Richard Whittaker
@rmwhittaker
Award-winning reporter and film critic. Veep, Austin Film Critics Association. Bylines at Austin Chronicle. The Times, Birth.Movies.Death. Heard on One of Us, Overhated, Certified Forgotten.
There are some if us for whom Sam Neill will always be that cad Ben Dawson in The Sullivans.
The centerpiece of a makeshift Ultimate Fighting Championship arena on the South Lawn of the White House is taking form as construction crews install a soaring 90-foot tall, open-air structure that stands out dramatically from most views of the building.
Celebrating #MayTheFourth the right way - watching Empire of Dreams on my couch.
If you see this, I implore you to post a picture from whatever device you're using, with no explanation.
Dennis Wheatley's The Haunting of Toby Jugg. All-time great cover.
And then imagine how many young comic fans went, "Hey, I like Sam Keith. I'll give this Epicurus the Sage thing a shot."
Sam Keith wasn't just an incredible artist and writer. He was a hand grenade rolled into the Big 2. His cover work on mainstream comics shredded the envelope by their four-color extremity.
Cory McAbee's The American Astronaut. A strange, slow, sad, beautiful piece of zero-budget filmmaking that builds a universe in a barn. Basically unknown outside of a small filmmaking circle but when you mention it to those that know their eyes light up.
Coming to SXSW this week? Quick reminder that this is what the convention center currently looks like.
Post a comic cover you love. There's a dynamism, but also a dynamic between the characters - especially at this moment, when Rogue was barely rehabilated as a villain. Wolverine letting her be behind him says "I trust you."