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Director Michal Marczak shoots the film with such a tenderness and intimacy that the audience feels like they are right on the river with these two men, forever searching for something to bring the titular “closure” its subject Daniel Dymiński so desperately needs.
Read MoreThis week in Austin screenings 5/29-6/4.
Read MoreDespite its oddball ending and workmanlike production, Riverbend is a noteworthy blend of drive-in shoot ‘em up and radical historical revisionism.
Read MoreThe act of watching Alpha is better described as deflating and tedious, a filmmaker doing some impressive moves, but ultimately stumblingly to the finish line.
Read MoreRecently returning to theaters in Austin, Stop Making Sense is, 42 years on, still a masterpiece in austerity and obfuscated movement highlighting the ecstasy of performing in a live musical setting.
Read MoreThough An Unquiet Mind cites data about OCD’s prevalence and impact throughout its runtime, it wisely makes the realities of OCD personal by focusing on the lived experiences of two people with the disorder.
Read MoreThis week in Austin screenings 5/22-5/28.
Read More“That’s the one thing the movies don’t tell you: how shitty it feels to be an outcast.”
Read MoreThe brilliance of James Van Der Beek’s performance shines brightest in the moments where the actor allows Rick’s mask of the golden boy to slip. The young actor makes each moment count, and thus demonstrates his Hollywood potential.
Read MoreNot every film needs to be built. Some films need to be survived. Help!!! is that kind of movie, and it earns every one of those three exclamation points.
Read MoreThis week in Austin screenings 5/15-5/21.
Read MoreIn a time where people want the short and fun action movies of the ‘90s and ‘00s to return, the Bob Odenkirk-helmed Normal gives you just that with a modern twist.
Read MoreThe idea of sex and death being intertwined is a cliche going back to Freud, but that doesn't make it any less relevant when it comes to horror movies.
Read MoreContrary to what one might think, Capturing Bigfoot isn't about proving or disproving Bigfoot.
Read MoreSharing the actual journey would be doing Is God Is a disservice. This is a powerful tale of young black women on a quest to do what needs to be done, come Hell or high water.
Read MoreNirvanna: The Band - the Show - the Movie really is that stupid. It is also really great.
Read MoreJoybubbles is a delightful treat of a documentary. An insight into a world that we’ve moved so far past technologically but also a view into a more connected world.
Read MoreThis week in Austin screenings 5/8-5/14.
Read MoreFans of campy, sexy, offbeat grassroots cinema won’t want to miss this splashy, confident debut feature.
Read MoreThe passing of the original Arbor Cinema and Regal Arbor is much like the narrative of Austin itself. Several great, artistic institutions are now gone; all of them had an unfortunately short shelf life. But in those moments, filmgoers had wonderful memories.
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