Death Watch: Supreme Court Halts John Henry Ramirez's Execution Over Religious Freedom Appeal

Court will hear Ramirez's case for pastor's touch during execution this fall

"...for the 37-year-old to be wheeled into the state's execution chamber at 6pm. At the time, however, the U.S...."

Sept. 24, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

New Districts Set the Stage for the Politics of the 2020s

The city and state begin to show their work

"...we'd like to call to your attention the miraculous execution of the gerrymandering dark arts crafted by Senate Redistricting..."

Sept. 24, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Fantastic Fest Nabs Latest Derrickson-Cargill-Hawke Horror Collab The Black Phone

Keira Knightley dark comedy Silent Night to close fest

"...the armpit of the 80s French trash-horror cuckooverse. THE EXECUTION..."

Sept. 9, 2021 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Death Watch: Laying on Hands, Praying Out Loud

Another death row inmate sues Texas for preventing his free exercise of religion

"...to let Moore be present at his Sept. 8 execution and lay hands on him and pray out loud..."

Sept. 3, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

At Reed Hearing, Fennell Breaks Silence, Says "They're All Liars"

Victim's fiancé long suspected in 1996 killing, denies all guilt

"...get a new trial; he was days away from execution in November 2019 before the Texas Court of Criminal..."

July 30, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Space Jam: A New Legacy

Rematch on the animated court as LeBron joins Team Looney Tunes

"...promises a viewing experience somewhat genuinely weird in its execution, with an agreeable sheen of Nineties cheese, and that..."

July 23, 2021 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

Public Notice: Masks Are Back!

Plus: a November vote on pot decriminalization?

"...police officer may request, execute, or participate in the execution of any search warrant that does not require the..."

July 23, 2021 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Can Rodney Reed Be Freed?

New testimony rivets court as 1996 murder case reopens

"...system. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals stayed Reed's execution and, citing persuasive evidence both of his innocence and..."

July 23, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

The Stranger by the Shore

A heartfelt queer first romance in this gorgeous anime

"...LGBTQIA spectrum. Though sometimes less than sophisticated in the execution of its narrative, the movie’s messaging is certainly worthy..."

July 9, 2021 Movie Review by Steve Davis

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...and that applies to the group's larger vision and execution. "With it, we empower ourselves, we close the gaps,..."

July 9, 2021 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Progressives Push to Get Justice Reforms on November Ballot

Oliver, Siegel leading campaign to decriminalize pot, end no-knock

"...APD officers to "request, execute, or participate" in the execution of search warrants where they knock on the suspect's..."

July 2, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Death Watch: The Stays Stop Here?

After a quiet COVID season, Texas' death row machine rumbles back to life

"...Ft. Worth in 2009, Hummel received a stay of execution last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic but is..."

June 25, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Occupation: Rainfall

Part two of the Australian alien invasion epic

"...VFX (often with interesting designs crippled by mid-budget TV execution) that leave it looking like an episode of Dr...."

June 11, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

There Is No Evil

Iranian anthology walks the line between life and death

"...of capital punishment, putting a human face on the citizen-executioner asked to carry out the all-too-frequently enacted death penalty...."

May 14, 2021 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Death Watch: How Much Remorse, Repentance Is Enough?

Family of victim – and killer – wants sentence commuted

"...allowed in the death chamber for his May 19 execution. Until 2019, TDCJ only allowed its own employee chaplains..."

May 14, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Why Darren Lynn Bousman Came Back For Spiral

Rock, racks, vices and games: the story behind the new Saw

"...lot of thinking and planning that goes into the execution. "That started with a guy that we knew was..."

May 12, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Beast Beast

Lyrical look at Gen-Z life trips on its own good intentions

"...in cold blood. Yet it's so heavy-handed in its execution and reliance on stereotyping for its three central characters...."

April 23, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Death Watch: After 45 Years on Death Row, Sentence Overturned

Appeals court rules mentally ill inmate can't be executed

"...by State doctors, he has been declared incompetent for execution every time."..."

April 23, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Austin at Large: Say Their Names, at the Capitol

Four Black Texans, four lives lost, four chances to advance criminal justice reform

"...the Ramos shooting, compared by some observers to an execution by firing squad. We Have All Borne Witness..."

March 26, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Monica Ceniceros and those atxGALS

The Cathedral? Creative Box Studios? All that art? This is them.

"...artists and musicians – that makes our planning and execution much easier...."

March 9, 2021 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Raya and the Last Dragon

Disney's new Southeast Asian fantasy is a landmark, but loses its way

"...The execution is far better than the inception. The five nations..."

March 5, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Death Watch: A Hard Life, A Disabled Man, A Death Sentence

Ibarra's lawyer cites IQ test, family history in last-ditch appeal for death row case

"...sentence. Now, with a week to go before Ibarra's execution date of March 4, Hunt has gained traction with..."

Feb. 26, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

"The Art of the Hollywood Backdrop" Provides a Close-up on Cinema's Scenic Paintings

The exhibition of 12 vintage backdrops painted for MGM films reveals their techniques for creating grand illusions

"...for them are memorable: for their scale, their crisp execution, their sheer visual splendor...."

Feb. 12, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Crane. Busby's attorney has asked for a stay of execution. Busby's advocates have also requested that Gov. Greg Abbott..."

Feb. 5, 2021 News Feature

Death Watch: Challenges, Disabilities Not Enough (So Far) To Avert Execution

Busby set to die Feb. 10 for 2004 murder in Fort Worth

"...Amendment rights. Dow has asked for a stay of execution to allow courts time to address these issues. Busby’s..."

Feb. 2, 2021 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Death Watch: Despite SCOTUS Ruling, Inmate Again Faces Execution

Blaine Milam, who may be disabled, is set for death Jan. 21

"...With COVID-19 causing the cancellation of most executions, the state of Texas hasn't put anyone to death..."

Jan. 15, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Death Watch: Quiet on Death Row

Pandemic halts the sputtering execution machine

"...low because the pandemic shut down courtrooms and stopped executions beginning with the March lockdowns. But a recent report..."

Dec. 25, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Pushing Virtual Boundaries at the Austin Arthouse Film Festival

Celebration of experimentation does some experimenting of its own

"...Pedro Pires' Alexandre the Fool and painter-turned-director Stavit Allweis' Execution – breaking the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and..."

Dec. 25, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Zealot and the Emancipator by H.W. Brands

This history by the UT professor offers a new look at John Brown and Abraham Lincoln: side by side

"...and incense the latter. That suggests how Brown, whose execution happens two-thirds of the way through the book, remains..."

Dec. 25, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Music's Adrian Quesada Won't Be Stopped by a Pandemic

"...the Laredo transplant's most outstanding qualities are collaboration and execution...."

Nov. 27, 2020 Features Feature by Kevin Curtin

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