This week in Austin screenings, 4/4-4/10.
Read MoreToday we caught up with Houston based filmmaker Timoteo Cortez to talk about his newest short film Proverbs.
Read MoreBefore Eyes of Fire almost became a forgotten piece of occult Vestron Video ephemera, some of the Southern U.S. populace got their minds fried in a theater by what has since become recognized as a cornerstone in the nature-is-out-to-kill-us genre.
Read MoreA classic riff on The Dirty Dozen, the film follows a ragtag group of undocumented Chinese-Americans who are offered US citizenship in exchange for dropping into the jungle to destroy a cache of American weapons before the Viet Cong can find them.
Read MoreThe Brother from Another Planet is John Sayles’ socially-conscious science fiction tale of immigration and citizenship status.
Read MoreShuffle adeptly straddles the line between documentarian and subject while uncovering a deep web of fraud and scams at the heart of addiction treatment.
Read MoreThis week in Austin screenings 3/28-4/3.
Read MoreBunny (Mo Stark, also co-writer), the titular lead of the dramedy Bunny, which premiered at SXSW 2025, is the sort of guy you’d want for a neighbor.
Read MoreI Come in Peace feels like the culmination of 80s action schlock dialed to eleven and engineered to do nothing but simply entertain our lizard brains with mesmerizing action, cheesy comebacks, and gargantuan muscles.
Read MoreBy focusing so much on the imagined perfection of a non-existent project, Zodiac Killer Project loses focus on its own best qualities.
Read MoreFilmmaker Elaine Epstein on her SXSW premiere of Arrest the Midwife, a documentary on the plight of three midwives in the Northeast.
Read MoreIt’s a perfect month for movies! See you at the club 🐣
Read MoreThis week in Austin screenings 3/21-3/27.
Read MoreReeling is filmmaker Yana Alliata’s first narrative feature, and it’s a strong debut and a worthy feature at SXSW 2025.
Read MoreDespite the occasional lapse in focus, Spreadsheet Champions offers a fascinating look at an under-discussed subculture.
Read MoreNicole Kidman is excellent in Holland, the new mystery-thriller from director Mimi Cave (who previously directed Fresh)… However, a stellar performance and quirky setting don’t make up for the fact that Holland has little to say.
Read MoreEyes Wide Shut has a fascinating legacy where the conversation went from "is it any good?" to "this movie is the skeleton key for unmasking the sex crimes of the elite."
Read MoreThis week in Austin screenings, 3/14-3/20.
Read MoreFandoms are unhinged. Celebrity culture is surreal.
Read MorePaul Michael Glaser’s The Running Man bottles up all the absurdity lovingly found in any great ‘80s action flick, but uncorking it almost 40 years later proves that some of the absurdity has matured into a shockingly accurate dystopian satire.
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