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"No doubt about it," writes Jesse Sublett of Javier Marías' When I Was Mortal, "this is fairly odd stuff, and the patterns of quirks pile up like clues in a baroque murder mystery."

"...When I Was Mortal by Javier Marías..."

Feb. 7, 2003 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

15 Minutes With Kris Kristofferson

Feeling mortal but fine

"...G: Let’s talk about the most recent album, Feeling Mortal...."

April 10, 2013 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Iolanthe

The people in this show love Gilbert and Sullivan, and you can feel it in every moment

"...whom, Iolanthe, breaks a fairy law and marries a mortal. Together they have a son, Strephon, who is fairy..."

June 19, 2009 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Strawberry Fields Forever

Future Clouds & Radar float to the magical kingdom of … Peoria?

"...even further, unraveling a spectral and spiritual meditation on mortality, bent through a prism of its genre idioms...."

Nov. 14, 2008 Music Feature by Austin Powell

The Naked Gym Ape

Stuart Prestidge wades into the exotic jungle of the Corporate Gym and surveys its creatures.

"...the confines of your typical Corporate Gym. The Mere Mortals Sitting at the bottom of the food chain, these..."

Jan. 28, 2000 Features Feature by Stuart Prestidge

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...MORTAL KOMBATD: Paul Anderson; with Linden Ashby, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Robin..."

Sept. 8, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...MORTAL KOMBATD: Paul Anderson; with Linden Ashby, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Robin..."

Sept. 1, 1995 News Feature

Perfect Days

A toilet cleaner in Tokyo quietly goes about his days in this stirring Oscar nominated picture

"...in his wings in order to become a mere mortal...."

Feb. 16, 2024 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Chronicle Guide to the Marvel Cinematic Universe

As the Guardians of the Galaxy gather once more, every MCU film reviewed

"...What happens? Can a god and a mortal find true love?..."

May 5, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Devil Conspiracy

Nineties Catholic creature feature crap flies again!

"...possess the clone of Jesus Christ as the only mortal capable of containing his full power. The screenplay also..."

Jan. 13, 2023 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

SXSW Film Review: It's Quieter in the Twilight

The mortality of machines and their creators gently explored

"...We are mortal, and what we create is mortal too. That's the..."

March 16, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity: House of Lepore Strikes a Pose

Ballroom comes to Coconut Club, Austin Trans Picnic, and more events to wrap Pride Month

"...today. Saturday's ball promises an "epic tournament of 11 Mortal Kombat-inspired categories," shares Dorian Delafuente, an HoL member who..."

June 25, 2021 Column by Beth Sullivan

Luca

Pixar's lull continues with a shallow fish-out-of-water tale

"...and fall in with a local girl, make a mortal enemy, and sign up for a three-way race. It’s..."

June 18, 2021 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Alamo Drafthouse Reopening Locations Nationwide

Mueller, Village to light back up across the summer

"...over the weekend, led by $20+ million grosses for Mortal Kombat and Demon Slayer – Kimetsu No Yaiba –..."

April 29, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

La llorona

Supernatural horror explores the wailing soul of a nation denied justice

"...It's about inconsolable grief that spills out into the mortal world...."

Aug. 14, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Yes, God, Yes

Catholic sexual awakening gets a charming, honest new spin

"...logic yet harbors no hard feelings. Lust is no mortal sin; everyone – even the most seemingly devout –..."

July 31, 2020 Movie Review by Shalavé Cawley

Now Streaming in Austin: RTX For Austinites

A new way to get a taste of Rooster Teeth's annual convention

"...live competitive gaming, including Saturday's grand finale of Eleague's Mortal Kombat 11 tournament, as well as dozens of vendors..."

July 5, 2019 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

The Satire's Still Timely in Gilbert & Sullivan Austin's Iolanthe

And the topsy-turvy team's show delivers a fanciful fairy tale, to boot

"...from Fairyland for committing the ultimate crime: marrying a mortal. Iolanthe's son, Strephon (Holton Johnson), is a shepherd who..."

June 21, 2019 Arts Feature by M. Brianna Stallings

Tracking the Next Big Things at SXSW Gaming

Beyond playtime: where the developers and designers will be at SXSW

"...the moral outrage has evolved since the days of Mortal Kombat, Night Trap, Doom, and Grand Theft Auto. A..."

March 15, 2019 Screens Feature by Tucker Whatley

Ready Player One

Video gaming and Eighties culture get the Spielberg treatment

"...Now he's culture jamming every deep nerd reference, from Mortal Kombat to Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators, by..."

March 30, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Jigsaw

The Saw character returns

"...when the cancer-riddled John Kramer finally shuffled off this mortal coil, is entirely absent here. Instead, detectives Halloran (Rennie)..."

Nov. 3, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Shot Caller

The metamorphosis of the prison system

"...here, it’s one we already know: Hard time makes mortal men into monsters, no matter what our current A.G...."

Aug. 18, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Cars 3

Third times not a charm for this franchise

"...likely have no concept of aging, let alone four-wheeled mortality, or for that matter Joseph Campbell’s monomythic “Hero’s Journey.”..."

June 16, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Transfiguration

A coming-of-age tale with a blood-sucking twist

"...monstrosity. Instead, we come to suspect, he’s an ordinary mortal who’s been inspired, both by personal trauma and gory..."

April 28, 2017 Movie Review by Michael Agresta

The Resurrection of Gavin Stone

A former actor finds faith in his hometown

"...plight of a non- or lapsed believer finding his mortal options running low and, by act three, discovering the..."

Jan. 20, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Gay Place

Pride Week has arrived!

"...Geeks On Fleek Present Mortal Kombat vs. Street Fighter The age old question: Street..."

Aug. 26, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff

The 5th Wave

Chloë Grace Moretz battles Earth's fifth wave of alien attacks

"...strategy given the otherworldly invaders’ unquestionable supremacy over their mortal prey. Why not just zap a death ray or..."

Jan. 29, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Freaks of Nature

Humans, vampires and zombies live in peace until an alien invasion

"...until an alien invasion, which places them all in mortal combat until a group of teenagers saves the day...."

Oct. 30, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

It Follows

A killer force is spread through sex, and it's all very creepy and evocative

"...Convincing her sister and friends that she is in mortal danger, they try to help her track down the..."

March 27, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

New Sounds of the Season

Christmas cheer for the ear from UT Wind Ensemble, Austin Symphony Orchestra, and Conspirare

"...as to be beyond the powers of any one mortal – or jolly old elf – to stay abreast..."

Dec. 12, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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