Star Trek Beyond

The Enterprise crew get trapped on a hostile planet

"...down the assembly line four superjuiced machines of loving mayhem. (He replaces original Trek reboot architect J.J. Abrams, who..."

July 29, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Jason Bourne

The former CIA op resurfaces in a new era of electronic surveillance

"...there is a delineating point that separates too much mayhem from just enough, Jason Bourne perhaps crosses that line...."

July 29, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Joe O'Connell's Top Reads of 2015

Paradise Sky and The Best I Recall head a list of stellar Lone Star books

"...are elegant gems of humanity. Austinite Elizabeth Harris' novel Mayhem reverberates around a castration done in anger after a..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Arts Feature by Joe O'Connell

Macbeth

Bloody screen adaptation shows what Shakespeare only tells

"...be content with their red- and blue-bathed sceneries of mayhem, the white fog that obscures a blighted land. (An..."

Dec. 11, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The World of Kanako

In this bloody Japanese thriller, a father searches for his daughter

"...2010’s Confessions, is a short, sharp shock of Japanese mayhem that rivals Park Chan-wook’s most viscerally vengeful South Korean..."

Dec. 4, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Pixels

Ever wish you could pixelate Adam Sandler?

"...seems too freaked out by that possibility. Ideally, comic mayhem ensues...."

July 24, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Human Centipede III (Final Sequence)

Did anyone really ask for a third helping of this stomach-turning provocation?

"...we won’t go into here), castration, cannibalism, and clitoral mayhem. Like I said, ick...."

May 29, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Lazarus Effect

Medical students try to bring the dead back to life.

"...outage, and despite a climax heavy on digitally enhanced mayhem, the film never earns a more honest creep-out than..."

March 6, 2015 Movie Review by William Goss

Love Is Strange

Heartfelt, seriocomic romance about two longtime partners who wed after 40 years, then discover all is not bliss.

"...from all involved. There are no explosions, murders, or mayhem of any kind, and the two principal characters are..."

Sept. 12, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

As Above/So Below

There are things in the catacombs beneath Paris that should remain underground.

"...bout of psychotherapy tossed in among so much incoherent mayhem. While its characters attempt to go deeper, As Above/So..."

Sept. 5, 2014 Movie Review by William Goss

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

The slang-slinging, sewer-dwelling, pizza-loving lot are back.

"...that mashes together into a muddle of frantic skyscraper-toppling mayhem the robot samurai baddie from last summer’s The Wolverine..."

Aug. 15, 2014 Movie Review by William Goss

Hercules

Director Brett Ratner puts Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson through his paces as the Greek demigod.

"...If anything gets lost in the mayhem, it’s Johnson’s reliably charming personality. His Hercules is saddled..."

Aug. 1, 2014 Movie Review by William Goss

The Signal

A trio of tech-savvy twentysomethings get waylaid and wind up as subjects in a weird but stylish sci-fi mystery.

"...on his own to anchor an escalating amount of mayhem about as visually eye-popping as it is narratively eye-rolling...."

June 13, 2014 Movie Review by William Goss

The Retrieval

Chris Eska's ambitious indie film is set during the waning months of the Civil War and tells a distinctive coming-of-age story.

"...of the fugitives. The night quiet soon erupts into mayhem when the bounty hunters raid the barn and torch..."

May 2, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Raid 2

This breathtaker is a relentless wall of action filmmaking that sets a new, bloody standard.

"...tension, after already dragging you through two hours of mayhem and carnage, is a testament to his skills as..."

April 11, 2014 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

DVDanger: 'Frankenstein's Army'/'Hammer of the Gods'

Two different historic takes on the 'squad on a mission' tale

"...So, basically, this Dutch-produced, Czech-shot mayhem entails a lot of monsters, a lot of POV..."

Sept. 15, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

No Prayer for the Dying

Iron Maiden returns to Austin after 25 years

"...fans. At 102 degrees and one sole water fountain, Mayhem Fest on August 2 might as well have been..."

Sept. 11, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Trying to Reason with Hurricane Season

Two cults beat as one: Jimmy Buffett & Sixto Rodriguez

"...Alamo City metal gatherings such as Ozzfest and the Mayhem Festival, its sometimes balmy, often humid, occasionally thunderstruck hillside..."

May 7, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Barge to Hell, Part 3

A final metal injection from HeadCrusher

"...and on our way back we found Necrobutcher from Mayhem at a small kiosk. He was shirtless and working..."

Jan. 11, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Point Austin: Guns 'R' Us

Change our gun laws, change ourselves

"...relatively rare; gun murders are instead a daily, ordinary mayhem, comprising roughly two-thirds of the 12,600 or so U.S...."

Dec. 21, 2012 News Column by Michael King

Dredd

Rebooted, and in 3-D.

"...the audience (who probably weren’t expecting this level of mayhem) and the (bound to be) Judge Dredd franchise, which..."

Sept. 28, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Haywire

A technically exemplary but otherwise unremarkable piece of fisticuffs filmmaking.

"...to see him incorporate some fetishistic mano a mano mayhem into his upcoming Liberace biopic, like, for instance, a..."

Jan. 20, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Uwaga!

Polish metal got me to Poland

"...Continental Airlines. Warsaw's Hate, opening for black metal fatalities Mayhem at Emo's Dec. 4, makes me homesick for Poland...."

Nov. 25, 2011 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Warrior

Knockout performances by the three central characters and powerfully effective fight sequences are the key ingredients that spur this male weepie.

"...how to convey it sans crocodile tears and gratuitous mayhem...."

Sept. 9, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Although this sendoff to the young leads feels a little thin, the culmination of the Harry-and-Voldemort show more than satisfies.

"...in silence there’s no mistaking the deafening boom of mayhem. There’s a brief respite that takes place in something..."

July 15, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Organized Chaos (in Tejas)

Q: Just how heavy and hardcore is Austin's first-half-closing festival? A: Chaos in Tejas!

"...Save for the Scoot's heavy mayhem in March, live metallurgy from home and afar has..."

June 3, 2011 Music Feature

Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grandmaster

This sequel is a model of the martial arts movie form.

"...returns as Ip Man, the maestro of detached, cerebral mayhem known as Wing Chun. Penniless and with a baby..."

Jan. 28, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Until the Light Takes Us

Metallurgy

"...The corpse painter that ends up dead, however, is Mayhem's Øystein "Euronymous" Aarseth, the murder of whom Vikernes comments..."

Dec. 3, 2010 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

The Virginity Hit

This faux documentary chronicles the efforts of a 17-year-old kid to lose his virginity.

"...crucially – the Jackass pranksters are merry in their mayhem, and the Apatow playhouse is peopled by lower-middle class..."

Sept. 10, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Machete

Robert Rodriguez fulfills his early promise with this Mexploitation action film that also catapults Danny Trejo into full-fledged superhero status.

"...dark side. It’s a far cry from the nonsensical mayhem that marked Rodriguez’s Planet Terror. Also in keeping with..."

Sept. 3, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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