The Mexican

"...David Krumholtz. Despite its good-natured charm and relationship-related gymnastics, The Mexican clearly celebrates its pedigree from Quentin Tarantino producer..."

March 2, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

First Look: Cielito Lindo Mexican Cuisine

Interior Mexican food comes to Cedar Park

"...The newest Mexican restaurant in Cedar Park takes its name..."

May 12, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

The New Juarez

This partisan film essay attacks both the United States and Mexican governments for the massive violence in Juarez.

"...Passing itself off as a documentary, The New Juarez is far more a cinematic essay, a..."

April 19, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black

The Book of Life

Dia de los Muertos provides a colorful and vivid background for this animated film.

"...Visually arresting but dramatically rote, The Book of Life at least introduces American kids to..."

Oct. 17, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Other Conquest

This amazing-looking Mexican epic is a work of historic fiction by a first-time filmmaker, and focuses on the aftermath of the takeover in 1519 of the Aztec empire by Spanish conqueror Hernando Cortés.

"...epic's initial release in its native Mexico in 1999, the film became the highest-grossing drama released in the country..."

May 11, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

'Narco Cultura' Sings a Song of the Drug War

Director Shaul Schwarz explores the balladeers of crime

"...There's a pivotal image in Narco Cultura: A dotted line..."

Sept. 23, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Mexican Food 101

Salvation in a Glass: An Ode to the Frozen Margarita

"...illustration by Lisa Kirkpatrick..."

March 12, 1999 Food Feature

"Nobody's Women" See the Light

Mexican Women Film Directors Series

"...The obvious question raised by this month-long, eye-opening retrospective of..."

Oct. 6, 1995 Arts Feature

SBOE Passes Mexican-American Studies, but Whitewashes the Name

Right-wing board member objects to “hyphenated Americanism”

"...Four years and two failed textbooks later, the Texas State Board of Education finally agreed to provide..."

April 13, 2018 News Post by Mary Tuma

South-of-the-Border Speculation

Three Messages and a Warning presents a broad swath of Mexican SF

"...The notion of Mexican science fiction may, to some minds,..."

Jan. 20, 2012 Books Feature by Roberto Ontiveros

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 Years With Carlos Fuentes

Carlos Fuentes says he can not imagine a world without Shakespeare and Cervantes, but it is impossible to imagine a Mexico without Fuentes.

"...anymore. His vast body of work not only reflects the historical events and personal lives that shaped Mexico during..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Books Feature by David Garza

Years of the Dead

The Mexico of now, David Garza writes, is not held only within the borders of Mexico itself. It has spread northward, re-entered its old space, in a sense. For so many of the Mexicans, displaced but still infatuated with the idea of spirit and ghost, the nation itself is a ghost in the back of the head.

"...The Years With Laura Díazby Carlos Fuentes translated by Alfred..."

Oct. 27, 2000 Books Feature by David Garza

Fantastic Fest Interview: Nail in the Coffin – The Fall and Rise of Vampiro

The split life of a lucha legend and a father from Canada

"...doesn't matter that his career in and out of the ring has stretched across four decades. It doesn't matter..."

Sept. 25, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Monthly's Taco Editor on the Past, Present, & Future of the American Taco

Q&A with José R. Ralat, the man with one of the most envied titles in town

"...José R. Ralat has maybe one of the most enviable jobs in Texas – Taco Editor of..."

April 22, 2020 Food Post by Lina Fisher

The Most Personal of Cookbooks

Author chronicles discovery of Mexican cuisine through travel

"...While the title might strike some as proprietary, Diana Kennedy has..."

Oct. 24, 2013 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

The Puffy Taco Invasion

Two San Antonio-influenced Mexican restaurants are the newest residents of Manor Road's Restaurant Row

"...Tuesday-Saturday, 11am-10pm After spending a decade across the parking lot from Güero's and two blocks off the..."

April 30, 2004 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Framing the Border

Photography of the Region Between Mexico and the U.S.

"...Snapshot of a moment in the cultural life of Central Texas. On a sunny Thursday..."

May 1, 1998 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen

The Gatekeeper

"...Brooks and Joe Pasqual. John Carlos Frey pulls off the proverbial hat-trick in his low-budget indie film The Gatekeeper...."

July 18, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Flavors of Mexico

Gastronomic Gateways to Cuisine South of the Border

"...old cities, lovely folk art, and affordable shopping. In the last 25 years, however, the multifaceted cuisine of Mexico..."

May 29, 1998 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

The Past, Present, and FuturX of Latinx Performance in Austin

The current surge of Latinx theatre and dance in Austin speaks to both tradition and pioneering new directions

"...This past Friday, I was talking with a fellow theatregoer at the Mexican American Cultural Center about how that..."

Aug. 24, 2018 Arts Feature by Roxanne Schroeder-Arce

Pride of the Eastside

The movers and shakers behind El Gallo want you to rethink how movies get made

"...Wherever you look, change is in the air, flitting across countries and cultures, morphing the masses..."

Aug. 19, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Exorcist

Mexican filmmaker Jaime Hermosillo thrusts his personal life into the public domain of cinema.

"...Homosexuality. Transsexuality. Religious hypocrisy. Fratricide. Pornography. Incest. Bigamy. These are but a few of the controversial subjects that..."

Feb. 22, 2002 Screens Feature by Chale Nafus

Talking Art at the Top

The executive directors of the city's museums shed light on the local visual arts scene

"...If you didn't know, the Austin Museum of Art is not going to build..."

July 2, 2004 Arts Feature by Sam Martin

The Staccato Purr of CineFestival

Latino Filmmakers Explore the Middle Class

"...and Chicano filmmakers shared divergent voices and agendas at the 19th annual CineFestival in San Antonio two weeks ago...."

Feb. 16, 1996 Screens Feature

The Alamo

In this round of historical revisionism there's not much to remember except, maybe, Davy Crockett becoming a fiddler on the roof.

"...rumors to sink most projects twice its budget, Disney/Imagine’s The Alamo has finally arrived, cut down to a manageable..."

April 9, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Pot and Mexican Food

Most Americans like to nosh on Mexican and think that pot should be legal

"...This just in: The American public hates the War on Drugs, but loves..."

July 23, 2010 News Post by Jordan Smith

Austin's Cultural Makeover: The Next Stage

How much closer we are to getting the cultural wonderland we imagined 10 years ago

"...In the Nineties, Austin's cultural scene could afford to dream big...."

Sept. 7, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Scary Stories for the Thinking Man

Director Guillermo del Toro keeps company with the undead in two new films, Blade 2 and The Devil's Backbone.

"...Horror movies aren't known for their subtlety. It's a fact I reflect on as I..."

March 8, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Art Fights the Power

The Liberating Artwork of Malaquías Montoya

"...I Pledge Berkeley, California,1968: The Chicano Movement is born. Cesar Chavez and his newly..."

Aug. 28, 1998 Arts Feature by Sam Martin

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