The Tangled Web of Birdeater

Writer/directors Jack Clark and Jim Weir explain how rain nearly stopped play

"...filmmakers Jack Clark and Jim Weir are part of the rising number of director duos. There are six such..."

March 15, 2024 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Monstrous Bonds of Sasquatch Sunset

The Zellner bros. find actions speak louder than words in their cryptid family drama

"...Family inevitably pervades the films of David and Nathan Zellner simply by virtue..."

March 8, 2024 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Out of Darkness

Stone Age survival horror echoes through history

"...In our ever-more-industrialized world, it's important to remember there are primordial places, empty spaces that can still swallow..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Joy of Bicycling in Austin

A one-person sociological study of springtime biking where every ride is his favorite

"...Eight stories up on two wheels with one destination: the top of an unmanned parking structure reserved for state..."

April 21, 2023 Arts Feature by Kevin Curtin

Do You Really Know Your Parents if You Don’t Go Through Their Record Collection?

Who we are is what we listen to

"...7 ft long landing strip of vinyl records on the living room floor. They range from Grateful Dead studio..."

June 19, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Days of Being Wild: ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead Reflects on Source Tags & Codes

Twenty years after its release, the band and producer look back ... while always looking forward

"...Maybe there's a reason why ecstasy is the young person's synthetic..."

March 4, 2022 Music Feature by Julian Towers

Prisoners of the Ghostland

Nic Cage and Sion Sono craziness is not the sum of its parts

"...The Western and the jidaigeki (Japanese period drama) have always..."

Sept. 17, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Meghan Shogan Carves a Career Path Through Solid Rock

With hammer, chisels, and steel brushes in hand, the Austin artist is on a trajectory in stone

"...more than half marble, more than half limestone, and there's Shogan in the middle – working in her East..."

Sept. 17, 2021 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Siberia

Dafoe and Ferrara head to the frozen north

"...Of all the actors one would expect to embark on a classic..."

June 25, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

To the Wonder With Austin-Made Movie The Adventures of Thomas and Felix

Director Micah Barber finds inspiration in the questions kids ask for his magical fantasy

"...They say that making a movie is kind of like..."

Feb. 5, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Sundance Review: Prisoners of the Ghostland

Cage/Sono styles clash in underwhelming cowboy/ronin/gangster film

"...The Western and the samurai film have always locked step...."

Feb. 1, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Prey

Vietnamese cinema is back with a vicious bang

"...The last time I was in Phnom Penh I came..."

Aug. 21, 2020 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Austin Craft Brewers vs. COVID-19: Oddwood Ales and The Draught House

How local breweries are responding to the pandemic (Part 6)

"...The 37th annual Craft Brewers Conference, referred to industry-wide by..."

April 24, 2020 Food Post by Eric Puga

The Call of the Wild

Buck the dog makes another trip to the Yukon, this time with CGI assistance

"...This domesticated adaptation of Jack London’s 1903 novella tempers the brutality of the book’s Darwinist narrative, one in which..."

Feb. 21, 2020 Movie Review by Steve Davis

SXSW Film Gets Latest Apatow, Snowpiercer Premiere

Huge lineup includes new docs on St. Vincent, Ozzy, Zappa

"...Get ready for the raunch. SXSW has established itself as the Spring festival..."

Jan. 15, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Echo in the Canyon

History of the Laurel Canyon folk-rock scene gets lost in its own winding paths

"...There are certainly treasures to be found in this documentary..."

June 21, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

June Pride Events Roundup

Kick off Summer of Pride with nonstop Pride Month parties & more

"...is a little bit different than everywhere else. Across the country, most major cities celebrate Pride – an homage..."

May 30, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Arctic

Mads Mikkelsen follows in the wilderness steps of Jack London

"...Directed by: Joe Penna. Starring: Mads Mikkelsen and Maria Thelma Smáradóttir...."

Feb. 15, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...Horror at the beginning, horror at the end: After SXSW Film (March..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Adds 102 Movies to 2019 Film Festival Lineup

After Us, what else does the film fest have in store?

"...Start your SXSW Film Festival planning now: the annual celebration of screens large and small has announced..."

Jan. 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Wayne Alan Brenner’s Top 10 Arts-Related Things I Enjoyed in 2018

Representational and digital art, plus theatre rooted in history proved especially mind-blowing this year

"...As if Ian Ingram's stunning painterly skills weren't enough, the artist turned the extreme-close-up visions of his selfward-facing eye..."

Dec. 28, 2018 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

What’cha Watchin’?

Proofreader Jasmine Lane gets animated about her favorite shows

"...show Hilda picks up just as Hilda and her mother are forced to move from her beloved home in..."

Dec. 14, 2018 Screens Column

Jason Phelps & Co.'s Landfallen – the lost and found

This new work of dance-theatre takes us on journeys through wild wastes and personal histories, but leaves us in a place of hope

"...landscape. Though we have no clues as to where they come from or even who they are – their..."

Sept. 7, 2018 Arts Review by Robert Faires

99 Luftballons (International Acts at SXSW Music)

South by Southwest by way of Sudan, Scotland, Colombia, and more

"...dweller Tarin Wilda Schröder became an instant worldwide sensation. The German-Ghanaian singer bows at the Gen X R&B altar,..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature

Robert Faires' Top 10 (+1) Theatre Riches of 2017

From monsters to mountains, wolves to wild horses, the year came alive with figures boldly created onstage

"...1) LET THE RIGHT ONE IN (National Theatre of Scotland/Texas Performing Arts)/THR3E..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Your Austin New Year’s Eve Guide

These are the many ways to say goodbye to 2017

"...stay home and binge-watch Netflix and drink Champagne on the couch, but where’s the fun in that? Actually, don’t..."

Dec. 27, 2017 Events Post by Chronicle staff

Holiday Viewing: Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale

Some Santas belong on the naughty list

"..."The Coca-Cola fairy tale is a hoax." When young Finnish..."

Dec. 9, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Into The Black Hole at Other Worlds Austin

Director Gary Nelson on Disney's sci-fi epic, returning this weekend

"...When Disney's groundbreaking science fiction oddity The Black Hole explodes back on the big screen at..."

Dec. 7, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Releases First Wave of 2018 Performers

Marlon Williams, Jay Park, Shamir, and 204 more

"...a distant concern – still five months away. For the conference’s music programmers, however, the culling of talent has..."

Oct. 11, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Gay Place

OUTsider Fest heads into the woods and will "emerge ready to fight"

"...Last night, the third annual OUTsider Fest "Into the Wilds" kicked off..."

Feb. 17, 2017 Column by Sarah Marloff

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