The Italian Job

"...F. Gary Gray. Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Edward Norton, Charlize Theron, Donald Sutherland, Mos Def, Seth Green, Jason Statham and..."

May 30, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Bank Job

When a gang of thieves break into some London safe-deposit boxes, they enter a world of police corruption, financial malfeasance, sexual degeneracy, political conspiracy, murder, torture, and upper-class salaciousness.

"...In 1971, a group of low-rent thieves dug into the vault at a Lloyds bank in central London, raided..."

March 7, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The Fate of the Furious

The car thieves are back to save the world

"...Gray. Starring: Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Charlize Theron, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris, Kurt Russell, Nathalie Emmanuel,..."

April 14, 2017 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Funambulist: Giulia Millanta

Florentine transplant walks the singer-songwriter tightrope

"...Millanta plays a CD release for her new album The Funambulist this Saturday at Strange Brew with her band..."

April 23, 2014 Music Post by William Harries Graham

The Equalizer 3

Final adventure in the cinematic reboot of the 1980s TV series

"...Robert McCall (Washington) has done something straightforward for the majority of his life: He’s looked for redemption by..."

Sept. 8, 2023 Movie Review by Alejandra Martinez

The Irishman

Scorsese's filmmaking excellence can't mask a flawed retreading of mob history

"...Sometimes it is essential to separate the technique and artistry of a film from the message..."

Nov. 8, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Kill the Irishman

The life of Danny Greene, an Irish mobster in Cleveland during the Sixties and Seventies, is recounted in this film.

"...Darrow and Laura Ramsey. Based on actual events in the legendary life of Danny Greene, Kill the Irishman is..."

April 15, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

DVDanger: 'Devil's Pass', 'Die, Monster, Die!', 'The Whip and the Body', 'Birth of the Living Dead'

A modern shocker, two vintage terrors, and a history lesson in zombies

"...The years change, the decades fall away, but here at..."

Jan. 11, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Soccer Stories of the Year

"...‘Soccer Watch’ picks for the Top 10 soccer stories of the year: 1) Beckhamania!..."

Jan. 3, 2008 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

Jesse Sublett's Latest True-Crime Book Takes on the Last Gangster in Austin

The rise and fall of the Junkyard King

"...Last Gangster in Austin: Frank Smith, Ronnie Earle, and the End of a Junkyard Mafia, is one of the..."

June 10, 2022 Arts Feature by Joe Gross

I Am the Jellyfish That Walks Upon the Land

The Mother of all pop bands

"...-- Bernard Holland, The New York Times, June 18, 2000..."

June 30, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

The Return of 8 ½ Souvenirs

Speakeasy phenomenon reunites after 20 years

"...Calling all dancers, have you heard the word? Happy days are here again. Olivier Giraud, Glover..."

Sept. 16, 2014 Music Post by William Harries Graham

The Austin Film Society Unveils Its New Home for Cinema

Two-screen theatre will showcase the best of new and classic arthouse cinema

"...It's final touches time at the new Austin Film Society Cinema: fine-tuning the projectors, training..."

May 26, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Double Hour

An Italian import, The Double Hour is a twisty psychological mystery.

"...Bruno and Fausto Russo Alesi. Red herrings abound in The Double Hour, an Italian psychological mystery that features two..."

June 10, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Governess

"...something of a change of pace for Minnie Driver, the British actress who of late has become best known..."

Aug. 28, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Flight of the Innocent

"...Jacques Perrin. Ten-year-old Vito (Colao) lives in Calabria, in southern Italy, a place where the sun bakes sleepy villages..."

Jan. 28, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The New Look of Fine Dining

Austin's emerging restaurant empires

"...Food culture has changed a lot in Austin since the days when Mark Miller's Coyote Cafe famously flopped after..."

Feb. 14, 2014 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

Running the UT Numbers

Unless you're the football coach, budgetary times are dire

"...Although Austin has grown significantly in recent years, the state of Texas remains the city's biggest single employer,..."

Dec. 18, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Right Man for the Job

Steve Lawrence has succeeded at just about everything in life – especially importing and distributing European wines in Texas

"...were cooking a special Spanish dinner to celebrate receiving the Gourmand World Cookbook Award for their book The Appetizer..."

Aug. 13, 2004 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Texas Monthly's Taco Editor on the Past, Present, & Future of the American Taco

Q&A with José R. Ralat, the man with one of the most envied titles in town

"...José R. Ralat has maybe one of the most enviable jobs in Texas – Taco Editor of..."

April 22, 2020 Food Post by Lina Fisher

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...South by Southwest audiences have seen the artier side of Ryan Gosling with films like the..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Fandango!: Double the plucking, as guitar and harpsichord wed

It may seem a strange marriage, a union between guitar and harpsichord, but when harpsichordist Keith Womer and guitarist Susan McDonald play together, all doubts fade away

"...and impressive about walking into Keith Womer's house for the first time is you find yourself surrounded by harpsichords...."

May 18, 2007 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Setting the Table

New director Ned Rifkin wants to bring more people to the feast that is the Blanton

"...What's a former undersecretary of art for the Smithsonian Institution doing running the Blanton Museum of Art?..."

Oct. 2, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Living in the Moment

MM Pack profiles legendary foodie Ann Clark.

"...and sharing, of real communion, of living fully in the moment...."

Nov. 8, 2002 Food Feature by MM Pack

Calling the Shots

The women defining Austin's cocktail culture

"...I love the feeling of camaraderie that springs from sitting at a..."

Jan. 23, 2015 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Take This Job and Shove It

Hugging it out with the cast of Party Down

"...The term "rat race" had been coming up a lot..."

July 1, 2011 Screens Feature by Audra Schroeder

L’Oca d’Oro Co-Owner on the Future of the Restaurant

Right now, they can’t do what they do – so what’s next?

"...mitzvah. A family of regulars was supposed to celebrate the culmination of their daughter’s hard work with a big..."

April 27, 2020 Food Post by Adam Orman

The Bride From Hell

The Austin Chronicle's style avatar wants your wedding to be the peachiest. Here, he offers helpful hints to make your wedding panning that much less disastrous.

"...if more couples would spend as much time planning the actual marriage as they do the wedding, fewer marriages..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Features Feature by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Weekend Wine: Boxed Wines for the Current Reality

Wine tastes even better during quarantine

"...supplies, and many of us have been hit by the big whammy of a volatile personal money supply...."

April 4, 2020 Food Post by Wes Marshall

Checking In: A. Sinclair (& Family) Rises Into the Eye of the Tiger

ATX indie trueheart sings “time to find out what really matters”

"...“Risin’ up, back on the street/ Did my time, took my chances/ Went the..."

April 22, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

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