<i>MFAi> and <i>Prevengei> Give the Revenge Genre a Feminist Spin

Vengeance is hers

"...Women rarely have the opportunity to play superheroes or serial killers on the big..."

March 10, 2017 Screens Feature by Sarah Marloff

Give and Let Live

Cause-driven film festival Lights. Camera. Help. hits the sweet spot between heart, mind, and action

"...Harnessing the creative power of Austin's blossoming film industry and..."

Aug. 9, 2013 Screens Feature by Jessi Cape

Lucky McKee Talks His New Thriller <i>Kindred Spiritsi>

Austin-made twisted tale of family bonds hits VOD this week

"...Everybody has that friend, according to filmmaker Lucky McKee. "Every person has someone..."

Jan. 25, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Scott McCloud in Austin with <i>The Sculptori> this Weekend

The affable theorist of Understanding Comics waxes all fictional.

"...Scott McCloud of Understanding Comics fame has a new book out from First..."

Feb. 4, 2015 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Komé Is Reopening, Enoteca Vespaio Has Closed, Texas Keeper Leverages the Triple-Digit Heat, Desert Door Is Searching for the Best New Margarita, and Hopdoddy Is Putting Peanut Butter and Jelly <i>Wherei>, Exactly?

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Here's some of what's happening in Austin's culinary scene, as..."

July 20, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Q&A Hole: Why Would Someone – Why Would <i>Anyonei> – Vote for Trump?

With Leslie Bonnell, Arcie Cola, Lashonda Lester, Tim Doyle, and more

"...Because this is the day, right?..."

Nov. 8, 2016 News Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The <i>Chroniclei>’s Complete Guide to the Minions

Your yellow pals, from Despicable Me to Rise of Gru

"...Minions! The adorable, banana-obsessed, gibberish-spouting, dungaree-wearing, too-sweet-to-be-bad comedy heart of..."

June 30, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest 2014: Simon Barrett Brings <i>The Guesti>

Scripter talks Faults, Halloween, and running out of bullets

"...It's day eight of Fantastic Fest, and Simon Barrett may..."

Sept. 27, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Interview: <i>Girli>

Writer/director/star Chad Faust heads into the dead heartlands

"...Homecomings can be strange affairs. Chad Faust - writer, star,..."

Sept. 24, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

First Look: Rooster Teeth's <i>Transformers: War For Cybertroni> Trilogy

Trailer for Austin studio's version of the robots in disguise

"...Wondering where the Transformers, the robots in disguise of toy,..."

Feb. 24, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: <i>Beyond the Gatesi>

Throwback horror resurrects the VHS board-game phenomenon

"...It seems peculiar, nay a massive oversight, that nobody has..."

May 21, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Caleb De Casper's New EP Is Here and Totally Queer

De Casper is “high-octane danceable rock music for you and your daddy”

"...“My brain is fucked.” So growls Caleb De Casper on the..."

May 15, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

Mardi Gras Currency: I Am a Tosser

Beads for dignity. It's the American way.

"...Welcome to Mardi Gras season – next Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, is..."

Feb. 14, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

H. R. Giger, the <i>Dark Stari>

Full Q&A with documentarian Belinda Sallin

"...In The Third Man, Harry Lyme infamously said the only..."

May 23, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: <i>The Burningi> and <i>The Town That Dreaded Sundowni>

Another gruesome twosome for your weekend's viewing

"...Y'know, it's funny. Considering that the filmmaking Weinstein brothers of Miramax..."

May 25, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Pink Floyd's Roger Waters Gets Political With the <i>Chroniclei>

He should be a prime-time news analyst. Televisions would melt.

"...Pink Floyd fanatics be warned: This document contains NO music...."

March 20, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Please Give

The pleasure of Nicole Holofcener's film – which stars Catherine Keener, Oliver Platt, Rebecca Hall, and Amanda Peet – lies in the honesty of its conversations rather than its plot.

"...Directed by: Nicole Holofcener. Starring: Catherine Keener, Oliver Platt, Rebecca..."

June 11, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Sharon Jones: Give the People What They Want

Beating cancer, growing hair, and playing the Moody tonight

"...Safe to say 2013 played out unlike any of Sharon Jones’ first 56 on this planet...."

Feb. 26, 2014 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

From Here to Eternity

The only punk rock band that mattered, and why they still do

"...The Clash haven't aged well. Mick Jones is suffering from a serious combover, trying to..."

May 19, 2000 Music Feature by Jerry Renshaw

Nothing Here Has Any Real Value

Honorable mention

"...A green pressed-glass punchbowl with eight cup hooks. Seven green pressed-glass cups. A full..."

Feb. 9, 2007 Books Feature by Sarah Elizabeth Eastep

Something's Gotta Give

Sure, the co-stars delight, but the script has more flab than its middle-aged lovers.

"...Directed by: Nancy Meyers. Starring: Diane Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Keanu..."

Dec. 12, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Anywhere But Here

"...Directed by: Wayne Wang. Starring: Susan Sarandon, Natalie Portman, Shawn..."

Nov. 19, 1999 Movie Review by Steve Davis

SXSW Interview: Bradley Grant Smith’s “Male Gaze Gazes on the Male Gaze” in <i>Our Fatheri>

Dick Wolf, Chicago, and the politics of writing female leads

"...With his debut film, Our Father, Bradley Grant Smith is..."

March 26, 2021 Screens Post by Selome Hailu

Wes Anderson Brings <i>Isle of Dogsi> to SXSW

Plus Midnighters bring the gore, and Alita party

"...Last week, SXSW announced that high-concept horror A Quiet Place is this year's opening night..."

Feb. 7, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

I Declare War

A bunch of sixth-graders playing capture the flag in the park lays the groundwork for a disturbingly inventive film.

"...Directed by: Jason Lapeyre and Robert Wilson. Starring: Gage Munroe,..."

Aug. 30, 2013 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Everyone Here Cycles!

Learning from Copenhagen, Post #6

"...After a few days in Copenhagen, I'm a convert: I've seen for myself that..."

Oct. 7, 2009 News Post by Katherine Gregor

Lee Isaac Chung Recalls Growing Up in the Fields of <i>Minarii>

New family drama speaks to a different kind of immigration story

"...In Minari, Lee Isaac Chung's semiautobiographical story of growing up..."

Feb. 12, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

<i>The Onioni>’s Scott Dikkers Headlines Austin’s <i>Worded Funnyi>

Area event showcases written comedy, local literary laughmongers

"...There’s a comedy show in town this Thursday night...."

Jan. 13, 2020 Arts Post

Zilker Theatre Productions' <i>All Shook Upi>

Take Elvis at his silliest, mix in Twelfth Night, stir playfully, and you have the latest Zilker Summer Musical

"...Elvis has been sighted in Austin...."

Aug. 3, 2018 Arts Review by Robert Faires

David Bowie’s Auto Memorial: <i>Blackstari>

Swan song LP admits “I Can’t Give Everything Away” but almost does

"...Released Friday, Jan. 8 – its creator’s 69th birthday – Blackstar..."

Jan. 12, 2016 Music Post by Michael Toland

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