Fantastic Fest Review: Falling Stars

Witchcraft in the desert as a chillingly minimalist road trip

"...itself as a black magic kin to period alien abduction gem and Fantastic Fest fave The Vast of Night..."

Sept. 22, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

California Considers Criminal Charges for San Marcos Airline That Flew Migrants for DeSantis

Involuntary transport on behalf of the Florida governor

"...snippet of state penal code that defines kidnapping as abduction "by force or fraud" and branded DeSantis a "small,..."

Sept. 15, 2023 News Feature by Jordan Buckley

Cobweb

There's something in the walls of this perfect summer nightmare

"...powerless, to have no control. It's what makes child abduction nightmares The Boy Behind the Door and The Black..."

July 21, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

God Is a Bullet

Merciless and bleak Satanic abduction drama is Mandy on crank

"...with your kids – although there is a child abduction. Cyrus (a suitably disgusting Glusman) has been running his..."

June 23, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Kids vs. Aliens

Gory romp that does exactly what the title says

"...than showed his credentials with the "Slumber Party Alien Abduction" segment of horror anthology V/H/S/2. A handheld explosion of..."

Jan. 20, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Interview: Jason Eisener on Kids vs. Aliens

The director of the teen-friendly horror discusses his influences

"...segment for found footage anthology V/H/S/2, "Slumber Party Alien Abduction." In that chapter of the film, a bunch of..."

Sept. 22, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Review: The City Theatre's The Fantasticks

Reverential and sharp production of the classic musical

"...by a terrific Eli Mendenhall), to assist in the abduction...."

Sept. 9, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Nope

Jordan Peele's sci-fi horror/satire on minor celebrity is a "yeah"

"...shadow in the clouds with a taste for horse abduction, dragging Fry's store assistant Angel (Perea) and deranged cinematographer..."

July 22, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Black Phone

Ethan Hawke is a villain for the ages in this brilliant horror

"...it: an achievement even more impressive because, after Finney's abduction, there is almost no violence. It's all there in..."

June 24, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Cursed

Historical werewolf horror takes an innovative bite

"...show that this is more than just a standard abduction or wandering child...."

Feb. 18, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Festival Films of 2021 You Haven't Seen Yet

From retro horror to COVID survival, the best of the fests

"...8) The Boy Behind the Door: Part child abduction shocker, part affirmation of young friendship, this heartwarming bonechiller..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Review: Jason Boland & the Stragglers

The Light Saw Me (Proud Souls)

"...waltzing "Here for You" echoes as both an extraterrestrial abduction and deployment to war. Yet the thread that sews..."

Dec. 31, 2021 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Fantastic Fest Review: The Black Phone

Cargill, Hawke, and Derrickson reunite for throwback horror

"...it: an achievement even more impressive because, after Finney's abduction, there is almost no violence. It's all there in..."

Oct. 4, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Old Ways

Brujeria horror has a fun Bruce Campbell vibe

"...to avoid being kidnapped but – unlike most south-of-the-border abduction dramas – it's not the cartels. It's her own..."

Aug. 27, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Censor

British video nasty throwback finds the real danger was in the cuts

"...triggered old and buried memories relating to her sister's abduction...."

June 11, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Death Watch: Challenges, Disabilities Not Enough (So Far) To Avert Execution

Busby set to die Feb. 10 for 2004 murder in Fort Worth

"...lot of a supermarket” – a reference to the abduction of Laura Crane. The jury gave Busby death...."

Feb. 2, 2021 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Sundance Review: Censor

Flashback horror to an era of cultural repression

"...triggered old and buried memories relating to her sister's abduction...."

Jan. 30, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

News of the World

Tom Hanks evokes one of his most celebrated roles in this tragic Western

"...her book in part on real cases of child abduction during raids.) Now her adoptive family is dead, butchered..."

Dec. 25, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

AFI Review: The Boy Behind the Door

Child abduction horror leaves the kids fending for themselves

"...in literal golden fields. Once inside the house of abduction, every moment is cast in cold blues and muted..."

Oct. 21, 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

Song Without a Name

Kafka-esque nightmare about a real state out of control

"...Inspired by a real case of state-sanctioned child abduction uncovered by her father, La República reporter Ismael León,..."

Aug. 14, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Luv Doc: The Man Bar

The best advice the Luv Doc can give is to not take his advice

"...up my stalking habits and track you down? Is abduction an option? Would you eventually succumb to Stockholm syndrome..."

July 24, 2020 Column by The Luv Doc

Homewrecker

Cringe-inducing and clunky intergenerational black comedy

"...with a nearby ornament she tries to turn her abduction into a bizarro slumber party. She breaks out her..."

July 10, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Skyman

Alien abduction faux documentary puts tragedy ahead of effects

"...have begun until 1993 - the decade of alien abduction TV - but that's because its roots were in..."

July 3, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Check Out the New Q&A Hole Trailer

Kevin Curtin chats up Sabrina Ellis, Abhi the Nomad, Ray Benson, & more

"...far Kevin's asked Billie Buck and Phranchyze about alien abduction, Jackie Venson and Walker Lukens about the one song..."

Jan. 28, 2020 Music Post

Graham Reynolds

"...lights in an X-Files slapback of whistle and soft abduction. "Runaway" follows with violins that spiral upward into the..."

Nov. 22, 2019 Music Review by Rick Weaver

Dance Repertory Theatre's 2019 Fall for Dance

In works ranging from tender to tense, the student dancers in the UT Department of Theatre & Dance embodied the spirit of "I can do anything"

"...young romance to the terror of an Amber Alert abduction to Soviet oppression during the lifetime of Dmitri Shostakovich...."

Nov. 22, 2019 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Trey Edward Shults Returns for Austin Film Festival

Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Blair Witch retrospective

"...Merryweather, on the path to filming his own alien abduction? Or, is he just another crackpot looking for fame..."

Sept. 24, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Catches Taika Waititi's JoJo Rabbit

Thor: Ragnarok director's film to open 2019 celebration of the strange

"...far this year, including The McPherson Tape (aka UFO Abduction), one of the early landmarks in found footage, and..."

July 30, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Crime Month: In the Dark Podcast

Why did a boy's murder go unsolved for 27 years? Just listen.

"...had been haunted for years by a series of abductions of and sexual assaults on boys Jacob’s age –..."

July 11, 2019 Arts Post by Laura Jones

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