Holiday Viewing: Doctor Who at Christmas

Which are the best (and worst) of the BBC classic's Xmas specials?

"...the tree. All fine and sprightly, but nothing says Christmas like a time-traveling alien. Yes, if Santa Claus can..."

Dec. 11, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Deconstructing 'The Nightmare Before Christmas'

… the day after Christmas

"...20 years since the release of The Nightmare Before Christmas...."

Dec. 26, 2013 Screens Post by Brandon Engel

It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas

Ready for some holiday LPs?

"...Every year, there’s always one new Christmas release that stands apart. This season it’s from pub..."

Dec. 6, 2013 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

The Luv Doc: How Much Spirit Do You Like in Your Christmas?

Some people like to have a reasonable expectation of how the night will unfold

"...LuvDoc, The Christmas party season is about to get into full swing..."

Dec. 14, 2012 Column by The Luv Doc

Christmas With the Kranks

Holiday pap and circumstance.

"...Life, or Brian Desmond Hurst’s 1951 version of A Christmas Carol, Scrooge, too often for my money. And hey,..."

Nov. 26, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Christmas Bloody Christmas

Joe Begos delivers more than coal in this Santasploitation gorefest

"...“The party's on/ The feeling's here/ That only comes/ This time of year/ Simply having a wonderful Christmas time.”..."

Dec. 9, 2022 Movie Review by Sarah Jane

Black Christmas

Redo of horror classic rejects subtext for political message

"...It’s been said that this latest Black Christmas (the third film to bear the..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

City Theatre's Christmas Belles

At City Theatre, this comedy about the Christmas program at a small-town Texas church isn't the Southern-fried campfest it could be

"...two things is happening in City The­atre's production of Christmas Belles, penned by playwriting trio Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope,..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

Early Christmas: WWE Raw in Austin

WWE's annual pre-holiday taping plays both naughty and nice

"...active crowd it’d been in the past, even if Christmas was a bit of a downer for everyone. Please..."

Dec. 18, 2013 Sports Post by Will Eidam

Christmas in July – Tonight!

Wild Bill revs his ‘Honky-Tonk Holidaze’ at Antone’s

"...hard-drinking ways and dire problems at home. That’s the Christmas story left-of-center local Wild Bill likes to tell, and..."

July 10, 2013 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Christmas in the Clouds

This Native American romantic comedy, which won the Audience Award at the 2001 Austin Film Festival, arrives in theatres four years late but seasonally right on time.

"...Greene, Jonathan Joss, Rita Coolidge and Lois Red Elk. This Native American romantic comedy, which won the Audience Award..."

Dec. 2, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

A Christmas Story

Ralphie wants nothing more for Christmas than a Red Ryder 200-shot, range-model air rifle, but he must convince Mom and Dad that, if lucky enough to receive this “Holy Grail of Christmas presents,” he won't shoot his eye out.

"...pre-holiday hype, at least laugh at it. Watching A Christmas Story can help. For those who haven't seen this..."

Dec. 16, 1994 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Last Christmas

How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb

"...you throw a temper tantrum in the grocery store this holiday season, blame Wham!..."

Dec. 24, 2013 Music Post by Nina Hernandez

Michael Martin Murphey's Cowboy Christmas Ball

Back to the land for the holidays

"...Sunday evening, Michael Martin Murphey brings his Cowboy Christmas show to the One World Theatre for two performances,..."

Dec. 12, 2012 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas

"...Whoville is a truly great place to visit, although this movie's 100-minute stopover is more than enough time to..."

Nov. 17, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Kier-La Janisse and the Ghosts of Christmas Yet to Come

Film historian conjures The Haunted Season

"...Yule logs, eggnog, carols, Christmas trees, and scary stories – the true heart of..."

Dec. 19, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Review: Archive Theater's A Sherlock Holmes Christmas

Should you welcome this Holmes for the holidays with seasonal cheer?

"...The facts are these: About four o'clock on Christmas morning, Peterson was returning from some small jollification and..."

Dec. 2, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Holiday Viewing: A Christmas Tale

Turns out Christmas dinner is just as fraught in French

"...“Merry Christmas, baby,” croons Otis Redding from the scratched LP in..."

Dec. 3, 2017 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

A Bad Moms Christmas

The raunchy moms are back with some Christmas spirit(s)

"...of a holiday special shitshow spectacular, A Bad Moms Christmas explores many of the same tropes as its predecessor...."

Nov. 3, 2017 Movie Review by Danielle White

Something Sassy for Christmas

Avant Glam Cabaret says Hello Holiday!

"...in their prance with their Valentine spectacular. And the Christmas spirit has become embodied in the shimmying frames of..."

Dec. 23, 2015 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Arthur Christmas

The folks at Aardman Animation, who gave us Wallace & Gromit, seve up an instant – and funny – holiday classic.

"...The worst thing I can say about this sweet little slice of holiday cheer is that it..."

Nov. 25, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Muppet Christmas Carol

The Muppets bring cheer to Ebenezer Scrooge.

"...Caine. So many cinematic versions of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol have come and gone over the years, but..."

Dec. 11, 1992 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

Rude Mechs Bring a Karaoke Christmas Carol Into Your Home and You’re the Star

Local theatre savants revamp Dickens for your holiday acting pleasure

"...they were just, like, sitting on their hands all this time, right?..."

Oct. 6, 2020 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Magic Lantern Shines a Light on British Christmas Ghost Stories

Hang with the spirits of Christmas past

"...The British Christmas is filled with strangers and shadows. Knocks at the..."

Nov. 16, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Holiday Viewing: Downton Abbey Christmas Specials

We rank the holidays with the Crawley family

"...strings of the theme song catches the breath of this particular fan of one of the most successful British..."

Dec. 17, 2017 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Office Christmas Party

Workplace comedy lacks the laughs

"...you are looking to catch a buzz while watching this holiday-season comedy. Do not count on Office Christmas Party..."

Dec. 9, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas

The auteur from Atlanta dons his Madea drag once more to spread holiday cheer.

"...and unpolished they are. The unevenness of A Madea Christmas really stands out. Based as it is on a..."

Dec. 20, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black

A Christmas Tale

Catherine Deneuve stars as the matriarch of this family, whose holiday gathering is like some marvelous do-si-do in which the characters partake in endless swirls of accusations, confessions, and glimpses of grace.

"...Devos, Chiara Mastroianni, Laurent Capelluto and Emile Berling. “Merry Christmas, baby,” croons Otis Redding from the scratched LP in..."

Dec. 19, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

All I Want for Christmas

"...Nealon, Thora Birch, Leslie Nielsen and Lauren Bacall. Call this one Miracle on 12th Street. No it's not precisely..."

Nov. 8, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Drag Fest, Nutcracker, and Puppets in This Week’s Events

Lots of weekend events to keep you occupied

"...and moving drag beyond just gay bars. Yes, yes: This might happen if I were your mom – but..."

Dec. 6, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

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