The White Crow

Biopic of the great dancer Rudolf Nureyev rarely finds its feet

"...through flashbacks around the Kirov ballet company's pivotal Paris trip. It's a minor miracle that the furious and brilliant..."

May 17, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Sun Is Also a Star

Is it destiny that brings these two lovers together, or the bland demands of a YA adaptation?

"...2016 National Book Award finalist, screenwriter Tracy Oliver (Girls Trip) sensitively articulates Yoon’s different angles on the immigrant experience,..."

May 17, 2019 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Celebrate the Apollo 11 Moon Landing With These Texas Road Trips

Houston and other Texas sites celebrate the golden anniversary of the first lunar landing

"...Upgrades made in the space shuttle era are being stripped away, and the Mission Operations Control Room (MOCR-2) will..."

May 17, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Doom Rockers Duel Conjure a Masterwork of Otherworldly Omnipresence

Locals work their black magic on new album Valley of Shadows

"...Psych Sounds, home to San Marcos' Southern shredders Crypt Trip and desert rock legacy acts including Yawning Man and..."

May 17, 2019 Music Feature by Alejandra Ramirez

Levitation Announces 2019 Fall Lineup

John Cale, Angel Olsen, and Kurt Vile highlight fall fest

"...heavy sounds: blackgaze favorites Deafheaven, Dallas thrash menace Power Trip, Swedish doom hammer Monolord, and Grammy-nabbing metal warlords High..."

April 24, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Hellboy

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

"...inhabiting the line between two worlds (such as Hellboy's trip to face the child-eating Russian witch, Baba Yaga), or..."

April 19, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Hagazussa

Witchcraft and oppression in late-medieval Austria

"...on shadow, and a wall-shaking score from Greek drone trip Mmmd. It's less overt than it's American colonial cousins,..."

April 19, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Field Guide to Evil

Folk horror anthology has intriguing international scares

"...of the others, that it can become a long trip through the woods. At the same time, its variations..."

March 29, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Us

Jordan Peele has met the enemy, and they is Us

"...memories of the resort city after a bizarre childhood trip to an amusement park. Still, she puts them aside..."

March 22, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Not Funny

"...but got encouraged by law enforcement to plan a trip from Florida to Chicago on horseback to destroy a..."

March 20, 2019 Postmarks

Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase

The original girl detective makes a modern return

"...father (True Blood’s Trammell) mysteriously disappears on a business trip, the preternatural happenings at Twin Elms become more than..."

March 15, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Apollo 11

Astounding documentary takes us back to the first crewed mission to the moon

"...subject dear to filmmakers since Georges Méliès made “A Trip to the Moon” in 1902, it’s safe to say..."

March 15, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Six Chill Zones Away from the SXSW Madness

From fancy to funky, these are your escape routes

"...when that beautiful dream was a reality, and a trip there for a leisurely breakfast of diner coffee, a..."

March 13, 2019 Food Post by Emily Beyda

SXSW Music Interview: Sávila

Portland trio's cumbia-R&B soothes and cools

"...Guitarist Fabi Reyna captured the recording on a 2012 trip to Mexico to meet her father's side of the..."

March 15, 2019 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

To Dust

Two men and a pig become more than porcine comedy in this tender and cunning discussion of death

"...this unworldly man begins to assimilate during a cross-country trip to a Tennessee body farm littered with corpses (yes,..."

March 1, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

What’s Your Margarita Personality Type?

Twelve local options for getting your margarita party on

"...a. A day trip to somewhere cute and Instagrammable..."

Feb. 22, 2019 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Dear Glutton: How to Have a Romantic Low-Key Valentine's Day in Austin

It’s the little things, not heart-shaped confetti, that count most

"...as I do, this can mean a fun group trip to the international market of your choice followed by..."

Feb. 8, 2019 Food Column by Emily Beyda

Cold War

Love and history in the ruins of post-World War II Europe

"...the watchful eyes of Communist apparatchiks, and during a trip to pre-wall East Berlin, it’s decided they will escape..."

Jan. 25, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Upside

Remake of a true story of an unlikely friendship is the flattest version yet

"...tweaks have been made to the plot during its trip across the pond (the theft of a Fabergé egg..."

Jan. 18, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Five Austin Activities for the Whole Family

Got a house full of guests this holiday? Here’s how to entertain ’em.

"...era. Recently installed outside is Ellsworth Kelly’s Austin, a stripped-down, igloo-like building featuring stained glass windows that beautifully light..."

Dec. 21, 2018 Events Post by Shalavé Cawley

Mary Poppins Returns

The perfect nanny returns, the same as last time

"...Along with Sandy Powell’s bold costume design of stripes and plaids, the fantasy interludes are the movie’s strong..."

Dec. 21, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking

Hannah Fidell travels The Long Dumb Road

"...Hannah Fidell's new road trip comedy The Long Dumb Road begins, suitably, with a..."

Nov. 16, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Other Worlds Austin Goes to an Alien Nation

Sci-fi and horror fest releases full, final lineup

"...When separated from his mother on a family camping trip, a young boy meets a fantastical creature that helps..."

Nov. 9, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Right to be Offensive

Joseph Kahn on his new battle rap social satire Bodied

"...black friends who think they’re white. So I don’t trip if somebody says, yeah, I know that white people..."

Nov. 6, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Putting the Austin in Austin Film Festival

What ATX and Lone Star titles are screening at next week's fest?

"...resident Hannah Fiddell (A Teacher) squeezed in one last trip to Texas with her road trip comedy The Long..."

Oct. 17, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

An Interview With HausBar Farm's Resident Goose

Gustavo the Goose talks to us about his crowdfunded children's book

"...was born in a hatchery, before making the long trip across the country to HausBar Urban Farm. “The trip..."

Sept. 26, 2018 Food Post by Emily Beyda

The Night He Came to Fantastic Fest

Genre fest announces Halloween for opening night

"...Noé outdoes himself with his latest feature, Climax, a trippy horror-musical featuring 20 sensuous dancers partying hard and living..."

Aug. 22, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: August Events Roundup

Texas fun is heating up with grape stomps, outlaw festivals, and rodeos

"...has persuaded their members and others to make the trip to East Beach in Galveston to test their skills..."

Aug. 3, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Evil Triplet

"...Quick follow-up to last year's debut, Have a Nice Trip hews to the local power trio's modus operandi: acid..."

July 27, 2018 Music Review by Michael Toland

Water Parks, Swimming Holes, and More Options to Keep You Cool

Beat the heat with these H2Options

"...Don’t let the fact that this mysterious black hole..."

July 18, 2018 Events Post by Eilish O'Sullivan

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