First Look: The Iron Claw

Legends of the squared circle the Von Erichs hit the silver screen

"...they were feared and loved in equal measures. Patriarch Fritz Von Erich was a legendary heel or villain, but..."

Oct. 13, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Sound of Violence

Murderous melodies never hit the right note

"...boundary-pushing sounds, Alexis’ hearing is once again on the fritz. Her solution? Keeping it alive through the sweet noise..."

May 28, 2021 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

The Golden Glove

Serial killer biopic is too gruelingly accurate for its own good

"...2016 novel Der Goldene Handschuh about German serial killer Fritz Honka. As played with startlingly veracity by Jonas Dassler,..."

Sept. 27, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Hitler's Hollywood

The Third Reich's cinematic propaganda machine exposed

"...attempt to make a new F.W. Murnau, or replace Fritz Lang (who famously fled to Hollywood in 1933 after..."

July 13, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Jarrott Productions' The Price

This staging of the Arthur Miller drama keenly appraises the worth of a life

"...makes The Price still resonant and timely, and director Fritz Ketchum has orchestrated it to unfold with a heat..."

Oct. 14, 2016 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Labyrinth of Lies

German postwar drama looks at national psyche scarred by the Nazi era

"...hostility by colleagues and higher-ups. Except for Attorney General Fritz Bauer (Voss), who appoints Radmann to head a task..."

Oct. 23, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Freud's Last Session

This philosophical debate between Sigmund Freud and C.S. Lewis is richest when it shows their humanity

"...engage you, then this Jarrott Productions staging, directed by Fritz Ketchum, might warrant your time. The playwright has done..."

Oct. 2, 2015 Arts Review by Robert Faires

SXSW Announces Midnighters and Shorts

Henry Rollins, Jeremy Sisto join horror lineup

"...The Corpse of Anna Fritz Director: Hèctor Hernández Vicens, Screenwriters: Hèctor Hernández Vicens, Isaac..."

Feb. 10, 2015 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Peer Gynt

Last Act Theatre Company provides a captivating introduction to Ibsen's epic

"...note are Taylor Flanagan as Peer's endearing wife Solveig; Fritz Ketchum, who delivers a chilling portrayal of Peer's mother,..."

Oct. 31, 2014 Arts Review by Elissa Russell

Gone Girl

When a lady vanishes, David Fincher holds the moral compass.

"...see what the dark shades of Edgar G. Ulmer, Fritz Lang, or even, obviously, Hitchcock might have done with..."

Oct. 3, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

How I Got Hitched

Kate X Messer on Hitchcock keeping one eye on her at all times

"...17 posters promoting local shows and events. Each week, Fritz from Motorblade Postering Service and I would have a..."

Oct. 20, 2012 Screens Post by Kate X Messer

The Lincoln Lawyer

Matthew McConaughey is the titular lawyer who lands a high-profile case after a career spent defending dirtbags.

"...fear for its air conditioning. Is it on the fritz? Why else would McConaughey be covered in a thin..."

March 25, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

AFF: 'Re-Cut'

AFF preview of 'Re-Cut'

"...Fritz Manger's Re-Cut artfully reconfigures the hoary old tropes of..."

Oct. 22, 2010 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

See Reverse Side for Title: Part I

If English first-wavers had trouble getting ahold of American roots music, Americans themselves weren't much better off, piecemealing together the foundations of today's national scene

"...banjo player Bob Siggins, Bruno Wolf on harmonica, and Fritz Richmond on jug. As with many jug bands, the..."

Oct. 15, 2010 Music Feature by Louis Black

The Social Network

This retelling of Facebook's first contentious steps is a blisteringly entertaining film formed of a lovely amalgam of David Fincher's direction, Aaron Sorkin's screenplay, and Jesse Eisenberg's spotless performance as Mark Zuckerberg.

"...sad-eyed monster Peter Lorre once 'napped children to in Fritz Lang's M. Maybe it's a sly nod to the..."

