The Great Raid

The single dullest war film of the past decade from the once promising director John Dahl.

"...War may indeed be hell, but for those on the home front these days this combatively boring misfire from..."

Aug. 12, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Great Wall

Matt Damon protects the Chinese from lizards

"...A giant barrier constructed for the purpose of fortifying a border to keep out foreigners..."

Feb. 24, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Great Debaters

Denzel Washington directs and stars in this inspirational but predictable drama set in the Jim Crow South of the Thirties.

"...director, Washington chooses an inspirational story, yet even though The Great Debaters is a historical story worth telling, the..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

One of the Great Ones

"...The tall pine bookcases take up the entire west wall..."

Nov. 6, 1998 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

The Great Escape

Chain Gangs! Cast Aways! Kung Fu! Chocolate! ... It's Time for the Holiday Film Previews

"...All the Pretty HorsesD: Billy Bob Thornton; with Matt Damon, Penelope..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Revelations: A Gen Z Writer Witnesses the Eternal Battle of an Iron Maiden Concert

Waving flags and fighting monsters with the hallowed NWOBHM troopers

"...When we arrive at the Moody Center, surrounded on all sides by beer-bellied metalheads..."

Sept. 14, 2022 Music Post by Julian Towers

The Great Artdoors

Summer's here, and the time is right for outdoor performances all over Central Texas

"...The mercury is rising, but that just means more performing..."

May 17, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Reefer Madness: The Great Capitol Hemp Heist

See what happens when you try to separate a hemp lobbyist from his inner woody hurd fibers?

"...Ben Droz, a legislative assistant for the hemp products industry advocacy group Vote Hemp, was walking..."

Sept. 4, 2009 News Column by Jordan Smith

Enemy at the Gates

"...Hoskins, Gabriel Marshall-Thomson, Eva Mattes and Matthias Habich. In the opening of Enemy at the Gates, as the boats..."

March 16, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

The concluding chapter of Peter Jackson's Tolkien tales brings us full circle.

"...tight, two-film take on J.R.R. Tolkien’s 320-page prequel to the Lord of the Rings trilogy became, in Peter Jackson’s..."

Dec. 19, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Last Samurai

Tom Cruise turns Japanese.

"...Timothy Spall, Hiroyuki Sanada, Tony Goldwyn and Billy Connolly. The Last Samurai is Hollywood’s reimagination of those gloriously muscular..."

Dec. 5, 2003 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith

Veering from moments of breathtakingly visualized valor to outright stupidity, Sith is a vast improvement over the previous two outings, but still and all, it’s no Star Wars.

"...Anthony Daniels, Temuera Morrison, Kenny Baker and Peter Mayhew. There’s a wonderful running gag in the BritCom Spaced, which,..."

May 20, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The General

The General is one of Keaton's best films. In this Civil War comedy, Keaton does battle with the General – only thing is the General is a stolen train, not a soldier. There's a girl and some Union spies ­ but, mostly it's Keaton, the Great Stone Face, all the way.

"...Buster Keaton and Marion Mack. Many Keaton aficionados consider The General to be Keaton's absolute masterpiece. Although it's too..."

Feb. 15, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

K-19: The Widowmaker

"...Neeson, Peter Sarsgaard, Christian Camargo and Joss Ackland. In the wake of last August's Russian naval disaster -- during..."

July 19, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

I Am the Resurrection

Ignore Jim Morrison - do not cancel your subscription to the resurrection, because Roky Erickson is Lazarus unbound.

"...stepped onstage in Zilker Park last September at Austin's other great festival, Austin City Limits, with a big, shiny,..."

March 10, 2006 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Claim

"...Wes Bentley, Milla Jovovich, Sarah Polley and Nastassja Kinski. The Claim trafficks in a particular brand of pain: a..."

June 1, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Kevin McNamee-Tweed: The Exit Interview

As he leaves Austin, curator and artist Kevin McNamee-Tweed reflects on the city's artists and art community

"...in Austin in 2009 and has been kicking around the city's galleries and studios since 2012, when he started..."

March 10, 2017 Arts Feature by Caitlin Greenwood

Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones

"...Portman and Ewan McGregor. If you managed to catch the Sci-Fi Channel's recent Star Wars Fan Film Awards, during..."

May 17, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Mummy Returns

"...Patricia Velazquez, Adewale Akinnouye-Agbaje, Freddie Boath, Oded Fehr and The Rock. Exploding corpses, defiled tombs, POV shots of arcane..."

May 4, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Woman King

Historical epic of the legendary women warriors who inspired the Dora Milaje

"...Directed by: Gina Prince-Bythewood. Starring: Viola Davis, Thuso Mbedu, Lashana Lynch, John Boyega..."

Sept. 16, 2022 Movie Review by Sarah Jane

The Current War - Director's Cut

The birth of the modern age in a battle of industrialists

"...Alfonso Gomez-Rejon. Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Shannon, Nicholas Hoult, Katherine Waterston, Tuppence Middleton, Tom Holland and Stanley Townsend...."

Oct. 25, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

LoneStarCon 3: The Jo Walton Interview

The Hugo-winning author of 'Among Others' really loves books

"...will love you back.” So says Morwenna "Mori" Phelps, the 15-year-old protagonist of Jo Walton’s weird, wonderful, genre-bending book..."

Aug. 30, 2013 Books Post by Amy Gentry

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

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest

"...kicking off its 2025 Film & TV Festival with The Studio, the new Apple TV+ half-hour series from Seth..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Book Festival 2018: The Full List

Lineup includes Cecile Richards, Julián Castro, + 280 more

"...not in a meteorological sense but a literary one. The Texas Book Festival has released the full list of..."

Aug. 29, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Wrong Kind of Rebel Rock

Why bands are lowering the Confederate battle flag

"...Up. “Why does a Scottish band have a Confederate battle flag on its cover,” I wondered. Seemed as silly..."

July 22, 2015 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

Before the Flood

In the struggle between local environmentalists and developers, Laura Dunn's documentary reminds us, Barton Springs was only the beginning

"...(Green) charts Bradley's rise and fall as part of The Unforeseen, a lyrical documentary about Austin's changing landscape –..."

March 9, 2007 Screens Feature by Marrit Ingman

Cinco de Mayo, May the Fourth (Be With You), and More Recommended Events

The week in community happenings

"...What did April and Andy name their three-legged, half-amazing, half-terrific mutt? What character did Will Arnett..."

May 3, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Recording the Day India and Pakistan Split in Partition

When one nation became two separate countries, it reshaped world history. Now Austin podcaster Neha Aziz is telling the personal stories behind that severing.

"...have a month to pack up and move across the country. Not just that, but when you get to..."

Aug. 12, 2022 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Daily Hustle: 6/3/10

TDH gets ethnographic with Joshua Long

"...The Hustle's got something a little different today...."

June 3, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

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