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Bruno-Vision: In Country
Bruno-Vision: In Country

Bruno-Vision continues with a look at the savvy career move that didn’t pan out.

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Bruno-VisionJordan HuntFebruary 14, 2023In Country, Bruce Willis, Norman JewisonComment
Getting Hyperreal With... Erica Nix and This Is Not A Cult
Getting Hyperreal With... Erica Nix and This Is Not A Cult

On Zoom orgies and the future of Austin’s local creative scene.

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Getting Hyperreal With..., InterviewsJustin NorrisFebruary 13, 2023Erica Nix, Erica's First Holy Shit, This is Not a Cult, Jeremy Von Stilb, Sawyer Stolz, Jessica Gardner, InterviewComment
This Week in Screenings: 2/9-2/16
This Week in Screenings: 2/9-2/16

This week in local screenings.

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Community ScreeningsJames McDonaldFebruary 10, 2023 Comment
Notes from Sundance
Notes from Sundance

Bite-sized movie reviews from the heart of Sundance

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Lists, Reviews, Film FestsAndy VolkFebruary 9, 2023Sundance Film Festival, Cassandro, AUM: Cult at the End of the World, Radical, Fair Play, Joyland, Run Rabbit Run, Mutt, Divinity, Rotting in the SunComment
Infrastructure Romance
Infrastructure Romance

Romance built on a very specific foundation.

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AnalysisSachin BennyFebruary 8, 2023Columbus, Only Lovers Left Alive, Undine Comments
Strange Days: Living Through the Apocalypse
Strange Days: Living Through the Apocalypse

Twenty-five years later and Strange Days is more relevant than ever.

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AnalysisNoah BrownFebruary 7, 2023Strange Days, Kathryn Bigelow, James Cameron Comment
The Atom Bomb in Cinema: A look at 5 films from the 1950's-1990's
The Atom Bomb in Cinema: A look at 5 films from the 1950's-1990's

Films from the American Atomic Age show us our cultural fears—and relationships to the mighty power of the atomic bomb.

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Reviews, ListsForest DeLozierFebruary 6, 2023Miracle Mile, Kiss Me Deadly, Fail Safe, Damnation Alley, Matinee, Atomic bomb, George Orwell, Robert Aldrich, Sidney Lumet, Jack Smight, Steve De Jarnatt, Joe Dante Comment
Infinity Pool: Triangle of Badness
Infinity Pool: Triangle of Badness

Brandon Cronenberg offers up body horror, class commentary, and Mia Goth to filmgoers… but does it all cohere in the end?

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ReviewsMatthew SeidelFebruary 3, 2023Infinity Pool, Triangle of Sadness, Brandon Cronenberg Comment
New Movies for the New Year: An Alternate January Calendar
New Movies for the New Year: An Alternate January Calendar

New Hyperreal double features for a new year.

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Alternate Calendar, ListsHyperreal Film ClubFebruary 1, 2023The Hidden, King of New York, Erica's First Holy Shit, The Cat, Fateful FindingsComment
Fearsome Felines on Film Ranked by Evilness
Fearsome Felines on Film Ranked by Evilness

Consider a cat.

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Lists, ComedyZiah GraceJanuary 30, 2023Ghost Cat, The Cat, House, Pet Semetary, Nine Lives, Constantine, CatsComment
Murderous robot girls are the future: How M3gan flips the AI script
Murderous robot girls are the future: How M3gan flips the AI script

Meme-material, maybe—but M3gan’s not your typical AI movie.

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Kathryn BaileyJanuary 27, 2023m3gan, Allison Williams, Gerard JohnstoneComment
M3gan: That's Cinema, Baby!
M3gan: That's Cinema, Baby!

She slay and we say yay.

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remus jacksonJanuary 25, 2023m3gan, Allison Williams, Gerard JohnstoneComment
Welcome to the Breeniverse
Welcome to the Breeniverse

Neil Breen is the cinematic universe we need.

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Jenni KayeJanuary 24, 2023m3gan, Allison Williams, Gerard JohnstoneComment
The Pain of Companionship: Friendship and Intimacy in the Films of Tsai Ming-Liang and Jackass
The Pain of Companionship: Friendship and Intimacy in the Films of Tsai Ming-Liang and Jackass

Pain, loneliness, and the search for emotional intimacy pervade the works of Tsai Ming-Liang and Jackass.

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Hyperreal Double Features, AnalysisAndrés WorstellJanuary 20, 2023Jackass Forever, Tsai Ming-Liang, Vive L'amour, The River, What Time is it There Anyway?, Rebels of the Neon God Comments
Bruno-Vision: Die Hard
Bruno-Vision: Die Hard

Bruno-Vision continues with arguably Bruce Willis’ biggest role.

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Bruno-VisionJordan HuntJanuary 18, 2023Bruce Willis, Die Hard, John McTiernanComment
The Hidden is an Underrated '80s Sci-Fi Blast
The Hidden is an Underrated '80s Sci-Fi Blast

Kyle MacLachlan and gnarly ‘80s-era practical effects. Need we say more?

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ReviewsKat BrinkleyJanuary 16, 2023The HiddenComment
Getting Hyperreal With… Joey Z
Getting Hyperreal With… Joey Z

Who wins in a fight between the Plant Guy and the weed dealer from High Maintenance?

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Getting Hyperreal With..., InterviewsJustin NorrisJanuary 13, 2023Joey Z, Plant GuyComment
Mary and Max and the Quarter-Life Crisis
Mary and Max and the Quarter-Life Crisis

Mary and Max and the life lessons hidden inside the film.

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PersonalAnna HanstormJanuary 11, 2023Mary and Max Comments
Austin's Still Worth Fighting For: Erica's First Holy Shit
Austin's Still Worth Fighting For: Erica's First Holy Shit

Divorce, virtue-signaling fears, and pandemic Zoom orgies. The team behind This Is Not A Cult arrives on the big screen.

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ReviewsJames ScottJanuary 9, 2023Erica's First Holy Shit, This is Not a Cult, Erica Nix, Sawyer Stolz, Jeremy Von Stilb, Jessica Gardner Comment
Drop Dead Gorgeous: How an Unstreamable Cult Classic Made A Spectacle Out Of America
Drop Dead Gorgeous: How an Unstreamable Cult Classic Made A Spectacle Out Of America

The world didn’t deserve Drop Dead Gorgeous on its release, but we need the movie now more than ever.

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ReviewsTaeler KallmertenJanuary 6, 2023Drop Dead Gorgeous, Lona Williams, Michael Patrick Jann, Dazed and Confused, Jennifer's Body, Jia Tolentino Comments
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