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

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...Nellie, Daisy, and Lou attend an institution for delinquent girls on an isolated island In 1950s New Zealand. The..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin’s Best Breweries of 2023, Power-Ranked

Top of the Hops VIII, baby!

"...They brewed more lagers. And our Texas brewers absolutely crushed it. A Mich Ultra? Hell no. We’ve got craft..."

Oct. 10, 2023 Food Post by Eric Puga

Emerald Fennell's Saltburn to Open Austin Film Festival

Promising Young Woman followup leads first title drop

"...coming out to her parents, an Asian American teenage girl takes off on a road trip to meet her..."

Sept. 1, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Gets Toxic With The Toxic Avenger

Fall of the House of Usher, The Creator added

"...In a world messed up by climate change, a girl and her divorced parents must cross a devastated France..."

Aug. 15, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie

The anti-harem anime gets a suitably heartwarming resolution

"...to give everyone in the audience their own favorite girl to crush on, rendering them ciphers for fetishization...."

Dec. 2, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

10 Bands Under 25 That Make Me Feel Alive

A quintessential coming-of-age soundtrack to score the next spiral

"...because they're all chicks doesn't mean they're just some "girl band," instead denoting themselves a band that plays from..."

June 10, 2022 Music Feature by Mars Salazar

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Friday

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

"...by checking off my American civic duty to the girls from the Isle of Wright...."

March 19, 2022 SXSW Post by Thomas Fawcett

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...and by the age of 27 a completely lost girl Nika Turbina is struggling with her past and for..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas French Bread Burns, La Mexicana Says Adios, Texas Sake Company Brings the Sushiko, Delysia Brews Up Major Wins, Patika Reopens Downtown, and More …

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...mixologists are crafting sweet and savory drinks inspired by Girl Scout Cookies, and you’re invited to taste the results...."

Jan. 26, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Molly Burch on Romance Movies and New Album Romantic Images

Local singer-songwriter reveals her favorite rom-coms and rom-drams

"...So, I had a major crush on Jimmy Stewart during quarantine. You've Got Mail was..."

July 30, 2021 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

One Last Stop Is an Electrifying Queer Timeslip Romance

The author of Red, White & Royal Blue, Casey McQuiston, unveils her second novel

"...be dismissed as dumb luck. That she meets the girl of her dreams – generous, tough, incorrigibly dimpled Jane..."

June 4, 2021 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

Austin Asian American Film Festival Goes to the Drive-In

Headliners heavy with local films for outdoor screenings

"...opens with a drive-in screening of Antoinette Jadaone's Fan Girl at Community Cinema, one of three outdoor venues that..."

May 19, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Hunting Wives

When the Austin author leads you into the Piney Woods for her new thriller, the trip is sultry and surprising

"...Margot Banks' titular clique of Southern socialites, whose regular girls' nights tend to start with shooting skeet and end..."

May 14, 2021 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

A Speed Dating Sampler of All 69 Virtual SXSW Music Showcases

The sun always shines on TV

"...serious revelations of H.E.R. songwriting partner Lonr and budding "Crush" Souly Had...."

March 12, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...Feliciano In 1960s San Francisco, a once-promising catholic school girl, Celina Guerrera (Lorenza Izzo), sets out to rise above..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Tired of the Same Old Christmas Movies? Try These Instead.

7 unconventional picks to scratch your holiday itch

"...since Jon Cryer's Duckie) is working out that his crush on Anna has no future. Meanwhile, she's dealing with..."

Dec. 22, 2020 Screens Post

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

The Hot Sauce Fest, a Love & Lightstream, and more sounds to check

"...of the song to that of a high school crush...."

Aug. 28, 2020 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

People Talk Funny at Austin Sketch Fest

The annual jubilee of jokes leads off with a spoof of a Trump-Biden debate and a speech on toxic femininity

"...Jamie Loftus, performing her solo show Boss Whom Is Girl. In it, you're graced with a motivational speech from..."

Aug. 21, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

How To Build a Girl

Booksmart's Beanie Feldstein keeps this rock critic biopic rolling

"...cheerful stabs at the surreal, such as when Joanna’s crush, a sad-eyed singer-songwriter (Allen), sometimes materializes with a golden..."

May 8, 2020 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Good Boys

Tweens up to no good? Yeah, it's a Rogen/Hill joint

"...trio of 6th grade friends: Max (Tremblay) harbors a crush on Brixlee (Davis) and is sweating an invitation from..."

Aug. 16, 2019 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Luv Doc: A Little Bit Metro

Some people defy sterotypes

"...My sister is getting married in the fall to..."

June 14, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

Penguin Highway

A wonderful anime adventure into childhood ... with lots of adorable penguins

"...triangle with school bully Suzuki (Fukui), who has a crush on Hamamota (Ha), who likes Aoyoma. But he's become..."

April 12, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Best of Asia at SXSW Music

"...Scoring a hit alongside SXSW 2018 Korea Spotlight alum Crush, Colde's lovelorn R&B hits that sweet spot between SZA..."

March 15, 2019 Music Feature by Dan Gentile

15 Movies We Can’t Wait to See at SXSW 2019

A few words about some of our favorite films coming to the fest

"...address pressing issues or star someone we have a crush on. Most likely, they’re just real damn good...."

March 7, 2019 SXSW Post by The Screens Staff

Faster Than Sound: 15 SXSW Buzz Bands to Cure Millennial Burnout

By legs, Lyft, or Lime scooter, get to the following 15 acts

"...delivery took off on 2017 single "Bob." Self-assured "Wild Girl" features fellow SX buzzer Bbymutha. Sasami..."

March 8, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...who makes his directorial debut with Chicago-set ghost story Girl on the Third Floor...."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

ACL Live Review: Raven Lenae

Barbecue house music

"...Twisting her octaves in and out of opener “Crush” with the slippery revelry of easy talent, she imbues..."

Oct. 6, 2018 Music Post by Clara Wang

The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl

A madcap animated ramble through Kyoto's drinking district

"...inaccurately named anime The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl. The night is anything but short, and the protagonist..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Recommended Live Music for the Weekend

Not going to Float Fest? Stay dry with these show picks.

"...descend on San Marcos for Float Fest, but from Headcrusher to Sam Smith, there's plenty to keep you around..."

July 19, 2018 Events Post by The Music Staff

Fireworks

Teen anime adds parallel timelines to a Romeo and Juliet plot.

"...(Miyano) bicker about traditional teenage boy matters - classes, girls - as well as more obtuse matters like the..."

July 6, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

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