Hold the Dark

Humanity's animal instincts exposed in the Alaskan wilderness

"...Evans and Jeremy Saulnier, moviegoers have struggled to make their peace with the platform’s release strategy. On one hand,..."

Sept. 28, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Fantastic Fest Interview: Jeremy Saulnier and Macon Blair on Hold the Dark

Blood and snow in one of Netflix's rare theatrical releases

"...to Alaska, but of course when Jeremy Saulnier made the long trip for his new film Hold the Dark,..."

Sept. 28, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Review: Hold the Dark

Humanity's animal instincts in Netflix's Alaskan Western

"...and corporations, Alaska’s mythology lingers. People view Alaska as the true final frontier, a distant and rugged land where..."

Sept. 23, 2018 Screens Post by Matthew Monagle

The Dark Knight Rises

An uncannily accurate mirror of the contemporary cultural zeitgeist, this epic finale to the Batman trilogy is just that: epic.

"...Gordon-Levitt, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, Juno Temple, Matthew Modine and Cillian Murphy...."

July 20, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

DVDanger: From the Dark

Star and director talk monsters, mud, and New Kids on the Block

"...When writer/director Conor McMahon created new vampire flick From the Dark, he deliberately stripped its down to the barest..."

April 11, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Angel in the Dark

The last release from pop noir princess Laura Nyro.

"...In Monterey Pop, renowned documentary filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker captured the 1967 pre-Woodstock rock festival oozing good vibrations and California..."

April 6, 2001 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Austin Film Festival Review: Into the Dark: Pilgrim

Blumhouse/Hulu stage a historical home invasion holiday

"...really have a great movie*. Pilgrim may not be the one to finally knock the Macy's Parade off the..."

Nov. 1, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Crossing Over to the Dark Side

Alan Parsons answers the $64,000 question

"...Despite working on the Beatles’ Abbey Road and the international success of his..."

March 20, 2008 Music Post by Austin Powell

An Order of Horror, Hold the Monsters

Fantastic Fest vet Simon Rumley brings his brand of scary movie to Austin

"...In 2006, British director Simon Rumley won the hearts of Fantastic Fest fans with shockingly little stage..."

June 26, 2009 Screens Feature by Ashley Moreno

Awake in the Dark

"...Two for the Road These are the best of times and the..."

July 28, 1995 Arts Feature by Patrick Taggart

From Soup to Nuts (Hold the Nuts)

A hardly comprehensive look at Austin's soup scene

"...winter in Austin, when we can relax and forget the brutal summer we just survived and can briefly sublimate..."

Jan. 27, 2012 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Fantastic Fest Gets Toxic With The Toxic Avenger

Fall of the House of Usher, The Creator added

"...said that you had to get rid of all the toxic people in your life? Not when they're the..."

Aug. 15, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Night He Came to Fantastic Fest

Genre fest announces Halloween for opening night

"...is coming early to Austin this year – or rather, Halloween is. Fantastic Fest has announced that the revamp..."

Aug. 22, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Half-Life at the Movies

In the Dark No More

"...or so, when my parents dropped me off at the local YMCA so that I could swim, play Ping-Pong,..."

Sept. 20, 1996 Screens Feature by Patrick Taggart

A Half-Life at the Movies

In the Dark No More

"...or so, when my parents dropped me off at the local YMCA so that I could swim, play Ping-Pong,..."

Sept. 6, 1996 Screens Feature by Patrick Taggart

ATX Film News: Award Winners, Toxic Vengeance, and Cheaper Nights at the Drafthouse

"...Congratulations to A Room Full of Nothing: The Austin-made relationship dramedy about the end of the world..."

April 5, 2019 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival: 10 Things We Learned From the Writers of Infinity War

Marvel scribes Markus and McFeely stay spoiler-free

"...scriptwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely who have done the most to shape Marvel’s Cinematic Universe...."

Nov. 1, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Dark Yet Light

Her D in Biology notwithstanding, Maria Bamford is a genius at making dark comedy funny

"...In Maria Bamford's most recent comedy special, The Special Special Special!, she performs for an audience of..."

April 24, 2015 Arts Feature by Ashley Moreno

Tackling Inherited Trauma in SXSW Film Mickey and the Bear

Writer/director Annabelle Attanasio on when bloodlines become scars

"...As Mickey and the Bear opens, Mickey Peck cycles through the early morning..."

March 8, 2019 Screens Feature by Beth Sullivan

The Hunt

Scathing action-satire is more than Elites versus Deplorables

"...Whatever you think you know about The Hunt, you're wrong. And even if you're factually right,..."

March 13, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Austin Séance Shares the History of American Spiritualism

In their sittings, Jake Cordero and Albert Lucio give you the experience of contacting the departed

"..."Is there anybody there?"..."

Oct. 11, 2019 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Luv Doc: Mr. Nice Guy

Sweet T is the name of an Irish boxer with fake front teeth and sleeve tattoos

"...Why is it that women always say they want nice guys but end up dating jerks? I..."

Oct. 20, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

Recommended ACL Records to Get You Psyched for the Fest

The best CPR (concert psychin' rock) to get in the fest mindset

"...a bear. Make sure you have tunes to keep the energy high on your journey. Here are a few..."

Sept. 30, 2016 Music Post by The Music Staff

Fantastic Fest Gives Us the Horns

Daniel Radcliffe's latest heads up final wave of films

"...With the clock ticking (eight days and counting, folks), Fantastic Fest..."

Sept. 10, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Proposition

The Western is alive and well in the Australian outback, as this gritty film with a screenplay and score by musician Nick Cave demonstrates.

"...Despite perpetual rumors of its demise as a genre, the Western is alive and well in the Australian outback...."

June 9, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The X-Files

"...Starring: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Martin Landau, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Blythe Danner, Mitch Pileggi, William B. Davis, John Neville, Terry..."

June 19, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Friday

Seventies funk GOATs, queer nu metal, and so much more

"...very, very tired) music team, Friday was filled with the Chronicle’s wild day party at Hotel Vegas and witnessing..."

March 19, 2022 SXSW Post by Thomas Fawcett

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

My Obsession: The Killer Looks of Edwige Fenech

Bow before the Queen of Giallo

"...I can still remember the first time I saw her. It was around 2005,..."

Sept. 13, 2019 Screens Column by Sarah Jane

Revelations: A Gen Z Writer Witnesses the Eternal Battle of an Iron Maiden Concert

Waving flags and fighting monsters with the hallowed NWOBHM troopers

"...When we arrive at the Moody Center, surrounded on all sides by beer-bellied metalheads..."

Sept. 14, 2022 Music Post by Julian Towers

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