The Grudge 2

Japanese director Shimizu may be the only director in history to have helmed a pair of Hollywood remakes of his two biggest hit films and managed to screw up both of them.

"...Fuji and Sarah Roemer. Japanese director Shimizu may be the only director in history to have helmed a pair..."

Oct. 20, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Ju-on: The Grudge

Fear of what's lurking just out of sight is at the heart of this Japanese horror film.

"...It takes an awful lot to creep me out these days. Having said that, the highest praise I can..."

Sept. 10, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Grudge

A new haunting from the J-horror franchise

"...If you’re looking for the dead bodies of abandoned studio horrors, January is the..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Grudge

New American version of haunted-house film follows the same tack as its Japanese predecessor, but is strangely neutered by its infusion of blond American actresses.

"...Pullman, Grace Zabriskie, Yuya Ozeki, Ted Raimi and William Mapother. The trouble with American remakes of foreign films is..."

Oct. 22, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Tool Returns to Texas with the Antidote for Fear

San Antonio show comes two years after pre-pandemic ATX appearance

"...COVID, it seems, has proved no match for the mighty Tool...."

Feb. 4, 2022 Music Post by David Brendan Hall

The Prodigy

Childhood possession horror leaves us in two minds

"...Radha Mitchell-esque horror icon) gives birth to Miles (Scott), the baby she and her husband John (Mooney) have been..."

Feb. 8, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Ring Two

Narrative listlessness and a lack of scares makes this mother-and-son reunion a shabby affair.

"...Sissy Spacek, Elizabeth Perkins, Gary Cole and Kelly Stables. The Ring Two may be the dampest movie since Waterworld,..."

March 25, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fantastic Fest: 'Tetsuo: The Bullet Man'

Shinya Tsukamoto returns to his cyber-horror roots

"...your first Tetsuo. Director Shinya Tsukamoto's 1989 industrial classic The Iron Man was a cold, hard slap across the..."

Sept. 23, 2010 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Grudge Match

This boxing riff stars Stallone and De Niro, but it's hardly the stuff of Rocky vs. the Raging Bull.

"...strange, unfunny, and unmoving boxing riff that simultaneously apes the hoary templates of Thirties and Forties fisticuffs films, nails..."

Dec. 20, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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

Exclusive Interview With Wrestling Legend Duke “The Rooster” Cartwright

Deposed local champ tells it like it is before Soul Grudge Showdown VI

"...The legendary Duke “The Rooster” Cartwright of the Blue High..."

Aug. 9, 2016 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows

Green sewer-dwellers battle purple ooze. Big, dumb fun

"...I’ll admit it right upfront: The teenage fanboy in me who was 18 years old..."

June 10, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The West Side of Shakespeare

Why West Side Story wins

"...fight would come down to Shakespeare adaptations which use the Bard's language versus pictures that are "merely" inspired or..."

Aug. 19, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The AggreGAYtor: February 6

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...it comes to getting bread, today's AggreGAYtor has got the keys to the bakery...."

Feb. 6, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

The Adventures of Tintin

Steven Spielberg brings Hergé's comic books to animated life.

"...I haven't played the video game Uncharted, to which this animated via motion..."

Dec. 23, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

Hasbro brings their boy toys to life with this story about an elite fighting squad.

"...really wanted a pair of PF Flyers (preferably red). The ads promised I would run faster and jump higher...."

Aug. 14, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Quick and the Dead

"...Leonardo DiCaprio, Lance Henricksen, Woody Strode and Pat Hingle. There is, regrettably, precious little that is quick about Sam..."

Feb. 10, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Contender

"...Saul Rubinek and Sam Elliott. Timely as can be, The Contender arrives on the scene this presidential-election season as..."

Oct. 13, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Lost in the 'Creepshow' of the 'Apes'

"...Creepshow (Texas House) is over, but may return for another engagement disguised as Halloween. The Fog (that's where they..."

June 21, 2005 Postmarks

Fantastic Fest Review: One Cut of the Dead

Japanese no-budget horror becomes an unexpected must-see

"...For every Ring or Grudge that made mainstream international horror audiences shriek, there was..."

Sept. 26, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

FF2012: 'The ABC's of Death'

A literacy tool for the damned

"...or was caught off guard as much by any other film at the Fest this year. Alamo jefe Tim..."

Sept. 25, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

The Daily Hustle: 3/23/11

The Chan Dossier

"...With all the South-By hubbub last week, we didn’t get to unpack..."

March 23, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Fantastic Fest Review: Let the Wrong One In

This toothy farce from Dublin has gore galore and more

"...From the wink-wink, nudge-nudge title of director Conor McMahon’s broadly comic..."

Sept. 27, 2021 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Austin Terror Fest Drops the Big One

Third year comer triples down at Empire & Barracuda June 7-9

"...Like The Big Lebowski, Austin music abides – especially its festivals,..."

Jan. 23, 2019 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Luv Doc: Debbie Downers

It is truly fascinating to witness the beautiful butterfly squeeze back into an ugly caterpillar

"...nights at various places around town where we get together and drink wine and catch up with each other...."

May 25, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

Nancy Pelosi Brings Down the House at TribFest

Speaker talks impeachment, turning Texas blue in 2020

"...I was in college, in San Francisco, one of the local congresswomen died – not my rep, but in..."

Sept. 29, 2019 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

The Mystic Western Game Jam Looks to the Stars

Local game collective Juegos Rancheros needs you to pick your favorite

"...Nothing fires the imagination quite like the American West – the open..."

July 5, 2016 Screens Post by Tucker Whatley

Grudge Match: 'MVP 06: NCAA Baseball' vs. 'MLB 06: The Show' for the PS2

"...The debate over whether professional or collegiate sports is more..."

April 26, 2006 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

The Byrds' Sweetheart of the Rodeo Turns 50

The landmark album spins at the Moody Theater via two of its makers and their virtuosic friends

"..."The Byrds were ahead of the curve, and they taught..."

Nov. 9, 2018 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Back to the Trenches

AMD tightens its hold on Lantana – and the enviro opposition digs in

"...In the global scheme of things, Advanced Micro Devices is on..."

Dec. 16, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

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