That! Big! 80s! Musical! at the Hideout

This improvised take on Footloose-style musicals wasn't exactly polished, but the cast's catchy enthusiasm brought genuine laughs

"...rise of recent 1980s nostalgia (evidenced by media like Stranger Things and It). Though I'm not a product of..."

Aug. 16, 2019 Arts Review by Trey Gutierrez

Qmmunity: Is Everyone on TV Gay?

Plus Contrast Film Fest, Frida Fridays, and more queer magic

"...are popping up onscreen. I've recently binge-watched The Society, Stranger Things, and Jessica Jones. From Grizz and Sam on..."

July 19, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

Crime Month: In the Dark Podcast

Why did a boy's murder go unsolved for 27 years? Just listen.

"...Stranger Things has it right: The Eighties really were a..."

July 11, 2019 Arts Post by Laura Jones

Uncorking the Story to the True Crime/Comedy Podcast Wine & Crime

Amanda Jacobson pairs vino reviews with different varietals of lawbreaking

"...to make a big show about having read The Stranger Beside Me or binge-watched Forensic Files several glasses of..."

July 12, 2019 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

Child's Play

Everyone's favorite homicidal doll is back

"...Omar (Kazadi) – in some misguided attempt to evoke Stranger Things. Any commentary on the dangers of smart electronics,..."

June 28, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

How The Last Black Man in San Francisco Traded Righteous Rage For Gentleness

Director Joe Talbot on the poignant side of gentrification

"...years ago when we started. I think what's even stranger about it is that 'right now' continues to feel..."

June 13, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Los Coast Doubles Down on Its Psych-Soul for Label Debut

Local fivepiece embraces the spirit of wandering

"...firstborn as a jovial spirit who never met a stranger, yet never gives away too much about himself. "Trey..."

June 14, 2019 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

Who will win this epic new battle royal as Godzilla faces King Ghidorah?

"...tortuous mash-up of the film’s human characters doing inane things ineptly that serves as the movie's plot is almost..."

May 31, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein

"...of "post-black" artist Rashid Johnson. The producers of Netflix's Stranger Things theme and the score for Darren Aronofsky's VR..."

May 3, 2019 Music Review by Christina Garcia

Hellboy

Hellboy is back, and this time he's R-rated

"...Hunt and The Storm and the Fury cycles. Hellboy (Stranger Things' Harbour) is an agent of the Bureau of..."

April 19, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Girls Impact the World Film Festival Is Back

Local film festival empowers young filmmakers from around the world

"...Austin is no stranger to festivals, and with spring festival season in full..."

April 12, 2019 Screens Post by Savannah J Salazar

Luv Doc: A Real-Life Swipe Right

There is a difference between being likable and having a neurotic need to be liked

"...far out of their way to avoid contact with strangers – I walked across campus just now and at..."

April 5, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

SXSW Music Preview: Holodeck Records Rescores Egyptian Creation Myth at AFS Cinema

Synth whisperers soundtrack Ra: Path of the Sun God

"...homegrown label associated with Netflix’ 2016 hit sci-fi drama Stranger Things, are working on their second SXSW re-score premiere...."

March 11, 2019 Music Post by Christina Garcia

SXSW Film Review: Pink Wall

Add another classic to the “Breakup Dramas” genre

"...requisite “staying up all night talking” date, the “saying things in anger that you can never take back” scene,..."

March 10, 2019 SXSW Post by Josh Kupecki

SXSW Film Review: Yes, God, Yes

God, guilt, and Titanic

"...surrogate is Alice (in a wonderfully understated performance by Stranger Things’ Natalia Dyer) who, fueled by the thrill of..."

March 9, 2019 SXSW Post by Shalavé Cawley

Elisabeth Moss Might Just Be Her Own Character

The actor headlines SXSW in opening night film Us, and probes the cost of fame in Her Smell

"...Elisabeth Moss isn’t exactly a stranger to portraying subversive characters: As Mad Men’s ambitious copywriter/boss..."

March 8, 2019 Screens Feature by Danielle White

TexARTS' Xanadu

This musical comedy embrace of Eighties pop culture is served up with all the energy, excess, and extravagance the decade deserves

"...First things first, let me clarify that I was not around..."

March 1, 2019 Arts Review by Trey Gutierrez

Faster Than Sound: Multidimensional Production Team Musically Reimagines Fantastic Planet

Lifted Traces rescores classic films, Harlem re-emerges locally with Oh Boy, and more

"...wah-wah guitar work, aligning with Postiglione having mixed the Stranger Things 2 soundtrack...."

Feb. 15, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...pits Jason Clarke and SXSW favorite Amy Seimetz against things that are better off left dead. The 1989 version..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

South Indian and East Texas Cuisine Come Together at Puli-Ra

Chef Deepa Shridhar revamps her model but stays true to her vision

"...Shridhar is no stranger to small, hyperseasonal, special-menu affairs, having trained under Jesse..."

Jan. 11, 2019 Food Feature by Alex Detmar

Luv Doc: Dog-Sitting

This gig could go south in a really ugly way

"...I have been with my boyfriend since August. We..."

Dec. 21, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

Bill Leissner: I Shot the Eighties

Event to fund photographer's book showing the decade in Austin

"...so much recycling of the Eighties going on – Stranger Things, Ready Player One, the Go-Gos musical on Broadway,..."

Dec. 7, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Playback: Compose Like a Pro

Graham Reynolds teaches musicians how to score ... film

"...with their soundtrack to the wildly popular Netflix series Stranger Things, which spooked more John Carpenter than John Williams...."

Nov. 30, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: 2018-19 Austin Music Poll Ballot

Kevin Curtin votes in the only election that matters, and you can too

"...Film/TV Composer: Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein, Stranger Things, season 2..."

Nov. 16, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Musician Hurt in Panhandler Attack Outside Show

Assault highlights worsening criminality in the live music district

"...building on the 700 block of Red River, a stranger approached them asking for money...."

Nov. 12, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween

Slappy returns in this perfectly timed sequel

"...really capture that crucial small-town Halloween vibe. This isn’t Stranger Things-level horror, although comparisons are bound to be made,..."

Oct. 12, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Is Ted Cruz Really Texas Tough?

New TV spot by Richard Linklater attacks senator's Lone Star cred

"...former Uranium Savage Sonny Carl Davis (Bernie, Red Headed Stranger, Lonesome Dove) bring up some choice words issued by..."

Oct. 9, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Election Ticker: Endorse-a-Rama

You gotta support somebody

"...cheapest public policy – but are nevertheless "the right things to do."......"

Sept. 28, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

If You Have Ghosts: The Haunting of The Little Stranger

Director Lenny Abrahamson talks post-war Gothic

"...with us. That's the tragic message of The Little Stranger, Lenny Abrahamson's tale of unsettled souls in the crumbling..."

Aug. 31, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Little Stranger

A very British ghost story takes unexpected turns

"...well-received 2009 novel of the same name chronicles the stranger things afoot at a decaying Georgian mansion owned by..."

Aug. 31, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

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