Ant-Man and the Wasp

Marvel's crime caper comedy sequel gets bigger, smaller, but still fun

"...to shine. In the original, she was Lang’s foil, kept in check by her father because he didn’t want..."

July 6, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Eating Animals

Natalie Portman narrated documentary about the ethics of farming versus factory farming.

"...for meatless meals as often as possible, I just kept waiting for a revelation, or a reason (beyond the..."

June 29, 2018 Movie Review by Jessi Cape

Solo: A Star Wars Story

Should you have a bad feeling about this stand-alone Star Wars?

"...It’s the kind of seemingly trivial question that has kept Star Wars fans arguing for literally decades. Finally, there..."

May 25, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The House of Tomorrow

Punk coming-of-age tale is a little too sweet for its own good.

"...famed geodesic domiciles by his Nana (Burstyn), who has kept him on a very tight leash indeed. Jared, on..."

May 18, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Little Pink House

Courtroom drama makes dry property rights personal.

"...nemesis (and the biggest shame is that they are kept so separate for most of the events) is Tripplehorn..."

May 4, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Playback: Shakey Graves’ Active Dream Life

“I figured it was important to rebreak the mold sooner than later”

"...cerebral Latina (revisit "Full Circle," Sept. 26, 2014), has kept a dream journal for a very active dream life...."

May 4, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

You Were Never Really Here

Joaquin Phoenix and Lynne Ramsay renew the revenger's tragedy.

"...underage daughter (Samsonov) has been kidnapped and is being kept as a sex toy for the rich and depraved...."

April 13, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Elizabeth Crook’s The Which Way Tree

Chasing revenge on the Texas frontier in this remarkable new novel from the author of Monday, Monday

"...fearing it's returned to finish the kill it was kept from finishing before makes facing it across an open..."

March 9, 2018 Books Review by Robert Faires

Playback: No Really, How Are You?

Daniel Johnston provides backstory to Hi, How Are You? Day, plus the first 2017/18 Austin Music Awards talent reveal

"...side of Sound Exchange, an erstwhile record store that kept a box of his cassettes by the cash register...."

Jan. 19, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

If It Ain't Bruch, Don't Fix It

Just a drummer from Iowa? Just a culinary badass? Hold his beer.

"...So I just kept practicing drums in private. And my mom would go..."

Dec. 21, 2017 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Esther's Follies: The Laughs, the Gossip, and the Story Behind Texas' Most Celebrated Comedy Troupe

In his history of Esther's Follies, author Jesse Sublett follows the flow of four decades of frivolity

"...the attributes that power the Follies, our citizens have kept coming. And those same attributes have kept the Follies..."

Dec. 1, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Signs of Optimism at Troubled Crime Lab

Continued efforts aim to right past wrongdoings at the DNA lab

"...and the remaining backlog, housed in a 30-foot-by-30-foot freezer kept at 38 degrees. When APD took over the space..."

Sept. 15, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Public Notice: Houston, You Have a Problem

Let's not make the same one here

"...and build thousands of retention ponds ... have not kept pace with the new rooftops, roadways and parking lots."..."

Sept. 1, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

A New Cuppa Tea in Tripoli

Actress Bernadette Nason takes tales of a year in Libya and brews a potent memoir

"...in – detail made possible by a journal Nason kept at the time and letters written home that her..."

Aug. 18, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Emoji Movie

What a time to be alive (in a smartphone)

"...The ensuing plot is lame and predictable (I kept checking my phone, so at least we know the..."

Aug. 4, 2017 Movie Review by Danielle White

Day Trips: Crocodile Encounter, Angleton

A toothy smile at this animal park means it's feeding time

"...tour guide, Matthew, had all of his extremities and kept a respectable distance from the iron jaws with a..."

Aug. 4, 2017 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Looking Back on the Champions Tract Rezoning

Does this development belong in this particular corner of the Hill Country?

"...Suttle proved a sharp needle and resilient thread who kept the deal moving, weaving deftly through and around the..."

June 30, 2017 News Feature by Margaret Nicklas

Page Two: God Is Alive, Magic Afoot, and Music Everywhere

Egmont Street was where we discovered Risk, Quaaludes, phone phreaking – and some of the greatest albums ever made

"...play them again until $500 had been pledged, which kept everyone listening...."

June 23, 2017 Column by Louis Black

Su-Yee Lin's "An Interlude: Pig River"

Third Place winner in the 2017 Austin Chronicle Short Story Contest

"...The pig didn't say anything more – its feet kept moving through the water but no air moved through..."

June 9, 2017 Arts Feature by Su-Yee Lin

DVDanger: Future Shock! The Story of 2000 AD

New documentary on the influential and rule-breaking comic

"...straight, because Pat will just not shut up. I kept saying to him, "If we're abusing your hospitality, and..."

May 30, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Baywatch

Some people stand in the darkness ...

"...best film you’ve ever experienced, the movie theatre’s A/C kept you cool for two hours, and maybe, just maybe,..."

May 26, 2017 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Playback – Dead Man Walking: Jimmy LaFave

As terminal cancer ticks down Jimmy LaFave’s life, he says the show must go on

"...ago and has guarded the condition as a reasonably well-kept secret until now...."

April 21, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Council: Our House, in the Middle of the Corridor

Council considers strategic housing … again

"...provided via the draft PUD agreement. Staff has been kept busy providing additional breakouts of the changes to reflect..."

April 14, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

SXSW Panel: Game of Thrones Showrunners

Sansa or Arya? The truth comes out at the panel for the popular HBO show.

"...“I’m happy we kept everyone together – partially because you all get paid..."

March 12, 2017 SXSW Post by Sarah Marloff

The Black Metal Dialogues Live!

Dave Hill brings the legend of Witch Taint to extreme black life at SXSW

"...this Norwegian guy wrote him back, and the two kept a correspondence going for five months. The full exchange..."

March 10, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Music Interview: Bilal

“I’m a jazz artist by trade,” states the Philly-born Grammy winner

"...a true disciple of the genre, Bilal Sayeed Oliver kept his jam group open in Dr. Dre, Raphael Saadiq,..."

March 10, 2017 Music Feature by Alejandra Ramirez

Putting the Pedal to the Metal

Edgar Wright cranks up the jams for his new film Baby Driver

"...earwormed its way into his skull. The 19-year-old Wright kept it on constant repeat, “and I kept visualizing this..."

March 10, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Rock Dog

It's a dog … that rocks!

"...Snow Mountain seems like an unnecessary subplot but is kept to a minimum, depicting them as a big-city mob..."

Feb. 24, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Page Two: Telling Stories, Watching Movies

The real and the known, the unreal and then some

"...soon crashed, set sometime in the 1930s – I kept watching. Stayed to finish the whole movie, mostly lying..."

Dec. 9, 2016 Column by Louis Black

Review: Sophia’s

Classic Italian eatery needs far less flash

"...The bones of former occupant Bess Bistro are largely kept intact, as is the imposing pewter bar. Designer Elizabeth..."

Dec. 2, 2016 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

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