Fantastic Fest Review: The Deeper You Dig

Family-made home movie is a supernatural eye-opener

"...repeating. And thus it is with microbudget supernatural drama The Deeper You Dig. It was captivating and enthralling when..."

Sept. 24, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantasia Review: The Deeper You Dig

Cat-and-mouse horror is driven by empathy for hunter and hunted

"...What would you do for revenge? Kill someone? Risk damnation? And what..."

Aug. 5, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Deeper You Dig

Hell awaits in this lo-fi ghost story

"...What would you do for revenge? Kill someone? Risk damnation? And what..."

June 5, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Festival Films of 2020 You Haven't Seen Yet

The best of the fests from Austin and beyond

"...Every year, Austin's film festival highlight some of the best up-and-coming filmmakers. And every year, there are still..."

Jan. 1, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Festival Films of 2019 You Haven't Seen Yet

Alien invasions, comedy exorcists, and searing commentary

"...Every year, Austin's film festival highlight some of the best up-and-coming filmmakers. And every year, there are still..."

Dec. 31, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Festival Films of 2021 You Haven't Seen Yet

From retro horror to COVID survival, the best of the fests

"...The 2022 film festival is just around the corner (even..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Change for the Better

How one West Texas family brought the cows to town

"...When it comes down to it, those opposed to the rapidly developing landscape of Austin are usually afraid we're..."

Sept. 5, 2014 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

Texas Monthly's Taco Editor on the Past, Present, & Future of the American Taco

Q&A with José R. Ralat, the man with one of the most envied titles in town

"...José R. Ralat has maybe one of the most enviable jobs in Texas – Taco Editor of..."

April 22, 2020 Food Post by Lina Fisher

On Holy Ground With The Green Knight

David Lowery on the weight of carrying a mythic legacy

"...Come at the king, as they say. The folklore of King Arthur..."

July 31, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

How The Last Black Man in San Francisco Traded Righteous Rage For Gentleness

Director Joe Talbot on the poignant side of gentrification

"...a director to make that film right now. For The Last Black Man in San Francisco, director Joe Talbot..."

June 13, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fight of the Century

Best of Enemies climbs back in the ring with Buckley and Vidal for their 1968 face-off

"...The biggest heavyweight bout onscreen in 2015 won't be on..."

Aug. 21, 2015 Screens Feature by Robert Faires

The Feminist Who Stole Christmas

Maybe it’s cold outside, but we still want to go home

"...Loved ones gathered around a Christmas tree, by a lit menorah, or..."

Dec. 13, 2012 Music Post by Abby Johnston

The Webberville Conundrum

Austin's plans for an eastern landfill hit a little obstacle – the people who live there

"...Back in the early Eighties, Dave and Joann Gunlock bought themselves a..."

June 6, 2008 News Feature by Lee Nichols

A Place at the Long Table

The complex, nuanced, unmistakable taste of Juneteenth, 139 years later

"...peas, roasted red peppers, cornmeal, tofu, and cookbooks through the merchant's pavilion, past the barbecue stands, and into the..."

June 17, 2005 Food Feature by Toni Tipton-Martin

How You Became a Criminal

An interview with Canadian documentary filmmaker Ron Mann about his newest film, Grass.

"...pop culture histories, assembled through collage. His first two theatrical releases -- Comic Book Confidential (1988) and Twist (1992)..."

March 10, 2000 Screens Feature by Nick Barbaro

Kill the Messenger

Jeremy Renner stars in this crusading-journalist story that recounts the downfall of real-life San Jose Mercury News reporter Gary Webb.

"...A crusading-journalist story that never quite jells in either tone or tension, Kill the Messenger recounts the downfall..."

Oct. 10, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Shape of Things

"...Weller. Playwright and filmmaker Neil LaBute describes his latest, The Shape of Things, as a sort of retort to..."

May 16, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Dig Deeper

"...is correct as far as it goes. However, if you dig deeper into the conservative psyche you find that..."

June 5, 2016 Postmarks

The Third Murder

Japanese legal procedural puts the justice system on trial

"...The investigation begins, suitably, with a murder. A man is..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Jumanji: The Next Level

Back in the game for a fun if flimsier sequel

"...Once in a while, a franchise comes along that you had no idea that you wanted, and were convinced..."

Dec. 13, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Dig Deeper

Now what kind of mother would take her kids to see a movie about juvenile delinquents serving time in a hard-labor prison camp? A smart one, if she's read Holes, Louis Sachar's wacky, wickedly funny children's book that makes the leap to the big screen this Friday.

"...There's something the folks at Disney don't want you to..."

April 18, 2003 Screens Feature by Peter Debruge

Faster Than Sound: KVRX Launches the Largest College Radio Festival

KVRX station manager Gab Soong starts the largest ever student-run radio fest, national phone theft ring uncovered from ACL Fest, and Big Thief’s Buck Meek settles down outside the city

"...her first meeting for KVRX 91.7FM. She asked if the UT radio station put on a festival. Aside from..."

March 1, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

How the Nez Was Won

Texan Monkees-tamer Michael Nesmith returns to the fold

"...A funny thing happened to the Monkees on their way to being dismissed as prefab..."

July 26, 2013 Music Feature by Scott Schinder

SXSW Film Review: 'Take Me to the River'

The musical history of Memphis runs deep

"...Good music has the ability to last for generations, but it takes truly..."

March 13, 2014 SXSW Post by Dan Gentile

Gentrification and Affordability Shapes the District 1 and 3 Races

Never-ending Eastside stories

"...Velásquez is the front-runner in the six-person D3 race, with the endorsement..."

Aug. 26, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Why Does the Governor Want to Keep Refugees Out of Texas?

The Austin Chronicle Show examines resettlement, and punk

"...This episode of our weekly radio program The Austin Chronicle Show looks into Gov. Abbott's attempts to..."

Jan. 17, 2020 News Post by Kimberley Jones

The Needle and the Damage Done

Meth Storm: Arkansas USA lays it down on both sides of the law

"..."We try to be as sympathetic as we can, because I think everybody in America..."

March 10, 2017 Screens Feature by Kahron Spearman

Delving Deeper Into the Archive of a Dark Time

Doc Nights: Shoah: The Unseen Interviews

"...Last year was the 25th anniversary of Shoah, French director Claude Lanzmann's 9¼-hours-long,..."

Feb. 3, 2012 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

'Bacchae' to the Future

How in (a Greek) god's name can the Rude Mechs re-create Dionysus in 69 in '09?

"...In making this statement to the crowd in the lobby of the B. Iden Payne..."

Nov. 27, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Back to the Scene of the Crime With Heat 2

Austin author Meg Gardiner and Oscar-nominated filmmaker Michael Mann team up for a literary sequel to the classic heist flick

"...Meg Gardiner has done it all. The Austin-based novelist has practiced law and taught writing; lived..."

Aug. 5, 2022 Arts Feature by Joe Gross

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