Drunk on a Train

Four friends bar crawl their way down the Capital Metro Red Line

"...to ghost outfits. What outfits do ghosts wear? (I stand by my original assertion that they can wear any..."

July 13, 2018 Food Feature by Emily Beyda

American Animals

Truth, lies, and self-deception in this remarkable true-crime docudrama

"...Layton (also responsible for the equally slippery The Imposter) understands on a very instinctive level...."

June 15, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Yellow Birds

Iraq War veteran's novel gets a sadly uninspiring adaptation

"...from Virginia to the fictitious Al Tafar (a seeming stand-in for the real city of Tal Afar), where the..."

June 15, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The House of Tomorrow

Punk coming-of-age tale is a little too sweet for its own good.

"...a bass guitar from the church basement and nail down those infamous three-chords-and-the-truth...."

May 18, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Wish Upon

A music box leads to deadly wish fulfillment

"...the Bell heyday (a dumb-as-fuck Slaggert). So when her broken-down, junk-collecting daddy (Phillippe) gives her an Oriental octagonal box..."

July 14, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Gimme Danger

Welcome to the fun house

"...Wanna Be Your Dog,” so you know where I stand on the subject, but Gimme Danger stands plenty well..."

Nov. 11, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Ted Cruz Refuses to Endorse Donald Trump

Texas senator tosses matches (and himself) on RNC dumpster fire

"...it's unprecedented that Sen. Ted Cruz would get a standing ovation from Democrats. But when boos rained down as..."

July 21, 2016 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Remembering Traffic Fatality #43

Victim Brian Silva would've been 17 last Friday

"...Walking down Johnny Morris Road is treacherous exercise. Frequently the thin..."

Aug. 10, 2015 News Post by Nina Hernandez

SXSW Music Pro Tips

Prepare thy self

"...Touching down in Austin for the South By Southwest Music Conference?..."

March 5, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

23 Blast

Actor Dylan Baker debuts as a director with this inspirational film about a blind, young football player.

"...it entirely clear – he does do a keg stand at one point, FWIW). When Travis goes blind and..."

Oct. 24, 2014 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Hercules

Director Brett Ratner puts Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson through his paces as the Greek demigod.

"...thriller (Red Dragon) and superhero sequel (X-Men: The Last Stand). With Hercules, he sets his sights on the historical..."

Aug. 1, 2014 Movie Review by William Goss

Sleepless Night

Purloined cocaine, his kidnapped son, and a den of thieves who wish him ill cause one man to have a very desperate night in this taut French thriller.

"...admirably resist sentimentalizing the character. Sisley is a former stand-up comic, although you'd never guess it here: Finding himself..."

May 11, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Midnight Boom

Three questions with the Kills’ Alison Mosshart

"...The appeal of the Kills’ lo-fi electro-sleaze boils down to the violently suggestive and sexually abrasive friction between..."

April 24, 2009 Music Post by Austin Powell

Saturday Night Legends

Classic soul at the Continental; rock homage at the Saxon.

"...Down at the Saxon Pub early Saturday evening, a quartet..."

Sept. 4, 2007 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Talk to Me

Cheadle leads a great cast through a musical glance at D.C. in the Sixties and Seventies.

"...him take on yet another full transformation as the down-and-dirty radio deejay Petey Greene, who emerged from prison to..."

Aug. 3, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

My Super Ex-Girlfriend

High-concept farce crashes down pretty low: Think Fatal Attraction meets X-Men and you basically have the gist.

"...intermittent laughs, in the end this high-concept farce crashes down pretty low. There's no doubt that Thurman is one..."

July 28, 2006 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Red Eye

Red Eye’s no classic, but with its smart, twisty little script and those two killer performances, it's a helluva lot of fun.

"...85-minute running time. It’s a minor triumph in Craven’s up-and-down career. With its workmanlike plotting hammered solidly into place..."

Aug. 19, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Darkness

Eurotrash horror film for the new millennium.

"...matters worse, the recutting (necessary to bring the film down to a PG-13 level from its previous hard R)..."

Dec. 31, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...Stores, which owns Lord & Taylor and Foley's, turned down the Galleria last fall, in the face of opposition..."

Feb. 14, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Hardball

"...Matthau. Reeves is spottily engaging as Conor O'Neill, a down-on-his-luck street punk with a huge gambling debt. Twelve thousand..."

Sept. 14, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Score

"...almost as if the filmmakers were required to tone down the genre's customary blow-'em-up theatrics to accommodate the incendiary..."

July 13, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Wall of Separation

Neighbors of Hyde Park Baptist Church Take a Final Stand Against Its Proposed Parking Garage

"...to the massive garage the church wants to plunk down in the middle of their Central Austin neighborhood...."

Feb. 2, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Guinevere

"...tired old formula more times than you can possibly stand in one lifetime? Or is it just the anima..."

Nov. 19, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SLC Punk!

"...an ironic twist on the fact that he can stand neither needles nor drugs, is the angrier of the..."

April 30, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Bandwagon

"...or anything. It's band, band, band all the way down the line, from struggling musicians dealing with stage fright..."

Oct. 10, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Battle for the Minds

"...film skewering Southern Baptist leaders' troglodytic views, especially their stand against allowing women to be pastors. But there's more..."

May 16, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie

"...the aluminum foil. Special effects? Head for the fireworks stand.), what you might expect is what you get. For..."

March 28, 1997 Movie Review by Nick Barbaro

Celebrating Shondee Superstar

Cap City Comedy hosts a benefit for Lashonda Lester's family

"...Twelve weeks ago, one of Austin's funniest, fiercest stand-up artists – and probably its best loved – left..."

June 27, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Brooklyn Brewery takes over Austin

A guide to the Brooklyn Brewery Austin Mash 2014

"...Brooklyn Brewery Mash Tour, and we've got the low down on all their upcoming events...."

Nov. 14, 2014 Chron Events Post by Tamar Price

'Mo Music: Best of 2010: Hot Chip Seduction

Dandy tries to get in my panties using Hot Chip

"...track 1 on Hot Chip's latest album One Life Stand...."

Dec. 9, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Rob Cohen

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