In this age of click-on connectivity, the counterculture is readily available over the counter, and the underground is so above ground it might as well be billboarded. Still, the freak goes on. We’re talking genuine freaks, and their kissing cousins, the rebels, the outcasts, the iconoclasts. We’ve chosen to champion a dozen-plus films in these pages that in turn champion trailblazers in art, music, politics, the pleasures of the flesh, and more. So what are you waiting for? Get yr freak on.

Venue Guide

Alamo Drafthouse at the Ritz (320 E. Sixth)

Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar (1120 S. Lamar)

G-Tech theatre (Austin Convention Center, Exhibit Hall 5)

The Hideout (617 Congress)

Paramount Theatre (713 Congress)

This article appears in March 12 • 2010.

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A graduate of the Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas, Kimberley has written about film, books, and pop culture for The Austin Chronicle since 2000. She was named Editor of the Chronicle in 2016; she previously served as the paper’s Managing Editor, Screens Editor, Books Editor, and proofreader. Her work has been awarded by the Association of Alternative Newsmedia for excellence in arts criticism, team reporting, and special section (Best of Austin). The Austin Alliance for Women...