Review: Austin Playhouse’s Murder on the Links

Agatha Christie’s 1923 mystery gets a surprising remake as a farce

"...sees something a little different in the queen of crime's works: farcical levels of comedy...."

Dec. 15, 2023 Arts Feature by Jasmine Lane

Emerald Fennell's Saltburn to Open Austin Film Festival

Promising Young Woman followup leads first title drop

"...brothers to strike a deal with a violent Boston crime gang. Along the way a young woman (Jenna Ortega)..."

Sept. 1, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

12 New TV Shows to Watch in January

Plus another dozen returning shows to reacquaint yourself with

"...the right direction. (Jan. 7) All Creatures Great and Small (PBS)..."

Dec. 29, 2020 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Fantasia Review: The Oak Room

Canadian crime labyrinth cuts deep and cold

"...the prodigal son who rolls back into the tiny town of Kirkland Lake in rural Ontario, a place near..."

Aug. 27, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Life Reconstructed in Noir Classic The Killers

A death in New Jersey

"...that marks its return this year with this filthy crime drama. It's a vague response that lingers, prodding investigator..."

June 21, 2019 Screens Feature by Julian DeBerry

What's Fantastic at Fantasia

Highlights from the Canadian genre fest, plus films you may see soon

"...in his daily life, that's when Ronelho's gritty supernatural crime drama creeps into your skull. Satan's Slaves..."

Aug. 14, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Society Announces 2017 Film Grants

$143,000 in cash and support awarded to 34 filmmakers

"...exhibition print A terminally ill young man visits his hometown in Texas and struggles to disclose his dire circumstances..."

Aug. 28, 2017 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Fantastic Fest First Wave Announced

Miss Peregrine, Phantasm: Ravager, and more

"...burning out in Paris, Constance returns to her home town only to find herself in lethal competition with a..."

Aug. 2, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Death Watch: Shaken Science

Appeal rests on new research into Shaken Baby Syndrome

"...elevate the jury's belief in the ruthlessness of the crime. According to Roberson, Nikki died during a night when..."

June 17, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Fantastic Fest Tells Tales of the Long and the Short and the Tall

Short film selection from Austin to Estonia, animation to sushi

"...It's time to get small. With two rounds of feature films already on the..."

Sept. 4, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Balancing the Budget One Victim at a Time?

While Palin was mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, the town charged rape victims for forensic exams.

"...and before that, when she was mayor of the town of Wasilla...."

Oct. 3, 2008 News Post by Jordan Smith

Dancing About Architecture

The last installment of "Dancing About Architecture."

"...bands' names in bold print (nothing less than a crime in this business), I bitched to Louis Black about..."

Jan. 3, 2003 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...helping to make Austin what it is -- a small town with a big heart and the best soundtrack..."

March 22, 2002 Column

September Previews

"...a thief also earn him extra points as a crime fighter. His rookie police partner is Luke Wilson, who..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Screens Feature

Live Shots

Beastie Boys, Rancid, Asiandubfoundation

"...brings on a set of Steve Earle-ish tales of small-town boredom, desperation and crime, hell-raisin' and beer-drinkin' -- stories..."

Sept. 18, 1998 Music Feature

Austin Filmmakers Head to Tribeca

Local films Leads and Man Finds Tape are NYC bound

"...DreamWorks Animation's beloved How to Train Your Dragon, true crime what-if Re-Creation about the unsolved murder of French filmmaker..."

April 16, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Recommended Events for This Week’s Cooling Temps

Fairies, succulents, and lowriders in this weekend’s suggested happenings

"...my day, we had Smokey Bear and McGruff the Crime Dog to explain safety to us. At this safety..."

Aug. 30, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Spider Sculptures, Gore Feasts, and More Arts Events

Feed your art habit with these recommended events for the week

"...its “publication of materials dealing with bloodshed, lust or crime.” The other film, aptly titled The Corpse Grinders, deals..."

March 22, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Evil Dead Rise Star Alyssa Sutherland Discusses The Mental State

New drama looks at how rural communities are bereft of resources

"...Dead Rise star Alyssa Sutherland plays Dana Cady, a small-town sheriff and aunt to Andy (Jance Enslin), a high..."

Dec. 23, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Review: Mancunian Man: The Legendary Life of Cliff Twemlow

The big dreams and lost chances of a forgotten exploitation king

"...The small British town of Eccles is arguably famous for only..."

Sept. 24, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival Review: What Remains

Anne Heche's final film shows the complexity of forgiveness

"...Lightning) that powers this story. As pastor of a small-town church, his character Marshall makes a courageous decision to..."

Nov. 3, 2022 Screens Post by Rod Machen

Summer Continues at the Paramount

Part two the the annual Summer Classic Film Series

"..."Big city types get a small town lesson" is a classic story that has produced..."

June 15, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Q&A: Aharon Keshales Enters Texas Darkness in South of Heaven

Noir, cowboys ... and Ted Lasso?

"...cast Jason Sudeikis as ex-con Jimmy in Lone Star crime flick South of Heaven, he thought he was opening..."

Oct. 19, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

30 New Shows, Returning Series, and Other TV Premieres This April

Top Chef, crazy love, and sweet potters

"...April 1: Law & Order: Organized Crime (NBC) L&O: SVU alum Christopher Meloni reprises his role..."

April 1, 2021 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Vulcan Video Gives Back to the Community with Taps and Tapes

The local movie rental store is preserving our shared VHS (and DVD and Blu-ray) heritage

"...Video is a gateway to "Old Austin," that nostalgic big-city-small-town capital captured in Richard Linklater's early films. Originally opened..."

Aug. 9, 2019 Screens Feature by Sam Russek

What’cha Watchin’?

Proofreader Jasmine Lane gets animated about her favorite shows

"...series unfolds into an intricately plotted genre blend: part crime thriller, part sci-fi drama, part journey-of-personal-discovery, and at every..."

Dec. 14, 2018 Screens Column

What’cha Watchin’?

Account Executive Marisa Mirabal sets up your anti-valentine

"...While the story centers around kids disappearing from a small town, and time travel across three distinctively different decades,..."

Feb. 9, 2018 Screens Column by Marisa Mirabal

Fantastic Fest First Wave Hits Hard

Stephen King adaptations, Arabic cinema, and Three Billboards

"...and Bone Tomahawk creator S. Craig Zahler, whose hard crime, hard time prison flick Brawl in Cell Block 99..."

Aug. 8, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Film Awards Announces Presenters

Michael Shannon, Nick Kroll, Henry Cisneros join lineup

"...directed MacLaine in his acclaimed 2012 film Bernie, a true-crime dark comedy set in small-town East Texas...."

March 1, 2017 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

DVDanger: C is for Clown

Rampant coulrophobia on DVD and VOD

"...a Frankenstein mish-mash with scarcely-disguised seams. Compare that to ClownTown, which opens with one of the most overt nods..."

Oct. 8, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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