Oct. 1, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Wide-Angle Lens

The Ransom Center captures photography's history with striking breadth and focus

"...so many other Ransom Center exhibits on photography – "Fritz Henle: In Search of Beauty"; "Dress Up: Portrait and..."

Oct. 1, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

They Went West

Back in the saddle with a faded genre's favorite stars

"...had serious relationships with their horses. Hart's horse was Fritz; Mix rode Tony; Champion was Autry's mount. The horses,..."

May 28, 2010 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Arthouse

The Jones Center is closed, so Arthouse just hangs its art sale on other walls

"...V. Smith (Dallas), a Faith Gay (Austin) or a Fritz Haeg (Los Angeles), a Robyn O'Neil (Houston) or a..."

May 14, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Arthouse

Arthouse Curator Elizabeth Dunbar finds a promotion under the tree

"...year and for "Matt Stokes: these are the days," "Fritz Haeg: Attack on the Front Lawn," "Florian Slotawa: One..."

Dec. 25, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Igor

Pixar this animated outing isn't, but neither is it Mary Shelley's VeggieTales.

"...lab assistant to Colin Clive's monster-maker is actually named Fritz and not Igor, but later Universal franchise films Son..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Mighty Atom

Atomic City's Jim 'Prince' Hughes is punk rock daikaiju at a whole different level

"...art deco production design or a marathon screening of Fritz Lang's Dr. Mabuse films. It's a defining character trait,..."

June 8, 2007 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Catch and Release

An archetypal date movie with a good heart, Catch and Release is the lightweight story of a widow (Jennifer Garner) who discovers that you never really know a person.

"...step-child and Friesen as the boy. And then there's Fritz, fresh in from L.A. and busily banging a wedding/wake..."

Jan. 26, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Three Women Abroad

Tuesdays, April 4 through May 16, Alamo Drafthouse Downtown

"...Wilhelm Pabst; with Louise Brooks, André Roanne, Josef Rovensk, Fritz Rasp, Vera PawlowaMay 16..."

March 31, 2006 Screens Feature

Batman Begins

Batman Begins … and it's about time. The movie is great fun, and also a terrific relief.

"...barely glimpsed, utterly ominous shadow; there are echoes of Fritz Lang’s Dr. Mabuse series, not to mention Metropolis, and..."

June 17, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Pieces of April

A Thanksgiving from hell with the family and all the neighbors upstairs.

"...Meanwhile, April finds her tenement apartment’s oven on the fritz and must go begging door-to-door for another oven, to..."

Nov. 7, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Page Two

Kill Contemporary Film Criticism: Vol. 1.

"...time I saw Kane I had gone to see Fritz Lang's M, but because the print hadn't arrived they..."

Oct. 24, 2003 Column by Louis Black

Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space

This new anime import marks a break with the Japanese traditions and invents a wholly original and kittenish appeal.

"...as well as an unhealthy dose of Ralph Bakshi’s Fritz the Cat in the film’s flip, very adult tone,..."

Sept. 26, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hot Fun in the Summertime

Citywide Summer Film Series

"...6/2: The Big Heat (D: Fritz Lang, 1953)..."

May 23, 2003 Screens Feature

The Cinema of Dual Citizens

In the upcoming series Driven into Paradise: European Émigré Directors 1933-1950, the Austin Film Society will be screening (at the Alamo Drafthouse) six classic films reflecting the ethical sensibilities and aesthetic innovations of these exiled masters.

"...Quickly finding work and refuge in Hollywood, directors like Fritz Lang, Robert Siodmak, Billy Wilder, Otto Preminger, Max Ophüls,..."

April 18, 2003 Screens Feature by Will Robinson Sheff

Driven into Paradise: European Émigré Directors 1933-1950

"...4/22 Fury (1936) D: Fritz Lang...."

April 18, 2003 Screens Feature

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