Richard Whittaker

Culture

The Chronicle's token Englishman, and a graduate of the universities of York, Stirling, and Texas, Richard's multitude of beats have included education, the legislature, Roller Derby, and film news.

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Jenna Davis, The Voice of M3GAN
Jenna Davis, The Voice of M3GAN
Texas actor talks about changing from straight horror to comedy

Screens, Jan. 13, 2023

Revew: Skinamarink
Skinamarink
Avant-garde horror strains eyes and patience

Movie Review, Jan. 13, 2023

<i>Everything Everywhere All At Once</i> Wins Everything at the Austin Film Critics Association Award
Everything Everywhere All At Once Wins Everything at the Austin Film Critics Association Award
Cosmic comedy sweeps the board with nine wins

Screens, Jan. 11, 2023

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With <i>Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves</i>
SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves
Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

SXSW, Jan. 11, 2023

Jonathan Majors, Janet and John Pierson, Michael De Luca Honored by the Texas Film Awards
Jonathan Majors, Janet and John Pierson, Michael De Luca Honored by the Texas Film Awards
Marvel’s Kang, indie champs and Oscar-nominated producer head to Luck

Screens, Jan. 10, 2023

SXSW Brings the Cosmos to Austin
SXSW Brings the Cosmos to Austin
Keynote brings unseen images from the James Webb telescope

SXSW, Jan. 10, 2023

Mystery Switches and Other Hidden Secrets of <i>Shin Ultraman</i>
Mystery Switches and Other Hidden Secrets of Shin Ultraman
How director Shinji Higuchi made a very loyal reboot

Screens, Jan. 7, 2023

William Shatner, Still Boldly Going
William Shatner, Still Boldly Going
The legend brings The Wrath of Khan to the Long Center

Screens, Jan. 6, 2023

Revew: The Old Way
The Old Way
Nic Cage saddles up for a Western with a surprise in its saddlebags

Movie Review, Jan. 6, 2023

Austin Critics Announce the Five Best Austin Films of 2022
Austin Critics Announce the Five Best Austin Films of 2022
Linklater and mountain lions, the pandemic, the legacy of slavery, and the fight for abortion rights all part of this year’s AFCA Austin Film Award short list

Screens, Jan. 5, 2023

Vicky Krieps Liberates an Empress in <i>Corsage</i>
Vicky Krieps Liberates an Empress in Corsage
The actress discusses finds the truth of Sissi, and the other actors who have played her, in the new biopic

Screens, Jan. 5, 2023

Austin Film Critics Association Announces 2022 Awards Short Lists
Austin Film Critics Association Announces 2022 Awards Short Lists
Everything Everywhere All At Once leads nominee pack

Screens, Jan. 4, 2023

Return of the Revenge of the Final Girl in <i>Scare Package 2: Rad Chad's Revenge</i>
Return of the Revenge of the Final Girl in Scare Package 2: Rad Chad's Revenge
Austin actress Zoe Graham comes back to the bloodbath in this sequel to the horror-comedy anthology smash

Screens, Dec. 29, 2022

Damien Chazelle and the Fall of Silent Hollywood in <i>Babylon</i>
Damien Chazelle and the Fall of Silent Hollywood in Babylon
The director talks falling stars and the great studio inversion of 1927

Screens, Dec. 22, 2022

Revew: Babylon
Babylon
Star-studded, bittersweet love letter to the golden age of Hollywood is cinema maximus

Movie Review, Dec. 23, 2022

Faith and Fatness in <i>The Whale</i>
Faith and Fatness in The Whale
Darren Aronofsky and writer Samuel D. Hunter redefine the religious movie

Screens, Dec. 22, 2022

Five Ways to Spend the Holidays With Family Without Talking to Them
Five Ways to Spend the Holidays With Family Without Talking to Them
Have a Silent Night

Arts, Dec. 22, 2022

Assembling a Community of <i>Women Talking</i>
Assembling a Community of Women Talking
Director Sarah Polley and producer Dede Gardner on faith and building an ensemble

Screens, Dec. 22, 2022

Super Soldier, Super Spy: Eugenio Mira on <i>García!</i>
Super Soldier, Super Spy: Eugenio Mira on García!
The Spanish filmmaker unpacks the inherent fascism of the superhero

Screens, Dec. 17, 2022

Finding <i>Little America</i> in Austin
Finding Little America in Austin
Series co-creator Lee Eisenberg on bringing the Apple show to the ATX

Screens, Dec. 17, 2022

Travis Stevens Gets Under the Skin of <i>A Wounded Fawn</i>
Travis Stevens Gets Under the Skin of A Wounded Fawn
How his new art-horror interweaves myths and failed justice

Screens, Dec. 15, 2022

The Top 10 Films of 2022
The Top 10 Films of 2022
Melancholic black comedy The Banshees of Inisherin heads up our critics' picks

Screens, Dec. 15, 2022

Revew: Bad Axe
Bad Axe
Extraordinary documentary inside one family's fight to survive COVID, the lockdown, and racism

Movie Review, Dec. 16, 2022

Revew: Avatar: The Way of Water
Avatar: The Way of Water
James Cameron goes deep, emotionally and aquatically, in his sci-fi epic

Movie Review, Dec. 16, 2022

Joe Begos Wishes You a <i>Christmas Bloody Christmas</i>
Joe Begos Wishes You a Christmas Bloody Christmas
Writer/director talks fusing holiday horror and hangout movies

Screens, Dec. 12, 2022

Revew: Spoiler Alert
Spoiler Alert
Jim Parsons gets his Love Story moment in this wonderful tearjerker

Movie Review, Dec. 9, 2022

Elegance Bratton Talks About Passing <i>The Inspection</i>
Elegance Bratton Talks About Passing The Inspection
Director of the new Marine drama from A24 on learning empathy

Screens, Dec. 2, 2022

Farewell to the Future at the Final Other Worlds Film Festival
Farewell to the Future at the Final Other Worlds Film Festival
Founder Bears Rebecca Fonté looks back and forward

Screens, Dec. 1, 2022

Seth Meyers and Devon Walker Bringing the Funny to Moontower
Seth Meyers and Devon Walker Bringing the Funny to Moontower
Late Night host and SNL star join the 2023 comedy fest lineup

Arts, Dec. 1, 2022

Revew: The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie
The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie
The anti-harem anime gets a suitably heartwarming resolution

Movie Review, Dec. 2, 2022

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