Mean Girls

This isn't your mother's Mean Girls. Because it's really bad.

"...Broadway musical revamp, there’s a hollow emptiness to this rendition that’s thoroughly soul-sucking...."

Jan. 12, 2024 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

Once-fresh aquatic superhero series smells like day-old fish

"...be the last time we will see Jason Momoa’s rendition of Arthur Curry, the half-human lord of Atlantis. When..."

Dec. 29, 2023 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour

Leviathan live experience transfers from stadiums to cinemas

"...impressive feat of this editing was for Swift’s 10-minute rendition of “All Too Well” from her version of Red...."

Oct. 20, 2023 Movie Review by Alejandra Martinez

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

A bitter-sweet farewell to the MCU's dysfunctional found family

"...their new home while listening to a gloomy acoustic rendition of “Creep” by Radiohead (the first of many needle..."

May 5, 2023 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

Waiting for Bojangles

Ham-fisted literary adaptation loses everything interesting about the book

"...(Nina Simone’s version in the novel; here, a similar-sounding rendition by New Zealand crooner Marlon Williams, because music rights,..."

Sept. 2, 2022 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Die Spitz, Red Axes, Fiddlehead, Albert Lee, Elsa Cross, and more recommended shows

"...sleeve, Die Spitz's recent performances include a savage, COVID-appropriate rendition of Mudhoney's "Touch Me I'm Sick." They also usually..."

July 8, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story

Get a stage-side view of one of the great music festivals

"...of the Mardi Gras”) and delivers a stirring, scene-specific rendition of “You Can’t Always Get What You Want.” Another..."

June 3, 2022 Movie Review by Michael King

Dispatches From a New Decade of SXSW

Our favorite musical moments from the fest

"...chords that kick off "9 to 5," the stilling rendition of all-time great "I Will Always Love You," the..."

March 25, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

The Most Memorable Moments of Saturday’s ACL Fest

Billie Eilish, Jack Harlow, Mongolian metal, Doja Cat, Dayglow, & more

"...setting. Rare exceptions came with a trumpet-assisted and splintered rendition of Bo Burnham’s “That Funny Feeling” (released this week..."

Oct. 3, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Everybody's Talking About Jamie

Sugar-sweet West End musical biopic is just saccharine

"...is represented with almost no nuance in this musical rendition of the truth. In the film, Jamie New’s struggles..."

Sept. 10, 2021 Movie Review by James Scott

The Old Ways

Brujeria horror has a fun Bruce Campbell vibe

"...the recent Muppets Now (he's also responsible for Beaker's rendition of "Ode to Joy"). However, much as Chris Baugh..."

Aug. 27, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

I Carry You With Me

Biographical romance picks apart loving someone from loving a memory of them

"...moments of the film, melting documentary components into her rendition of Iván’s story. There is a bold ambition when..."

July 16, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Cruella

Disney's dog-hating villain becomes an unexpected anti-hero

"...In Gillespie’s rendition, Cruella is born Estella, a fashion genius, doomed to..."

May 28, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

2021 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Animation

The also-rans are as good as this year's animated nominees

"...life to the story with two songs – a rendition of "Beautiful Dreamer" by the Inner City Youth Orchestra..."

April 2, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Vanguard

Jackie Chan goes back to being Jackie Chan in this globe-trotting action-comedy

"...film is at least partially offset by his heartfelt rendition of the theme song and an A+ collection of..."

Nov. 20, 2020 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Up From the Streets: New Orleans: The City of Music

Delightful if overstuffed musical history of the Crescent City

"...that were shot for the movie, including a haunting rendition of the McCartney/Lennon composition “Blackbird”, a song that obliquely..."

May 15, 2020 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Faster Than Sound: Happy Birthday, Daniel Johnston

Hi, How Are You Day commemorates the late, great Daniel Johnston, and SaulPaul's Alien Adventure beams down at Scottish Rite Theater

"...clothing layers and luggage bags. On a breezy pop rendition of "Story of an Artist," the singer replaced Johnston's..."

Jan. 31, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

The Sonata

Musical mystery in this Gothic romance

"...moments both piano and forte, are what make the rendition worthwhile...."

Jan. 10, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Cats

You can’t teach old Cats new tricks

"...Cats still makes no fucking sense. Yes, Jennifer Hudson’s rendition of “Memory” is devastatingly beautiful, and yeah, you could..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Movie Review by Beth Sullivan

Crime Month: A Chron "Crime" Playlist

Hit after hit, for your next hit

"...tongue planted firmly in his cheek in this iconic rendition of Wayne Kemp’s country novelty song about a GM..."

July 16, 2019 Arts Post by M. Brianna Stallings

Pavarotti

Ron Howard's documentary shows the great tenor in all his humanity

"...the 1990s. The clip of the trio’s impromptu three-way rendition of Puccini’s “Nessun Dorma” at the first concert, performed..."

June 21, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

OUTsider Fest Review: Rhythm Nation 1814

Dorian Wood queers Janet Jackson’s concept album 30 years later

"...noted during her opening remarks for singer/composer Dorian Wood’s rendition of Jackson’s cherished Rhythm Nation 1814, Jackson belongs to..."

Feb. 25, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

David Bowie

"...all been remastered. Added to the lot is Bowie's rendition of Bertolt Brecht's Baal for the first time on..."

Dec. 8, 2017 Music Review by Lauren Modery

Sound on Sound Review: The Frights

Eighties party jam

"...and moody rock (“Voodoo,” “Oulala”) complementing Hockey Dad’s sunnier rendition of the genre (“I Need a Woman”). Both groups..."

Nov. 12, 2017 Music Post by Isabella Castro-Cota

Austin Music Awards’ Message of Love

35th annual local prom sets a new standard

"...their harrowing histories and newfound hope in a joyful rendition of African rhythm via “This Little Light of Mine.”..."

March 13, 2017 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Beauty and the Beast

Yet another take on the classic fairy tale

"...the answer lies in Jean Cocteau’s 1946 gorgeous black-and-white rendition of the timeless romance, which will forever haunt all..."

Oct. 7, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Zero Days

Chilling cyber warfare doc explores the Stuxnet virus

"...reason. The meticulous documentarian behind the Oscar-winning, Bush/Cheney “extraordinary rendition” exposé Taxi to the Dark Side and last year’s..."

July 22, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words

Doc doesn't quite capture the spirit of the brilliant iconoclast

"...remember him for, with the exception of a cockeyed rendition of the sexually charged 1979 European hit, “Bobby Brown.”..."

July 15, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

SXSW Music: Japan Nite

Mainstay conference showcase delivers yet again

"...male nudity, multiple layers of Underoos, and a kickass rendition of Roky Erickson’s “I Walked With a Zombie.” [Alexandros]..."

March 19, 2016 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Suffragette

Carey Mulligan gets her Norma Rae on in this historical drama

"...Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady, delivers a rote rendition of world-shaking if underexamined events. A nice touch, however,..."

Nov. 6, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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