since senior lit

"...through Philip K. Dick with author Kevin Smokler, and they may...."

Oct. 21, 2013 Books Post by Anne Harris

DVDanger: The Hallow

There’s something evil in the woods

"...Every Northern European culture knows that Robert Frost was wrong. The..."

April 9, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Once Upon a Time in the Midlands

British romantic tale uses the gunslinger mythos as a means to explore romance and regret.

"...Starring: Robert Carlyle, Rhys Ifans, Shirley Henderson, Kathy Burke, Finn Atkins and Ricky Tomlinson. Not to be confused with..."

Nov. 14, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Austin Film Fest Review: Diani & Devine Meet the Apocalypse

Cali comedy duo blow up some seriously sweet and smart doomsday heart

"...subversive comedy, which partly explains why this gleefully absurdist, end-of-the-world, road movie romance works so very, very well on..."

Oct. 15, 2016 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Elizabeth Crook’s The Which Way Tree

Chasing revenge on the Texas frontier in this remarkable new novel from the author of Monday, Monday

"..."I seen the panther before me, but not facing me, as it..."

March 9, 2018 Books Review by Robert Faires

Bedside Manner: The Never-Ending Battle

Fighting for truth, justice, and fewer books beside the bed

"...me locked in my own never-ending battle: to reduce the stack of reading matter that's perpetually replenishing itself in..."

Jan. 23, 2012 Books Post by Robert Faires

The Legend of Ochi

Storytelling sorcery meets movie magic in this A24 fantasy adventure

"...Isaiah Saxon. Starring: Helena Zengel, Willem Dafoe, Emily Watson, Finn Wolfhard and Razvan Stoica...."

April 25, 2025 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Devil's Backbone

Bill Wittliff's debut novel is a picaresque tale with a "Lucky Heart"

"...The Devil's Backboneby Bill Wittliff University of Texas Press, 224pp.,..."

Dec. 5, 2014 Arts Feature by Joe O'Connell

I Write the Folk Songs

From 1980s MTV Robert Plant look-alike to New Age icon, Marshall Styler knows his way around an eBay melody

"...piano. Both locals are quick to point out that they employ synthesizers, and the resemblance ends there...."

July 3, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Off the Record

It has begun: Breaking down the full South by Southwest band list and learning the secret handshake at the Austin Moose Lodge No. 1735

"...The Beginning of the End..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Other Worlds Austin: Bon Voyeurage

Bradley King peeps into his film Time Lapse

"...King states matter-of-factly to audiences at last weekend's inaugural Other Worlds Austin sci-fi film festival. Time Lapse has just..."

Dec. 9, 2014 Screens Post by Adrienne White

SXSW Unleashes Massive Film List

High-concept horror A Quiet Place to open fest

"...years and counting can't slow down SXSW Film. As the festival enters its second quarter-century, A Quiet Place –..."

Jan. 31, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...so you've had your headliners and competition titles, with the normal array of talent and titles Now it's time..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

It

This Stephen King adaptation floats with the best of them

"...Muschietti. Starring: Jaeden Lieberher, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolfhard, Chosen Jacobs, Jack Dylan Grazer, Wyatt Oleff, Bill..."

Sept. 8, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Cherish

"...Directed by: Finn Taylor. Starring: Robin Tunney, Tim Blake Nelson, Jason Priestley,..."

July 5, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Back to 'School of Rock'

Get schooled on the film by Mike White, Jack Black, and Richard Linklater in time for its 10th anniversary

"...Jack Black was 34 when The School of Rock was released; it was his first..."

Aug. 23, 2013 Screens Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Cars 2

This Pixar sequel pops on the screen, but the story line is stuck in neutral.

"...Lewis. Pixar’s new animated feature, Cars 2, vrooms onto the screen with turbocharged energy that never lets up until..."

June 24, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Announces Film Award Winners

Shithouse takes top narrative honors

"...Shithouse and sensitive grief counselling documentary An Elephant in the Room have taken the top awards at the SXSW..."

March 24, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...Charles Cavanaugh, Brandon Bo yce. (NR, 92 min.) Before there existed The Usual Suspects - directo r Bryan Singer's..."

Nov. 17, 1995 News Feature

Letters at 3AM

Freedom is beautiful and dangerous: That has been the theme of American writers since the beginning

"...Six weeks of a daily class, the last these high school seniors will attend. It's spring,..."

May 11, 2007 Column by Michael Ventura

Deep Rising

"...a more apt title for this Giant Monster from the Depths throwback. Despite its obvious drawbacks, however, this patently..."

Jan. 30, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Temples and Playgrounds

Previewing the 2007 Texas Book Festival, Nov. 3-4

"...The Braindead Megaphone: Essaysby George Saunders Riverhead, 257 pp., $14..."

Nov. 2, 2007 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

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