Arcadian

Nicolas Cage is a single dad post-apocalype in Irish thriller

"...Jaeden Martell, Maxwell Jenkins, Sadie Soverall, Joe Dixon and Samantha Coughlan...."

April 12, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: Arcadian

Nic Cage plays protective father in this creature feature

"...In another world, Joseph (Jaeden Martell) would probably be winning medals..."

March 14, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: Stormy

Doc explores life in the eye of Hurricane Trump

"...Whore. Horseface. Con job. As a prime target of former President Donald..."

March 9, 2024 Screens Post by Katherine McNevins

The Eugenic Circus Comes to Town

A Downtown hotel is hosting a natalist, eugenics-aligned conference in December. Why Austin?

"...A conference is coming to the shores of Lady Bird Lake..."

Nov. 3, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Austin’s Best Breweries of 2023, Power-Ranked

Top of the Hops VIII, baby!

"...Click here to jump straight to the brewery rankings...."

Oct. 10, 2023 Food Post by Eric Puga

Austin’s Sole Federal District Judge May Be the Most Overburdened in America

The case of the missing judges

"...very important when decisions with nationwide implications are in their hands. Say, when they decide to suspend the Food..."

Sept. 29, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

The Exquisite Torments of Ken Paxton

Why is everybody so mean to the Texas Attorney General?

"...That was the outlandish claim of Ken Paxton, newly restored Texas Attorney..."

Sept. 18, 2023 News Post by Michael King

GalaxyCon and the Pros of Cons During a Strike

Touring fan convention comes to Austin with surprising star power

"...Fans love conventions, and when GalaxyCon founder Michael Broder realized that Austin..."

Sept. 1, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: August Events Roundup

Finish up the summer with some adventure

"...August is the time to get your feet wet at a grape..."

Aug. 2, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Austin Comic Creators Snag Ringo Award Nominations

Ghoul Agency, Halloween Man praised by peers

"...Big news in the world of sequential art: two Austin-made books have been..."

July 13, 2023 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Indy's final adventure remembers the whip, forgets the charm

"...Directed by: James Mangold. Starring: Harrison Ford, Mads Mikkelsen, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Ethann Isidore,..."

June 30, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

12 Jurors Found Him Guilty of Murder. Gov. Abbott Thinks He Knows Better.

An Army sergeant thought he could get away with murdering a Black Lives Matter protester, and he might be right

"...The 12 jurors who served in the Daniel Perry murder..."

April 14, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

The high fantasy game rolls a critical hit with a boisterous adaptation

"...Daley. Starring: Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Regé-Jean Page, Chloe Coleman, Sophia Lillis, Justice Smith, Daisy Head and Hugh Grant...."

March 31, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

Action-comedy rolls a critical hit

"...The key to a good Dungeons & Dragons campaign is..."

March 10, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Your Field Guide to 80 Essential Acts at SXSW Music

Highlighting the best and buzziest at this year's Festival

"...artists to play on more than 75 stages throughout the Texas capital. Among the international, national, and hometown musicians..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

D.A. Charges Cop in Beating of Handcuffed Man, Displeasing Lawyers Who Rep APD

D.A. responds: You want a hearing? Let’s make it public.

"...The sparring continues between District Attorney José Garza and his..."

Feb. 17, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

SXSW Adds Iron Man, Captain Kirk, New Order to Speaker List

Robert Downey Jr., William Shatner, Deepak Chopra headed to Austin

"...The South by Southwest speaker list for the conference side..."

Feb. 14, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Amazing Maurice

Can this tale of magical rodents beat the Pratchett adaptation curse?

"...make a genuinely great Terry Pratchett adaptation? He's arguably the most engaging and accessible of modern British authors, his..."

Feb. 3, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Sundance 2023 Review: The Amazing Maurice

Terry Pratchett's feline fraudster gets above-average adaptation

"...He's arguably the most engaging and accessible of modern British authors, his..."

Jan. 30, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Expat Taqueros Bring Regional Fare to the Capital City

Austin tacos not from Austin

"...with boutique ingredients and sold at boutique prices. At the same time, there are also hundreds of humble handcrafted..."

Jan. 20, 2023 Food Feature by Evan Rodriguez

Chronicle Editorial Staffers Name Their Essential Dishes

We've all got our favorites

"...Managing Editor James Renovitch: I'm far from a vegetarian, but..."

Sept. 23, 2022 Food Feature by Chronicle staff

My Old School

True-life high school tall tale takes a sickening, weird turn

"...The strangest stories are often cloaked in the mundane. After..."

Aug. 5, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Vaya con Dios, Z’Tejas! Bye-Bye, Sala & Betty! Howdy, Origin at Mueller! Greetings, Chief Taco Officer at Favor! And, uh, How’s It Hangin’, New Wardrobe From Tiki Tatsu-Ya?

All the news that's fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...scene, as wrangled from numerous PR releases, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified) IRL eavesdroppings...."

July 13, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Elvis

If you're looking for trouble, you came to the right place

"...Directed by: Baz Luhrmann. Starring: Tom Hanks, Austin Butler, Olivia DeJonge, Nicholas Bell,..."

June 24, 2022 Movie Review by Tim Stegall

We Have an Issue: At Night the Art Comes Out to Play

Inside Ion Art’s neon wonderland, the "Surreal Garden" exhibit at Zilker Botanical Garden

"...Alan Brenner as having an especially jaundiced view of the world, but I did laugh out loud when he..."

April 22, 2022 Column by Kimberley Jones

APD and City Hall Try to Get Their Eighth Street Protest Stories Straight

Cops in trouble?

"...In December 2020, six months after the violent police response to Black Lives Mat­ter protesters at..."

March 18, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Dems Vie to Oust Sid Miller, Take Back Texas Agriculture

Priorities include economic incentives for small farms, rural health care, and internet access

"...The candidates for Texas Agriculture Commissioner who aren't Sid Miller..."

Feb. 25, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Austin on Forefront of Addressing Excessive Force Used by Police During Protests

Shock and awe at mass indictment in Black Lives Matter protest shootings

"...Austin continues to address the excessive force used by police during..."

Feb. 25, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Nightmare Alley

Guillermo del Toro goes into the dark of greedy souls in this noir remake

"...Toni Collette, David Strathairn, Willem Dafoe, Mary Steenburgen, Ron Perlman, Paul Anderson, Richard Jenkins, Holt McCallany, Tim Blake Nelson..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Q&A: Aharon Keshales Enters Texas Darkness in South of Heaven

Noir, cowboys ... and Ted Lasso?

"...When Aharon Keshales cast Jason Sudeikis as ex-con Jimmy in Lone Star crime flick South of Heaven,..."

Oct. 19, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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