From the Archives: Organizing Outside the System – Deborah Shaffer and <i>The Wobbliesi>

Our 1981 interview with the filmmaker behind the classic doc

"...The history of union activism in America has rarely been captured..."

May 3, 2022 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Film Review: <i>The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talenti>

There are stars, and then there is Nicolas Cage

"...If you ever wanted a moment that defined stardom, then..."

March 23, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

La Condesa’s Lucky 13; Graeme Little Goes Big; Lucy’s Loses a Leg; Pasta | Bar Opens on East Sixth; Indie Chefs Community Is On Its Way to Town; and the Hajimaleki Bros Step Up Like Champions

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 your man Brenner has..."

March 9, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Now Streaming in Austin: 'An Uncomfortable Womani>

New short film makes perpetual unease the villain

"...There's an old saying: just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean they're not out..."

Feb. 3, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Other Worlds Review: <i>When I Consume Youi>

Childhood trauma attracts dark forces in this supernatural drama

"...Sometimes the only people who can truly understand you are..."

Dec. 9, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

IV, III, II, I... Contact! The Latest in the Williams Country Music Dynasty is Keeping Things Warm in Some Very Long Shadows

Coleman Williams talks moving forward with an open mind

"...“I don’t wanna be in a genre” is a familiar..."

Nov. 23, 2021 Music Post by Gary Lindsey

The Rolling Stones Let it Bleed Over Austin – in Second Ever Local Concert

…with sympathy for the parking lot

"...May 24, 2020: a mild morning forecast sold short what would transpire: hail, lightning,..."

Nov. 21, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

It’s Mac & Cheese Festival Time, Jester King Goes BBQ, Tso Expands, Smash Hearts the Service Industry, Eberly Does Brunch, and More

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 wrangled from numerous PR..."

Nov. 17, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Fantastic Fest Review: <i>V/H/S/94i>

Fourth entry is a return-to-form for the found footage franchise

"...The V/H/S franchise has become a lot like the monsters, demons, and..."

Oct. 5, 2021 Screens Post by Trace Sauveur

Fantastic Fest Review: <i>The Black Phonei>

Cargill, Hawke, and Derrickson reunite for throwback horror

"...It seems like an obvious question. Why has no one..."

Oct. 4, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Review: <i>Who Killed the KLF?i>

Band biography that burns Behind the Music to ashes

"...Who killed the KLF? The KLF. They were the only ones..."

Sept. 25, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Black Pumas Singer Eric Burton Stars in New Sci-Fi Noir <I>DevexityI>

Luke Lidell-directed short raises questions of real vs. simulation

"...Delving into the concept of simulated reality through layered, intertwining..."

Sept. 20, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Charles Stites' New One-Man Show <i>Straitjacketi> Is Fun – Scary Fun

Charles Stites has another one-man show, and this time he's climbing into a Straitjacket for fun. Scary fun.

"...Charles Stites is putting himself in a straitjacket. Voluntarily...."

Aug. 27, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Luv Doc: Awkward Subjects Like Ice Cream

A rate that rivals even the most impressively war-torn third world countries

"...Dear Luv Doc,..."

Aug. 27, 2021 Column by The Luv Doc

Fareground’s Triumphant Return, Johnson’s Backyard WTF, Wanderlust’s Wine Expansion, Hilton’s Analog Debut, and Never Mind That Got-Damn Pumpkin Spice …

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 wrangled from numerous PR..."

Aug. 25, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Pandemic Production, One Year Later: Karen Wacker, Producer, <i>Mare of Easttowni>

“It kind of made me love my job again.”

"...There were 52 days of filming left on HBO's Mare of Easttown when production shut..."

July 9, 2021 Screens Feature by Sofia Tafich

Tribeca Film Festival Review: <i>7 Daysi>

Rom com plays perfectly with the tools Harry and Sally left behind

"...Say "arranged marriage" and there's an automatic gut reaction from a lot..."

June 17, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Luv Doc: What in the Hell Is Going on at the <i>Statesmani>?

More of the outlandish factual assertions, needlessly hyperbolic language, and gratuitous profanity that undermines true, legitimate journalism

"...Dear Luv Doc,..."

June 18, 2021 Column by The Luv Doc

Review: <i>You'll Never Believe What Happened to Laceyi>

UT could learn a lot from these "crazy stories about racism"

"...One useful rule of thumb in politics might be: When you’re defending yourself against charges..."

April 13, 2021 Arts Post by Michael King

Valoneecia Tolbert Geeks Out in <i>Tales of a Blerd Ballerinai>

The actress looks back at what it was to be young, geeky, and Black

"...Ta-Nehisi Coates writes Black Panther and Captain America comics. Stacey..."

April 9, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Sundance Review: <i>Cuspi>

Texas documentary raises and struggles with questions of consent

"...Cusp hurts. Little can be said about the film before that. Being..."

Feb. 14, 2021 Screens Post by Selome Hailu

Sundance Review: <i>Censori>

Flashback horror to an era of cultural repression

"...Video nasty. The term conjures up both images of blood-splattered..."

Jan. 30, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Hotrod Golgotha

In this collection, the Austin poet delivers a high octane paean to cars and all that makes them cool

"...As someone whose car ownership has consisted almost exclusively of Toyota Corollas and Volvo..."

Jan. 1, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Staging <i>Human Resources: The Musicali> Despite the Pandemic

Mallory Schlossberg knew she'd face challenges staging her new musical now, but she decided to just do it and figure it out

"...Back in the day, all you needed to stage a musical..."

Dec. 4, 2020 Arts Feature

Now Streaming in Austin: <i>I've Got Issuesi>

Steve Collins' melancholic comedy comes home to VOD

"...Humans. They hurt and heal. That mantra, repeated by the unseen narrator voiced by Jim..."

Sept. 15, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The U.S. Open and that Grey Goose Honey Deuce

Wetting your vodka whistle when it’s forty-forty again

"...I learned most of what I know about tennis from..."

Sept. 11, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Teeta Cosigns <I>The Seventh SealI>

Relentless wordsmith talks fatherhood, numerology & the apocalypse

"...Since the pandemic descended, the Teeta has proliferated three full-lengths..."

Sept. 9, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Star Parks Soundtracks <I>I Used To Go HereI>

Austin's Andy Bianculli on the ups and downs of movie music

"...“It was gonna be fuckin’ cool,” Andy Bianculli predicted, those..."

July 30, 2020 Screens Post by Kevin Curtin

Catherine Hardwicke Looks Harder at <i>Don't Look Deeperi>

Twilight director solves the Quibi enigma for her new show

"...It's not often a filmmaker has to invent the wheel...."

July 29, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Now Streaming in Austin: <i>Recorded by Arizali>

Rooster Teeth's new show takes the animated vlog into the future

"...The greatest adventures begin with a step toward the door, and so it..."

July 13, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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