Undine

Love is like drowning in this German fairy tale-inspired romance

"...by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué about a water spirit who marries a knight to gain a soul and..."

July 16, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, May 7-13

"...I propose that you regard the fox as your spirit creature for the foreseeable future. I think you will..."

May 7, 2021 Column by Rob Brezsny

Austin Makes Moviemaker's List of Best Places for Filmmakers

But where in the rankings did it land?

"...However, it's that undefinable but instantly recognizable Austin community spirit that factors in so heavily in the new ranking,..."

Jan. 26, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

PG: Psycho Goreman

Splattertastic creature feature flips the evil script on Power Rangers goody-goodies

"...with a magical creature that takes them to a world of whimsy and wonder. In the glorious middle ground..."

Jan. 22, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Faster Than Sound: Girls Like Us Occupy Hotel Free TV

P1nkstar celebrates trans Texan artists on Hotel Vegas' virtual platform and Music Lab closes final location to make way for Tesla

"...The virtual platform launched in October with a Sweet Spirit residency heavy in VHS fuzz, public access kitsch, and..."

Jan. 22, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Herself

Irish Lifetime Movie of the Week-style melodrama is cheering enough

"...Stories of the triumph of the human spirit can be a comfort, a balm to lift up..."

Jan. 1, 2021 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Kevin Curtin's Top 100 Austin Albums of 2020

Why stop at 10 when 10 times that still only scratches the surface of year-topping ATX releases?

"...1) David Ramirez, My Love Is a Hurricane (Sweetworld/Thirty Tigers)..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Come Away

Maudlin melding of Peter Pan and Alice is a misreading of both

"...Alice (Chansa) and Peter (Nash) retreating deeper into their world of imagination. Or rightly embracing it. That point becomes..."

Nov. 20, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Martin Eden

Bafflingly relocated Italian adaptation of Jack London's novel skates by on charm and cheekbones

"...stained by a personal rebuff that nearly breaks his spirit. With time, the clear-eyed optimist deteriorates into a dissolute..."

Oct. 16, 2020 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin

Herzog on Chatwin becomes Herzog exposed

"...eyes, always his cerebral, thoughtful, gnostic interpretation of the world. That's why it's so surprising that his latest, an..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Rebuilding Paradise

Ron Howard hides an eco-warning in the story of the Camp Fire inferno

"...human beings, and maybe something about the American can-do spirit. There’s a sense of legitimate optimism when ground is..."

July 31, 2020 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Invisible Life

Brazilian drama divides sisters from each other

"...of attending school in Vienna. Guida is a free spirit who gets on with a sailor bound for Greece...."

Jan. 10, 2020 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Better Days

Bullying leads to murder in this Chinese high school drama

"...her. Scarred and scared, she finds an unlikely kindred spirit in Bei (Yee), a street punk with a hair..."

Nov. 15, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Chad Holt, Austin's Last Provocateur

The Total Badass left his mark on the city's underground

"...of us left behind reassure ourselves that the departed's spirit persists through the work of others that he or..."

Oct. 18, 2019 Screens Feature by Kevin Curtin

Austin Séance Shares the History of American Spiritualism

In their sittings, Jake Cordero and Albert Lucio give you the experience of contacting the departed

"...and Nebraska before dedicating another two to exploring the world of psychics, "learning and understanding how they experience the..."

Oct. 11, 2019 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Goldfinch

Donna Tartt's metaphorical novel gets an award-season adaptation

"...his errant desire to keep something pure in the world, his secrets, but primarily his mother. It was one..."

Sept. 20, 2019 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Blinded by the Light

Semi-true story of how the Boss shook the world of a boy from Luton

"...lasts only for a split second, but in the spirit of Springsteen’s powerful 1978 ode to self-realization, “The Promised..."

Aug. 16, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Qmmunity: 50 Years Queer History

Everything you need to know to make the best of Pride Weekend

"...is bringing back their poolside music video party. Catch world premieres from the W's rooftop swimming pool, live sets..."

Aug. 9, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

Iron Wolf Ranch and Distillery Offers Bold Flavors Just Outside Austin City Limits

Drinks for the discerning palate and Hill Country views to soothe the soul

"...to Iron Wolf Ranch and Distillery. Unlike the other spirit companies and breweries popping up all over exurbs like..."

May 17, 2019 Food Feature by Laura Jones

TEMP's Mystic, Scientist, Scholar, Nun: Music of Hildegard von Bingen

The 12th century polymath's deep appreciation for creation came forth in a constant stream of praise that TEMP made uplifting

"...Much of the "better world" revealed in the works performed in Mystic, Scientist, Scholar,..."

May 17, 2019 Arts Review by Robert Faires

The Man Who Killed Don Quixote

Long-gestating commentary on fantasy and delusion is Terry Gilliam at his most Gilliamesque (for better or worse)

"...is the knight errant. More than that, the whole world is enabling his fantasy, to the point where it..."

May 10, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Becoming Astrid

Pippi Longstocking creator's life story isn't for kids

"...the last century would be that of a free spirit, breaking the confines of a rural life of planting..."

Dec. 7, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Playback: Seth Gibbs Promises to Fight

Cancer stricken pop savant crafts his NOT-posthumous album

"...movies" and has come to the conclusion that the world hasn't yet learned how to laugh comfortably around the..."

Oct. 26, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

An Evening With Beverly Luff Linn

This year's weirdest, most delightful rom-com

"...sought to place unconventional characters into a meticulously curated world, with a plot that really was just an excuse..."

Oct. 19, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Sisters Brothers

A murderers’ row of great actors in this contract killer Western comedy

"...gets the body right but can’t quite catch the spirit. I don’t think that’s his fault. The script, by..."

Sept. 28, 2018 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Alita: Battle Angel Trailer Arrives

Robert Rodriguez's new Austin-shot science-fiction epic

"...Cameron explained that he'd originally been introduced to the world of Alita by Guillermo del Toro, who showed him..."

July 23, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: Oculus VR for Good Creators Lab

Cultivating empathy through immersive film shorts

"...Ayala’s "We’re Still Here" paints a compelling portrait of Two-Spirit artist and educator Aiden Crawford. The film is stunningly..."

March 14, 2018 SXSW Post by Beth Sullivan

Depeche Mode Saves

UK electro survivors assuage COTA’s masses

"...tattered Violator shirts, and willingly gave their minds and spirits over to the band’s narcotic pulse. Much of that..."

Sept. 21, 2017 Music Post by Lauren Modery

I Do ... Until I Don't

Marriage (comedies) ain't easy

"...middle-of-the-road domestic comedy from writer/director/star Lake Bell (In a World …; girl loves her ellipses). We are introduced to..."

Sept. 1, 2017 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Rings

Japanese horror franchise reboot falls flat

"...had hope that the digitization of a dead media spirit might offer a fresh take on the series, but..."

Feb. 10, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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