David X. Cohen Brings Futurama Back to the Future

ATX Television Festival brings some of the cult show's voice actors together for a table read

"...national heroes for saving Brooklyn Nine-Nine when Fox dropped the popular sitcom...."

June 8, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Tapping Into the New Old Settler’s Music Festival

Checking in with Donna the Buffalo, Billy Strings, Greensky Bluegrass, the women of I'm With Her, and more

"...Donna the BuffaloThu. 19, 7:10pm, Campground Stage; Fri. 20, 5:15pm, Original..."

April 20, 2018 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Listening Outside the Lines

Kevin Curtin spends four days on the fringes

"...There's an innate curiosity inside us we probably don't feed..."

Feb. 2, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul

The wimpy kid returns for a reboot

"...Here’s the thing about kid actors: They grow up. Voices deepen;..."

May 19, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Future of Tegan & Sara

Digital age Intervention

"...in Tegan & Sara. From day one, fans found the Canadian siblings’ music digitally, and living in different cities..."

Sept. 13, 2016 Music Post by Sarah Marloff

Giving Voice to the Voiceless

Texas Jail Project tells the stories of people held in jail, pre-trial

"...When Diana Claitor first began the Texas Jail Project in 2006, she had no idea..."

April 1, 2016 News Feature by Amy Kamp

Kaci and the Wagakkiband: A SXSW Interview

Rock + traditional Japanese instruments = 俊英!

"...those well-dressed forces of nature that comprise Wagakkiband rocked the adoring crowd at SXSW's Des Moines Embassy last week,..."

March 23, 2016 Arts Post by Kaci Beeler

The Letters

Mother Teresa biopic delivers no miracles

"...Remember those religious biopics the major Hollywood studios churned out for the faithful back..."

Dec. 4, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Universal High School Experience

Sarah Dessen's latest novel is 'The Moon and More'

"...a bestselling author of young adult novels? With typical Southern modesty spiced with just the faintest whiff of irony,..."

Sept. 26, 2013 Books Post by Amy Gentry

The Learning Curve

Bill Hader on his schooling in comedy at SNL

"...up in rehearsal. Saturday night, you sell it to the country in a live television broadcast, where you're expected..."

April 19, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Texas Women Are Targeted at the Capitol on Saturday

A silent protest in support of Planned Parenthood begins to grow

"...Seems there's a bit of an opposition somewhere...."

Aug. 23, 2012 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

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

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore

Voices are given to the live-action animal performers who romp through this four-footed James Bond spoof.

"...O'Donnell and Jack McBrayer. Although it’s great fun for the under-8 set and for those of us monitoring the..."

July 30, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Across the Great Divide

Hacienda's Abraham Villanueva keys in on the Band

"...It begins, like all great tales, having already begun. The fade-in of "Across the Great Divide," which opens the..."

Aug. 15, 2008 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

The Simpsons Movie

The film delivers familiar hilarity and some treats you’ll never get on the show (nudity and drunkenness) but steers shy of anything bold and new.

"...Silverman. Unless you’ve been living in a cave for the last 18 years or have no sense of humor..."

Aug. 3, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Page Two: Scratching the Surface

Festival films, the Austin Music Awards, and the truth about South by Southwest

"...To post and to blog is to be. The cacophony of voices available online is informative and refreshing,..."

March 2, 2007 Column by Louis Black

The Wild

Despite its title, Disney's new animated film, The Wild, is about as pedestrian as you can get.

"..."Spaz" Williams. It's great fun to hear Shatner, as the voice of the scheming wildebeast Kazar, send up Ricardo..."

April 14, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Incredibles

Animated take on the superhero genre overflows with wonderfully silly shenanigans and knowing insight into modern parenting.

"...leap forward in animated storytelling, this seriocomic take on the superhero genre deftly mixes Pixar Animation Studios’ justly famed..."

Nov. 5, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Garfield: The Movie

Garfield Declawed is the result of taking this comic strip to the big screen.

"...movie, loaded as it is with adorable animals. Sadly the task falls to me. This Garfield is everything Jim..."

June 11, 2004 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Weather Underground

Former members of the Weather Underground still know a thing or two about "which way the wind blows" in this always timely documentary.

"...Green and Bill Siegel. Checking in with some of the aging core members of the infamous late-Sixties-Seventies radical group..."

Sept. 26, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Waking the Dead

Okkervil River's Will Sheff and Centro-matic's Will Johnson find common ground.

"...It's not so hot that you notice, really, but the ants in Oakwood Cemetery are unbearable. It's almost as..."

Sept. 12, 2003 Music Feature by Melanie Haupt

The Others

"...Alakina Mann and James Bentley. I'm tempted to call The Others the best haunted house film since Robert Wise's..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The House of Mirth

"...McGovern and Jodhi May. Many aspects of Edith Wharton's turn-of-the-century New York can be glimpsed in writer and director..."

Feb. 9, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Year in Books

What New Book Brought You the Most Enjoyment in 1997 and Why?

"...1. The passing of Allen Ginsberg and William Burroughs...."

Jan. 9, 1998 Books Feature by Phil West

Breaking the Waves

"...me of Tom Wolfe's statement that few artists find their calling because they have Big Ideas to express. More..."

Dec. 27, 1996 Movie Review by Russell Smith

The Brady Bunch Movie

"...Gary Cole, Shelley Long, Michael McKean and Jean Smart. The Brady Bunch Movie is retro-Seventies overload: color it harvest..."

Feb. 24, 1995 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Chronicle Guide to the Marvel Cinematic Universe

As the Guardians of the Galaxy gather once more, every MCU film reviewed

"...Hey, true believers, are you ready for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3? This being the 32nd movie in..."

May 5, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Dawn Breaks Behind the Eyes

There's something creepy in this Eurosleaze castle

"...were really watching was '60 and '70s Eurosleaze. Oddly, there's been a surprising lack of films riffing on directors..."

July 8, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

To Expand the Convention Center or Not?

Despite unanimous support from City Council, voters will decide the answer

"...move forward on a plan to expand and redesign the Neal W. Kocurek Austin Convention Center, along with additional..."

July 19, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Page Two: Sitting on the Dock of the Bay Watching the Tide Roll Away

The Chronicle at 35

"..."The present-day composer refuses to die!"..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Column by Louis Black

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