This Week in Screenings 10/23-10/29

This week in Austin screenings 10/23-10/29.

Community ScreeningsJames McDonaldOctober 23, 2026Comment

Weird Wednesdays: Pure Scum

In Pure Scum, Privilege is a Knife

Alamo Weird Wednesday, ReviewsAlejandra MartinezOctober 22, 2026Weird Wednesdays, Pure Scum, Gideon Aroni, Will Hutchins, Nikita ChronisComment

FF '26: Compliance

The concept of Compliance is promising on paper: A young woman’s home is found to be bugged with cameras that she never put there, and she must go on a journey to discover why any of this is going on. The execution of Compliance is a completely different story.

Onslaught’s Grisly Fun Holds Together Despite its Shaky Script’s Bloody Body Blows

Onslaught’s flaws are significant, but its successes are real. It may not have the staying power of The Guest, but it is a worthy companion piece and a fun watch on its own.

FF '26: Alpha Gang

Sometimes it’s really nice when good movies don’t make you think too much.

This Week in Screenings 10/16-10/22

This week in Austin screenings 10/16-10/22.

Community ScreeningsJames McDonaldOctober 16, 2026 Comment

Resident Evil: Review

Zach Cregger's run at a new Resident Evil adaptation comes perhaps the closest to nailing what a movie might feel like as a complete adaptation of a game, for good and for ill.

ReviewsZiah GraceOctober 15, 2026Resident Evil, Zach Cregger, Austin Abrams, video games, horror Comment

FF ‘26: River and Beware Boiúna

Horror movies—and Jessica Rothe—took to the river at this year’s Fantastic Fest with the world premiere of Beware Boiúna and Texas premiere of the aptly named River.

The Oregon Smuggling Trail: The Weight

The Weight is solid, but feels like it left a few gold bars in the woods.

This Week in Screenings 10/9-10/15

This week in Austin screenings 10/9-10/15.

Community ScreeningsJames McDonaldOctober 9, 2026Comment

Lights, Camera, Praxis - Analyzing Labor, Gender and the Partition in Meghe Dhaka Tara

Ritwik Ghatak’s Partition Trilogy (Meghe Dhaka Tara [1961], Komal Gandhar [1961] and Subarnarekha [1962] is some of the finest-ever South Asian filmmaking.

AnalysisDhruv BaroniaOctober 8, 2026Meghe Dhaka Tara, Komal Gandhar, Subarnarekha, Ritwik Ghatak, AnalysisComment

FF '26: A Prayer for the Dying

Tackling religion, self-preservation, pandemics, PTSD, and paranoia, A Prayer for the Dying covers a lot of interesting territory in just 90-ish minutes.

Digger: Panic Is a Resource

Digger, the latest from uncompromising Mexican auteur Alejandro González Iñárritu, seems purposely designed to frustrate any angle of enjoyment a casual viewer might pursue.

ReviewsMatthew SeidelOctober 6, 2026Digger, Alejandro G. Inarritu, Tom Cruise, John Goodman, Riz Ahmed, sandra hüllerComment

A Director's Own Remake: Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Serpent's Path (2024)

One might think that having nearly thirty more years of experience as a filmmaker under his belt would lead this remake of Serpent’s Path to feel more refined and perhaps even better than the original. However, while the French version is more polished, it is the angry, messy energy that makes the original film tick.

This Week in Screenings 10/2-10/8

This week in Austin screenings 10/2-10/8.

Community ScreeningsJames McDonaldOctober 2, 2026Comment

FF '26: The Spiral - Damned if you do

Anchored by a trio of strong performances from its lead actresses, the film puts a nice spin on the classic Faustian storyline but loses itself while upping the ante to near-ludicrous levels.

Film Fests, ReviewsAlix MamminaOctober 1, 2026The Spiral, Fantastic Fest, Paolo Strippoli, Jasmine Trinca, Romana Maggiora VerganoComment

FF '26: In a Violent Nature 2

What In a Violent Nature 2 lacks in originality it makes up for in personality. This is a funny, campy, super-violent movie that revels in its practical effects and endless gore.