The Talented Mr. Ripley

"...Rebhorn. Like a pint of ice-cold Stoli dumped into the eggnog bowl, this black-hearted masterpiece arrives just in time..."

Dec. 24, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

The Shadow

"...Peter Boyle, Jonathan Winters, Tim Curry and Sab Shimono. “The weed of crime bears bitter fuit.” Early in this..."

July 8, 1994 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Turkey Day Drama, a Red Hot Patriot, and Scares for the Season in Our Recommended Events

I scream, you scream, we all scream for the weekend!

"...Glass Half Full Theatre presents Yamel Cucuy..."

Oct. 11, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour

Leviathan live experience transfers from stadiums to cinemas

"...At my screening of Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, the mood was warm and celebratory: a..."

Oct. 20, 2023 Movie Review by Alejandra Martinez

SXSW Music 2023: The Best Things We Saw on Thursday

Despite storms, we caught 03 Greedo, Sobs, Tangerine Dream, and more

"...Friday and KUTX’s planned Lady Bird Lake showcase inside the Convention Center, Thursday shifts kept coming...."

March 17, 2023 SXSW Post by Julian Towers

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

The Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Fest, Eastside Kings Festival, HAAM Day, Vein.fm, Monte Warden & the Dangerous Few, and more

"...What do music and hot sauce have in common? They both cause your body to release endorphins. Those brain..."

Sept. 9, 2022 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Out of the Blue

Dennis Hopper’s lost film murders the Seventies

"...For sheer what-the-fuckery, it’s hard to beat Out of the Blue’s opening..."

March 25, 2022 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

From Stage to Page to Screen: Inside the Script of West Side Story

Tony Kushner explains the process of adapting a classic

"...his reputation through his revolutionary and epic two-part AIDS-era theatrical landmark, Angels in America, throughout his career he has..."

Jan. 31, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Summer of Soul (... Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

A joyous historical document of the Harlem Cultural Festival

"...culture at large. In his filmmaking debut, which memorializes the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, the rapper-producer-DJ-instrumentalist-journalist puts all of..."

July 2, 2021 Movie Review by Selome Hailu

Brahms: The Boy II

The well-dressed, porcelain, miniature killer is back. Um … how?

"...Quoth the other, more bewhiskered and musically inclined Brahms, “The only..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Grudge

A new haunting from the J-horror franchise

"...If you’re looking for the dead bodies of abandoned studio horrors, January is the..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

After the Wedding

American remake of Danish Oscar contender flails into melodrama

"...It's rare to see a film shoot itself in the foot in its opening scene, but somehow After the..."

Aug. 30, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The White Crow

Biopic of the great dancer Rudolf Nureyev rarely finds its feet

"...Ballet only has meaning if there is story to connect the movements: That's the gist..."

May 17, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Night He Came to Fantastic Fest

Genre fest announces Halloween for opening night

"...is coming early to Austin this year – or rather, Halloween is. Fantastic Fest has announced that the revamp..."

Aug. 22, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Minding the Gap

Sundance-lauded Hulu skateboarder doc surpasses Thrasher equation

"...is not a documentary about skateboarding. While some of the footage is worthy of a Thrasher video, the themes..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Movie Review by Danielle White

The Captain

A bleak warning from Nazi Germany carries modern resonance

"...The apparel oft proclaims the man – an aphorism often..."

Aug. 10, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Meet the Women of Austin R&B

Spotlighting five formidable soul vocalists

"...Lodged just beneath the national mainstream, R&B and its ever broadening spectrum enjoys..."

Sept. 22, 2017 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Barbershop: The Next Cut

Cutting hair and cutting up

"...Directed by: Malcolm D. Lee. Starring: Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer, Regina Hall, Nicki Minaj, Common, Eve, J.B. Smoove,..."

April 22, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Revenant

Iñárritu’s Western loses the forest for the trees, but oh, what trees

"...The most punishing movie of 2015, The Revenant, is almost..."

Jan. 8, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

From the Vault: “The Guilt of Frank Sinatra”

As ASO toasts Sinatra in concert, we revisit a Michael Ventura classic

"...As the tributes to Frank Sinatra in his centennial year continue..."

Dec. 29, 2015 Arts Post by Michael Ventura

Speaking of the Dead

To mark the Grateful Dead's final performances this weekend, a look back on the band's local history

"...Austin receives no such shout-out in "Truckin'," the Grateful Dead's highest-charting single of the Seventies. The psychedelic..."

July 3, 2015 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Behold! The Austin Music Awards

Announcing the 2014/15 Austin Music Awards bill, the 13th Floor Elevators reunite for Levitation, and King Coffey recovers after being struck by a car

"...Whether you're native or migrative, stayed or strayed, here for..."

Feb. 20, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

When the Clock Strikes 12

Bill Haley died for rock & roll – in Harlingen

"...In 2007, Pete Best performed Downtown on the outdoor stage of Threadgill's World Headquarters. You of a..."

May 16, 2014 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Eastside Memorial Community: Accentuate the Positive

Supporters hope Education Commissioner sees gains

"...The next few days will be make-or-break for Eastside Memorial..."

June 5, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

'The NFL Beat': Raiders in Long Form

Al Davis is watching

"...tough to know where to start. Any lover of the NFL as a product should be a shameless admirer..."

Dec. 29, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

'The NFL Beat': Week Three

Survive and advance

"...are still a winner for having learned a lesson. The same way that failed athletes and coddled child-stars-gone-bad are...."

Sept. 22, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

'The NFL Beat': Fantasy Sleeper Cells

Certain NFL sleepers are plotting acts of fantasy terror

"...Welcome back to fantasy season. The geek in the cube next to yours is pumped...."

Aug. 27, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

'The NFL Beat': Offseason Evolution

NFL knowledge we know to be trill

"...Here in Austin, the snakes are out. We had the toughest summer in..."

June 27, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

'The NFL Beat': Combine Commentary

On the exceptional 2012 draft class

"...This is “The NFL Beat” and for the first time in my..."

March 1, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

'The NFL Beat': Scouting the Senior Bowl

The 'Chronicle' has it covered

"...This is "The NFL Beat" and I’ve spent the last week in..."

Jan. 27, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

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