We Are What We Are

This effectively creepy horror story gives new meaning to the family film.

"...ill while purchasing shady-looking home implements (rope, duct tape, shears), the bearded backwoodsman tells daughters Rose (Garner) and Iris..."

Oct. 11, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Legion

God loses faith in humanity and sends a legion of angels to start the apocalypse.

"...in time for Christmas. Michael, distressed, vacates his post, shears off his wings, and plummets earthward, intent on saving..."

Jan. 29, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Cut

"...the gimmicky, bad-ass weapon (a pair of buffed-out garden shears); and the Movie-Within-a-Movie That Kills Its Audience (think: 1991's..."

April 27, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Gourmet Gadgetry

The Food staff offers some ideas on stocking stuffers for the kitchen enthusiast on your list.

"...most often in my kitchen is probably the kitchen shears. They are a wonderful, all-purpose tool. I use them..."

Dec. 6, 2002 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Fruitvale Station

This hot-button film creates a sad portrait of a young black man unjustly shot down.

"...Kevin Durand, Chad Michael Murray, Ahna O’Reilly and Marjorie Shears...."

July 26, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

BlackBerry

Rise and fall of the original smartphone as hilarious tech satire

"...attacks It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia's Glenn Howerton with shears to give him a sharp, bald, almost tonsured look..."

May 12, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Outfit

Gangster flick is well-tailored but somehow still a little saggy

"...a cutter and he has a giant pair of shears to prove it. He has a shop in 1950s..."

March 18, 2022 Movie Review by Sarah Jane

Alive

Grisly horror where the doctor is in (and out to lunch)

"...ripping wounds, impaled eyeballs, and not-quite-surgical use of garden shears, as the doctor uses increasingly ghoulish techniques to keep..."

Sept. 18, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

A Simple Favor

Anna Kendrick turns unlikely sleuth in this deliciously twisted romp

"...1950s dress and white evening gloves, with oh-so-sharp garden shears behind her back. It’s the sense of something wicked..."

Sept. 14, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

I Am Michael

James Franco plays a gay activist who finds God

"...An overbearing music score by Tim Kvasnosky and Jake Shears also weighs down the narrative. The performances are uniformly..."

Feb. 3, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Wednesday Rewind

Introducing Austin Music Weekly with White Denim and more

"...The Shears “Defibrillator”..."

Jan. 19, 2011 Music Post by Austin Powell

It Gets Better...

Some viral activism for the LGBTQ kidz

"...including Savage and his partner Terry, the delightful Jake Shears (of Scissor Sisters fame), and my personal fave silver..."

Oct. 7, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell

The Haunting of Molly Hartley

A frighteningly dull updating of The Omen and Rosemary's Baby for the Gossip Girl set.

"...to eviscerate her daughter with a pair of sewing shears (and, as played by Hinkle, she's no Piper Laurie),..."

Nov. 7, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Man Named Pearl

A self-taught topiary artist in South Carolina is profiled in this amiable but unadventurous documentary.

"...of evenings and weekends, using a chainsaw, a few shears, a step ladder, and a true artist’s vision. That..."

Aug. 8, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Spike & Mike's Sick & Twisted Festival of Animation 2006

Know this going in: Sex and violence are the currency of Spike & Mike’s gory, twisted economy.

Jan. 27, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Lavender Love

Blanco celebrates its essence with a brand-new festival

"...comfortable clothes, plenty of sunscreen, and tote your own shears for cutting lavender. The entire festival schedule, plus a..."

May 13, 2005 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Blow Dry

"...American daughter/model Christina (Cook), whose own skills with the shears are revealed to be something less-than-stellar. Add to this..."

March 9, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Psych, Blues, and Conjunto Festivals Headline Our Crucial Concerts

This week's recommended live offerings

"...Twins Wyatt and Fletcher Shears step outside of their shared project the Garden to..."

April 25, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Qmmunity: Pride Calendar

A buffet of June Pride events in Austin

"...stellar local improv comics. He-he, haw-haw, and all that. Shears for Queers..."

June 7, 2024 Column by James Scott

Austin’s Crucial Concerts for the Week

Jackie Venson, Grace Sorensen, Monte Warden, and many more

"...Puzzle), Southern California’s Slater might look like a long-lost Shears brother, but the alt-pop purveyor draws a sonic line...."

May 17, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

SXSW Film Review: BlackBerry

The rise and fall of the original smartphone as a tragic satire

"...attacks It's Always Sunny in Phileaelphia's Glenn Howerton with shears to give him a sharp, bald, almost tonsured look..."

March 13, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Recipes to Reimagine Your Holiday Feast

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

"...you, or you can wrangle it yourself with poultry shears (be sure to reserve the backbone, neck, and giblets..."

Dec. 9, 2022 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

How One Hair Salon Is Getting Back to Neon-Colored Business

Shell Vega of Urban Hair weighs her options

"...to work yet, the nine-months-pregnant Vega was there with shears in hand...."

May 22, 2020 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...so its bill can act like a pair of shears, making it easier to sever the spinal cords of..."

Feb. 7, 2020 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

The Luv Doc: For Good Reasons

The decision not to have children is heroic

"...to vivisect your perineum with a pair of pinking shears and wear nipple clamps for nine months as a..."

Dec. 13, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

VINYL Beauty Bar Puts a New Spin on the Salon Experience

Rock & roll couple’s dream isn’t just about cutting hair

"...a woman with pink hair … is holding hair-cutting shears?..."

March 2, 2019 Design Post by Alisha McDarris

Chronicle Recommends: Seasons Beatings

Our top picks for holiday movies with a twist

"...paper or making a ribbon just perfect, some handy shears are a requirement for expediting seasonal chores. They’re also..."

Dec. 6, 2018 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

Playback: Jon Pettis Rising

One man's life touches so many others

"...Proceedings got loud while the Shears, Riders Against the Storm, and Quiet Company played, but..."

Oct. 17, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Gay Place: Words Escape Us

Another week with too much LGBTQ to do in ATX. Dang.

"...RAIN LIVE ON SUNDAYS The Shears and Dead Love Club. Sundays. Rain on 4th, 217..."

Aug. 15, 2014 Column by Kate X Messer

Free Week So Far

The sweet sound of free live melodies is music to my ears

"...Lee and the Black Ties, as well as The Shears and KP and the Boom Boom at Spider House..."

Jan. 7, 2014 Events Post by Natasha Day

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