Dune

The science-fiction epic gets the screen treatment its scale demands

"...As The Lord of the Rings is to literary fantasy, so Dune..."

Oct. 22, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

With the Music Lineup Rolling Out, South by Southwest 2022 Finally Feels Real

Maxo Kream, Monaleo, W.I.T.C.H., and Vitreous Humor highlight drop

"...Kevin Galloway, Letting Up Despite Great Faults, Little Mazarn, Lord Friday the 13th, Mobley, Nuevo, Pastel Ghost, Rett Smith,..."

Oct. 20, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

South of Heaven

Jason Sudeikis and Evangeline Lilly hold on to love on the run

"...Jimmy accidentally pulling down the wrath of local crime lord Price (Colter, elegantly low-key in his violence). But what..."

Oct. 8, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Austin Music: What We're Listening to This Week

Future Museums, Charley Crockett, Merciful Heavens, Frederico7, Eric Unusual, and Bob Schneider

"...Musical observer of the universe Neil Lord, on his latest project within the prolific discography of..."

Sept. 17, 2021 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Tim Kerr Sets His Own New Colors

Austin "Self-expressionist" paints visionary artists, photographs their environments, accompanies with old time music duo Up Around the Sun

"...duds, and neither the Monkeywrench, Jack O' Fire, or Lord High Fixers typified garage blues...."

Aug. 27, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Faster Than Sound: Saturday in Waterloo Park

Sights, sounds, and an undetermined musical niche at Downtown's new greenspace

"...band Rebelution – and streaming-friendly road shows Sylvan Esso, Lord Huron, and Quinn XCII with Chelsea Cutler...."

Aug. 20, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Gunpowder Milkshake

Action concoction isn't stodgy, but it's not that filling, either

"...slug in the head of the son of gang lord Jim McAlester (a sadly underutilized Ineson). Dressed like Carmen..."

July 16, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Summer of Soul (... Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

A joyous historical document of the Harlem Cultural Festival

"...late Dr. King’s favorite song, “Take My Hand, Precious Lord.” Summer of Soul lets this footage breathe, respecting that..."

July 2, 2021 Movie Review by Selome Hailu

Sun Children

Iranian childhood poverty drama has a surprising Goonies twist

"...peddling. But after getting caught by a local crime lord for clipping the wings of one of his pigeons,..."

July 2, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Voyagers

SF snoozer never exceeds its "Lord of the Flies in space" pitch

"...standard issue in today’s mental toolkit. And while the “Lord of the Flies in space” premise of Voyagers has..."

April 9, 2021 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Godzilla vs. Kong

The madcap royal rumble we were always promised

"...It had to happen. Kong, the lord of Skull Island, was always going to challenge Godzilla,..."

April 2, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Online Offered Lots to Look Forward To

Virtual festival forecasts incoming local debuts and tentative fall touring.

"...Lenz's first of many costume changes, spooky Austin art-punks Lord Friday the 13th killed "Big Mac," one of a..."

March 26, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

SXSW Music Adds the Chats, Boyo, Babeheaven, and Bongeziwe Mabandla

Artists broadcasting from “unusual, as well as iconic, settings”

"...Greyhounds, Holy Wave, J Soulja, JaRon Marshall, Kevin Galloway, Lord Friday the 13th, Mama Duke, Sasha & the Valentines,..."

Feb. 23, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Wonder Woman 1984

Diana Prince stars in an all-new episode of I Love the ’80s

"...and garish suit, as the morally ambivalent tycoon Maxwell Lord – here rewritten as an oil speculator/TV celebrity (not..."

Jan. 1, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Archenemy

Revisionist Superman riff brings new meaning to street-level superheroics

"...Indigo (Griggs), is a runner for a local drug lord known as the Manager (Howerton, scarcely-recognizable under a televangelist/used..."

Dec. 11, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Lord Friday the 13th: "Bigots Beware"..."

Oct. 30, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Murder on Cold Street by Sherry Thomas

Sherry Thomas' fifth outing in the Lady Sherlock series is as fascinating and feminist as ever

"...Watson's illegitimate daughter and an on-leave medical student), and Lord Ingram embrace collective effort with a refreshing lack of..."

Oct. 9, 2020 Arts Feature

Jazz on a Summer's Day

The groundbreaking concert movie gains new meaning in this stunning restoration

"...Jackson, topping Saturday night with a version of "The Lord's Prayer" that shouldn't work but still soars (don't tell..."

Aug. 14, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, June 12-18

"...CANCER (June 21-July 22): William Thomson, also known as Lord Kelvin (1824-1907), was a Cancerian physicist and mathematician who..."

June 12, 2020 Column by Rob Brezsny

ATX TV Fest Shifts Schedule In Response to National Crisis

Streaming festival still happening, with rescheduled panels

"...here), Showtime's story of abolitionist John Brown, The Good Lord Bird, HBO's upcoming adaptation of Perry Mason, a gathering..."

June 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

CBD Stands for Self-Care

Austin's green rush is booming

"...Blenders & Bowls co-owner Kara Jordan said, "Adding CBD into a..."

June 5, 2020 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Counter Culture’s Sue Davis: Countering the Coronavirus Blues with Greens

Eastside vegan powerhouse pivots, increases pay, perseveres

"...Because capitalism giveth, to paraphrase a tangential text, and..."

May 29, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW Drops Final Artist List

Welcome Delta Spirit, M. Ward, Open Mike Eagle, and 151 more

"...from Cha’keeta B, Holy Wave, Lou Rebecca, Little Mazarn, Lord Friday the 13th, Think No Think, and Sir Woman...."

March 5, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Emerald Run

God, guns, and cross-border gem smuggling in this evangelical Christian crime flick

"...Not reviewed at press time. Praise the lord and pass the ammunition in this action-packed crime drama..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Movie Review

VFW

Ultraviolent Fantastic Fest throwback makes its vengeance-filled return

"...animals is still an army," leather-jacketed and shirtless drug lord Boz (Hammer) – an evil genius McPoyle, looking like..."

Feb. 14, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Gentlemen

Guy Ritchie insists on ruining our fond memories of Snatch

"...American billionaire (Strong) to a coolly brutal Chinese gang lord (Golding) to a no-nonsense boxing coach (Farrell) and his..."

Jan. 24, 2020 Movie Review by Steve Davis

A Political Guide to Gifting in 2019

Give the gift of hope!

"...covered in small, difficult-to-reuse scraps of plastic. Try Flip & Tumble's set of five mesh bags for $13. Let's..."

Dec. 6, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Soothe Your Stress With These Five Decadent CBD Brands

More than just tinctures

"...new lovelies available online and in stores around town. Lord Joneswww.lordjones.com..."

Nov. 29, 2019 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

The Warrior Queen of Jhansi

Indian history lesson is loose with facts and light on drama

"...Victoria (May) as she argues policy with Prime Minister Lord Palmerston (Jacobi). The dialogue, even in supposedly emotional moments,..."

Nov. 15, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Monos

Colombian child-soldier drama is a bleak look into the cruelty of innocents

"...to rub up against other monumental works of art. Lord of the Flies, Apocalypse Now, and Werner Herzog’s Aguirre,..."

Sept. 27, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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