The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

The concluding chapter of Peter Jackson's Tolkien tales brings us full circle.

"...tight, two-film take on J.R.R. Tolkien’s 320-page prequel to the Lord of the Rings trilogy became, in Peter Jackson’s..."

Dec. 19, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Battle for Terra

An animated tale of a peace-loving race of creatures known as Terrians, who are invaded by alien humans.

"...Tsirbas. Canadian animation studio Snoot Entertainment goes up against the big boys in this futuristic, CG-animated tale of a..."

May 1, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Point Austin: Let the Battle Begin

We didn't ask for this fight, but Uber and Lyft have bought it

"...Well, it appears the campaign has begun. Last Thursday, City Council declined to..."

Feb. 19, 2016 News Column by Michael King

Abortions in the Name of God

Dr. Willie Parker joins faith leaders to launch statewide campaign

"...Dr. Willie Parker considers himself a devoutly religious man. The Alabama-based physician abides by the Bible’s words, and lives..."

March 7, 2015 News Post by Mary Tuma

The Battle of Small Beer vs. Big Distributors Rages on With Texas Beer-To-Go Bill

Another chippy round of political beer pong

"...Here in Texas, the small, plucky craft brewers and the overdetermined parade of..."

Feb. 1, 2019 Food Feature by Eric Puga

The Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace

"...In 1975, Stephen King published a short story entitled The Lawnmower Man, a grisly little item about a naked..."

Jan. 19, 1996 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Texas Book Festival 2018: The Full List

Lineup includes Cecile Richards, Julián Castro, + 280 more

"...not in a meteorological sense but a literary one. The Texas Book Festival has released the full list of..."

Aug. 29, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Game of Thrones: Taking Back the Kingdom

Epic playlist for the HBO siege’s fourth season

"...Thank the old gods that HBO’s Game of Thrones returns on..."

April 4, 2014 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Wendy Davis: In For Governor Race

UPDATE: Fort Worth Dem to challenge GOP stranglehold next November

"...move surprising no one, this afternoon Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, announced that she will be running for governor..."

Oct. 3, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

At once a fanboy's wet dream and an engaging, emotionally supercharged epic adventure

"...Lee, Brad Dourif, Cate Blanchett and Orlando Bloom. If further proof was needed that New Zealand director Peter Jackson..."

Dec. 20, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Mummy Returns

"...Patricia Velazquez, Adewale Akinnouye-Agbaje, Freddie Boath, Oded Fehr and The Rock. Exploding corpses, defiled tombs, POV shots of arcane..."

May 4, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

LoneStarCon 3: The Jo Walton Interview

The Hugo-winning author of 'Among Others' really loves books

"...will love you back.” So says Morwenna "Mori" Phelps, the 15-year-old protagonist of Jo Walton’s weird, wonderful, genre-bending book..."

Aug. 30, 2013 Books Post by Amy Gentry

The Exorcism of Emily Rose

Derrickson’s film, based on a real event in which a priest was charged with negligent homicide because of a death that occurred during an exorcism, flirts with relevance and assorted hot-button topics but fails to amount to much more than an overlong exercise in Jesuit Theosophy 101, played against the backdrop of Law & Order.

"...Feore, Shohreh Aghdashloo and Mary Beth Hurt. Prefaced by the words "This film is based on real events," The..."

Sept. 16, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Chronicle Guide to the Marvel Cinematic Universe

As the Guardians of the Galaxy gather once more, every MCU film reviewed

"...Hey, true believers, are you ready for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3? This being the..."

May 5, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Pink Floyd's Roger Waters Gets Political With the Chronicle

He should be a prime-time news analyst. Televisions would melt.

"...Interviewed by phone Feb. 19 in London on the occasion of a keynote appearance at the subsequently canceled..."

March 20, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Boxer Rebellion Gets Yang'd But Good

Graphic Novelist Gene Luen Yang brings his newest work to Austin

"...There's the ghost of the first emperor of all China,..."

Sept. 23, 2013 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Devil Conspiracy

Nineties Catholic creature feature crap flies again!

"...As someone who straddled the lines between Catholicism and horror at a young age,..."

Jan. 13, 2023 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Lamb of God's Randy Blythe: Survivalist, Wakeboarder

Lamb of God's journey through ultraviolence

"...Since delivering the New American Gospel in 2000, Lamb of God growler..."

Feb. 16, 2007 Music Post by Austin Powell

Better All the Time

Cabaret and musical legend Barbara Cook is still learning

"...You may think Barbara Cook hit the heights musically on Broadway in the Golden Age of..."

Sept. 19, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Claim

"...Wes Bentley, Milla Jovovich, Sarah Polley and Nastassja Kinski. The Claim trafficks in a particular brand of pain: a..."

June 1, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Year in Books

Freedom, Finkler, and Kids of America

"...a colleague and I kicked a conversation around about the book a while back, she accidentally called it America..."

Jan. 7, 2011 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

Review: Rapper Billy Woods Has the Most Intense Lyrics at an Extreme Music Festival

His lines read like a poetry book bound in human flesh

"...bands that sing about disembowelment, Billy Woods might have the most intense lyrics of all 100-plus acts on the..."

May 14, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Friday

Seventies funk GOATs, queer nu metal, and so much more

"...While for many on our tireless (okay actually very, very tired)..."

March 19, 2022 SXSW Post by Thomas Fawcett

Top Chef Texas, Week 11: Who's The Fairest Of Them All?

Charlize Theron is such a queen.

"...Previously on Top Chef: The lady chefs hate Bev. TyLor gets the knife. Sarah..."

Jan. 20, 2012 Food Post by Melanie Haupt

What's on the Gaming Boards

Gearing up for 1998 Titles

"...What's up for some of Austin's gaming companies in 1998? Kayte VanScoy..."

March 6, 1998 Screens Feature by Kayte VanScoy

Texas Book Festival 2020: The Full Line-Up

All 150 authors announced for the 25th anniversary lit celebration

"...Festival No. 1 – is raring to go, and the proof is in the lineup. As of today, the..."

Sept. 16, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

On The Lege

The GOP Senate tightens the screws on the absent Texas 11.

"...The battle over congressional re-redistricting hit a new level of..."

Aug. 22, 2003 News Column by Michael King

The Gay Place Guide to a Kweer SX

LGBTQIA SXSW and why queering SXSW is a big f-ing deal

"...both local and out-of-towners – will be plunged into the black hole that is the 10-day long festival...."

March 9, 2016 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

The AggreGAYtor: July 29

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...Desmond Tutu blesses us all, and Arizona activists walk for equality, as your AggreGAYtor says, "Enough with the babies!"..."

July 29, 2013 Qmmunity Post

Rick Noriega's Speech to the Texas Democratic Convention

Blasts Cornyn, calls for end to Iraq War.

"...After the jump is the speech Rick Noriega just gave to..."

June 6, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols

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