Back to the Grind House

On the occasion of QT 6, an ode to the demented poetry of triple bills in iniquitous theatres

"...Beginning at about the age of 12, I frequently traveled to New York..."

Sept. 16, 2005 Screens Feature by Louis Black

The Cinema of Possibilities

Low budget or big, the energy and imagination of the grind-house circuit is reborn in Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino's tribute

"...Grindhouse, as you probably know, is a celebration of a..."

April 6, 2007 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Down the Rabbit Hole

The weird, ever-evolving world of ARGs

"...Dan Hon used to start his day like any other law student at Cambridge University. While getting ready for..."

Feb. 29, 2008 Screens Feature by Carson Barker

The ABCs of ACL Eats

Snacking at the fest is elementary

"...brew from High Brew Coffee to get you to the last set..."

Sept. 30, 2016 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

News AggreGAYte for the Week of Dec. 6

Catch up with local and international LGBT news with Gay Place

"...begin every new Aggregayte by talking about recovering from the weekend and today is no different. Queerbomb was a..."

Dec. 6, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Rob Cohen

The Sour Notes Ride It Out

Life’s tedium and passion captured in black & white

"...The pendulum of daily life, swinging from inspiring, devastating, and..."

May 24, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Verde Report: How Austin FC Ended Up on the Brink of a Lost Season

The next match is a must-win

"...Austin FC's season took place in a video game, the solution would be obvious. Quit without saving, return to..."

Sept. 29, 2023 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

Sword Art Online the Movie: Progressive – Scherzo of Deep Night

MMORPG anime puts the grind into dungeon grinding

"...Remember Leeroy Jenkins? The legendary meme spawned when a World of Warcraft player..."

Feb. 3, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

The Deer, Otoboke Beaver, Nikki Lane, BLK ODYSSY, and more recommended live shows

"...The Deer Album Release..."

Oct. 21, 2022 Music Column by Christina Garcia

Austin FC Makes SoCal Statement, Goes Top of the League with LAFC Win

ATXFC notches most impressive victory to date

"...Thirteen months ago, Austin Football Club took the pitch at Banc of California Stadium for its first..."

May 19, 2022 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

The Great Austin Beer Scavenger Hunt

SXSW is brewing

"...It’s shameful, really. The treacly suggestions on “How to Do Austin Like a..."

March 10, 2016 Food Post by Eric Puga

Return to the Hipster Alamo

More Marc Maron: The comedian on WTF, SXSW, and the ATX

"...20-date Oddball Comedy and Curiosity Festival, one name in the pantheon of elite comics stood out as the proverbial..."

Sept. 18, 2014 Arts Post by Russ Espinoza

The World Is Watching J. Quinton Johnson

The UT alumnus left Austin to be in "the room where it happens": in Hamilton on Broadway

"...school drama students hit him up for selfies at the Long Center on March 7 (and as the kids..."

April 7, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Grind

"...Jennifer Morrison, Bam Margera and Randy Quaid. Ah, for the days of Zorlac Skates, the Big Boys, and the..."

Aug. 15, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Männkitchen Pepper Cannon vs. The Horse Leg

When the spicy dust is clear, only one will be left standing

"...Never mind the whizzbang atom-smashing apparatus at CERN or the star-craving mad..."

Dec. 1, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Mississippi Grind

Ben Mendelsohn and Ryan Reynolds co-star as gambling buddies

"...Friendship can be as fickle as the roll of the dice or the flip of a..."

Oct. 2, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Assistant

The film industry’s quiet complicity in #MeToo crimes placed in stark context

"...Directed by: Kitty Green. Starring: Julia Garner, Matthew Macfadyen, Jon Orsini, Noah Robbins, Makenzie Leigh and Kristine..."

Feb. 14, 2020 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Kids Are All Right

A grin-cracking great portrait of a modern American family in minor and major crises.

"...Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Mia Wasikowska and Josh Hutcherson. The Kids Are All Right, a grin-cracking great portrait of..."

July 23, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Off the Record

Learning the ones and twos with the Dub Academy and Phranchyze

"...On the Grind..."

June 18, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

The Page Turner

In this quiet, French revenge film, a creeping malevolence wreaks havoc on an otherwise normal bourgeois family.

"...Directed by: Denis Dercourt. Starring: Catherine Frot, Déborah François, Pascal Greggory, Xavier De Guillebon, Christine..."

May 25, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Save the Last Dance

"...and Julia Stiles. A surprisingly ambitious teen film, Save the Last Dance uses the marriage of hip-hop and ballet..."

Jan. 12, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Girl Next Door

"...wanted to please. So it was no surprise that the sweet thang from Tulsa, Oklahoma, turned out like she..."

June 23, 2000 Movie Review by Sarah Hepola

Joe the King

"...Brooks' dictum, it's not always so good to be the king. Whaley's directorial debut may be the feel-bad movie..."

Nov. 19, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday

"...ratfink -- a defiler of tradition, a soiler of the natural order. Since the dawn of the Chronicle, Mr...."

Aug. 20, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Mojo's Daily Grind

Mojo's Daily Grind

"...Neighborhood: The Drag/University..."

Feb. 18, 2000 Food Column by Pableaux Johnson

The Long Night

Evil rules in the occult South

"...What's that saying about there being no such thing as a new story, just..."

Feb. 4, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Live Music Recommendations for the Weekend

A rock & roll revival?! Here's our weekend music picks.

"...revived at Electric Church, retro punk invades Stubb's, and the Lost Well celebrates five years. What more could you..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Music Post by The Music Staff

Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields

The work of this elusive songwriter and curmudgeonly frontman of the Magnetic Fields is examined in this sympathetic documentary.

"...think Stephin Merritt was going to cozy up to the camera and reveal his deepest-darkest, did you? This is,..."

Dec. 3, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Hardest Hit

Texecutioners take Baltimore's Charm City to the wire

"...There's no getting around it: This has been a tough..."

June 29, 2010 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Off the Record

Crew54 hits the streets and documents the ATX hip-hop underground, Austin's all-American Idol contestant, and Ohn dials in a new music platform

"...On the Grind..."

May 8, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

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