True Lies

After Terminator, Schwarzenegger and Cameron worked together again on this odd mixture of chockablock action movie and restive romantic comedy.

"...of the biggest: a gargantuan Hollywood juggernaut so crammed full of bullets, bombs, and bloodshed, your head soon feels..."

July 22, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Love and Death in Saigon

"...days that they have to be identified by their full Cantonese names tacked onto the backs of their Anglicized..."

June 10, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Reality Bites

Stiller's first feature film as a director captured the zeitgeist and is imbued with an honest and sarcastic wit.

"...show, Stiller has managed to make the leap to full-fledged filmmaker with apparent ease. He delivers this savvy, on-target..."

Feb. 18, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Blue Planet

"...for Film and Television, this 1981 film marks the full-length feature debut of Italian painter Piavoli, whose work has..."

April 30, 1993 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

Alien³

Weaver's Lt. Ripley and H.R. Giger's brainchild face off in Fincher's beautifully shot sequel that goes nowhere.

"...S. Dutton and Lance Henriksen. Back for the third time (and no, it's not Alien Cubed as the title..."

May 29, 1992 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Lucy Dacus, a Gary Floyd Retrospective, an EXTC, and More Crucial Concerts

Sounds all over town and all over the musical spectrum

"...Czars, do you really even silent cinema, bro? Well, time to make amends for your failures with the Austin..."

May 9, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

A Traveler's Needs

Isabelle Huppert stars as an eccentric French tutor in Hong Sang-soo's latest

"...table with a party seated at exactly the same time as you. There’s no suggestion that you’ll get a..."

Dec. 27, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Money City Could Spend on Community Programs Likely Going to Police Raises

Council set to adopt next year’s budget on Wednesday

"...Act, because Council members have yet to see the full language used in the oversight portion of the contract..."

Aug. 13, 2024 News Post by Austin Sanders

The Austin Chronic – New to the Texas Medical Market: RSO Products and Delicious Chocolate

Texas Original expands with full-spectrum edibles

"...That)” if you must know – and, by the time I returned home, I had a body-high so pronounced..."

March 1, 2024 Column by Kevin Curtin

Laal Singh Chaddha

Indian remake of Forrest Gump even more cloying than the original

"...with audiences for its gentle treatment of these tough times. Some, me included, find it saccharine and flat, led..."

Aug. 12, 2022 Movie Review by Josh Hurtado

Jujutsu Kaisen 0: The Movie

Full-throttle curse-fighting anime action

"...Not reviewed at press time. Full-throttle anime action as two heroes – one alive,..."

March 18, 2022 Movie Review

Faster Than Sound: Jim Eno Launches Project Traction for Women Music Producers

The Spoon drummer co-produced songs with eight women and nonbinary artists at his Public Hi-Fi studio

"...day job of 11 years to work on music full time...."

Feb. 25, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: Concert Lineups Crumble Amidst Omicron Surge

Free Week navigates cancellations and stricter safety guidelines reemerge

"...At press time, a handful of shows had been canceled from both..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

The Luv Doc: A Secret Eye Roll

The internet is chock-full of tips on tipping

"...with my best friend from college. About half the time we go to full-service restaurants with wait staff, and..."

Sept. 24, 2021 Column by The Luv Doc

Texas Book Festival 2021: First Authors Announced

Colson Whitehead, Elizabeth McCracken, Amor Towles lead the list

"...sweat off your brow, October may feel like a lifetime away. But the Texas Book Festival has just helped..."

July 21, 2021 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Austin Film Festival Announces 2020 Lineup

Dave Not Coming Back, Golden Arm this year's headliners

"...wrestling drama Golden Arm - as they announce the full lineup this morning...."

Oct. 1, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Stressed Out? Let Your Freak-Out Flag Fly!

Making stress into a friend instead of a foe

"...increases" in worry and stress, which in the Before Times were always "highly stable metrics," but of course stability..."

Oct. 2, 2020 Features Feature by Nora Ankrum

Checking In: Skeleton Releases Best Death Metal in Recent History

20 Buck Spin debut puts blackened ATX death metal on the map

"...being released. We are preparing to record our next full-length...."

July 22, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Can Quibi Be Your New Go-To App?

CEO Meg Whitman on diversity and innovation in the new streamer

"...platforms are facing soaring demand. So it's a wild time for new phone-based streaming service Quibi to enter the..."

April 27, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Faster Than Sound: Twain’s Texan Metamorphosis

The Big Thief favorite finds a home locally, Brew & Brew Solo Sets gratify, and a send-off to outlaw country drummer Paul English

"...his system, so in November he released his second full-length with local label Keeled Scales. Adventure thus offered a..."

Feb. 14, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Land Development Code: What's New in Draft Two

A look at the latest version of Austin's revised land use rules

"...• Type 3 short-term rentals (full-time tourist rentals in multifamily housing) are prohibited in R4..."

Feb. 7, 2020 News Feature by Nick Barbaro

A Hidden Life

Malick's Nazi-era drama sees the heart and soul overriding the State

"...Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite.) Although its nearly three hours running time might strain some viewers' backsides, this lush, evocative study..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Spies in Disguise

This kid-friendly animated spy romp is for the birds

"...reassuringly evinced throughout the film’s frankly overlong 90-minutes-plus running time...."

Dec. 20, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Altamesa Maps Lone Star Existentialism on Sophomore Stunner Idol Frontier

Evan Charles and Sean Faires brave the myth of the Southwest

"...Sometimes all it takes is a single song. With 2016..."

Feb. 8, 2019 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Second Act

Lean In meets The Secret of My Success in workplace rom-com

"...far better films that have withstood the test of time, albeit with freakishly dated hairstyles. Working Girl is what..."

Jan. 4, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Mortal Engines

Dystopian YA adaptation relies on spectacle over character

"...past 26 years, special effects artist Christian Rivers has faithfully storyboarded the horror and blockbuster films of director Peter..."

Dec. 14, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Burning

Extraordinary Korean drama adds emotion to the thriller equation

"...revenge thriller, so it was only a matter of time before great auteur Lee Chang-dong stepped up to the..."

Nov. 9, 2018 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Community Gardens to Fulfill Your Secret Farmer Fantasy

Local veggie spots and how to get a plot of your own

"...raise tomatoes with your own hands and guarantee you full farmer bragging rights. Just bring seeds and get your..."

Oct. 27, 2018 Food Post by Melanie Laporte

Generation Wealth

Greed isn't good. But didn't we know that already?

"...guilty one being examined in filmmaker Lauren Greenfield’s third full-length documentary, but it’s safe to say that we are..."

Aug. 3, 2018 Movie Review by Danielle White

Paul, Apostle of Christ

Biopic of the Apostle.

"...Not reviewed at press time. Former horror director Hyatt follows up 2015's Mary of..."

March 23, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

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