The Lighthouse

The latest from The Witch director finds madness in isolation

"...If the events of The Lighthouse are to be believed, maintaining..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

To The Lighthouse With Director Robert Eggers

On superstition, isolation, and trained seagulls

"...There are those that think of the sea, and the..."

Oct. 30, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

To The 'Lighthouse'

Susan Cowsill's new CD illuminates loss and growth

"...“I didn’t mean to write a theme record, it wasn’t intentional,” Susan Cowsill’s voice bubbled from..."

Nov. 17, 2010 Music Post by Margaret Moser

To the Lighthouse

After 20 years, WTP4 returns to a still unanswered question: Do we need it?

"...Wynn was hand-delivered to Travis County Judge Sam Biscoe. The topic was the city's proposed water plant, Water Treatment..."

Feb. 23, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Day Trips: Port Isabel Lighthouse

The lighthouse guided ships through the channel between Padre Island and the mainland

"...The Port Isabel Lighthouse guided ships through the narrow channel..."

June 26, 2020 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Port Isabel Lighthouse, Port Isabel

Keeping the lights on after almost two centuries on the Gulf Coast

"...The Port Isabel Lighthouse still stands guard over the waters..."

March 31, 2023 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

A Giant Dog Rewrites the Bible

Locals cover Arcade Fire’s entire Neon Bible LP

"...If you think about it, “The Well and the Lighthouse” already sounds like A Giant..."

Sept. 19, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

The Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Fest, Eastside Kings Festival, HAAM Day, Vein.fm, Monte Warden & the Dangerous Few, and more

"...What do music and hot sauce have in common? They both cause your body to release endorphins. Those brain..."

Sept. 9, 2022 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Katherine Catmull at the Texas Teen Book Festival

Like a fairy in her YA novel The Radiant Road, Katherine Catmull keeps transforming the mundane into lovely art

"...She's always creating at least three things at once. Katherine Catmull has just returned to Austin from a West..."

Sept. 30, 2016 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

The Northman

A vengeance-fueled odyssey across Viking culture and myth

"...The greatest achievement possible for a historical drama is to..."

April 22, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Shining Lighthouse

"...These are tiresome subjects for many of you, how I..."

Oct. 9, 1998 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

The Light Between Oceans

Gorgeous period melodrama fails to connect

"...When World War I-numbed Tom Sherbourne (Fassbender) takes the job of lighthouse keeper on the otherwise unoccupied Janus..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Fog

This hazy remake pales in comparison to John Carpenter's original fogbanks from 1980.

"...Serbedzija, Kenneth Welsh and Adrian Hough. Poor Rufus Wainwright. The son of singer-songwriting dad Loudon Wainwright III and mom..."

Oct. 21, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Song of the Sea

From the director of The Secret of Kells comes this lovely work of animation about the Celtic selkies.

"...The ethereal Irish animated fantasy Song of the Sea looks..."

Feb. 20, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Thomas Kinkade Was the World's Biggest Selling Painter. Art for Everybody Asks Why.

Shedding light on the superstar of schmaltz

"...It's a lush garden in the full bloom of spring, a hidden bench under a..."

March 10, 2023 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

The House That Built DJ Shani Hébert

Decades in the making, The Groove Temple arrives on KUTX

"...There's a difference between needing help and helplessness. Shani Hébert..."

March 3, 2023 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

The Most Memorable Moments of Friday’s ACL Fest

Cassandra Jenkins, Billy Strings, and SZA on a lighthouse

"...Friday opened Weekend One of ACL Fest. Here are the Chronicle music writers’ highlights from day one at Zilker..."

Oct. 8, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Beast and the Bone Collector in Rondo and Bob

Joe O'Connell brings together two horror icons in his documentary, on VOD now

"...Joe O'Connell what's on his mind, it seems it's the wisdom of Guy Clark, the Dean of Texas Songwriters:..."

June 24, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Luv Doc Recommends: Lysts on the Lake Lone Star Open Joust

Village of Castleton, Friday, April 29, 2011

"...It seems kind of crazy, but the climate in Austin is perfect for jousting … well,..."

April 29, 2011 Column by The Luv Doc

The Latest in Paper

"...I'm not an enthusiast of the so-called innovative fiction. I far prefer the reality-based fictions..."

Jan. 24, 2003 Books Feature by Martin Wilson

The Stories Behind Austin’s Iconic Signs

How both classic neon and changing design continue to draw patrons to local restaurants and theatres

"...Many of Austin's most iconic signs have weathered theft, damage, and waves of style but remain bat..."

Jan. 31, 2020 Features Feature by Jessi Cape

DVD Bonus: Meet the Fraggles

Jim Henson's fantastical creations dance our cares away

"...It was back in 2006 at the old Alamo Drafthouse on Colorado, as part of a..."

May 15, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Bad to the Bone

"...Nick Nolte and Paul Schrader on the set of Affliction..."

Feb. 19, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Day Trips & Beyond: March Events Roundup

Texas travel news and events for spring

"...popping, making March a great time to go daytrippin’. The state added two new historic sites to its inventory,..."

March 1, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Alone Again, Unnaturally

The isolation of the lighthouse-bound old couple in Ionesco's The Chairs is supposed to be shattering, but while there are some startling images in the State Theater Company's polished and professional production, the terror of being alone takes a back seat to an effort to play the script's comedy.

"...In an old lighthouse that appears to be sinking fast into some unnamed..."

July 27, 2001 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Punk Legend John Doe Gets Dark for a Weekend of Film Noir

AFS Cinema screens the series including his remake of D.O.A.

"...who has poisoned him. Those words will also open the John Doe Noir Weekend, two days of crime from..."

July 7, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Artistically Invigorated, SZA Teases Post-Ctrl Material at ACL Fest

​​“If I wouldn’t be in trouble, I wanna sing all new songs”

"...of sunflowers, SZA emerged atop a decidedly imperfect, rusted-out lighthouse Friday night...."

Oct. 15, 2022 Music Post by Laiken Neumann

Austin Film Critics Association Announces 2019 Award Finalists

Tarantino, Bong, Scorsese lead nominations

"...The Austin Film Critics Association has announced the finalists in..."

Jan. 3, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

'A Tickle In Your Soul'

Chely Wright talks about Atticus Circle, allies, and more

"...Atticus Circle, the Austin-based, national agency that encourages straight people to stand..."

Jan. 25, 2011 Qmmunity Post by Julie Gillis

Wrapping Up Another Year of Fantastic Fest

The Chronicle Screens staff looks at the Good, the Mad, and the Weird

"...Fantastic Fest is (almost) over. The annual celebration of global genre and genre-tinged cinema wraps..."

Sept. 27, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

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