Ballet Austin’s Not Afraid of the Dark

The glow-in-the-dark visions of this earnest, sweet ballet will excite and inspire the youngsters who see it

"...The kids love it. That's the most important thing about..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

Our most primal fears about what's lurking in the dark lies at the heart of this Guillermo del Toro-scripted frightmare.

"...Guy Pearce, Bailee Madison, Jack Thompson and Garry McDonald. "The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and..."

Aug. 26, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fear(s) of the Dark

This French anthology of six short animated films, which are thematically linked by their dark tonalities and stirrings of dread, has greater appeal for animation buffs than horror hounds.

"...Sciullo, Lorenzo Mattotti and Richard McGuire. This French anthology of six short animated films, which are thematically linked by..."

Nov. 28, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fantastic Fest Tells Tales of the Long and the Short and the Tall

Short film selection from Austin to Estonia, animation to sushi

"...It's time to get small. With two rounds of feature films already on the schedule, Fantastic Fest has..."

Sept. 4, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Five Celebrations of the Cinematic Diaspora at the Austin Jewish Film Festival

From dissections of comedy to the complexities of history

"...L'chaim! It's time to celebrate the return of the Austin Jewish Film Festival, and what..."

Nov. 4, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Review: City Theatre's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

A perfect measure of schadenfreude on the rocks, with an angst chaser

"...These days, productions at the City Theatre feel like a..."

April 18, 2022 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon

When the album becomes Immersion

"...Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon (Capitol)..."

Dec. 9, 2011 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Austin Film Festival Review: Into the Dark: Pilgrim

Blumhouse/Hulu stage a historical home invasion holiday

"...it doesn't really have a great movie*. Pilgrim may not be the one to finally knock the Macy's Parade..."

Nov. 1, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Portrait of the Artist as an Old Crank

Sketches of R. Crumb

"...Robert Crumb laughs a lot. In virtually every scene of Crumb, Terry Zwigoff's absorbing film portrait, the infamous comics..."

June 30, 1995 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Afraid of Everything

"...who has recently moved to Austin to work with the Cinematexas Short Film & Video Festival. Dark, rigorous, and..."

Feb. 20, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Crimes of the Future

Cronenberg's return to body horror is, well, Cronenbergian

"...position can only be taken if you've never endured the tedium of his ponderous 1970 sophomore release, Crimes of..."

June 3, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Tigers Are Not Afraid

Supernatural horrors are less terrifying than real life in this Mexican fable

"...was given three wishes. It's a simple, classic setup, the perfect fairy tale beginning. Yet that's where the fairy..."

Sept. 6, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Page Two: How Your South-by High Can Last Through the Rest of the Year

A veteran festival-goer weighs in

"...by Southwest 08, I would pause as incredible amounts of enthusiasm, excitement, passion, and intelligence flowed all around to..."

March 21, 2008 Column by Kevin Smokler

2010: Year of the Tiger

If 'Year of the Golden Tiger' doesn't sound like 'prosperity' to you, you're not trying

"...year Chinese New Year falls on Feb. 14, when the Year of the Tiger will be ushered in. 2010..."

Feb. 12, 2010 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

More Places at the Table

The Austin Critics Table is about to hand out its annual awards for achievement in the arts for the 10th year, and the list of nominees is longer than ever.

"...We came, we saw, we liked an awful lot of it. That essentially describes the reaction of the Austin..."

May 24, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Beware the "Givertaker"

New Austin short launches the Dead Kids Club

"...Are you a member of the Dead Kids Club? Watch new short "Givertaker" by..."

Oct. 12, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Making the House of Torment a Home

After a shuttered year, Austin's oldest haunted attraction reunites the family

"...If you smell waffles, be afraid. Be afraid, very afraid...."

Oct. 8, 2021 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Gang of Guerillas

"...Americans will pass through life without finding an apparition of the Virgin Mary in one of their tortillas. Just..."

Jan. 29, 1999 Books Review

First Trailer for The Orange Years Gets Slimy

Austin-made documentary about Nickelodeon's TV revolution

"...Nickelodeon. Give up? Well, if you've forgotten how impactful the kids' station has been, new documentary The Orange Years:..."

Oct. 11, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

I Saw the TV Glow Is a Haunting Ode to Self-Actualization

Jane Schoenbrun probes the reflective nature of media

"...How old were you the first time you felt like a piece of media..."

Jan. 28, 2024 Screens Post by Alejandra Martinez

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant

Unlike Twilight, the other vampire series based on young adult novels, Cirque du Freak isn't afraid to laugh at itself or the conventions of the genre.

"...Ken Watanabe and Ray Stevenson. If you haven't yet noticed, there are currently two types of vampires fighting it..."

Oct. 23, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Reaping

Pardon the pun, but audiences will reap little from this satanic backwoods juju thriller.

"...Morrissey, Idris Elba, AnnaSophia Robb and Stephen Rea. Pardon the pun, but audiences will reap little from this satanic..."

April 6, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

I Saw the TV Glow

Probes the mystery behind an Are You Afraid of the Dark?-like children’s show

"...How old were you the first time you felt like a piece of media..."

May 10, 2024 Movie Review by Alejandra Martinez

How The First Omen Broke the Curse of Legacy Sequels

Arkasha Stevenson and Tim Smith on creating a horror they believe in

"...There are scenes in The First Omen that will restore..."

April 3, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Geoffrey Rush Takes on The Rule of Jenny Pen

New Zealand drama about retirees explores quiet complicity

"...Dictatorships don't happen just because of evil, ambitious people. They spring up because of the..."

April 8, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Friday

Seventies funk GOATs, queer nu metal, and so much more

"...very, very tired) music team, Friday was filled with the Chronicle’s wild day party at Hotel Vegas and witnessing..."

March 19, 2022 SXSW Post by Thomas Fawcett

A Brief History of Austin’s LGBTQIA Movement Through Design

From protest to punk flyers, how LGBTQIA design has evolved in Austin

"...Like the history of the LGBTQIA movement, the history of queer..."

Jan. 30, 2020 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

Texas, D.C. Dems Raise Funds and the Roof at Johnson-Jordan Dinner

DNC chair: "Opportunity everywhere" in "largest battleground state"

"...let Tom Perez and Gilberto Hinojosa clarify your mind. The chairs of the Democratic National Committee and Texas Democratic..."

Oct. 6, 2019 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

The Trans Experience in Comedy

Local comics use comedy to spin difficult subjects into gold

"...On April 1, the New Movement Theater hosted Cream of the Crop, a..."

April 20, 2016 Qmmunity Post by Faye Fearless

Austin Film Festival: The Horror and Hilarity of HOAs in Subtopia

Luis Caffesse and Clifford Wildman bring friendship to the screen

"...What’s the most special gift you ever gave a best friend?..."

Oct. 23, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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