The Good Eye

New Year's style resolutions

"...At the dawn of a new year, one is inclined to..."

Jan. 10, 2014 Column by Amy Gentry

The Most Read Film Reviews of 2014

Bombs away!

"...Our most read film review of the year was also our most commented on, complete with..."

Jan. 1, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

LoneStarCon 3: The Jo Walton Interview

The Hugo-winning author of 'Among Others' really loves books

"...will love you back.” So says Morwenna "Mori" Phelps, the 15-year-old protagonist of Jo Walton’s weird, wonderful, genre-bending book..."

Aug. 30, 2013 Books Post by Amy Gentry

DoorDash Celebrates Its Sustainability and Hunger Efforts With SXSW Party

Queue the line: Free food and booze from Torchy’s Tacos and Project DASH

"...stepped up to do more than deliver dinner – they’re also supplying sustenance to those in need through Project..."

March 6, 2019 Food Post by Alisha McDarris

'The Sporting Life': It’s Game Time, Baby …

"...   It was midway through the third quarter of a very interesting Nebraska-at-Oklahoma State football..."

Oct. 31, 2006 Sports Post by John Razook

Austin Shift Meal's Job Fair, the Quesoff's Triumphant Return, Jester King's Pet-Adoption Rescheduling, and More

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

"...some of what’s happening in Austin’s culinary scene, as the threat of COVID-19 begins to diminish (among the vaccinated,..."

May 26, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Stuck in the Middle

With Julie Goldman, how butch is too butch? How rough is too rough?

"...comedian/actress Julie Goldman should be a star. She's had the breaks: a small but memorable appearance as Meadow Soprano's..."

April 26, 2013 Arts Feature by Kate X Messer

The AggreGAYtor: September 11

Your daily dose of LGBTQ news

"...“bise” still gives you that ubiquitous search term “biseptol.” The world is just wrapped up in biseptol. It’s the..."

Sept. 11, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Austin Musicians of Color Talk About the Pandemic's Outsized Impact on Their Communities

COVID-19 extends into all realities of Austin's pervasive inequality

"...As a lens, the coronavirus epidemic extends into all realities of Austin's pervasive..."

June 19, 2020 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

The Next Generation of Austin Hip-Hop

Young rappers reinvent the most streamed genre in America

"...vast majority, although you can be any color and hunger for beats...."

Aug. 31, 2018 Music Feature by Clara Wang

Rose Bowl Redemption for the Horns

McCoy takes the reins

"...relationship with a particular stadium – and not with the team that calls it home. In the 21st century,..."

Sept. 19, 2011 Sports Post by Russ Espinoza

Call Me in the Morning

Meet the Wheeler Brothers and their armload of Austin Music Awards

"...coats Handlebars, slabs of plywood covering its walls, and the owner's quick to tell me not to touch the..."

April 13, 2012 Music Feature by Luke Winkie

The Art of Dying

May Bookshelf

"...to his memory or hers, yet I cannot resist the risk. Both were born of uncertain circumstances yet bloomed..."

May 16, 1997 Books Feature

Film Flam

Fest news, Alamo expands, script to screen, + 'Hunger' game

"...filmmaker Mario Troncoso has a great excuse to re-cross the Atlantic come May: He's going to Cannes...."

March 26, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Bodies Bodies Bodies

Killer cast cuts to the core in this Gen Z Clue riff

"...The premise for Bodies Bodies Bodies is simple: What if..."

Aug. 12, 2022 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Divergent

Yet another dystopic YA book series gets translated to film – and one that resembles thebestseller: engrossing yet flimsy.

"...Directed by: Neil Burger. Starring: Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Ashley Judd, Jai Courtney, Ray Stevenson, Zoë Kravitz,..."

March 21, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Golden Globe Award Nominations: Best Original Song

Five nominees might get you off Netflix and into theatres

"...The Golden Globe Awards announced its nominees today, and my..."

Dec. 12, 2013 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Chronicle Recommends: Memory Loss

Films for when you're trying to forget everything

"...Every month, the Chronicle's film critics select a theme and offer movie..."

Jan. 8, 2019 Screens Post by The Screens Staff

SXSW Film Review: Cuckoo

Black Forest fairy tale strains credulity

"...German filmmaker Tillman Singer became a phenom on the festival circuit in 2019 for his experimental demonic horror..."

March 15, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: Y2K

Stoner disaster-comedy banks on 90s nostalgia

"...Ah, the good ol’ days. Burning mixtapes on CDs, recording freestyle..."

March 10, 2024 Screens Post by Dex Wesley Parra

Hideout Theatre's Dystopian Teen Future

In this take on Hunger Games and Divergent-style tales, the improvisers struggle to find a plot or laughs

"...In the ideal world, comedic improv is quick, engaging, and hilarious,..."

June 14, 2019 Arts Review by Laura Jones

Adrift

True-life survival adventure stays afloat because of Shailene Woodley

"...Adrift is a shipwreck movie that is drawn from the true experience of Tami Oldham, who in 1983 survived..."

June 1, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Red Sparrow

Erotic spy thriller is Fifty Shades of Gorky Park.

"...as bugging and assassination. In America, it's called honeypotting. The Russians called men sent to get secrets through pillow..."

March 2, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

My Cousin Rachel

Love and murder on the English Highlands

"...Whatever it was that possessed Roger Michell, the director of the romantic comedies Notting Hill and Morning..."

June 16, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

God's Pocket

Philip Seymour Hoffman, in one of his last performances, heads up a terrific ensemble cast for this offbeat drama adapted from a Pete Dexter novel.

"...come away with a strong sense of place and the characters who inhabit it in actor John Slattery’s debut..."

May 16, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Is Women's Media Too Girly?

Nail art and the "woman-child": Postfeminism in action at SXSW 2013

"...editor of HuffPost Women, moderated a panel that posed the question, “Is Women’s Media Too Girly?”..."

March 10, 2013 SXSW Post by Melanie Haupt

SXSW Announces Accelerator Finalists

Web innovators in Interactive and Music will show off their wares

"...SXSW has announced the finalists for its fifth annual SXSW Accelerator, a competition..."

Jan. 29, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Film Review: Bodies Bodies Bodies

Whipsmart horror is more than its Gen-Z Clue setup

"...The premise for Bodies Bodies Bodies is simple: what if..."

March 15, 2022 SXSW Post by Jenny Nulf

SXSW Online to Feature Stacey Abrams and N. K. Jemisin in Conversation

James Cameron, Ted Lasso team, Bill Hader also announced

"...The Venn diagram sweet spot of people who are going..."

Feb. 11, 2021 SXSW Post by Kimberley Jones

One in a Crowd: Found Footage 3D

Horror-comedy offering Texas Chain Saw rarity among incentives

"...is offering an unbelievable oddity from his own personal The Texas Chain Saw Massacre archives as a donor incentive...."

Oct. 17, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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