Saving Private Ryan

"...helmed by icon/director Spielberg and many of his longtime collaborators, including director of photography Janusz Kaminski (Schindler's List, Amistad),..."

July 24, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Mercury Rising

"...a lower-income mom and dad, he immediately smells a rat and begins to unravel a skein of cover-ups and..."

April 10, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Spike & Mike's Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation '98

"...move apparently designed to bring this venerable and popular celebration of bad taste to its most natural clientele (i.e.,..."

Jan. 30, 1998 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Hard Rain

"...a soggy slice of Wonder Bread with a dead rat garnish once it hits the local multiplex. Slater plays..."

Jan. 16, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Record Reviews

"...moments sound like Sixties AM radio teen noise grown desperate and huge, as in "You Blister My Paint," with..."

Jan. 3, 1997 Music Review

Swingers

“You’re so money and you don’t even know it.”

"...a long time coming, and the bulk of Swingers' narrative focuses on the exploits of these friends -- all..."

Nov. 1, 1996 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Out of the Boomers' Shadow

David Bucci, Playwright for Today's Young Theatre Haters

"...they say in the Salvage Vanguard Theater manifesto, "a collaboration between all artistic disciplines in a theatrical context." More..."

July 19, 1996 Arts Feature

Phenomenon

"...movies. Phenomenon flails about in a search for direction: inspirational drama, romance, social study, government intrigue… nothing fits or..."

July 12, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

ALO Lands Conductor

"...He comes aboard next year to conduct the gala commemorating ALO's 10th season and the last shows in the..."

June 14, 1996 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Snake Blood

"...snake should've taken his chances with the earth movers rather than face my dad... and Sam. If my dad..."

April 28, 1995 Features Feature by Suzy Banks

Muppets Treasure Island

"...great liberties with Robert Louis Stevenson's classic novel about pirates and buried riches, Muppet Treasure Island carries on the..."

Feb. 16, 1995 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Meet the Feebles

"...out of the other player's undergarments; and Trevor the Rat, Bletch's right-hand rodent, who, when he's not procuring drugs..."

April 8, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dead Alive

The Citizen Kane of Oedipal zombie-cannibal-right to death-comedy-love stories. In this early film, Jackson takes the shopworn flesh-eating zombie genre by its rotting horns, adds a dash of Monty Python, and comes up with a film so gleefully over-the-top that it's decidedly hard not to gag while you're laughing yourself incontinent.

"...just happens to have been bitten by a Sumatran Rat Monkey and consequently degenerates into a flesh-hungry omnivore with..."

April 16, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Muppet Christmas Carol

The Muppets bring cheer to Ebenezer Scrooge.

"...and for the most part, imaginative take on Dickens' narrative that's sure to jumpstart the Muppets' commercial appeal, if..."

Dec. 11, 1992 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

Reservoir Dogs

"...with one another than it does with any actual narrative story. This works like a charm in spots, but..."

Oct. 30, 1992 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

How Austin Transformed Danny Brown

The Detroit wild card on getting his shit together (and finding H-E-B)

"...he got sloppy drunk on a 2020 livestream with collaborator JPEGMAFIA, while playing the newest Grand Theft Auto for..."

March 29, 2024 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Faye Webster, Swamp Dogg, and More Reviews From Friday of SXSW

Memorable performances to close out the week

"...just swooning pedal board manipulation. By contrast, Swallow the Rat, which hails from New Zealand but includes Austin’s Baby..."

March 16, 2024 Music Post by Julian Towers

Austin FC Season Kickoff, Black History Month, and More Community Events

Get out and about in Austin while the weather's good

"...Menace. Enter Lavender County, CUC’s “queer country showdeo” that celebrates all shades of purple LGBTQ passion. In addition to..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...1921 Oldsmobile 43-A roadster. Its nickname was "The Swamp Rat."..."

Jan. 12, 2024 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Qmmunity: Holigay Movie Review

Three LGBTQ holiday movies to throw on, plus one bad queer movie challenge

"...900 Red River. $5 presale; $10 at the door. instagram.com/localqueeratx...."

Dec. 22, 2023 Column

SXSW Adds Ho99o9, Kikuo, Sofia Kourtesis to 2024 Music Lineup

243 artists make up the festival’s second artist announcement

"...(San Diego CA) Sultan Stevenson (London UK-ENGLAND) Swallow the Rat (Auckland NEW ZEALAND) Sycco (Brisbane AUSTRALIA) Talia Goddess (Brooklyn..."

Dec. 6, 2023 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Qmmunity: Starry, Starry Night

The Jigglewatts Burlesque Revue invites Austin to celebrate the nighttime at their Starry Soirée

"...glamour," she adds, "where everyone can feel delighted and celebrated." That mission blends well into what Soirée lead producer..."

Nov. 24, 2023 Column by James Scott

Qmmunity: Y’alloween Fun

Keep up the tradition of great gay Halloween fun with these queer Austin events

"...Celebrate the most murderous of all days at Cheer Up..."

Oct. 13, 2023 Column by James Scott

Doomed. Bourgeois. In Austin: The Films of Whit Stillman

Indie legend on Austin, Austen, and his landmark trilogy

"...Those scenes of the Sally Fowler Rat Pack are still intoxicating, maximizing Stillman's minimal budget, and..."

Oct. 11, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Review: Saw X

Least-secret secret screening still has some twists

"...they that some became convinced that they were a deliberate red herring) was that some people were claiming that..."

Sept. 28, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

AI Experts Gather in Austin to Consider Ethics, White Men, and Mass Layoffs

Preparing for an AI world

"...only Tim’s first name to protect his identity, but rather because he is a bot who is simply “Tim.”..."

Sept. 25, 2023 News Post by Benton Graham

Qmmunity: Carnival of Queers

A carnival of queer cavorting will delight your senses this weekend

"...Wigwood, or Oakland's Oaklash. "The name was the first inspiration, a parody of [H-E-B] brand Hill Country Fare," Bubu..."

Sept. 15, 2023 Column by James Scott

Qmmunity: Serving Corporate Cxnt

Thee Gay Agenda decides to girl boss, gaslight, but not gatekeep in their new show Gags to Riches

"...Inspirations for this corpo-classique show range in their celebration of..."

Aug. 18, 2023 Column by James Scott

Review: A Trio of Radioactive Cherubs Reissues

Icing, Heroin Man, and 2 YNFYNYTY re-crisped on colored vinyl

"...prong off Austin post-punk's hall of fame pitchfork alongside Scratch Acid and Butthole Surfers, Cherubs finally scrub up their..."

Aug. 18, 2023 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Doc Rewinds the Truly Horrible The Star Wars Holiday Special

Wookies go Vaudeville in A Disturbance in the Force

"...in space drag, and Bea Arthur serenading a giant rat. It’s bad. And not so-bad-it’s-good bad. Just ... bad...."

March 10, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

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