A retrospective on the short(er) films of J-horror maestro Kiyoshi Kurosawa.
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With the opening of 1986’s A Better Tomorrow, director John Woo and star Chow Yun Fat captured “cool” with skill and style that very few have been able to match since.
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It’s immortal filmmaking, the sort of craft that burrows its way into souls.
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The Piano Teacher isn’t a film for everyone, but for those willing to sit with its discomfort, it offers an experience that is impossible to forget.
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Blue Moon triumphs as a portrait of an artist due to writer Robert Kaplow’s witty script and Ethan Hawke’s terrific performance as Hart.
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Ahead of this year’s Austin Film Festival, take a look at the feature films and documentaries our Hyperreal Film Journal writers can’t wait to see.
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This week in Austin screenings 10/17-10/23.
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The actor who has consistently caught my eye as a possible contender for the romantic lead we need in the modern era is none other than Jack Quaid.
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For reasons that extend beyond the film viewed in a vacuum, Robot Monster exudes a charm that is impossible to ignore.
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Godzilla vs. Biollante takes full advantage of the innovations of the time and rewards the viewer with the craft on display.
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Sure, it’s easy to tell where Roofman is going from the get-go – these “based on true events” crime stories tend to follow all the same beats. That’s okay though, when you tell a tight enough story with a big enough heart.
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After the Hunt might build a world of identity politics in ivory towers, but the ideas it raises about privilege and power are never explored in-depth.
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This week in Austin screenings 10/10-10/16.
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Jeremy Saulnier’s 2015 horror film Green Room has been rattling around in my brain recently.
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Misunderstood upon release, now revered for its complexity; that its messiness is what gives it such a voice, and the obsession with spectacle and unpredictability in modern times, Southland Tales follows suit, displaying the grotesque, beautiful fascination with disaster.
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In a world where cinephiles ask “What if you made one character a Muppet?” Dan Akroyd dares to ask, “What if they were all Muppets, especially me?”
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In 2025’s record-breaking animated epic Ne Zha II, writer/director Yu Yang 杨宇 (credited as Jiaozi 饺子) presents loud, bright, unbelievable artistic direction with a crew three times that of its predecessor, giving intricate visual details to every element on the screen.
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Simply put, watching Angel’s Egg in the quality it deserves has been a significant challenge for decades outside of Japan. Having the opportunity to see a 4K restoration of Angel’s Egg in a movie theater, at Fantastic Fest no less, is a dream come true.
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From social media stalking to uninvited home visits, Lurker explores the consequences a budding singer faces when letting, unbeknownst to him, a stan into his inner circle.
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This week in Austin screenings 10/3-10/9.
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