A Very Merry List of Junk to Gift to News Junkies

For loved ones in the good fight and those you’ve yet to indoctrinate

"...of Texas Press) revolves around the actions of another madman, UT Tower shooter Charles Whitman, but focuses instead on..."

Dec. 8, 2023 News Feature by the News Team

Satanic Hispanics

Latino horror anthology hangs wild and loose in its pan-American chills

"...you didn't know better, you'd swear this was Mike "Madman" Mendez at the helm, proving Sánchez should do comedy..."

Sept. 15, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Personal Life of Marlon Sexton, Who Doesn’t Want You to Know About His Personal Life

Shooks singer and guitarist rolls the dice on a Q&A

"...house. He’s composed and confident, but gesticulates like a madman when talking about music… or anything, really...."

Jan. 26, 2022 Music Post by Mars Salazar

Sin

Portrait of the original Renaissance man lets obsession obscure the vision

"...Sin rises above its self-flagellation and fully embraces its madman as visionary...."

Feb. 19, 2021 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, November 13-19

"...21): "I hold a beast, an angel, and a madman in me," wrote Scorpio poet Dylan Thomas (1914–1953) in..."

Nov. 13, 2020 Column by Rob Brezsny

Bloodshot

Vin Diesel at his most Vin Diesel in this smash mouth comic adaptation

"...watches his wife die at the hands of a madman, he vows revenge, even if it must come from..."

March 13, 2020 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...including the debut of the 4K restoration of stunt madman Hal Needham's insane motorbike flick Rad...."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Gets Latest Apatow, Snowpiercer Premiere

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

"...Ozzy Osbourne will be the cinematic diary of a madman...."

Jan. 15, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Plan Your Psychedelic Weekend With These Levitation Picks

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

"...a poor man's Bon Iver and sting like a madman's Bruce Haack. Ancient hard­ware collects rust and residue as..."

Nov. 8, 2019 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Official Secrets

True story of a whistleblower who saw the lies behind the Iraq War

"...for another invasion of Iraq, unequivocally alleging Iraq’s murderous madman Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction without any..."

Sept. 6, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

July Is Crime Month: The Crime Blotter, Week 5

A curated guide to unlawful activities around town July 29-31

"...that has MYPD detective "Popeye" Doyle driving like a madman on New York City streets – and sidewalks! –..."

July 29, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Crime Month: Dr. Death

True-crime podcast is every patient's worst nightmare

"...an arrogant incompetent, a drunk, drug addict, narcissist, sociopath, madman, and, yes, murderer. In fact, the legal system had..."

July 5, 2019 Arts Post by Barbara Purcell

Walking on Water

Portrait of renowned environmental artist Christo is more of a thumbnail sketch

"...The artist as madman, the madman as artist. Over the course of almost..."

May 24, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

What If the Marx Brothers Got Around to Making That Movie With Salvador Dalí?

Josh Frank brings the legendary unproduced movie to printed life

"...to pitch Mayer, and contains excerpts from the mustachio’d madman’s own notebooks about the erstwhile film.]..."

March 22, 2019 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

One in a Crowd

Local filmmakers make their own Netflix movie

"...Pioneering horror madman Lucky McKee just wrapped shooting on his new film..."

Nov. 30, 2018 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

World Cup: The Knockout Rounds Begin

The knockout rounds begin

"...Mascherano running around the entire second half like a madman, with blood smeared all over his face; Diego Maradona..."

June 29, 2018 Sports Feature by Nick Barbaro

Playback: Being Christeene in 2018

“I’m a collection of all the shit that you’re throwing around in this stratosphere of online media conversation.”

"...Norwegian bass god Ingebrigt Håker Flaten and Austin guitar madman Jonathan Horne, who recently recovered from multiple hand surgeries,..."

May 25, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Brandi Carlile’s Cathartic Second Act

Austin City Limits taping prompts waterworks

"...blast out a stellar, bluesy take on Elton John’s “Madman Across the Water,” and swell into the close of..."

April 11, 2018 Music Post by Doug Freeman

DVDanger: Victor Crowley

Adam Green and Kane Hodder head back to the swamp

"...Yorkshire terrier Arwen, telling new tales of this Louisiana madman...."

Feb. 6, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Festival Films of 2017 You Haven't Seen Yet

From zombie musicals to political scandals, a bumper year

"...Don't Kill It! – Madman Mike Mendez gave Dolph Lundgren a comedic makeover in..."

Jan. 1, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Holiday Viewing: Doctor Who at Christmas

Which are the best (and worst) of the BBC classic's Xmas specials?

"...to ever play the part of the form-shifting, multi-lived madman in a box...."

Dec. 11, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

What's It Gonna Take?

"...doesn’t matter – death at the hands of a madman with an assault rifle is incredibly indiscriminate, accurate and,..."

Nov. 13, 2017 Postmarks

Saturday ACL Fest Interview: Parker Millsap

Oklahoma crooner assumes lives of others and sings their stories

"...This story plays out in your mind of this madman throwing paint around. All art tells a story, sometimes..."

Oct. 6, 2017 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Point Austin: Priority Problems

While the world burns, City Council does what it can

"...this week. We've elected a president who responds to madman nuclear threats from North Korea by echoing them. U.S...."

Aug. 11, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Different Stages' The Dresser

Different Stages’ The Dresser shows where to find the juiciest drama in the theatre: backstage

"...is slated to play King Lear, the bard's tragic monarch-turned-madman. However, it becomes clear that Sir is most certainly..."

July 7, 2017 Arts Review by T. Lynn Mikeska

Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie

An animated adaptation of the beloved book series

"...Strangelove (Kroll has a ball voicing the character), a madman intent upon ridding the world of laughter due to..."

June 9, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Bye Bye Man

A group of teens unleash the bogeyman

"...by the incantation are the mind games of a madman, convincingly scared up by director Title and her young..."

Jan. 13, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Bright Light Social Hour & Israel Nash

Nash to host TBLSH cameo at Antone’s on Wednesday?

"...that I’m still discovering. I’ve been writing like a madman in the last month. I’ve got a bunch of..."

Dec. 6, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

DVDanger: More to Watch This Halloween

Part II: Slavic rednecks, emo vigilantes, and crazed snipers

"...hits reel. Those trademark Keating beats (storytelling with a madman's rhythm, created in close collaboration with regular editor Valerie..."

Oct. 31, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Page Two: Sitting on the Dock of the Bay Watching the Tide Roll Away

The Chronicle at 35

"...part of the film is the rant of a madman and the vision of a madman, but it is..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Column by Louis Black

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