Luminous Motion

"...last feature film Variety, a fascinating work that, among other things, had the temerity to present women as the..."

July 7, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Regret to Inform

Sonneborn has captured the horror of the Vietnam conflict from an angle as yet unexplored, that of the women left behind. Sonneborn travels to the place of her husband's death in Vietnam with a film crew to retrace his final days.

"...a unique and personal tack in this examination of the Vietnam conflict and the national scars that still fester...."

Aug. 20, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

I Still Know What You Did Last Summer

"...Hewitt, Freddie Prinze Jr., Brandy, Mehki Phifer, Muse Watson, Matthew Settle, Bill Cobbs, Jeffrey Combs, Jennifer Esposito and Red..."

Nov. 20, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

I'll Be Home for Christmas

"...and Alexandria Mitchell. Beware of seasonal comedies whose titles echo Christmas carol refrains. Remember Jingle All the Way? Heed..."

Nov. 20, 1998 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life

"...not exactly Ken Burns territory, this expansive documentary on the multi-tiered life of Russian émigré-cum-novelist-cum-philosopher Rand is nothing if..."

Nov. 6, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Cadillac Ranch

"...Feeney, Christopher Lloyd and Jim Metzler. Cadillac Ranch -- The Pitch: Feisty, nubile chicks on the lam/Red convertible/Suitcase full..."

April 18, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Kiss of Death

"...Death is a solid piece of pulp drama that, nevertheless, feels as fleeting as its hackneyed title. Very loosely..."

April 21, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

99 Austin Acts at SXSW Music

Support the home team!

"...own truncated moniker in 2016 for Get Out of the City. The shift allowed the decadelong Austin scene veteran..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature

Heaven up Here

27 reason to further investigate the UK roster of bands at SXSW 2006

"...Despite frequent appearances to the contrary, the United Kingdom remains a monarchy, and nowhere..."

Feb. 24, 2006 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

All I See Is You

A blind woman who regains her sight starts to see things differently

"...I was a bit bummed to discover there’s some false packaging wrapped around “drama/thriller” All I See..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Movie Review by Danielle White

Top 10 Austin Albums of 2016

The Chronicle music staff picks their favorite local records

"...5) Cherubs, Fist in the Air (Brutal Panda)..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Sleepwalk With Me

In his directorial debut, Mike Birbiglia plays a struggling comic who begins sleepwalking shortly after he moves in with his longtime girlfriend.

"...whip cracks of sarcasm, sentences that inflect higher at the end, rendering even facts an air of uncertainty –..."

Aug. 31, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Film Review: Awaydays

Soccer hooliganism, 1980s English style

"...precipitous slide into economic and cultural stagnation continues unabated. The post-punk clatter and yowl of Joy Division, Echo and..."

March 14, 2009 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Arthur Russell Is Overtaking Me

New Arthur Russell comp Love Is Overtaking Me expands on the new DVD doc Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell

"...The documentary Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell recently..."

Nov. 26, 2008 Music Post by Doug Freeman

RV

Robin Williams loads his family into a camper and goes on vacation.

"...it time to put Robin Williams out to pasture? There's precious little mirth to be had via RV after..."

May 5, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Learn to Make a White Tuxedo With a Livestreamed Happy Hour

Roosevelt Room's spirits wizard Matthew Korzelius shows you how

"...Punch is the James Beard Award-winning online magazine of narrative journalism about..."

April 20, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

City Council Looks at Homelessness, Climate Change, and Gun Violence

Post-summer Council hits the dais running with 149-Item agenda

"...restrictions on camping, sitting, and lying in public. During the break, many council members said they would act in..."

Aug. 9, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Review: con flama

Salvage Vanguard puts us on the bus for an illuminating ride

"...See the bus as a gallery: each window a frame, within..."

April 6, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Pacific Rim Uprising

Robots vs. monsters sequel is pure scrap.

"...Kaiju rising from steamy, lava-encrusted openings deep down in the ultra-wet Pacific ocean? Live! New! Girl! Cadets! John Boyega,..."

March 23, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Permission

Polyamory and commitment weigh heavy in this New York rom-com

"...of Hammers is a thoughtful if timid meditation on the intricacies of modern love that plays like a spiritual..."

Feb. 9, 2018 Movie Review by Danielle White

Theeb

A young Bedouin boy in 1916 has an adventure in the war-torn desert

"...Naji Abu Nowar is that country’s official entry into the upcoming Academy Awards. It’s 1916, and Theeb (newcomer Jacir..."

Dec. 4, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hamlet 2

The manic comedian Steve Coogan plays a high school drama teacher who pens a scandalous remake of the Bard's classic in an attempt to save his Tucson class from budget cuts.

"...Directed by: Andrew Fleming. Starring: Steve Coogan, Catherine Keener, Joseph Julian Soria, Skylar Astin, Phoebe Strole, Melonie..."

Aug. 22, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Kinky's Mexican Riptide

A near-death experience convinced Freidman that 'I have to do more with my life'

"...year later with his parents, both educators. In 1953, they opened the Echo Hill Ranch summer camp, which continues..."

Feb. 17, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars

"...John Carpenter was on Late Night With Conan O'Brien the other night, promoting his new film, the host turned..."

Aug. 24, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hard Core Logo

A legendary punk band reunites for a tour of Western Canada in this indie film that perfectly captures the common fissures that erode so many bands on the run.

"...me) who are prone to Metamucil-spewing rants about how the music scene of our late Seventies youth has it..."

Jan. 15, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, February 14-20

"...AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Borrowing the words of Aquarian author Virginia Woolf, I’ve prepared a..."

Feb. 14, 2025 Column by Rob Brezsny

Downtown Salvation Army to Close for Good in Two Weeks

Nonprofit plans to sell the property, offered little advance notice

"...The Salvation Army will permanently close its Downtown shelter at..."

Feb. 28, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

God Don't Like Ugly: Austin Faith Leaders Unite to Smite Prop B

But big money’s rolling in to back camping ban campaign

"...More than 70 Austin faith leaders have ramped up their opposition to Proposition B on the May 1 ballot,..."

April 27, 2021 News Post by Benton Graham

Austin Homeless Service Organizations That Need Your Help Now

Donate money and materials

"...As the new coronavirus spreads through Austin, many in our community..."

March 19, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Gretel & Hansel

The woods are dark and deep, but far from lovely ...

"...directing credits to his name, it’s a testament to the skill of Osgood Perkins that he is considered one..."

Feb. 7, 2020 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

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