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Quality espionage thrillers – especially those rooted in patriotism – purposefully convolute, only to be stripped and spun down to a base: a handful of altruistic truths.

2:45PM Sat. Sep. 24, 2016, Kahron Spearman Read More | Comment »

Fantastic Fest Review: Belief: The Possession of Janet Moses

We live in an era where convictions, no matter how baroque or bizarre, are expected to be treated as fact. But as the prosecutor in the case behind documentary Belief: The Possession of Janet Moses explains, "You can't just act on bizarre beliefs and kill someone, and nothing's done about it."

2:00PM Sat. Sep. 24, 2016, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Fantastic Fest Review: The Red Turtle

Writer/director Michaël Dudok de Wit’s new feature film, The Red Turtle (co-produced by Studio Ghibli), seems a far cry from Fantastic Fest’s staple horror and sci-fi lineup. But sometimes even the most worm-ridden zombie heart needs a little warming.

1:45PM Sat. Sep. 24, 2016, Ashley Moreno Read More | Comment »

TODAY'S EVENTS

Taylor Swift Muzingo

Upstairs at Caroline

Everybody Scream! Ravencraft’s Vault of Horror at Mister Tramps Sport Pub, 8565 Research Blvd.

Bride of Chucky
at Alamo Drafthouse Lakeline

MUSIC | MOVIES | ARTS | COMMUNITY

Fantastic Fest Review: Better Watch Out

What was the difference between an Eighties John Hughes film and an Eighties Wes Craven movie? Pretty much just the body count. So what do you get if you mix the two? Better Watch Out, a deliciously subversive take on the home-invasion thriller.

1:25PM Sat. Sep. 24, 2016, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Fantastic Fest Review: A Dark Song

Magic is not science. It is not parlor tricks. It is not dancing widdershins around the cemetery at midnight. In A Dark Song, the revelatory debut feature from writer/director Liam Gavin, it is the dark pumping blood of the universe, a dangerous negotiation with implacable near-incomprehensible powers of light and dark.

8:00AM Sat. Sep. 24, 2016, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Austin Film Society Celebrates Art House Theater Day

The international consortium of independent movie theatres Art House Convergence, along with Indiegogo, is bringing Art House Theater Day to cinemas across the country. The celebration of culture and community that arthouse theatres make possible will take place in over 195 theatres this Saturday, September 24.

2:30PM Fri. Sep. 23, 2016, Spencer Beghtol Read More | Comment »

Fantastic Fest Review: The Void

If there’s one thing The Void isn’t short on, it’s blood. In the Q&A following the film, directors Jeremy Gillespie and Steven Kostanski (Father’s Day, Manborg) revealed that the film features over 80 gallons of fake blood, and while every scene drips with viscous gore, one particularly stands out.

2:15PM Fri. Sep. 23, 2016, Dan Gentile Read More | Comment »

Fantastic Fest Review: The Invisible Guest

The trick to a good mystery: Nod to the audience with beloved tropes, but still find a way to keep everyone guessing. No big secret, but also no easy task – especially if it’s an audience of seasoned genre fans. Cue genre provocateur Oriol Paulo.

12:00PM Fri. Sep. 23, 2016, Ashley Moreno Read More | Comment »

Lee Majors Can't Stop

Icon is an abused term. But when you're talking about Lee Majors, any lesser description would be absurd.

10:00AM Fri. Sep. 23, 2016, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

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