Red One, director Jake Kasdan’s latest pairing with Johnson after a couple of Jumanji reboots, finds the actor taking on the tight red and green uniform of Callum Drift.

ReviewsJustin NorrisNovember 27, 2024Red One, Dwayne JohnsonComment

Heretic: The Devil Is in The Details

Heretic presents itself as a variation of the pagan pulp that has made Ari Aster A24’s poster boy.

ReviewsMatthew SeidelNovember 26, 2024Scott Beck, Ryan Woods, Hugh GrantComment

Dazed and Confused 30th Reunion Red Carpet

The Hyperreal Film Journal team interviewed director Richard Linklater and Dazed & Confused cast members at the Austin Film Festival’s 30th anniversary event for the classic Austin film.

Red Carpet Interviews, InterviewsJustin NorrisNovember 25, 2024Dazed and Confused, Richard Linklater, Red CarpetComment

AFF ‘24: Nickel Boys Review

Shot entirely in first-person, RaMell Ross’s adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer-prize winning book pushes the boundaries of visual storytelling to create a bold and immersive work of art.

AFF ‘24: The Order Review

Justin Kurzel’s newest film The Order, this year’s “Centerpiece Film” at the Austin Film Festival, observes a hate-filled racial movement in 1983 that continues to live on in modern rhetoric.

This Week in Screenings 11/22-12/05

Two weeks in Austin screenings, 11/22-12/05.

Community ScreeningsJames McDonaldNovember 22, 2024Comment

Apes Retrospective: Planet of the Apes & Beneath the Planet of the Apes

Planet of the Apes is one of the best sci-fi films ever made, and with the recent release of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, it only felt right to go through every entry of one of the most consistent and beloved movie series in Hollywood history.

ReviewsJordan HuntNovember 21, 2024Planet of the Apes, Franklin Schaffner, Rod Serling, Charlton HestonComment

HCAF '24: Interview with Markus Zizenbacher, Director of The Life of Sean DeLear

The Life of Sean DeLear is a vivacious and colorful look at the crushingly charismatic Sean DeLear and his experiences in the LA punk scene of the 80s and 90s.

Interviews, Houston Cinema Arts FestEli FischerNovember 20, 2024Comment

HCAF '24: Interview with Director Haley Elizabeth Anderson

We are joined today by the director of Tendaberry, a year-spanning, character-driven epic that chronicles the life of a young woman navigating living in New York after her boyfriend returns to Ukraine to be with his ailing father.

December Screenings @ Hyperreal Film Club

Welcome to the December screenings at Hyperreal Film Club! Catch classics like Little Women and Muppet Christmas at our cozy club.

Hyperreal Film ClubNovember 19, 2024monthly screeningsComment

Megalopolis: How Dare You Have A Bad Time

Megalopolis is Francis Ford Coppola’s latest and grandest cinematic vision. It follows Caesar Catalina (Adam Driver), a visionary genius trying to shape the world into a utopia–a cool, big idea that not enough big movies try to tackle sincerely.

ReviewsAP DwivediNovember 18, 2024Megalopolis, Francis Ford Coppola, Adam Driver, Aubrey Plaza, Seijun SuzukiComment

This Week in Screenings 11/15-11/21

This week in Austin screenings, 11/15-11/21.

Community ScreeningsJames McDonaldNovember 15, 2024Comment

AFF ‘24: Rob Taylor and Nic Costa on Raging Midlife

We sat down with Rob Taylor and Nic Costa on Zoom to ask a few questions about their latest release, Raging Midlife. Along the way we covered the joy of filmmaking, the balance of their process, the inspiration of pro wrestling, and the sincerity of this comedy film.

Austin Film Fest, InterviewsAP DwivediNovember 14, 2024Austin Film Festival, Rob Taylor, Nic Costa, Raging MidlfeComment

AFF ‘24: Getting Hyperreal with Dirty Towel’s Co-writer and Director, Callie Carpinteri

A few days after making its Texas Premiere at the Austin Film Festival, Callie sat down with Hyperreal Film Club’s Justin Norris to talk about the characters of her short, working with a primarily female film crew, and the other areas of the female experience that film can still explore.

Austin Film Fest, InterviewsJustin NorrisNovember 13, 2024Austin Film Festival, Callie Carpinteri, Dirty TowelComment

AFF ‘24 - Getting Hyperreal with Mermaid, Bitch’s Writer and Director, Victoria Negri

Coming off its premiere at the Austin Film Festival on October 27th, Victoria sat down with Hyperreal Interviewer, Justin Norris, to talk about her short, collaborating with Alexi on the script, and her favorite on-screen friendships.

Interviews, Austin Film FestJustin NorrisNovember 13, 2024Victoria Negri, Austin Film FestivalComment

AFF '24: Interview with Angela Gulner, Writer and Director of The Beldham

Today we’re joined by longtime actor and writer Angela Gulner to talk about her directorial debut feature, The Beldham, which is a multigenerational monster movie.

Austin Film Fest, InterviewsEli FischerNovember 12, 2024Austin Film Fest, The Beldham, Angela GulnerComment

AFF '24: Interview with Dani Hurtado, Director of Affogato

Today we’re joined by Dani Hurtado, writer, star, and director of the short film Affogato, which screened at the 2024 Austin Film Festival.

InterviewsEli FischerNovember 12, 2024Interview, Austin Film Festival, 2024, Affogato, Dani HurtadoComment

Rockin’ Around in N.Y.C.: Love with the Proper Stranger

Released nearly a decade prior to the landmark ruling of Roe v. Wade, Love with the Proper Stranger is a time capsule to an era where abortions were illegal and performed covertly.

AFF '24: The Seed of the Sacred Fig Review

The Seed of the Sacred Fig entwines the real threats of a brutal theocracy with the fictional story of one family’s struggle under its absolutist rule.

Film Fests, Austin Film Fest, ReviewsAlix MamminaNovember 8, 2024Austin Film Festival, iran, dramaComment

This Week in Screenings 11/8-11/14

This week in Austin screenings, 11/8-11/14.

Community ScreeningsJames McDonaldNovember 8, 2024Comment