Slash/Back

Smart Canadian horror sets Indigenous teens against alien invaders

"...cultural heritage, but when she does, no aliens can stand in her way...."

Oct. 21, 2022 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile

Where's the beating heart in this beloved children's book adaptation?

"...the Primm family moves in. Despite the initial terror (understandable), Lyle soon grows close to them, particularly the slightly..."

Oct. 7, 2022 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

Official Competition

Cruz and Banderas reunite in this scathing comedy about ego and filmmaking

"...the case of Official Competition, that includes Cruz staring down the camera as she performs the floss with a..."

July 1, 2022 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Watcher

Stalker thriller is coldly gorgeous and creepily enthralling

"...the cheap filming locations of Eastern Europe as a stand-in for the U.S., removing any sense of local identity...."

June 3, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Have You Heard About Greg?

Documentary makes the fight against Alzheimer’s personal

"...number of medical professionals; and Ecclesine himself even sits down with O’Brien, the two friends tearfully recalling both of..."

May 6, 2022 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Hatching

Finnish body horror is a pretty, hollow egg

"...for their mother’s social media. Played by Stepford Wife stand-in Sophia Heikkilä, the mother is the leader of the..."

April 29, 2022 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Infinite Storm

Survival drama is epic, even if the story feels small

"...Pam forces this person, whom she calls John (Howle), down the mountain. This middle part of the film chronicles..."

March 25, 2022 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

City Acknowledges Its Debt to Sexual Assault Survivors

Seen and heard

"...botched DNA testing of Reyes' rape kit helped shut down APD's forensic lab in 2016...."

Feb. 4, 2022 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Crucial Concert Countdown: New Year’s Eve Edition

"...with club-ready recent singles "Phenomenal" and "Success." Superfónicos shake down a bouncy Afro-Colombian funk sound infused with the distinct..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Music Column by Greg Stitt

National Champions

Ric Roman Waugh places the NCAA on trial in this chilling sports drama

"...the same time, college coaches and NCAA executives pull down millions of dollars. Don’t believe me? Maybe actual NFL..."

Dec. 10, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

She Paradise

Coming-of-age story in Trinidad’s soca scene

"...Happening upon a group of soca dancers breaking it down in the street, she sees a moneymaking opportunity, but..."

Nov. 19, 2021 Movie Review by Lina Fisher

The Beta Test

Jim Cummings burns the film industry to the ground (and it deserves it)

"...the toxic culture of Hollywood and show business, right down to its production. A project that was 100% crowdfunded,..."

Nov. 5, 2021 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

Chronicle Endorsements for the Propositions on the November Ballot

November 2021 Statewide General Election and City of Austin Special Election

"...Our shtick for many years was to recommend voting down any and all proposed Texas constitutional amendments (there have..."

Oct. 15, 2021 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

Dear Evan Hansen

Broadway adaptation is really The Talented Mr. Ripley: The Musical

"...coming to him with questions to help them better understand the family member they lost. And as he digs..."

Sept. 24, 2021 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Breaking the Internet With Neill Blomkamp's Demonic

Terror and terabytes create a new vision of possession

"...through your production company Oats Studios. What made Demonic stand out as a feature idea?..."

Aug. 18, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Summer of Soul (... Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

A joyous historical document of the Harlem Cultural Festival

"...a controversial work by poet David Nelson, unafraid to stand in broad daylight and call Black people to “smash..."

July 2, 2021 Movie Review by Selome Hailu

The Boss Baby: Family Business

Why is a movie about a talking baby this convoluted?

"...near-genius, smartly literalizing infantile grown-up behavior in an otherwise dumbed-down movie...."

July 2, 2021 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Black Pumas Backline Lauren Cervantes and Angela Miller Maintain 20 Feet From Stardom – On Purpose

Respect and admiration remains the key to their success as co-frontwomen and backup singers

"...sing in a choir. It's going good just to stand up in front of people and sing.'"..."

May 28, 2021 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Army of the Dead

Latest zombie flick should just stay buried

"...it shambles with no bite. Out-of-date Vegas references, and stand-in locations where the producers couldn't get the rights cleared...."

May 14, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Mauritanian

Gitmo torture drama can't decide on head or heart

"...However, it's a long journey before his own principled stand means he cannot continue the case. Unfortunately, this well-intentioned..."

Feb. 12, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Fatale

Not everything that happens in Vegas ...

"...insists he mop up the cocktail he accidentally spills down her cleavage. Once back at his Hollywood Hills home..."

Dec. 25, 2020 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Saul & Ruby's Holocaust Survivor Band

Survivors' story never finds its rhythm

"...about the cold-blooded murder of his grandmother, as they stand in the square where his family was gunned down..."

Oct. 2, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Centigrade

Snowbound horror is a situation tragedy

"...some deus ex machina trickery, but it all comes down to watching two characters decide if they want to..."

Sept. 4, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Tommaso

Abel Ferrara’s (self-)portrait of the artist in (self-)martyrdom

"...point, Tommaso, the American artist residing in Rome, scribbles down script notes for a character named Clint – far..."

June 5, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Director Jeff Fowler on the Enduring Success of Sonic the Hedgehog

How the blue hedgehog became more than just a spiky speedster

"...the evil Doctor Robotnik (Jim carrey), assisted by an understandably baffled small town sheriff (James Marsden)...."

May 20, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Alice

French sex work drama finds a different kind of happy ending

"...her friend playfully jibes back. Through complicated yet oddly understandable circumstances (a cheating husband, a stolen inheritance, a disinterested..."

May 15, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Big Time Adolescence

SNL’s Pete Davidson plays unlikely mentor

"...charm. He sporadically drops into some of his weaker stand-up material as the poor man’s Anthony Jeselnik, but there..."

March 20, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

63 Up

The British documentary series about growing up faces growing old

"...biracial boy, all white.) Seven Up! was intended to stand alone, but then a researcher on the original program..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Julián Castro, Women of Color, and Texas 2020

The path toward turning the state blue

"...... if you want to govern, you need to understand what's on the minds of women."..."

Oct. 4, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

How a Collaboration Between Roky Erickson and Doug Sahm Became Part of the Blueprint for Punk Rock

Chapter one of the Austin Punk Chronicles concludes with two local legends setting the stage for a global music revolution

"...alongside new slasher film cuts "Don't Slander Me" and "Stand for the Fire Demon." That went over well with..."

Aug. 9, 2019 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

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