Muse for the Ages: Loreena McKennitt

Canadian chanteuse warms to vinyl and Texas

"...songs, we’re all very much the same. We have universal and timeless experiences. Some people are not as well..."

March 2, 2016 Music Post by Margaret Moser

I Like to Watch

Girls and Togetherness: straight white people crying

"...right now, which is to understand the difference between "universal" and "relatable." Friends never figured it out: It wore..."

Feb. 19, 2016 Screens Column by Jacob Clifton

DVDanger: Hellions

We binge-watch this month's horror for you

"...through the hospital, much like the final act of Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning, but without Scott Adkin's punching..."

Feb. 7, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Victor Frankenstein

This version of the Frankenstein tale is told from Igor's perspective

"...directors, James Whale, who famously helmed the first two Universal monster classics Frankenstein and the superior Bride of Frankenstein...."

Nov. 27, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Sunday Fun Fun Fun Fest Interviews

One of the founding fathers of hip-hop takes the Blue stage

"...among the founding fathers of hip-hop. He formed the Universal Zulu Nation in the Seventies, an organization that codified..."

Nov. 6, 2015 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

Five Faces of Frankenstein

This Halloween, Austin serves up five freaky takes on Mary Shelley's mad doctor and his monster

"...Universal's 1931 film, directed by James Whale and starring Boris..."

Oct. 23, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Freeheld

Julianne Moore and Ellen Page are adrift in this gay-rights drama

"...But in the decade before gay marriage became the universal law of the land, the issue was contentious. The..."

Oct. 16, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Samba

The latest from the directors of the French hit The Intouchables

"...the struggles of the undocumented that have an undeniably universal appeal. It’s a shame that those acuities are repeatedly..."

Aug. 7, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Victory Recycled

Ecology Action leaves Ninth Street

"...mid-Nineties, neither residential curbside single-stream recycling nor the city's Universal Recycling Ordinance existed. Ecology Action offered a convenient place..."

June 5, 2015 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Poltergeist

They're here … again. But why?

"...most days on set despite being under contract to Universal to exclusively direct E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial...."

May 29, 2015 Movie Review by William Goss

Adreon Henry Weaves His Way into the WEST

We reckon vinyl has seldom been so damn lucky

"...piece, what I'm talking about, a triptych called A Universal Truth Found in Arithmetic. And the sections at the..."

May 13, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Climbing Mount Compost

Austin's next big zero-waste project is feeding nature's recycling program

"...To that end, the Universal Recycling Ordinance, which requires that businesses, apartments, and condos..."

April 24, 2015 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Chappie

Impeccable visual effects don't counteract the film's lackluster emotional affect

"...the entire world in its more ham-fisted allegory for universal health care. Now, with Chappie, the director/co-writer returns home..."

March 13, 2015 Movie Review by William Goss

Deli Man

This doc about Jewish delis is tasty but fatty

"...real Jewish rye,” is an example of Jewish food’s universal appeal. Deli Man needs more meat on its rye...."

March 13, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

DVDanger: I Hear Voices

Horror elevated aurally by Henry Rollins and Jeffrey Combs

"...Like his turn in the unexpectedly dark and cerebral Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning, Adkins turns this into part..."

March 7, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Jupiter Ascending

The Wachowskis' space opera starring Mila Kunis and Channing Tatum is a visual dazzler but a narrative splice-and-dice.

"...surfwear (Channing) is saving her, and a trio of universal royals are clamoring for her attention, or her death,..."

Feb. 6, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

DVDanger: Real Monsters

Documentarian John Borowski studies Serial Killer Culture

"...Giannangelo in Borowski's film. "It's not someone from a Universal Studios movie. It's someone that actually lives in Milwaukee..."

Jan. 10, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Selma

Although it's dramatically uneven, this film is a commendable historical drama about Martin Luther King Jr. that sidesteps the common pitfalls of adulatory biopics.

"...fact that strategies and goals were/are not always in universal accord. The film’s portrayals of President Lyndon B. Johnson..."

Jan. 9, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Wild

Reese Witherspoon stars as Cheryl Strayed in this autobiographical trek of expiation.

"...– and her methods of defense – strike a universal chord: A lot of women not schlepping through hinterland..."

Dec. 12, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Fantastic Fest 2014: Simon Barrett Brings The Guest

Scripter talks Faults, Halloween, and running out of bullets

"...you know what, I'm going to do my own Universal Soldier?..."

Sept. 27, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

BFFs: Lady Bromance or Romance?

Exploring the gray area between friends and girlfriends at aGLIFF

"...enjoyed my time there immensely” – their film is universal. A rarity among LGBT movies, this one shies away..."

Sept. 10, 2014 Screens Post by Sarah Marloff

The Good Eye: Passion Play

Don't call them action figures

"...classical sculpture is supposed to be transformative; it imposes universal ideals of beauty, proportion, and grace on the observer...."

Aug. 8, 2014 Column by Amy Gentry

Mondo Presents Marvelous Munchkins

Exclusive: Mike Mitchell assembles the most adorable Avengers ever

"...Like Us sketches. Familiar to anyone that visited Mondo's Universal Monsters show, the miniaturized takes on pop culture characters..."

April 23, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Teenage

Beguiling and maddening in its approach, this odd doc looks at the relatively recent invention of the teenager.

"...others) narrate unfolding events in first person, affecting an eternal/universal teenage voice. (On the establishment’s reaction to boho youth..."

March 28, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Winter's Tale

Neither Colin Farrell's charms nor Will Smith as the Devil can rescue this soggy valentine.

"...“miracles,” and that the white horse is some angelic, universal force playing the opposite side, aiding the good-hearted. Cut..."

Feb. 14, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

I, Frankenstein

Aaron Eckhart stars as a modern-day Frankenstein, who faces off against supernatural creatures in this film based on the graphic novel by Kevin Grevioux.

"...nowhere near as garishly, ghoulishly awful as Van Helsing, Universal’s last attempt to resurrect its classic monsters. It’s a..."

Jan. 31, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Top 10 National

One hundred lines of album art

"...7) Lorde, Pure Heroine (Universal)..."

Jan. 3, 2014 Music Feature

DVD Watch: Berberian Sound Studio

Analog audio horror that will send a chill through your ears

"...Fast & Furious 6 (Universal Studios) A sad moment, as the latest installment in..."

Dec. 10, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The AggreGAYtor: October 28

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...Universal Studios has cancelled its annual Bill and Ted Halloween..."

Oct. 28, 2013 Qmmunity Post

Mondo Asks, 'You Wanna See Something Really Scary?'

EC Comics and 'Tales From the Crypt' get tribute show

"...shocked, thrilled, and terrified with its tribute to the Universal monsters. Ishmael called that show "a bittersweet thing." While..."

Oct. 24, 2013 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

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