The Shadow of Violence

Blood and regret in an Irish town

"...Not reviewed at press time. Bare-knuckle boxing and gangster violence on the coast of Ireland, in this Michael Fassbender-produced..."

July 31, 2020 Movie Review

The Shadow of Oslo

How politicization drives presumptions in terror coverage

"...First there were the Oslo terror attacks. Then there was the..."

Aug. 1, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain

"...girls are hardly commonplace and that, sadly, is virtually the only aspect of Gold Diggers that could be regarded..."

Nov. 10, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Spirit of 76th

The Presidential Card

"...Predictably, the governor's all-but-official presidential run cast a long shadow over..."

June 18, 1999 News Column by Erica C. Barnett

The Bio of John Wesley Hardin The Fortysomething Killer

"...The Last Gunfighter by Richard Marohn..."

Sept. 8, 1995 Arts Feature

The Reich's Right-Hand Man

AFS Documentary Tour presents Harlan: In the Shadow of Jew Süss

"...Oppenheimer was a well-known historical figure, a Jew in the court of 18th century Württemberg, about whom a sympathetic..."

March 19, 2010 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...SXSW has strapped on the rockets with not just a few titles for this..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: Another Night of Blood

One more episode in the culture of the gun

"...On Sunday afternoon, in the midst of other work, I posted to Twitter and..."

Oct. 6, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Fantastic Fest Review: The Girl With All the Gifts

A post-apocalyptic world that really grows on (or in) you

"...fate as ghastly as that suffered by ants at the mercies of Ophiocordyceps unilateralis. That's a fungus that grows..."

Sept. 26, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Release of Breaion King Arrest Footage Leads to APD Investigations

Police and community members meet for “an open, honest dialogue”

"...Multiple investigations are under way at APD into the policing strategies of two Henry sector (Southeast) cops and..."

July 22, 2016 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

Shadow

Zhang Yimou's period martial arts drama probes the moral grays of life in a royal court

"...In a fictionalized version of the historic Three Kingdoms of China, acclaimed and multifaceted..."

May 17, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Lighthouse

The latest from The Witch director finds madness in isolation

"...If the events of The Lighthouse are to be believed, maintaining..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Last Horror Movie

The U.S. premiere of this self-reflexive horror film from England is presented in Austin by Fangoria magazine.

"...video. That said, this unrated, low-budget DV mindwarper from the UK has several things going for it, chief among..."

June 18, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Ju-on: The Grudge

Fear of what's lurking just out of sight is at the heart of this Japanese horror film.

"...It takes an awful lot to creep me out these days. Having said that, the highest praise I can..."

Sept. 10, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Blinded by the Light

Semi-true story of how the Boss shook the world of a boy from Luton

"...The future looks bleak for Javed (Kalra), a shy and..."

Aug. 16, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle

Latest update of Kipling's classic is caught in Disney's shadow

"...Directed by: Andy Serkis. Starring: Rohan Chand, Matthew Rhys and Freida Pinto...."

Dec. 7, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Breaking the Chains

Slavery may be illegal, but it's not eradicated

"...two girls from Mexico to Down­town Austin, where, instead of working in a restaurant for a short time to..."

June 19, 2015 News Feature by Lizzie Jespersen

A Chilling Time at the Drafthouse

The BBC's classic ghost stories haunt the screen

"...For every light on the Christmas tree, there is a shadow. That's the dark..."

Dec. 23, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Handmaiden's Tale

Sex, lies, and secrets in the U.S. premiere of Park Chan-wook's latest

"...Madness. Depravity. Violence. From his epic Vengeance trilogy to his lurid English-language..."

Sept. 23, 2016 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Reefer Madness: The Thin Green Line

Author Jonah Raskin explores the contradictions of life in Marijuanaland

"...The longtime countercultural icon – an early member of the..."

Oct. 7, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

What’s Showing at the Indie Meme Festival

Highlighting the best of South Asian cinema

"...poverty. Addiction. Growing up gay in a religious environment. The strength of innocence and the power of community. While..."

April 20, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Let the Right One In

This multi-award-winning Swedish film might be summarized as a vampire tween romance, but that cheap and tawdry sum-up does zero justice to the magnificent emotional resonance of this gem. A discussion of the adaptation follows the film.

"...Ah, young love. Whatever would we do without it? The multi-award-winning Swedish film Let the Right One In could..."

Nov. 14, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

How Much Reform Is Enough in the Travis County District Attorney Race?

Incumbent D.A. Margaret Moore faces challengers from the left

"...She could point to her aggressive reorganization and rebuilding of the D.A.'s Office, to her dramatic reduction in prosecutions..."

Aug. 23, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Shades of Gray

In Texas Prisons, It's Hard to Tell Who Your Enemies Are

"...in a state prison nobody is ever alone. But the only witnesses to his murder, the first murder of..."

April 28, 2000 News Feature by Nate Blakeslee

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

Fantastic Fest Fills the Card

Massive list includes closing night film

"...The Fantastic Fest second wave is here, and bigger than..."

Sept. 5, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Election Ticker: Noises From the Primary

The latest on local and state races

"...The "Draft Delia" folks – shadow campaigners for Mayor Pro..."

Dec. 6, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

DVD Watch: 'The Man Who Knew Too Much'

Hitchcock's original 1931 take, newly restored, debuts on Blu-ray

"...Alfred Hitchcock’s 1956 The Man Who Knew Too Much may be the more..."

Jan. 16, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Writing 'The Reader'

Scripter David Hare on Germany's long reckoning with its past

"...The back flap of Bernhard Schlink's 1995 German-language The Reader..."

Dec. 26, 2008 Screens Feature by Kevin Kelly

This Is Who We Are #5: Salvage Vanguard Theater's Death of a Cat

A daily affirmation of Austin's creativity from the Chronicle archive

"...Our ability to experience art in person and with others is presently in lockdown, and we don't know when..."

May 8, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

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