Tobe Hooper, R.I.P.

Remembering The Texas Chain Saw Massacre director

"...Yet Tobe Hooper, who died Saturday at the age of 74, left an indelible bloody thumbprint on cinema with..."

Aug. 28, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Jungle Book

"Forget about your worries and your strife …"

"...Walt Disney Pictures’ beautiful and thrilling live-action/CGI/3-D (whew!) adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s timeless collection of fables about man-cub Mowgli..."

April 15, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Nativity Story

Sadly, this familiar tale is presented with a yawn-inducing neutrality more reminiscent of a community-center Christmas pageant than an epic story of divine humanity.

"...teenage girl learns she’s giving birth to the son of God; a king so fears the coming of God..."

Dec. 1, 2006 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Letter at 3AM

Donating money to causes is fine and necessary, but it doesn't get you off the hook; active human energy is what generates change. Bite off a chunk of trouble for yourself. There is no hope or solution without you.

"...There's a lot of fear going around, and with good reason. And a..."

March 18, 2005 Column by Michael Ventura

Halloween Events for Kids, Adults, and All-Around Freaks

It's time to get scared or spooked or possibly amused

"...– or maybe mom and dad are the ones seeking a little more spooky substance to this Halloween season...."

Oct. 25, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Housebound

This New Zealand horror/comedy nimbly jumps through the tropes, and inventively subverts them along the way.

"...good horror/comedy film is a delicate thing to pull off. It’s a difficult hybrid, tickling the funny bone one..."

Oct. 17, 2014 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Point Austin: The Abbott and GOP Project Is an Exercise in Brute Political Cynicism

What’s at stake in Texas

"...From 2005-2020, now-retired Austin Chronicle News Editor Michael King wrote about city and state politics from a progressive..."

June 12, 2024 News Post by Michael King

Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet

Animated film is based on Gibran's iconic book of prose poems

"...Based on the iconic book of prose poems haunting young romantics’ bookshelves since it was..."

Aug. 28, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975

The original material was shot by a Swedish TV crew but just now assembled into this documentary that has both vision and perspective.

"...A remarkable, unexpected, and highly impressionistic document of the Black Power movement in America spanning the years..."

Oct. 21, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Blade: Trinity

Originality is in as short supply as shirt buttons as Snipes' high tech vampire slayer meets up with what appears to be a steroidal Eurotrash pimp playing Dracula.

"...Directed by: David S. Goyer. Starring: Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson, Jessica Biel, Ryan Reynolds, Parker Posey, Dominic Purcell, Eric..."

Dec. 10, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...she requested the opportunity to get a "good" picture of me, I could have saved you the trouble and..."

Sept. 21, 2001 Column

Drivin' the Devil Away

Miss Lavelle White

"...-- French record review of Miss Lavelle, Miss Lavelle White's 1994 debut on Antone's..."

Feb. 7, 1997 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

If Beale Street Could Talk

Moonlight director Barry Jenkins adapts Baldwin's tale of love and racism

"...by: Barry Jenkins. Starring: KiKi Layne, Stephan James, Regina King, Aunjanue Ellis, Colman Domingo, Teyonah Parris and Brian Tyree..."

Dec. 21, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Slender Man

Creepypasta's most iconic creature hits the big screen

"...Directed by: Sylvain White. Starring: Joey King, Julia Goldani Telles, Jaz Sinclair, Annalise Basso, Javier Botet,..."

Aug. 10, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

This Christmas

The film has the perfect formula for holiday cheer: redemption through sentimentality, salvation through schmaltz.

"...Chris Brown, Columbus Short, Keith Robinson, Laz Alonso, Regina King, Mekhi Phifer, Sharon Leal and Lauren London. I have..."

Nov. 23, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Godsend

Godsend is an unresurrectable muddle about human cloning.

"...and photographer mom Jessie (Romijn-Stamos) are debating the wisdom of moving from their stylish downtown loft in favor of..."

April 30, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Point Austin: Hate Crimes Require Sparks Before They Ignite

Who’s holding the guns?

"...From 2005-2020, now-retired Austin Chronicle News Editor Michael King wrote about city and state politics from a progressive..."

Sept. 8, 2023 News Post by Michael King

Seven Days in Heaven and Hell

Getting a white-knuckled grip on the third annual Fantastic Fest

"...phone at T-minus seven days and counting. The note of sheer hysteric excitement that informed our earlier conversations has..."

Sept. 21, 2007 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Government" propositions ["Page Two," April 7]. This reminds me of the PATRIOT Act, where officials label horrible legislation with..."

April 21, 2006 Column

TV Eye

Stephen Harrigan cozies up to Shakespeare for a Texas tragedy

"...That timeless Shakespearean tragedy King Lear wears all the great themes of life like..."

May 31, 2002 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Austin Chronic: Hemp Cup Spotlights Dank Weed and a Thriving Scene

And Austin grower Errganix takes top prize

"...my flat, wooden sample spoon into a frosty pond of sky blue sweetness...."

Nov. 1, 2024 Column by Kevin Curtin

Paradox Players' The Mountaintop

In this powerful production of Katori Hall's drama, MLK wrestles with his life's meaning – and maybe an angel

"...April 3, 1968: the night before Martin Luther King Jr. is killed. Earlier that day, he's delivered a..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Arts Review by Laura Jones

Recommended Live Music for the Weekend

Garage rock, indie-pop, funk, and more

"...comes with an extra helping from Down Under with King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard at Stubb's and trio..."

June 22, 2018 Events Post by The Music Staff

Other Worlds Austin: Bon Voyeurage

Bradley King peeps into his film Time Lapse

"..."I'm a total voyeur," Bradley King states matter-of-factly to audiences at last weekend's inaugural Other..."

Dec. 9, 2014 Screens Post by Adrienne White

The Zero Theorem

This science-fiction romp from director Terry Gilliam explores a demented and surreal technological future.

"...the exaggerated, and the grotesque. Extremely stylized, Zero Theorem offers a cacophony of sound, action, and visuals designed to..."

Sept. 19, 2014 Movie Review by Louis Black

Godzilla Versus Guzu Gallery Again

The king of the monsters returns for a second show

"...Welcome to the year of Godzilla. As the world quakes before the giant beast's..."

March 26, 2014 Design Post by Richard Whittaker

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Labor Relations Board allegations that I had committed violations of federal labor law including firing employees for union activities..."

May 2, 2003 Column

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...The coronation of George W. Bush continued on Tuesday when the coy..."

March 5, 1999 News Feature

AFS And Sundance Add Judas and the Black Messiah to Drive-In

How It Ends, Censor also added at Pioneer Farms

"...Living up to their promise of bringing great new films from Sundance Festival to Pioneer..."

Jan. 12, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

I Am Michael

James Franco plays a gay activist who finds God

"...This even-handed biographical film about the transition of Michael Glatze from gay activist to heterosexual Christian pastor..."

Feb. 3, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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