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SXSW Film Review: Luv Ya, Bum!

When I was a postgrad at UT Austin, I was hired as the TA for the sports journalism program. My first thought was, why would anyone want an Englishman who knew nothing about college football to handle that course?

3:38PM Fri. Mar. 14, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

The Unforgiving Lens: Lucy Lawless Makes Her Documentary Debut With Never Look Away

Lucy Lawless is best known as the iconic star of groundbreaking feminist cult fantasy drama Xena: Warrior Princess. It seems logical, then, that she’d be drawn to the life story of fellow New Zealander Margaret Moth, a photojournalist for CNN who covered some of the most dangerous and terrifying conflicts and catastrophes.

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SXSW Film Review: Idiotka

Some might consider reality TV a plague: brain rot designed to entertain people when they’re longing to tune out after a long day at work. If it’s so toxic, though, why is it so comforting?

11:42AM Thu. Mar. 13, Jenny Nulf Read More | Comment »

TODAY'S EVENTS

The City We Built: Black Leaders of Austin

Black Pearl Books

Louisiana Surf Department, West Texas Exiles, William Harries Graham at Continental Club

Belles & Chimes Austin Night at Pinballz Arcade

MUSIC | MOVIES | ARTS | COMMUNITY

SXSW Film Review: Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror

How did The Rocky Horror Show grow from a minor stage musical lark to the movie with the longest theatrical release in history – or, as star and credited creator Richard O’Brien puts it, “a wonderful pension scheme”?

10:45AM Thu. Mar. 13, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

SXSW Announces 2025 Film & TV Festival Award Winners

On Wednesday evening, SXSW handed out the Jury and Special Awards for its 2025 Film & TV lineup.

10:51PM Wed. Mar. 12, Kimberley Jones Read More | Comment »

SXSW Film Review: Cotton Candy Bubble Gum

The first thing you need to know about Carter (Nick Darnell) is that he has the anxiety, to the point that he has a fanny pack worn across his chest, full of cotton candy bubble gum, which he chews when he feels a panic attack coming on.

3:35PM Wed. Mar. 12, Joe Gross Read More | Comment »

SXSW Film Review: The Python Hunt

When it comes to bad PR, it's a race to the bottom for three species of land animals. Spiders have too many legs and eyes, scorpions' backs bend the wrong way, and snakes, well. It's just everything about them.

1:00PM Wed. Mar. 12, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

SXSW Film Review: The Age of Disclosure

It’s been said there are two kinds of people: those that believe in UFOs and those that don’t. There’s a third kind: people who don’t have to believe in UFOs because they know they’re real.

12:23PM Wed. Mar. 12, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

SXSW Film Review: Descendent

From the bodily to the existential, the horrors of parenthood are apparent and well-explored across the horror landscape.

12:07PM Wed. Mar. 12, Alejandra Martinez Read More | Comment »

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