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

Scary Stories for the Thinking Man

Director Guillermo del Toro keeps company with the undead in two new films, Blade 2 and The Devil's Backbone.

"...Horror movies aren't known for their subtlety. It's a fact I reflect on as I..."

March 8, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Luv Doc: Services Rendered

Idle hands are the Devil's playthings

"...My live-in girlfriend of three years is a freelance tech writer whose long-term..."

March 9, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

Texas Book Festival 2016: The Full List

TBF hosts Don DeLillo, Thomas Dolby, Emma Cline, 277 more

"...Readers and fans of the literary, you might want to grab a napkin..."

Sept. 15, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Bless the Child

"...Ian Holm, Holliston Coleman, Yan Birch and Lumi Cavazos. They say the devil's in the details; if that's the..."

Aug. 11, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Teal House Triumphant, Boozy Boba, Devil May Care About Warhol, LeRoy & Lewis Go Sweet, and More

All the news that's fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Here’s some of what’s happening in Austin’s culinary scene during this final..."

Jan. 27, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Orphanage

Although Guillermo Del Toro is the producer, this new Spanish horror film is derivative and not on par with Del Toro's spooky childhood stories.

"...Rivera, Edgar Vivar, Geraldine Chaplin and Monserrat Carulla. At the risk of ticking off producer Guillermo Del Toro, the..."

Dec. 28, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

From the Vaults: Cover Girl Greta Gerwig

Greta Gerwig starred in three films at the 2008 SXSW Film Festival

"...There was little question in 2008 of what image belonged..."

May 31, 2013 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Last Castle

"...George Scott. Some films just leave you puzzled, and The Last Castle is one of them. The movie is..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Tales From the Hood

"...Williams III. A deft, well-directed horror anthology film from the makers of last year's hilarious Fear of a Black..."

June 2, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Luv Doc: Blowing Smoke

Telling the truth is easy. Lying is a lot more work.

"...in March to take a job with a large software company. One of the first people to befriend me..."

Oct. 22, 2021 Column by The Luv Doc

This Is Who We Are #5: Salvage Vanguard Theater's Death of a Cat

A daily affirmation of Austin's creativity from the Chronicle archive

"...Our ability to experience art in person and with others is presently in lockdown, and we don't know when..."

May 8, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

MacIvor’s House, Now In Your House

One man’s relentlessly fucked-up existence debuts on YouTube

"...might not be as bad as Victor’s life. Victor, the contentious subject of Daniel MacIvor’s one-man show House, who..."

March 26, 2020 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

And the Fantastic Winners Are

Fantastic Fest awards go to 'Jodorowsky's Dune,' 'Afflicted'

"...The ballots are all in and counted, and it's official:..."

Sept. 23, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Pest

"...Leguizamo, Jeffrey Jones and Edoardo Ballerini. Without resorting to the extreme measure of zapping a cage full of rabid..."

Feb. 14, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fantastic Fest Gets Toxic With The Toxic Avenger

Fall of the House of Usher, The Creator added

"...Who said that you had to get rid of all the toxic people in your life? Not when..."

Aug. 15, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Nabs Latest Derrickson-Cargill-Hawke Horror Collab The Black Phone

Keira Knightley dark comedy Silent Night to close fest

"...Fantastic Fest – the Austin-based film festival dedicated to horror, sci-fi, action, and..."

Sept. 9, 2021 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Other Worlds Fires Up The Flux Capacitor For Retro Warm-Up Fest

SF film fest makes jump online, starting with weekend tease

"...If you can't travel to Other Worlds, then Other Worlds will travel to you. That's..."

Sept. 4, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

Alvin Schwartz's beloved nightmares come to the screen

"...A mixed bag of ghoulish tricks that might’ve been better served by an..."

Aug. 16, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Satanic Panic: Pop-Cultural Paranoia in the 1980s

Kier-La Janisse and Paul Corupe's superb history Satanic Panic revives the Eighties in all its fearful hysteria Kier-La Janisse and Paul Corupe's superb history revives the Eighties in all its fearful hysteria

"...There are any number of things about the Eighties that..."

March 11, 2016 Arts Feature by Marc Savlov

The Reaping

Pardon the pun, but audiences will reap little from this satanic backwoods juju thriller.

"...Morrissey, Idris Elba, AnnaSophia Robb and Stephen Rea. Pardon the pun, but audiences will reap little from this satanic..."

April 6, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Cool River Cafe

Rounding up the Austin steak house scene

"...The ski lodge atmosphere at this enormous Northwest Austin steak..."

Jan. 14, 2005 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

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 Secret History of Tuna

Tuna isn't the only Texas town with which actor-writers Jaston Williams and Joe Sears can be closely identified. Austin has played a significant role in the development of their town, and in return Sears and Williams have changed the face of the capital city.

"...men and a town. That pretty much sums up the careers of Joe Sears and Jaston Williams, at least..."

April 12, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Luv Doc: A Huge Dick

Not everyone is feeling the love.

"...I have been reading little things here and there about people being grateful for things they have learned..."

June 19, 2020 Column by The Luv Doc

Devil Times Five-ish

'A Field in England' might remind you of a field in Bastrop

"...Brit auteur Ben Wheatley's A Field in England managed the unlikely feat of giving me a minor anxiety attack..."

Sept. 21, 2013 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Spike & Mike's Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation '98

"...Directed by: Various. You don't need the U.S. Supreme Court to find Spike & Mike's Sick..."

Jan. 30, 1998 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Top 10 Festival Films of 2021 You Haven't Seen Yet

From retro horror to COVID survival, the best of the fests

"...The 2022 film festival is just around the corner (even..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Austin Albums of 2016

The Chronicle music staff picks their favorite local records

"...5) Cherubs, Fist in the Air (Brutal Panda)..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Derrick Sims is The Perfect Host

Filmmaker talks Southern Gothic before world premiere tonight

"...You can take the boy out of the South, but you can never..."

Aug. 22, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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