The Chase

"...you can admit to an occasional fondness for high-speed, low-rent, there-goes-another-upside-down-cop-car-type shoot-'em-ups (and I do), then by gosh, this..."

March 11, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Ghost in the Machine

"...Shocker, just to name two) to cobble together a low-rent cyberpunk horror flick that might have been more aptly..."

Dec. 31, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Man's Best Friend

"...scene after scene, smiling, screaming, totally lost. As a low-rent shocker, you could do worse, but not by all..."

Dec. 3, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Judgment Night

"...mugging in the Home Alone films(!). Forget this. Go rent The Wanderers again, instead...."

Oct. 22, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Silent Enemy

"...a love for silents. Go to Vulcan Video and rent something as innocuous as Old Ironsides just to see..."

Oct. 8, 1993 Movie Review by Louis Black

My Boyfriend's Back

"...this sophomore effort from the previously brilliant Balaban (remember Parents?) takes the notion of flesh-eating ghouls and mixes it..."

Aug. 13, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

American Heart

"...14-year-old son in tow. Their life is one of rent-by-the-week flophouses, mattresses on the floor, cab drivers, petty thieves,..."

Aug. 13, 1993 Movie Review by Robert Faires

The Match Factory Girl

With not even 70 minutes total running time and, seemingly, not more than two dozen total lines of dialogue, The Match Factory Girl spins a compelling narrative, a devastating cultural portrait, and an object lesson in the less-is-more school of storytelling.

"...too long, or cuts too quickly, or foregrounds the apparently trivial -- a quirky, unpredictable rhythm and focus that..."

April 2, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Dr. Giggles

"...and splatter film conventions and come up with a low-rent quickie that's so over-the-top it's impossible not to like...."

Oct. 30, 1992 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Enchanted April

"...Michael Kitchen. Lottie and Rose muster the courage to rent a castle, make the break from their husbands and..."

Aug. 21, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Woman's Tale

"...anxious only for her to depart so he can rent out her home, the old woman finds her closest..."

July 17, 1992 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Favor, the Watch and the Very Big Fish

"...It's one of those films you might want to rent on tape some night, but its theatrical run, I..."

June 12, 1992 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Ruby

"...sets go with the movie's cut-rate look and its low-rent world. Unfortunately, this movie has no idea of the..."

April 3, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

City Announces Art Space Assistance Program

Art spaces with rising rents are eligible for rent stipends and tenant improvements

"...June 21, to help arts organizations cope with rising rents. With $200,000 in one-time funding for the pilot program,..."

June 30, 2017 News Feature by Maria Mendez

Crowdfunding Austin Music Venues

Mayor Adler announces new mini-bond plan to preserve at-risk venues

"...it to purchase select properties, protecting them from the rent increases we’ve seen plague Austin clubs in recent years...."

Sept. 22, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Spotting the Rare Cheap Rental

The history and habits of a not-quite-extinct-yet Austin species

"...new hands, there will be one less great cheap rental house in Austin...."

June 25, 2004 News Feature by Michael Erard

It's All History

The Rise and Fall of Cedar Street

"...and Potter until they made good on some back rent they owed...."

Jan. 30, 1998 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

As Eviction Crisis Looms, Local Leaders Ramp Up Relief

Help is on the way?

"...These provisions have not canceled rent, only provided more time to pay what is already..."

Aug. 14, 2020 News Feature by Jose Benjamin Montaño

FEMA's Flood Tide

One stroke forward, two strokes back – hurricane victims tread rising bureaucratic waters

"...your new city's department of housing will pay your rent for six months...."

Feb. 24, 2006 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Hard Luck in Heritage Heights

Renters in Eastside housing project feel misled, misused by the city.

"...representative of Heritage Heights. Thompson was told that after renting the house at a subsidized price for 15 years,..."

Aug. 29, 2003 News Feature by Jessica Chapman

The Common Law

COVID-19 and Austin – answering your legal questions (part 5)

"...to the coronavirus for weeks. I paid my April rent. But now I'm tapped out and can't pay May..."

May 1, 2020 Column by Luke Ellis

The Year It All Went Wrong

Looking back at club closings in Austin in 1999.

"...people were doing shots of Midori. Okay, that's a different kind of sad, but no less painful. And even..."

Dec. 31, 1999 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

The Common Law

COVID-19 and Austin – answering your legal questions (part 2)

"...I’m out of work due to the coronavirus. My rent was due over the weekend. I didn’t pay rent..."

April 10, 2020 Column by Luke Ellis

Austin Transportation Guide

How to get around Austin, with or without your own wheels

"...Capital Metro’s 100-AirportFlyer bus runs to and from the..."

March 3, 2017 Chronolog Post by Katie Walsh

Getting Around Austin

Explore Downtown without a car and without getting lost

"...Wingz specializes in airport rides in nine different cities, including Austin. Rates vary, but you can get..."

June 22, 2016 Columns Post by Annamarya Scaccia

Reji Thomas Has Left the Building

Pining for Pine Street

"...Metro as "cordial – a good working relationship," paying rent to the transit agency to occupy the land...."

Nov. 7, 2014 News Feature by Kate X Messer

Playback: Priced Out?

Soon, Austin’s golden geese – musicians – will be priced out of the live music capital

"...in turn contributing to its spectacular population growth. Consequently, rent and real estate grow more and more expensive, making..."

Nov. 1, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Top of the Line

The nominees for the 2011 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Rent, Zach Theatre..."

May 27, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Here Today, There Tomorrow

Austin ISD Schools grapple with high student turnover – and all its consequences

"...participating in a neighborhood walk to meet their students' parents, and talk with them about their concerns...."

March 11, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Two Local Vegan Powerhouses to Close This Month

But don’t despair, not all hope is lost

"...the rising costs I’m not sure it’s feasible to rent again, and buying seems like a faraway dream.”..."

Dec. 4, 2022 Food Post by A. Richmond

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