Austin-Made Romantic Horror The Carnivores Questions What It Is to Lose Control

Love bites in Caleb Johnson's strange examination of relationships

"...when ever after begins. Austin filmmaker Caleb Johnson's alternative romance The Carnivores was supposed to debut at South by..."

April 9, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Keep an Eye Out

Quentin Dupieux serves a delicious slice of nothing in this police anti-procedural

"...center, but subdued in the service of a shaggy dog police procedural. It’s the most satisfyingly funny film he’s..."

March 19, 2021 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Spree

Man Bites Dog hits the influencer generation

"...amoral - not evil, but so incapable of both human interaction and self-realization that he has no idea what..."

Aug. 14, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

17 Austin Bars With Great Food and Drinks

These one-stop shops are known for more than booze

"...for a late-night hang. Wash down your Ban Ban Dog (an absurdly baroque concoction of crispy panko brioche, silky..."

June 14, 2019 Food Feature by Emily Beyda

Playback – Typecast: David Yow & Brett Bradford

Scratch Acid and the Jesus Lizard in their new roles, plus a Twin Peaks themed concert

"...the Eighties and Nineties crawling atop crowds as the frontman for Scratch Acid and the Jesus Lizard. Now a..."

Sept. 21, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

DVDanger: Pyewacket

Classical witchcraft drama gets a bleak, contemporary twist

"...his reign of madness to the English village of Manningtree in 1644, he claimed that one of the familiars..."

April 3, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Luv Doc: Giving Thanks

The Luv Doc is not not conned by the deluded nostalgics who claim that turkey is their favorite meat

"...2) That the plagues of amphibians and locusts and..."

Nov. 24, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

The Untamed

Sex and body horror in the backwoods

"...Housed in a rustic country cabin, a sullen sad-eyed woman named Verónica (Bucio) acts as its unofficial lover/victim-procurer. It’s..."

July 28, 2017 Movie Review by Danielle White

Summoning the Blair Witch

Into the woods with Simon Barrett and Adam Wingard

"...SB: The French film Man Bites Dog, that's maybe the closest, but again that's..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Review: Yard Bar

Every dog has its day at North Austin hot spot

"...Maybe I should have borrowed a dog. The 40-some-odd pooches happily bounding about Yard Bar seemed..."

July 15, 2016 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

Pit's End

Dog owners face an unwelcoming housing market

"...the lobby, in a room filled with large kennels, dogs – many of them medium to large breeds –..."

May 6, 2016 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Out of the Gutter

Sober family men, the Bulemics?! Who ARE these punks?!

"...lot to the Dwarves, GG Allin," says Atric between bites of fried chicken not far from where he grew..."

April 1, 2016 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

DVDanger: The Harvest

Is it finally the Henry successor we wanted?

"...hard to conceive of a Funny Games, or a S&Man, or a Man Bites Dog, or a Behind the..."

Sept. 18, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Permanent Markers

How a trailer becomes brick-and-mortar

"...the fall of 2007, he was an energetic young man with an entrepreneurial spirit, convinced he could cash in..."

April 10, 2015 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

The Good Eye: Killer Outfits - Julia Cotton's Armani Suit

You would kill for this suit

"...white suit walks into a white-carpeted room. It's a man's suit, but the notched lapels frame a woman's bare..."

Oct. 10, 2014 Column by Amy Gentry

Eat Local, Help the Earth on April 22

Supporting environmental nonprofits is as easy as eating lunch

"...whole-wheat crust from Conan’s, or a banh mi hot dog (can be made vegetarian) from Man Bites Dog. Treat..."

April 21, 2014 Food Post by Melanie Haupt

SXSW Thursday Picks & Sleepers

S.H.I.T. – So Happy It's Thursday blurbs

"...Thursday Picks Dog Trumpet..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

Hungry Todd Rungy Shows You How to Look Good While Eating Anything

February 13, 2014. 26 photos.

"...Hat doffed like a gentleman, well-manicured Pinkie of Poise boldly extended, Hungry Todd Rungy..."

Feb. 13, 2014 Photo Gallery

Late October Food Event-Palooza

Calendar packed with worthwhile food, wine, beer, film events

"...AFF’s Young Filmmaker Program. The menu always offers signature bites from many of Austin’s top restaurant chefs and the..."

Oct. 23, 2013 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

'To Need, the Women Say'

Short Story Contest first-place winner

"...they scatter, crying, shaking their feathers like a wet dog fresh from the creek. My father sleeps...."

Feb. 10, 2012 Books Feature by Mary Terrier

Rachel Feit's Top 10 Austin-tatious Snacks and Sips

Just eatin' and drinkin'

"...Hair of the Dog at Man Bites Dog This is one dog you..."

Jan. 6, 2012 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

Kate Thornberry's Top 10 Success Stories of the 2011 Austin Food Scene

National media attention and local heroes

"...wagon opened a place on Burnet Road, as did Man Bites Dog, and Edis' Chocolates added a storefront on..."

Jan. 6, 2012 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

Second Helpings: Top 10 New Kids on the Street

"...We were amazed at how many great new places have opened here in the last..."

Jan. 6, 2012 Food Feature

Man Bites Dog

Being in the dog house isn't so bad after all

"...Man Bites Dog 5222 Burnet Rd., 614-1330 Sunday-Thursday, 11am-9pm; Friday-Saturday,..."

Dec. 2, 2011 Food Review by Rachel Feit

Food-o-File

This week's foodie news: subs, pies, wine, hot dogs, and more

"...Hot dog entrepreneur Jeremiah Allen joins the ranks of former food..."

May 13, 2011 Food Column

Sweethearts of the Prison Rodeo

An engaging doc about the Oklahoma State Prison Rodeo.

"...since Cops hit the street (recall the Belgian faux-documentary Man Bites Dog?), and these days you're far more likely..."

Sept. 17, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

What's New on the Local Trailer Cuisine Scene?

Trailer parks are everywhere, but it's not what you think

March 19, 2010 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

A Town Called Panic

This whimsical, Belgian import is an animated stop-motion fantasy that uses childhood toys as characters who find themselves in all manner of goofy yet compelling adventures.

"...pre-Transformers world) come alive and find themselves in all manner of goofy yet compelling adventures. The subtitled, French-language film..."

Jan. 22, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Event Menu

Nov. 19-30

"...451-7400, www.twinliquors.com) hosts a free whiskey tasting with Jeff Norman, master distiller from Jack Daniel's. Thursday, Nov. 19, 5-8pm...."

Nov. 20, 2009 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Campaign Trailin'

Cop-shop talk on the campaign trail; and City Council candidate forums

"...to name-checking unopposed Place 5 City Council candidate Bill Spelman. With the city financially strapped, McCracken says Spelman has..."

April 10, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

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