Review: Jarrott Productions’ Mother of the Maid

Joan of Arc's life takes path less traveled but the production gets lost

"...There’s a sizable body of plays told from the perspective of a secondary character..."

April 26, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

The More You Learn About God, the Further Away from Him You Move

mewithoutYou frontman Aaron Weiss likes a good question, but finds some answers easier than others

"...Aaron Weiss is a man of God. Not because the mewithoutYou frontman sings about Judeo-Christian..."

June 15, 2009 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Mother's Little Monster

Lynne Ramsay and Tilda Swinton on the complexities of their Columbine-inspired collaboration

"...looking as though she might be a near relative of David Bowie's alien Ziggy Stardust alter ego. Swinton's résumé..."

Feb. 3, 2012 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Game of Thrones: Taking Back the Kingdom

Epic playlist for the HBO siege’s fourth season

"...Thank the old gods that HBO’s Game of Thrones returns on Sunday. The..."

April 4, 2014 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Inside Texas' Angels of Death, Who Refuse Hundreds of Death Row Pleas but May Expedite Daniel Perry Pardon

How the Board of Pardons and Paroles runs its ship

"...body. Two years later, Mitesh sat through the trial of Hasmukh’s killer, Christopher Young. He went on to attend..."

May 12, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

House Delays Closure of Austin SSLC

Amendment scraps SSLC closure

"...House amendments have helped prolong the closure of the Austin State Supported Living Center, for now...."

May 23, 2015 News Post by Mary Tuma

Monteverdi's 'Vespers of 1610': Heaven, I'm in Heaven

For Jeffrey Jones-Ragona and Daniel Johnson, performing Monteverdi's divine 'Vespers of 1610' in its entirety at St. Mary's Cathedral is a dream come true

"...Neo-Gothic grandeur was completed, Jeffrey Jones-Ragona, the church's director of music, had an idea. "It occurred to me while..."

Sept. 23, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Myth of Che

The Short Life of Revolutionary Che Guevara

"...are a bitch. The best, like Evan Connell's Son of the Morning Star, can easily surpass its fictional equal:..."

July 11, 1997 Books Feature by Tom Aiken

Only God Forgives

Drive's Nicolas Winding Refn reunites again with Ryan Gosling and adds Kristin Scott Thomas to the mix for this descent into heartlessness.

"...I’d be curious to know what God makes of this film because, personally, my reaction is..."

July 19, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

God's Pocket

Philip Seymour Hoffman, in one of his last performances, heads up a terrific ensemble cast for this offbeat drama adapted from a Pete Dexter novel.

"...Directed by: John Slattery. Starring: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Christina Hendricks, John Turturro, Richard Jenkins, Eddie Marsan, Caleb..."

May 16, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Letters to God

A young boy with cancer writes letters to God, an action that affects the lives of others around him.

"...Waite. I’ve seen sick kids exploited for all sorts of reasons – usually as easy ploys to manipulate emotions..."

April 16, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Lily Tomlin, Citizen of Austin

The comedian on our town, Ann Richards, and getting hitched

"...homecoming. In the Eighties, she did an extended run of her first stage success and workshopped her second; bonded..."

Feb. 27, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Navigating Puberty, Talking to God, and Bringing Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret to the Screen

Edge of Seventeen director, Kelly Fremon Craig, on adapting Judy Blume's YA classic

"...media, Judy Blume guided girls through all the hardships of puberty – pimples, growth spurts, and all. Now, Edge..."

April 28, 2023 Screens Feature by Joelle DiPaolo

White God

This Hungarian film is the Battleship Potemkin of canine mutiny

"...The winner of the Un Certain Regard prize at the 2014 Cannes..."

April 10, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

SXSW Film Review: God Bless the Child

A heartfelt, candid ode to the lazy summer days of childhood

"...When their mother abruptly drives off one morning, five children – ranging..."

March 17, 2015 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Letters at 3AM: Articles of Faith

"That all things are possible is God"

"...18, about to be 19, and learning the meaning of necessity. My task was to contribute to the support..."

Oct. 18, 2013 Column by Michael Ventura

Thérèse: The Story of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux

Saints alive! To each her own biopic.

"...Kaycherie Rappaport, Lindsay Younce and Linda Hayden. The story of one of Roman Catholicism's most beloved and modern saints..."

Nov. 5, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

'Equal in God's Sight'

The letters of Martha Early and Andrew Papke

"...back. Every waking breath I live with the pain of what I have done -- the suffering I have..."

Aug. 24, 2001 News Feature

Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.

Adaptation of Judy Blume's classic is just as perfectly poignant as the book

"...Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. is not the first page-to-screen adaptation..."

April 28, 2023 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

The Short Unhappy Life of Sophia King

The APD shooting death of Sophia King was a tragedy waiting to happen.

"...The short unhappy life of Sophia Chante King came to a sudden end a..."

Aug. 2, 2002 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

The Invention of Lying

Ricky Gervais lies through his teeth for laughs.

"...Jeffrey Tambor, Nathan Corddry and Jason Bateman. The Invention of Lying is Gervais' first feature film as a co-writer..."

Oct. 9, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Texas Tests Limits of Death Penalty With Mentally Ill Man on Death Row

"[The] applicant is clearly 'crazy,' but he is also 'sane' under Texas law."

"...world and there's no way to make rational sense of his understanding of what happened, or is happening. It..."

March 24, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

God Votes Right

The Texas Republicans Gather in Dallas to Pray

"...doldrums. And then -- along comes the biannual convention of the state's Grand Old Party, to deliver a delightful..."

June 14, 2002 News Column by Michael King

Vertical Ray of the Sun

"...a heaven, I hope it looks like Vertical Ray of the Sun. Hands-down the most gorgeously put-together piece of..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Meet the Women of Austin R&B

Spotlighting five formidable soul vocalists

"...spectrum enjoys modern resurgence thanks largely to the efforts of black women. Solange, Kelela, the mysterious H.E.R., Kehlani, Scotswoman..."

Sept. 22, 2017 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

The Tree of Life

Terrence Malick's latest film bursts with unbridled ambition and vision, and while it doesn't always reach the heights for which it aims, it soars boldly and fearlessly.

"...Sheridan. Terrence Malick’s hotly awaited new movie, The Tree of Life, bursts with such unbridled ambition, vision, and sense..."

June 3, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

An Immense World of Delight

It used to be a commonplace of moralists that man was the only creature in the animal kingdom to slaughter his own kind. But as Chronicle writer Roger Gathman points out, kind is slaughtered by kind routinely among ants, salamanders, and, as any child can tell you, guppies. The golden rule, in nature, is not "do unto others" -- it is "why waste the protein?"

"...Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny by Robert Wright..."

June 30, 2000 Books Feature by Roger Gathman

HBO Docuseries God Save Texas Offers a Personal Lens on the Lone Star State in Crisis

Texas filmmakers confront hard truths about home

"...Texas is a place that is often misunderstood by those outside it. Its proud reputation and..."

Jan. 28, 2024 Screens Post by Alejandra Martinez

God-Fearing, Honky-Tonk Man Josh T. Pearson Tries to Play It Straight

Airplay with the Lord

"..."Has God ever spoken to you?"..."

April 13, 2018 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Echoes of Innocence

Earnest and well-intentioned Dallas-based cast and crew have created a puzzling and inauthentic youth drama that promotes teenage sexual abstinence.

"...Vodvarka. The earnest and well-intentioned Dallas-based cast and crew of this puzzling youth drama have labored to create a..."

Sept. 9, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

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