SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest

"...Childrey After his girlfriend is kidnapped by a ruthless kingpin, a former cop must seek the help of two..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

TV Rewatch Guide: These Are the Big Shows Coming Back in Early 2025

Binge watch now for a better tomorrow!

"...lawyer-slash-masked vigilante and Vincent D’Onofrio as his nemesis, cueball Kingpin. Those episodes have all migrated to Disney+ now; be..."

Dec. 27, 2024 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Your Weekend Events Shopping Already Done for You!

Recommended arts and music events for your perusal

"...Steve Martin, etc. All the while, a devilish frog-leg kingpin pursues them in hopes of having Kermit as his..."

Sept. 20, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...an actor, a former elephant trainer, and a kettle-corn kingpin to claim his throne. (World Premiere) TV Spotlight..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Gets Toxic With The Toxic Avenger

Fall of the House of Usher, The Creator added

"...Rust Belt town after being double-crossed by the local kingpin...."

Aug. 15, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Clean

Adrien Brody gets dirty in this suitably scummy revenge drama

"...figure: Glenn Fleshler as local crime boss Michael, a Kingpin-esque figure of extreme physical brutality in his criminal enterprises..."

Jan. 28, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...his debut LP with Jonas Wilson for the Bastrop kingpin's Mr. Pink Records. At times brutally dark and dire,..."

Nov. 27, 2020 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...keys." The MC asserts his desire to reign as "kingpin of the ink pen." The four-minute onslaught minces no..."

Nov. 13, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

True to the Game 2

Trust us, you'd be better off playing tiddlywinks

"...transporting the $1 million powdery shipment who murdered coke kingpin Quadir Richards a year earlier in 2017’s True to..."

Nov. 6, 2020 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Big Ugly

Vinnie (Jones) goes to (West) Virginia

"...but he's loyal to his boss, old school Cockney kingpin Harris (McDowell) even heading to West Virginia with him..."

July 31, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

As Bars Go Wild, Austin Prepares for Inevitable Second Wave

Miss the coronavirus? It'll be back!

"...press conference. Those hoping to see Sixth Street bar kingpin Bob Woody – whose Buford's went full petri dish..."

May 29, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re spending time with

"...at San Antonio's Aztec Theater on the ZZ Top kingpin's Big Bad Blues solo tour, the newly unearthed video..."

May 8, 2020 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Charlie Jones Steps Away From C3 Presents

The homegrown concert giant’s events visionary exits

"...in 1993 as an ambitious intern at one-time promotions kingpin Tim O’Connor’s company Direct Events. Three years later, he..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Plan Your Psychedelic Weekend With These Levitation Picks

Nearly two-dozen choices ranging from the Flaming Lips to Elephant Stone

"...Relapse Records showcaseSat. 9, Mohawk, 7pm Philly metal kingpin Relapse Records' Mohawk takeover begins with the acid doom..."

Nov. 8, 2019 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Houston Rapper Maxo Kream's Fatigue Couldn't Dampen Excitement at Emo’s

Sound issues and back-to-back shows still led to a 20-song set

"...hooks (“Spice Ln.”) and deal lines like a drug kingpin continuously failed to complete more than five words at..."

Oct. 21, 2019 Music Post by Derek Udensi

The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil

A taste of Eighties-style buddy-cop action-comedy hits all the right faces

"...imposing presence – pure Wilson Fisk, aka Marvel's merciless Kingpin. When someone tries to murder him with a butcher's..."

June 21, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Cold Pursuit

Liam Neeson is Mr. Plow ... with a vengeance

"...but in actuality collateral damage from local drug cartel kingpin Trevor "The Viking" Calcote’s (Bateman) cocaine trade. After his..."

Feb. 15, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Your friendly neighborhood web-head goes beyond Peter Parker

"...original Spidey just got beaten to death by the Kingpin (Schreiber). He's busy ripping a hole in the space-time..."

Dec. 14, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Hate U Give

Astounding adaptation of YA novel critiques race in modern America

"...having once upon a time run drugs for neighborhood kingpin King (Mackie)...."

Oct. 12, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Sisters Brothers

A murderers’ row of great actors in this contract killer Western comedy

"...of their work, especially this latest assignment from a kingpin named the Commodore (Hauer). The job is to track..."

Sept. 28, 2018 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Peppermint

Jennifer Garner assumes an Alias to get revenge

"...Angelenos. When her family is tragically murdered by local kingpin Diego Garcia (Raba), North attempts to identify the gunman..."

Sept. 14, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Uncle Pie Hole

"...and the shrieking harp and skronking sax of garage/blues kingpin Walter Daniels, Uncle Pie Hole has developed this oddball..."

Aug. 10, 2018 Music Review by Tim Stegall

Luv Doc: A Real Rasputin

There is a razor-thin line between adorable and nauseating

"...Problem is you might not notice the pottery instructor..."

July 20, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

Bullet Head

A cracking good Tarantino-esgue heist film

"...the dog’s fangs or the murderous intentions of the kingpin of the dogfights (Banderas, gruff and truly frightening as..."

Dec. 8, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Baywatch

Some people stand in the darkness ...

"...you know, going undercover to take down a drug kingpin. But mostly the overly long proceedings consist of dick..."

May 26, 2017 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Collide

A backpacker and drug smugglers clash on a high-speed highway

"...filled with cocaine which belongs to Sir Hopkins’ Teutonic kingpin Hagen Kahl, and Casey, along with pal Matthias (Kenzari),..."

March 3, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Land

Teen skaters get caught up in the drug world

"...Executive-produced by hip-hop kingpin Nas, this debut feature from Caple Jr. follows a..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Infiltrator

Bryan Cranston takes on a drug cartel in this ho-hum thriller

"...dissimilar from Walter White, Breaking Bad’s duplicitous family man-cum-methamphetamine kingpin. Although The Infiltrator, which is based on Bob Mazur’s..."

July 15, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Too Late

Experimental neo-noir is held together by the magnificent John Hawkes

"...an actor like Robert Forster (as the criminal strip-club kingpin) aches from missed potential. Dialogue ranges erratically between the..."

March 25, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Playback: Hip-Hop at Home With the Armadillo

Weird City Hip-Hop takes another strike, but Austin City Limits hits a home run in landing Kendrick Lamar taping

"...lineup with the announcement of one headliner: big drop kingpin Bassnectar...."

Oct. 30, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

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