2+ day, 19+ hour ago  (1122+ words) First, a quick note: Nominations are now open for the Austin Chronicle's annual Best of Austin reader poll. If you'd like to vote for me and Turning Out in the best columnist or best film critic categories, I'd kiss the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (1106+ words) I love movies about boys having feelings, and doing them with each other, and at each other. So you see, "Crash Land" concussed me. Rammed a Harley into my heart. Hit me in the nuts, even. In "Crash Land," three…...

1+ mon, 3+ hour ago  (1070+ words) At a wonderful party this weekend, the subject turned to "Rock-a-Doodle," as it so often does. Perhaps you've heard of it? Rooster who sings like Elvis? Yoked in a way poultry shouldn't be? What a curio. I bring it up…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (1119+ words) South by Southwest starts on Thursday, and my birthday is coming up on Monday, so you know what that means. Correct. It's the three-year anniversary of me holding Tilda Swinton's gaze without dissipating into a fine mist. I meet some…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (81+ words) Videos I Never Rented: 'Brainscan' (1994)Eric Webb | Substack Videos I Never Rented: 'Brainscan' (1994) When the biggest thing you had to fear in the "90s was a killer CD-ROM game Starring: Edward Furlong, T. Ryder Smith, Frank Langella, Amy Hargreaves, and Jamie Marsh…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1357+ words) Right now, I am watching Martha Stewart make pho. She is cooking bones. She assures me that this method will produce nice, clean bones. "Dogs love when you make this soup," she says. If I am a marrow aficionado, she…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (979+ words) When was the last time you saw "Dick? When was the last time you thought about "Dick? Brothers and sisters: "Dick is more important than ever. See? We have fun here. But no, actually, director Andrew Fleming's 1999 comedy has long…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1252+ words) We're here to talk about a Don Draper's toothiest wife. The czarina of "Zou Bisou Bisou" herself. Yes, the much-maligned "Mad Men" character Megan Draper, and a line of dialogue about her that has plagued me since 2012. The line that…...

1+ year, 2+ day ago  (1077+ words) Love my wealthy lunatics on "The White Lotus." Great TV. I'd walk into a tsunami if I had to spend even minimal time with most of them. Let's look at Sunday's penultimate episode of Season 3. The cast took a break…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1215+ words) This week, I'm thinking about forward motion. Likely thing to ponder, as that fat little New Year's baby crashes into the room, Kool-Aid Man style. Out for 2026: harmful patterns wrought by abuse. In for 2026: trusting yourself to live a good…...