The Lure

The Polish Mermaid musical you never knew you needed

"...subtext masquerading as a horror film, Fantastic Fest favorite The Lure is utterly original and alluring as director Smoczynska..."

April 21, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fantastic Fest Review: The Lure

This all-singing, all-dancing Polish mermaid film has teeth

"...musical, and cultural subtext masquerading as a horror film, The Lure is utterly original and alluring even as director..."

Sept. 26, 2016 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

"Margaux Crump: The Lure" at Women & Their Work

Juxtaposing natural and synthetic materials through the metaphor of the hunt, the artist blurs lines between lust and danger, the repellent and the seductive

"...Margaux Crump's "The Lure" teems with growth. Mounted antlers protrude from all..."

July 20, 2018 Arts Review by Melany Jean

City Hall Hustle: The Lure of Rainey Street

Bars, cars, and teeny tiny homes

"...Council's last meeting on Jan. 13, speakers invested in the future of Rainey Street – where a burgeoning bar..."

Jan. 28, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

The Land

Teen skaters get caught up in the drug world

"...Caple Jr. follows a quartet of Cleveland teens as they struggle to figure out how best to escape the..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Kid Stays in the Picture

"...Thankfully, this film version is almost (and often) word-for-word the same, narrated in Evan's own whiskey and cigarette husk,..."

Aug. 16, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Luzhin Defence

"...Watson, Geraldine James, Stuart Wilson, Christopher Thompson and Peter Blythe. “Patterns keep repeating themselves,” exclaims chess prodigy Alexander Luzhin..."

May 18, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult

"...Olympia Dukakis. Speaking of film series that have outlived their usefulness… Detective Frank Drebin (Nielsen) is back in this..."

March 25, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Listen: Media Roundtable With Journos From KUT, The Texas Observer, & the Chron

Talking shop on this week's The Austin Chronicle Show

"...This week on The Austin Chronicle Show, we celebrate our "Best of Austin"..."

Nov. 8, 2019 News Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Film Review: The Lost City

Bullock and Tatum bring back slapstick

"...Years ago, I took a Film 101 class, and the professor was doing a week on Slapstick. Now, we..."

March 13, 2022 SXSW Post by Sarah Jane

The Daily Hustle: 2/21/11

Rainey Street open house in works

"...Better late than never, the Hustle has some new for you regarding changes affecting..."

Feb. 21, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

The Good Eye: Allies in the Industry

Giving Austin actresses a seat at the table

"...a screenplay by Jonny Mars and Joshua Weber. After the table read, local casting director Vicky Boone stood up..."

March 27, 2015 Column by Amy Gentry

A Chilling Time at the Drafthouse

The BBC's classic ghost stories haunt the screen

"...For every light on the Christmas tree, there is a shadow. That's the dark..."

Dec. 23, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Cowboys Get a Special Talking to (Cue the Sentimental Music)

"...Despite the warnings of my three visiting Christmas spirits, I’ve neglected..."

Dec. 28, 2006 Sports Post by Jeremy Martin

The Death of Brad Will

An American reporter films his own murder in Oaxaca, and Mexican and U.S. authorities look the other way

"...Oaxaca, Mexico -- Those of us who report from the front lines of the social justice movement in Latin..."

Aug. 10, 2007 News Feature by John Ross

The Naked Play

The Power of Play Readings

"...Imagine a stage production in which there are no limitations whatever on the size of the..."

May 5, 1995 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Field Guide to Evil

Folk horror anthology has intriguing international scares

"...Want to understand a culture? Then look at its nightmares...."

March 29, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Quest of Alain Ducasse

Adoring profile of great chef is oddly flavorless.

"...name than he has fingers and toes, Ducasse is the antithesis of the modern celebrity chef. Somehow, documentarian de..."

June 22, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Promise

The Armenian Genocide as seen through a love triangle

"...Comparisons between Terry George’s new film The Promise and his 2004 award-winner Hotel Rwanda are evident..."

April 21, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The D Train

Jack Black stars in this unorthodox comedy about a high school reunion

"...Jack Black returns in another unorthodox comedy after never achieving the full recognition he..."

May 8, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Retrieval

Chris Eska's ambitious indie film is set during the waning months of the Civil War and tells a distinctive coming-of-age story.

"...Ambitious as all get out, The Retrieval is an indie film production that belies its..."

May 2, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Joneses

David Duchovny and Demi Moore star in this partially successful comedy about consumer culture that turns uncomfortably moralistic part way through.

"...Ben Hollingsworth, Gary Cole, Glenne Headly and Lauren Hutton. The Joneses are just a regular suburban American family –..."

April 16, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Lights in the Dusk

How does one say “cherchez la femme” in Finnish?

"...Ilkka Koivula. Although Finnish filmmaker Kaurismäki says Lights in the Dusk marks the completion of his “loser trilogy,” this..."

Aug. 17, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Last Sin Eater

Jesus Christ, the original sin eater, has his hands full with a bunch of superstitious Appalachian immigrants from Wales in the 1850s.

"...A.J. Buckley, Stewart Finlay-McLennan, Peter Wingfield, Elizabeth Lackey and Thea Rose. Based on a novel by Francine Rivers, The..."

Feb. 9, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Haunted Mansion

Eddie Murphy heads up this latest Disney amusement ride-turned-movie.

"...worth with this summer’s box-office bonanza of Pirates of the Caribbean. But the Johnny Depp x-factor so integral to..."

Nov. 28, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Basketball Diaries

"...growing up addicted in 1960s Manhattan abuses drugs in the sense of exploiting their lure while creating a cautionary..."

April 28, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Into the West

"...Ruaidhri (rory) Conroy, David Kelly and Johnny Murphy. Into the West takes place once upon a time in modern..."

Sept. 17, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Lost City

Bullock and Tatum find romance in this slapstick adventure

"...Years ago, I took a Film 101 class, and the professor was doing a week on slapstick. Now, we..."

March 25, 2022 Movie Review by Sarah Jane

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

The real Parnassus of this story is director Terry Gilliam, who salvaged his movie despite the sudden death of his star, Heath Ledger, midway through shooting.

"...delightful as this movie’s master magician and impresario of the rickety Imaginarium, a traveling road show that features a..."

Jan. 8, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Repo! The Genetic Opera

This cyber-gothic opera set in an unsavory world of the near-future stars Sarah Brightman, Paul Sorvino, and Paris Hilton, among others.

"...and Terrance Zdunich. What could be more suited to the classic operatic format than a cyber-gothic story of family..."

Nov. 7, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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