A Failure of Journalism: Tim Fehlbaum's September 5

September 5, directed and co-written by Swiss filmmaker Tim Fehlbaum, is a tricky movie to talk about. But, he makes his point clear: this is the world’s first televised terrorist incident and ultimately a failure of journalism.

ReviewsBlake WilliamsFebruary 3, 2025September 5, Tim Fehlbaum, John Magaro, Leonie Benesch, Peter SarsgaardComment

Sundance '25: Oh, Hi!

In her directorial debut Oh, Hi!—which premiered this year at Sundance Film Festival—Sophie Brooks takes the decline of modern dating and mixes it up in a frothy rom-com.

Film Fests, ReviewsAlix MamminaJanuary 31, 2025Sundance Film Festival, Molly Gordon, Logan LermanComment

This Week in Screenings 1/31 - 2/6

This week in Austin screenings 1/31-2/6.

Community ScreeningsJames McDonaldJanuary 31, 2025Comment

Radio Waves of Mutilation: The Youthful Angst of Pump Up the Volume

Welcome to 1990’s Pump Up the Volume, writer/director Allan Moyle’s second installment in his unofficial trilogy of youthful rebellion and kickass soundtracks.

Analysis, ReviewsChristopher GilesJanuary 29, 2025Pump Up the Volume, Allan Moyle, Christian Slater Comment

Sundance ‘25: Sugar Babies

In her new film Sugar Babies, which premiered at Sundance Film Festival, Rachel Fleit charts the trajectory of a TikTok sugar baby influencer.

Reviews, Film FestsAlix MamminaJanuary 28, 2025Rachel FleitComment

Apes Retrospective: Battle for the Planet of the Apes & Planet of the Apes (2001)

In this latest Apes Retrospective, we dig into Battle for the Planet of the Apes and the 2001 reboot of the original Planet of the Apes.

This Week in Screenings 1/24 - 1/30

This week in Austin screenings 1/24-1/30.

Community ScreeningsJames McDonaldJanuary 24, 2025Comment

A New Electric Dimension: The Lawnmower Man (1992)

In The Lawnmower Man, virtual reality is more imaginative and worse rendered than we have ever conceived of it.

ReviewsLachlan TaylorJanuary 23, 2025The Lawnmower Man, Pierce Brosnan, Stephen King, Brett Leonard, Gimel Everett, Jeff Fahey, Jenny WrightComment

February screenings at Hyperreal Film Club 🎟

Hey there seeker, welcome to February at Hyperreal Film Club! We've got festival favorites! We've got cable standard-bearers! We've got programmer Blake Williams' incredible BLACK IN AMERICA series, now in-person after being hosted on our Discord the past two years!

Hyperreal Film ClubJanuary 22, 2025Comment

Now, It’s Dark: David Lynch in Memoriam

The world David Lynch created and left behind is endlessly illuminating, compassionate, and strange.

Hyperreal Film ClubJanuary 22, 2025David Lynch, Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive, Eraserhead, Twin PeaksComment

Under the Cold Light of the Moon, Wolf Man Mewls

Leigh Whannell’s Wolf Man is a movie at odds with itself, too quick to take the time to delve into fraught family history and too narrowly focused to let its Wolf Men really cut loose and get monstrous.

ReviewsJustin HarrisonJanuary 21, 2025Leigh Whannell, Christoper Abbott, Julia GarnerComment

This Week in Screenings, 1/17–24

This week in movie screenings in Austin, TX, 1/17–1/23.

Community ScreeningsJames McDonaldJanuary 17, 2025Comment

Sundance Film Festival Preview: The Wedding Banquet, Obex, Bunnylovr and more

Next week, two Hyperreal Film Journal writers will pack their parkas and snow boots and jet off to Park City, Utah, for the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. Our editor-in-chief Alix Mammina and staff writer Andy Volk share their top picks to catch, whether you’re braving the cold in-person or checking in for online screenings.

Film FestsHyperreal Film ClubJanuary 16, 2025Sundance Film FestivalComment

Apes Retrospective: Escape From the Planet of the Apes & Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

In this latest Apes Retrospective, we dig into Escape From the Planet of the Apes and Conquest of the Planet of the Apes.

ReviewsJordan HuntJanuary 15, 2025planet of the apes, science fictionComment

The Experience is the Prize: Interview with Annika Iltis and Timothy Kane

Ziah Grace sat down with directors Annika Iltis and Timothy Kane to talk about what made "The Barkley Marathons: The Race That Eats Its Young" stand out from other sports docs.