The Lighthouse

The latest from The Witch director finds madness in isolation

"...If the events of The Lighthouse are to be believed, maintaining the lenses and mechanics..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Day Trips: Port Isabel Lighthouse

The lighthouse guided ships through the channel between Padre Island and the mainland

"...The Port Isabel Lighthouse guided ships through the narrow channel between the southern..."

June 26, 2020 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Port Isabel Lighthouse, Port Isabel

Keeping the lights on after almost two centuries on the Gulf Coast

"...The Port Isabel Lighthouse still stands guard over the waters of the Laguna..."

March 31, 2023 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

To The Lighthouse With Director Robert Eggers

On superstition, isolation, and trained seagulls

"...a rocky where they serve as wickies, tending a lighthouse...."

Oct. 30, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Shining Lighthouse

"...that surfing channels led to something quite wonderful: Legendary Lighthouses began on KLRU last Monday with the first of..."

Oct. 9, 1998 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

To The 'Lighthouse'

Susan Cowsill's new CD illuminates loss and growth

"...Lighthouse, Cowsill’s summer release and second CD, shone across the..."

Nov. 17, 2010 Music Post by Margaret Moser

To the Lighthouse

After 20 years, WTP4 returns to a still unanswered question: Do we need it?

"..."deep intake" structure in Lake Travis: A short, slim, lighthouselike tower will rise out of the water, camouflaging a..."

Feb. 23, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Cold Skin

Imperialism and isolation pervade this monster movie

"...meteorologist absent, and the only other resident is surly lighthouse keeper Gruner (the inimitable Stevenson, grizzled and world-weary, a..."

Sept. 7, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Fireworks

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

"...a noteworthy (but never explained) similarity to the town’s lighthouse...."

July 6, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Light Between Oceans

Gorgeous period melodrama fails to connect

"...War I-numbed Tom Sherbourne (Fassbender) takes the job of lighthouse keeper on the otherwise unoccupied Janus Rock off the..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Fog

This hazy remake pales in comparison to John Carpenter's original fogbanks from 1980.

"...Island, a hotbed of hip-hop radio overseen from her lighthouse perch by a woefully miscast Selma Blair as deejay..."

Oct. 21, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Artistically Invigorated, SZA Teases Post-Ctrl Material at ACL Fest

​​“If I wouldn’t be in trouble, I wanna sing all new songs”

"...of sunflowers, SZA emerged atop a decidedly imperfect, rusted-out lighthouse Friday night...."

Oct. 15, 2022 Music Post by Laiken Neumann

Day Trips

"...Once painted with red, white, and black stripes, the lighthouse at Bolivar Point across the channel from Galveston has..."

June 5, 1998 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

The Port Isabel Lighthouse still offers a commanding view of South Padre Island and Laguna Madre more than 150 years after it was built

"...The Port Isabel Lighthouse near the southern tip of Texas still offers a..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

"...The Lighthouse Lakes Trail through the tidal wetlands between Port Aransas..."

Oct. 25, 2002 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

The Northman

A vengeance-fueled odyssey across Viking culture and myth

"...to the task. In both The Witch and The Lighthouse, he absorbed a vast amount of research on two..."

April 22, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Nosferatu

A symphony of horrors is revived once more

"...understood. All of his films – The Witch, The Lighthouse, and The Northman – have focused on characters contending..."

Dec. 27, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: March Events Roundup

Texas travel news and events for spring

"...to the stars. This summer the Cape May (NJ) Lighthouse will open for nighttime tours. Guests can climb the..."

March 1, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

"Painters Painting Painters" at Davis Gallery

With 10 artists making portraits of themselves and one another, it’s the variety of styles that provides the show’s strength

"...her choices with light and gesture. In her self-portrait, Lighthouse, Offutt appears to be sitting on a very low..."

Oct. 28, 2016 Arts Review by Sam Anderson-Ramos

Fiction Favorites

From postapocalyptic islands to mining camps in Nevada, these novels will rock your world

"...Saturday, noon, Capitol Extension, Rm. E2.026 Lighthouse Island by Paulette Jiles William Morrow, 400 pp., $26.99..."

Oct. 25, 2013 Books Feature

Susan Cowsill

"...Susan CowsillLighthouse (Threadhead)..."

July 30, 2010 Music Review by Margaret Moser

Alone Again, Unnaturally

The isolation of the lighthouse-bound old couple in Ionesco's The Chairs is supposed to be shattering, but while there are some startling images in the State Theater Company's polished and professional production, the terror of being alone takes a back seat to an effort to play the script's comedy.

"...In an old lighthouse that appears to be sinking fast into some unnamed..."

July 27, 2001 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Dining del Lago

The Chronicle Cuisines writers traveled up and down the Lake Travis area's main drag, RR 620 in pursuit of the perfect lakeside meal. They found burgers, catfish, BBQ, pizza, ice cream, and plenty of chicken fried steak. But not a lot of water. Here's what they have to report.

"...dining options. Several new places are open (Willie Nelson's Lighthouse, Lemongrass, Mulligan's, Paradise Ice Cream) with more scheduled to..."

July 7, 2000 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Punk Legend John Doe Gets Dark for a Weekend of Film Noir

AFS Cinema screens the series including his remake of D.O.A.

"...call [screenwriter Nicholas Griffin] and say, 'I've got a lighthouse, I've got a really cool barbershop, and I've got..."

July 7, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, May 27 - June 2

"...LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): "Some nights you are the lighthouse, some nights the sea," writes Libran author Ocean Vuong...."

May 27, 2022 Column by Rob Brezsny

Song Without a Name

Kafka-esque nightmare about a real state out of control

"...Robert Eggers achieved by using Movietone ratio in The Lighthouse. The resolution is no less bleak, either, as the..."

Aug. 14, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Critics Association Announces 2019 Award Finalists

Tarantino, Bong, Scorsese lead nominations

"...• Willem Dafoe, The Lighthouse • Al Pacino, The Irishman • Joe Pesci, The..."

Jan. 3, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Josh Kupecki’s Top 10 Films of 2019

"...Greta, In Fabric, The Lighthouse Most Overrated..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

Marc Savlov’s Top 10 Films of 2019

"...Greener Grass, The Lighthouse, Hail Satan? Most Overrated..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Richard Whittaker’s Top 10 Films of 2019

"...Dragged Across Concrete, The Lighthouse, Joker Most Overrated..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

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