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A truly once in a lifetime opportunity to see a film straight from Quentin Tarantino’s personal archive. The only E.T. ripoff to spend more time building up to a BMX race than focus on the alien. A frankly painful amount of shots of children absolutely beefing it on their bikes. This is Magic BMX.
Read MoreMamoru Oshii’s Ghost in the Shell (1995) interrogates the idea of self, collective and non-self, marrying Buddhist and Abrahamic philosophies.
Read MoreNorman MacLeod’s Alice in Wonderland adaptation brings viewers into an exquisitely rendered world with uncanny visuals.
Read MoreThis week in Austin screenings 8/18-8/24.
Read MoreKitano takes a fractured, elliptical approach to depicting violence, like Peckinpah with frames missing. Yet despite its veneer of deadpan nihilism, this is a deeply emotional story, aided by Joe Hisaishi’s perversely sentimental seaside-jazz score.
Read MoreRaine Allen-Miller’s 2023 debut is a brilliant romantic comedy about two unlucky-in-love people in South London, who each try to help each other process their recent break-ups. Together they go on an adventure that starts as a meet-cute, which evolves into a heist caper, and ends in a very sweet romantic send off.
Read MoreIn the first edition of Morgan’s Monthly, writer, presenter, and cult film enthusiast Morgan Hyde writes about cucked dudes, cinema classics, and a Turkish E.T.
Read MoreNoxeema’s four steps to becoming a drag queen:
May good thoughts be your sword and shield.
Ignore Adversity
Abide by the rules of Love
Larger than life is just the right size.
This week in Austin screenings 8/11-8/17.
Read MoreThere's simply no American equivalent to compare to this break from Indian blockbuster filmmaking tradition, and that maximalist "why not?" glee continues through the entire film.
Read MoreDavid Winters’ 2015 film Dancin’: It’s On acts as a love letter to the art of dancing and the magical city of Panama City, Florida.
Read MoreWith Afire, Christian Petzold has once again brought an interesting and contemplative film to life. His work with actors like Beer and Schubert continues to drive his stories into interesting places. Afire is likely to be a new experience for any with the patience to sit with Leon, but is overall a rewarding one.
Read MoreLike any good, conniving femme fatale, Matty leverages that lust, putting the erotic in erotic neo-noir. “You aren’t too smart, are you? I like that in a man.”
Read MoreThis week in Austin screenings 8/4-8/10.
Read More"We had a chance to do something really cool. This was our version of Into the Dragon, with vampires.”
Read MoreJoe Dante’s homoerotic sci-fi comedy Innerspace, captured through its most crazy-ass brain-searing images.
Read MoreThis July, take a peek at what Hyperreal folks chose to pair with our official screenings—from dystopian English punks to clowns behaving badly and everything in-between.
Read MoreCloak & Dagger (1984) marked the end of an era of PG movies that challenge kids with complex issues and dark edges.
Read MoreThis week in Austin screenings 7/28-8/3.
Read MoreA Mattel-funded Barbie was never going to end patriarchy, and it would be unrealistic to think it ever could. However, Gerwig still offers a salient, at times genuine look at modern girlhood devoid of the “girlboss” narrative the film was originally saddled with, and it’s fun. Remember girlish fun? It’s been a while since girl-centric fun was at the forefront of a big studio feature.
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