The Avengers

"...some time since I had a chance to catch the old BBC television show upon which this updating is..."

Aug. 21, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Marvel's The Avengers

Excelsior! This Marvel adventure knocks it out of the universe.

"...This is it, oh true believers: the moment monumental Marvel Comics morphs – for real, for..."

May 4, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Avengers: Infinity War

Earth's mightiest heroes face their greatest, most nuanced threat

"...When we last visited the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the outlook was bleak. The Avengers..."

April 27, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Avengers: Age of Ultron

Moviegoers Assemble!

"...In a world that has neither SHIELD to defend it nor HYDRA to destroy it,..."

May 1, 2015 Movie Review by William Goss

Captain America: The Winter Soldier

One of the better offerings from Marvel’s growing multimedia omniverse, this film gives fans plenty to chew on.

"...”Captain America: now more than ever” is what the tagline for this second (or third, if you count..."

April 4, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Chronicle Guide to the Marvel Cinematic Universe

As Captain America enters a Brave New World, every MCU film reviewed

"...The Marvel Cinematic Universe has lost its greatest heroes, but..."

Feb. 14, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Avengers: Endgame

The end is the beginning is the end as Marvel's Infinity Saga reaches a satisfying, tearful end

"...That was the denouement of Avengers: Infinity War, last year's epic opening..."

April 26, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival: 10 Things We Learned From the Writers of Infinity War

Marvel scribes Markus and McFeely stay spoiler-free

"...scriptwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely who have done the most to shape Marvel’s Cinematic Universe...."

Nov. 1, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Thor: The Dark World

The Marvel cinematic universe opens its gates once again, and The Dark World does not disappoint.

"...lore? And what about your stance on alternative spellings? They’re both tested when the latest installment in the Marvel..."

Nov. 8, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Free Comic Book Day: Picking Through The Shelves

The annual graphic giveaway is this weekend, so what should you pick up?

"...this week's issue, you'll know that May 4 marks the 11th annual Free Comic Book Day, the yearly celebration..."

May 3, 2013 Books Post by Richard Whittaker

From the Vaults: Jeremy Renner

Before replacing Jason Bourne, Renner starred as Jeffrey Dahmer

"...The last few years have been good to Jeremy Renner...."

Aug. 10, 2012 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Guardians of the Galaxy

These lesser-known, misfit, comic-book characters are a grand addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

"...coherent ones – have never been a priority of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. They’re typically hung on some gobbledygook..."

Aug. 1, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

LoneStarCon 3: The Hugos

Who took home the prizes for best sf/fantasy of the year?

"...The Hugo Awards are often called the Academy Awards of..."

Sept. 3, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Stan the Man

The legendary name behind Marvel Comics comes to town for Wizard World

"...Norse god. It's a 91-year-old native New Yorker with the heart of a child, an imagination that soared across..."

Nov. 22, 2013 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Amazing Spider-Man

The Amazing Spider-Meh might be a better name for this dullish retread.

"...The Amazing Spider-Meh is a better-suited title for Marvel's reboot..."

July 6, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Mod Squad

"...talent with a cheesy, barrel-scraping Seventies-TV revival flick that's the artistic equivalent of a $5 back-alley blowjob. Actually, a..."

March 26, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

A bitter-sweet farewell to the MCU's dysfunctional found family

"...The films generated out of the Guardians of the Galaxy..."

May 5, 2023 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

The Incredible Hulk

Finally, the Hulk is truly incredible. As of right now, it's Marvel's universe; we just live in it.

"...movie could be (an example that tanked disastrously at the box office), the big green gamma-guy returns to the..."

June 13, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

ACL Interview: Soul Drummer with a Tender Falsetto, Aaron Frazer Pulls Double Duty at the Fest

Dan Auerbach collaborator will drum for Durand Jones & the Indications before taking the mic for a solo set

"...Durand Jones & the Indications’ “Witchoo” should’ve been the song of the hot-vax..."

Oct. 8, 2021 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Marvel Makes the Ultimate Television

The House of Ideas launches new Spider-Man this weekend

"...not often that hardcore gamers get told to turn their machines off. But when there's an unexpected screening of..."

March 31, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Untold Tale of Stuntwomen

Director April Wright is setting the history of Hollywood straight

"...The tale of Hollywood is just like any other narrative...."

Sept. 21, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Most Read Film Reviews of 2014

Bombs away!

"...Our most read film review of the year was also our most commented on, complete with..."

Jan. 1, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Party All the Time

'Much Ado' and much fun with Whedon, Acker, and Denisof

"...Old friends at a party. That's the feel Joss Whedon was after in his micro-budget film..."

June 21, 2013 Screens Post by Robert Faires

Ant-Man and the Wasp

Marvel's crime caper comedy sequel gets bigger, smaller, but still fun

"...How do you recover from Avengers: Infinity War? Audiences are still a little tenderized after..."

July 6, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Welcome to the X-Men, David Marquez: Hope You Survive the Experience!

Local artist opens run on Marvel's merry mutants today

"...his three issue run on All-New X-Men begins. With the comic on shelves now, he said, "It's finally starting..."

Jan. 16, 2013 Books Post by Richard Whittaker

The Most Read Film Reviews of 2015

How to enrage God's flock in 322 words or less

"...“Most-read” is not the same as “most-liked” – indeed, readers flocked to our..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

LBJ Swings Like the Pendulum Do

For a fun Sixties flashback – sans acid – see the LBJ Library's 'Signs of the Times: Life in the Swingin' Sixties'

"...Powers this weekend and travel back in time to the era of love-ins and Laugh-In, Carnaby Street "birds" and..."

Jan. 21, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Storming the Citadel With the Russo Brothers

How the new Prime series depends on global storytelling

"...knows what makes a good espionage thriller. First off? "The mystery. It's how the onion gets pulled apart as..."

May 5, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

F9: The Fast Saga

Script? We don't need no stinking script in the Toretto crew's latest

"...Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris, Nathalie Emmanuel, Charlize Theron, John Cena, Finn Cole, Sung Kang, Anna Sawai, Helen..."

June 25, 2021 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Scott McCloud in Austin with The Sculptor this Weekend

The affable theorist of Understanding Comics waxes all fictional.

"...Note: The new book isn't an Understanding Comics follow-up. In fact,..."

Feb. 4, 2015 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

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