Austin Filmmaker Takes on Patent Trolls

Lex Lybrand's new comedy The Trolls is patently ridiculous

"...Lex Lybrand, writer and director of tech comedy The Trolls...."

Sept. 30, 2016 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Who Trolls the Trolls?

Austin filmmaker claims HBO's Silicon Valley ripped off his film

"...episode bore suspiciously striking similarities to his film The Trolls. He said, "If you take the synopsis from my..."

June 8, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Trolls

Banal plot mars this toy marketing scheme

"...Movable Fighting Man”) in after-school, backyard Bic lighter battles, Trolls never stood a chance. Still, Dude-like, they have abided...."

Nov. 4, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Now Streaming in Austin: The Trolls

Austin comedy takes a potshot at tech culture

"...into the world of cubicles and computing with The Trolls...."

May 15, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

One in a Crowd: Trolls

Patent troll comedy seeks crowdfunding

"...people who make the money. New Austin comedy feature Trolls will show the former finally getting a little revenge..."

June 20, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Trolls World Tour

Too many notes make for a flat CG-animated sequel

"...already built the character models), and so the sugarcoated Trolls gets Trolls World Tour. In this somewhat follow-on, the..."

April 10, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Trolls Band Together

Boy band antics with the big-haired, big-voiced toys

"...Trolls Band Together, the latest return to the Trolls cinematic..."

Nov. 17, 2023 Movie Review by Alejandra Martinez

Drafthouse Wonder Woman Screenings Bring Out the Trolls

All-female screenings to expand nationwide

"...women truly reign supreme has incurred the wrath of trolls only serves to deepen our belief that we're doing..."

May 25, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Laura Press­ley Trolls County Clerk in Real Time

DeBeauvoir wisely declines to take the "election integrity" bait

March 15, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Greg Abbott Trolls Wendy Davis

Abbott's lame attempt to roast gubernatorial challenger

May 16, 2014 News Post by Brandon Watson

The Boxtrolls

The third time isn't the charm for this animated film from the studio that gave us the magical Coraline and ParaNorman.

"...tonally lighter but no less engrossing ParaNorman – The Boxtrolls feels rough-and-tumble and not as much fun by half...."

Sept. 26, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Trollhunter

Wayward trolls threaten human life in this delightfully bizarre Norwegian film.

"...Mørck and Tomas Alf Larsen. Fun Fact No. 1: Trolls have a deficit of red blood cells, a physiological..."

June 17, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

There's little about this return trip to Middle-earth that feels "unexpected" or fresh.

"...Hobbit introduces us to a few new creatures – trolls (giants who behave as if they were the Three..."

Dec. 14, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Spiderwick Chronicles

This children's fantasy holds a lot of emotional promise but get waylaid by an overabundance of CGI effects.

"...but ultimately its human emotions are dominated by goblins, trolls, and other CGI-generated creatures running amok on the screen...."

Feb. 22, 2008 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Alamo Drafthouse Announces $5 Tickets for Its Summer Vacation

Classics for kids of all ages aims to bring back family movie days

"...into September, with a mixture of recent faves like Trolls World Tour and all-time classics like 1988's animated dinosaur..."

May 18, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Feels Good, Man

The tragic story of Pepe the Frog

"...Frog, the evil symbol of the alt-right and worthless trolls across the electronic septic tank. That’s not how he..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Ships and Giggles Show Tips Waitstaff Overboard

Comedian Rob Gagnon and friends take it to the river

"...a movie that we’re filming this fall. It’s called Trolls, about patent trolls. It’s a feature-length comedy, where I’m..."

July 9, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Holiday You-Wish List

Once around the Xbox 360

"...younger gamer, shape-shifting Kameo roams a mythical world, battling trolls as she tries to save her family. Half the..."

Dec. 23, 2005 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

A Thomas Dambo Troll Is Coming to Pease Park

Made from recycled materials, this troll is the newest Art in the Park

"...No, citizen, this isn’t one of those internet trolls that lurk all anonymously and like to stir up..."

March 15, 2024 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond

High fantasy anime loses its magic with an airless script

"...shape, and hangs around with a coterie of attractive trolls, dryads, and demon lords in tight-fitting outfits while lazily..."

Jan. 20, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Hero Mode

Gaming romp takes a family-friendly look at developer life

"..."video game movie," not least because it causes some trolls to erupt and claim that there has never been..."

June 4, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Fantasia Review: The Columnist

Doomscrolling turns deadly in this Twitter troll satire

"...concomitant displays of blackface) in the past. The internet trolls don't like that, and send her every imaginable and..."

Sept. 2, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Thousand Cuts

Lives on the line as press freedoms are threatened in Duterte's Philippines

"...That's inevitable, because her dissection of the network of trolls and bots used to discredit and target the free..."

Aug. 7, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

One in a Crowd: "A Grievance With Gravity"

Help this local short about feeling out of place raise essential funds

"...the camera, including editor Phillip Lybrand (director of The Trolls and Maybe Shower), producer Elena Weinberg (director, A Room..."

Dec. 4, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

ATX Fest Recap: Vice News On Attracting Younger Viewers

How the near-nightly news show draws in millennials

"...hear this stuff, we know they care about internet trolls and incels.”..."

June 10, 2019 Screens Post by Sarah Marloff

Chef Flynn

New York's young culinary genius is an enfant adorable

"...in his own right despite his age (the online trolls had a field day after the NYT article), a..."

Dec. 7, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Terrifying Laughter of Parenthood

Award-winning comedy Maybe Shower comes home

"...his work. His last film, patent law satire The Trolls, "screened at a couple of comedy-specific festivals, but I..."

March 30, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Congratulations! It's a Maybe Shower!

First look at new Austin maternity comedy

"...Maybe Shower reunites several Austin micro-budget fixtures: The Trolls writer/director Lybrand is back with his Summer League star..."

Jan. 13, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Ghostbusters

Controversy aside, this reboot fails to hit the mark

"...so nice to pretend an alternate universe where internet trolls don’t exist? Yes, but they pop up anyway in..."

July 15, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

One in a Crowd: Devil's Horse

Louisiana myth from a UT film student seeks crowdfunding

"...a fundraiser at the North Door (502 Brushy) for Trolls, the upcoming feature from Lex Lybrand (Meet Me There)...."

July 4, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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