X-Men: Apocalypse

Another bloated spectacle that serves neither the fans nor the story

"...Cursory research reveals that X-Men: Apocalypse is the last superhero movie we have to..."

May 27, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The New Mutants

The last of the X-Men finally get to the screen

"...and derivative Dark Phoenix, and the borderline incoherence of X-Men: Apocalypse, The New Mutants is forgettable, disposable, and surprisingly..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Tragedy Girls

Serial killer high-school girls in the social media age

"...sharpen knives or nails. McKayla (Shipp, aka Storm from X-Men: Apocalypse) and Sadie (Hildebrand, aka Negasonic Teenage Warhead from..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Dark Phoenix

The X-Men finally leave the silver screen with a story they already told

"...in 2006 when he adapted it as the dull X-Men: The Last Stand. This time, Jean ends up absorbing..."

June 7, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Mountain

Tye Sheridan and Jeff Goldblum in an engrossing experiment in form

"...singular Jeff Goldblum, Tye Sheridan (Mud, Ready Player One, X-Men: Apocalypse), and Denis Lavant (a mainstay of Leos Carax’s..."

Aug. 2, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Developing Story

AFF honors Arrested Development creator Mitchell Hurwitz

"...writers in the field. Past participants include John Milius (Apocalypse Now), Sydney Pollack (Tootsie), Harold Ramis (Groundhog Day), Barry..."

July 6, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Film Review: Tragedy Girls

Neo-Heathers cuts, but not so deep

"...knives or nails. McKayla (Alexandra Shipp, aka Storm from X-Men: Apocalypse) and Sadie (Brianna Hildebrand, aka Negasonic Teenage Warhead..."

March 14, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Jeff Nichols Enters Texas Film Hall of Fame

Loving director, Hector Galán, and Tye Sheridan honored

"...only 20, the position of the Elkhart-born star of X-Men: Apocalypse in Texas film history is already assured: He..."

Nov. 15, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Deadpool 2

The uncanny merc with a mouth returns with paternal instincts

"...Rusty is a nod to Uncanny X-Force’s bleak The Apocalypse Solution arc, where he decides to save a clone..."

May 18, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Overnight Sensation

Sword of Dracula' creator Jason Henderson is taking over the (fantasy) world

"...Faust, a "weird romance" that takes place at the Apocalypse Drafthouse Theater and features a dashing young film geek..."

Jan. 14, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda of MondoCon

Star Wars, Marvel near misses from the Mondo archive

"...pins for Nightcrawler, Peter Porker the Amazing Spider-Ham, and Apocalypse...."

Oct. 27, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Summer Sneaks

Apocalypse Whenever: Movies in the Season of Armageddon

May 22, 1998 Screens Feature

Face Off Recap: Not So Super Heroes

One of the CenTex delegation goes home in week two

"...offspring of one of the four horsemen of the Apocalypse, but he could not get his plague mask/cowl combo..."

Jan. 27, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Wizardly Way

Human Centipede, Abe Sapien and more speak at Austin Comic Con

"..."in the spirit of Cormac McCarthy. Sort of like Apocalypse Now set in the West, but done more in..."

Nov. 18, 2010 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Summer Film Calendar

Your month-to-month guide to summer film

"...plays host body to the Farrelly Brothers' gross-out ingenuity.AUGUST 15Apocalypse Now Redux: Now there's even more napalm to smell..."

May 25, 2001 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Hot Sauce: Your Lifestyle Is the Target

What does your favorite condiment reveal about who you are?

"...wings while cranking up the Sepultura, say, or Fleshgod Apocalypse. This is a sauce that pairs well, stylistically, with..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin Comic Con 2012

October 26-28, 2012. 37 Photos

"...Dixon, explain who they'd like to battle the zombie apocalypse with at Wizard World Austin Comic Con.Austin Comic ConOctober..."

Oct. 29, 2012 Photo Gallery

Leaping Wizards

'Star Trek: The Next Generation' reunited cast, CM Punk, and 'Walking Dead' fresh kills gather at Wizard World Austin Comic Con

"...here's some more crazy shit. Outside of the zombie apocalypse, Merle Dixon is a walking rap sheet. But with..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Werewolf

Brian McGreevy wants to ruin your workday

"...alike – a Times review of Colson Whitehead's literary, zombie-apocalypse-plotted Zone One invoked so much bile that reviewer Glen..."

April 6, 2012 Books Feature by Sarah Smith

Reign of Fire

"...his performance also echoes Robert Duvall's Col. Kilgore in Apocalypse Now -- there are no big waves in Northern..."

July 12, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Record Reviews

Prince Paul

"...2 stars -- Ken Lieck TURBONEGRO..."

May 14, 1999 Music Review

Friday Picks

SXSW picks & sleepers

"...recent front room stand at Emo's demonstrated that their Apocalypse Now miasma, tense with jungle rot and deafening, remains..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature

1999 SXSW Music Festival

"...shrinks to nothing. If so, VH1 has hastened the apocalypse with their Where Are They Now segment on this..."

March 19, 1999 Music Feature

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...crossed Sabbath with the Melvins to create a hash-encrusted apocalypse. (Emo's, midnight) -- Michael Chamy..."

March 15, 2002 Music Feature

Live at Liberty Lunch

The Neville Brothers

"...newborn's ears and watched a musical version of the apocalypse unfold: Gibby ranting, Paul Leary spewing and rattling electrifying..."

July 23, 1999 Music Feature

The AggreGAYtor: September 21

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...predicts that the DADT repeal will cause a hellish apocalypse in twenty years with enormous glitter clouds darkening the..."

Sept. 21, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Postmarks

The Sweet Science

"...forewarned. The first of the four horsemen of the Apocalypse has been riding for the last two decades "as..."

Feb. 5, 1999 Column