The Deeper You Dig

Hell awaits in this lo-fi ghost story

"...An out-of-nowhere smash at Sitges, Fantasia, Fantastic Fest and Screamfest last..."

June 5, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Vast of Night

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

"...bland evocation. The city of Cayuga is everywhere and nowhere: A couple of stop lights, a high school where..."

May 29, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Public Notice: Cruz (Out of) Control

Whose well-being does the junior senator have at heart?

"...Note that nowhere in there is anything about the "important job" of..."

May 15, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

The Other Lamb

Cult drama revisits, rather than revises, an old narrative

"...little world of that he has constructed, a rural nowhere and nowhen where daughters and mothers compete for his..."

April 10, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

New Austin Music You Can Enjoy at Home

What we’re spending our time with

"...the moment. "Do not ramble, do not roam, go nowhere, see no one," grins a solo Kevin Russell with..."

April 3, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

20 Years of Austin Studios

More than just soundstages: Looking back on the unique success of Austin Studios

"...strategic plan. The only problem was that there was nowhere to implement it...."

Feb. 28, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Now Speaking at SXSW: Ozzy Osbourne, Trent Reznor, Janelle Monae

Plus: St. Vincent, Carrie Brownstein, Judd Apatow, Desus & Mero

"...the crossroads of music and cinema, meta doc The Nowhere Inn. Reportedly, the film tracks musician St. Vincent hiring..."

Feb. 11, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Film Gets Latest Apatow, Snowpiercer Premiere

Huge lineup includes new docs on St. Vincent, Ozzy, Zappa

"...Vincent and Carrie Brownstein is the fuel for The Nowhere Inn. Speaking of inns, and therefore booze, and therefore..."

Jan. 15, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Sonata

Musical mystery in this Gothic romance

"...the locked rooms, the housekeeper who appears out of nowhere, or the child ghosts. The script by first-time feature..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Jumanji: The Next Level

Back in the game for a fun if flimsier sequel

"...old avatar, fusty professor Sheldon "Shelly" Oberon. Bethany is nowhere to be seen, and somehow the machine dragged in..."

Dec. 13, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Aeronauts

Ballooning adventure never drops its baffling meet-cute ballast

"...Wolverhampton in the English Midlands to London – because nowhere exists in the UK except London (imagine setting an..."

Dec. 6, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

Mister Rogers reminds us once again that we are loved

"...of the reporting process touched by the experience, but nowhere near as much as Lloyd, who is carrying a..."

Nov. 22, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival Review: DC Noir

George Pelecanos gives us glimpses of Washington crime and life

"...brief view through a window into convoluted lives, and nowhere is that clearer in the installment directed by Stephen..."

Nov. 4, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Terminator: Dark Fate

Sarah Connor and the T-800 remain the best components of SF franchise

"...Hamilton as a supposedly ass-kicking trio, the theme goes nowhere. Dani and Grace are both sketches of characters, and..."

Nov. 1, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

aGLIFF Honoree Rose Troche Looks Back at Go Fish

Director remembers her era-defining directorial debut

"...and wrote five episodes), teen drama series South of Nowhere, and most recently Starz's Vida. When asked how it..."

Aug. 23, 2019 Screens Feature by Sarah Marloff

Summer Night

Barhopping slice of life about facing up to adulthood is Linklater-lite

"...seems set to derail one more low-key-fun night in nowheresville for Seth, hanging out with his best friend Jameson..."

July 12, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Wild Rose

Jessie Buckley roars in this outlaw country tale (only the country is Scotland)

"...Getting your shit together or spinning in circles with nowhere to go? As Rose-Lynn discovers, only the last one..."

July 12, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Yesterday

Imagine a world without the Beatles ... then imagine a better film

"...Atlantic for grooming as a superstar, the movie has nowhere to go and sputters badly. Without warning, Curtis’ script..."

June 28, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum

Welcome back, Mister Wick!

"...suits – a bit thin. I disagree. Any initially out-of-nowhere action franchise that can maintain this bedeviling level of..."

May 17, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Man Who Killed Don Quixote

Long-gestating commentary on fantasy and delusion is Terry Gilliam at his most Gilliamesque (for better or worse)

"...to occasionally adopt Neil Gaiman's recent transatlantic pronunciation, go nowhere and add up to little. On the positive side,..."

May 10, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Transit

A contemporary retelling of life in occupied France has chilling modern resonances

"...each other. Or maybe we’re on the road to nowhere. The film offers no easy answers, but the stories..."

March 29, 2019 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Mercy Black

Viral horror faces the reality of childhood crimes

"...Slender Man, that particular subplot in this film goes nowhere. Why write your character as an internet icon if..."

March 29, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Iron Orchard

Texas wildcatter literary classic is a sometimes too-faithful adaptation

"...can often sink a modestly budgeted period piece are nowhere to be found...."

March 1, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Hole in the Ground

Something evil in the Irish countryside

"...perfectly circular chasm in the woods, a hole to nowhere that is always shifting and expanding and swallowing everything..."

March 1, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

FP2: Beats of Rage

Mad Max meets Dance Dance Revolution in a microbudget beatdown

"...fight was for the soul of Frazier Park, a nowhere trailer park in California (pop. 2,691)...."

Feb. 22, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

2019 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Live Action

Childhood trauma dominates this year's narrative short list

"...say something about generational prejudices, but the film is nowhere near as challenging as it thinks it might be...."

Feb. 8, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Beyond the Night

Small town thriller intrigues, but never satisfies

"...be a food stamp scam plot point that goes nowhere. All this mixes into a stew that seems like..."

Jan. 26, 2019 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Maria by Callas

The genius soprano's contentious career in her own words

"...viewer to appreciate and evaluate the singer’s talent, but nowhere do any music scholars or critics appear onscreen to..."

Nov. 30, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Ralph Breaks the Internet

Disney gets a lot of the bugs out of their arcade franchise

"...adopting all the other race game refugees goes absolutely nowhere, save for one pretty spiffy joke that almost feels..."

Nov. 21, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Free Solo

Staggering mountaineering achievement mixes vertigo with wonder

"...a height of over 3,200 feet, the mountain is nowhere near the pinnacle of the Sierra Nevada mountain range,..."

Oct. 12, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

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