Austin Filmmakers Head to Tribeca

Local films Leads and Man Finds Tape are NYC bound

"...announced its 2025 lineup, and it's big news for the Austin film scene as two movies made in and..."

April 16, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Chronicle Guide to the Marvel Cinematic Universe

As Captain America enters a Brave New World, every MCU film reviewed

"...The Marvel Cinematic Universe has lost its greatest heroes, but..."

Feb. 14, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Macon Blair’s The Toxic Avenger Is Coming to Cinemas

Terrifier 3 distributor Cineverse promises unrated release

"...Toxic things come to those who wait. The Toxic Avenger, Austin filmmaker Macon Blair's reboot of the..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Elijah Wood and Ant Timpson Turn Over a New Leaf in Bookworm

The Come to Daddy team make a very different family flick

"...At first glance, having a father/daughter family-friendly adventure film premiere at..."

Oct. 18, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

We Have an Issue: Merry Chronmas! Enjoy Our Little Reindeer Games!

Special games issue to keep you entertained over the holidays

"...On the cover this week is our office dog Hank –..."

Dec. 22, 2023 Column by Kimberley Jones

The Marvels

Lower, lesser, slower, baby

"...A film begins with the script. It quickly becomes abundantly clear that the problems..."

Nov. 10, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Beyond the Picket Lines: SAG, WGA, and the Austin Industry

Local film professionals explain how they're navigating the strike

"...Two dates are burned into the memory of everyone working in film, TV, and commercials...."

Aug. 19, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Gets Toxic With The Toxic Avenger

Fall of the House of Usher, The Creator added

"...said that you had to get rid of all the toxic people in your life? Not when they're the..."

Aug. 15, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Verde Report: Gyasi Zardes Is Focused on Goals, Not Your Opinion

Austin’s newest striker is coming off match-winning goals in back-to-back games

"...Pop quiz! What's the one thing every person in America has? If you..."

May 26, 2023 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

Comic Creator Spotlight on John Gholson: "For Three Years I'm Working on Comics That Literally Nobody Can Read"

For Free Comic Book Day we chat with Austin's sequential standouts

"...First Comic: “Fantastic Four 222. It’s about Franklin Richards being..."

May 5, 2023 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

Marvel gets tiny, weird, and wonderful again

"...It's a worry that has plagued the Marvel Cinematic Universe since Iron Man: When would the..."

Feb. 17, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips: National WASP WWII Museum, Sweetwater

A collection of artifacts commemorates the women who served as pilots in World War II

"...The National WASP WWII Museum in Sweetwater tells the story..."

Aug. 6, 2021 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Sundance Review: Prisoners of the Ghostland

Cage/Sono styles clash in underwhelming cowboy/ronin/gangster film

"...The Western and the samurai film have always locked step...."

Feb. 1, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Swerve

Azura Skye captivates as a woman on the edge of full collapse

"...stressor. It's her husband, Rob (Pinkham), who can't get the promotion at the supermarket where he works that he..."

Oct. 2, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Spider-Man: Far From Home

Everyone's favorite web-slinger returns for a new era of Marvel

"...old, Thor set off to be an Asgardian of the Galaxy, and Iron Man – or as Peter Parker..."

July 5, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

A Few Faves From the Paramount Summer Classic Film Series

Immortal gems of the cinema help us define a classic

"...classic? What irrepressible spark illuminates a flick past those first few weeks in theatres and keeps it lighting up..."

May 24, 2019 Screens Feature by The Screens Staff

Avengers: Endgame

The end is the beginning is the end as Marvel's Infinity Saga reaches a satisfying, tearful end

"...That was the denouement of Avengers: Infinity War, last year's epic opening..."

April 26, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Glass Half Full Theatre's Once There Were Six Seasons

Using innovative puppetry, Glass Half Full Theatre dukes it out with climate change in an invigorating way

"...Last Friday night, I stood outside under the full moon over the Dougherty Arts Center and Instagrammed..."

April 26, 2019 Arts Review by Laura Jones

ATX Film News: Award Winners, Toxic Vengeance, and Cheaper Nights at the Drafthouse

"...Congratulations to A Room Full of Nothing: The Austin-made relationship dramedy about the end of the world..."

April 5, 2019 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

Macon Blair to Direct Toxic Avenger Relaunch

Austin director cleans up with return of the cult classic

"...Critics Association award winner Macon Blair will be directing the cinematic relaunch of the schlocky cult favorite The Toxic..."

March 21, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Dial Code Santa Claus Is This Year's Christmas Surprise

You better watch out for this Pere Noël

"...It's 1990, and Kevin McCallister isn't the only kid left home alone. While the Wet Bandits..."

Dec. 21, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival: 10 Things We Learned From the Writers of Infinity War

Marvel scribes Markus and McFeely stay spoiler-free

"...scriptwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely who have done the most to shape Marvel’s Cinematic Universe...."

Nov. 1, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Happy Anniversary, Marvel Cinematic Universe

Mondo Gallery celebrates a decade of heroes

"...Remember 2008, when the idea that the whole movie release calendar would be..."

Oct. 12, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Ant-Man and the Wasp

Marvel's crime caper comedy sequel gets bigger, smaller, but still fun

"...How do you recover from Avengers: Infinity War? Audiences are still a little tenderized after..."

July 6, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Unbelievable Summers at the Paramount

The most unforgettable moments from this year’s classics of cinema

"...For 42 lazy, hazy, Central Texas summers, the Paramount Summer Classic Film Series has given viewers refuge..."

May 18, 2018 Screens Feature by Chronicle staff

Austin Animator Eric Power Slices and Dices

Collage and stop-motion come together in his homemade epic Path of Blood

"...In Eric Power's cupboard, there's a bag marked "Ninja Guts." It's part of the..."

April 20, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Black Panther

High drama and high action as Marvel gives Wakanda life.

"...medium to show African-Americans – not simply to paint them, but to depict them on their own cultural terms...."

Feb. 16, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Spider-Man: Homecoming

Your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is back (again)

"...under Ant-Man’s, go figure – you could finally feel the gosh-wow giddiness of a 15-year-old just barely getting the..."

July 7, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

DVDanger: Cult Film Corner

Burying the Ex and Patch Town

"...be aimed for? Can a filmmaker at least increase the odds that, a decade from now, a tiny cabal..."

Aug. 18, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVD Extra: Revenge Double Feature

Kurando Mitsutake on bringing Japanese action to the U.S.

"...Revenge. As a Japanese filmmaker working in the U.S., Kurando Mitsutake knew this was a universal story..."

May 29, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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