There's Something in the Woods

Celebrating the Alamo Rolling Roadshow with Bruce Campbell

"...Q: Could there be anything groovier than watching Bruce "The Chin" Campbell's..."

Sept. 8, 2017 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Classic Crepe Gets Two Austin Twists

Crêpe Crazy and Saperlipopette embrace the universal language of food

"...being translated across languages, French recipes tend to hold their integrity. Something about the copious amounts of butter, the..."

July 28, 2017 Food Feature by Jessi Devenyns

Levitation Live Shot: King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard

Australian crowd-surfing instigators stomp a tsunami

"...who thought universal good vibes had shunned Austin in the wake of Levitation’s cancellation on Thursday stood corrected Sunday..."

May 2, 2016 Music Post by Libby Webster

Lee Renaming Brings Out Butter-Knife-Sharp Wit

Don’t ask a question you don’t want to know the answer to

"...The political sage Homer Simpson once mused, "When will people..."

April 29, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Food Issue: Table for One

The boon and bane of living alone

"...Freedom is eating the same meal for breakfast, lunch, and dinner...."

June 13, 2013 Food Post by Kimberley Jones

The Football Prophecies

NFL week one

"...The Football Prophecies foretell the outcomes of each week’s slate..."

Sept. 6, 2012 Sports Post by Russ Espinoza

Darren, the Devil and the Drowned Souls

Saw' director Bousman opens the tent of 'The Devil's Carnival'

"...Darren Lynn Bousman went to Hollywood to make musicals. There were no musicals to make, so he made horror..."

April 18, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

FF2011: 'No Rest for the Wicked' (or for Ryan Schifrin)

How to build a short into a franchise

"...Ryan Schifrin hopes will happen with No Rest for the Wicked: A Basil and Moebius Adventure...."

Oct. 2, 2011 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Libertarians

Democrats and Libertarians find common ground in their grudge against Republicans

"...in Texas don't agree on too many things, but they cheerfully share antagonism toward the GOP. It's also true..."

Oct. 10, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: The Python Hunt

How a man-made ecological disaster may be hiding a much worse sin

"...it comes to bad PR, it's a race to the bottom for three species of land animals. Spiders have..."

March 12, 2025 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Austin Chronic: A Chat With the State Rep Candidate Who Ripped a Bong in Her Campaign Ad

Texas Hill Country candidate Sally Duval wants you to vote for freedom and logic

"...lights a big cone joint and begins talking to the camera, pointing out the lack of logic in how..."

Oct. 18, 2024 Column by Kevin Curtin

Killing Nazis the Finnish Way: Jalmari Helander on Hyperviolent Action-Comedy Sisu

How mud and sand made for a gritty World War II romp

"...In Jalmari Helander's office, there are two film posters. One is for Rare Exports,..."

April 25, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Jenna Davis, The Voice of M3GAN

Texas actor talks about changing from straight horror to comedy

"...sales (just ask Snakes on a Plane). But over the weekend the TikTok fascination with comedy-horror M3GAN translated into..."

Jan. 13, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Lazarus Opens on Airport, J-Prime Opens Downtown, Old Thousand and JewBoy Bring the Holiday Fusion, Chanukah Gets the Haute Cuisine, and Everything Is Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

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

"...scene, as wrangled from numerous PR releases, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified) IRL eavesdroppings...."

Nov. 30, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Book Review: The Body Double

Emily Beyda's debut novel is ready for its close-up

"...You remember the final scene of Sunset Blvd.. Norma Desmond is at..."

March 6, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

My Obsession: The Killer Looks of Edwige Fenech

Bow before the Queen of Giallo

"...I can still remember the first time I saw her. It was around 2005,..."

Sept. 13, 2019 Screens Column by Sarah Jane

The Ones Who Will Take Your Dead

Director's real life experiences with gang members inspire horror

"...Crime drama has a long history of cleaners: Not the one who makes the bodies, but the one who..."

June 15, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Ballet Austin’s The Nutcracker

The company’s 56th run at this holiday classic retains its magic – enough beauty and wonder to transport you to enchanting realms

"...Going home for the holidays can be a tricky proposition – especially if..."

Dec. 14, 2018 Arts Review by Robert Faires

The Night He Came to Fantastic Fest

Genre fest announces Halloween for opening night

"...is coming early to Austin this year – or rather, Halloween is. Fantastic Fest has announced that the revamp..."

Aug. 22, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Playback: The Return of the Austin Smoking Ban

A decade after the initial smoking ban, local health group hopes to stomp out smoking patios

"...The initiative comes courtesy of Central Health, a taxpayer-financed hospital..."

July 22, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Bowie on the Big Screen

Looking back on the rare gems of the Diamond Dog

"...once more in a Bowie-less world. A world without the mime who became an art-rock hero, a queer icon,..."

Jan. 15, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: The Story of Cinema, Part Two

The Editor and Reality, movies about movies

"...There's an old wisdom: If you want an Oscar, make..."

Sept. 9, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Q&A Hole: Killing a Human?

With Jon Lebkowsky, Marc English, Rowan Hagemann, and more

"...Here's the latest of our weekly Q&A Hole series, wherein your..."

Jan. 26, 2015 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

DVDanger: The Atticus Institute

Or, in defense of found footage and mockumentaries

"...In the 1990s, it was predictable that a slew of unmemorable,..."

Jan. 24, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Lit-urday: The Noble Hustle

Colson Whitehead's latest is an underachiever

"...book – let's call it Lit-urday. Perhaps you're in the mood for the latest by Colson Whitehead, who returns..."

Sept. 13, 2014 Books Post by Amy Kamp

DVDanger: The Battery

Jeremy Gardner and Adam Cronheim swing for the fences

"...Necessity is the mother of invention. Sometimes, so are road blocks. That's..."

Sept. 13, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Gives Us the Horns

Daniel Radcliffe's latest heads up final wave of films

"...With the clock ticking (eight days and counting, folks), Fantastic Fest..."

Sept. 10, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

On the Run with Jay & Bey

First couple of hip-hop’s cinematic ruse – or was it!?

"...America’s first music family has put us through the ringer lately. While still recovering from the unanswered questions..."

May 22, 2014 Music Post by Abby Johnston

The Farmers’ Market Report: Jan 18-19, 2014

Broccoli, citrus, baby goats, salmon, soup, and syrup

"...The weather is going to be astoundingly gorgeous this weekend,..."

Jan. 17, 2014 Food Post by Kate Thornberry

Housecore Horror to Open the 'The Profane Exhibit'

Festival to debut extreme horror anthology

"...Yesterday we had the great news that there will be a second volume..."

May 16, 2013 Screens Post

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