Venom

Spider-Man's nemesis gets a spin-off without web-head

"...by showcasing inventive fight choreography and a breakout performance from star Logan Marshall-Green. For its part, Venom comes barreling..."

Oct. 12, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Dog Days

By-the-numbers summer rom-com has more going for it than just puppers

"...It is becoming increasingly apparent that the species of Homo sapiens on this planet..."

Aug. 10, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows

Green sewer-dwellers battle purple ooze. Big, dumb fun

"...comics, is also 99% overkill in virtually all respects, from the convoluted story by writers Josh Appelbaum and André..."

June 10, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

News Roundup: Cams, Carnage, & Climate

Zimmerman sides with Abbott over Adler

"...opposition to Gov. Abbot's threat to block Syrian refugees from coming into Texas, Mayor Adler says all are welcome..."

Nov. 30, 2015 News Post

Gay Place: Computer Love

The robots come to town and teach us a li'l history

"...pro-makeout space courtesy of the cuties at WtGG-ATX. Did you ever hear that rumor about Valhalla being a bear..."

Sept. 25, 2015 Column by Kate X Messer

Other Worlds Austin Hears The Quiet Hour

Director Stéphanie Joalland on a very British apocalypse

"...story focused on a Cornish farmer, protecting his family from sea bird attacks, who realizes the flocks are following..."

May 27, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Seventh Son

Fantasy film about an apprentice Spook battling Julianne Moore's evil witch.

"...however, has a built-in audience due to its adaptation from the popular YA fantasy-adventure stories, The Wardstone Chronicles, by..."

Feb. 13, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Kings of Summer

This Sundance favorite is a perfect yet offbeat summer movie about teens who ditch their families and try to live like men in a ground-level treehouse in the woods.

"...Remember back when you were 14 years old? It’s the no man’s land..."

June 7, 2013 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Trickery Flickery Mock

Master Pancake makes the movies hurt so good

"...Austin Chronicle: So what happened with Mister Sinus?..."

May 1, 2009 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Strange but True

Jad Fair making art out in Manor with monsters, aliens, and dead dogs

"...A spherical silver roof is the only thing visible from where the vultures sit and gossip. It looks like..."

Jan. 25, 2008 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Point Austin: Green Is as Green Does

Saving the planet begins at the grassroots

"...of the Roman Emperor Nero (see: fiddling while the planet burns), although I don't remember Chisum ever employing the..."

May 25, 2007 News Column by Michael King

Le Draft 2007

"...in the first round; a sumo wrestling defensive tackle from Ohio State named “Big Daddy” Dan Wilkinson, or the..."

April 29, 2007 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

Intelligent Briefing

In 'Nobelity,' nine Nobel laureates offer straight talk on the planet's future

"...If all you want is spin, you can get it six ways..."

March 10, 2006 Screens Feature by Robert Faires

Shaadi No. 1

In a country famous for its exhaustively over-the-top filmmaking, India’s Shaadi No. 1 is an extreme case: a maddeningly manic comedy-romance painted in vibrant shades of neon pink and Day-Glo violet.

"...Riya Sen, Asrti Chabria, Sophiya Chaudhary and Sanjay Dutt. You’ll have to excuse me if I sound a bit..."

Nov. 11, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D

Robert Rodriguez adds a dimension with this kids fantasy movie, but only in the most literal sense – 3-D.

"...would seem that Robert Rodriguez, who is just back from Cannes where he showed his other 2005 release –..."

June 10, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Animation Show 2005

This second incarnation of the Mike Judge- and Don Hertzfeldt-produced animation anthology is, if anything, even better than the first.

"...that only two of the 12 international shorts here are pure CGI. Tim Miller’s "Rockfish" is one of them,..."

April 15, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Who Pays?

While the economy burns, the Bush administration promotes Mars, moonshine, and marriage

"...Like you, in the wake of our president's bold and visionary..."

Jan. 23, 2004 News Column by Michael King

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Congratulations to Jordan Smith for the excellent article on area psychiatric services (or, better, lack thereof) and how they..."

Jan. 10, 2003 Column

Lake Placid

"...and Betty White. Further proof that the end times are upon us, this scattershot, PETA-friendly monster movie is penned..."

July 16, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Armageddon

"...Bob Thornton, Liv Tyler, Ben Affleck, Will Patton, Peter Stormare, Keith Davis, Steve Buscemi, Owen Wilson and Ken Campbell...."

July 3, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Smart Women, Dangerous Men

Dracula and Fur Tempt Females With the Dark Side

"...the Transylvanian vampire who just can't resist a nubile young neck, be it male or female. But Mina, the..."

Oct. 17, 1997 Arts Feature by Adrienne Martini

Burn Down the Mission

Darden Smith

"...or professional, when the mission burns down, few things are more painful than shifting through the ashes. And yet,..."

April 4, 1997 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Looking for a Fight

Ruth Margraff Recasts Texas History as Barroom Brawl

"...the depleted Texan army stopped its eastward retreat and prepared a defensive position on the banks of Buffalo Bayou...."

March 14, 1997 Arts Feature by Adrienne Martini

Bard Choices

Two Directors on Making Shakespeare Contemporary

"...Ah, Shakespeare. He stands at the apex of the theatre, recognized..."

Aug. 16, 1996 Arts Feature by Adrienne Martini

The Last Supper

"...Perlman, Jason Alexander and Charles Durning. All the courses are here and so are the nutrients, but The Last..."

June 7, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Unstrung Heroes

"...Michael Richards, Maury Chaykin, Nathan Watt and Kendra Krull. Young Steven Lidz (Watt) is baffled by some of the..."

Sept. 22, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, September 6-12

"...I present her as a worthy role model for you during the next nine months. In my astrological opinion,..."

Sept. 6, 2024 Column by Rob Brezsny

A Very Merry List of Junk to Gift to News Junkies

For loved ones in the good fight and those you’ve yet to indoctrinate

"...We in the News section are accustomed to being bearers of bad news, but today..."

Dec. 8, 2023 News Feature by the News Team

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Tangerine Dream, Eastside Kings Fest, Magic Rockers of Texas, and more recommended shows

"...times – this past March – South by Southwest barely registered one of its myriad weather events. Temperatures dropped..."

Sept. 8, 2023 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Friday

Seventies funk GOATs, queer nu metal, and so much more

"...can be back-viewed here, here, here, and here – are becoming to feel like chapters in a novel titled..."

March 19, 2022 SXSW Post by Thomas Fawcett

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