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Fantastic Fest Review: What Happened to Dorothy Bell?

Found footage horror and urban legends are kin. Both rely on the idea that there’s veracity to a clearly ridiculous spooky tale, simply by virtue of the simplicity of the retelling. In found footage, it’s the roughness of unedited footage, whereas urban legends don’t need a sparkling narrative because they’re from a friend of a friend of a cousin.

4:00PM Sun. Sep. 22, 2024, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Fantastic Fest Review: Bone Lake

If films like Kalifornia and Speak No Evil have taught us anything, it’s that letting a couple of exciting strangers into your life is not going to fix your relationship problems.

10:30PM Sat. Sep. 21, 2024, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Fantastic Fest Review: Memoir of a Snail

A snail doesn’t carry its home on its back. It carries a safe haven that is also a prison. So while Grace Pudel, the most passive protagonist of Australian stop-motion fable Memoir of a Snail, may not have an a actual shell, she has retracted into her life like her favorite invertebrate.

10:24PM Sat. Sep. 21, 2024, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

TODAY'S EVENTS

No Kings, Kick Out the Clowns

Texas State Capitol

Babestock Day 1 w/ Kayristin, Jenny Voss, Black Daria, DJ La Moon, more [outside]; Baby Kush, CLINK!, Bunny G, more [inside] at Cheer Up Charlies

Body Rock ATX (Prince tribute) w/ DJ Chorizo Funk & Riders Against the Storm at Parish

MUSIC | MOVIES | ARTS | COMMUNITY

Fantastic Fest Review: Terrifier 3

The Nightmare Before Christmas said that it’s all right to wrap a few scares up under the Christmas tree. Terrifier 3, the latest in the extreme gore franchise, sets fire to the decorations, cuts off your eyelids, and makes you watch the whole house burn.

9:46PM Fri. Sep. 20, 2024, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Fantastic Fest Review: The Draft!

Ever get the feeling you’ve seen this story before? If you’ve ever seen an Indonesian horror movie – not the ones generally lined up for international distribution, but the straight-to-video schlock – then The Draft may seem very familiar. But that’s the trick.

1:30PM Fri. Sep. 20, 2024, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Fantastic Fest Review: Don’t Mess With Grandma

Remember the old Hanna and Barbera cartoons where Jerry keeps beating up Tom, but Tom can’t make a noise so he doesn’t wake Spike the bulldog up? That’s basically the plot of Don’t Mess With Grandma, the new action-comedy from writer-director Jason Krawczyk.

1:30PM Fri. Sep. 20, 2024, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Paramount Theatre Gets Spooky for Panic at the Paramount

Austin may still feel like it's about to spontaneously combust, but Halloween is still just around the corner. So even if the weather isn't getting you in the mood, the Paramount Theatre is getting ready to shake those bones with their annual tricks and treats, Panic at the Paramount.

12:00PM Wed. Sep. 18, 2024, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Get in the Ring! Fantastic Fest Announces Fighters for Fantastic Debates

Is an argument settled better with a word or a fist? At Fantastic Fest (Sept. 19-26), there's no reason to decide, as the film festival has announced the challengers for this year's Fantastic Debates.

11:00AM Wed. Sep. 18, 2024, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

South by Southwest Announces First Round of Speakers

The business of business is leading the lineup of new speakers added today to the roster at next year's South by Southwest Conference (March 7-15, 2025), as the impact and potential further ramifications of AI color the upcoming event.

11:00AM Tue. Sep. 17, 2024, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

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