Fantasia Review: Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson

A life in the grindhouse is not obscured by a tragic death

"...designed to unspool while horny teens made out at the drive-in, or play on the VHS at pizza and..."

Aug. 5, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

14 Austin Terror Fest Picks

The best metal for brave ears

"...chopped and screwed Motörhead under snarling and screechings about the impending apocalypse. Distortion-free power chords give way to Flying..."

June 7, 2019 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Austin Terror Fest Album Reviews

Seven platters spanning the spectrum of extremity

"...Pact throws bolts, rolls thunder, and growls menacingly as they drive stream-of-consciousness riffs toward undeviating devastation. On occasion, after..."

June 7, 2019 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Nosferatu Festival Celebrates the Original Cinematic Vampire

Get in on the nights of the living dead

"..."Nosferatu? Does this word not sound like the call of the death bird at midnight? You dare..."

May 31, 2019 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Rolling Roadshow Celebrates The Sandlot's 25th Anniversary

Alamo Drafthouse series takes the field at the Long Time

"...The Rolling Roadshow series is the closest thing the Alamo..."

March 27, 2018 Events Post by Danielle White

The Luv Doc

Leave the milk in the refrigerator

"...for weeks because she is mad about something or another. Last week it was because I – get this..."

July 7, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

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

Staple! The Independent Media Expo Returns

Year 12 brings diverse delights and DIY creativity all weekend long

"...It’s the dozenth year for this local expo of comics-focused indie..."

Feb. 24, 2016 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Fantastic Fest 2015: The Devil's Candy

Heavy metal against Satan in Austin-filmed horror

"...(cough cough Trick or Treat cough cough). Hellraising headbanger The Devil's Candy embraces the madness in both, and becomes..."

Oct. 7, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

View From the 'Front Line'

HBO doc celebrates Tim Hetherington's life

"...In their 2010 documentary Restrepo, photojournalists Sebastian Junger and Tim Hetherington..."

April 18, 2013 Screens Post by Aleksander Chan

The AggreGAYtor: October 30

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...Mitt Romney is caught on the record, Taylor Swift parties with porn stars, and Roseanne..."

Oct. 30, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

The Greatest Stories Ever Told

The 2010 Paramount Summer Film Classics

"..."Father, there are ways to break even three arrows together,"..."

May 21, 2010 Screens Feature by Austin Powell

The Turkish War on Terror

The Turkish decision to go after terrorists in Iraq could get as bloody as the American decision to do the same thing in 2003.

"...There was probably a collective gulp in the State Department..."

Oct. 18, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

What Does Rick Perry Sing in the Shower?

What potentially embarrassing revelation did Ted Nugent make about Gov. Rick Perry (hint - it's all about track nine on Double Live Gonzo.)

"...ball? He says not, but that may not be the end of Perry's embarrassment over the gonzo rocker. On..."

April 3, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Walker Lukens’ The Last Walt and More Crucial Concerts This Week

From Explosions in the Sky to CAPYAC’s Far Out Fest

"...Looking for the best shows happening in Austin this week? Check out..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Year Two of Oblivion Access Festival Fills the Experimental Gap in Austin

How the music festival co-founders keep up the mystique June 15-18

"...Oblivion Access is getting older, but the 15 years that separate fest founders and co-bookers Dusty..."

June 9, 2023 Music Feature by Julian Towers

Slamdance 2023 Review: The Underbug

Indian politics trap paranoia, prejudice in home-invasion thriller

"...On the eve of Indian Independence Day, communal riots break out..."

Feb. 5, 2023 Screens Post by Dex Wesley Parra

Jenna Davis, The Voice of M3GAN

Texas actor talks about changing from straight horror to comedy

"...sales (just ask Snakes on a Plane). But over the weekend the TikTok fascination with comedy-horror M3GAN translated into..."

Jan. 13, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantasia Review: Orchestrator of Storms: The Fantastique World of Jean Rollin

Inside the mind and art of France's genius of decay

"...There's a long list of horror directors (William Lustig, Abel..."

Aug. 12, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Opinion: Governor Abbott, Do Not Tell Our Children the Same Story About AR-15s

A survivor of an AR-15 reflects on the governor’s position on gun violence and the mental health crisis

"...Another AR-15, one of 20 million in the hands of..."

June 10, 2022 Column by Julia A. Olson

Review: Rapper Billy Woods Has the Most Intense Lyrics at an Extreme Music Festival

His lines read like a poetry book bound in human flesh

"...bands that sing about disembowelment, Billy Woods might have the most intense lyrics of all 100-plus acts on the..."

May 14, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Five Things to Head Off the Hex on Friday the 13th

Shake off the curse of this mini-Halloween

"...Is it because of 13 guests at the Last Supper? Or Loki the trickster as the uninvited..."

May 13, 2022 Arts Column by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival Review: The Humans

Claustrophobic Broadway adaptation is horrifyingly astute

"...The fact that The Humans originated as a Broadway show..."

Oct. 25, 2021 Screens Post by Trace Sauveur

Fantastic Fest Review: Who Killed the KLF?

Band biography that burns Behind the Music to ashes

"...Who killed the KLF? The KLF. They were the only ones who..."

Sept. 25, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Watch: Black Eyed Vermillion Stares into the Isolated Abyss with “These Walls”

Punk growler deviates into dark trip-hop with new video

"...In our haste and excitement to move on from the past year of loss, lock-down, and isolation, it’s important..."

June 23, 2021 Music Post by Doug Freeman

She Wants Revenge: The Horror of The Queen of Black Magic

How director Kimo Stamboel summons up an Indonesian classic

"...Stamboel was going to remake classic Indonesian horror film The Queen of Black Magic. After all, it was the..."

Feb. 11, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Vulcan Video Lives in the Alamo!

Not a dream! Not a what-if! Video Vortex comes to South Lamar!

"...just in time for International Independent Video Store Day: The Alamo Drafthouse will be the new home to the..."

Oct. 16, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Terror in the Skies in 7500

Director Patrick Vollrath on reinventing the hijacking drama

"...challenge. Patrick Vollrath came out of watching Locke - the Tom Hardy film set solely inside one car, in..."

June 19, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Hidden Room Theatre's The Duchess of Malfi

In staging John Webster's revenge tragedy, the company strikes a delightful balance between historical authenticity and genuine emotion

"...once chastised by an editor for too frequently using the word "authentic" in my pieces (in my defense, I..."

Oct. 11, 2019 Arts Review by Trey Gutierrez

Color Arc Productions' The Mamalogues

In the world premiere of Lisa B. Thompson's play, the lives of single black mothers are seen, and felt

"...quite genially, with hosts Lauren and Tasha circulating through the room and giving folks personal welcomes. When they open..."

Aug. 30, 2019 Arts Review by Robert Faires

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