Reservation Dogs Star Devery Jacobs to be Honored at ATX TV Festival

Horror powerhouse duo Mike Flanagan and Kate Siegel also at fest

"...Devery Jacobs may be best known as Elora Danan in FX's..."

Feb. 21, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Announces 2023 Jury and Audience Winners

Brazilian satirical thriller Property takes top award

"...Brazilian social thriller Property has just been announced as the..."

Sept. 26, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Gets Toxic With The Toxic Avenger

Fall of the House of Usher, The Creator added

"...Who said that you had to get rid of all the..."

Aug. 15, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Your Field Guide to 80 Essential Acts at SXSW Music

Highlighting the best and buzziest at this year's Festival

"...All roads lead to Austin come March 13-18. South by..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Park Chan-wook Lets Love Speak Softly in Decision to Leave

Telling a love story without the "I love you"

"...Park Chan-wook is a romantic. Throughout his filmography, his characters..."

Oct. 7, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Cuts Into the Scarier Side of Cinema

Austin’s weirdest film festival returns

"...Fantastic Fest, Austin's annual celebration of the weirdest and wildest..."

Sept. 23, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

We Have an Issue: Your Austin Starter Kit

Back to School issue

"...The University of Texas and many of our other fine institutions of..."

Aug. 19, 2022 Column by Kimberley Jones

Fantastic Fest Raises a Smile With First Announcement

The Banshees of Inisherin, V/H/S/99, sharks, and more

"...Fantastic Fest is nearly upon us, and the cinematic celebration..."

Aug. 16, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Review: Barbarians

English dinner party drama goes straight to darkest hell

"...I’ve avoided dinner and birthday parties like the plague lately because:..."

Oct. 5, 2021 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Six Mindblowers From Fantastic Fest’s FF@Home

Our picks from the streaming side of the genre celebration

"...Fantastic Fest is over, right? Wrong! Yes, the in-person celebration..."

Oct. 1, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Reformats, Resets in Pandemic Response

South Lamar reunion will become dispersed fest instead

"...Another domino on the fall festival circuit has, if not..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Titane to Open Fantastic Fest 2021

Cannes winner heads up this year's lineup

"...Mad gods, spurting space barbarians and a head full of..."

Aug. 6, 2021 Screens Post

What the Drafthouse Has Been Up To, From A to Z

Tim League breaks down what's happening with everything Drafthouse-related that's not a cinema

"...Alamo on Demand: The VOD platform launched solely as a..."

July 2, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Returns ... In the Flesh

Alamo Drafthouse's genre celebration, coming to a cinema soon

"...Fantastic Fest, the Alamo Drafthouse's celebration of weird and wonderful..."

June 22, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...Music and the movies, the two oldest and most defining elements..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Lucky Seven for Sci-Fi Film Fest Other Worlds

Interstellar picks for the festival's seventh year

"...Lapsis Originally selected for SXSW, Noah Hutton's savage takedown of..."

Nov. 27, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Review: The Old Man Movie

Ever wonder where your milk comes from? Don't. Seriously.

"...Children in cities, it is said, have become removed from the realities of where their..."

Oct. 7, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Review: The Queen of Black Magic

Indonesian horror is stomach-churning and gut-wrenching

"...If there are two signatures to Indonesian horror, they would be an..."

Oct. 2, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Review: How To Deter A Robber

Holiday home invasion comedy puts family first

"...Combining the classic intrigue of minor home burglaries (a la Home Alone)..."

Oct. 2, 2020 Screens Post by Naomi Brady

Fantastic Fest Review: Bloodthirsty

Canadian werewolf tale finds the monster within the artist

"...Nowadays it’s often difficult to tell how much of a..."

Oct. 2, 2020 Screens Post by Naomi Brady

Fantastic Fest Review: Laughter

Hurt and healing in this French-Canadian post-civil war drama

"...A highly anticipated standout from this year’s Fantastic Fest lineup,..."

Oct. 2, 2020 Screens Post by Naomi Brady

Fantastic Fest Review: Teddy

French werewolf comedy has a tragic bite

"...Teddy (Anthony Bajon) is a dork. He thinks he's cool, so..."

Sept. 28, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Interview: The Boy Behind the Door

David Charbonier and Justin Powell on their dark thriller

"...Child abduction is a bleak subject for a tense thriller to..."

Sept. 27, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Interview: Girl

Writer/director/star Chad Faust heads into the dead heartlands

"...Homecomings can be strange affairs. Chad Faust - writer, star, and..."

Sept. 24, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest: The Creatures of the Night Make Beautiful Music in Bloodthirsty

Director Amelia Moses on the allure of the werewolf

"...it comes to horror films, it's not uncommon for a film to play at Canada's Fantasia International Film Festival,..."

Sept. 24, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

How to Deter a Robber ... Politely

Writer/director Maria Bissell welcomes you to Wisconsin

"...Edgar Allan Poe, so literary rumor goes, believed "cellar door"..."

Sept. 25, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Brea Grant, Modern Scream Queen

The Stylist star, 12 Hour Shift director and UT grad becomes a powerhouse of horror at Fantastic Fest

"...Most filmmakers are glad when they have one film that garners..."

Sept. 25, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Returns to Celebrate Itself

Global genre gathering announces streaming lineup

"...Fantastic Fest may be taking a year off due to..."

Sept. 10, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

From Austin To Canada: The Virtual Film Fest Experience

Local filmmakers on having world premieres at Fantasia

"...If this was a normal year, then Austin filmmakers Richard Jones and..."

Aug. 31, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival Goes Virtual

Shows goes on as hybrid IRL/online conference drops in-person part

"...Austin Film Festival, the annual celebration of cinema and script,..."

July 28, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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