The Pharcyde and Brownout’s Special Fest Collaboration and More Crucial Concerts This Week

Find Nineties alt-hip-hop pioneers and Caroline Rose at two separate benefits

"...to play air piano, these are your nights. – Michael Toland Free Lunch Benefit w/ Caroline RoseRadio/East, Tuesday 14..."

Nov. 10, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Divinity

Pretentious body horror has all the depth of a perfume commercial

"...Moises Arias, Jason Genao, Karrueche Tran, Bella Thorne and Michael O'Hearn...."

Nov. 3, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Killer

Fincher and Fassbender deflate the assassin myth

"...Directed by: David Fincher. Starring: Michael Fassbender, Tilda Swinton, Charles Parnell, Arliss Howard, Monique Ganderton..."

Oct. 27, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Mafia Mamma

Even Toni Collette can't earn this mafia spoof rispetto

"...There are some worthy laughs early on, but screenwriters Michael J. Feldman and Debbie Jhoon have a bad habit..."

April 14, 2023 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Could It Be That Donald Fagen Has Finally Learned to Vibe? And if So, What Does That Mean?

Steely Dan reels in the years at ACL Live

"...music always seemed attributable not to its famous studio sheen or revolving door of ace session players, but to..."

June 6, 2022 Music Post by Julian Towers

The Holy Glow of TV in Hollywood Priest

New documentary on the life and faith of producer priest Bud Keiser

"...West) and writers such as future Jurassic Park writer Michael Crichton, and The Twilight Zone creator Rod Serling. In..."

May 1, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...Sharon Horgan, Ike Barinholtz, Alessandra Mastronardi, Jacob Scipio, Lily Sheen, Neil Patrick Harris, Tiffany Haddish (World Premiere)..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Space Jam: A New Legacy

Rematch on the animated court as LeBron joins Team Looney Tunes

"...way of giving popular Nike ads starring basketball legend Michael Jordan and the Looney Tunes gang the feature-length film..."

July 23, 2021 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

Dallas Acid blows some bubbles, KUTX remembers the Armadillo, and more music for the moment

"...Austin's ambient synth trio of Linda Beecroft, Michael Gerner, and Christian Havins captured 35 minutes of subtle..."

Aug. 14, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Dolittle

Downey has and is fun as the doctor who can talk with the animals

"...Jr., Harry Collett, Carmel Laniado, Jessie Buckley, Antonio Banderas, Michael Sheen and Jim Broadbent...."

Jan. 17, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Neil Gaiman and Cast Tease Amazon Prime’s Good Omens

Fantasy legend talks collaboration & adaptation, and brings the stars

"...In Good Omens, an angel named Aziraphale (Michael Sheen) teams up with a demon named Crowley (David..."

March 10, 2019 SXSW Post by Ashley Moreno

SXSW Film: Good Omens Red Carpet

"...Michael Sheen..."

March 9, 2019 Photo Gallery

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...about a devil (David Tennant) and an angel (Martin Sheen) who play a bickering odd couple as they try..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Free Week 2019 Is in the Rearview Mirror, but These Homegrown Standouts Aren't

10 local showcases that got us excited for what’s to come this year

"...Michael Booher's namesake quintet Booher unloaded edgy, tightly wound indie..."

Jan. 11, 2019 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

The Devil and William Friedkin

The director's journey from The Exorcist to a real exorcism

"..."It's like anything else. There's basketball players, and there's Michael Jordan and LeBron James. (Amorth) was in a class..."

Jan. 5, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Faith and Fear at Fantastic Fest

Action director Gareth Evans returns to Wales for the chilling Apostle

"...the rest of the narrative. Key to this was Michael Sheen as Prophet Malcolm, one of the three leaders..."

Sept. 21, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Upgrade

Surprisingly smart techno-thriller goes for the brain and the jugular

"...Leigh Whannell. Starring: Logan Marshall-Green, Simon Maiden, Betty Gabriel, Michael M. Foster, Harrison Gilbertson, Benedict Hardie and Melanie Vallejo...."

June 1, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Brad's Status

Ben Stiller shines in this character study

"...Stiller, Jenna Fischer, Austin Abrams, Luke Wilson, Jemaine Clement, Michael Sheen, Shazi Raja, Luisa Lee, Mike White and Xavier..."

Sept. 22, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Home Again

a lifestyle comedy with a soupçon of pain

"...Witherspoon, Lake Bell, Nat Wolff, Pico Alexander, Jon Rudnitsky, Michael Sheen, Candice Bergen, Lola Flanery and Reid Scott...."

Sept. 15, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

DVDanger: Willard

1970s rat insanity and its sequel, plus Catfight

"...comparison to the Willard disc, which has an odd sheen, Ben has a 35mm grit to it. That's an..."

July 29, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Review: Citizen Eatery

Vegetarian eating for a new Austin

"...Citizen Eatery owners Michael Moyer and Aimee Waldon have cheese on their menu,..."

July 14, 2017 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

Paramount Announces Summer Classic Film Series Lineup

See the whole schedule and get some tickets to escape the heat

"...Conrad Veidt, Sydney Greenstreet, and Peter Lorre. Directed by Michael Curtiz. The world may have changed since 1942, but..."

May 16, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer

The man who would be kingmaker

"...Gere, Lior Ashkenazi, Hank Azaria, Steve Buscemi, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Michael Sheen, Dan Stevens, Yehuda Almagor, Isaach de Bankolé, Josh..."

May 12, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Top 10 Festival Films You Haven't Seen Yet

Last year's unseen genre gems to add to your must-see list

"...goes for a slow-burn apocalyptic drama, with billionaire polluter (Michael Shannon) kidnapping an environmental researcher (Veronica Ferres) to prevent..."

Jan. 1, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Passengers

Bound for a distant planet, two persons awake prematurely

"...Directed by: Morten Tyldum. Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Pratt, Michael Sheen, Laurence Fishburne and Andy Garcia...."

Dec. 23, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Chronicle Recommends: Films About Writers

Storytellers become the story

"...bookmaker Howard Prince. Approached by blacklisted pal Alfred Miller (Michael Murphy) to “front” for him – Prince will put..."

June 10, 2016 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

I Like to Watch

"Disrupting" Ashton Kutcher's The Ranch

"...Men at its lowest point, replacing cautionary tale Charlie Sheen (fired during a months-long bender that would have lasted..."

April 1, 2016 Screens Column by Jacob Clifton

Wednesday SXSW Sleepers

"...a prog/jazz sound Covet can call its own. – Michael Toland..."

March 18, 2016 Music Feature

Magnet School

"...oozes confidence and command. Coating riffs in a glistening sheen of distortion, axe men Mark Ford and Michael J...."

Feb. 12, 2016 Music Review by Michael Toland

The Perfect Guy

Unimaginative woman-in-distress thriller

"...Directed by: David M. Rosenthal. Starring: Sanaa Lathan, Michael Ealy, Morris Chestnut, Charles S. Dutton, Tess Harper, Holt..."

Sept. 18, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

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