The Devil’s Cello

"...This filmed-in-Austin feature is described as a chronicle of the ”psychological demise of a young man haunted by his..."

July 13, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Devil's Rejects

A viciously entertaining psycho-road-movie-revenge-‘n’-wreckage-romance.

"...Sid Haig, Bill Moseley, Sheri Moon Zombie, Ken Foree, Matthew McGrory, Leslie Easterbrook, William Forsythe, Michael Berryman, Mary Woronov,..."

July 22, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Devil's Double

Saddam Hussein's decadent and monstrous eldest son Uday forced Latif Yahia to serve as his body double, and this movie recounts his experience.

"...Raad Rawi, Mem Ferda, Philip Quast and Nasser Memarzia. The devil in this story is Uday Hussein, the notoriously..."

Aug. 12, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Crosstalk: Jason Dick Rejoins the 101X Morning Show, and More Music News

The Devils reunite at Giddy Ups, and Wizard Rodeo snags Deerhoof

"...Jason Dick, the radio host known for tongue-in-cheek commentary and risqué humor,..."

Aug. 25, 2023 Music Column by Genevieve Wood

The Last Exorcism: Part II

In this sequel, the devil follows the same girl from the backwoods to New Orleans; sadly this follow-up has none of the smarts of its predecessor.

"...The Lord may be my shepherd, but I want the..."

March 8, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Devil's River You Know

Sierra Club fears impact of state park swap

"...lush, roughing-it hiking trails and camping grounds. Cacti speckle the remote site and a sparkling blue river rushes through..."

Oct. 25, 2010 News Post by Kelsey McNiel

Live-Tweet The Devil's Candy With Us

Crank it up to 11 for this horror-metal medley

"...Like horror? Like metal? Like live-tweets? Then you better be ready to rock out against evil..."

May 19, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The American Analog Set’s Heavy Return and Seven More Songs From Austin Artists

New music picks from Pelvis Wrestley, NOOK Turner, the Teeta, and more

"...videos from Austin artists. Listen to our playlist on the @austinchronicle Spotify...."

Nov. 3, 2023 Music Column by Austin Powell

Ethan Embry Licks The Devil's Candy

Cheap Thrills star on his very heavy metal Austin horror

"...Bellflower, California, straight up white trash." In thrash-infused horror The Devil's Candy, he plays "a kid that did the..."

March 31, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Lords of Salem

With his fifth horror feature, writer/director Rob Zombie proves he's a unique visionary in a repetitive cinematic genre.

"...The former White Zombie frontman (and one of the few..."

April 19, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

Alvin Schwartz's beloved nightmares come to the screen

"...Scary Stories… includes a bevy of phantasmagorical beasties, among them a vengeful scarecrow in serious need of some DDT,..."

Aug. 16, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Conjuring 2

Semi-retired ghost hunters make a comeback in the second installment of James Wan's spooky series

"...Based on the “real-life” Enfield Poltergeist that rattled Britain’s nerves from 1977..."

June 10, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Devil in Us All

Butch Hancock, like Leo Tolstoy and Bob Dylan, takes on this political world

"..."If you still allow yourself to condone all the infamies, all the atrocities, of this Antichrist – on..."

Oct. 6, 2006 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Walk the Line

Joaquin Phoenix is terrific as the musician Johnny Cash, whose rise, fall, and resurrection we watch as he does the Benzedrine 12-step in order to earn the love of country-and-gospel sasspot June Carter.

"...Directed by: James Mangold. Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon, Robert Patrick, Shelby Lynne, Ginnifer Goodwin, Larry Bagby, Tyler..."

Nov. 18, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Butterfly Effect

Ashton Kutcher lays to waste a promising script involving time travel and unforeseeable consequences.

"...Smart, Elden Henson, Eric Stoltz and Melora Walters. Taking the meteorological/chaos-theory tenet that the flapping of a butterfly’s wings..."

Jan. 23, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Rolling Roadshow Returns with Dangerous Animals on the Water

Slasher-meets-sharks movie gets wet ... real wet

"...Whether it was Us in a haunted house or The..."

May 13, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Amplify Austin 2015: Under the Rainbow

We hat-tip the Amplify nonprofits that serve and support LGBTQIA

"...a day or two left until Amplify Austin cranks the giving up to 11, your friendly neighborhood Gay Place..."

March 3, 2015 Qmmunity Post by Blake McCoy

FF2011: 'No Rest for the Wicked' (or for Ryan Schifrin)

How to build a short into a franchise

"...Ryan Schifrin hopes will happen with No Rest for the Wicked: A Basil and Moebius Adventure...."

Oct. 2, 2011 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

UT Football: The Best and the Worst

Emerging Horns transition out of a season of gross extremes

"...In typical Texas football fashion, the Longhorns turned Baylor's salvageable season from Sugar (Bowl) to..."

Dec. 8, 2015 Sports Post by Kahron Spearman

Cracking Open The Devil's Doorway

Horror director Aislinn Clarke on Ireland's dirty secret

"...personal nightmares. For Aislinn Clarke, director and co-writer of The Devil's Doorway, her inspiration was a dark chapter in..."

July 14, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Book Festival 2016: The Full List

TBF hosts Don DeLillo, Thomas Dolby, Emma Cline, 277 more

"...Readers and fans of the literary, you might want to grab a napkin before..."

Sept. 15, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

DVDanger: 'The Vincent Price Collection'

The master of horror at the height of his Poe powers

"...It was that face and that voice. The high, arched eyebrow over an unnaturally long, handsome face...."

Nov. 5, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Now Streaming in Austin: The Devil's Candy

Ethan Embry + Satan + Sunn O))) = tonight's live-tweet

"...Last week we picked Richard Linklater's musical comedy The School of Rock for our weekly live-tweet: Tonight, we..."

May 21, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

First Listen: Town Hall Devils

ATX trio’s fuzzed-out Americana

"...just about anything Micah Hayes sings in his rusty Southern growl. Genuine and gritty, the Austin songwriter comes off..."

May 13, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Vatican Tapes

Pray for us; it's exorcism time again

"...Once again, the crucifix is out and the holy water is a..."

July 24, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Grudge 2

Japanese director Shimizu may be the only director in history to have helmed a pair of Hollywood remakes of his two biggest hit films and managed to screw up both of them.

"...Fuji and Sarah Roemer. Japanese director Shimizu may be the only director in history to have helmed a pair..."

Oct. 20, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Two for the Money

Pacino again plays another Mephistophelean type who mentors McConaughey's ex-jock in the intricacies of his tout service, offering tips to betters on the Vegas line, but the film is about as fresh as a day-old betting slip.

"...Directed by: D.J. Caruso. Starring: Al Pacino, Matthew McConaughey, Rene Russo, Armand Assante, Jeremy Piven and Jaime..."

Oct. 7, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The AggreGAYtor: August 15

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...The ABA raises the bar, AGLIFF approaches, and Laura Ingraham..."

Aug. 15, 2014 Qmmunity Post by David Estlund

Demon Deacons, Red Devils Champs as 2007 Comes to a Close

"...Wake Forest won the NCAA Men's Div. I championship on Sunday, coming from..."

Dec. 19, 2007 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

The AggreGAYtor: April 25

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...Texas is goin' to the chapel, Oregon may be next, and Regnerus keeps being..."

April 25, 2014 Qmmunity Post by David Estlund

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