The New Girlfriend

A Frenchwoman discovers the secret hidden by her best friend's husband

"...The New Girlfriend begins with the arresting image of lipstick..."

Sept. 25, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Out With the Old, In With the New

Round Rock Express take on Oklahoma City RedHawks

"...We all know it's always awkward seeing a past girlfriend/boyfriend. It never ends well … unless you run into..."

April 22, 2011 Sports Post by Will Eidam

Austin Punk Chronicles: The Shock of the New – The Violators and the Skunks Invade Raul's

14 days after the Sex Pistols break up and mainstream media declares punk dead, Austin's scene begins at a Tejano bar on the Drag in Chapter 5, Part 1 of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"

"...musician Tim Stegall. You can read past installments of the “Austin Punk Chronicles” here...."

Aug. 5, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

The New Payola

When Radio Stations Become Concert Promoters

"...Everclear hasn't played in Austin this summer. By now they should have played twice -- once by themselves, once..."

Aug. 2, 1996 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

The Invitation

Girlfight director Karyn Kusama helms dinner-party thriller

"...but guilt and/or obligation compels your attendance anyway. In the new thriller from Karyn Kusama (Girlfight, Jennifer’s Body), things..."

April 8, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Delta

"...orientation crises, class and racial divisions, cultural aftershocks of the Vietnam war, dysfunctional families and teen sociology in the..."

Nov. 28, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

The Last Kiss

You could say Paul Haggis' The Last Kiss is something of a Garden State redux, but Zach Braff's character here is less fanciful, less melodramatic, and far more prone to doing the thoughtless things men tend to do.

"...Rachel Bilson, Eric Christian Olsen, Casey Affleck, Michael Weston, Blythe Danner and Tom Wilkinson. If 40 is the new..."

Sept. 15, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Luv Doc: Office Cuck

Maybe “Remember Fellatio!” will become the new Texas battle cry

"...I knew my girlfriend was flirty when I met her. TBH,..."

March 1, 2024 Column by The Luv Doc

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

Nic Cage delivers one of his best and most outrageous performances in Werner Herzog's cops-and-iguanas drama.

"...had more fun watching Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (twice) than I did at any other movie..."

Dec. 11, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Dark Knight

The visuals soar and Heath Ledger's Joker is magnificent, although this Batman movie is grim and chilly, as if made for our age of anxiety.

"...Chin Han. Being Batman is a drag. One day there are nipples on your body armor, the next, zero..."

July 18, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation

"...Directed by: Kim Henkel. Starring: Renee Zellweger, Matthew McConaughey, Robert Jacks, Tonie Perenski, Lisa Newmeyer, Joe Stevens,..."

Oct. 17, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Film Review: The Invitation

A great cast chews into the "dinner party from hell" subgenre

"...but guilt and/or obligation compels your attendance anyway. In the new thriller from Karyn Kusama (Girlfight, Jennifer’s Body), things..."

March 17, 2015 SXSW Post by Josh Kupecki

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest

"...kicking off its 2025 Film & TV Festival with The Studio, the new Apple TV+ half-hour series from Seth..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Boy George’s New Life

Culture Club frontman relives the Seventies

"...The most subversive pop singer of the Eighties, Boy George..."

July 4, 2018 Music Post by Tim Stegall

The Luv Doc: The Judgment of Solomon

Fortunately we have the depraved wisdom of the Old Testament to guide us

"...at a Mexican beach resort in November. Because of the cost, we have invited a limited number of people..."

Aug. 3, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

Where the Girls Go/ATX: Extended Holiday Edition

Queertastic grrrl events this weekend, and every weekend

"...got to get away. And that’s exactly what Where the Girls Go/ATX is doing for this lovely holiday season...."

Dec. 12, 2014 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

The Art of Being Dagoberto Gilb

What's a successful writer like Dagoberto Gilb got against the establishment?

"...to be in Austin, he wanted to get to the bottom of something that had been bothering him for..."

March 23, 2001 Books Feature by Clay Smith

The Luv Doc: The Trouble With Trouble

Never let insurmountable facts get in the way of your deeply entrenched belief system

"...My girlfriend goes out drinking with her friends in the service..."

June 16, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

The Luv Doc: Drunk Booty Call

Wherein the Luv Doc tries to explain a dine-and-dash scenario

"...Guy came to my drunk booty call, spent the night, no sex, then we made out, and he..."

Aug. 28, 2015 Column by The Luv Doc

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip

Call the exterminator: The tuneful rodents are back

"...Sometimes you pull the short straw. Sometimes you have to take one for..."

Dec. 18, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Where the Girls Go/ATX: Make a Difference Edition

Best queer-grrrl-tastic events this weekend and every weekend

"...Do the things we do to make a difference, make a..."

Oct. 17, 2014 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Where the Girls Go/ATX: 21 Days to Halloween Edition

Best queer-grrrl-tastic events this weekend and every weekend

"...It’s no secret that Where the Girls Go loves Halloween. We’ve been talking about it..."

Oct. 10, 2014 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

'Madden 08' Wins the Battle for My Free Time

"...well-rounded gentleman. I work 40 hours a week for The Austin Chronicle. I have a sweet and beautiful girlfriend..."

Sept. 28, 2007 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

The Glam Punks of 70s Austin Get Up to Their Gypsy Tricks

The Austin Punk Chronicles, chapter two, part two: Glitter rock (1972-76) fades

"...like Ike Turner and Bobby "Blue" Bland frequented his father's barbershop next door to the 5-4 Ballroom, a prime..."

Jan. 24, 2020 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

The LuvDoc's Celebrity Corner

The LuvDoc chats with Marcus G. Ollington, rock star cartographer

"...– one of those deals where helicopter parents reward the shocking athletic ineptitude of their children with snacks and..."

Aug. 8, 2012 Chronolog Post by The Luv Doc

Introducing the Dwights

Introducing the Dwights is a difficult film to watch. Ostensibly a comedy, it’s really just a collection of awkward stage performances set off by scenes of familial dysfunction.

"...with it; he’s polite and respectful but diffident to the point of paralysis. On the phone with girls he..."

July 20, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The Namesake

Mira Nair's complex meditation on family, relationships, and identity traces the saga of two generations of an Indian-American family, as outlined in Jhumpa Lahiri's bestselling novel.

"...does not disappoint. Alternately vibrant and restrained in all the right places, The Namesake is beautiful and engaging. A..."

March 30, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones

The scruffy, seminal punk band that put the Bop in the Blitzkrieg is given its due in this treasure-laden doc.

"...help but feel conflicted watching this superb documentary about the seminal New York-based punk rock vanguard, the Ramones. On..."

Oct. 22, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Cookout

Don't get burned on these leftover stereotypes.

"...Anderson (Storm P) must nab first-round draft pick for the New Jersey Nets, to the delight of his loving..."

Sept. 10, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Shape of Things

"...Weller. Playwright and filmmaker Neil LaBute describes his latest, The Shape of Things, as a sort of retort to..."

May 16, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

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