I Think We're Alone Now

Dinklage and Fanning find dry humor at the end of the world

"...primes us to be so fascinated by “end of the world” narratives? Are we all pining that badly to..."

Sept. 21, 2018 Movie Review by Danielle White

DVDanger: I Kill Giants

Grief is a monster in this fantastic fable, plus two new undead flicks

"...The hardest lesson in life for a child is learning..."

May 26, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

“Julie Libersat: Paved Paradise” at W&TW

This interactive solo exhibition may have you looking at malls in a very different way

"...You've been there: behind the wheel, cruising slowly up this lane and..."

March 23, 2018 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Goosebumps

The ever-popular YA novels spring to life with Jack Black

"...The creepy tales of kid-lit scaremeister R.L. Stine literally leap..."

Oct. 23, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Playback: Screamadelica

Austin Psych Fest 2014 drops its lineup

"...Topping the seventh annual rite of spring are a handful of..."

Dec. 6, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

From Prada to Nada

Former Spy Kid Alexa Vega co-stars in this comedy that provides a Hispanic spin on Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility.

"...Sensibility gets de-anglicized in this inoffensive trifle that repurposes the Dashwood sisters for the current cultural climate. It's not..."

Feb. 4, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Seven Pounds

Will Smith stars in this dramatic film about a man who whose melancholia compels him to devise a unique plan to redeem what remains of his life.

"...Joe Nunez. Back when Will Smith was first making the unprecedented leap from novelty rapper to World’s Biggest Movie..."

Dec. 19, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Grindhouse

Grindhouse, which was filmed in Austin, raises the bar for movie showmanship and the theatregoing experience.

"...Tarantino. More than just a fun three hours at the movies, Grindhouse is a total immersion into movie geekdom,..."

April 6, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Bitten! A Zombie Rock Odyssey

As a play, 'Bitten! A Zombie Rock Odyssey' is impressively bad, but it's got one hell of a soundtrack

"...after seeing Bitten!, an original rock musical written by the Unbearables (a band) and produced in conjunction with Loaded..."

Oct. 6, 2006 Arts Review by Hannah Kenah

When a Stranger Calls

Simon West’s do-over of Fred Walton’s 1979 creepfest – in which babysitter Belle menaced by a stranger with a phone who probably isn’t that guy from Verizon – is a hollow, shallow, and just plain boring exercise in snooziness.

"...I’ve got a rusty ice pick to bury in the gullet of whoever greenlighted this pointless exercise in masturbatory..."

Feb. 10, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Off-Off-Broadway Bound

An Austinite's account of taking the stage in New York City

"...Next month, when the New York International Fringe Festival, the largest theatrical fringe..."

July 29, 2005 Arts Feature by Lowell Bartholomee

Undead

This Australian horror film arrives at the tail end of a recent and very substantial cinematic zombie overdose. Unfortunately, there are only so many ways to slice the walking dead.

"...McKay, Rob Jenkins, Lisa Cunningham and Dirk Hunter. On the off chance you’re a vegan horror-phobe – not so..."

July 8, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Closer

Love’s fractured fairy tale, writ small and petty and almost too real to bear without flinching.

"...but it’s nothing compared to what we do to others and ourselves in the name of love. That’s the..."

Dec. 3, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Still Scary, Still Subversive

Alamo's Roadshow of the Living Dead brings George Romero to Austin

"...What does it say that some of the most cutting cinematic commentaries on American culture of the..."

July 23, 2004 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Scooby-Doo

"...Directed by: Raja Gosnell. Starring: Matthew Lillard, Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar, Linda Cardellini..."

June 14, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Resident Evil

Wild, senseless, sexy adaptation of the popular zombie shoot-'em-up video game

"...you're in its thrall, but considerably less so after the climax has come and gone. Midway through this wild,..."

March 15, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fantastic Fest Announces 2024 Lineup

Love of out-there cinema brings Terrifier 3, The Wild Robot

"...Terrifying clowns, wild robots, and the sound of chainsaws echoing across Austin! Fantastic Fest, the..."

Aug. 15, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...Horror at the beginning, horror at the end: After SXSW Film (March..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Lost Pines Found

How a handful of neighbors helped rebuild Bastrop County – one home at a time

"...Brilliant orange spheres exploded to the east. Janice Butler could not go home. The most..."

Nov. 29, 2013 News Feature by Kate X Messer

Full-Gore Press

Mind the viscera: Austin's horror filmmaking scene is exploding

"...Will 2011 go down as the year the Austin horror filmmaking community definitively established itself..."

Dec. 23, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

TBF Announces Schedule,
'Chron' Announces Media Onslaught

Making Texas Book Festival prep easy for you

"...With just one month to go until the Texas Book Festival, it's time to hit the books...."

Sept. 16, 2010 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Music Wristbands on Sale Thursday

Limited batch of discounted passes available online

"...Wristbands for the South by Southwest Music Festival, at the discounted price..."

Jan. 21, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Ghost

"...Satan-happy Swedes led by demon pope the Ghoul with No Name debut a delicate masterwork. The..."

Aug. 26, 2011 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Larry Norman

Reissues

"...Larry NormanRebel Poet, Jukebox Balladeer: The Anthology (Arrco)..."

June 20, 2008 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Long Fringe Review: Akimbo Bubble Scuttle Ruckus

A mess of sketches strung into a nonsensical hullabaloo

"...The latest project that improv group Da Foundry has forged..."

Feb. 1, 2012 Arts Post by Jillian Owens

Overheard @ FF

Stolen passports, zombie verisimilitude, and more

"..."One of the zombies actually bit the man and took some off..."

Sept. 30, 2011 Screens Feature

Cute Band Alert!

Shapes Have Fangs are the MOST.

"...Shapes Have Fangs formed in 2006, but the four members - rhythm guitarist/vocalist Dustin Coffey, drummer Evan..."

March 27, 2008 Music Post by Audra Schroeder

Good For Your Blood

Dozens of starry-eyed dreamers queued up at the Frank Erwin Center on Thursday, Aug. 25, in hope of having their lifelong dreams of cathode notoriety eviscerated before noon, only to discover themselves caught up in George A. Romero's idea of a good time

"...The irony, that is. Dozens of starry-eyed dreamers queued up..."

Sept. 2, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Now Streaming in Austin: Planet Terror

Robert Rodriguez goes for zombie violence and fun

"...our weekly tweet-along last Thursday as we revved up the engine on Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof. But that, as..."

April 4, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: Blood Fest

Austin meta-horror lands GIF-able gags

"...to animated web series. A handful of years ago, the studio branched out to feature-length films, and their latest..."

March 10, 2018 SXSW Post by Jenny Nulf

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