Deep Sky

Doc follows the mission to build the James Webb Space Telescope and showcases the stunning first images sent back to Earth

"...brisk 40-minute runtime, the film disappointingly has to burn rubber through the logistics and problem-solving stage, but the upshot..."

April 19, 2024 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Dune: Part Two

Frank Herbert’s galaxy-spanning narrative continues

"...against the Harkonnens. It is increasingly clear that the rubber-clad barbarians are only the cat’s paws of the aging..."

March 1, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Opera Fights, Puppet Plays, and More Arty Events

Get an arts fix this week

"...evening that’s sure to leave a stretch of burning rubber along one of your mind’s darker roads.   –..."

March 1, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Austin FC Season Kickoff, Black History Month, and More Community Events

Get out and about in Austin while the weather's good

"...Hoover, and more.   – Wayne Alan Brenner Austin Rubber Roundup..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Dog Toys and Puppy Sports Lead Our Recommended Community Events

Bucking broncos, drag vampires, and more highlights

"...then, the basics have barely changed: “Equipment: A large rubber ball [and] a court marked off into four squares.”..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Arts Feature by Katherine McNevins

Whimsy Meets Elegance at South Lamar's Elementary

Happy meals for adults

"...exquisite five-spice Old Fashioned topped with an adorable tiny rubber ducky...."

Jan. 26, 2024 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Godzilla Minus One

The king of the monsters returns in a mighty period drama

"...of Akira Kurosawa's Ikiru here as there is the rubber-suit genius of Godzilla creator Ishirō Honda (himself never shy..."

Dec. 1, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Mr. Texas

Lawrence Wright’s newest novel isn’t just Mr. Smith Goes to Austin

"...caveat being that Lamb is expected to be a rubber stamp on legislative bills that benefit L.D.'s super wealthy..."

Nov. 10, 2023 Arts Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

The Austin Chronic: Inside Texas’ Busiest Medical Cannabis Facility

State restrictions are bonkers, but that hasn't stopped Texas Original from expanding

"...booties over my Reeboks – just give me some rubber gloves and I'm ready to perform open heart surgery...."

Sept. 29, 2023 Column by Kevin Curtin

Fantastic Fest Review: The Toxic Avenger

Troma hero gets a joyfully idiotic big budget remake

"...Peter Dinklage, submerged in a vibrant green and purple rubber monster suit, smashes an MRA scumbag's jaw to smithereens..."

Sept. 22, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: On the Border and Elsewhere, Gov. Abbott Suffers the Little Children

Best governor in the nation? Depends on who you ask.

"...that churns out reactionary templates for state legislatures to rubber-stamp. His “Best of 2020” award was roughly the equivalent..."

July 21, 2023 News Post by Michael King

Shoot First, Create a Law to Make It Legal Later

Texas bill ensures zero consequences for police who injure people with "less lethal" rounds

"...throughout the state, and grenade launchers, which fire hard rubber balls. Each can kill or blind a person. Justin..."

April 21, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Howie Mandel: "Everything I've Done, I've Fallen Into"

The Moontower Just For Laughs headliner on his accidental career

"...crazy comic who got famous for blowing up a rubber glove on his head? Is he the host of..."

April 19, 2023 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Smoking Causes Coughing

Rubber director's sentai spoof is weird, discursive magic

"...performs magic tricks. His early approach on films like Rubber was one of gleeful deconstruction, but it has evolved..."

March 31, 2023 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Best Music We’ve Seen So Far at SXSW 2023

An insightful Jeff Tweedy, sunshiney Armani White, and more

"...Big, swinging bluegrass riffs also debuted with unreleased single "Rubber Hits the Road." Immediately after, this writer found themself..."

March 14, 2023 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Death Watch: Texas Set to Kill Two Men in One Week

And it might not matter how mentally ill they are

"...board, most of them former law enforcement officers, typically ­rubber-stamp any execution proposed by the Texas Department of Criminal..."

March 3, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Qmmunity: Here, There, Homoscopes

Your favorite gay ol' calendar guided by the divine celestial bodies above

"...Austin Rubber Roundup Get wrapped up in rubber revelry for this..."

Feb. 24, 2023 Column by James Scott

Shin Ultraman

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

"...do I love me some kaiju! I adore all rubber-suit monsters, from the immortal duo of Godzilla and Gamera..."

Jan. 6, 2023 Movie Review by Sarah Jane

Weird Wednesday Celebrates Low-Budget Legend Albert Pyun

An unstoppable workhorse whose films celebrated earnest fun

"...Screening Jan. 4, 1990's rubber-suited Captain America adaptation (infamously the character's first feature-length depiction)..."

Dec. 30, 2022 Screens Feature by Julian Towers

Death Penalty Report: We’re Mostly Killing People Sentenced Decades Ago

The popularity of killing criminals in the 80s and 90s still ripples through today

"...Nonetheless, judges in six separate state and federal courts rubber-stamped their executions. Four of those killed this year had..."

Dec. 23, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Recipes to Reimagine Your Holiday Feast

It’s time to revamp your end-of-year celebration menus

"...over the cookie base, spreading it evenly with a rubber spatula. Return the pan to the oven and bake..."

Dec. 9, 2022 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...After listening to the Beatles' Rubber Soul, Brian Wilson was inspired to write the song..."

Dec. 2, 2022 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

The Most Memorable Moments of Levitation’s Saturday and Sunday

Die Spitz, L7, and the Pinky Rings as Fembots

"...– clever arrangements, catchy melodies, and strong writing make “Rubber Bullies” and “Paradise” more than just catharsis. (That was..."

Oct. 31, 2022 Music Post by Kriss Conklin

Review: Zach Theatre's The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity

Theatrical elements combine for a "perfect goddamn story"

"...that were nothing more than heavy, posed pieces of rubber. You couldn't really play with them. You couldn't tell..."

Oct. 7, 2022 Arts Feature by Shanon Weaver

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, September 30 - October 6

"...deluxe squirt guns and two knives made of foam rubber. Use them to wage playful fights with those you..."

Sept. 30, 2022 Column by Rob Brezsny

Voxtrot: The (Re)start of Something

12 years after disbanding, the forerunners of modern indie-pop call on the "mystical, inexplicable force" that flowed through their Early Music

"...(dirt poor, the band took out loans and applied rubber stamps themselves) it was on the back of a..."

Sept. 23, 2022 Music Feature by Julian Towers

Fantastic Fest Raises a Smile With First Announcement

The Banshees of Inisherin, V/H/S/99, sharks, and more

"...the Alamo. Old friend to the fest Quentin Dupieux (Rubber) goes after superhero tropes with his latest, Smoking Causes..."

Aug. 16, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Tribeca Film Review: Dreaming Walls

A resident's-eye view of life in NYC's bohemian hub

"...roll circus years? Those died in a bathroom with rubber tubing round their arm, and good riddance, some tenants..."

June 20, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Fans Behind the Mask: Inside the World of The F13th Fan Film Mixtape

AGFA archivist Joseph Ziemba explores the world of discount Voorhees

"...decades, fans have been grabbing discount store hockey masks, rubber knives, and dark Karo syrup (or the light stuff..."

May 13, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Five Things to Head Off the Hex on Friday the 13th

Shake off the curse of this mini-Halloween

"...to make your own short horror film is a rubber knife, a hockey mask, and lots of Karo syrup,..."

May 13, 2022 Arts Column by Richard Whittaker

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