This Is England

Set in Thatcherite England, this semi-autobiographical story tells of a descent from mischievous schoolboy to junior skinhead.

"...Loach, this ballsy drama freeze-frames bleak Thatcherite Yorkshire and exposes its racist underbelly. Writer/director Meadows announces himself with an..."

Sept. 7, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Superman Returns

Superman returns to Earth seeming more like a humbled prodigal son than an invincible superhero.

"...as the mild-mannered newsman Clark Kent, is still available. Lex Luthor (Spacey) is again on the prowl for world..."

June 30, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

XXX

"...a bouncy number by British techno-duo Orbital. The odd juxtaposition of heavily marketable soundtrack snippets and classic film themes..."

Aug. 9, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Reign of Fire

"...to an apocalyptic vision straight out of recent headlines. Director Bowman, who helmed the underrated X-Files feature a few..."

July 12, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Highlander: Endgame

"...Payne, Adrian Paul and Donnie Yen. Strike the set, box up those bloody latex noggins and sheath those deep-drinking..."

Sept. 8, 2000 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Body Shots

"...Reid, Amanda Peet, Jerry O'Connell and Sean Patrick Flanery. “Sex without love equals violence.” That's the bleak thesis lashing..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Movie Review by Sarah Hepola

In Dreams

"...What Dreams May Come, Jordan's film is a high-gloss exercise in dimestore metaphysics. Unlike that previous film, Jordan couches..."

Jan. 15, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Return to Paradise

"...by: Joseph Ruben. Starring: Vince Vaughn, Anne Heche, Joaquin Phoenix, David Conrad, Jada Pinkett, Vera Farmiga, Nick Sandow and..."

Aug. 14, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Wrecking Mansions and Perfecting Accents With Abigail’s Directors

Tyler Gillett and Matt Bettinelli-Olpin take a bite out of vampires

"...and sunlight, then Abigail is the movie for you. Director Tyler Gillett credited that retro feel as coming from..."

April 20, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Robert Hiltzik on 'Sleepaway Camp'

Director talks camps, kids, and that infamous ending

"...beat all. Sleepaway Camp wraps up with a deliciously unexpected final shot. Writer/director Robert Hiltzik explained, "Since it's a..."

May 31, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

One Direction: This Is Us

This big, fat kiss to the band's young, female fans is directed by that advocate for good nutrition: Super Size Me's Morgan Spurlock.

"...contestants on the British version of Simon Cowell’s The X Factor. All five failed to win a spot on..."

Aug. 30, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Wack-Ass Keroack, Part Three

"...to low income, uninsured women - administered with Title X welfare funding, which provides, on average, services to more..."

Nov. 22, 2006 News Post by Jordan Smith

Setting the Table

New director Ned Rifkin wants to bring more people to the feast that is the Blanton

"...does one shift from the nation's capital to the Texas capital? That's what we wanted to know from Dr...."

Oct. 2, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Crimes of Passion and Prose

With Quills, Philip Kaufman (Henry & June, The Unbearable Lightness of Being) has made another film about the startling fusion between literature and sex.

"...It is no coincidence that film director Philip Kaufman's offices are a five-minute walk from the..."

Dec. 22, 2000 Screens Feature by Michael Ventura

SXSW Film Review: Fantasy Life

The most Gen X movie in years stars a millennial and Amanda Peet

"...The Gen X movie canon is well-known: Slacker, Singles, the Before trilogy,..."

March 9, 2025 SXSW Post by Joe Gross

SXSW Unpacks Longest Lineup List

Soccer Mommy, Caroline Rose, Alyona Alyona, and 351 more

"...announcement that included Stephen Colbert, Diplo, and the NSA’s Director of Cybersecurity, SXSW diversifies its music lineup with the..."

Jan. 14, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Brightburn

What if Superman, but bad?

"...killer?" sounds like an automatic elevator pitch. Brightburn is exactly what that sets up: the childless Breyers, Tori (Banks)..."

May 31, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Other Worlds Austin Is Listening

Director Khalil Sullins on telepathy and social media

"...supposed to be the great connector. But Khalil Sullins, director of sci-fi thriller Listening, isn't convinced that people are..."

Aug. 27, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Jesse Dayton Bloodies Up for Housecore Horror

Austin rocker-turned-director talks 'Zombex,' Zombie, and Corman

"...a pit full of metal heads. John Doe from X is working the bar. Out in the corridor, eyes..."

Oct. 26, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Chewies and Spikes And Jaynes, Oh My

Wizard World Austin Comic Con returns

"...Wizard World Austin Comic Con, I asked their PR director Jerry Milani what his first thoughts about event were...."

Nov. 13, 2011 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest to Screen 'Buried'

Thriller plays opening night with star Ryan Reynolds in attendance

"...we're so psyched that Fantastic Fest has announced Spanish director Rodrigo Cortés's Buried as its opening night film, with..."

Aug. 25, 2010 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Dismantling Family Planning Pt. 2

House budget amendment would subvert access to reproductive services

"...president for community affairs for Planned Parenthood of the Texas Capital Region...."

April 16, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

Recounting Recount

Laura Dern's outrageous "Kitty" Harris hits the mark.

"...Stuck in a small but charming Texas town this past Memorial Day weekend, I excitedly searched..."

June 18, 2008 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Drafthouse Hosts Air Sex Competition

"...Ritz is hosting round three of the Austin Air Sex Championships, a sexual variation on the ever-popular Air Guitar..."

Jan. 22, 2008 Sports Post by Kristine Tofte

Something Out of Nothing

Joe Swanberg, anti-director, on Hannah Takes the Stairs

"...What the director of Hannah Takes the Stairs tries not to think..."

Oct. 26, 2007 Screens Feature by Spencer Parsons

Articulations

VORTEX X X (Times Ten)

"...VORTEX Repertory Company is heading into its tenth season (I..."

Oct. 3, 1997 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Scanlines

X-Files "Pilot" and "Deep Throat"

"...I never managed to jump on the X-Files bandwagon. By the time I noticed it was on,..."

April 25, 1997 Screens Feature

The Cable Guy

"...That brilliant sketch comedy program was unceremoniously yanked from Fox, I believe, after a single season despite critical praise..."

June 21, 1996 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

DVD Watch: Snitch

Director Ric Roman Waugh makes the Rock into an everyman

"...than Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, and Ric Roman Waugh, director of drug drama Snitch, knows why: No-one works harder...."

June 11, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

It Came From Beyond

"I saw my first cadaver when I was about five years old. I saw my first rotting corpse at 10." Now, at 35, Guillermo del Toro is probably the world's most promising horror film director.

"...Toro is probably the world's most promising horror film director. His award-winning 1993 feature debut Cronos, an inventive variation..."

July 21, 2000 Screens Feature by Cary L. Roberts

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