The Chase

"...Kiedis and Flea. Just once I'd like to hear the director of a big, dumb chase film like this..."

March 11, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Cutting to the Chase on Pets

"...Dear Editor, Let's cut to the chase here rather than chase our own tail (pardon..."

April 10, 2008 Postmarks

The Fugitive

Flinty Tommy Lee Jones is the best thing about this otherwise standard chase film.

"...Lee Jones, Sela Ward and Joe Pantoliano. One of the first in what appears to be a yearlong spate..."

Aug. 6, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Highwaymen

Costner and Harrelson face death and mortality on the hunt for Bonnie & Clyde

"...Not reviewed at press time. The pursuit of Bonnie and Clyde is seen from the..."

March 22, 2019 Movie Review

The Dog

Dog Day Afternoon is a film about a wildly true bank robbery; as conveyed by John Wojtowicz in this doc, the story gets even nuttier when told from the horse's mouth.

"...August 22, 1972, he and two barroom acquaintances entered the Chase Manhattan Bank on Avenue P in Brooklyn, New..."

Aug. 22, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Until the End of the World

Chopped to ribbons by the American distributor upon its initial release, Wenders’ sprawling Odyssean epic is only now seen in its true form, in a positively Homeric 295 minute version.

"...Moreau. What starts out promisingly enough continues considerably beyond the end of the world and wears out even the..."

Feb. 28, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

$1M Gift From the Son of the First Black Graduate of UT Funds Endowments

Pathways for grad students from HBCUs and a professorship focused on inclusion in the built environment

"...Tony Chase, son of John Chase, the first Black graduate of..."

March 11, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

The Kid

The tale of Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid gets a worthwhile if workmanlike retelling

"...why a new movie about Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid can be greeted with anticipation rather than tired..."

March 8, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Meg

This giant shark tale simply lacks bite

"...Hot on the dorsal fin of everybody’s favorite week of the year,..."

Aug. 10, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Accountant

Math, mayhem, and murder abound in this somewhat confusing thriller

"...Conceptually, The Accountant kills it, but in terms of execution, The..."

Oct. 14, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Arrival

"...Crouse, Teri Polo and Tony T. Johnson. Screenwriter Twohy (The Fugitive, Waterworld, Alien3) takes the directing helm in this..."

June 7, 1996 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Surviving the Game

"...What are Ice-T and F. Murray Abraham doing in the same movie? Remaking The Most Dangerous Game for the..."

April 22, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

In the Line of Fire

"...McDermott, Gary Cole, Fred Dalton Thompson and John Mahoney. The only thing “that's not gonna happen” (to quote the..."

July 9, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Current War - Director's Cut

The birth of the modern age in a battle of industrialists

"...Alfonso Gomez-Rejon. Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Shannon, Nicholas Hoult, Katherine Waterston, Tuppence Middleton, Tom Holland and Stanley Townsend...."

Oct. 25, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Nightingale

Jennifer Kent's follow-up to The Babadook is a true historical horror

"...In her standout debut The Babadook, Australian filmmaker Jennifer Kent used the supernatural as..."

Aug. 9, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Beat the Clock

Rediscovering the Danger in Theatre Under the Gun

"...I could just put one down to fill up the page and hope that I have time to change..."

Dec. 5, 1997 Arts Feature by Adrienne Martini

Northcross Going to the Dogs

New anti-Wal-Mart protest planned

"...Commemorating the one year that has passed since its "Arms Around..."

Feb. 27, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols

Where the Girls Go/ATX: Let’s Dance

The best places to find dancing queers this weekend

"...says (insert high-pitched screech here) "everyone's looking forward to the weekend." She might be jail-bait, but the girl makes..."

May 2, 2014 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

The Luv Doc: Stanky Jeans

Thus spake the Chronicle's Ad Hoc Fashion Editor

"...Let me cut to the chase: For the last two weeks my husband has..."

May 15, 2020 Column by The Luv Doc

ATX TV Fest Recap: Taking the Future One Day at a Time

Series creator says "there’s hope" show will be saved

"...Lear's classic sitcom One Day at a Time, but the Stateside Theatre was packed with fans for a special..."

June 11, 2019 Screens Post by Beth Sullivan

FF2012: 'The King of Pigs'

And you thought your schooldays were hellish

"...want about animation being a flimsy to convey mature themes and imagery that, pre-CGI, would have been impossible to..."

Sept. 24, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

The Austin Chronicle Top 10 Films of 2017

The year in cinema, and the Chronicle’s top 10 lists

"...There's a piece of cinematic wisdom, that 1982 was the..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Rick Perry, Lord of the Dance?

Why would a former Texas governor go on reality TV? Why not?

"...Graham. Legends of Terpsichore. And now … Rick Perry. The former governor of Texas and two-time GOP presidential primary..."

Sept. 2, 2016 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Face Off Recap: Loving the Alien

Two boldly go straight off the show

"...FX competition, and we're getting to know and like the contestants. Unfortunately, this week Jerry is back in his..."

Feb. 29, 2012 Screens Post

Director Jeff Fowler on the Enduring Success of Sonic the Hedgehog

How the blue hedgehog became more than just a spiky speedster

"...In Jeff Fowler's 2004 Oscar-nominated short "Gopher Broke," the titular protagonist pinwheels in slow motion through the air...."

May 20, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Now Showing: The Contemporary Austin

Museum bids adios to AMOA-Arthouse, unveils new identity

"...As of today, the visual arts institution born of the merger between Arthouse..."

July 18, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The DA Makes a Deal

They stole the Lege – will we get more in return than a sermon?

"..."Defendant further acknowledges that the basis for the Texas prohibition against..."

Dec. 17, 2004 News Column by Michael King

Losing Chase

"...Yarmush and Lucas Denton. For a “small” film, Losing Chase has received a large amount of attention lately. Having..."

Feb. 7, 1997 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Man of the House

"...Directed by: James Orr. Starring: Chevy Chase, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Farrah Fawcett and George Wendt. If..."

March 3, 1995 Movie Review by Alison Macor

“It’s Like a Family Business, Except Rock Stars”: The Kindred Bond of We Don’t Ride Llamas

Afro rock sibling band is defiantly unconventional on new EP The Oracle

"...For most zoomers and younger millennials, the entrance of the video game Rock Band into our..."

April 29, 2022 Music Feature by Julian Towers

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