Candyman

Cabrini Green’s monster returns to manifest abiding Black fears

"...The script, by DaCosta, producer Jordan Peele, and Win..."

Aug. 27, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Suicide Squad

James Gunn's bad guys doing good prove DC needs to get silly

"...Yet, for a story so linear, Suicide Squad feels..."

Aug. 6, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Sixth Street Shooting: One Dead, Two In Custody, Lots of Statements

UPDATE: Second suspect, aged 17, reportedly arrested Monday

"...Douglas Kantor, a 25-year-old tourist visiting Austin from the..."

June 14, 2021 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

In the Heights

An explosion of dance and song in this vibrant stage-to-screen adaptation

"...heavily into the inherent fantasy of the musical with massive dance routines, huge carnivals that spontaneously erupt, and fantastical..."

June 11, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Censor

British video nasty throwback finds the real danger was in the cuts

"...Where Bailey-Bond excels is in the construction of Enid's..."

June 11, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Opinion: Invest in Women and Families, Not New Jails

"...Andy Brown serves as the Travis County judge. Since..."

June 4, 2021 Column by Judge Andy Brown

A Quiet Place Part II

Creature feature is like great DLC rather than a sequel

"...tied to a singular outcome. With Krasinski’s knack for mass-market horror – he walks a deceptively difficult line between..."

May 28, 2021 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Final Account

How growing up in the Third Reich warped generations

"...Some men are candid, describing the atrocities that occurred..."

May 21, 2021 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Opinion: We Still Haven’t Solved Austin’s Public Transit Problems

People don't get out of their cars to use public transit because it's inefficient

"...we say we're for mass transit, we passed a massive tax hike, but generally still expect someone else to..."

May 7, 2021 Column by Barbara Epstein

The Man Who Sold His Skin

Tunisia's Oscar nominee layers art, commerce, and romance

"...Ben Hania’s film is littered with chicken imagery, from..."

April 9, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Opinion: Over 200,000 Asian People in Central Texas Feel the Heartache of Georgia. Do You?

Central Texas leaders and community members should stand against anti-Asian hate through specific actions

"...sex addiction. He purchased a gun, drove to three massage businesses, and mass murdered six Asian women and two..."

April 2, 2021 Column by Darlene Lanham

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...music dwells on the other side of vaccination critical mass, but Luck Presents and the Long Center give the..."

March 26, 2021 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Eastern Crescent’s Path to Get Past Pandemic Is Rough

Finding a way out proves elusive for East Austin and beyond

"...In recent weeks, Travis County has coordinated weekend events..."

March 19, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Stray

It's not such a ruff life in this story of Istanbul's canine residents

"...From its opening tracking shot of four furry legs..."

March 5, 2021 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Brothers by Blood

Cold and slow gang war on the streets of Philadelphia

"...Dexter's novel was in no small part about how..."

Jan. 29, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Saint Maud

Agony and ecstasy intertwined in this horror as Catholic angst turns self-destruction

"...Of course, in a typical year, Saint Maud would..."

Jan. 29, 2021 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

COVID-19 Turns the Texas Lege's Routines Upside Down

The challenge ahead – how to get back to the business of legislating without staging a superspreader event

"...thousands of lobbyists, constituents, and visitors push through the massive oak doors of the Capitol and descend into the..."

Jan. 15, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Wonder Woman 1984

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

"...Jenkins had an opportunity to build on the flawed-but-rousing..."

Jan. 1, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Habitual

Overstuffed indie horror is like watching an OSHA violation

"...producers of Habitual, a new horror film from Charlestown, Mass. native Johnny Hickey (Oxy-Morons), are betting that your answer..."

Nov. 13, 2020 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

With Unrest a Possibility, Has APD Learned Its Lessons?

Law and disorder

"...In a letter to Austin police Chief Brian Manley,..."

Nov. 6, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Election Day Live Coverage for Travis County

Tracking the local races

"...In a letter to Austin Police Chief Brian Manley,..."

Nov. 3, 2020 News Post by the News Staff

Escape from Extinction

The important issue of global eco collapse becomes a PR push for zoos

"...Mass extinction is indeed a human-made disaster that requires..."

Oct. 16, 2020 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

City Council District 4: A Council Veteran Seeks Transformation

Incumbent Greg Casar looks to continue reimagining public safety if reelected to third term

"...If reelected, Casar views another four years as an..."

Oct. 9, 2020 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Fantastic Fest Review: Laughter

Hurt and healing in this French-Canadian post-civil war drama

"...The film, Laroche’s fourth in a line of features..."

Oct. 2, 2020 Screens Post by Naomi Brady

City Council Mulls Future Events, as Venues Cry for Help Now

Convention Center expansion, money for local businesses, and more Council items

"...The concern is less about gathering en masse once the COVID-19 pandemic subsides – although that is..."

Sept. 18, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Three Hours and 1,342 Families at the Central Texas Food Bank

Volunteering during a pandemic

"...The CTFB's mobile food pantries, which have historically served..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Food Feature by Ali Montag

Song Without a Name

Kafka-esque nightmare about a real state out of control

"...Song Without a Name begins less like a drama..."

Aug. 14, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

La llorona

Supernatural horror explores the wailing soul of a nation denied justice

"...In La Lorrona, the chilling supernatural drama by Guatemalan..."

Aug. 14, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Creem: America’s Only Rock & Roll Magazine

The true story of the underdog music rag that lived (and died) rock

"...Back around the time of the Gutenberg Bible, 1454-55,..."

Aug. 7, 2020 Movie Review by Raoul Hernandez

A Thousand Cuts

Lives on the line as press freedoms are threatened in Duterte's Philippines

"...Alison Klayman flipped through the playbook with her 2019..."

Aug. 7, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

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