Review: Murray’s Tavern

A great hangout, maybe not a great restaurant

"...visit to Murray’s on a Saturday night; it was simply seething with people. There were people at high-top tables,..."

March 22, 2024 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Kimberley Jones’ Top 10 Films of 2023

"...2) Maestro Simply, the moviemaking that most made my heart sing this..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Screens Feature

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, October 20-26

"...multi-faceted characters dealing with fascinating dilemmas, I turn to French novelist Honoré de Balzac (1799–1850). I feel a kinship..."

Oct. 20, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

The Secret Splendors of Black Emanuelle

New box set and a special AFS screening set to reappraise the Italian sexploitation series

"...Emanuelle film [just] presume they're just rip-offs of the French Emmanuelle films, and they're completely different."..."

June 9, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Best Things We Saw at Austin Psych Fest 2023

Toro y Moi, Automatic, and more highlight homegrown festival’s return

"...visa issues and 2016 due to weather, the long-sought French dream pop figure ideally fulfilled the festival relaunch concept...."

May 1, 2023 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Vicky Krieps Liberates an Empress in Corsage

The actress finds the truth of Sissi, and the other actors who have played her, in the new biopic

"...of origin, from M. Night Shyamalan's Old to the French-language Hold Me Tight, even a brief cameo in Emily..."

Jan. 6, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Indoor Queers Club: LGBT-Boo!

Queer horror picks from your trusty Chronicle crypt keepers

"...Another French film: I’d say I’m sorry, but they’re simply churning..."

Oct. 28, 2022 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

Restaurant Review: Birdie's

A neighborhood restaurant, for some

"...jungle of pea shoots and four curls of shaved French radish, was tasty, but by the time we received..."

May 6, 2022 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

ScriptWorks’ Out of Ink 2022: Unusual Embrace

Short-form showcase spotlights local artists in 10 minutes or less

"...Park Theatre. Much of the fun of attendance is simply watching all these artists coming together to give their..."

April 29, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Days of Being Wild: ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead Reflects on Source Tags & Codes

Twenty years after its release, the band and producer look back ... while always looking forward

"...next gig." Busch's seething "Baudelaire" drew from the titular French poet's embrace of hedonism and disgust for boredom –..."

March 4, 2022 Music Feature by Julian Towers

La Doña, Wet Leg, Wolf Eyes, and Chris Patrick Added to SXSW’s 2022 Music Ranks

… along with 302 other acts from around the world

"...Thomas & the Pain, whose song “Smoldering Fire” is simply magnificent. Hear for yourself:..."

Jan. 26, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, January 21-27

"...today. Not because of pride, incapacity, or arrogance, but simply because they lead you nowhere." Once you carry out..."

Jan. 21, 2022 Column by Rob Brezsny

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, January 7-13

"...people who live in Toronto speak primarily English or French. But for the other 45 percent, their mother tongue..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Column by Rob Brezsny

How Carnitas El Güero Got So Good at Its Namesake Dish

What started with takeout orders in a gas station has become a small empire

"...the center of the kitchen. It's similar to the French confit cooking technique. The default and best way to..."

Nov. 19, 2021 Food Feature by Raphael Brion

Austin Film Festival Reviews: The Souvenir Part II

Joanna Hogg's sequel is the portrait of the artist as filmmaker

"...confusion that even she can barely recognize. It's not simply a quest to understand the enigmatic, damaged, and duplicitous..."

Oct. 29, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, May 14-20

"...LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The French government regularly gives the Legion of Honor award to..."

May 14, 2021 Column by Rob Brezsny

AFI Review: Jumbo

Love is strange ... when one of you is a fairground ride

"...In her small French town, Jeanne is the awkward outsider, working seasonally in..."

Oct. 21, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, October 16-22

"...them any more than the rest of us. I simply want you to know that now is an especially..."

Oct. 16, 2020 Column by Rob Brezsny

Keep Date Night Alive With Our Al Fresco Dining Checklist

You have the time, why not make it special?

"...shift gears, make a gesture to a partner, or simply to enjoy, rather than loathe, the passage of time..."

May 29, 2020 Food Feature by Alex Detmar

Alamo Drafthouse Goes Into the VOD Business

Alamo on Demand to offer curated selection of films

"...to explain that it was the process of promoting French drama Portrait of a Lady on Fire (released by..."

May 7, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

L’Oca d’Oro Co-Owner on the Future of the Restaurant

Right now, they can’t do what they do – so what’s next?

"...business that Salt & Time, Foreign & Domestic, Texas French Bread, and Farmhouse Delivery, to name only a few,..."

April 27, 2020 Food Post by Adam Orman

SXSW and Amazon Announce Virtual Festival Lineup

Feature and shorts from 2020 fest going online for 10 days

"...It includes four narrative features, including a double-bill of French productions (period musical drama Le Choc du Futur and..."

April 21, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: The Donut King

Award-winning documentary finds the bitter truth in sweets

"...that new life they had been promised. Ngoy didn't simply want them to work for him (although the massive..."

March 24, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Archive Theater's The Man of Destiny

The company builds a uniquely entertaining evening around Shaw's fiery tango of wits between a young Napoleon and a Mysterious Lady

"...adherence to the text's historical context. From the impressive French and Italian accents to the stunning, period-appropriate costumes (designed..."

Feb. 21, 2020 Arts Review by Trey Gutierrez

City Theatre's Art

Macho arguments about taste abound in Yasmina Reza's dramatic comedy

"...Art, by French playwright Yasmina Reza and translated by Christopher Hampton, is..."

Jan. 31, 2020 Arts Review by Cat McCarrey

Pompidou Centre to Honor Richard Linklater

Paris gallery hosting celebration of the Austin director and AFS

"...However, as any Austinite knows, Linklater's legacy is not simply in the films he has made, but the opportunities..."

Sept. 30, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

An Accidental Cuban

Joan Moran’s up-to-the-minute page-turner exposes the dark and gritty side of Cuba with schemes full of treachery, double-dealing, and murder

"...Jersey. What starts out as a financial scheme to simply exchange tourists' U.S. dollars for Cuban kooks vis-à-vis a..."

July 12, 2019 Arts Review by Jay Trachtenberg

Weekend Wine: American Cabernet Sauvignon

It's time for grilled steaks and old style California Napa Cabs.

"...of meat. These cuts of meat are best prepared simply – grilled on a red hot surface with just..."

June 29, 2019 Food Post by Wes Marshall

A Few Faves From the Paramount Summer Classic Film Series

Immortal gems of the cinema help us define a classic

"...concept, no fantastical meet-cute, no elaborate gimmicks. It is simply two people hanging out and talking, and somehow nothing..."

May 24, 2019 Screens Feature by The Screens Staff

A Guide to Austin Classical Music

The virtuosi who know the score and make beautiful music happen here

"...this group, which specializes in that era's music, and simply say that its masterly devotion to works and practices..."

April 26, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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