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Rooster Teeth Duo Reunite for Christmas Comedy-Horror Bad Toys
Burnie Burns and Matt Hullum mix 80s horror and mythology for a new twist on possessed dolls
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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Chasing Blue Hairs: On the Road With Bruce Campbell, Ernie & Emma
The Evil Dead icon makes an adult movie (not that kind) for people that have really lived a life
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Naza Review: Cold Data, Cold Blood
Chilling documentary about the Israeli offensive in Gaza reveals how AI and surveillance culture has been used to normalize mass murder
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ATX TV Festival Plans Band of Brothers, Oz, Revenge Retrospective Celebrations
First programming announcement for 2027 fest also touts Freaks and Geeks script reading
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Austin Film Festival Takes a Bittersweet Trip to Elsinore
Fest adds latest and last from Mike Leigh plus the newest from Austin’s own Adrianne Palicki
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Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother Review: Faith and Death in the Houston Heat
Mahershala Ali challenges American cinema’s conventional narrative on belief in this violent drama set in Houston’s Black Islamic community
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Fantastic Fest Review: River
Character-first slasher moves on an undercurrent of dread
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Fantastic Fest Review: Sick
Agata Trzebuchowska’s understated tale of a twisted family is designed to get under your skin and churn your stomach
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Beware Boiúna Review: Snake With No Bite and No Brain
Worthless creature feature should slide back into the slime
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Fantastic Fest Review: Littermates
A gentle apocalypse becomes a story of found family
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Fantastic Fest Review: Play House
The finding of footage becomes as scary as the footage found
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Fantastic Fest Review: Alpha Gang
Zellner Bros. beam down a suitably idiosyncratic version of the alien invasion flick