Son of the Mask

Sequel has absolutely none of its predecessor’s manic charm.

"...Falconer, Ryan Falconer and Ben Stein. Squarely targeted at the movie-going demographic that finds culinary ecstasy in Froot Loops-and-Jolt..."

Feb. 25, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Truman Show

Life is a 'round-the-clock “reality” TV program in this prescient film, and Truman Burbank (Carrey) is its unwitting subject/hero/leading man.

"...Linney, Noah Emmerich, Natascha Mcelhone and Holland Taylor. Is The Truman Show really the subversive film that all the..."

June 5, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Scary Movie Comes Back From the Grave

Austin's 1991 indie horror rises again

"...Austin Mayor Bruce Todd proclaimed October 18 as Scary Movie Day in Austin and invited city residents to acknowledge the..."

Oct. 21, 2022 Screens Feature by Matthew Monagle

Demons on the Set of Cursed Films

New series on Shudder asks why we want to believe in evil

"...In 1996, the small town of Thorold, Ontario, made national headlines. Residents..."

April 3, 2020 Screens Feature by Matthew Monagle

'One From the Heart'

Coppola's critically, commercially, and conversationally ravaged Las Vegas romance makes a comeback

"...On the career road of director Francis Ford Coppola, One From..."

Dec. 26, 2003 Screens Feature by Louis Black

The Trigger Effect

"...crowded multiplex, lighting occasionally on squabbling couples and irritated theatregoers, playing connect-the-dots with everyday humanity. When the camera finally..."

Sept. 6, 1996 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Country Bears

"...and Christopher Walken. To paraphrase George A. Romero, when there's no more room in hell, the Country Bears will..."

Aug. 2, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Scary Stories for the Thinking Man

Director Guillermo del Toro keeps company with the undead in two new films, Blade 2 and The Devil's Backbone.

"...Horror movies aren't known for their subtlety. It's a fact I..."

March 8, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Fantastic Fest Interview: Every Body Has a Story in The Mortuary Collection

Ryan Spindell brings period creep to the horror anthology

"...When the corpse is dead and decayed, what a life really..."

Sept. 21, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Big Show

Comic-Con has gone Hollywood, but Austin's comics pros say it's still the place to be

"...You've seen the geeks totally geeking out (paunchy men stuffed like sausages..."

Aug. 15, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Apparition

A supernatural presence is released during a college experiment.

"...Dreamlike, in the sense that it lulls you to near somnolence during..."

Aug. 31, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

'Never the Same Again'

Jesse Sublett's 'Rock 'n' Roll Gothic': an excerpt

"...is a contributing writer for and a friend of The Austin Chronicle; Lois Richwine, his wife, is a senior..."

May 7, 2004 Books Feature

DVDanger: 'Frankenstein's Army'/'Hammer of the Gods'

Two different historic takes on the 'squad on a mission' tale

"...Ten-hut! War, as the saying goes, is hell. And that's why some of..."

Sept. 15, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...SXSW has strapped on the rockets with not just a few titles for this..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Werewolf

Brian McGreevy wants to ruin your workday

"...What with the saturation of glittery-torsoed vampires and Jane Austen-chomping zombies in..."

April 6, 2012 Books Feature by Sarah Smith

The New Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar

"...The exterior of the newly renovated Alamo South Lamar theatre..."

Aug. 14, 2014 Photo Gallery

The (Re-)Rise of Start-Up Culture

Are we closing in on a sustainable model?

"...Remember the Nineties? That was when all you needed for a..."

March 2, 2012 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Darna Zaroori Hai

Unusual Bollywood film is an anthology horror film with segments directed by seven different directors.

"...Kapoor, Rajpal Yadav, Makrand Deshpande and Bipasha Basu. Unlike the various Asian film industries, India's all-singing, all-dancing Bollywood isn't..."

May 12, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Holiday Viewing: Gremlins

Classic black comedy has the blues

"...coats Christmas classics like tinsel. Dickens to Lethal Weapon, “the suicide rate is always the highest around Christmas,” announces..."

Dec. 8, 2017 Screens Post by Raoul Hernandez

Is Anybody There?

Michael Caine stars as a magician who's come to live in a retirement home when his mental faculties start to fail.

"...Duff, Rosemary Harris and Angie Inwards. "Rage, rage against the dying of the light," mutters Caine as an aging..."

May 1, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

The slapstick humor remains, as does the slack plotting, in this animated sequel that's nevertheless fun for all.

"...2 Africa extends what Madagascar did best: fill up the screen with computer-generated visual novelty. The slapstick humor remains,..."

Nov. 7, 2008 Movie Review by Theresa Everline

Looney Tunes: Back in Action

Riotous comedy mixes live-action and animation for a great result.

"...Starring: Brendan Fraser, Jenna Elfman, Steve Martin, Timothy Dalton, Heather Locklear and Joan Cusack. Warner Bros.’ Looney Tunes franchise..."

Nov. 14, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Scare Fare

"...are you doing? asked my editor. "Looking for scary movies on TV," I told him. This, after spending a..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

Deterrence

"...Kevin Pollack. To bomb or not to bomb? That's the loaded question in Lurie's feature debut, and considering the..."

April 21, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Three Identical Strangers

Deception, research, and an almost unbelievable mystery of triplets divided at birth

"...What a story! This stranger-than-fiction documentary starts with the astonishing reunion of identical male triplets – Bobby Shafran,..."

July 6, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Screen Play

What to do at the writers' conference

"...The Austin Film Festival's annual screenwriting conference entails four days..."

Oct. 24, 2014 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Planet 51

In a switcheroo, animated aliens fear the human in their midst.

"...think this animated, yawningly kiddie-friendly potboiler is reverse-engineered from the really cool bits of all the classic Cold War..."

Nov. 20, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Old

Beach vacation, anyone?

"...Old is a very special kind of film. It's the sort of movie that can only be made by..."

July 30, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Legion

God loses faith in humanity and sends a legion of angels to start the apocalypse.

"...Kevin Durand, Lucas Black, Kate Walsh and Willa Holland. Another week, another apocalypse, another severely ripped tough guy with..."

Jan. 29, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Assault on Precinct 13

This new version of John Carpenter's classic is superfluous in the extreme, and while it’s not technically a bad movie, per se, viewers unfamiliar with the film’s lineage will likely write it off as yet another midwinter also-ran, the sort of action film that never quite takes off and instead focuses on random gun battles and cheesy dialogue.

"...himself and a clutch of prisoners and cops having the worst night of their lives when the abandoned precinct..."

Jan. 21, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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