Brahms: The Boy II

The well-dressed, porcelain, miniature killer is back. Um … how?

"...Ineson, Anjali Jay, Oliver Rice, Natalie Moon, Daphne Hoskins and Joely Collins...."

Feb. 28, 2020 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Rocketman

A biopic of Elton John be as spectacular and catty as the man himself

"...Illesley, Kit Connor, Tate Donovan, Charlie Rowe, Stephen Graham and Celinde Schoenmaker...."

June 7, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Other Worlds Austin Goes to an Alien Nation

Sci-fi and horror fest releases full, final lineup

"...films for 2018, the team is putting that front and center with a 30th-anniversary screening of a classic sci-fi..."

Nov. 9, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Burning

Extraordinary Korean drama adds emotion to the thriller equation

"...Directed by: Lee Chang-dong. Starring: Yoo Ah-in, Steven Yeun and Jeon Jong-seo...."

Nov. 9, 2018 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Bad Times at the El Royale

Neo-noir hijinks gets away with being style over substance

"...Erivo, Jeff Bridges, Jon Hamm, Dakota Johnson, Chris Hemsworth and Lewis Pullman...."

Oct. 12, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Whitney

Another glimpse behind the curtain at the late musical legend

"...second film in as many years about the life and death of superstar Whitney Houston is evidence of our..."

July 6, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Last Men in Aleppo

Picking up the pieces of the Syrian Civil War

"...largest city, Aleppo is now a place of rubble and desperation as a result of the Syrian Civil War...."

June 9, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Risen

A Roman soldier is sent to track a rumor about the Christ's resurrection

"...Firth, Cliff Curtis, María Botto, Luis Callejo, Stephen Hagan and Joe Manjón...."

Feb. 26, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night

The “world’s first Iranian feminist vampire spaghetti western” is a spooky doozy

"...Directed by: Ana Lily Amirpour. Starring: Sheila Vand, Arash Marandi, Marshall Manesh, Mozhan Marno, Dominic Rains and..."

April 10, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fun Fun Fun Fest Interview: Jello Biafra

Dead Kennedys mouthpiece and his (out)spoken word

"...most minds as the frenetic frontman for San Francisco’s Dead Kennedys (1978-1986). Sarcastic, acrobatic, verbose: Biafra was the DKs’..."

Nov. 7, 2014 Music Post by Tim Stegall

Buried

Buried takes place entirely inside a coffin where a man is buried alive.

"...Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Robert Paterson, Stephen Tobolowsky, Samantha Mathis and Ivana Miño. Gasp! Choke! William M. Gaines and Al..."

Oct. 8, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Appaloosa

Ed Harris takes a turn behind the camera again in this Western in which he co-stars with Viggo Mortensen, Renée Zellweger, and Jeremy Irons.

"...Starring: Ed Harris, Viggo Mortensen, Renée Zellweger, Jeremy Irons and Timothy Spall. We've heard tell about the rebirth of..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Dark Knight

The visuals soar and Heath Ledger's Joker is magnificent, although this Batman movie is grim and chilly, as if made for our age of anxiety.

"...Caine, Morgan Freeman, Cillian Murphy, Eric Roberts, Monique Curnen and Chin Han. Being Batman is a drag. One day..."

July 18, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Lookout

The Lookout, an odd caper story, marks Scott Frank’s directorial debut after years of working as a screenwriter on movies like Get Shorty and Out of Sight.

"...Fisher, Carla Gugino, Bruce McGill, Alberta Watson, Alex Borstein and Sergio Di Zio. If the army of psychologists, life..."

March 30, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Fever Pitch

Don’t go into the Farrelly brothers’ Fever Pitch seeking an adaptation along the lines of the merely Yankified remix of the Nick Hornby novel High Fidelity: This is not that – not even close.

"...Directed by: Bobby Farrelly and Peter Farrelly. Starring: Drew Barrymore, Jimmy Fallon, Lenny Clarke..."

April 8, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Hightower Lowdown

George talks the macho talk, soldiers walk the deadly walk; and Congress says "Health care for me, but not for thee."

"...explosives to toss around the world, not only killing thousands of innocent foreigners in the path of his wars,..."

July 25, 2003 News Column by Jim Hightower

Waking Life

This animated journey through one character's dreams is a stirring, motivational, and metaphysical head trip.

"...exciting time we could have possibly hoped to be alive.” One of two dozen eminently quotable lines in the..."

Oct. 26, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Hannibal

"...Faison, Giancarlo Giannini, Gary Oldman, Francesca Neri, Zeljko Ivanek and Hazelle Goodman. It walks like Hannibal Lecter. It talks..."

Feb. 9, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Letters at 3AM

A week of truth.

"...them. The part of you that's afraid of them and afraid of yourself. When the truth is out there's..."

Oct. 1, 1999 Column by Michael Ventura

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"...Breckin Meyer, Sherry Strinfield, Neve Campbell, Ellen Albertini Dow and Heather Matarazzo. Disco may suck but it's certainly not..."

Aug. 28, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...Gosling with films like the Austin-shot Song to Song and his directorial debut, Lost River. But now he's bringing..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Your Field Guide to the 101 Essential Acts at SXSW

Scroll eternal through the best and buzziest artists at the fest

"...hip-hop lineup with a major-label ringer. But old heads and backpackers grouse not! Even from a Triple A vantage,..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by The Chronicle Music Staff

Austin Film News: From A(nimation) to Z(ombies)

Production updates from around town and just beyond city limits

"...Image Industry Incentive Program (aka the state's film, TV, and gaming incentives) but raised the fund for the next..."

June 21, 2019 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

Nina Diaz Record Review

The Beat Is Dead (Cosmica)

"...the hell she wants to be. The Beat Is Dead, a fierce, 40-odd minute whirlwind, deals with the singer-guitarist's..."

Oct. 28, 2016 Music Feature by Libby Webster

Vinyl Ashes

A gray vinyl 7-inch with your exit songs?

"...Brian Doom, alias of a dear friend's husband, sent out a short e-mail to our intimate music..."

Dec. 31, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Hightower Report

Dead Executives; and Lawmakers Cash in as Lobbyists

"...DEAD EXECUTIVES..."

July 11, 2008 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Memories of the Long-Distance Runner

After surviving a holocaust, Gilbert Tuhabonye runs through life to tell his tale

"...As he lay amid the dead bodies of his schoolmates, Gilbert Tuhabonye vowed that he..."

May 13, 2005 News Feature by Rita Radostitz

Letters at 3AM

The Oklahoma City Memorial and Ground Zero stir feelings of the dead calling on us to live

"...drive in after dark. I saw no pedestrians. None. And hardly any traffic. One deserted street after another at..."

April 15, 2005 Column by Michael Ventura

When Comic Do Good

Thanks to the benefit 'Stand-Up Is Dead,' some Central Texas wildlife won't be.

"...on par with Lenny Bruce. But while he was alive, Hicks didn't achieve the kind of national status Bruce..."

Dec. 19, 2003 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

You Can Leave Your Hat On

The ballad of Mambo John Treanor

"...the club's anniversary week, is typically reserved for the dead or incarcerated. "Mambo" John Treanor is neither, but he..."

July 20, 2001 Music Feature by Andy Langer

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