The Expendables 2

This who's who of action stars even features Schwarzenegger in his movie comeback.

"...not so much of a meal, which is exactly the case with this meaty, beefy, big, and bouncy explodathon..."

Aug. 24, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Both ridiculous and ridiculously fun, this is over-the-top robotic mayhem.

"...isn't known for his subtlety, and Transformers: Dark of the Moon has about as much of it as a..."

July 1, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Taxi to the Dark Side

Alex Gibney's new documentary focuses on the patterns of abuse committed by American armed forces against enemy combatants in Iraq and elsewhere. Instead of bad apples, he finds bad orders.

"...(and, it must be said, thoroughly nonpartisan) documentary on the patterns of abuse and outright murder of "enemy combatants"..."

Feb. 15, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Plainsong

"...On the plains the sky is bigger and the wind blows..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Books Review by Ada Calhoun

Pop Goes the Western

Bob Boze Bell Gets Graphic About the Old West

"...alternative media such as books on tape, CD-ROMs, and the Internet are about to kick books (you know, the..."

Oct. 11, 1996 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

The Last Boy Scout

"...himself meeting a string of classy, but mean bad guys when he becomes involved in a case connected to..."

Dec. 13, 1991 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Band on the Run

ACL's battle of the bands, the Sound and the Jury, represents another new paradigm of indie music exposure in the post-label era of the music industry

"...sun, Aaron Behrens and Thomas Turner seem ill-suited for the glare of an Austin City Limits Music Festival afternoon..."

Sept. 14, 2007 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

The Cult of Ray

Ray Benson steps out from behind the Wheel.

"...Everybody knows Ray Benson: the big guy with the big hat, booming baritone, and..."

July 18, 2003 Music Feature by Joe Nick Patoski

Kickin’ the Mud Off My Sneakers

A pretty good weekend in Geezerville

"...I’m not like most of the folks who attended the Austin City Limits Music Festival...."

Oct. 7, 2009 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

David Shields Reflects on Race in the NBA

"In the NBA, as nowhere else in America, white people are utterly beholden to black people, and they're not about to let us off that easily; it's a kind of very mild payback for the last 500 years."

"..."In the NBA an enormous amount of money is given to..."

Nov. 19, 1999 Books Feature by Tom Grimes

DVDanger: A Bad Case of the Sequels

Retreads, remakes, and do-overs rule the home releases

"...producer Keith Calder took to Twitter to ask, "What's the most recent wide-release, non-platformed horror film that wasn't a..."

July 28, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Page Two: Personalizing the Mythic

How a former president's understated decency and the hectic birth of rock & roll electrified Toronto screens

"...The Toronto International Film Festival is simply a fantastic event,..."

Sept. 21, 2007 Column by Louis Black

For the Sick: An Interview With Michael D. Williams

A post-jail interview with Eyehategod's frontman.

"...In “Last City Zero,” the opening poem from Cancer as a Social Activity: Affirmations..."

June 20, 2007 Music Post by Austin Powell

The Psychology of Why We’re Drawn to Spicy Food and Other Dalliances With Pain

The spice must flow

"...It’s 100° outside. The sun is baking the back of your neck ......"

Sept. 6, 2024 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Good Eye: Tales From the Quirky Box

More side-eye examination of "quirky" female film roles

"...friend and occasional creative collaborator) is imitating character breakdowns, the postings that describe what a director is looking for..."

Feb. 27, 2015 Column by Amy Gentry

Wines of the Week

Which Cabernet is right to drink for Earth Day?

"...April 20, and Earth Day is April 22. Given the feasts that a lot of families are likely to..."

April 18, 2014 Food Post by Wes Marshall

The AggreGAYtor: June 4, 2013

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

"...Scouts, Mormons, queens, and meanwhile, more good news on military trans* acceptance and a changing Republican..."

June 4, 2013 Qmmunity Post

The Q&A Hole: What's One Good Thing About Death?

With Marc Savlov, Steve Moore, Elizabeth Doss, Ken Webster, and more

"...Ah, finally, the post-SXSW return of this weekly Q&A Hole series …..."

April 8, 2013 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Chateau Ste. Michelle: Sometimes Big Is Good

This Washington winery has options for every occasion

"...Chateau Ste. Michelle: Sometimes Big is Good..."

July 22, 2011 Food Column by Wes Marshall

State of the City Address

As delivered by Mayor Lee Leffingwell today

"...Mayor Lee Leffingwell delivered his State of the City Address before the Real Estate Council of Austin..."

Feb. 2, 2010 News Post by Lee Nichols

The Luv Doc: Science FTW

Like the 45th president, some things really are simpler than they seem

"...For the last few months my roommate has been dating a..."

Dec. 2, 2022 Column by The Luv Doc

Austin at Large: Call the Cops, Send In the Clowns

We could just not put up with the same old nonsense, for a change

"...peered out of our virtual and social-mediated windows in the direction of the Texas Capitol, saw the usual suspects..."

April 24, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Ring in the New Year With a Binge Watch

12 streaming shows to get you to midnight and beyond

"...For a lot of us, New Year’s Eve is the last night we want to venture out of the..."

Dec. 27, 2018 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The Magnificent Seven

Revisionist remake stars a diverse rainbow coalition

"...(itself an oater remake of Akira Kurosawa’s 1956 film The Seven Samurai) is not terribly magnificent or noticeably revisionist..."

Sept. 23, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Q&A: The Church

Anarchistic Aussie bush rangers siege Saturday

"...During its Eighties heyday, the Church’s hit with “Under the Milky Way.” Since then,..."

March 21, 2015 Music Post by Michael Toland

Carl Reiner: The Interview

On 'The Dick Van Dyke Show,' Mary Tyler Moore, and Mel

"...signs of slowing down. On this Tuesday, March 18, the comedy legend is making phones calls around the country..."

April 4, 2014 Screens Post by Robert Faires

On the Bus Again

On the eve of turning 80, Willie Nelson's still calling the tune

"...ACL Live at the Moody Theater crams to the rafters with generations of..."

April 12, 2013 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Dancing Macabre with the Faint

Q&A with the Nebraskan quartet's singer Todd Fink

"...a band I listened to more growing up than the Faint. Its 2001 masterpiece, Danse Macabre, recently got the..."

Nov. 28, 2012 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Cracks in the Ceiling

An extended Q&A with Ann Richards biographer Jan Reid

"...Last week the Chronicle sat down for a conversation with Jan Reid,..."

Oct. 25, 2012 Arts Post by Michael King

Brand Upon the Brain

Art and advertising collide in the burgeoning genre of branded documentary

"...much you can count on in this world. And the reason the Tide brand has survived for more than..."

July 29, 2011 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

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