Ratchet & Clank

This animated video-game spin-off fails on every level

"...Based on the beloved, long-running Sony franchise, Ratchet & Clank arrives just in time to promote the..."

May 6, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Ratchet

"...Cassavetes mode, plays screenwriter and director Elliot Callahan. As Ratchet opens, Callahan is sent from New York City to..."

July 31, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Cam

Online sex worker drama massages authenticity into techno-thriller

"...zero ill-written hackers. Goldhaber and Mazzei know how to ratchet up the tension, but they manage the incredible trick..."

Nov. 16, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

N-Secure

In this indie drama about affluent urban professionals in Memphis, an abusive and obsessive man makes life complicated for the women in his life.

"...move his filming operation from Atlanta to Memphis and ratchet up his ensemble dramas to the level of melodramatic..."

Oct. 22, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Descent

Urban professionals go spelunking in an attempt to wipe away old horrors, only to find some new ones to call their own.

"...years back, and, if anything, The Descent manages to ratchet up both the carnage (this is an extremely wet..."

Aug. 4, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

What Lies Beneath

"...the words), but there's no denying that Zemeckis can ratchet up the suspense to jarring levels when he feels..."

July 21, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Bean

"...the time, but ends up forcing the filmmakers to ratchet up the Bean weirdness quotient far too high to..."

Nov. 7, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Shamir

"...that doesn't involve a casino. Shamir Bailey's debut LP, Ratchet, evidences not a single grain of Sinatra swing in..."

June 26, 2015 Music Review by Abby Johnston

Small Engine Repair

Toxic masculinity sizzles and pops, leading to a reeling third act

"...of the first of many moments that serve to ratchet up the film’s teetering sense of uneasy suspense, and..."

Sept. 10, 2021 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Skylines

Bonkers SF franchise finally goes into space

"...Pilots as they bear down on London serves to ratchet up the stakes; unfortunately, it’s neither long enough to..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Operation Finale

Nazi hunting history may be accurate, but lacks tension or gravity

"...Weitz and company do ratchet up the suspense in the last 20 minutes of..."

Aug. 31, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Show Dogs

Unfunny canine buddy-cop comedy is no man's best friend.

"...cameo oral appearance midway in the film as a ratchet bitch with a banjee swagger, rest assured that’s not..."

May 25, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

In Play

What's new is old again: BioShock 2 and The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom

"...previous version, it's hard to shake the feeling of déjà vu. It's the same art deco, Tomorrowland-gone-schizo world of..."

Feb. 26, 2010 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Saw V

Jigsaw and his traps live on for another installment of demented torture.

"...familiar the third time around and thoroughly unable to ratchet up the level of diabolic inventiveness that makes for..."

Oct. 31, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Mission: Impossible III

It's all poppycock, of course, but done with great vim, vigor, and flair.

"...have one?) – and these smallish downtimes serve to ratchet up the surrounding fireballs all the more. Action connoisseurs..."

May 5, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Robots

There are no great animation advance in Robots, but neither is it a return to The Ice Age.

"...company reins over to the scheming, preening Phineas T. Ratchet (voiced by Kinnear). Phineas has instated a new slogan..."

March 11, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Runaway Jury

John Grisham courtroom thumper marches to a familiar tune.

"...film occurs – it’s as if he’s afraid to ratchet up the flamboyance and the Southern accent, lest he..."

Oct. 24, 2003 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Others

"...sluggish, but its stately, brooding pace only serves to ratchet up the lachrymose tension to almost unbearable levels. Add..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hot Sweltering Summer Sex Vignettes

Brenner contemplates the going and coming of oral gratification.

"...Coming & Going..."

Aug. 11, 2000 Features Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, January 19-25

"...to respond to the appreciation you receive is to ratchet up your generosity even higher...."

Jan. 19, 2024 Column by Rob Brezsny

In an iLL Manner: How Jamal McKinney Sells Out Rap Shows at Antone’s

Inside the promoter’s euphoric, elegant vision for hip-hop booking

"...which he'd shop around to artists via Twitter DM – a strategy which inspired iLL Manner's formation. "I had..."

Dec. 1, 2023 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

The Austin Chronicle Guide to the Mission: Impossible Movies

Your mission, if you choose to accept it ...

"...have one?) – and these smallish downtimes serve to ratchet up the surrounding fireballs all the more. ... It's..."

July 14, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Episodic Review: DMZ

New Ava DuVernay series departs from her usual visual style

"...as her geographic location, but it does little to ratchet up the tension as Alma seems to exhibit none..."

March 17, 2022 SXSW Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin at Large: Days Seem Harder and Meaner

Mayor Steve Adler put it best this week: “We’re tired and we’ve had enough”

"...toe into the clear, cold springs of Austin exceptionalism – "We are a city where people genuinely care. This..."

Sept. 3, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Beto's On His Way: "We've Got To Show Up, And That Means Coming to the Capitol on Sunday"

Weekend rally wraps up "Texas Drive for Democracy" tour

"...of the "Texas Drive for Democracy" blitz is to ratchet up pressure on the U.S. Senate as it gets..."

June 18, 2021 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

First Look: Rooster Teeth's Transformers: War For Cybertron Trilogy

Trailer for Austin studio's version of the robots in disguise

"...• Linsay Rousseau (Elita-1) • Joe Zieja (Bumblebee) • Frank..."

Feb. 24, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Japanese Breakfast, José Feliciano Join SXSW

118 new acts added to Music roster

"...Bragglights, Clemente Castillo, the Deer, DJ Hella Yella, Godjknowledge & the Trendsetters, Grupo Fantasma, Kydd Jones, the Lagoons, Miluna,..."

Feb. 20, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Ladi Earth

"...Aptly self-described as a "Ratchet Fairy Earth Goddess," multifaceted rapper Michaela Taylor's second EP..."

April 12, 2019 Music Review by Rachel Rascoe

SXSW Music Rounds Up Last Wave of Talent

Bully, Khalid, Car Seat Headrest, Lizzo, and Billie Eilish join fest

"...reveals. Leading the charge are Nashville grungers Bully, nü R&B phenom Khalid, teen pop breakout Billie Eilish, indie rockers..."

March 7, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Austin at Large: Time for the Bonus Round!

Trusting ourselves to allow the housing that will change the city

"...endorse Greg Casar's "Affordability Unlocked" citywide density bonus program – because who, in this city in 2019, wants to..."

Feb. 22, 2019 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

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