Beanpole

Post-war Russian drama reappraises the position of women veterans through a strange compact

"...can never leave the conflict behind, even when the guns have been silenced and the bloodstains have been scrubbed..."

April 10, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Bacurau

Brazilian drama mixes social commentary and exploitation action

"...bored yanquis and white Brazilians turning up with Tommy guns and antique revolvers...."

March 27, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Forgotten Era of Glitter Rock in Mid-70s Austin

The Austin Punk Chronicles, chapter two, part one: glam rock (1972-76)

"..."It's a guitar idiom, a gunslinger idiom," Griffin says of Texas glam. "There's a machismo..."

Jan. 17, 2020 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Local Duo Harvests Up Some Hilarity in Texas Gothic

Booker & Maykus are sure ’nuff sharper than a pitchfork

"...addition to tackling the issue of “Texans and Their Guns” at tonight’s Institution show with guest Will Roman of..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Hong Kong Wigs Take On Open-Carry Gun Nuts in New Single

Proceeds going to Everytown For Gun Safety

"...“I don’t have an issue with guns,” singer/guitarist Jon Fichter reveals. “I just don’t like assholes..."

Nov. 1, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Austin at Large: We Have Had It With That Guy

Republicans, come get your bros. Dems, get out your voters.

"...even newsworthy anymore that the malfunctioning white men with guns who now drive the GOP party bus are casually..."

Oct. 18, 2019 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Fantastic Fest Interview: Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson are Synchronic

The directing duo take a new path through time

"...thing. The other thing is that they usually have guns, and that changes things in ever situation. It also..."

Sept. 19, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: Hanging Fire on Gun Control

After yet more deaths, Texas leaders vow to do ... something

"...most minimally of all, requiring the reporting of stolen guns to law enforcement...."

Sept. 13, 2019 News Column by Michael King

Quote of the Week

"...For more, see "Texas Democrats Request Special Session on Guns," Sept. 4, and "Texas' Latest Pro-Gun Laws Kick In,"..."

Sept. 6, 2019 News Column

Piranhas

Naples' juvenile gangsters are more than mini-goodfellas

"...take selfies with their cell phones and pose their guns on nightstands to make them as photogenic as possible..."

Aug. 30, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Abbott Appoints Domestic Terrorism Task Force in El Paso's Wake

Thoughts, prayers, committees

"...the rise of extremist groups and hateful ideologies, keep guns out of the hands of deranged individuals, and combat..."

Aug. 23, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Line Walker 2: Invisible Spy

Action flick takes a timely look at police corruption in Hong Kong

"...expertly from gunfights to fisticuffs and then back to guns, incorporating cars, futuristic gadgets, and even a herd of..."

Aug. 16, 2019 Movie Review by Sam Russek

Austin at Large: You Can’t Take Our Sons Away

On gun violence, white supremacy, misogyny, and fatherhood

"...have to explain why they need cheap and easy guns so badly – well, they can go fuck right..."

Aug. 9, 2019 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Penfold Theatre's Henry V

This production in the park makes Shakespeare’s epic history into a satisfying show for a summer evening

"...scaffolding and camouflage (designed by Ia Ensterä). No real guns, but the actors do have objects they use as..."

June 14, 2019 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

A Guide to Austin Classical Music

The virtuosi who know the score and make beautiful music happen here

"...distinguished less by the spectacle seen at Texas big guns like Houston Grand Opera than by stirring voices and..."

April 26, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Jokes Aside, Trevor Noah Actually Wants To Inform You

The Daily Show host on the 5:30pm curse and comedy in the Trump era

"...harassment, and Kosta’s piece exploring Sweden’s respectful relationship with guns – in comparison to the U.S.’s alarming rate of..."

March 9, 2019 SXSW Post by Mary Tuma

Catherine Hardwicke Unloads With Miss Bala

Twilight director and UT grad heads across the border for new film

"...a truck filled with suspected gang members, cash, and guns. When the producers of the remake approached her, Hardwicke..."

Jan. 31, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Headlines

"...to the New Year. For 2018's dismal toll, see "Guns in 2018: The Carnage Continues," Jan. 4...."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature

Widows

Viola Davis leads an efficient heist that rarely blows the doors off

"...a conventional heist film: hatching the scheme, acquiring the guns and other tools, planning the details, executing the crime,..."

Nov. 16, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Overlord

How do you make killing Nazi zombies this dull?

"...demands that someone burst into an ongoing scene. Machine guns are fired in a small room, and no Wehrmacht..."

Nov. 9, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Assassination Nation

Dark satire lets social media tear us apart

"...everything is going to break down. Of course the guns and the knives and the ropes are going to..."

Sept. 21, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

White Boy Rick

A true-life tale of coke, corruption, and betrayal

"...dad, Richard Wershe Sr. (McConaughey), who deals in illegal guns but hopes one day to own a chain of..."

Sept. 14, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Compare and Contrast

"...Dear Editor, Cody Wilson, Austin’s self-styled “crypto-anarchist" selling 3-D-printable guns online after a court order prevented him from giving..."

Aug. 30, 2018 Postmarks

Beto O'Rourke and Ethan Hawke in Conversation

Two Texans discuss politics, fear, and the power of Willie Nelson to bring us back together

"...said, "I'm here because you're trying to take my guns away." And I said, "I'm not. I want universal..."

Aug. 17, 2018 News Feature by Ethan Hawke

Quote of the Week: Donald Trump

The president dished on Austin gun man Cody Wilson

"..."I am looking into 3-D Plastic Guns being sold to the public. Already spoke to NRA,..."

Aug. 3, 2018 News Column

First Concert: Matt Muñoz

Cactus Cafe manager Matt Muñoz revisits his first concert in El Paso: Van Halen

"...opening band for the Cult by the name of Guns N' Roses in '87...."

June 29, 2018 Music Feature

Steve Van Zandt’s Soulfire

Springsteen henchman and Sopranos boss hits the road and classrooms

"...to you: can rock & roll do anything about guns and what’s happening with these massacres in our schools?..."

May 24, 2018 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

National School Walkout

"...regulating women’s bodies and begging for no regulation of guns and I think that is unfair and that points..."

April 21, 2018 Photo Gallery

Here We Go Yet Again

Michael Ventura revisits his "Letters at 3am" Columbine column

"...scared." So are we all. Many are saying that guns aren't the problem; they blame MTV, Hollywood, and the..."

Feb. 16, 2018 Chronolog Post by Michael Ventura

Six for CD 10

Dem primary candidates contend at Pct. 149 forum

"...and supports the Second Amendment, but would close the gunshow loophole and add a voluntary blockchain registry for firearms...."

Feb. 13, 2018 News Post by Michael King

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