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  Barry Lyndon (1975)

  In December 2021, X (né Twitter) user dotflan posted a 26-second video that would forever change how internet denizens interpreted period piece Barry Lyndon. By combining the thumping lyricism of 21 Savage’s “a lot” with Ryan O’Neal as perfect imbecile Lyndon failing up social classes before failing right back down to abject poverty, the once-thought-tedious historical epic finally reads to everyone as hilarious as it truly is. Pull on up to any Austin-area Drafthouse and join the growing Kubrick-funny reclamation movement. – James Scott

  May 3-7

  Alamo Drafthouse Mueller, Alamo Drafthouse Slaughter Lane, Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar, Alamo Drafthouse Village, Alamo Drafthouse Lakeline

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  Love & Pop (1998)

  Though this film is Neon Genesis Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno’s first-ever live-action motion picture, his North American fans never got a taste of his early DV styles. (DV here meaning digital video, since those consumer-grade cameras filmed most of the movie.) Rejoice then, lovers of Anno’s coming-of-age tales and late Nineties Nippon, as distributor GKids released a 2K restoration back in late February, stopping first in NYC. Based on Ryū Murakami’s novel Topaz II, the 1998 feature heads south for an appearance at AFS’s new-cult-classic series Lates. – James Scott

  May 2-3 & 5

  AFS Cinema

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  Noroi: The Curse (2005)

  The found footage genre gained traction in the states with The Blair Witch Project, a scratchy camcorder-fuzzed terror about a film major getting more than she bargained for. Following in those footsteps – and in fact stepping quite beyond Blair Witch’s trail – is Japanese director Kōji Shiraishi’s fifth film. This pseudo-VHS rip spells major bad vibes from the very first scene, where you learn the director of the fictional doc you’re about to watch died in a house fire alongside his wife. What plays out over the short but never sweet 115-minute runtime are slow-burn scares of the metaphysical variety. Drafthouse drops screenings this Monday and Wednesday, but no sweat if you miss ’em. This is one scary movie that plays very well on a home screen with all the lights off. – James Scott

  May 5 & 7

  Alamo Drafthouse Slaughter Lane, Alamo Drafthouse Lakeline

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  Nacho Libre Make and Watch (2006)

  HESS HIVE RISE! Awkward absurdist auteur Jared Hess might be rolling in the dough with Minecraft’s continued box office dominance, but nothing beats his Napoleon Dynamite follow-up: the tale of orphan friar-turned-luchador, Nacho frickin’ Libre. Forget Steve and his chicken jockeys, Nacho is Jack Black’s ultimate role – and his personal favorite, so there. This library viewing also lets you become one with the corn-crunching champion by joining the wrestling world and making your very own luchador mask. Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with stretchy pants, the Lord’s chips, and a muy excelente movie experience. – Cat McCarrey Read a full review of Nacho Libre.

  Mon., May 5

  St. John Branch Library

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  Tetsuo II: Body Hammer (1992)

  Kicking off new HFC series “Freaks Only” where all cinematic picks are “by, for, and about freaks” is the sequel to body-horror must-see Tetsuo: The Iron Man. As experimental as its predecessor, Body Hammer digs into familial ties as a father undertakes a techno transformation after his son gets kidnapped. Carrying over from his first Tetsuo flick is actor Tomorowo Taguchi, who also appears in director Shinya Tsukamoto’s 1995 boxing throuple thriller Tokyo Fist. – James Scott

  Mon., May 5

  Hyperreal Film Club