Time Passages is a deftly woven scrapbook and an act of mourning.
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This week in Austin screenings 5/24 - 5/30.
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Come see Phantom of the Paradise with us at the Paramount Theatre on Sunday, May 25!
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Monkey Man is the kind of sincere, aesthetic, fun revenge story that anyone should be able to turn their brain off and enjoy.
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Emily Kassie and Julian Brave NoiseCat’s Sugarcane, which had its Texas premiere at the Austin Film Society’s Doc Days festival, takes a deeply personal approach to what could be a sensationalistic true-crime story.
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The performances in The Fall Guy are great, but the real star of the show are the stunts.
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This week in Austin screenings 5/17-5/23.
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Weston Razooli’s Riddle of Fire reimagines childhood with an eclectic daydream reverie of childhood fantasy, whimsical neo-fairy tale, and an infectious, rambunctious energy.
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Following the breakout success of his Oscar-winning Drive My Car, Ryûsuke Hamaguchi gained a larger audience: a Western one that was primed to see his vision expand, perhaps beyond the borders of his native Japan. But his followup, Evil Does Not Exist, instead remains within his present field of vision and becomes his most contained film to date.
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Lynne Ramsay’s Morvern Callar is only the director’s second feature film, but crystallizes a style that she’s honed over two decades.
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Seeking Mavis Beacon is inventive and powerful, playful and thoughtful in turn.
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This week in Austin screenings 5/10-5/16.
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Union, which had its Texas premiere at the Austin Film Society’s Doc Days festival on May Day, takes us back to one of the first beacons of hope in the current unionizing moment.
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Eight days, 267.12 miles walked, 10 interviews conducted, 29 articles written, dozens of films watched, and an untold amount of fast food consumed. The Hyperreal Film Journal stayed busy during SXSW 2024.
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Steamy screenings and delicious double-features. Here’s the perfect pairings for the Hyperreal Film Club April calendar.
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Told exclusively through iPhone footage, laptop cameras, and text exchanges, Patricia Franquesa’s My Sextortion Diary plays out more like a thriller more akin to films like Missing, Searching, and UnFriended than the traditional talking head documentary.
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Bruno-vision continues with Bruce Willis’ turn in North - in which he is, honestly, not great. Not terrible, but not great. He tries though!
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The first feature-length film from Rocket Jump (Freddie Wong and Matthew Arnold), We’re All Gonna Die has some rough edges but is at its greatest when it finds the balance between emotional and comedic.
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This week in Austin screenings 5/3 - 5/9.
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Sing Sing is a magician’s best trick from a filmmaker still early in his career.
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