The Hangover: Part II

The action moves from Vegas to Thailand – but someone forgot to send along a new script.

"...Jamie Chung, Mason Lee, Nirut Sirichanya and Jeffrey Tambor. The funniest thing about The Hangover: Part II isn't, as..."

May 27, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Hangover

The Hangover is deliciously darker than Todd Phillips' previous comedies, Old School and Road Trip, but it isn't as thick with malice or drenched in the "bromance" creed of the present.

"...Starring: Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Justin Bartha, Heather Graham, Ken Jeong, Mike Tyson, Mike Epps, Sasha Barrese,..."

June 5, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Hangover: Part III

The hard-R comedy trilogy concludes with more mortal peril and questionable taste.

"...Jeong, Justin Bartha, John Goodman, Melissa McCarthy, Jeffrey Tambor, Heather Graham and Mike Epps...."

May 24, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

City Hall Hustle: The Hangover

Recycling, homeless housing, and spandex – cure for a migraine?

"...The Hustle forswore strong drink some five years ago, but..."

March 26, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Local Hangover Cures

Defeating the porcelain god and that pounding brain

"...Back in the 19th century, the word "hangover" originally referred to unfinished..."

March 20, 2009 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Dear Glutton: The Cure for an Existential Hangover

The best dish to wake up the senses and shake off the gloom

"...I don't know if it's the muggy weather, the constant stream of stressful political news,..."

May 26, 2017 Food Column by Emily Beyda

Trailer Park Has a 'Hangover'

Plus 'Elysium' and 'Filth'

"...All throughout the South by Southwest Film Festival, we brought you daily..."

April 12, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

The Change-Up

In this body-switcheroo movie, Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman star as pals each a little envious of the other's life.

"...rule, it's best not to linger too long on the supernatural hoo-ha required in a body-swap movie to get..."

Aug. 5, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Untamed

Sex and body horror in the backwoods

"...In Mexican filmmaker Amat Escalante’s fourth feature, sci-fi horror The Untamed, it came straight outta outer space and takes..."

July 28, 2017 Movie Review by Danielle White

A Sunday at the Capitol

Orange-clad abortion bill opponents witness House floor folly

"...committee on Friday quietly approved three bills that would further demolish a woman’s right to an abortion, the Texas..."

June 24, 2013 News Post by Dan Solomon

Get Him to the Greek

Jonah Hill and Russell Brand make a well-matched odd couple, and their path to Hollywood is littered with the excesses of drugs and rock & roll.

"...Colm Meaney. Director Stoller and producer Judd Apatow of the 2008 Jason Segel-penned comedy Forgetting Sarah Marshall have taken..."

June 4, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Aliens in the Attic

A group of kids save their vacation home from extraterrestrials while keeping their clueless elders out of the loop.

"...television series or Eighties-era sci-fi/horror semiclassics still arrive in theatres looking and feeling like remakes. That's certainly the déjà..."

Aug. 7, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Still in the Game

AFF to honor The Wire creator David Simon

"...make Wire-heads explode like, um, rockets over Fort McHenry, the Austin Film Festival just announced that it will bestow..."

June 30, 2010 Screens Post by Cindy Widner

The Luv Doc: Five Drinks That Changed My Life

The safest policy when drinking is to make drinking your sole activity

"...There are a lot of people who will tell you..."

July 5, 2013 Column by The Luv Doc

For Friday the 13th... Alice Cooper

Shock rocker delighted kiddies at the Moody Thursday

"...And in the end (as the song goes... ) – with balloons,..."

Feb. 13, 2015 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

FF2011: 'No Rest for the Wicked' (or for Ryan Schifrin)

How to build a short into a franchise

"...Ryan Schifrin hopes will happen with No Rest for the Wicked: A Basil and Moebius Adventure...."

Oct. 2, 2011 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVD Watch: 'Fat Kid Rules the World'

Matthew Lillard's directorial debut has a big heart

"...I will always like Matthew Lillard. In a fairer world, everyone would forget Wing..."

Jan. 22, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Sorry, Y’all: There’s Only One Way to Prevent a Hangover

And you’re probably not going to like it

"...The clock strikes midnight, you toast to new beginnings, but..."

Dec. 27, 2024 Food Feature by Amaya Austin

Local Eateries to Feed Your Hangover

Feast your eyes, then your stomach

"...whoops! Looks like someone’s waking up in last night’s clothes with a grumbly tummy and in need of weapons-grade..."

June 17, 2016 Columns Post by Spencer Beghtol

Playback: The Greyhounds Hoof It

Groove-mongering R&B duo the Greyhounds get mule-headed, S.S. Hangover floats Laguna Gloria, and the Austin Music Commission overlooks music hub

"...For the singer and guitarist, who grew up with equine companions..."

April 13, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

1991: The Year Punk Broke

This snarling, loudly exultant record of the 1991 European tour by Sonic Youth, Nirvana, Dinosaur Jr., and other bands, bursts with lunatic concert footage, inspired backstage antics, baffling contract riders, and self-deprecating humor from the groups.

"...Youth, Nirvana, Dinosaur Jr., Babes in Toyland, Gumball and the Ramones. The first punk rock tour documentary? Hardly. The..."

Dec. 4, 1992 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Luv Doc: A Big Move

An unexpected wet willie from the finger of the divine

"...I've made a big mistake. She hasn’t called since the first week she moved. I would call her but..."

May 2, 2014 Column by The Luv Doc

Blink-182 Bring the Banter to “Austin Titty Limits” and More From ACL Fest’s Friday Kickoff

Chris Stapleton twangs and bangs, Leon Bridges grooves

"...– and performances ranging from fest OGs Asleep at the Wheel to Nashville glam queen Tanner Adell and bilingual..."

Oct. 5, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

The Drink/Drank/Drunk Issue: Stages of Inebriation

To drink or not to drink – for local thespians, no question

"...Want to hear some good drinking stories? Ask theatre people. Between their research for playing soused characters, work..."

July 3, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Great Gatsby

A great American novel does not always a great movie make, but Baz Lurhmann, a director of delirious excess, certainly seems an apt fit for the Roaring Twenties.

"...master of so much delirious excess, was drawn to the Roaring Twenties? He’s been remarkably adept at having his..."

May 10, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

A 'Tree Grows in the Meadowlands

Cowboys beat defending champs in season kickoff game

"...In the fall of ’92 I and a woman from work..."

Sept. 6, 2012 Sports Post by Michael Corcoran

Elect to Listen to the Totally Awesome AusChron Newscast!

Turning a light on election night, and economic incentives before council

"...The Totescast is shrugging off its election night hangover to..."

March 4, 2010 News Post by Jordan Smith

The Secret Word of the Day...

SXSW Film panels, including Pee-Wee, announced

"...Film just dropped a tonnage of panel programming, and the highlights include capital-letter Conversations with Todd Phillips (The Hangover,..."

Feb. 15, 2011 SXSW Post by Kimberley Jones

Counting the Cocktails Onstage

The tally on tippling in some classic American dramas shows characters drinking to excess

"...Playwrights love to get their characters liquored up. 'Cause nothing says "Stagy self-destruction on..."

July 21, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Chili Dog Fest Caps SXSW Local Style

Impressive lineup of musicians to benefit Central Texas Food Bank

"...In its ninth year, the Chili Dog Fest serves as a gathering for local..."

March 15, 2018 Music Post by Mark Fagan

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