Tenet

Time goes backward and forward these days …

"...Nolan makes any of this work is a complete miracle – especially since he's become increasingly dedicated to practical..."

Sept. 11, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, June 26 - July 2

"...to engage in a vigorous redefinition of the term "miracle." That will open you up to the full range..."

June 26, 2020 Column by Rob Brezsny

2020 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Documentary

Trauma defines these glimpses into other real lives

"...his community is nothing short of a minor political miracle...."

Jan. 31, 2020 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Winter Is Coming! Embrace the Cold as Night King Greg Abbott.

The Texas governor (dis)graces the Chronicle’s annual Halloween mask cover

"...not a bug but a feature of the Texas miracle. Prepare to dehumanize your neighbors as the Long Night..."

Nov. 1, 2019 Features Feature

Portals

SF anthology brings in genre heavy hitters but still whiffs

"...Center" sequence between them – which is a minor miracle, considering it only lasts about 15 minutes. It's a..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Depraved

A modern Frankenstein finds the sins of the fathers in war and commerce

"...realizes that his birth is anything but a modern miracle...."

Sept. 27, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

ATX TV Fest Recap: Taking the Future One Day at a Time

Series creator says "there’s hope" show will be saved

"...you’re hoping like, ‘Oh my, God. I hope a miracle happens.’ I think I can safely say … we’re..."

June 11, 2019 Screens Post by Beth Sullivan

The White Crow

Biopic of the great dancer Rudolf Nureyev rarely finds its feet

"...Kirov ballet company's pivotal Paris trip. It's a minor miracle that the furious and brilliant Nureyev could dance, so..."

May 17, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Ten Things to Do on Christmas Day

Avoid the Grinch-y realm this holiday

"...zoo, or Chinese Lantern Festival? This place has all. Miracle on 5th Street The Eleanor 307-A W. Fifth, 6pm..."

Dec. 22, 2018 Events Post by Evelin Garcia

Austin's Hottest Winter Date Ideas

Seasonally appropriate suggestions for your next night out

"...to fully embrace the holiday spirit? Head to the Miracle on 5th Street pop-up bar, hosted at The Eleanor..."

Dec. 3, 2018 Events Post by Shalavé Cawley

Now Streaming in Austin: RT Extra Life

Rooster Teeth Extra Life does it for the kids

"...to help raise over $40 million for the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals, and Team Rooster Teeth is one of..."

Nov. 9, 2018 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival Snags Widows

High profile and local features fill out the schedule

"...teaming up with Charlotte Rampling for Waiting for the Miracle to Come...."

Sept. 25, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Steve Van Zandt’s Soulfire

Springsteen henchman and Sopranos boss hits the road and classrooms

"...you have a band and it works, it’s a miracle and should not be taken for granted and should..."

May 24, 2018 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Holiday Viewing: Remember the Night

The key to a merry Christmas is a shoplifter in the house

"...Lady Eve, Sullivan's Travels, The Palm Beach Story, The Miracle of Morgan's Creek, and Hail the Conquering Hero, among..."

Dec. 18, 2017 Screens Post by Robert Faires

John Dwyer’s Oh Sees Ethic

Nonstop cottage industry doesn’t blame Austin

"...own way!” And it totally worked. Which is a miracle, ‘cause I can’t say that’s the case for most..."

Aug. 30, 2017 Music Post by Libby Webster

Band Aid

A couple works out their problems through song

"...far more effective than therapy. Of course, it’s no miracle cure; it’s merely a Band Aid covering a battle..."

June 23, 2017 Movie Review by Danielle White

The Luv Doc: Soberingly Preggo

Pot, like most drugs, is pretty fucking wonderful when used recreationally

"...to say when they're not baked, "Marijuana is a miracle drug." I wholeheartedly agree. There are millions of people..."

April 21, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

A Street Cat Named Bob

An addict's life is saved by a feline friend

"...James, his furred mate is nothing short of a miracle, the reason for rejoining the living. Cue waterworks again...."

Nov. 18, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Accountant

Math, mayhem, and murder abound in this somewhat confusing thriller

"...Wolff is killing and why. Director Gavin O’Connor (Warrior, Miracle) has a good sense of the details that make..."

Oct. 14, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Nuts!

Stranger-than-fiction doc about an eccentric doctor

"...world’s most powerful radio station to hawk his various miracle cures over the airwaves, against the bogeymen of big..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Money for (Almost) Nothing

Texans may not be getting their money's worth from economic incentive programs

"...The report, titled "The Failed Promise of the Texas Miracle" was produced in collaboration with the LBJ School's Ray..."

Feb. 5, 2016 News Feature by Amy Kamp

Anomalisa

Charlie Kaufman goes inside the minds of puppets

"...hears a woman’s voice – differentiated, musical – a miracle. (She’s even lit sometimes to look halo-like.) Lisa (touchingly..."

Jan. 15, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Letters

Mother Teresa biopic delivers no miracles

"...stories of simple people chosen by God to work miracles and behold sacred mysteries. Sure, it was a bunch..."

Dec. 4, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Luv Doc

Wherein the Luv Doc describes an act of deep, unsettling perversion

"...with you – which would be a goddamned Christmas miracle – you need to take the advice of Captain..."

Nov. 27, 2015 Column

Page Two: Mysteries Unraveled

Part two of Louis Black's interview with novelist John Irving

"...foot was injured and he was waiting for a miracle from the Virgin Mary, they're there. And, there's a..."

Nov. 13, 2015 Column by Louis Black

Page Two: Fictional Fiction According to John Irving

Louis Black interviews his former writing teacher about his latest novel, Avenue of Mysteries

"...the best they could to look after him.  The miracle, or one of the miracles of the novel, I..."

Nov. 6, 2015 Column by Louis Black

HBO's The Leftovers Finds New Life in Austin

The second coming

"...season plot hinges on Jarden, Texas, which is renamed Miracle because no one vanished from the town during the..."

Oct. 2, 2015 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

The Education Session

The Lege takes another run at patching school finance

"...even as Republican politicians boast about the "Texas economic miracle," per-student spending has dropped by roughly 25% since 2009...."

May 1, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Ex Machina

Smart, sinister sci-fi film about human error and techno-terror

"...a seamless CGI, she’s a sharp-witted and sympathetic modern miracle of mesh and gears and girl-like parts, locked in..."

April 17, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Thinking About Sharing the Black Emerald with Your Friends?

Genre-churning Instar Books wants to make it weird and easy for you.

"...of weird fiction currently featuring the novels Sharing by Miracle Jones and The Black Emerald by Jeanne Thornton. Oh,..."

Jan. 16, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

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