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Bruno-Vision: Bonfire of the Vanities
Bruno-Vision: Bonfire of the Vanities

This week in Bruno-Vision: Jordan takes a look at one of the most legendary flops of all time (and makes a compelling argument for why Bruce Willis is untouched by it).

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Bruno-VisionJordan HuntApril 25, 2023Bonfire of the VanitiesComment
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING IKE: a Q&A with Ikechukwu Ufomadu and Graham Mason
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING IKE: a Q&A with Ikechukwu Ufomadu and Graham Mason

A Q&A with Ikechukwu Ufomadu and Graham Mason about DIY comedy, possible sequels, and how to get away with murder (don’t do it).

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InterviewsJay P.April 24, 2023Inspector IkeComment
This Week in Screenings 4/21-4/27
This Week in Screenings 4/21-4/27

This week in community screenings 4/21-4/27.

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Community ScreeningsJames McDonaldApril 21, 2023Comment
MUBI Going with JT: Pacifiction
MUBI Going with JT: Pacifiction

Colonialism, commodification, and nuclear threat come together in the grand and understated Pacification.

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MUBI Going with JTJames "JT" FedorkoApril 20, 2023PacificationComment
Weird Wednesdays: Freeway
Weird Wednesdays: Freeway

Freeway is an endlessly surprising twist on a familiar story featuring an against-type Reese Witherspoon and a litany of absolutely bonkers choices.

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Alamo Weird WednesdayKathryn BaileyApril 19, 2023FreewayComment
ENYS MEN: Buried by Time and Lichen
ENYS MEN: Buried by Time and Lichen

If one could turn a Boards of Canada album into a movie, it would look something like Enys Men.

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ReviewsMatthew SeidelApril 18, 2023Enys MenComment
The Many Flavors of 1991’s Popcorn
The Many Flavors of 1991’s Popcorn

Metafictional horror comedy five years before Wes Craven’s Scream isn’t the only reason to love Popcorn.

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AnalysisBailey MooreApril 17, 2023PopcornComment
This Week in Screenings 4/14-4/20 (blaze it)
This Week in Screenings 4/14-4/20 (blaze it)

This Week in Screenings 4/14-4/20 (blaze it)

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Community ScreeningsJames McDonaldApril 14, 2023Comment
Capsule Review: Dooley Does Murder
Capsule Review: Dooley Does Murder

Dooley is black empowerment personified.

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Capsule ReviewsRyan DarbonneApril 13, 2023Dooley Does MurderComment
Weird Wednesdays: The Heroic Trio
Weird Wednesdays: The Heroic Trio

The Heroic Trio truly does feature a heroic trio of Hong Kong superstars coming together under Johnnie To’s utterly unique vision.

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Alamo Weird WednesdayGabrielle SanchezApril 12, 2023The Heroic Trio, Michelle Yeoh, Maggie Cheung, Johnnie To, Anita MuiComment
Returning to the Forest: Nostalgia and Melancholy Upon Revisiting The Last Unicorn
Returning to the Forest: Nostalgia and Melancholy Upon Revisiting The Last Unicorn

Movies grow with us and revisiting a childhood classic can reveal new aspects of the movie and ourselves.

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PersonalAmelia LangasApril 11, 2023The Last Unicorn Comment
Green Snake: Bullshitting for the Laws of Heaven!
Green Snake: Bullshitting for the Laws of Heaven!

For viewers unfamiliar, Tsui Hark’s Green Snake is part of a proud tradition of Xianxia films. The big difference is that this one stars international superstar Maggie Cheung.

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Reviews, Film HistoryMatthew SeidelApril 10, 2023Tsui Hark, Green Snake, Crouching Tiger Hidden DragonComment
This Week in Screenings 4/7-4/13
This Week in Screenings 4/7-4/13

This week in Austin screenings 4/7-4/13

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Community ScreeningsJames McDonaldApril 7, 2023Comment
ATX Short Film Showcase (March 2023)
ATX Short Film Showcase (March 2023)

Even during SXSW, the ATX Short Film Showcase was the place to be.

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Film FestsBrandon RieffApril 6, 2023The MagicianComment
Weird Wednesdays: Miami Connection
Weird Wednesdays: Miami Connection

No irony here: Miami Connection remains a sincere pleasure.

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Alamo Weird WednesdayZiah GraceApril 5, 2023Miami ConnectionComment
Weird Wednesdays: Yes, Madam
Weird Wednesdays: Yes, Madam

A tale of two badasses in one unforgettable Hong Kong action flick.

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Alamo Weird WednesdayTroy BurkeApril 4, 2023Yes MadamComment
Hung Up on Girl 6
Hung Up on Girl 6

The film was more or less disavowed by Spike Lee and writer Suzan-Lori Parks, but Girl 6 remains a thoughtful, complicated look at sex work and Black womanhood.

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AnalysisKatie WilliamsApril 3, 2023Girl 6 Comment
This Week in Screenings 3/31-4/6
This Week in Screenings 3/31-4/6

This week in Austin screenings 3/31-4/6

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Community ScreeningsJames McDonaldMarch 31, 2023Comment
The Eyes of March: An Alternate Hyperreal Calendar
The Eyes of March: An Alternate Hyperreal Calendar

Revisionist westerns, the light and dark of teenage wastelands, and gender-bending kinky horror.

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Alternate CalendarHyperreal Film ClubMarch 30, 2023Thomasine & Bushrod, McCabe & Mrs. MillerComment
John Wick 4: Going Out Guns Blazing
John Wick 4: Going Out Guns Blazing

Yeah, we’re thinking John Wick is back.

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ReviewsJustin NorrisMarch 29, 2023John Wick: Chapter 4Comment
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