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Fantastic Fest Review: Stopmotion

Biblical lore holds that God took clay and gave it life. That's the art of stop-motion animation, too: taking immobile matter and giving it the semblance of independence. But in Stopmotion, the debut feature of BAFTA-nominated animator Robert Morgan, it is the artist who lacks real free will.

11:20AM Thu. Sep. 28, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Fantastic Fest Review: Eileen

Over the course of her writing career, Ottessa Moshfegh (My Year of Rest and Relaxation) has created tales of unfortunate, unlikable, and downright repulsive protagonists. Narcissists, weirdos, and outcasts litter her bibliography.

4:55PM Wed. Sep. 27, Alejandra Martinez Read More | Comment »

Fantastic Fest Review: Kim’s Video

Most of the way through Kim’s Video, the documentary following the saga of the iconic New York City video store, filmmaker David Redmon says that films are like “our collective memory.” That's a fair reason for his obsession with the collection and making sure it became accessible again.

3:39PM Wed. Sep. 27, Alejandra Martinez Read More | Comment »

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Zilker Botanical Garden

Metamorphosis: The Giraffe Chronicles at Austin Art Garage

Girls Gotta Eat
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Fantastic Fest Review: Suitable Flesh

Do you remember good old-fashioned American sleaze? Joe Lynch does.

3:35PM Wed. Sep. 27, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Fantastic Fest Review: The People's Joker

The People’s Joker has traveled a long road since its scrapped world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival thanks to an angry letter from a certain studio last year.

3:31PM Wed. Sep. 27, Alejandra Martinez Read More | Comment »

Fantastic Fest Review: When Evil Lurks

Demián Rugna's Terrified, a prize-winning smash at Fantastic Fest 2018, contains one of the most eerily disturbing scenes in recent cinema history, a moment involving an unwanted guest at a dinner table. His follow-up, When Evil Lurks, confirms that the Argentinian filmmaker knows exactly how to get under your skin.

1:50PM Wed. Sep. 27, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Austin Film Festival Announces Full Lineup

The Bikeriders, the eagerly awaited new film from Jeff Nichols, is just one of the films just announced as part of the complete feature lineup at Austin Film Festival 2023.

12:00PM Wed. Sep. 27, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Fantastic Fest Review: V/H/S/85

The V/H/S films began as an experiment in form, and have over time become a sort of seasonal event, a veritable cottage industry of found footage shorts by a murderers row of horror filmmakers.

9:04AM Wed. Sep. 27, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Fantastic Fest Announces 2023 Jury and Audience Winners

Brazilian social thriller Property has just been announced as the big winner at Fantastic Fest, taking home the top prize for Best Picture in the main competition.

1:22PM Tue. Sep. 26, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

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