The Killing of Two Lovers

Traumatizing tale of a collapsing marriage is a taut masterpiece

"...The opening scene trembles with audacious literalness. Framed in an..."

May 14, 2021 Movie Review by Steve Davis

In the Land of Blood and Honey

Angelina Jolie steps behind the camera to helm this picture she also wrote, which focuses on the emotional fallout of the Bosnian War.

"...Ironically, the very attributes that make Angelina Jolie’s debut as a..."

Feb. 24, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Gift of Words

Corrido

"...Take all the lingering ghosts and graying sages out of the American..."

Dec. 11, 1998 Books Feature

The Austin Chronicle Top 10 Films of 2021

Jane Campion's stunning high plains drama The Power of the Dog takes a bite out of our critics

"...Blame COVID, and blame the Oscars...."

Dec. 17, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Richard Whittaker's Top 10 Films of 2021

The Chronicle's Culture desk editor makes his list

"...packed with incredible releases reviewed by my sterling team of critics in these very pages, it's sometimes been hard..."

Dec. 20, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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

July Is Crime Month: The Crime Blotter, Week 3

A curated guide to unlawful activities around town July 16-22

"...Since July is Crime Month at the Chronicle, the ruffians and reprobates at this rag want..."

July 16, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Steve Davis’s Top 10 Films of 2021

"...unconventional drama about an institutionally trapped Princess Diana. 2) The Killing of Two Lovers..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Screens Feature by Steve Davis

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest

"...South by Southwest will be kicking off its 2025 Film & TV Festival with The Studio,..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Steve Davis’ Top 10 Films of 2017

"...1) The Shape of Water..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Screens Feature by Steve Davis

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

Alamo Drafthouse Goes Into the VOD Business

Alamo on Demand to offer curated selection of films

"...Austin-based theater chain the Alamo Drafthouse has just announced it is..."

May 7, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

LBJ Library Spotlights the Little House That Motown Built

Collection stars Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Supremes & more

"...thunderstorms remind us that summer’s technically not over until the autumnal equinox on Monday. Serendipitously, one tidy little housing..."

Sept. 20, 2019 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Gray Band

How can a band singing almost exclusively about serial killers engender so much life?

"...A sonic hiss slithers poisonously from the right channel to the left and..."

Jan. 14, 2011 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Reed Appeals 'Conviction of an Innocent Man'

A federal appeal attacks the state's 'airtight" case against death-row inmate Rodney Reed.

"...In a federal appeal filed Feb. 14, attorneys from the Texas Defender Service, alleging prosecutorial misconduct, inept investigative work,..."

Feb. 28, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Last Picture Show

Untimely Death of the Texas Union Film Program

"...photograph by Jana Birchum The obituaries offered no mention of it as a notable..."

Jan. 23, 1998 News Feature by Walter Cole

Geisha and Other Books of 1997

Dusting off the Bookshelf

"...Film rights for Arthur Golden's first novel, Memoirs of a Geisha (Knopf, $25 hard), have just been bought..."

Jan. 16, 1998 Books Feature

The X-Files' Invisible Ink

The Truth Is Out There -- Somewhere

"..."The Truth Is Out There -- Somewhere" was originally published..."

Nov. 17, 1995 Screens Feature

Eat to the Beat

Gotta break eggs to make a musician omelet

"...There's this old joke: "How do you get a drummer..."

June 14, 2013 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Page Two

On love, culture, renewal, timelessness, and SXSW

"..."I'm in love with the modern world"..."

March 26, 2004 Column by Louis Black

The Other Stars in the Galaxy

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

May 21, 1999 Screens Feature

The Austin Historical Weapons Guild Brings Historical Swordplay to Life

Cut, thrust, parry, fun

"...From lovers of history to fans of fantasy, who hasn't wanted..."

Feb. 25, 2022 Arts Feature by Robert Penson

One of the Great Ones

"...The tall pine bookcases take up the entire west wall..."

Nov. 6, 1998 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

The Long, Hot Summer

Books to Spend Your Summer With

"...know you're in for a long, hot summer when the weather has hit 100 degrees before the beginning of..."

June 5, 1998 Books Feature

Top 9 Letters of 2009

"...We're doing something a little different this year. In the name of fun we've chosen nine letters from the..."

Jan. 1, 2010 Features Feature by Mark Fagan

Safety Net or Dead End?

The politics of Austin animal welfare

"...For nearly 30 minutes, the Town Lake Ani­mal Center volunteer coordinator had been sitting..."

Feb. 18, 2011 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Your Weekend in Film

Some closer inspection required

"...Frankly, everything is like an iceberg – the part that you can see is just the tip..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Screens Post by The Screens Staff

Paramount Announces Summer Classic Film Series Lineup

See the whole schedule and get some tickets to escape the heat

"...The worst part about summer is everyone demanding that you..."

May 16, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Ground Floor Theatre's Dex & Abby

In this premiere production of Allan Baker's play, the bond of love between canines and humans is tenderly expressed

"...enthralled? I'd like to think it was my love of unique storytelling that drove me to attend Dex &..."

May 24, 2019 Arts Review by Trey Gutierrez

Tanya Tagaq Owns Fusebox Music

Inuit throat singer reanimates Nanook of the North

"...South By Southwest sets the annual agenda and we spend the rest of every..."

April 3, 2015 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

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