SXSW TV Recap: A Small Light

Disney+ series tells the story of the family that hid Anne Frank

"...the young woman who hid Anne along with her family and the others from the Nazis in Amsterdam during..."

March 20, 2023 Screens Post by Sarah Jane

The Contractor

Mercenary drama fails its mission of being good

"...knee and an honorable discharge; before long, the dedicated family man is willing to sell his skills to the..."

April 1, 2022 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

SXSW Film Review: The Feast

This horror's entrée is delicious, but the dessert is lacking

"...horror film that shows what happens to one wealthy family when a very special dinner goes very much awry...."

March 19, 2021 Screens Post by Matthew Monagle

Trey Edward Shults Returns for Austin Film Festival

Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Blair Witch retrospective

"...War crimes, family dramas, and evil in the woods: Austin Film Festival..."

Sept. 24, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Playhouse’s The Immigrant

The company delivers a powerful and timely account of foreigners making a new home in the U.S.

"...mentioned as I arrived at Austin Playhouse. "The Harelik family is in the audience tonight!" Not knowing a scant..."

Jan. 12, 2018 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

TV in Trumpland

Quality struggles to take one step forward while culture takes 10 steps back

"...Get Down, Black-ish, Aziz Ansari's Master of None, and Modern Family illuminate real-life demographic shifts resented by many, including..."

Dec. 23, 2016 Screens Feature by Kahron Spearman

Fertile, Pleasant

Middle Eastern cuisine in Austin blossoms with Mohamed Kosari's Alborz Persian, writes the Chronicle's Rachel Feit. Hurry, before everyone else notices!

"...for a casual business lunch, or even an easy family dinner...."

June 21, 2002 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

Day Trips: Luther Hotel, Palacios

Historic Gulf Coast hotel is under threat of demolition

"...owners will probably replace the historic building with a modern resort...."

Feb. 3, 2023 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Butler Opera Center's Così fan tutte

This production brings Mozart's test of female fidelity into the modern world of Tinder and high finance

"...is the word here, for in director Margaret Jumonville's modernized reimagining of the opera, we are not in Naples..."

Nov. 3, 2017 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

Get Out

A stellar racially charged horror comedy

"...deliver the little jolts and inside laughs that keep modern horror fans pleased, Get Out is also one of..."

Feb. 24, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Taking the Temperature of 'Cold in July'

The film based on Joe Lansdale's novel, 'Cold in July,' is a gnarled tale of modern horror

"...(Michael C. Hall) plays an East Texas picture-framer and family man, who becomes an accidental killer when he guns..."

May 30, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Kids These Days

Growing up on 'Looking' and 'Girls'

"...like Will & Grace and The L Word and Modern Family and shifting cultural moods. It is a post-”gay”..."

Jan. 18, 2014 Screens Post by Aleksander Chan

Thunderstruck

NBA star Kevin Durant appears as himself in this family film wherein a stroke of magic causes him to swap talents with a klutzy 16-year-old.

"...or is that just the sad reality of our modern times that cross-brands success. I know these basketball triumphs..."

Aug. 31, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Mona Remix

Leonardo's lady gets a modern makeover in Rino Pizzi's Mona Lisa Project

"...quarter century) set out to make a series of modern portraits à la the Mona Lisa, using a latter-day..."

July 1, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Wandering Preachers, Holy Fools

What best describes the modern playwright? Itinerant preacher? Holy fool? Several artists with an intimate knowledge of the playwriting life offer their views in this roundtable discussion.

"...Times Square. What does this wandering life of a modern playwright feel like? What does it mean for the..."

Nov. 19, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Film Festival Announces 2020 Award Winners

Austin-linked films Blinders, Horton Foote win

"...Tragic diving documentary Dave Not Coming Back, and family drama Paper Tiger took the top honors in the..."

Nov. 2, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

AGLIFF Going Online, Holding Weekend Teaser Festival

House of Cardin and more streaming free for Pride Weekend

"...abandoned their adopted 7-year-old son. A portrait of a modern family and a tenacious exploration of art, desire, and..."

June 11, 2020 Screens Post by James Scott

It's Knives Out For Rian Johnson at Fantastic Fest

The Last Jedi director's latest to close fest

"...A wealthy family. A murder. A mystery. That's a fine night in..."

Aug. 20, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Faster Than Sound: Vivien Goldman’s Lasting Echoes of Feminist Punk

Vanguard journalist brings new book to Austin, the Larriva family remembers their friend Elliott Smith, and local musicians pop up all over the place

"...connecting pioneering Seventies punks such as Poly Styrene to modern iterations in Big Joanie and Pussy Riot...."

April 26, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

SXSW Film Review: Monte Adentro

Engrossing look at a dying profession: muleteer

"...less complaint. Their mother, the matriarch of a muleteer family, narrates this family portrait turned observation on hard work..."

March 20, 2015 SXSW Post by Jessi Cape

Texas Preps for Its Close-up

Two fall shows bring it on home

"...with the documentary format as The Office or even Modern Family, and certainly not as annoyingly filmic as the..."

Sept. 17, 2010 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Longhorn Football Season Is a Sitcom in the Making

Watching tape, both football and funny

"...instead a cranky, intense guy looking to coach his family into greatness despite it all. Come on, Will Muschamp,..."

Oct. 9, 2009 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

Out and About

13th Annual Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival

"...and unpredictable film examines the lives of an Indian-American family torn apart by an elder daughter's inability to conceive..."

Aug. 25, 2000 Screens Feature by Barry Johnson

Reflections

SXSW 2000 Film Festival and Conference

"...capture some hint of the diversity that defines the modern family in the United States. Such a feat could..."

March 24, 2000 Screens Feature by Peter Debruge

Zoé Tong Is Making Dinner Fun

Modern Chinese restaurant brings to Zilker big flavors, sincere hospitality, and a ballsy refusal to be boxed in

"...Hyland and Tong recently relocated to Austin with their family, and Zoé Tong marks their ATX brick-and-mortar debut. As..."

April 5, 2024 Food Feature by Taylor Tobin

Knock at the Cabin

M. Night Shayamalan takes on the end of the world

"...sent as messengers and that one member of the family must be chosen as a sacrifice, or else they..."

Feb. 10, 2023 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

Review: Peruvian Restaurant Llama Kid Is an Eastside Oasis

Once a virtual concept, this modern take is really solid

"...friendly and competent, if laissez-faire. We enjoyed our meals family-style, and every place setting has side plates for sharing,..."

July 29, 2022 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Fantastic Fest Review: Let the Wrong One In

This toothy farce from Dublin has gore galore and more

"...being a splatstick gruegasm while also portraying a dysfunctional family that’s nevertheless bonded by blood...."

Sept. 27, 2021 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Weathering With You

A magical rainy adventure in Tokyo with sympathy for the underdog

"...got as much in common with Hirokazu Kore-eda's adoptive family drama Shoplifters as it does with anything in Studio..."

Jan. 17, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Chefs Discuss What It’s Like to Be Women in Austin’s Kitchens

Three James Beard award nominees on International Women's Day

"...in kitchens across the country are less acceptable to modern diners, critics, and cooks...."

March 8, 2019 Food Post by Emily Beyda

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