The Meg

This giant shark tale simply lacks bite

"...Hot on the dorsal fin of everybody’s favorite week of the year,..."

Aug. 10, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Get Wet With The Meg

Rolling Roadshow goes aquatic for the dinoshark

"...Jaws on the water. Who hasn't done that? Well, the Alamo Drafthouse..."

Aug. 4, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Unleashing the Summer Blockbusters

Your cinematic calendar for the must-see big releases

"...Solo: A Star Wars Story (Buena Vista, PG-13) The origin story of everyone's favorite Corellian escapes both the..."

May 18, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The LuvDoc's Celebrity Corner

A chat with Meg Bodi, master of esthetics

"...Along with a dozen or so other part-time degenerates, Meg and I tubed the San Marcos..."

Aug. 15, 2012 Chronolog Post by The Luv Doc

Into the Black Nowhere by Meg Gardiner

In the sequel to UNSUB, Gardiner pits Caitlin Hendrix against a killer based on Ted Bundy and shows again what a great storyteller she is

"...Given the current state of the world, it's hard, especially as..."

July 27, 2018 Arts Review by Jessi Cape

All Hail the Jester

Changing the world – one beer at a time

"...The jester is nobody's fool. Often dismissed as dim-witted and..."

May 2, 2014 Food Feature by Anna Toon

The Wife

Glenn Close is icily brilliant as a woman who refuses to be diminished

"...“I’d like to thank my wife.” That’s the standard refrain of so many Great Men standing at..."

Sept. 7, 2018 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

July Is Crime Month: Q&A with Meg Gardiner

Local writer on her new thriller and her secret to success

"...An Edgar Award winner championed by the likes of Stephen King and Sue Grafton, Meg Gardiner..."

July 9, 2014 Books Post by Jessi Cape

The Women

This remake of the 1939 George Cukor film isn't particularly fun or funny.

"...Directed by: Diane English. Starring: Meg Ryan, Annette Bening, Eva Mendes, Debra Messing, Jada Pinkett..."

Sept. 12, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

In the Cut

Jane Campion's erotic thriller In the Cut dulls its cutting edge.

"...Directed by: Jane Campion. Starring: Meg Ryan, Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Nick Damici and..."

Oct. 31, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Zines on the Central Library Shelves

The city works to recognize and grow zine culture in Austin

"...I was late to explore the Central Library that opened last fall, hoping for the..."

May 4, 2018 Arts Feature by Leticia Urieta

Under the Tuscan Sun

Bella Italia substitutes for the Caribbean in this clunky but enjoyable version of How Frances Got Her Groove Back, starring Diane Lane.

"...Oh, Lindsay Duncan and Raoul Bova. Writer/director Wells turns the eponymous memoir by Frances Mayes into a predictable but..."

Sept. 26, 2003 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Princess Diaries

It's the movie that turned Anne Hathaway into a star, and the ordinary girl she plays into a princess.

"...Garry Marshall. Starring: Julie Andrews, Anne Hathaway, Hector Elizondo, Heather Matarazzo, Robert Schwartzman and Sandra Oh. The Princess Diaries..."

Aug. 3, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Replacement Killers

"...and Kenneth Tsang. An amazing number of people at the packed-to-the-rafters preview screening of The Replacement Killers were under..."

Feb. 6, 1998 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Texas Book Festival 2018: The Full List

Lineup includes Cecile Richards, Julián Castro, + 280 more

"...not in a meteorological sense but a literary one. The Texas Book Festival has released the full list of..."

Aug. 29, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Year That Slipped Away

The 6,000 Albums of 1995

"...I dreamt that Mick Jagger died. I was, pardon the pun, shattered. I couldn't believe it, and I spent..."

Jan. 5, 1996 Music Feature

The Food Issue: Dude Dining

Dinner, it's not just for dates anymore

"...Last month on The Daily Show, writer David Sedaris theorized to show host..."

June 14, 2013 Food Post by Chase Hoffberger

The Daily Hustle: 10/22/10

This concert's the cat's pajamas

"...Whether it's the weather, yesterday's dispiriting news, or the lack..."

Oct. 22, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

The Texas Book Festival Unveils Its List of Participating Authors

In-person and virtual panels and discussions abound

"...The Texas Book Festival, one of the largest literary festivals..."

Sept. 22, 2021 Arts Post by Adrienne Hunter

Election Coverage: The Texas Lege: A Tight Squeeze

Texas Dems put incumbents through the wringer

"...Greg Abbott dispatched Lupe Valdez with nearly 60% of the vote – although the barely-known and barely-funded former Dallas..."

Nov. 9, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

The Luv Doc: Salad Fork

The salad fork is only the sixth-longest fork

"...does it just to annoy me, but he claims the salad fork is like a Porsche and the dinner..."

March 31, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

Texas Book Festival 2014: The Full Party List

Among the 275 authors: Oates, Ellroy, Mosley, Lear, Dean

"...and Héctor Tobar. Well, hold onto your bifocals, Bud, the full author list is out, and its 275 names..."

Sept. 11, 2014 Books Post by Robert Faires

The Alamo's Action Man

Programmer Greg MacLennan on the world's most ridiculous job

"...If you're a regular at the Alamo Drafthouse, you've probably seen one man's work more..."

Oct. 13, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

King of the Hill

It's lights, camera, action for the Hill Country Film Festival

"...If diving headfirst into the beautiful mayhem of the South by Southwest Film Festival..."

April 26, 2013 Screens Feature by Jessi Cape

The Lords of Salem

With his fifth horror feature, writer/director Rob Zombie proves he's a unique visionary in a repetitive cinematic genre.

"...Moon Zombie, Bruce Davison, Jeff Daniel Phillips, Judy Geeson, Meg Foster, Ken Foree and Dee Wallace...."

April 19, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

All Hail 'The Lords of Salem'

Rob Zombie on his fifth feature, a decade in the making

"...Rob Zombie admits it: "I've always been obsessed with the bad characters." His first four turns as a film..."

April 19, 2013 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

In the Land of Women

Adam Brody stars in this movie, which also features Kristen Stewart and Meg Ryan, as a young man creeping toward adulthood.

"...Directed by: Jonathan Kasdan. Starring: Adam Brody, Meg Ryan, Kristen Stewart, Olympia Dukakis, Makenzie Vega, Elena Anaya,..."

April 20, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Against the Ropes

Like a lot of sports movies, this biopic about boxing promoter Jackie Kallen is better than it has to be but not as good as it ought to be.

"...Directed by: Charles S. Dutton. Starring: Meg Ryan, Omar Epps, Charles S. Dutton, Tony Shalhoub, Timothy..."

Feb. 20, 2004 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Best of the Best Two

"...Starring: Eric Roberts, Phillip Rhee, Christopher Penn, Ralph Moeller, Meg Foster and Wayne Newton. The really big question here..."

March 12, 1993 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

Your Field Guide to the 101 Essential Acts at SXSW

Scroll eternal through the best and buzziest artists at the fest

"...journalistic eye remains trained upon his hometown of Houston. The rapper's half-decade of granular, street-life storytelling (with Kream's immediate..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by The Chronicle Music Staff

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