Chronicle Recommends: A History of SXSW Headliners

From time travel to baseball, some of our favorite first night films

"...SXSW 2019, and if you’re already in line at the Paramount for the world premiere of Jordan Peele’s Us,..."

March 8, 2019 Screens Post by The Screens Staff

The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part

Everything is still pretty awesome as this sequel builds on the first film

"...awesome in this waggishly entertaining sequel to one of the most creative animated movies released in recent memory. Upon..."

Feb. 8, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Nicole Kidman, Still To Die For

How the Australian A-lister stays true to her indie roots

"...A-list actors, blockbuster franchises and hit TV shows are their bread and butter, while starring in smaller indies and..."

Feb. 1, 2019 Screens Feature by Britt Hayes

Holmes & Watson

The Step Brothers bros get literary

"...This isn’t the first comedic take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s beloved..."

Dec. 28, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Qmmunity

Be the gift that keeps on giving

"...The sequins are shined, the ugly sweaters aired out, and..."

Dec. 14, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

Robin Hood

This umpteenth iteration of He Who Steals From the Rich to Give to the Poor puts its dumbness front and center

"...There’s much to loathe about this umpteenth iteration of He..."

Nov. 21, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

No More Cartoon Villains

Dismantling insulting stereotypes with the Cinema Touching Disability Film Festival

"...Not even the penetrating blackness of a Sith lord's cloak outfit can..."

Oct. 19, 2018 Screens Feature by Julian DeBerry

Ngozi Ukazu Hip-Checks This Year’s Staple! Expo

Local artist brings a hockey team’s worth of wit & bro-centric warmth

"...Okay, I’m kind of working the sports allusions up there, yeah – but it’s not..."

Sept. 5, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Teen Titans Go! To the Movies

Forget that horrible live-action trailer – here's your real Teen Titans

"...Deadpool 2 was 2018’s final word on superhero meta-humor, then let me introduce you to Teen Titans Go! To..."

July 27, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

RTX Adds Meow Wolf, Overwatch, and More

Exclusive first look at gamer con's 2018 schedule, guests

"...Clear your calendars, gaming and anime fans. We've got the first look at the nighttime schedule for RTX Austin,..."

June 25, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Do We Really Need More Superhero Movies?

We asked local artists if we're approaching Peak Cape anytime soon

"...and, after more than a dozen big-screen spectacles, it’s the fuckin' apotheosis of the Marvel! Cinematic! Universe!..."

April 25, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Ready Player One

Video gaming and Eighties culture get the Spielberg treatment

"...Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Letitia Wright, Ben Mendelsohn, Lena Waithe, Mark Rylance, T.J. Miller, Hannah John-Kamen, Win Morisaki, Philip..."

March 30, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...Gillette began production of the disposable steel razor blade in 1903, and sold 51..."

March 2, 2018 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Black Panther Comic Writer Evan Narcisse on Heroes and Afro-Futurism

From Austin to Wakanda

"...Marvel's Black Panther follows the story of T'Challa, the king of a..."

Feb. 16, 2018 Screens Feature by Moisés Chiullán

Gay Place

Austin’s 10 most defining headlines of 2017: the good, the weird, and the unexpected

"...Forget the awful parts of 2017. This week, we're celebrating our..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Column by Sarah Marloff

Steve Davis’ Top 10 Films of 2017

"...1) The Shape of Water..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Screens Feature by Steve Davis

Five Recent Graphic Novels to End This Crazy Year Right

We mean, if there’s any way to end it that’s other than wrong

"...so on. We’ll do that, too, every now and then. But we’ll also be enriching our life-of-the-mind with excellent..."

Dec. 14, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Five Arty Things to Do: Dec. 8-10

Tick-tick-tick goes the year-end timepiece, better do these now …

"...Holy FOMO, late-great-Adam-West-as-Batman, we’d best get our year-end recreational agenda in gear!..."

Dec. 7, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Drawn to Batman at Wizard World

Kevin Conroy and Loren Lester on voicing the dynamic duo

"...at UT in touring productions of King Lear and Mother Courage. "It was a light tour of comic plays,"..."

Nov. 17, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Justice League

Another ho-hum entry to the DC Extended Universe

"...Let it be noted: At a sneak screening, there was applause. Cheers at a catchphrase unveiled. Great whoops..."

Nov. 17, 2017 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Wizard World Austin 2017

The traveling comic con materializes here again Nov. 17-19

"...Wondering where Aquaman will be when the Justice League starts saving the world on Nov. 17?..."

Nov. 17, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Five Arty Things to Do This Weekend: Oct. 20-22

First, read this list aloud … in the voice … of Michael Caine, Mr. Wayne

"...is, you certainly may read this list aloud in the voice of Michael Caine, if you wish. If you..."

Oct. 19, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Barney Miller: Dark Knight

Holy Wojo, Batman, these sitcom detectives seem awful familiar!

"...Welcome back to the 12th Precinct, citizen, where Detectives Harris and Yemana and..."

Oct. 19, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The LEGO Ninjago Movie

The LEGO law of diminishing returns

"...lifted virtually whole from Joe Dante’s Gremlins, this is the third film entry in the Danish, petroleum-based, imagination-activated toy..."

Sept. 22, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fantastic Fest Fills the Card

Massive list includes closing night film

"...The Fantastic Fest second wave is here, and bigger than..."

Sept. 5, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Ana Lily Amirpour on Her New Film The Bad Batch

Cannibals, cult leaders, and friendship

"...Writer/director Ana Lily Amirpour, whose first feature was the 2014 Iranian vampire, spaghetti Western A Girl Walks Home..."

June 23, 2017 Screens Feature by Lars Nilsen

Alison Macor Tells the Tale of Austin’s Greatest Rewrite Man

New book delves into the career of Top Gun script doctor Warren Skaaren

"...into its tight but legendarily supportive clique of filmmakers, the writer Alison Macor has become the go-to historian...."

June 2, 2017 Screens Feature by Sean L. Malin

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...The Senate barbershop continues to operate at a deficit and..."

May 19, 2017 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...The U.S. presence at Guantánamo dates back to 1902, when..."

March 24, 2017 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Chicano Batman

Freedom Is Free (ATO)

"...Dap-Kings saxophonist and Truth & Soul impresario Leon Michels, the third album from Chicano Batman represents a huge leap..."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

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