The World of Kanako

In this bloody Japanese thriller, a father searches for his daughter

"...Tetsuya Nakashima’s previous film, 2010’s Confessions, is a short, sharp shock of Japanese mayhem..."

Dec. 4, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Last Witch Hunter

The Last Witch Hunter? Promises, promises.

"...remake of George R. Romero’s The Crazies back in 2010, but this film shows none of the lunatic flair..."

Oct. 23, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Wrong Cops

French musician-filmmaker-writer-editor Quentin Dupieux (Rubber) returns with more lo-fi absurdism.

"...when compared to the mesmerizingly surreal vibe of his 2010 debut, Rubber, the quasi-existential, non-sequiturial yuks to be found..."

Jan. 17, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The 'Machete' Is Family

Robert Rodriguez, Danny Trejo, and Alexa Vega, together again

"...It's the morning before the film's world premiere at Fantastic Fest 2013, on the upper floors of the W..."

Oct. 11, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Homegrown Horror

Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett on 'V/H/S/2'

"...Wingard and his long time creative partner Simon Barrett..."

July 26, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Gore for Good

Horror community gathering to help veterans Monday

"...Round here, Adam Green is known as the post-post-modern..."

Nov. 26, 2011 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Step Right Up

The terror and the wonder of the Museum of the Weird

"...(see "There's a New Uncle in Town," Dec. 17, 2010)...."

Sept. 9, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Buckle Up

Carancho opens new Cine las Americas series

"...(Pablo Trapero) and Best Actress (Martina Gusman) in the Fantastic Features category at the 2010 Fantastic Fest, and "fantastic"..."

Jan. 21, 2011 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Alamo Drafthouse Gets a Little Girlier

Forever Fest will be held Nov. 1-3 at the Ritz

"...Meet Forever Fest...."

Sept. 25, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Personal True Tales, Plus New and Returning Texas Legends at SXSW

Film festival director Janet Pierson gives us the 2014 rundown

"...first screening, it's busy times at the SXSW Film Festival, and that means the long hours have started already...."

Jan. 30, 2014 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

DVD Watch: 'Vanishing Waves'

Tender, shocking, erotic: Maybe not what you expect from Lithuania

"...an omission that the burgeoning Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival and market is trying to rectify, and now director..."

July 23, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Announces Feature Lineup

MacGruber, Mr. Nice, Micmacs among titles

"...of nine days, 119 features will screen at the festival, with 55 of those having their world premieres at..."

Feb. 5, 2010 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

DVD Watch: 'Freaked'

Alex Winter talks cult classics and the Butthole Surfers

"...Before he took to time travelling with Reeves, Winter..."

Aug. 6, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Unleashes the Midnighters

Mayhem, 68 Kill, plus Behind the Mask retrospective

"...rights at SXSW. Just as the rest of the Festival has been heavy on world premieres, so the Midnighters..."

Feb. 7, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: Azrael

The left behind navigate a supernatural horror

"...Modern silent movies have been a little bit of..."

March 11, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Life, Loss, and William Shatner

In You Can Call Me Bill, documentarian Alexandre O. Philippe examines the philosophy of the man who keeps boldly going

"...It's obvious why Alexandre O. Philippe would want to..."

March 10, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Now Streaming in Austin: "Meet the Creeper"

Watch this ATX contribution to the Corman Challenge

"...as King Corman, and with his wife, Julie (both Fantastic Fest lifetime achievement hall of fame inductees) have spent..."

April 26, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Let's All Go to the Movies

Skip the multiplex: Austin has a better idea

"...for a reason. World famous as the home of Fantastic Fest, its nine screens hold a total of 975..."

March 3, 2017 Screens Post

Get Greasy With The Greasy Strangler

Director Jim Hosking on your new cult favorite

"...the film's Austin debut at SXSW (before returning for Fantastic Fest, and opening this weekend), Hosking wasn't too eager..."

Oct. 7, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Summoning the Blair Witch

Into the woods with Simon Barrett and Adam Wingard

"...Blair Witch is Barrett's fourth collaboration with director Adam..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: Carnage Park

Mickey Keating's take on classic American horror

"...Another film festival, another Mickey Keating film. The only working director to..."

March 23, 2016 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Dead Man's Curse

Simon Rumley mines horror from a real-life death row case

"...is also the subject of the newest film from Fantastic Fest and SXSW fave, the fiendishly outré UK-based director..."

March 11, 2016 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

MondoCon Keeps the Fans Happy

Movies, comics, posters, and music highlight MondoCon Year Two

"...opening days of the Drafthouse empire's other cult conclave, Fantastic Fest. "Now it's taking place during ACL," noted Mondo..."

Oct. 2, 2015 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Here Be Monsters

Back in the home-release stack after SXSW

"...Probably a good idea, in a town whose biggest festival is the annual drink’n’shoot...."

April 4, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Midnighters Bring the Fear

"Exists", "13 Sins" and "The Guest" kick down the door

"...its Midnighters, and it's all fear and nothing but. Festival producer and senior programmer Jarod Neece said, "There's no..."

Feb. 5, 2014 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Keanu Reeves Is in Fighting Trim

Actor takes over the director's chair for 'Man of Tai Chi'

"...Chi reunites them with the franchise's fight choreographer – Fantastic Fest lifetime achievement award winner Yuen Woo-ping. For Reeves,..."

Sept. 20, 2013 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

One Letter Short for 'ABCs of Death 2'

25 director teams announced: Can you bring the mayhem for 'M'?

"...row of filmmakers included a most wanted list of Fantastic Fest and SXSW veterans including Ti West (House of..."

Aug. 14, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: 'The Incredible Melting Man'/'Swamp Thing'

Morphing, melting and transmogrification clog up your screens

"...weep bitter tears for his lost humanity into fetid, swamp-infested water...."

Aug. 3, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

FF2012: 'Flicker'

Swedish workplace comedy tugs the heartstrings at Fantastic Fest

"...creates a self-contained world that won the hearts of Fantastic Fest Audiences, and walked off with the AMD Next..."

Oct. 1, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

FF2012: Rian Johnson Throws Us for a 'Looper'

Director at Fantastic Fest on time travel and the Summer of Joe

"...Johnson was in Austin at Fantastic Fest for a sold-out Looper show, but before the..."

Sept. 28, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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