Our Recommended Events Include Broods, Books, and Barking Buddies

The weekdays are filled with events worth leaving the house

"...like if they made a Signs sequel today. Ol’ Norman Bates, once again played chillingly by Anthony Perkins, is..."

March 28, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Art, Movies, Sports, and More Recommended Events

Pack your weekend with the best happenings around town

"...Fukumoto, and Texas Sake Co. Word to the well-informed: Many of these places serve cool sake stuff all year..."

March 21, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

The Chronicle Guide to the Marvel Cinematic Universe

As Captain America enters a Brave New World, every MCU film reviewed

"...Don't worry, gentle readers, we've got you better than Spider-Man got Gwen Stacy (too soon?). How's about every film..."

Feb. 14, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

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

"...The Studio is just one of many TV shows that jump to the big screen for..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Art on Waller Creek, Drag on Congress, and More Recommended Events

Step outside and appreciate some art

"...space. These – the titular “caustics” – can be manipulated by the gallery’s audience through adding their own little..."

Nov. 8, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Austin’s Best Breweries of 2024, Power Ranked!

Welcome to Top of the Hops IX

"...this is the year we finally heed to your demands for satisfaction.This is the year we nail it, folks;..."

Oct. 17, 2024 Food Post by Eric Puga

Your Weekend Events Shopping Already Done for You!

Recommended arts and music events for your perusal

"...to kids. It’s not an easy task (Street and Animaniacs might be the only ones to thread that needle),..."

Sept. 20, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Greek Fest, Taylor Swift Wrestling, and More Weekend Events

No weekend plans? We have some suggestions.

"...mélange of movement and sound. There will be five performances over Memorial weekend, each one opening their doors early..."

May 24, 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

"...takes over from Lee Majors as Colt Seavers, a stuntman who finds himself suddenly the leading man when the..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Other Worlds Says Sorry About the Demon

Sci fi film fest announces final lineup for final outing

"...from local filmmaker Emily Hagins. She returns to the romantically-entangled horror comedy elements of her 2010 vampire flick My..."

Nov. 15, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Wednesday

The buzzy, the brave, the thrash-able twee-pop

"...so big at Half Step that there were as many waiting outside the venue as there were inside...."

March 17, 2022 Music Post by Michael Toland

A Speed Dating Sampler of All 69 Virtual SXSW Music Showcases

The sun always shines on TV

"...Community hip-hop and R&B cultivators proffer beatmaker/composer/Black Pumas keyman JaRon Marshall; the wise, aggressive, impassioned raps of J..."

March 12, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Lucky Seven for Sci-Fi Film Fest Other Worlds

Interstellar picks for the festival's seventh year

"...comes her debut, a vampiric tale of a young woman (Lee Marshall) whose weekend away with friends becomes a..."

Nov. 27, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Texas Sees Its First Hemp Harvest in 80 Years

Entrepreneurial farmers navigate state regulations and unsteady market, but still sees a bright future

"...flower, which will be sold to CBD users, gets manicured by hand, while the B-grade growths will end up..."

Nov. 6, 2020 Food Feature by Kevin Curtin

Austin Craft Brewers vs. COVID-19: Hi Sign and St. Elmo Brewing

How local breweries are responding to the pandemic (Part 5)

"...In this edition of Austin Craft Brewers vs. COVID-19 (read part 4 here), the Chronicle checks in..."

April 20, 2020 Food Post by Eric Puga

Faster Than Sound: Austin Industry Bands Together for March Music Week

Why Austin venues and musicians need you to turn out the next 10 days, and where to do it

"...select Robert Ellis follows smooth-sailing Americana favorite Texas Piano Man, joined by Austin retro-pop brother duo the Lagoons. Six..."

March 13, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

What's Fantastic at Fantasia

Highlights from the Canadian genre fest, plus films you may see soon

"...festival cycle – maybe a little bit of both. Many titles that have either played Austin festivals already get..."

Aug. 14, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Cracking Open The Devil's Doorway

Horror director Aislinn Clarke on Ireland's dirty secret

"...Many horror films are drawn from personal nightmares. For Aislinn..."

July 14, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Unleashing the Summer Blockbusters

Your cinematic calendar for the must-see big releases

"...Upgrade (BH Tilt, R) Man meets machine and chaos ensues in this cyberthriller from..."

May 18, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Borg vs McEnroe

Tennis' greatest feud re-evaluated as an inner battle.

"...Tuva Novotny, Björn Granath, David Bamber, Mats Blomgren, Ian Blackman, Leo Borg and Marcus Mossberg...."

April 13, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Don't Knock Twice

Home release horror, plus J-horror streaming news and more

"...(whose is currently adapting his 2013 sci-fi thriller The Machine for SyFy) is not reinventing any horror wheels, but..."

July 9, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Officer Downe

Slipknot's Clown turns director, plus more home releases

"...Image, Marvel, Wildstorm) and under his nom de guerre Man of Action, he has been a guiding force in..."

April 9, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Death Race 2050

Plus jungle Sacrifice! and street punk Parasites

"...Another year, another Death Race movie with Roger Corman's name attached. Don't worry, if you lost track, Death..."

Feb. 4, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Announces Gaming Award Nominees and Hosts

WWE star Xavier Woods to co-host ceremony in March

"...with their brand spankin’ new system. If you didn’t manage to get a Switch on its release date a..."

Jan. 25, 2017 Screens Post by James Renovitch

DVDanger: Tokyo Tribe

Sion Sono's deranged, delirious hip-hop musical rocks

"...There aren't many films that have you from the first frame, the..."

Dec. 1, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

13 Reasons to Love Wizard World

Where else could Big Bird rub feathers with The Crow?

"...as it may be to believe, there's been one man under the yellow feathers for the last 46 years,..."

Oct. 30, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest 2015: Remake, Remix, Rip-Off

Rewriting the cinematic history of a nation

"...Ozploitation in Not Quite Hollywood. The Philippine exploitation machine in Machete Maidens Unleashed. Film historians have lavished much..."

Sept. 26, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film 2015 Rundown

Reviews, interviews, photo galleries, and more

"...nine days of SXSW Film, we churned out so many reviews and interviews and photo galleries, it’s hard to..."

March 22, 2015 SXSW Post

SXSW Announces Midnighters and Shorts

Henry Rollins, Jeremy Sisto join horror lineup

"...Died, which continues the artistic evolution of punk elder statesman Henry Rollins into an actor to watch. Neece said,..."

Feb. 10, 2015 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Scott McCloud in Austin with The Sculptor this Weekend

The affable theorist of Understanding Comics waxes all fictional.

"...got a transcript of a recent interview with the man, during which we peppered him with questions cribbed from..."

Feb. 4, 2015 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

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