AFF '25: Interview with Austin Kolodney on Dead Man’s Wire

This year’s Austin Film Festival witnessed a true full-circle moment for filmmaker Austin Kolodney. In 2022, he premiered his short film Two Chairs, Not One at AFF; in 2025, he came back to screen his feature debut Dead’s Man Wire, directed by Gus Van Sant, following its world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival.

Film Fests, Austin Film FestAlix MamminaNovember 6, 2025Austin Film Festival, Dead Man's Wire, Austin Kolodney, AFF, AFF 2025, Bill SkarsgårdComment

Fathers, Sons and the Great American Sport of Baseball: Bucky F*cking Dent

Bucky F*cking Dent brings a genuine earnestness a well-tread subject in this exploration of father/son relationships — and, of course, baseball.

Austin Film Fest, Film Fests, ReviewsLili LabensOctober 30, 2023David Duchovny, Logan Marshall-Green, baseball, Bucky F*cking Dent, Austin Film Festival, AFF 2023, AFF Comment

Saltburn: Calculated, callous, and grotesquely gorgeous

Emerald Fennell’s highly anticipated sophomore film delivers an intriguing and erotic modern take on Brontë-like gothic horror.

Austin Film Fest, Reviews, Film FestsLili LabensOctober 30, 2023AFF 2023, AFF, Saltburn, Emerald Fennell, Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi Comment

AFF 2023 Correspondence: The Jonah Review

Ben Van Kleek's JONAH tackles the question of life beyond our planet -- but it turns out that sometimes the truth may not always be as exciting as you hope it would be.

Austin Film Fest, Film Fests, ReviewsJustin NorrisOctober 30, 2023AFF, AFF 2023, Austin Film Festival, Ben Van Kleek, Alaina Huffman, Trevor Vandelac, Osric ChauComment

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