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The Search for Truth in True-Crime Documentary Night in West Texas
Austin filmmaker Deborah S. Esquenazi looks behind the headlines in an infamous miscarriage of justice
Richard Whittaker
The Chronicle's first Culture Desk editor, Richard has reported on Austin's growing film production and appreciation scene for over a decade. A graduate of the universities of York, Stirling, and UT-Austin, a Rotten Tomatoes certified critic, and eight-time Best of Austin winner, he's currently at work on two books and a play.
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The Texas Archive of the Moving Image Needs You!
Nonprofit dedicated to preserving Texas’ A/V history looks to fill fundraising gap
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Dead Man’s Wire Review: A Debt to History
Gus Van Sant re-creates the look but not the meaning of a bizarre crime
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The Top Six Festival Films of 2025 You Haven’t Seen Yet
Looking forward to the movies that we already saw
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Resurrection Review: To Sleep, Perchance to Make Movies
Bi Gan blurs the line between film and our own fantasies in this tale of the last dreamers
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The Plague Review: Childhood’s End
Summer camp drama finds the heart of darkness in the idea that “boys will be boys”
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We Bury the Dead Review: Zombies Down Under
Daisy Ridley stumbles across Tasmania in this melancholic horror
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Anaconda Review: Snakes Down the Drain
At least Lake Placid vs. Anaconda isn’t the worst in the franchise any more
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Marty Supreme Review: Historic NYC Takes a Paddling
Josh Safdie makes Timothée Chalamet easy to hate in this frenetic pingpong period piece
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Song Sung Blue Review: Shining Like a Diamond
Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson charm in the true-ish story of Milwaukee’s greatest tribute act
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One Battle After Another Tops Austin Film Critics Association Awards
Linklater’s Blue Moon voted Best Austin Film
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Better Luck Next Year?
The biggest stories in Central Texas of 2025 mostly brought bad news
