The Spectacular Now

An outstanding cast and eloquent storytelling shape this delicate film that becomes a dark study of a budding, young alcoholic.

"...story. Screenwriters Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber prefaced their breakout film (500) Days of Summer with that warning,..."

Aug. 16, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

'The Unforeseen' Now Available on iTunes

You can now buy or rent Laura Dunn's Bartons Springs documentary

"...Laura Dunn's The Unforeseen has had a pretty spectacular run; it feels..."

May 11, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The End of the Tour

Fictional but satisfying portrayal of a David Foster Wallace interview by a Rolling Stone reporter

"...published his masterwork Infinite Jest, which launched him into the stratosphere of celebrity authors, a position with which Wallace..."

Aug. 14, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Fault in Our Stars

The film does justice to the popular novel in this judicious teen tearjerker.

"...(Woodley) warns “I’m a grenade,” she’s not far off the mark. Diagnosed with Stage IV cancer in her early..."

June 6, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Chronicle Guide to the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Before the God of Thunder rocks the skies, every MCU film reviewed

"...believers, are you ready for Thor: Love and Thunder? The 29th movie in the ever-expanding Marvel Cinematic Universe, it's..."

July 7, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Feast of the Dragon

Hong Kong Sundays at the Alamo bring watermelon monsters and world-class Asian cuisine together.

"...When Tim and Karrie League opened the first Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in 1996, I was a..."

Aug. 1, 2003 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Marvel Makes the Ultimate Television

The House of Ideas launches new Spider-Man this weekend

"...not often that hardcore gamers get told to turn their machines off. But when there's an unexpected screening of..."

March 31, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Slamming With Damien Abraham For Viceland's The Wrestlers

The hardcore singer grabs hold of the global pro-wrestling explosion

"...Damian Abraham knows how to spend a birthday: In the Democratic Republic..."

June 19, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Thousand-String Guitar

Austin gets the world jazzed about classical guitar

"...in June, you expect local teens to be marking the summer break in the time-honored ways: minimum-wage-slaving it in..."

June 18, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Wrestler Rises Again in You Cannot Kill David Arquette

The actor’s return to the ring in search of wrestling respect

"...Championship Wrestling World Heavyweight Champion and, in doing so, the most hated man in the squared circle...."

Aug. 29, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Queer Curator

Getting to know the Blanton's talented curator, Evan Garza

"...In fact, his abridged three-page curriculum vitae includes only the most impressive highlights of his extensive career – including..."

April 11, 2016 Qmmunity Post by Dan Gray

Going With the Flow

The next life of Waller Creek

"...Waller Creek and environs is to live intensively in the modern world and at the same time to be..."

Jan. 11, 2013 News Feature by Ari Phillips

A 'Tree Grows in the Meadowlands

Cowboys beat defending champs in season kickoff game

"...In the fall of ’92 I and a woman from work..."

Sept. 6, 2012 Sports Post by Michael Corcoran

Longhorns Embarrass Pokes in the Drum

"...Gentlemen, the sad truth is I have very little to say...."

Feb. 15, 2007 Sports Post by John Razook

DVD Watch: 'Night of the Demons' / 'Witchboard'

Director Kevin S. Tenney talks scream queens and classic posters

"...If you've never seen the UK poster for Witchboard, it may just have been..."

Feb. 4, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Can the Powerpuff Girls Save the Day?

Classic cute-smart cartoon returns for one night only

"...Most kids go away for five years, they come back looking completely different. When The Powerpuff Girls..."

Jan. 20, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

'And Now It's My Time (Now It's My Time) It's My Time to Dream (My Time to Dream)'

"...nearly weeklong alcohol-induced coma, which I fell into after the St. Louis Cardinals clinched the National League Central. It..."

Oct. 6, 2006 Sports Post by Shawn Badgley

The Stink Is All Over

The BS Improv & Sketch Comedy Fest Takes Over Austin

"...That's all one needs to know to comprehend the phenomenal expansion of the Big Stinkin'..."

April 17, 1998 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Shimmy Around the Globe as the Jigglewatts Celebrate World Burlesque Day

Austin's sinsational artists join the international festivities

"...coming to you, courtesy of Austin's own innovators of the ecdysiastic arts, the Jigglewatts...."

April 27, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Fulfilling the Digital Wish List

The Gift of the Game

"...The gift-giving season..."

Dec. 15, 1995 Screens Feature

To the Nth Degree

The 15th annual 'Austin Chronicle' Hot Sauce Festival

"..."No más, no más!" we cried. The preliminary judges attempted to throw in the towel after..."

Aug. 26, 2005 Food Feature by Robb Walsh

Passing the Buck

With the special session nearly gone, the goal continues to recede

"...When in doubt at the Lege, attack the media. So it went last week..."

May 14, 2004 News Column by Michael King

The Reverse Crossover of La Mafia

The Empire Builders

"...Perez was slain last spring, few people outside of the Latin music industry really knew who the young artist..."

Oct. 27, 1995 Music Feature

City Council Gets Some Breathing Room on the Budget

Austin bounced back from COVID with what City Manager Spencer Cronk called “spectacular economic growth.” How spectacular?

"...of Austin employees took center stage July 15 at the Montopolis Recreation and Community Center in Southeast Austin as..."

July 22, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Eye

In this Hong Kong horror remake, Jessica Alba stars as a blind violinist whose cure turns out to be worse than the disease.

"...Parker Posey and Rade Serbedzija. Note to Hollywood: For the love of Nobuo Nakagawa, knock it off already with..."

Feb. 8, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The East is Red

"...concentrates totally on Bridget Lin's Invincible Asia character from the second installment. The plot finds Asia, now presumed dead..."

June 24, 1994 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

The Mystery of Rampo

"...Masahiro Motoki. An affectionate, if macabre, love letter to the works of the famous and controversial Japanese author Edogawa..."

Oct. 13, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey

"...Starring: Jean Smart, Robert Hays and Kim Greist. If the recently beleaguered Austin Humane Society has any marketing smarts..."

Feb. 12, 1993 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

The Designated Mourner

"...Starring: Mike Nichols, Miranda Richardson and David De Keyser. The Designated Mourner is one man's elegiac yet disdainful recollection..."

July 25, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

My Little Pony: The Movie

A rainbow-hued acid trip for 8-year-olds

"...The pastel prancers in My Little Pony: The Movie strut..."

Oct. 6, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

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