Beyond 'The Electric Company'

Can a bunch of toddlers watching television save the world?

"...A bunny cowers in fear. A shadow spreads across the ground...."

May 25, 2007 Screens Feature by Marrit Ingman

The Chronicle Guide to the Marvel Cinematic Universe

As the Guardians of the Galaxy gather once more, every MCU film reviewed

"...Hey, true believers, are you ready for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3? This being the 32nd movie in..."

May 5, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Page Two: Sitting on the Dock of the Bay Watching the Tide Roll Away

The Chronicle at 35

"..."The present-day composer refuses to die!"..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Column by Louis Black

Ruling the Roost

Austin Preeminent Concert Promoter Ponders Retirement

"...If he hadn't been driving the getaway car, Tim O'Connor might have punched Willie Nelson...."

June 1, 2001 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Rob Zombie Resurrects the Firefly Family for 3 From Hell

Here to do the devil's work: Director talks how being cool is no excuse

"...Filmmaker Rob Zombie first introduced the world to the murderous, cannibalistic, necrophiliac Firefly family in..."

Sept. 13, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: Mickey: The Story of a Mouse

Our convoluted relationship with everyone's favorite cartoon rodent

"...What would Mickey do? In Mickey: The Story of a Mouse, it seems he would do..."

March 25, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

This CGI adventure yarn is a loving tribute to all things retro-futuristic.

"...to have grown up in a household surrounded by the old pulps Amazing Stories, Weird Tales, and their serialized..."

Sept. 17, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Johnny Depp sails the seas once again.

"...and Richard Griffiths. It's a Herculean task to steal the thunder from a Johnny Depp performance, but Richard Griffiths..."

May 20, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Verde Report: Austin FC Needs Better From Captain Sebastián Driussi

Accountability matters

"...scored in nearly four full games, no wins in the last five. Last weekend against then-winless LA Galaxy, the..."

April 28, 2023 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

The Last Texas Ranger

They don't make 'Rangers' like Walker anymore.

"...bumped into me in a hallway in downtown Austin. The middle-aged lawman didn't at all fit the Western ideal...."

Oct. 26, 2001 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

The New Nerddom

Wizard World Austin Comic Con tackles diversity

"...Between the celebrity photo ops, the cast reunions, and artists taking..."

Oct. 5, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Chapter 1: Before the Beginning

The Austin Chronicle is founded and struggles quite a bit.

"...This is the story of a group of people who got together..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

Storming the Citadel With the Russo Brothers

How the new Prime series depends on global storytelling

"...knows what makes a good espionage thriller. First off? "The mystery. It's how the onion gets pulled apart as..."

May 5, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Get Ready for the 2022 B. Iden Payne Awards

The full list of nominees before Monday's award ceremony

"...season starts in dramatic fashion on Monday night with the ceremony for the B. Iden Payne Awards, Austin's opportunity..."

Oct. 22, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

The Purge: Anarchy

Back after last year's Purge struck such a unlikely chord, this story about an annual eruption of violence returns in stronger form.

"...Amid so many floundering studio tentpoles, last summer’s The Purge struck an unlikely chord. Its outlandish yet provocative..."

July 18, 2014 Movie Review by William Goss

Stan the Man

The legendary name behind Marvel Comics comes to town for Wizard World

"...Norse god. It's a 91-year-old native New Yorker with the heart of a child, an imagination that soared across..."

Nov. 22, 2013 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

XXX: State of the Union

A nonstop orgy of bullets, bombs, and booty that aims low and hits the bull’s-eye with enough firepower to sink the Bismarck.

"...Speedman. XXX is dead; long live XXX. Xander Cage, the former superagent-badass of 2002’s Rob Cohen-directed XXX, has been..."

April 29, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

South for the Marijuana

The gringo travels to Mexico in search of weed and wisdom.

"...After you cross the international bridge you turn right and follow the railroad..."

Sept. 5, 2003 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

When the Long Night Comes

"..."When the longnight comes, return to the end of the beginning."..."

Aug. 20, 1999 Column by Michael Ventura

'May the Passenger Pigeon Sing Thee to Thy Rest'

Second-Place Winner

"...My grandmother told me that the passenger pigeon traveled in flocks..."

Feb. 13, 2009 Books Feature by Perry Tyson Midkiff II

Geppetto Dreams Puppet Company

For his company's final show, Ricki Vincent takes a look at the end of it all

"...In the end, there is always a new beginning. One of..."

March 19, 2010 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Finest Hours

Perfect effects and performances made this sea-rescue movie a dandy

"...It may not be the finest seagoing adventure/rescue film ever made, but director Gillespie..."

Jan. 29, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Titmouse That Roared

Chris Prynoski on Venture Bros., tech, and more

"...Prynoski, he's not hard to spot. Just look for the trademark hat. At a distance, it looks like a..."

Aug. 12, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Slow Dying of Johnston High

State accountability standards may close a school on the edge of survival

"...The night Austin state Sen. Kirk Watson urged the community..."

Nov. 30, 2007 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Chris the Conqueror

Chris Roberson takes on Superman, Elric, Captain Kirk, and Cinderella – and wins

"...one side is Superman, defender of truth, justice, and the American way. On the other is Elric of Melniboné,..."

July 29, 2011 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin Beer for the World Cup

Let your favorite local brew determine who you’ll bet on to win

"...It’s only hours before the start of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, and..."

June 13, 2018 Food Post by Eric Puga

DVDanger: Drawn to the Screen

Some animated selections from beyond the House of Mouse

"...There comes a point in every film fan's life when,..."

Dec. 20, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Yassine Sixth Street Noir

Legends, rumors, unpaid taxes ... and coke on the side

"...March 22 was a slow day on the News desk. This was Austin in campaign season, not..."

May 18, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Organ Great James Polk Works Wonders Outside the Limelight

We speak with Austin’s esteemed multi-instrumentalist and former arranger for Ray Charles

"...considered recollections of older black men from Texas and the broadly American South below the Mason-Dixon line generally bear..."

Jan. 18, 2019 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Don't Fear the Interface

Web designers are wielding the coolest new tools for the greater good

"...must use to complete my day's tasks. Let's, for the sake of discretion, call this tool SapDitch; it is..."

March 3, 2006 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

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