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After viewing this groan- and grin-inducing film, I sat down with my old friend and one of the stars of Final Destination Bloodlines, Richard Harmon, to discuss the family dynamic, how he pulled off each impossible stunt, and his experience working alongside the late, great Tony Todd.
Read MoreIn Mistress Dispeller, Elizabeth Lo’s (罗宝) second documentary feature, the camera feels almost absent, disappeared in the way of a narrative film. It’s a documentary shot like a romantic drama, specifically evoking the dreamy, languid camera most associated with slow cinema.
Read MoreThis week in Austin screenings 5/16-5/22.
Read MoreBring Her Back, directed by Danny and Michael Philippou and written by Bill Hinzman and Danny, finetunes the jumpscares and creeping atmosphere of their debut Talk to Me while offering a storyline that’s both more cogent and emotionally intuitive than its predecessor.
Read MoreIn practice, Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland’s Warfare is an intense, uncomfortable watch.
Read MoreNeighborhood Watch is a fine detective film, thanks primarily to Quaid and Morgan’s fine work on their own and together.
Read MoreIt must be said—The Legend of Ochi is like a Soviet version of Spielberg’s E.T. replicated through the hypnotic lens of '80s fantasy cinema.
Read MoreThis week in Austin screenings, 5/9-5/18.
Read MoreOver seven years and multiple visits, Singh filmed the documentary And, Towards Happy Alleys, which screened in April as part of Austin’s 2025 Indie Meme Festival. It’s electric.
Read MoreWhile The Glassworker doesn’t quite stick its landing, it’s thoughtful, thorny, and willing to ride ambiguities and uncertainties.
Read MoreA discussion with PJ Raval on his Spring ‘25 Queer Media Production course and the importance of community and queer filmmaking.
Read MoreFrom horror franchise installments to indie dramas and everything in-between, here’s our must-watch movies for the summer 2025.
Read MoreWith SXSW ‘25 in the rearview mirror, here’s the full rundown of our coverage.
Read MoreCristina Costantini’s Sally is a welcome highlight among the documentaries of SXSW ‘25.
Read MoreThough director Max Hey is focused and dialed in from the moment the documentary begins, Now! More! Yes! ultimately meanders around with its subject without inspiring much interest.
Read MoreThis week in Austin screenings, 5/2-5/8.
Read MoreDirector/writer Rungano Nyoni’s On Becoming a Guinea Fowl—her second feature film after 2017’s I Am Not a Witch—is one of the best films of 2025 so far.
Read MoreStarted in 2016 by co-founders Dave Cebrero, Pedro Rivas, and David Cortez, the Houston Latino Film Festival offers an eclectic selection of films.
Read MoreWhile few of Fulci’s classic films appear to take place in the “real” world, Conquest (1983) is the director’s lone foray into the pure fantasy genre.
Read MoreFrom the get-go, Godzilla vs Megalon misleads and surprises the audience. Outside of the final twenty minutes and the first two minutes, Godzilla is not in the movie. Rather, we follow a story of kaiju and sci-fi intrigue as two parents and their kid try to stop spies from the underground world of Seatopia from stealing Jet Jaguar, a humanoid robot.
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