The Wandering Earth

Chinese sci-fi epic about the hunt for a new sun

"...Since its premiere last month, China’s blockbuster science-fiction film The Wandering Earth has grossed more than $650 million worldwide,..."

March 8, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Wandering Earth II

China's sci-fi apocalypse blockbuster gets an equally massive prequel

"...There are two types of people in this city: those..."

Jan. 20, 2023 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Wen Ren’s End-of-the-World Drama Last Sunrise Found Its Spark in China

Light in the dark

"...There can be no more definitive end of the world..."

July 19, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Rookies

Milla Jovovich sleepwalks through an action-comedy dud

"...Death, taxes, and recognizable American actors in Chinese blockbusters: These are the great constants of modern American history. Hot..."

April 16, 2021 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

ATX Film News: Award Winners, Toxic Vengeance, and Cheaper Nights at the Drafthouse

"...Congratulations to A Room Full of Nothing: The Austin-made relationship dramedy about the end of the world..."

April 5, 2019 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

Return to the Hipster Alamo

More Marc Maron: The comedian on WTF, SXSW, and the ATX

"...20-date Oddball Comedy and Curiosity Festival, one name in the pantheon of elite comics stood out as the proverbial..."

Sept. 18, 2014 Arts Post by Russ Espinoza

A Chinese Ghost Story: The Tsui Hark Animation

"...Andrew Chen. You'll probably never really understand what on earth (or elsewhere) is going on in this Tsui Hark-produced-and-written..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend

"...lives up to its hype. Overfiend has been making the rounds of the Japanimation underground for a year or..."

June 11, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Wicker Man

Notorious director Neil LaBute's well-intentioned but inadvertently silly film starring Nicolas Cage replaces the vague, sinister paganism of the original with a creepy infusion of earth-mother estrogen gone haywire.

"...Beahan, Frances Conroy, Molly Parker and Leelee Sobieski. Through the auspices of my recently created (on the drive home,..."

Sept. 8, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Code Name: The Cleaner

For anyone venturing to see this so-called comedy, it will be hard to remember that Cedric the Entertainer is actually funny. Or rather, he can be.

"...Directed by: Les Mayfield. Starring: Cedric the Entertainer, Lucy Liu, Nicollette Sheridan, Will Patton, Mark Dacascos..."

Jan. 12, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

The Aviator

Scorsese's best film in years is a work of bravura, classic Hollywood filmmaking.

"...Ian Holm. Those looking to catch a glimpse of the 20th century’s most infamous and raggedy madman-cum-tycoon during his..."

Dec. 24, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

The saga ends (and ends) back in the Shire where it began.

"...sadly, but it’s doubtless a relief to king of the Kiwis Peter Jackson that his epic, sprawling, and positively..."

Dec. 19, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Point Austin: The Way of the Strayhorn

Carole's for Austin. Is Austin for Carole?

"...pitch to a younger demographic) is likely to provide the most entertainment on this year's mayoral campaign trail. CKS..."

Feb. 6, 2009 News Column by Michael King

Welcome to the Real World

Rhizome Collective brings activist ideals down to earth

"...Thursdays are busy nights at the Rhizome Collective, a three-warehouse complex at the dead end..."

Dec. 31, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

The Long View

John Graves' 'Myself and Strangers' finds the 83-year-old looking back at his past and into his future

"...Forty-six years ago and change, in the winter of 1957, John Graves paddled the Brazos for..."

April 30, 2004 Books Feature by Steve Moore

The Kids Are All Right

Not your parent's summer camp, rock & roll camp!

"...uniforms and hats. We made potholders that melted on the burner, sang silly songs I still remember, and learned..."

Aug. 22, 2003 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

What the Right Hand Is Doing

Magician turned sitcom star Harry Anderson returns to Austin at Palmer Auditorium this weekend, and his former partner and cohort, Austin author Turk Pipkin, looks back as he looks forward to reuniting with his old pal.

"...by Turk Pipkin, Mike Caveney, and Martin Lewis for the 20-year reunion of the Left-Handed League at Palmer Auditorium...."

Sept. 3, 1999 Features Feature by Turk Pipkin

To the Ends of the Earth

Japanese travel story captures the isolation of culture shock, with fear and levity

"...idea a wave of Japan-set travelogues where characters “find themselves” would soon follow. This fetishization of Japan has made..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

The Truffle Hunters

Snuffling about with irascible old men and adorable dogs

"...Much like caviar, the truffle began its culinary journey on the pewter plates..."

May 21, 2021 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Art of Dying

May Bookshelf

"...to his memory or hers, yet I cannot resist the risk. Both were born of uncertain circumstances yet bloomed..."

May 16, 1997 Books Feature

Murder in the Suburbs

Good Luck Penny

"...Dumpster behind Roger Scaggs' office, this garbage bag contained the pipe, the knife, five latex gloves, and Penny Scaggs'..."

Dec. 11, 1998 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

The Big Cheese

South by Southwest 1997

"...The phrase "shit-hot," cribbed from some international band's bio, comes..."

March 21, 1997 Music Feature

All The Pieces Fall in to Place as SXSW Adds Tetris

New titles include experimental Visions and 24 Beats Per Second

"...They call it a lineup drop for a reason: South..."

Feb. 1, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Off the Record

There's a whole lot of shaking going on thanks to Johnny Walker, the Pachanga Latin Music Festival, Return to Forever reunion, and Breakaway Records

"...For those more rhythmically challenged at the inaugural Pachanga Latin Music Festival in Waterloo Park last..."

June 6, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

The Past Has Never Been Better for Chris Ware

"...33 years old. He lives in Chicago. He attended the University of Texas at Austin in the mid-Eighties and..."

Sept. 8, 2000 Books Feature by Marc Savlov

Shelter From the Storm

Residents Find Sanctuary at Job's House

"...photograph by Ada Calhoun By the time Isaac McNeese left Galveston in 1991, his life..."

Aug. 21, 1998 News Feature by Bryan Mealer

Top 10 Most Read Film Reviews of 2023

A-bombs and b-movies were what you were interested in this year

"...Everyone knows what the year's biggest movies were, and now we're starting to..."

Dec. 23, 2023 Screens Post by The Screens Staff

Vortex Repertory Company's Last: An Extinction Comedy

The magic cast by the company of this devised show pulls laughs from the impending demise of the planet

"...The news from climate scientists is now dire. The political..."

April 12, 2019 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Juke Joint Madonna

Toni Price comes clean.

"...The women lined up in front of the monitors at..."

Sept. 14, 2001 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Noah

Partly allegorical, partly spectacular, and wholly sincere, Darren Aronofsky gives us another memorable movie about a driven individual.

"...Aronofsky’s Noah presents itself as an idiosyncratic benefaction to the Almighty – who, for the purposes of this film,..."

April 4, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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