SXSW Film Review: Dory Previn: On My Way To Where
A songwriter like no other gets an intriguing portrait
Joe Gross
27 entries
Screens, March 12, 2024
SXSW Film Review: Grand Theft Hamlet
“To be or not to be” in a virtual reality mid-pandemic? Fantastic.
Screens, March 11, 2024
SXSW Film Review: How Music Got Free
Does what it says on the tin, to a point
Screens, March 10, 2024
SXSW Film Review: Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted
An endearing portrait of the R&B/country/etc. musician
Screens, March 9, 2024
SXSW Film Review: Cold Wallet
A well-cast thriller about crypto and its discontents
Screens, March 9, 2024
SXSW Film Review: A House Is Not a Disco
Portrait of the Pines on Fire Island moves and shakes
Screens, March 9, 2024
Unpacking Emperor Jones’ Esoteric, Career-Launching Label Catalog
The late Craig Stewart released early works by the Mountain Goats and more
Music, Jan. 18, 2024
The Eyes of Evil MoPac Are Upon You
Austin’s favorite anonymous Twitter account is the city’s newest podcast phenom
Screens, Nov. 22, 2023
A New Chapter for Austin’s Small Bookstores
From serving neighborhoods to serving wine, how innovative local booksellers are filling the shelves
Arts, Nov. 9, 2023
In the Court of the Crimson King: King Crimson at 50
Unconventional music doc truly captures the prog pioneers
Movie Review, Nov. 3, 2023
Review: Zach Theatre's Head Over Heels
The Go-Go’s get the jukebox musical treatment by way of Shakespearean bawdiness
Arts, Aug. 17, 2023
Daniel, Kurt, and Jeremiah: Why “Hi, How Are You” Matters
Austin’s most famous mural is a case study in art preservation and cultural impact
Arts, May 25, 2023
SXSW Film Review: Caterpillar
Impressionistic documentary evokes the trauma of beauty standards
Screens, March 18, 2023
TV Review: Mrs. Davis
Mad nuns, mad AIs, and mad energy from the new Peacock show
SXSW, March 16, 2023
Film Review: Tetris
The story of the classic video game as international thriller
Screens, March 16, 2023
Austin-Based Brane Audio Is Changing the Laws of Physics in Speaker Tech
All about that bass
Features, March 9, 2023
The Most Memorable Moments of Levitation’s Thursday and Friday
King Gizzard, Godspeed You!, and more lengthy band names
Music, Oct. 29, 2022
Back to the Scene of the Crime With Heat 2
Austin author Meg Gardiner and Oscar-nominated filmmaker Michael Mann team up for a literary sequel to the classic heist flick
Arts, Aug. 4, 2022
Jesse Sublett's Latest True-Crime Book Takes on the Last Gangster in Austin
The rise and fall of the Junkyard King
Arts, June 9, 2022
Film Review: In the Court of the Crimson King
An accessible, and funny look at one of the most precise bands in history
SXSW, March 14, 2022
Film Review: 32 Sounds
Probing the line between sound and memory
Screens, March 14, 2022
Film Review: Pirates
Teens navigate the UK garage scene in this turn-of-the-century tale
SXSW, March 12, 2022
Film Review: I Get Knocked Down
Doc explores life after Chumbawamba's 90s megahit
SXSW, March 12, 2022
SXSW Doc Recounts the 50 Year Reign of King Crimson
Heavy hangs the crown In the Court of the Crimson King
Screens, March 10, 2022
Decay, Preserve, Observe: The Experimental Memories of Bill Morrison
The cinematic pioneer discusses his career and filmography before his Austin retrospective
Screens, Jan. 20, 2022
Austin's Conspiracy Culture Exposed in The Pizzagate Massacre
John Valley embraces the horror community with his trip into Austin's dirty little secret
Screens, Nov. 18, 2021
Todd Haynes Melds Sound and Vision in The Velvet Underground
New music documentary reframes the New York quartet as experimenters and innovators
Screens, Oct. 14, 2021
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