My Penguin Friend

Jean Reno forges a bond with a penguin named DinDim in this touching family film

"...master of stylish, often violent thrillers (Léon: the Professional, Ronin). João doesn’t learn to love again: He’s drowning in..."

Aug. 16, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

I.S.S.

Spacebound political thriller lacks any sense of gravity

"...DeBose, Chris Messina, John Gallagher Jr., Maria Mashkova, Costa Ronin and Pilou Asbæk...."

Jan. 19, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The 2023 Austin Food & Wine Festival

"...Country pâté from Brian Light of Ronin Farm and Restaurant..."

Nov. 7, 2023 Photo Gallery

The Austin Food & Wine Festival Returns!

Annual celebration of succulence and slaking will fête you this fall

"...Dimitrios Kelesoglou (Yamas); Dan Kennedy (Vixen’s Wedding); Brian Light (Ronin Farm & Restaurant); Enma Lopez (ABW Can-tina); Geronimo Lopez..."

Aug. 17, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Luck Drops Lineup for March Reunion Potluck

Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen to feature local, national chef talent

"...Texas chefs on the lineup are Brian Light of Ronin in Bryan, Michael Fojtasek of upscale Southern restaurant Olamaie,..."

Jan. 24, 2022 Food Post by Melanie Haupt

Fantastic Fest: From Backyard Movies to Festivals With Hellbender

The Adams family prove that the family that films together stays together

"...Zelda operated, and we got a little Steadicam, a Ronin gimbal...."

Sept. 24, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Prisoners of the Ghostland

Nic Cage and Sion Sono craziness is not the sum of its parts

"...jidaigeki (Japanese period drama) have always locked step. The ronin and the gunslinger are two sides of the same..."

Sept. 17, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Sundance Review: Prisoners of the Ghostland

Cage/Sono styles clash in underwhelming cowboy/ronin/gangster film

"...and the samurai film have always locked step. The ronin and the gunslinger are two sides of the same..."

Feb. 1, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Heading Down to Rock Steady Row

Director Trevor Stevens on his post-Apocalyptic college comedy

"...do was make the translation. OK, you have your ronin or your gunslinger. Boom, college freshman comes into town...."

July 25, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Wes Anderson Brings Isle of Dogs to SXSW

Plus Midnighters bring the gore, and Alita party

"...Orient City: Ronin & The Princess / Company: Spoke Lane Entertainment /..."

Feb. 7, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Music: Must-See Jazz

Jazz imperatives

"...the straightforward jazz found on his second LP, 2014's Ronin...."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by Michael Toland

SXSW Announces Film Lineup

Edgar Wright's Baby Driver, Ben Wheatley's Free Fire, and more

"...Jasmin Savoy Brown, Sarah-Eve Gazitt, Annette Toutonghi, Harry Curtis, Ronin West, Shayla Timbermoon (World Premiere)..."

Jan. 31, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Over Your Dead Body

Takashi Miike resurrects an old Japanese ghost

"...At its heart is a disturbing love triangle: luckless ronin Tamiya Iemon marries nobleman's daughter Oiwa, but betrays her..."

Jan. 9, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest 2015: Ruined Heart

Another love story between Christopher Doyle and his camera

"...Tadanobu Asano (47 Ronin) is the impossibly cool killer and Nathalia Acevedo is..."

Sept. 26, 2015 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

SXSW Live Shot: Action Bronson’s Scoot Inn BBQ

The rap on Texas-style brisket poutine

"...Jux prodigal sons Cannibal Ox sharpened Blade of the Ronin, the impossibly overdue follow-up to 2001 classic The Cold..."

March 19, 2015 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

One of the Good Guys

Is Chris Ohlson the nicest film producer in town, or just the hardest working?

"...has since gone on to Pacific Rim and 47 Ronin. Certainly though, Kumiko's impending March release is set to..."

Jan. 9, 2015 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Recap: Foodways Texas Fourth Annual Symposium

Foodways Texas looks at agriculture through different lenses

"...talent. Friday morning’s breakfast, courtesy of Brian Light of Ronin Cooking, featured empanadas made with Longhorn beef (because College..."

March 25, 2014 Food Post by Melanie Haupt

The Legend of Hercules

Kellan Lutz muscles his way into classical mythology.

"...watching it, I kept thinking this was like 47 Ronin, in which an unfortunate novice director was given a..."

Jan. 17, 2014 Movie Review by Louis Black

47 Ronin

Keanu Reeves is a samurai warrior fighting supernatural forces in this twist on the ancient Japanese tale.

"...The historically based story of the 47 Ronin is one of the great tales of Japanese history...."

Dec. 27, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black

The Wolverine

With perma-snarl intact, Hugh Jackman is back as the Wolverine hunts new prey in Japan.

"...out of the setting, pitching Logan as a wandering ronin in search of something to believe in. They’ve also..."

July 26, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Wednesday Picks and Sleepers

"...star acts, Zurich pianist Nik Bartsch strips his group Ronin down to a duo with bass clarinetist Sha for..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature

The Q&A Hole: Superhero Movie Redux

I knew that ol' Lazarus pit would come in handy one of these days …

"...westerns? More grindhouse spaghetti westerns? Do we need more ronin-saves-the-village movies? More ultra-violent-ex-gangster-Korean movies? More post-apocalyptic wasteland movies? Do..."

Feb. 18, 2013 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai

Takashi Miike remakes Masaki Kobayashi's 1962 film about a penniless samurai who commits the ritual act of suicide.

"...what the title says: the tale of a penniless ronin, Hanshirô (Ichikawa), who insults the lord Kageyu (infinitely watchable..."

Aug. 31, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Three Outlaw Samurai

New on DVD: 'Three Outlaw Samurai'

"...is evident in the opening scene, which introduces wandering ronin Sakon Shiba (Tetsurô Tanba) who, sauntering down a dusty..."

April 13, 2012 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

TV Eye: Crazy for Cop Shows

Cracking The Chicago Code

"...The bull's-eye of Colvin's target is Alderman Ronin Gibbons (Delroy Lindo). A master politician, he has built..."

Feb. 4, 2011 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Stephanie Salvo

girlie action

"...("When I Come Around"). That aspect gives the Lord Ronin-produced Contradiction substantial weight; Salvo's insistent voice and commanding lyrics..."

Aug. 27, 2010 Music Review by Margaret Moser

SXSW Film

Daily reviews and interviews

"...Norton), where a woman dreams of war with the ronin, or masterless ninja – the violence reflecting the uncertainty..."

March 16, 2007 Screens Feature by Wells Dunbar

Revenge of the Return of the Son of the Graphics Giveaway Begins!

If Scrooge McDuck, Bruce Wayne, and Veronica Lodge are giving away millions, it can only be Free Comic Book Day, Part IV

"...Ronin Hood of the 47 Samurai, by Jeff Amano &..."

May 6, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Zatôichi

Beneath its layers of epic detail, this Zatôichi is cinematic cotton candy.

"...and Yuuko Daike) are killing gangsters, and a powerful ronin (the excellent Tadanobu Asano, of Takashi Miike’s Ichi the..."

Aug. 20, 2004 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Twilight Samurai

A near masterpiece, this atypical samurai movie is more an epic of the heart than the battlefield.

"...Kusamura. If you’re looking for an epic and blood-drenched ronin movie fraught with dozens of sweeping sword-fighting set-pieces, debased..."

Aug. 6, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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