Austin Film Critics Association Picks Anora As Year’s Best Film

Local reviewers call Greg Kwedar’s Sing Sing Best Austin Film

"...Screenplay: Sean Baker, Anora Best Adapted Screenplay: Greg Kwedar & Clint Bentley, Sing Sing Best Cinematography: Lol Crawley, The..."

Jan. 6, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Luv Doc: Train Your Husband

You don’t have a housecleaning problem

"... – The Fake Perfect Housewife..."

Nov. 8, 2024 Column by The Luv Doc

Alien: Romulus

Fede Alvarez speed runs through earlier Alien films in this uninspired sequel

"...human because what’s an Alien film without a goddam robot?..."

Aug. 16, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

A Jukebox Musical, Chicken Tips, and More Weekday Events

Don't pretend like you don't need chicken tips

"...Letterpress Play. This competition’s been going on all month – interested parties may pick up a paper-toy making pack..."

July 26, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Writer Drew Pearce Rides a Trojan Horse Into The Fall Guy

How Saturday afternoons and Alex Garland affected the remake

"...on the writer of Iron Man 3, and Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw. Now, having handled one..."

May 9, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Luv Doc: AI Casanova

Maybe you’re not the Cyrano de Bergerac that reeled them in

"...just jealous I thought of it before he did?  – AI Casanova..."

March 22, 2024 Column by The Luv Doc

Night Swim

There's something sinister lurking in the pool in the latest Blumhouse horror …

"...Swim may lack the high-end weirdness of a murderous robot doll, but it still keeps its head above the..."

Jan. 12, 2024 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Creator

Spectacle and wonder in the AI wars never quite finds its emotional core

"...After spending years as an undercover agent in the human-robot resistance movement, Joshua (Washington) struggles to balance his genuine..."

Sept. 29, 2023 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

The Autobots get wild as their animal counterparts join the fight

"...thing leads to another, and the crew of alien robots decides to enlist Noah to help them retrieve a..."

June 9, 2023 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

Robots

Awful people create likable doppelgängers in this dating tech-comedy

"...Not reviewed at press time. Two awful people use robot doppelgängers as tools of seduction, then are infuriated when..."

May 19, 2023 Movie Review

Myth and Tech Merge for the SXSW Art Program

Technology becomes the new enchantment in Mixanthropy

"...to suggest, what ultimately drives the whole sprawling thing – there’s art...."

March 10, 2023 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Shin Ultraman

Japan's metal defender gets an ass-kicking modern reboot

"...Shin Ultraman reboots the 1960s series about the giant robot protector of the earth. In the new film, a..."

Jan. 6, 2023 Movie Review by Sarah Jane

Christmas Bloody Christmas

Joe Begos delivers more than coal in this Santasploitation gorefest

"...Look, like any movie that has a killer robot, it does get silly in the end. The face..."

Dec. 9, 2022 Movie Review by Sarah Jane

Alienoid

Time-travelling SF wire fu thriller is as overpacked as it sounds

"...very slight, at first, and surprisingly convoluted. An alien robot named Guard (Kim Woo-bin) who has been sent to..."

Aug. 26, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Lightyear

Pixar's Toy Story spin-off never achieves lift-off

"...Scott-esque opening DOS crawl to the fantastical creature and robot designs, Lightyear is an unabashed attempt at classic space..."

June 17, 2022 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Iron Ox Farm Optimizes Indoor Farming With AI and Robots

Lockhart hydroponic farm puts sustainability first

"...AI-assisted hydroponic greenhouse. Iron Ox, the confluence of California robotics tech and sustainable farming, broke ground in spring 2021..."

April 29, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

After Yang

A tender sci-fi parable about loss and connection

"...He’s a techno-sapien, a biological robot purchased by Jake (Farrell at his understated best) and..."

March 4, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Mitchells vs. the Machines

Joy-filled animated family SF comedy is an explosion of fun

"...What can be worse? Well, the next generation of robotic assistants turning on humanity, for starters...."

Jan. 14, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Ron's Gone Wrong

Number Five, er, Ron is alive in this animated tech fable for kids

"...me care about a non-human in whatever form; a robot, a monster, a rat, a toy, a bug …..."

Oct. 29, 2021 Movie Review by Sarah Jane

My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission

Latest anime outing for the heroes-in-training is loud but not much fun

"...leader Flect Turn (Nakai) even has a dash of robot-human hybrid Bastion about him (look, I warned you about..."

Oct. 29, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

This New Pizza Is Made By, What, Robots?

Basil Street’s Automated Pizza Kitchen flourishes in the ATX

"...when it comes to the question, “Will these goddam robots take our jobs?”..."

Oct. 7, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Faster Than Sound: Alexalone, All Together

Soft-spoken guitarist details world-building Polyvinyl debut – with help from bandmates

"...was rightly nudged in the communal direction. The publicist – whose messages note the Austinite as influenced by literary..."

Aug. 6, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Settlers

Dusty space colonizer drama ponders the end of two worlds

"...truly count on the intentions of a loyal, boxy robot whose activation triggers a series of new questions. The..."

July 23, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Autonomous Vehicles Are Making Deliveries in South Austin

We have seen the future, and it brought pizza

"...trying, which Uber and Lyft and others who'd caught robot-car fever are not. More attention lately has been paid..."

July 16, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

21 Austin Rappers to Know in ’21

A hard-cut list of MCs proving the local hip-hop scene’s legitimacy

"...killer wordplay. These two hustlers push the three Gs – genuine, grime, and grit – in abundance. Ifé NeuroRecommendations:..."

June 25, 2021 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Vintage Machine follows two popular volumes of "Jackie the Robot," a studio pivot that found the former blues ensemble..."

Nov. 27, 2020 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Bill & Ted Face the Music

Can we all finally just be excellent to each other?

"...Preston, Esq. stumbled into our lives in 1989's Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure...."

Aug. 28, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Book Review: Network Effect by Martha Wells

In this first full-length novel featuring Murderbot, the violent but endearing rogue AI is back for more adventures to delight "all the stupid humans"

"...with the narrative voice of these books about a robot whose struggles are a not-so-subtle metaphor for what it's..."

July 31, 2020 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Cobbe

SXSW Accelerates Into Weekly Artist Lists

Naked Giants, Ghost Wolves & Saint Phnx top 111 new reveals

"...bolstering its homegrown roster with Van Mary, Billy King & the Bad Bad Bad, Monte Warden & the Dangerous..."

Jan. 23, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Austin at Large: Let’s Get Connected Again

What we can do now to prepare for the mobility future

"...Capital Metro's board approved a new Project Connect vision – in the works for two years and leaked and..."

Dec. 21, 2018 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

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