Checking In (Again): Kevin Russell Hasn’t Wavered Amidst the Great Wall of Empty Time

Shinyribs Santa closes the questionnaire circle on No. 100

"...On March 25, I emailed Shinyribs ringmaster Kevin Russell five quickly-conceived COVID queries..."

Dec. 22, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Checking In: Nina Diaz Ponders Playing As the <i>Titanici> Sinks

“I thought to myself, ‘Would I play ’til the ship sank?’”

"...One highlight of Vallejo’s new duets LP, Amigos Amigos, is Nina..."

Nov. 18, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Teeta Cosigns <I>The Seventh SealI>

Relentless wordsmith talks fatherhood, numerology & the apocalypse

"...Since the pandemic descended, the Teeta has proliferated three full-lengths..."

Sept. 9, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Review: <i>Come From Awayi>

Tale of ordinary people embracing strangers is extraordinary

"...One of the first things you notice when the lights go up on..."

Feb. 19, 2020 Arts Post by Elizabeth Cobbe

Ritesh Batra Has a <i>Photographi>

Indian-American director dismantles the tropes of the romantic movie

"...A man and a woman meet. They have enough in common to overcome everything that separates them. Or, at..."

May 22, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

PJ Raval's <i>Call Her Gandai> Will Open aGLIFF 2018

Local director headlines roster of new and returning films

"...Call Her Ganda, the new documentary by Austin director PJ Raval, has been picking up awards at..."

July 11, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Leigh Whannell Gets an <i>Upgradei>

Insidious creator gets techno, and talks the Blumhouse model

"...Between creating and writing some of the creepiest and goriest moments..."

May 31, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Chef Palumbo Strikes Again

Nothing quite like a good lutefisk enchilada, n’est-ce pas?

"...Of course there isn’t anything like a good lutefisk enchilada, because 1)..."

Nov. 7, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Why I Left Austin

Alejandro Escovedo's first-person account of leaving Austin last year after 35 years

"...Leaving Austin was bittersweet. My whole life is music, and..."

Oct. 28, 2016 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Minerva Koenig on <i>South of Nowherei>

Minerva Koenig wanted her mystery series to show how someone becomes a sleuth

"...In the infamous detective story setup, a broad walks into..."

Feb. 26, 2016 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

DVDanger: <i>Mexico Barbaroi>

Anthology horror from Mexico

"...Horror cinema and Mexico go together like fangs and bloods. Hint:..."

Nov. 10, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest 2015: Untangling the <i>Doglegsi>

Director Heath Cozens on Japan's disabled pro-wrestling league

"...It's not the dog in the fight, it's the fight..."

Sept. 25, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Taking a Hard Look at the <i>America's Next Cat Stari> Contestants

Which kitty superstar will reign supreme?

"...There are more kitty photos purr capita than ever before,..."

May 1, 2015 Screens Post by Kat McNevins

Don’t Go Away Mad!

Zimmerman’s Immigrant Affairs nominee withdraws

"...Wednesday afternoon, the Statesman reported that Rebecca Forest, District 6 Council Member Don Zimmerman’s nominee to the city’s..."

April 15, 2015 News Post by Michael King

Austin Film Festival: “Spoke” & <i>Crazy Carl and His Man-Boobsi>

Docs cheer a legendary dancehall and a favorite hometown weirdo

"...Few American cities know how to self-mythologize like Austin...."

Oct. 29, 2014 Screens Post by Michael Agresta

Where the Girls Go/ATX: Make-It-Last Edition

Yer best bets to find the QTs of ATX all weekend long

"...Not the Last Edition, the Make-It-Last Edition. Every now and then, the weekend..."

June 27, 2014 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

The Damage Before the <i>Blue Ruini>

Actor Macon Blair talks revenge and homelessness in the new thriller

"...Remember that old saying about an eye for an eye leaving the whole..."

April 24, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Alex Gibney Untangles <i>The Armstrong Liei>

How a comeback documentary became something else entirely

"...As detailed in the paper this week, director Alex Gibney’s The..."

Nov. 7, 2013 Screens Post by Chase Hoffberger

Spoiler Alert! <i>John Dies at the Endi>!

Phantasm creator Don Coscarelli is still doing exactly as he damn well pleases

"...Don Coscarelli never met two genres he didn't want to splice...."

Feb. 22, 2013 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Letting Go, With 'Peace'

Champion for new plays Suzan Zeder closes her career at UT with a new drama of her own

"...Peace of a kind will soon be coming to the halls of the..."

Feb. 1, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Lights Go Down at South Lamar

Final night at the Alamo Drafthouse mothership

"...It may not be the original Alamo Drafthouse, or the..."

Jan. 4, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Do Go On, Mr. Gunn

An extended transcript of our chat with Tim Gunn

"...The Chronicle recently chatted up Project Runway fixture Tim Gunn in..."

April 12, 2012 Screens Post by Andy Campbell

When There's Nothing Left to Burn ...

Cinematexas throws itself a Viking Funeral

"...This week marks the end of the road for the..."

Nov. 30, 2007 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Qmmunity: Andie Flores and Sam Mayer’s <i>3 Scenes From Queer Utopiai>

Taking the stage in a cage

"...Anyone else doing a li’l reflecting the past few days? The way..."

Nov. 15, 2024 Column by James Scott

Austin Film Festival: Face Your Own Fears in <i>The Fetchi>

An Irish legend gives grief a face in J.C. Doler’s debut feature

"...Wherever you go, there you are – or, at least, something that..."

Oct. 28, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Dev Patel’s <i>Monkey Mani> Crushes at SXSW Premiere

Brutal action is star’s promising directorial debut

"...Dev Patel’s directorial debut Monkey Man is a gritty, nasty piece of..."

March 12, 2024 Screens Post by Jenny Nulf

Navigating Puberty, Talking to God, and Bringing <i>Are You There God? It's Me, Margareti> to the Screen

Edge of Seventeen director, Kelly Fremon Craig, on adapting Judy Blume's YA classic

"...Back before smartphones and social media, Judy Blume guided girls through all the hardships..."

April 28, 2023 Screens Feature by Joelle DiPaolo

Fantastic Fest Review: <i>V/H/S/99i>

The found footage anthology goes back to the '90s

"...Just one year after the series returned with a rejuvenated sense of purpose, V/H/S is..."

Sept. 27, 2022 Screens Post by Trace Sauveur

Third Coast Grabs SRSLY, Jimmy John’s Goes Ooh-La-La, Spirited Steaks Sizzle thanks to Still Austin & Double J Ranch, and There’s Some Robot Rolling Up with Your Chicken Tikka Masala …

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Here's some of what's happening in Austin's culinary scene, as wrangled from numerous PR..."

Feb. 9, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Tribeca Film Festival Review: <i>7 Daysi>

Rom com plays perfectly with the tools Harry and Sally left behind

"...Say "arranged marriage" and there's an automatic gut reaction from a lot..."

June 17, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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