Over the Wall

Echo & the Bunnymen's guitarist Will Sergeant didn't much care for Donnie Darko.

"...The Merseyside port of Liverpool languished with one of the..."

March 17, 2006 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

The Tale of Princess Kaguya

Stunningly beautiful, Studio Ghibli's latest animated film is a real work of art.

"...Stunningly beautiful, the latest animated film from Japan’s Studio Ghibli is a..."

Oct. 31, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Watch This: New Hip-Hop Unit Aux Cutter Go “On Blast”

Ben Buck, Nate Thee Great, and Shadowboxin link up

"...Rap trio Aux Cutter showcase their relentless chemistry with debut track “On Blast,”..."

June 25, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Bounty Hunter

In this romantic comedy, Gerard Butler is a bounty hunter charged with capturing his ex-wife, played by Jennifer Aniston.

"...Aniston, Gerard Butler, Gio Perez and Jason Sudeikis. Strictly by-the-numbers, cookie-cutter, Hollywood production-line crap barely worthy of a legitimate..."

March 26, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Choice

Nicholas Sparks' romantic yearnings once again flood our screens

"...The 11th film adaptation of a novel by bestselling author..."

Feb. 12, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Art of Getting By

As coming-of-age dramas go, this one is flaccid and endlessly irksome.

"...Spielberg, Marcus Carl Franklin, Sam Robards and Alicia Silverstone. The Art of Getting By premiered at Sundance in January..."

June 17, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Back-up Plan

Jennifer Lopez is back with a new romantic comedy about a woman whose biological clock is out of sync with her life.

"...sitcom, part post-Gigli career resurrection strategy, and all bad, The Back-up Plan is the kind of cookie-cutter, strictly for..."

April 23, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Odd Couple II

"...Ungar and Oscar Madison (Lemmon and Matthau) are back together. In Neil Simon's original script, they're still the same..."

April 10, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

D3: The Mighty Ducks

"...Nordling, David Selby, Heidi Kling and Joss Ackland. Yes, they're all back, those lovable cut-ups you remember from Mighty..."

Oct. 11, 1996 Movie Review by Nick Barbaro

The Legend of Fong Sai-Yuk

"...Li, Josephine Siao, Sibelle Hu and Michele Reis. Like the equally legendary Chinese folk hero Wong Fey-Hong, compatriot Fong..."

Sept. 24, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Addams Family

Your favorite creepy neighbors are back, and kid friendly

"...In 1938, he drew a clan of creeps, gave them his own name, and functionally created modern Goth with..."

Oct. 18, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

After the Sunset

Possibly the ideal film to more or less ignore while lounging poolside and sipping Jamaican rum, After the Sunset is 100-proof pap.

"...Don Cheadle, Naomie Harris, Troy Garity and Chris Penn. The man behind the Rush Hour franchise proves that dropping..."

Nov. 12, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Sixth Sense

"...too easy to pigeonhole Bruce Willis into one of the many cookie-cutter action roles in which he made his..."

Aug. 13, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Corruptor

"...Chow Yun-Fat. In his native Hong Kong and under the direction of auteurs such as John Woo and Stanley..."

March 12, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Into the Groove

Cutting Vinyl With Fat Tracks

"...photograph by Todd V. Wolfson Last month, unbeknownst to either party, the recorded legacies of Stevie Wonder and Silver..."

Oct. 3, 1997 Music Feature by Andy Langer

The Walking Dead

"...Vonte Sweet, Roger Floyd and Bernie Mac. Hyped as the “first film to accurately portray the plight of African-American..."

March 3, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Foundry Is Open

UT Fine Arts Library debuts a 21st century maker space

"...listen, to absorb information. But as of this month, the library in the UT-Austin College of Fine Arts is..."

Sept. 9, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Who's Letting You Use a Laser Cutter and a 3-D Printer?

TechShop – which has even more industrial tools for your projects.

"...Listen: The lack of access to tools might be what's been..."

Dec. 4, 2014 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Opinion: In Permian Highway Pipeline Fight, Property Rights Are the Answer

Eminent domain reform allows us to protect our environment and the rights of Texas landowners simultaneously

"...There are few things Texans value more than property rights..."

May 1, 2020 Column by Cutter W. González

We Are the Best!

Lukas Moodysson gives us a captivating portrait of 13-year-old proto-punk girls in 1982 Sweden.

"...like to be a 13-year-old girl, something We Are the Best! off-handedly acknowledges at its start – an overlapping..."

June 13, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Here Comes the Boom

Kevin James plays a biology teacher who moonlights as a mixed martial-arts fighter; Salma Hayek is his love interest.

"...(James) learns that his cash-strapped employers are contemplating cutting the school’s music program – taught by Scott’s elderly wise-guy..."

Oct. 19, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Spy Next Door

Jackie Chan plays an undercover CIA agent who turns out to be a disastrous babysitter for his girlfriend's three kids.

"...Will Shadley, Magnús Scheving, Alina Foley and Lucas Till. There was a time when the arrival of a new..."

Jan. 22, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

On the Edge

"...that all you ever need to know about On the Edge is that at one point its working title..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Chicks Take on Their “Bad Reputation” at ACL Fest

Politically weighted Zilker debut ends free and unfettered

"...In case there was any doubt, the Chicks’ politics are still front..."

Oct. 8, 2022 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Fantasia Review: The Breach

Cosmic horror with a visceral body horror bent

"...The key to great cosmic horror is the thing-ness of..."

Aug. 12, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

In My World of Disorder, the Top 100 Austin Records of 2021

Kevin Curtin ranks his favorite local releases of the year

"...My worst quality, other than making up voices for other people's pets and..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

We Have an Issue: What’s Next for the Alamo Drafthouse

Also: Big changes at the Chronicle's Music Desk

"...house that grew into a national chain that reinvented the concept of dinner and a movie, the Alamo Drafthouse..."

July 2, 2021 Column by Kimberley Jones

The Realistic Joneses at Hyde Park Theatre

With Will Eno's comic drama, HPT brings a funny kind of fear to the 'burbs

"...The backyard of a suburban home, complete with fence and..."

March 18, 2016 Arts Review by Robert Faires

ATX Television Fest: Structure of a Sitcom... and the Rise of Anti-Sitcoms

Comedy magic with Dan Harmon, Paul Scheer, and more

"...The ATX Television Festival is a one-size-fits-all fest. It’s roomy..."

June 8, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

TV Review: 'The Staircase'

Sundance Channel re-airs true-crime miniseries with a new coda

"...Jean-Xavier de Lestrade's cinéma vérité miniseries The Staircase captivates in its study of the ambiguities of..."

Jan. 7, 2013 Screens Post by Eli Black

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