What’cha Watchin’?

Editorial intern Savannah J. Salazar joins the Resistance

"...to actually make me enjoy watching someone's Instagram story. Russian Doll (Netflix)..."

Feb. 15, 2019 Screens Column by Savannah J Salazar

The Snowman

Jo Nesbø's crime series hits the big screen

"...but director Alfredson’s big-screen version is like opening a Russian nesting doll and finding a melted snowflake, finally, inside...."

Oct. 27, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Matthew Monagle’s Top 10 Films of 2019

"...Russian Doll Worst Film..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Screens Feature by Matthew Monagle

Faster Than Sound: Willie and a Movie

The Red Headed Stranger rides again at Luck Cinema's kickoff, thriving Austin rapper Ladi Earth can't be categorized, and more music news

"...it's since ended up on Natasha Lyonne's Netflix sensation Russian Doll. Taylor now heads for her first headlining show,..."

July 12, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Family

Outsider comedy has a lot less Insane Clown Posse than you might expect

"...there’s occasional genuine surprises, such as when Natasha Lyonne (Russian Doll) shows up as an ICP superfan only to..."

April 26, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

ATX TV Festival 2022: Queer for Fear

New Shudder series gives queer audiences a genre to call their own

"...by interviewees Alaska Thunderfuck (RuPaul’s Drag Race), Leslye Headland (Russian Doll), Jennifer Tilly (Bride of Chucky, Bound), Mark Gattis..."

June 4, 2022 Screens Post by Mazzy Oliver Smallwood

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Capyac, Marquis Hill, and Willie headline our recommended shows for the week

"...into the bed/ It's like a limousine/ Like a Russian doll/ Like a 'cuzzi tub way up in the..."

Aug. 20, 2021 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

New, Local Music We’re Listening to

Ladi Earth, Danilo, Aaron Stephens, and more recommended sounds

"...Earth previously graced these pages for once soundtracking Netflix's Russian Doll and engaging Austin City Limits 2019. The new..."

July 30, 2021 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Building the Perfect Beast for Skylines

Director Liam O'Donnell on evolving the Skyline aliens

"...We liked the Russian Doll aspect of aliens inside of aliens, and brains..."

Dec. 17, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Tackling Inherited Trauma in SXSW Film Mickey and the Bear

Writer/director Annabelle Attanasio on when bloodlines become scars

"...and stealing a prescription slip from the V.A. psychiatrist (Russian Doll's Rebecca Henderson) lest she face the wrath of..."

March 8, 2019 Screens Feature by Beth Sullivan

SXSW Music Reveals Surpass Halfway Mark

ATX shines on list No. 7 alongside Karol Conká, Crumb & Pedro the Lion

"...delivery landed on Natasha Lyonne's brand new Netflix show Russian Doll, as well as list mention Shirt Off Fe’s..."

Feb. 7, 2019 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: A Tale of Two Red River Fests

Free Week and This Is Austin, Not That Great share Red River

"...track will appear on Natasha Lyonne's new Netflix show Russian Doll. A bubbling online presence allowed Taylor to open..."

Jan. 4, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

That Old Revival Spirit

Testifying About Movies

"...Rublev begins with a heart-stopping balloon ride over the Russian landscape, the first of many visionary tropes in Tarkovsky's..."

June 13, 1997 Screens Feature

Myth and Culture Mingle in Annalise Gratovich’s Complex Prints

Review: "Carrying Things From Home" at Flatbed Press

"...Picture a Russian nesting doll, but instead of a palm-sized stackable figure,..."

Jan. 26, 2024 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

Blade Runner 2049

This visually lush sequel was worth the wait.

"...Blade Runner 2049, the urge to discuss its labyrinthine, Russian nesting doll storyline – credited to screenwriters Hampton Fancher..."

Oct. 6, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Wes Anderson Just Out-Wes Anderson'd Himself

Here's what you missed from the capacity event at the Paramount

"...structure, because a veritable replica of that same matryoshka doll hit the Paramount Theatre before South by Southwest's first..."

March 11, 2014 SXSW Post by Monica Riese

Six Decades of The Nutcracker at Ballet Austin

Stephen Mills sprinkles seasonal magic on a beloved Christmas institution

"...showcase for his mastery of melody: In short, the Russian composer knew how to write a catchy toe-tapper. "Everyone..."

Dec. 1, 2023 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Realms of Inspiration

Erik Hokkanen, Finnish and fiddling in Austin

"...dumpling-cheeked tots in snowy backgrounds, looked decidedly, well ... Russian, Scandinavian. In a way, Erik Hokkanen's music is like..."

Dec. 2, 2005 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Worthy Stories

Third place, the 13th Annual 'Austin Chronicle' Short Story Contest

"...in her sweet mouth, and the words in her Russian accent are like pastries rolled in butter...."

Feb. 18, 2005 Books Feature by Katie Williams

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"...Cutthroat Island barely skirts the harbor. For all its high-dollar set construction and location work, Cutthroat Island looks no..."

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"...neither does it come up with a fistful of dollars. (11/22/95)3.0 stars (M.B.) Great Hills, Lake Creek, Lincoln, Movies..."

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"...to steal the gold concocted by a group of Russian mobsters. Their plan: First, buy up all the candles..."

Oct. 13, 1995 News Feature

Your Weekend in Film

What major releases and one-off screenings are worth your theatre time

"...Demon dolls, bad dads, and Lethal Ladies are on the film..."

Aug. 11, 2017 Screens Post by The Screens Staff

“Island Oasis Mirage” at Big Medium

The exhibit by Michael Krueger, Kathleen McShane, and Barbara Weissberger seems a planned mess, but one that echoes a greater scheme

"...and order ingesting and disgorging each other like a Russian nesting doll. The space is similar to a bedroom,..."

June 30, 2017 Arts Review by Sam Anderson-Ramos

Salvage Vanguard Theater's Thr3e Zisters

This zombified take on Chekhov gets reanimated right when we need women who will bite back at the patriarchy

"...yet another round of the same old story (applying Kewpie-doll makeup while the women's necks are in stocks), Soleny..."

Feb. 17, 2017 Arts Review by Robert Faires

The Good Eye: Of Russians and Ruffles

From Chekhov to Gunne Sax

"...As a college student studying Russian, I always underestimated Anton Chekhov. Why take Chekhov's gentle..."

Dec. 19, 2014 Column by Amy Gentry

#ACreads: 'The Hundred-Year House'

Chat about Rebecca Makkai's ghost story/satire/mystery Aug. 25

"...meditation on the nature of fate, it's a quirky Russian nesting doll of a book with a killer plot..."

Aug. 13, 2014 Books Post by Amy Gentry

Sourcing 'The Signal'

William Eubank flips the switch

"...science-fiction puzzle, The Signal, and he thinks of a Russian nesting doll. But it's in reverse, as if the..."

June 13, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger Extra: 'Frequencies'

English VOD curio is the oddball that fits in

"...versions (Georgia Minter-Brown and Lily Laight) are like a Russian nesting doll of self-possessed self-entitlement, brittle and bossy towards..."

May 24, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Straight Pride Goes to Malibu

When bigotry disguised as morality trumps ethics, the Net is there.

"...and what it looked like (except for the creepy/twee doll mall in her basement). The Streisand Effect was born,..."

Aug. 14, 2013 Qmmunity Post

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