All of Us Strangers

A ghostly meditation on grief that chooses the darkest path

"...Directed by: Andrew Haigh. Starring: Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Claire Foy and Jamie Bell...."

Jan. 5, 2024 Movie Review by Alejandra Martinez

Gladiator II

Ridley Scott heads back to the Colosseum for a lackluster sequel

"...Directed by: Ridley Scott. Starring: Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Denzel Washington, Connie Nielsen, Joseph Quinn, Fred..."

Nov. 22, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Carmen

Did Bizet's classic tragic opera need a soft reboot?

"...Directed by: Benjamin Millepied. Starring: Melissa Barrera, Paul Mescal, Rossy de Palma, Marina Tamayo, Nicole da Silva, Benedict..."

July 7, 2023 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Aftersun

Poignant final holiday sums up a beautifully captured father-daughter relationship

"...Directed by: Charlotte Wells. Starring: Paul Mescal, Frankie Corio and Celia Rowlson-Hall...."

Nov. 4, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Letters at 3AM: The Dragon on Sennett's Hill

Hollywood is an electric dragon

"...Mexican area then. The only night I ever drank mescal, I challenged several neighbors to a fight. Big, Jeff,..."

March 12, 2010 Column by Michael Ventura

God's Creatures

Stillness and violence in this startling tale of an Irish fishing community

"...Davis and Anna Rose Holmer. Starring: Emily Watson, Paul Mescal, Aisling Franciosi and Declan Conlon...."

Sept. 30, 2022 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

ALC Steaks Food Truck Totaled

Shoal Creek waters overwhelm parked vehicle

"...into it, but the truck didn't move" reports Scotty Mescal, public relations manager for ALC Steaks...."

May 27, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Foe

Sci-fi eco thriller is just an exercise in infuriating mystery

"...Directed by: Garth Davis. Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Paul Mescal and Aaron Pierre...."

Oct. 20, 2023 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Lost Daughter

Olivia Colman is coiled and complex in this portrait of motherhood

"...Buckley, Dakota Johnson, Ed Harris, Peter Sarsgaard and Paul Mescal...."

Dec. 17, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Bring Them Down

Violent tragedy about sheep farmers stars Barry Keoghan and Christopher Abbott

"...Andrews had got his original casting choice of Paul Mescal for Jack, as Keoghan is at least marginally more..."

Feb. 7, 2025 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival to Celebrate Lost's Damon Lindelof With Outstanding TV Writer Award

Fall fest also adds All of Us Strangers, The Holdovers

"...(45 Years, Weekend) and starring Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal. Keep reading for Austin Film Festival’s writeups of the..."

Sept. 14, 2023 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Jenny Nulf's Top 10 Films of 2022

"...that captures grief in a very tender way. Paul Mescal's performance is so complex and tragic...."

Dec. 16, 2022 Screens Feature

Where the Crawdads Sing

Cardboard characters get soggy in this swampy melodrama

"...these men have the same intense sensitivity of Paul Mescal as Marianne’s love interest, Connell). Edgar-Jones’ easygoing allure isn’t..."

July 15, 2022 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Review: Normal People

Hulu series understands intimacy, but forgets the characters

"...novel of the same title, Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal give shining performances as Marianne Sheridan and Connell Waldron,..."

May 15, 2020 Screens Post by Selome Hailu

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

Ancient wines, the Texas Whip, and the truth about tequila

"...All tequila is mescal, but not all mescal is tequila.If you are being..."

July 7, 2006 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...According to Paul Mescal (Hanno in Gladiator II), there were as many as..."

Jan. 17, 2025 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

A Drag Fest, Nutcracker, and Puppets in This Week’s Events

Lots of weekend events to keep you occupied

"...summon up from his curdled soul. Warren Oates sweats mescal and violence as Bennie, a broken-down ex-soldier trying to..."

Dec. 6, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Fantastic Fest Review: Bring Them Down

Sheep farming drama suffers from strange casting

"...Andrews had got his original casting choice of Paul Mescal for Jack, as Keoghan at least makes a more..."

Oct. 1, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Festival Films of 2023 You Haven’t Seen Yet

From the Toxic Avenger to school shootings, the best of the fests

"...to connect with both his alluring neighbor, Harry (Paul Mescal), and his estranged parents (Jamie Bell and Claire Foy)...."

Dec. 19, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Critics Association Announces 2022 Awards Short Lists

Everything Everywhere All At Once leads nominee pack

"...of Inisherin • Brendan Fraser, The Whale • Paul Mescal, Aftersun Best Supporting Actor..."

Jan. 4, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Josh Kupecki's Top10 Films of 2022

"...Farrell (The Banshees of Inisherin), Caleb Landry-Jones (Nitram), Paul Mescal (Aftersun)..."

Dec. 16, 2022 Screens Feature

Austin Food & Wine Festival 2022

"...Aaron Paul's Meet the Maker session for their new Mescal, Dos Hombres..."

Nov. 8, 2022 Photo Gallery

Sarah Polley's Women Talking Announced for Austin Film Festival

First wave includes the eagerly-awaited Nanny

"...together with her loving and idealistic father, Calum (Paul Mescal). As a world of adolescence creeps into view, beyond..."

Aug. 31, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Keep Date Night Alive With Our Al Fresco Dining Checklist

You have the time, why not make it special?

"...around town. The Austin Shaker does curbside orders for mescal and home-bartender needs. Craft breweries are selling to-go beer,..."

May 29, 2020 Food Feature by Alex Detmar

Circling Back to La Condesa

After so much tumult, is the perennial favorite still on point?

"...in a cocktail with tobacco-infused tequila, vanilla-infused brandy, lemon, mescal essence, and a rim of volcanic saffron salt, but..."

Jan. 24, 2014 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Lucinda Hutson's Colorful Love Letter to Mexico

Two decades of additional research make her latest book shine

July 5, 2013 Books Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Freedmen's

There's room for improvement at Freedmen's

"...not an exception. The Smokin' Cactus ($8), made with mescal, grapefruit, lime, jalapeño-infused agave syrup, and smoked sea salt,..."

June 21, 2013 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Food-o-File

A roundup of this weeks food news

"...January, whipping up $6 custom cocktails with tequila and mescal...."

Dec. 21, 2012 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Torche

"...Pieces" detonates a fuzz bomb. A merry-go-round riff and mescal vocal layering tattoos "Snakes Are Charmed," and if the..."

Nov. 2, 2012 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Creative Cocktails Star of Austin Mezcal Festival

Takoba Restaurant & Cantina hosts Saturday tasting

"...War Confederate soldiers. As with the people-watching at a mescal festival, the quirky atmosphere here is built right in...."

Oct. 23, 2012 Food Post by Gracie Salem

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