Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World

Albert Brooks again sallies forth where others fear to tread, although his comic results are more mildly amusing than riotously funny.

"...Tenney and John Carroll Lynch. Perhaps only Albert Brooks, the master of angst-ridden comic self-doubt and oblivious boorishness, would..."

Jan. 20, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Hours

"...Miranda Richardson, Stephen Dillane, Jeff Daniels and Jack Rovello. There's a mesmerizing, almost hypnotic rhythm to The Hours, the..."

Jan. 17, 2003 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Pillow Book

"...Yoshida and Judy Ongg. British director Greenaway (Prospero's Books, The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover) has..."

July 25, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

In the Shadow of the Stars

"...Directed by: Irving Saraf and Allie Light. Starring: The San Francisco Opera Chorus. Mention the world of opera..."

June 5, 1992 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

The Possession of Hannah Grace

Diabolical horror in the morgue is DOA

"...After her career as a police officer implodes, Megan (Mitchell) takes..."

Dec. 7, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Other Worlds Austin Hears The Quiet Hour

Director Stéphanie Joalland on a very British apocalypse

"...There's a strong tradition of British end-of-the-world stories, like Day..."

May 27, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

H. R. Giger, the Dark Star

Full Q&A with documentarian Belinda Sallin

"...In The Third Man, Harry Lyme infamously said the only thing..."

May 23, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Unborn

A young woman is possessed by the spirit of her twin brother who never made it to term in this film directed by esteemed horror writer David S. Goyer.

"...Jane Alexander, Atticus Shaffer, James Remar and Carla Gugino. There's a sequence early on in The Unborn in which..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Listening to the Bones

Bones tell a story at world's largest body farm

"...could happen in 24 hours or less. This is the kind of information we need to get in the..."

April 4, 2008 News Feature by R.U. Steinberg

The Quiet

The first Burnt Orange Productions joint mixes The Piano with Poison Ivy. Perhaps future generations of film scholars will embrace The Quiet as a B-movie that problematizes the oppressive gaze, but for now, it's a misfire.

"...Edie Falco, Martin Donovan, Shawn Ashmore and Katy Mixon. The first Burnt Orange Productions joint is a strange mash-up..."

Sept. 1, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Kate the Chemist Says, "Anybody Can Be a Scientist"

Kate the Chemist is on a mission to take over the world

"...Kate Biberdorf, or as she’s more commonly known, Kate the Chemist, has been working diligently for years to break..."

March 10, 2023 Features Feature by Kat McNevins

Racer and the Jailbird

Euro crime drama skips a gear in its switchback action.

"...Let us address the elephant in the room, which is the title of..."

May 11, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Rock the Kasbah

Bill Murray is a music promoter who finds his next client in Afghanistan

"...What with his tendency to pop up in the most unexpected place these past few years – weddings,..."

Oct. 23, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Felicia Day, Defender of the Earth

'The Guild' star plays Asteroids tonight at the Alamo with 'Rock Jocks'

"...It's not every day you get to save the world, but tonight at the Alamo Ritz, actress/web comedy..."

June 27, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Sanya Richards Finally Wins the Big One

Ex-Longhorn takes world championship in Berlin

"...Richards of choking any more. She is now truly the best female quartermiler in the world...."

Aug. 18, 2009 Sports Post by Lee Nichols

Step Up 2 the Streets

Romantic sparks fly (again) among students from different backgrounds at the Maryland School of the Arts.

"...Adam G. Sevani, Cassie Venture, Danielle Polanco, Mari Koda, Christopher Scott and Janelle Cambridge. In case you weren’t aware,..."

Feb. 22, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

An Immense World of Delight

It used to be a commonplace of moralists that man was the only creature in the animal kingdom to slaughter his own kind. But as Chronicle writer Roger Gathman points out, kind is slaughtered by kind routinely among ants, salamanders, and, as any child can tell you, guppies. The golden rule, in nature, is not "do unto others" -- it is "why waste the protein?"

"...Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny by Robert Wright..."

June 30, 2000 Books Feature by Roger Gathman

Qmmunity: The Queer-ster Bunny

A springtime showing of Austin's queer haps, like a new leather bar, pre-show parties, and the academic achievement by a young Black trans scholar.

"...We've been visited by the Queer-ster Bunny, who brings good tidings and gay times..."

April 7, 2023 Column by James Scott

Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party

Another distorted salvo from Dinesh D’Souza

"...true believing conservatives as it offers a “history” of the deliberately evil, completely corrupt, America-hating Democrats. D’Souza knows his..."

July 22, 2016 Movie Review by Louis Black

Danny Schmidt: Slow & Easy & Winning the Race

Doing business with a native Austin writer

"...Danny Schmidt remains the kind of beloved folk troubadour that begins a Kickstarter..."

Sept. 5, 2014 Music Post by William Harries Graham

All Hail the Jester

Changing the world – one beer at a time

"...The jester is nobody's fool. Often dismissed as dim-witted and..."

May 2, 2014 Food Feature by Anna Toon

'The Death Penalty Is About Us'

'Dead Man Walking' scribe Sister Helen Prejean speaks in town tonight

"...The year Sister Helen Prejean published her bestselling book Dead..."

Dec. 3, 2013 Books Post by Jessi Cape

Dr. Seuss' The Lorax

Even though it's primarily a cautionary ecological tale, this animated film is fun and visually pleasing.

"...Nicely making the transition from book to screen, Dr. Seuss' 1971 children's..."

March 2, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Decade Under the Influence

The 'Chronicle' movie critics take a look back at what the Aughts wrought

"...Agnès From Then to Now..."

Dec. 25, 2009 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Review: Different Stages’ The Art of Martyrdom (A Comedy)

For one of the season's best comedies, get thee to a nunnery

"...The folks at New Play Exchange, a digital resource that..."

June 30, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Dispatches From the Center of Alt-Reality With Mark Zuckerberg at SXSW

The Meta CEO beams in to predict his future and little else

"...While the world watches in horror as Russian forces continue to..."

March 18, 2022 SXSW Post by Tom Cheredar

At the Intersection of Fashion and Justice

Creators of Saturday's workshop on how fashion fights inequality

"...to any individual varies. Some folks are meticulous in their dress, others content to grab a semi-clean shirt off..."

Feb. 2, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Mikaila Rushing

ATX Television Festival: Shifting Landscapes: The Effect of 9/11 on Storytelling

How the World Trade Center attacks affected TV

"...Peter Tolan was shooting an episode of The Job in New Jersey when a crew member told..."

June 11, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Chasing The Good Dinosaur

FX director Jon Reisch on Pixar's newest animation

"...From lakeside antics with Winsor McCay's Gertie, across The Land Before Time, through the gates of Jurassic Park,..."

Nov. 25, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Wizard World: Five Reasons Why CM Punk Should Stay Champ

(or at least remain in the WWE title hunt)

"...CM Punk is not just the best professional wrestler in the world. He's also the..."

Oct. 28, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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