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On the Rocks

R   96 min.  

Sofia Coppola heads to NYC for a slight but charming anti-rom-com

New Reviews

A Call to Spy

PG-13   123 min.  

Heroic women spies of World War II get a worthy, if prosaic, tribute

The Forty-Year-Old Version

R   129 min.

Radha Blank busts expectations about middle-aged women as rapper RadhMUSPrime

Heaven

PG-13   105 min.

Eric Roberts saves souls, unlikely as that sounds

Herb Alpert Is …

NR   113 min.  

Too many filler tracks in this history of the Tijuana Brass guy

Jiang Ziya

NR   110 min.  

Epic Chinese animation mimics Marvel, but not for the best

One Hour Outcall

NR   85 min.  

Emotional, rather than physical, consent is tragically probed in this sex work drama

Possessor Uncut

R   102 min.  

Identity melts in this psychotropic assassination brainblender

Ready or Not

NR   82 min.  

Campaign doc charts the gap between youthful enthusiasm and electability

Saul & Ruby's Holocaust Survivor Band

NR   81 min.  

Survivors' story never finds its rhythm

Save Yourselves!

R   93 min.  

Affable alien invasion comedy is really a lightweight relationship story

The Swerve

NR   95 min.  

Azura Skye captivates as a woman on the edge of full collapse

The Trial of the Chicago 7

NR   129 min.  

The famous anti-protestor show trial recounted

The Trump Prophecy

NR   120 min.

Did they foresee this week's debate performance?

12 Hour Shift

NR   86 min.  

Raucous and wicked organ-theft comedy isn't afraid to get bloody

2 Hearts

PG-13   100 min.

Jacob Elordi loses his shirt a lot in this story of noble giving

First-Run Movies

Akira

R   124 min.  

This animated science fiction based on a graphic novel set the modern standard of excellence for Japanese anime.

Ava

NR   96 min.

International espionage with a body count

Bill & Ted Face the Music

PG-13   88 min.  

Can we all finally just be excellent to each other?

Break the Silence: The Movie

NR   90 min.

BTS back on the stage, behind the scenes

The Broken Hearts Gallery

PG-13   108 min.  

Clumsy meet-cute should have looked at the best friends instead

Infidel

R   107 min.

Dinesh D’Souza production. So you’ve been warned.

Kajillionaire

R   106 min.  

The con is on in Miranda July's oddball crime caper

The Last Shift

R   90 min.  

Different visions of the modern American working class, all beaten by the same system

The New Mutants

PG-13   98 min.  

The last of the X-Men finally get to the screen

The Personal History of David Copperfield

PG   119 min.  

Dickens’ hero gets a lively and innovative new interpretation

Shortcut

NR   80 min.  

Mangled Italian creature feature should be even shorter

Tenet

PG-13   150 min.  

Time goes backward and forward these days …

Unhinged

R   90 min.  

Russell Crower bulldozes his way to unwarranted revenge

Special Screenings
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    Alamo on Demand

    Make any Tuesday terror-iffic, any Wednesday weird, and the rest of the week fantastic with Alamo Drafthouse curated picks via Alamo on Demand. If a film is there, it's because an Alamo programmer loves it. It's kinda like going to your favorite video store when you could do that, mixed with going to your favorite theatre, when you could do that too. Staff picks, cult classics, Found Footage Fest and Master Pancake, Weird Wednesday and Terror Tuesday, Fantastic Fest faves, they're all there for rental or purchase.
    Ongoing 
    Online via ondemand.drafthouse.com
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    Back to the Future (1985)

    It used to be a paddle-in screening, now it's on dry land, so it's a snuggle-in. Bring your blankie!
    Wed., Oct. 7, 6pm 
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    The Good Lord Bird Sneak Preview

    Austin Film Society members can access a free sneak preview of two episodes of the new Showtime series with introductions by star and executive producer Ethan Hawke and executive producer Ryan Hawke.
    Fri.-Thu., Oct. 2-8 
    Online via www.austinfilm.org
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    Violet Crown Virtual Cinema

    Violet Crown Cinema is saving a seat for you ... on the couch. They continue Magnolia Mondays as well as offering the arthouse cinema they're known for, all virtually, and ticket purchases benefit the theatre.
    Ongoing 
    Online via austin.violetcrown.com
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    AFS Cinema Virtual Screenings

    The quality programming you've come to expect from AFS Cinema is available virtually, and online ticket purchases will help ensure it can reopen so you can visit again in person.
    Ongoing 
    Online via www.austinfilm.org
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    Austin Film Festival & Conference

    For its 27th annual iteration, AFF is totally virtual, and is packed with film screenings and events. There will be five days of panels and intimate roundtables with the world’s biggest names in film and eight days of film premieres, screenings, and Q&As. Badges are available now, and exciting programming announcements are made regularly leading up to the fest, so sign up for the newsletter to stay updated.
    Oct. 22-29. Badges $175 until Sept. 15. 
    Online via www.austinfilmfestival.com
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    International Day of the Girl Film Festival

    International DOTG is Oct. 11, but locally based nonprofit ConnectHER plans to celebrate and host virtual film screenings throughout October. The ConnectHER scholarship program has awarded over $150,000 in funds as part of the annual film festival.
    Oct. 1-31 
    Online via www.connecther.org/dotg

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