Silence and Stones in The Banshees of Inisherin

Writer/director Martin McDonagh and star Kerry Condon on creating the isolated world of their new film

"...On the island of Inishmore in Galway Bay, there are drystone..."

Oct. 28, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

The dragon riders finally come in to land as the trilogy definitively ends

"...audience: that actions have consequences, that parents sometimes disappoint their children, that loving is hard and loss is inevitable...."

Feb. 22, 2019 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Other Side of Hope

Searching for a better tomorrow in Aki Kaurismäki's droll tale of immigrants and restaurants

"...Two men abandon their former lives and take big gambles on attaining different..."

Jan. 5, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Unwanted

Sheridan Le Fanu's vampire story Carmilla is given a Southern Gothic edge

"...Sheridan Le Fanu’s 1871 novella Carmilla, Wood’s film transplants the bare bones of the plot to rural Atlanta, making..."

May 22, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Future

As an unsparing portrait of disaffection among the small-paycheck, faux-creative class, Miranda July's film is on the mark but her performance grates nevertheless.

"...asides and keen observations in her second feature film. The Future is a drab dramedy about thirtysomethings flailing about..."

Aug. 12, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Holiday

Nancy Meyers’ follow-up to Something’s Gotta Give mines the same go-girl terrain but is far less interesting, featuring stock characterizations and a blandly upbeat vibe.

"...relationships” is equivalent to “being in love,” this is the most romantic movie ever. You’ll love it. It has..."

Dec. 8, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Behind the Music

George Hickenlooper and 'Mayor of the Sunset Strip'

"...taken from "Daydream Believer: George Hickenlooper and Mayor of the Sunset Strip," Austin Chronicle daily, March 18.] One of..."

April 30, 2004 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

Bride of the Wind

"...Perez, Simon Verhoeven, Dagmar Schwarz and Gregor Seberg. Like the most recent Merchant-Ivory joint The Golden Bowl, this tony..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Damned

Psychological horror set in 1800s Iceland

"...When I was growing up in the North of England, I was told that sailors wouldn’t..."

Jan. 3, 2025 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Taste of Things

Charming touching tale of love between two middle-aged chefs in 19th-century France

"...From its English-language title, French-Vietnamese filmmaker Trần Anh Hùng’s The Taste of Things (La passion de Dodin Bouffant) could..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant

War flick about the US exit from Afghanistan sabotaged by a weak script

"...military operation gone awry can Hollywood depict it on the big screen? With Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant, his first..."

April 21, 2023 Movie Review by Dex Wesley Parra

The Lost King

The charming, unlikely, and mostly true tale of the hunt for Richard III

"...Obsession is what they call it when you're wrong. When you're right, it's..."

March 24, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Music 2023: The Best Things We Saw on Wednesday

A primo Tiger Den showcase, iLe, Hermanos Gutiérrez, and more

"...From legacy Texas songwriters to New Order’s keynote insights, the Chronicle music team’s Wednesday sightings at South by Southwest..."

March 16, 2023 SXSW Post by Julian Towers

Something in the Dirt

Benson and Moorhead's pandemic whimsy takes on the perils of conspiracy theory

"...There are two recurrent threads in the creative collaborations of..."

Nov. 4, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Banshees of Inisherin

The In Bruges team reunites for a genius tale of friendship gone awry

"...The year is 1923 on the fictional island of Inisherin,..."

Oct. 28, 2022 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Tuesday

A Zamrock fruit plate, apathetic Irish drone-poetics, and so much more

"...that this is a perfectly sized South by Southwest. The streets are strollable, long lines are scarce – though..."

March 16, 2022 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

The Tiger Rising

Feel-good family drama may lose the little ones along the way

"...Metaphors about the emotional cages in which we sometimes enclose ourselves are..."

Jan. 21, 2022 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Lost Daughter

Olivia Colman is coiled and complex in this portrait of motherhood

"...There's a look of slow, sinking disgust on the face..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Human Factor

A rare look inside the failed Arab-Israeli peace process

"...In an argument, framing is everything. As The Human Factor opens, its pre-title card lays out a..."

May 14, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Slay the Dragon

Hard-hitting political documentary shows the menace of gerrymandering is coming back

"...The opening years of the 21st century have seen the..."

April 17, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Ip Man 4: The Finale

The adventures of the martial arts legend come to an end ... possibly.

"...40s to find his career-defining role as Ip Man, the father of 20th-century wing chun. It seemed like his..."

Jan. 3, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Hole in the Ground

Something evil in the Irish countryside

"...The myth of the changeling – of the child taken..."

March 1, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Beyond the Night

Small town thriller intrigues, but never satisfies

"...Does the title Beyond the Night evoke anything to you? Because..."

Jan. 26, 2019 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Kid Who Would Be King

The Arthurian myth retold as an entertaining allegory for the hope of youth

"...been waiting for a new Joe Cornish film since the director made his feature debut with 2011’s Attack the..."

Jan. 25, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Favourite

Period drama puts power and personality first

"...Power is a fickle thing. There are those who hold it that have no idea..."

Nov. 30, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Leisure Seeker

Mirren and Sutherland reunite for a painful road trip.

"...Directed by: Paolo Virzì. Starring: Helen Mirren, Donald Sutherland, Kirsty Mitchell, Joshua Mikel, Christian McKay and Janel Moloney...."

March 30, 2018 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Does Anybody Want the Warren Wildlife Gallery in Bouldin Creek?

Rick Warren's indoor safari brings turmoil to the South Austin neighborhood

"...Nobody's missing this mammoth among the single-family houses in Bouldin Creek. When its exterior was..."

Jan. 12, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Fantastic Fest Wave 2: The Martian, The Witch, and More

New Ridley Scott flick, plus dozens more added to fest

"...2015 is less than a month away, and today the festival announced some of its biggest titles ever, with..."

Aug. 26, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Who Let the Dogs Out?

A playlist for the dog days of summer

"...1982, P-Funk's R&B chart-topper almost got run down in the street, the author's industry revolt colliding with radio programmers..."

July 17, 2015 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Dog

Dog Day Afternoon is a film about a wildly true bank robbery; as conveyed by John Wojtowicz in this doc, the story gets even nuttier when told from the horse's mouth.

"...August 22, 1972, he and two barroom acquaintances entered the Chase Manhattan Bank on Avenue P in Brooklyn, New..."

Aug. 22, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

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