The Mermaid

Comic fantasy from Stephen Chow is China's biggest blockbuster ever

"...has shattered Chinese box office records and is currently the second highest grossing movie in the world after Deadpool...."

March 11, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Little Mermaid

"...Forget Don Bluth. Forget Richard Williams. Forget Ralph Bakshi. The only name to remember, if animation's what you're after..."

Nov. 24, 1989 Movie Review by Warren Spector

Glass Half Full Theatre's Polly Mermaid: Apocalypse WOW!

This playful eco-fable by Caroline Reck and Indigo Rael creates a surprising plastic paradise under the sea

"...She may be the prettiest patchwork of plastic to swim the Seven Seas..."

June 1, 2018 Arts Review by Robert Faires

The King’s Daughter

Long-delayed historical fairy tale is an overdue oddity

"...My favorite period of an actor’s career is the narrow window where they’re big enough to headline major..."

Jan. 28, 2022 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

25 Restaurants to Help You Eat Your Way Around the Domain in Austin

Sips, bites, sweets, and other food options from around the globe

"...The explosion of options for sips, bites, and sweets at..."

July 5, 2019 Food Feature by The Food Staff

Under the Hoof of the Merciless Kandisha

Julien Maury on a Moroccan myth, and what scares him

"...But appearances are deceiving. Writer/director Julien Maury called it "the opposite of the classic slasher. ... The boogeywoman is..."

Aug. 10, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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

The Little Mermaid

Inessential remake of the Disney classic is bloated as a puffer fish

"...Two years ago, Disney announced that, for the first time in a decade, they were starting to..."

May 26, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Beware the Mermaids of Erzulie at AFS Cinema

Austin filmmaker Christine Chen finds the spirit of the bayou

"...Some directors premiere their film with a red carpet, fancy frocks, and the..."

May 6, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Review: dat Black Mermaid Man Lady

Let Sharon Bridgforth's performance installation wash over you

"...about Austin's lakes, its creeks, its springs. You know the river that runs through the center of the city...."

Aug. 24, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Lu Over the Wall

Japanese mermaid tale with a big heart and a groovy beat.

"...Whether it's Texas or Japan, the story of being stuck..."

May 11, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Zilker Theatre Productions’ The Little Mermaid

Dynamite vocals and grand visuals overcome the musical’s narrative weaknesses to satisfy audiences nostalgic for Disney’s classic

"...and say it: I've never seen Disney's animated film The Little Mermaid. Go ahead, tell me I "didn't have..."

Aug. 9, 2019 Arts Review by Trey Gutierrez

Corduroi Premieres “Mermaid Island” Clip

Welcome to water world

"...in April on homegrown imprint Raw Paw Records. Now, the electro-inclined multi-instrumentalist also known as Cody Wilson ushers his..."

June 15, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Princess and the Frog

Disney's 49th animated feature film is set in Jazz Age New Orleans and stars a black cast of characters.

"...fit for All Hallows Eve than it does for the holiday season. No matter – the Disney 2-D animators,..."

Dec. 11, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl

A madcap animated ramble through Kyoto's drinking district

"...it all turns into a big, fun adventure? That's the entirety of the plot of the awkwardly and inaccurately..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

Cast is excellent; movie is OK; men and women are soooo different.

"...to depict "what happens after you walk off into the sunset," based on boffo "chick" novel of same name...."

Nov. 12, 2004 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Bedside Manner: The Captain's Quarters

What's on this nightstand? Walk the plank to find out.

"...Really? You want to know what's on the nightstand in this ol' patroon's quarters for this latest..."

April 11, 2011 Books Post by Kate X Messer

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

Nautical nonsense from a highly absorbent animated hero.

"...Directed by: Stephen Hillenburg. Once again the title pretty much says it all. It's SpongeBob. It's..."

Nov. 19, 2004 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Real Blonde

"...Directed by: Tom Dicillo. Starring: Matthew Modine, Catherine Keener, Daryl Hannah, Maxwell Caulfield, Elizabeth Berkley,..."

May 29, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Inside the House of Mouse

Don Hahn talks to SXSW about his Disney doc Waking Sleeping Beauty

"...SXSW to say things like "I was out on the streets 'til 12 o'clock last night, throwing up." Not..."

March 23, 2010 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Through the Eyes of a Kid

Bringing kids to adult theatre is uncool, but what's about children's theatre, where they belong? Ada Calhoun borrows a friend's three-and-a-half-year-old son to find out and discovers that theatre ain't all magic when you're a preschooler.

"...Bringing kids to adult theatre is uncool. In May, when Salvage Vanguard Theater revived..."

July 21, 2000 Arts Feature by Ada Calhoun

The Lion King

"...cartoon successes, but despite its seeming more obviously cobbled together than the Mouse Factory's other films, The Lion King..."

June 24, 1994 Movie Review by Robert Faires

The Ladies of SXSW

Plus more femme-focused musical events for Spring

"...found enlightening. We were indeed were out en masse, whether in bands, as poster artists exhibiting at Flatstock, or..."

March 24, 2009 Music Post by Audra Schroeder

The Grand Re-Opening of the Museum of Natural and Artificial Ephemerata

Local treasure comes weirdin’ on back with a new annex and guidebook

"...A two-headed duckling … an authentic Edison phonographic cylinder … a rattlesnake pen-holder … Marilyn..."

Oct. 17, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Funko x Austin: The Business of Fandom

In its SXSW brand debut, "geeky Gucci" Loungefly shows the future for hometown print mavens and newly acquired portfolio pals Mondo

"...When Austin’s print mavens Mondo were acquired by Funko (they of the ubiquitous Pop! Figures) last year, some fans..."

March 17, 2023 Features Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Theorists’ Hiraeth

A sprawling evening of art and community organized by Amy Morrow and the Theorists showed the challenge of editing in our age

"...A near-full moon. An outdoor performance. Promise of an après-theatre night swim. Dancer-choreographer Amy Morrow organized an evening of..."

Sept. 23, 2016 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

The Wonderful World of Mondo

The local print icons talk about their new Disney show

"...Mike Mitchell, who said, "If you were born in the ’80s, it's unavoidable. Or the ’70s."..."

March 5, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Dust In the Air

Q&A with Jay Farrar of Son Volt

"...I’ve referred to Son Volt as the premier American roots-rock band of our day and in..."

Nov. 11, 2009 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

A Shot in the Arm

Wilco

"...through “Destroyer” on his antique, Mahogany-hued Les Paul had the appearance of arriving at your own exorcism late. Duluth,..."

May 13, 2008 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Ransom Center's "Vaudeville!"

This exhibition reveals how the history of that entertainment form is really the history of the U.S.

"...These days, a list like that might lead you to..."

June 8, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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