Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

The second year at the Hogwarts is better than the first, but still a bit sophomoric.

"...adults. Each of the books is centered around British mop-top Harry Potter, an orphaned wizard-in-training who studies at the..."

Nov. 15, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Vel Nine, Sam Dimov Quintet, Rococo Disco, and more recommended shows

"...Vel Nine With Ben Buck & Spy MC..."

Feb. 17, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Farewell to the Future at the Final Other Worlds Film Festival

Founder Bears Rebecca Fonté looks back and forward

"...Film Festival, it's the lineup of a festival on top, packed with world and U.S. premieres of new sci..."

Dec. 1, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Believe Me

In this faith-based comedy, frat boys create a fake charity to pay back tuition bills.

"...Starring: Alex Russell, Zachary Knighton, Johanna Braddy, Max Adler, Christopher McDonald, Sinqua Walls and Miles Fisher...."

Sept. 26, 2014 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore

Voices are given to the live-action animal performers who romp through this four-footed James Bond spoof.

"...– the first time around, but not so much nine years on. In the interim, Pixar has achieved the..."

July 30, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Everything Everywhere All At Once Wins Everything at the Austin Film Critics Association Award

Cosmic comedy sweeps the board with nine wins

"...Nine months ago, phantasmagorical adventure Everything Everywhere All At Once..."

Jan. 11, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Dreamgirls

Dreamgirls is an infectious experience of sequins and songs that lives up to the hype. Opens Monday.

"...friendships, all in the quest to be at the top of the heap. A great deal of the credit..."

Dec. 22, 2006 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Iron Giant

If the top-notch story weren't enough, the film also boasts some spectacular animation and a great score.

"...The Iron Man, begins on that same day, with nine-year-old Hogarth Hughes (Marienthal) and the townspeople of Rockwell, Maine,..."

Aug. 6, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

King Kirk

illustration by Doug Potter

"...TOP NINE SIGNS THAT MAYOR KIRK WATSON IS THE MAN..."

Jan. 8, 1999 News Column

Short Cuts

"...It also helps keep our Austin dollars in Austin... Top Ten lists, Top Nine lists -- it's all so..."

Jan. 8, 1999 Screens Column by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Big Hit

"...goddaughter of head honcho Paris (Brooks, of Deep Space Nine). From here on out, it's one long, long, long..."

May 1, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Adjusting to the Mise-en-Scène

Nine nonfilmmakers – artists out of place – make one in 48 hours

"...Miraculously, nine people agreed to take part. There was no pay..."

July 13, 2007 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Margin of Error

Some Texas high schools may be violating the "top 10%" law, which guarantees admission to UT and other Texas colleges and universities, by exaggerating the number of students in the top 10% of their graduating classes.

"...a number of Texas high schools are exaggerating the top 10% of their graduating classes -- thereby granting more..."

April 21, 2000 News Feature by Jonathan David Carroll

Best of SXSW: Best Stage Banter, Best Show, Best Repeats

… and other observations from Kevin Curtin’s notebook

"...I see during South by Southwest, it’s clear that nine days of music fundamentally altered my brain...."

March 19, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

We Have an Issue: It’s Been a Year, All Right

It's the Top 10s issue; plus, meet the new Food Editor

"...incandescent recitation of Walt Whitman's "Song of Myself" in Nine Days. The village band pomp of Japanese Breakfast's "Paprika."..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Column by Kimberley Jones

Crimes That Paid

In Jesse Sublett's top reads of 2014, wherever the protagonists go, trouble follows

"...Award for Fiction. In the strong debut crime novel Nine Days: A Mystery (Minotaur Books) by Minerva Koenig, Julia..."

Jan. 2, 2015 Arts Feature by Jesse Sublett

The Best and Worst of TV in 2013

From 'Breaking Bad' to 'Bunheads,' this list has it all

"...Editor's Note: Our annual top 10s issue always includes a comprehensive grid of the..."

Jan. 3, 2014 Screens Post by Aleksander Chan

Chris Jericho: From Y2J to 'Sin and Bones'

WWE superstar on touring and the next big things in wrestling and metal

"...he's managed both. In his day job he's a top star in the WWE: Y2J, the best there is..."

Aug. 14, 2012 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

Control Freaks

Film Top Tens

"...spot in the Austin Chronicle's cumulative tally of the Top Ten Films of 1997...."

Jan. 9, 1998 Screens Feature

Aztex-Islanders Friday; HS, WCQ

The Aztex's last preseason game; local high schools make regionals; plus World Cup Qualifying results

"...goes to the Club World Cup to face the top teams from the other continents...."

April 1, 2009 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

Dance Friends

"...applaud the Chronicle for two pieces featured in the Top 10s issue [Arts, Jan. 3]. This past year, I..."

Jan. 7, 2014 Postmarks

The Year of Being John Malkovich

Top 10 Films of the Year, Decade, and Eternity

"...during the past months and the ease of compiling Top 10 lists as evidence of the year's bounty. Here,..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Strikes Out

Top Ten Political Stories and Moments of 1995

"...against the city in Freeport-McMoRan's favor, and it didn't stop there. The budget season from June through mid-September was..."

Jan. 5, 1996 News Feature

TV Eye

The best of TV in 2003 -- with some weirdness and disappointment in there somewhere

"...Top 10 Things I Never Thought I'd See (or Hear)..."

Jan. 2, 2004 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

The Death of Rock & Roll

Top 10s: Year, Decade, Eternity

"...rock radio," the medium's defining format in the post-Nirvana Nineties, into sharp relief; turns out "modern rock" playlists were..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Pitching Propels Longhorns

Jungmann leads the charge

"...a friendly first-half schedule layered with mediocrity, and a top-flight pitching staff — headlined by ace Taylor Jungmann (sporting..."

April 5, 2011 Sports Post by Russ Espinoza

Texas Football Should Be Good This Year

We mean it this time!

"...rolls into the season off the back of consecutive top five recruiting classes, and his team should boast a..."

Aug. 18, 2023 Sports Feature by Eric Goodman

30 New Shows, Returning Series, and Other TV Premieres This April

Top Chef, crazy love, and sweet potters

"...Nine months on, HBO Max still doesn’t have a strong..."

April 1, 2021 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Utopia Fest Announces New Location and Lineup

Music festival lands in Burnet County

"...To transplant utopia, one must first locate paradise. Last fall, Utopia Fest..."

April 16, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

sxswf: Kill List's Michael Smiley Speaks

The star of Spaced, Down Terrace, and Kill List talks shite.

"..."Last Night was an A1, tip-top, clubbing, jam fair. It was a sandwich of fun,..."

March 14, 2011 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

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