Ready or Not

Party games will be the death of Samara Weaving in this raucous black comedy

"...When it comes to games, you can read the rules..."

Aug. 23, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Possession of Small Amounts of Marijuana Effectively Decriminalized in Travis County

Texas decriminalizes “hemp,” chaos ensues

"...How did we – one of the very least progressive..."

July 12, 2019 News Feature by Kevin Curtin

Spider-Man: Far From Home

Everyone's favorite web-slinger returns for a new era of Marvel

"...What's a boy to do when his heroes are gone? Captain America is old, Thor..."

July 5, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Slamming With Damien Abraham For Viceland's The Wrestlers

The hardcore singer grabs hold of the global pro-wrestling explosion

"...Damian Abraham knows how to spend a birthday: In the Democratic Republic of..."

June 19, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Ones Who Will Take Your Dead

Director's real life experiences with gang members inspire horror

"...disappear. They're often a joke, a one-shot gag about how badass the killer is. That's not William, the begrudging..."

June 15, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Turning Lipstick Traces Into a Graphic Novel

Lana Lesley adapts the Rude Mechs' punk spectacle to the printed page

"...When Austin’s Rude Mechs debuted their stage adaptation of Greil..."

May 29, 2019 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Luv Doc: Getting Over Someone

We're programmed to dream up worst-case scenarios as a survival mechanism

"...here missing her and hoping we get back together if/when she gets better (which she has said she is..."

May 24, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

The Sun Is Also a Star

Is it destiny that brings these two lovers together, or the bland demands of a YA adaptation?

"...a matter of personal taste (and maybe age), deciding how much earnest speechifying about love is too much, and..."

May 17, 2019 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Biggest Little Farm

Country life documentary may be an extended infomercial, but that can't dent its charm

"...about becoming a farmer.” But John Chester and his wife Molly aren’t just starting a farm, they’re attempting a..."

May 17, 2019 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Hail Satan?

The Satanic Temple’s idiosyncratic quest to remind America about freedom of religion

"...on Capitol grounds. Not so fast, said the Satanists: If you want to put up a big Christian symbol..."

May 3, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Moontower Comedy 2019: Joel Kim Booster

The L.A. comic on the politics (and bravery) of being hot

"...It turns out there’s a lifehack when it comes to figuring out whether comedian Joel..."

April 24, 2019 Arts Post by Rosalind Faires

Little

Time goes backward in this riff on Big (or maybe it just feels that way)

"...Whenever I was casually mentioning to people that I was..."

April 12, 2019 Movie Review by Danielle White

Will Texas Patch Up TABC Before It Bursts?

If ever an agency needed to be scorched by the state’s Sunset Act, it’s the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Com­mis­sion

"...If ever an agency needed to be scorched by the..."

Feb. 1, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Replicas

What hath science wrought? A dull cloning thriller, that's what.

"...cult successes and VOD oddities. What divides them is how they inhabit the screen. Cage is (in)famous for his..."

Jan. 18, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Rep. Sheryl Cole on the 86th Texas Legislature

“We’ve always been on defense, and we’ve got to learn how to play offense”

"...What have your conversations been like since the election? How are you preparing for the session?..."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Rep. Vikki Goodwin on the 86th Texas Legislature

“I worry when people talk about property tax caps [and not] where the revenue is going to come from instead”

"...community. My mom served on the Dallas school board when I was a teenager, so there was a lot..."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Maria by Callas

The genius soprano's contentious career in her own words

"...about the opera singer Maria Callas (1923-1977) aims to rectify the world-acclaimed soprano’s scandal-ridden reputation. Long identified in the..."

Nov. 30, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Zane Holtz is a Hunter Killer

Austin transplant on going Hollywood and AFF in the same week

"...Some actors can carry off a uniform, and some can't. With two performances this week in..."

Oct. 26, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Solving a Mystery That Should Stay Unsolved in Doe

Other Worlds Austin screens amnesia thriller with a twist

"...If we don't know who we are, can we ever..."

Oct. 16, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

City Arts Funding: The Resolution

Council approves FY 19 arts funding, ponders its next move

"...the play didn't end without a few words about how to approach the sequel...."

Oct. 8, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Colette

Famous French author underserved by prosaic biopic

"...If you aren’t a Francophile, or versed in early 20th..."

Oct. 5, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

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

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

"...long way from Austin to Alaska, but of course when Jeremy Saulnier made the long trip for his new..."

Sept. 28, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Alpha

The first-ever boy and his dog story

"...If you, like me, follow an assortment of dogs on..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Titmouse That Roared

Chris Prynoski on Venture Bros., tech, and more

"...If you're ever looking for Chris Prynoski, he's not hard..."

Aug. 12, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

BlacKkKlansman

Spike Lee's wild true-life story would be a better documentary

"...Colorado Springs Police Department called the KKK and asked if he could join, and they said yes. Of course,..."

Aug. 10, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Darkest Minds

Earth's last children hunted by their parents

"...Directed by: Jennifer Yuh Nelson. Starring: Amandla Stenberg, Mandy Moore, Bradley Whitford,..."

Aug. 10, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Eighth Grade

Modern middle school life has never been captured better

"...Middle school is the ring of hell Dante overlooked when deconstructing his Inferno, an unsentimental education that few of..."

July 20, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Cracking Open The Devil's Doorway

Horror director Aislinn Clarke on Ireland's dirty secret

"...a dark chapter in the history of Ireland, and how the Roman Catholic Church treated young women...."

July 14, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Nancy

Andrea Riseborough spellbinds in this drama of self-delusion and second chances.

"...When the story is told of the cuckoo in the..."

June 29, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Pom Poko

"Lost" Studio Ghibli tale of raccoons in peril gets long-delayed release

"...silently cursed that the real problem is working out how to produce these awkward hybrids)...."

June 15, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

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