The Void

A gory serving of cosmic horror

"...there’s one thing The Void isn’t short on, it’s blood. Nearly every scene drips with viscous gore, but amongst..."

April 14, 2017 Movie Review by Dan Gentile

RTX Adds Meow Wolf, Overwatch, and More

Exclusive first look at gamer con's 2018 schedule, guests

"...announced that they'll be running the ever-expanding RTX Animation Fest as part of the event (last year, that was..."

June 25, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Arya’s Weyes Blood aftershow, celebrating SPOT, Urban Cultural Fest, and more

"...Arya’s Weyes Blood Aftershow Stubb’s (indoors), Friday 31, 10:30pm..."

March 31, 2023 Music Column by Angela Lim

Now Streaming in Austin: Attack of the Demons

Catch the Austin animated horror online this weekend

"...know that animation isn't just for kids, but Austin-made blood-splattered paper horror Attack of the Demons goes full zombie..."

May 23, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Wes Anderson Brings Isle of Dogs to SXSW

Plus Midnighters bring the gore, and Alita party

"...Closing out the fest (running March 9-18) Houston native and UT alum Anderson..."

Feb. 7, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

More Gore From Housecore Horror

New film fest adds more classics plus a locally lensed premiere

"...cracking the whip at the new Housecore Horror Film Festival, it's no shocker that the Louisiana-set, Austin-filmed debut from..."

Sept. 5, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Red White & Blue

Filmed in Austin, this horror film is a love story and hyperviolent revenge freakout that is well-performed and well-made.

"...and broken lives, but what the heck: It's Fantastic Fest, and all bets are off. British director Rumley picked..."

Oct. 1, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Austin Filmmakers’ Waking Nightmares

They're just making a movie. What could possibly go wrong?

"...have a movie we can be proud of. Many festivals and a distribution deal later, I'll call it magic."..."

Oct. 5, 2018 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

ATX Film News

Acquisitions, awards, and a big gaming rumor

"...Documentary Feature at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival in May, the Austin director's new film Call Her..."

July 6, 2018 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

Knuckle

Fight Club meets the Hatfields and McCoys in this documentary about the bare-knuckle bruisers of Ireland.

"...Ian Palmer's breathtaking documentary, which premiered at Fantastic Fest 2011, literally knocks the wind out of you and..."

Dec. 9, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Dead

The sun-drenched locales of Ghana and Burkina Faso provide the backdrops for this original zombie apocalypse.

"...from the U.K.'s Ford brothers turned up at Fantastic Fest 2010 and actually trumped genre godfather George A. Romero's..."

Oct. 7, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Spike & Mike's Sick & Twisted Festival of Animation 2010

The boys are back with another self-explanatory edition.

"...of a new Spike & Mike Sick & Twisted fest to the Alamo Drafthouse means a new year has..."

Feb. 26, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fantastic Market Transforms

Blumhouse and more at Fantastic Fest industry sidebar

"...It's scarcely a month before Fantastic Fest, Austin's biggest genre film fest, shows the state of..."

Aug. 17, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

FF2011: Sharni Vinson Says 'You're Next'

From Australian soaps to home invasion horror

"...So You're Next blew through Fantastic Fest last night with a raucous midnight US debut. The..."

Sept. 25, 2011 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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

Horror powerhouse duo Mike Flanagan and Kate Siegel also at fest

"...episode director on the show. That's why ATX TV Festival has just announced that she'll receive this year's Breakthrough..."

Feb. 21, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Haunting the Chapel

Q&A with Dave Lombardo of FFFF headliners Slayer

"...In addition to anchoring Fun Fun Fun Fest’s biggest headliner yet in the Slayer drum seat on..."

Nov. 2, 2011 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Unbelievably Incredible

Fantastic Fest II is for real

"...Alamo Drafthouse Cinema's latest spawn, the second annual Fantastic Fest...."

Sept. 22, 2006 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Lucifer Star Kevin Alejandro Heads to the Lake Travis Film Festival

Devilish star and rising filmmaker honored by fledgling fest

"...Every festival needs stars, and Kevin Alejandro is undoubtedly that. Whether..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The ABCs of Death

Horror anthology does it down to the letter.

"...The majority of the filmmakers are alumni of Fantastic Fest, whose head honcho, Tim League, is one of the..."

March 22, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Revenant

This horror comedy follows the the walking-dead path of an undeceased Iraq War vet and his stoner best friend.

"...comedy was presumed dead, distribution-wise, after it hit the festival circuit (including Fantastic Fest) in 2009 and then dropped..."

Aug. 24, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Last Circus

Two generations of circus clowns, set against the bloody backdrop of Franco's Spain.

"...Circus – which had its U.S. premiere at Fantastic Fest 2010 – is Iglesia not only cranking his own,..."

Sept. 16, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fargo

The Coen brothers return to their Blood Simple roots with this bizarre, dialect-strewn tale of a kidnapping gone very wrong that's filled with the their trademark graveyard wit and unique camera angles.

"...Proxy, brothers Joel and Ethan Coen return to their Blood Simple roots with this bizarre, dialect-strewn tale of a..."

March 22, 1996 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Faye Webster, Swamp Dogg, and More Reviews From Friday of SXSW

Memorable performances to close out the week

"...the final day of the Chronicle music team’s daily fest coverage...."

March 16, 2024 Music Post by Julian Towers

Austin Animator Eric Power Slices and Dices

Collage and stop-motion come together in his homemade epic Path of Blood

"...from the Austin artist's first animated feature, Path of Blood, and a sign of his dedication to the elegant..."

April 20, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

You're Next

What begins on a familiar slasher/home-invasion note quickly escalates into a hellishly suspenseful, take-zero-prisoners affair.

"...nuance when your character’s gone all mealy-mouthed from traumatic blood loss. (Unless, of course, you’re Joe Swanberg. More on..."

Aug. 23, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale

Quite the opposite of treacly holiday fare, this European import features one very bad Santa.

"...you could do far worse than this year's Fantastic Fest horror favorite, Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale. Set in..."

Dec. 10, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Sex, Thugs, and Thanatos

The mad, bad bounty of Fantastic Fest 2009

"...whiskers on kittens" but, in the spirit of Fantastic Fest 2009 and with apologies to Rodgers and Hammerstein, a..."

Sept. 25, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Surfwise

This documentary is a revealing portrait of Dorian “Doc” Paskowitz, the spiritual father of Israeli surf and the corporeal father of a nine-child surfing dynasty in California.

"...development” of the other sex (essentially a one-man, 100-woman fuck-fest), Paskowitz eventually married a third time and adopted a..."

June 6, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Seven Days in Heaven and Hell

Getting a white-knuckled grip on the third annual Fantastic Fest

"...Fantastic FestSept. 20-27..."

Sept. 21, 2007 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Playback: Black Metal, Gray Skies, Red-Hot Love

Sex, love, and nostalgia – recapping Fun Fun Fun Fest 2015

"...for 35 years, Sunday's hellraising at Fun Fun Fun Fest counted as their first appearance in the Lone Star..."

Nov. 13, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

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