Avatar: The Way of Water

James Cameron goes deep, emotionally and aquatically, in his sci-fi epic

"...his bioengineered Na'vi body and stepping out into the strange and lush alien world of Pandora, the experience of..."

Dec. 16, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

You Should Have Left

You probably shouldn't stay for this middling supernatural mystery

"...width of rooms, rather than measuring the outer wall. So, instead of rebuilding, the wily contractors built a spare..."

June 19, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Vast of Night

Jaw-dropping reinvention of the UFO scare genre is audacious and brilliant

"...Directed by: Andrew Patterson. Starring: Sierra McCormick, Jake Horowitz, Gail Cronauer, Bruce Davis,..."

May 29, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

New French Shorts

Queer and immigrant stories, satire and romance give new perspectives on French culture

"...Foued Mansour's "Ahmed's Song" ("Le chant d'ahmed") anchors the package with..."

May 15, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Replicas

What hath science wrought? A dull cloning thriller, that's what.

"...yin to Nicolas Cage's yang. Their careers have a strange symmetry – breaking through in the 1980s with well-received..."

Jan. 18, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

'Cribdeath: Bellocq's Girl'

Second-place winner

"...I need it up front. Mornings are kinda slow, so, let's say a dollar for a half hour. Fair..."

Feb. 12, 2010 Books Feature by F.J. Schaack

Drawing Interest

Books with graphic value

"...Strange and Stranger: The World of Steve Ditkoby Blake Bell..."

July 11, 2008 Books Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Godawful for 25 Cents

"...a word of unverifiable significance -- can mean everything, nothing, or both; also, used as an expletive. For awful..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Column by Michael Ventura

Adjusting to the Mise-en-Scène

Nine nonfilmmakers – artists out of place – make one in 48 hours

"...the comforts of both their creative approaches and their soft pillows to find out whether they had it in..."

July 13, 2007 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Letters @ 3AM

The greatest sins of newspapers are sins of omission and emphasis. Historical context is usually ignored, and though facts are reported truly, a lack of context can make the facts lie.

"...Blogs: Old-school news reporters have a proverb. It goes something like this: "Don't believe your mother when she says..."

Sept. 15, 2006 Column by Michael Ventura

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...So it appears that APD has at least one good..."

March 2, 2001 Column

Sxsw

"...Exhale. Again. There. Feel better? Look, just calm down. So what if there are over 700 bands playing this..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

Moonage Daydream

David Bowie, the transgressive and compassionate iconic artist in cosmic, intimate detail

"...of the late 20th century, relies on an audiovisual sensory experience to reveal the man and his artistry, rather..."

Sept. 16, 2022 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Be Filled With Dredd For Other Worlds

Judge Dredd retrospective plus new hits for SF fest

"...as the more horror-tinged Under Worlds, but it will also be bringing the new Weirder Worlds. This sidebar is..."

Nov. 11, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Burnt Orange Heresy

Disjointed art heist thriller is a better character study than crime drama

"...No, before you ask, this is nothing to do with the trademarked colors of the University..."

May 8, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Wednesday Picks & Sleepers

Wednesday night SXSW blurbs

"...Wednesday Picks Sonny Knight & the Lakers..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

Letters at 3AM: In Greta Garbo's Bungalow

As beautiful as Greta Garbo was, she was something more

"...that happens and you wind up spending the night somewhere unexpected. How I arrived at Greta Garbo's bungalow is..."

Nov. 1, 2013 Column by Michael Ventura

Better Than OK 'Computer'

Andrew Bujalski's 'Computer Chess' is an unlikely winner

"...much more than having to shoot in a hotel somewhere...."

Aug. 23, 2013 Screens Feature by Dan Solomon

Austin Shorts at Sundance

David Lowery and the Zellner Bros. to do the 'Dance

"...Journal 2," which premiered at this fall's Fantastic Fest. Also making the cut is "Pioneer" from Austin filmmaker David..."

Dec. 6, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Elaine: The Extended Cut

The incomparable Ms. Stritch on humor, happiness, Tennessee, Beckett, and bad directors

"...ES: Well, it wasn't so much my choice. It's just the way the theatre..."

Sept. 5, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Thanks, Canada

Blood-soaked nights on the road to punk rock with the Krum Bums

"...Tommy G. (drums). We traveled up the Midwest to Minnesota, down to Miami, and then back up the Northeast..."

July 11, 2008 Music Feature by David Rodriguez

Thom Pain (based on nothing)

Thom Pain (based on nothing) leads us down a strange road, but Ken Webster's sublime acting makes the trip worth taking

"...Thom Pain (based on nothing)..."

Dec. 14, 2007 Arts Review by Avimaan Syam

More McCanlies, Texas

The full interview with the director of 'Secondhand Lions'

"...known script writers. Within the industry it's different, with some of the best known and most highly regarded writers..."

Sept. 19, 2003 Screens Feature by Louis Black

A Hundred Years of Shadows

One hundred years after "The Great Train Robbery," motion pictures have transformed consciousness into a Kingdom of Shadows.

"...Brownlow's classic documentary, Hollywood: The Pioneers, says 12 minutes. Some scholars claim it was the first genuine "story" film;..."

March 7, 2003 Column by Michael Ventura

What's in a Face?

A lot, Mike Woolf discovered while making his short doc 'Growin' a Beard' -- and especially If the face Has got whiskers on the chin and Jowls

"...tongue-speak. It's a startling moment. What he emits is nothing short of a primal wail, a hairy crossbreed of..."

Feb. 21, 2003 Screens Feature by James McWilliams

Riding With Bob

"...The Wills Brothers in the early 1950's (l-r) Luke..."

Aug. 13, 1999 Music Feature by Lee Nichols

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...a buzzworthy selection from other fests, as well as episodic pilots, and the shorts and music video selections. They..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Talented Mr. Isaac

Scenes from an interview with the star of the Coen Brothers' 'Inside Llewyn Davis'

"...conference room, giving countless interviews, the Talent had a sore throat...."

Dec. 20, 2013 Screens Feature by Jeff Winkler

SXSW Film Unveils March Lineup

So much ado!

"...of standout films made by Austin directors. Today, the South by Southwest Film Festival unveils its 2013 lineup, and..."

Jan. 31, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Page Two: You Go Where You Have to Go

Welcome to the new year ... same as the old year?

"...ear to ear." I live in a world with strange boundaries. Some have to do with work – my..."

Jan. 1, 2010 Column by Louis Black

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