The Haunting in Connecticut

Essentially a substandard rip-off of The Amityville Horror, this spook house drama should be condemned.

"...Martin Donovan, Amanda Crew, Ty Wood and Sophi Knight. The Haunting in Connecticut opens with a title stating that..."

March 27, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Haunting of Molly Hartley

A frighteningly dull updating of The Omen and Rosemary's Baby for the Gossip Girl set.

"...producer Liddell and co-screenwriters John Travis and Rebecca Sonnenshine the Beelzebubs of the banal thanks to this frighteningly dull..."

Nov. 7, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Haunting

"...Directed by: Jan De Bont. Starring: Liam Neeson, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Owen Wilson, Marian Seldes, Bruce Dern, Lili Taylor,..."

July 30, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Esther's Follies Meets Scooby-Doo in The Haunting of the Tavern

In this new murder mystery comedy, chasing Emily the ghost leads to some real high jinkies!

"...Is that the Mystery Machine parked in front of the Tavern?..."

Oct. 18, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

If You Have Ghosts: The Haunting of The Little Stranger

Director Lenny Abrahamson talks post-war Gothic

"...There are the ghosts that haunt us, and there are..."

Aug. 31, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

In Horrifying Times, the Haunting Season Is More Important Than Ever

This is Halloween

"...is a strange one. As winter draws near in the Northern hemisphere, tradition after tradition has marked this season..."

Oct. 23, 2020 Features Feature by Richard Whittaker

Dead Can Dance: Toward the Within

"...Directed by: Mark Magidson. There are some musical groups that should be heard but..."

Dec. 2, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Lover

"...Jean-Jacques Annaud. Starring: Jane March and Tony Leung. Annaud (The Bear) and screenwriter Gerard Brach (The Tenant, Tess) successfully..."

Jan. 8, 1993 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

The Little Stranger

A very British ghost story takes unexpected turns

"...It’s a ghost story, but it isn’t; the tale of a haunted house, but not really. Set..."

Aug. 31, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Eternal Daughter

Ghosts of family bonds haunt Tilda Swinton in this continuation of The Souvenir

"...Filmmakers have often used certain actors as proxies for themselves, but rarely has that symbiosis been more magical than..."

Dec. 2, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Others

"...Alakina Mann and James Bentley. I'm tempted to call The Others the best haunted house film since Robert Wise's..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

"Chris Guarino: From the Unknown"

The haunting array of sculptural mutants displayed at Art on 5th are at once foreign and familiar, frightening and comical

"...Nestled between Uptown Cheapskate and the UPS Store in a strip mall on South Lamar..."

June 17, 2016 Arts Review by H.C. Arnold

The Conjuring 2

Semi-retired ghost hunters make a comeback in the second installment of James Wan's spooky series

"...Based on the “real-life” Enfield Poltergeist that rattled Britain’s nerves from 1977..."

June 10, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension

In this final film in the series, found footage causes more trouble

"...I really disliked the original Paranormal Activity when it was released in 2007,..."

Oct. 30, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Great Escape

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

"...you. Director Lee's genre-busting career includes such films as The Ice Storm, Sense and Sensibility, and Eat Drink Man..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Being Dead, Kydd Jones, Rattlesnake Milk, and Urban Heat Set to Play the Chronicle’s Hair of the 3-Legged Dog Day Party

The ultimate townie hang at SXSW, totally free at Hotel Vegas

"...Of all the noble creatures in the Austin Chronicle office – including..."

March 8, 2023 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Slamdance 2023 Review: The Underbug

Indian politics trap paranoia, prejudice in home-invasion thriller

"...On the eve of Indian Independence Day, communal riots break out..."

Feb. 5, 2023 Screens Post by Dex Wesley Parra

SXSW Film Interview: The Cellar

How Brendan Muldowney brought fun and family into his horror

"...Mention to Brendan Muldowney that his hellbound The Cellar is reminiscent of Lucio Fulci's mindbending supernatural horrors..."

March 15, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival: Sympathy For the Devil

The true story of rich people playing Satanist

"...What is the Process? After 100 minutes of Sympathy For the Devil:..."

Nov. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Lemon Twigs, Obongjayar, the Zombies, and Ambré Added in SXSW 2023’s Second Lineup Drop

With a whopping 301 musical artists

"...As the festival looms just three months away, March 13-18, SXSW..."

Dec. 7, 2022 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Outlander Is the Rare Adaptation That Gets It Right

Cable show stays true to the beloved, genre-defying book series

"...best-selling Outlander book series has finally been brought to the small screen in a 16-episode series on the Starz..."

Aug. 29, 2014 Screens Post by Virginia B. Wood

There Goes the Neighborhood

Ray Pride's 'Beauty School' Crack Pipes: No day at the ballpark

"...It's a muggy, mid-July Friday evening at the Dell Diamond, and tonight's game is running on rock..."

July 29, 2005 Music Feature by Greg Beets

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...SXSW has strapped on the rockets with not just a few titles for this..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

An American Haunting

A satanic-possession thriller set in 1817 stars Donald Sutherland and Sissy Spacek – to little avail.

"...Directed by: Courtney Solomon. Starring: Donald Sutherland, Sissy Spacek, Rachel Hurd-Wood, James D'Arcy and Matthew Marsh...."

May 12, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Other Stars in the Galaxy

"...by Marjorie Baumgarten, Sarah Hepola, Marcel Meyer, and Jessica..."

May 21, 1999 Screens Feature

Haunting the Chapel

Q&A with Dave Lombardo of FFFF headliners Slayer

"...anchoring Fun Fun Fun Fest’s biggest headliner yet in the Slayer drum seat on Sunday, Dave Lombardo's power trio..."

Nov. 2, 2011 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Godfather

The 1972 Best Picture Oscar-winner is a great pulp drama co-authored for the screen by Coppola and novelist Mario Puzo (the script also won an Oscar). The casting is also great, with Brando delivering one of the signature performances of his career (he, too, won an Oscar), and the very young Pacino seizing his screen destiny.

"...Talia Shire and Robert Duvall. It's getting so that there's little room for new film releases what with all..."

March 28, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Beguiled

A steamy and engrossing Civil War thriller

"...Southern Gothic with a femme fatale’s touch, Sofia Coppola’s super..."

June 30, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Abandoned

Creepy Eastern European atmospherics encase this horror film, which nevertheless suffers from an anemic script.

"...Roden, Valentin Ganev and Carlos Reig. Arriving in U.S. theatres from way, way out of left field, Cerdà's debut..."

March 2, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Notorious Bettie Page

Gretchen Mol dazzles as the titular pinup girl, but the film raises many more questions about the enigmatic icon than it answers.

"...Paulson and Cara Seymour. Where would we be without the twinned female icons, Bettie Page and Louise Brooks? We'd..."

April 21, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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