Bright Angel

"...It's an intricate collage without a frame. Taylor, a hypnotic screen presence visually is, otherwise, a pain in the..."

July 26, 1991 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

The Next Step

They've made their films. They've done the festivals. Now, four filmmakers share stories about finding -- and losing -- distribution.

"...do the major Web content outlets like iFilm and Hypnotic gather their shorts? Festivals, right...."

April 20, 2001 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Robert Rodriguez Brings His Next Project Back to Austin to Trailblaze Safe Production Protocols

Troublemaking in the time of pandemic

"...the idea that he would shoot his next film, Hypnotic, in California seemed almost absurd. When filming was canceled..."

July 3, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers

"...Tom Petty & the HeartbreakersHypnotic Eye (Reprise)..."

Aug. 22, 2014 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Suspiria

Giallo remake uses dark magic to give women their voices

"...body, slamming her limbs on the floor in a hypnotic ecstasy that is as sexy as it is frightening...."

Nov. 2, 2018 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Tripped Up

"...Raoul Hernandez's review of Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers' Hypnotic Eye release, or at least trying to get through..."

Aug. 22, 2014 Postmarks

SXSW 2013 Film Reviews: 'Brothers Hypnotic'

A look at the family dynamics and musical exuberance of Chicago's Hypnotic Brass Ensemble

"...Brothers Hypnotic24 Beats per Second, World Premiere D: Reuben Atlas..."

March 15, 2013 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus

The legendary composer delivers his final performance in a stirring concert documentary

"...509 Studio in Tokyo, the film – a hushed, hypnotic thing – pulls non-chronologically from different eras of Sakamoto’s..."

March 29, 2024 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Robert Rodriguez to be Honored on the Avenue of Paramount Stars

Spy Kids, Machete director gets his plaque this summer

"...with a sneak peak at his mind-bending conspiracy thriller Hypnotic during South by Southwest 2023 and the only theatrical..."

Jan. 26, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

May December

Portman and Moore captivate in a spiky, funny melodrama of old transgressions

"...shifts to him, May December loses some of its hypnotic weirdness – but it becomes a more emotionally rewarding..."

Nov. 17, 2023 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Carpet Cowboys

The American dream crumbles in the Carpet Capitol of the World

"...of the town is employed. The film casts a hypnotic power between the shots of the massive machinery in..."

Nov. 17, 2023 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour

Leviathan live experience transfers from stadiums to cinemas

"...stale or too chaotic, finding a balance that’s borderline hypnotic and letting Swift’s performance stand by itself – a..."

Oct. 20, 2023 Movie Review by Alejandra Martinez

Mami Wata

Nigerian fable melds modern politics and ancient beliefs through intoxicating imagery

"...C.J. “Fiery” Obasi invokes it all in his visually hypnotic Mami Wata...."

Oct. 6, 2023 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Riverboat Gamblers, USA/Mexico, Damian Garcia Quintet, Honky-Tonk Holidaze, and more recommended shows for your week

"...melodic helm with synth and eerie vocals atop the hypnotic bass of Anthony Day, both former members of the..."

Dec. 9, 2022 Music Column by Mars Salazar

Medusa

Brazilian religious/political allegory loses its venomous bite

"...into the camera, dancing in a possessed fervor to hypnotic synth music, drenched in orange-and-green neon. The woman’s form..."

Aug. 12, 2022 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

What We’re Listening to Right Now

Detox, Mobley, Dropped Out, Holy Wave, Party Van, and Shane Cooley

"...and unforgettable video blends minimalist electro beats and a hypnotic croon, punctuated by an explosive chorus and a cornucopia..."

July 29, 2022 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Blue Öyster Cult, Mannequin Pussy, Guthrie Girls, and more shows to see

"...bends toward vocal-free, subtly bubbling rhythms perfect to soundtrack hypnotic happenings. Perhaps connected to Lo Sung by the underground..."

Oct. 8, 2021 Music Column by Carys Anderson

The Nowhere Inn

Layered St. Vincent mockumentary warps reality and opens a window to artist's heart

"...onstage is dominating, her confidence seductive, and her music hypnotic, lyrics cutting like an open wound with emotion pouring..."

Sept. 17, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Ema

Pablo Larraín fuses sex and dance in this kinetic drama

"...interludes of her and her dance crew create a hypnotic atmosphere, a strikingly unique and experimental way of storytelling..."

Aug. 20, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

The Witches of the Orient

How the 1964 Japanese women’s Olympic volleyball team healed a nation

"...and Grandaddy’s Jason Lytle, are the heart of Witches, hypnotic patterns of serene velocity. They serve as both deconstruction..."

July 16, 2021 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Inheritance

Legacies in the Black community through a French New Wave lens

"...entertain it. There’s a rhythm to The Inheritance that’s hypnotic: Long, musical segments flow into powerful monologues of poetry..."

March 26, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Sundown for the El Rey Network

Robert Rodriguez's cable network ends broadcasting

"...for NBC, plus picking up on shooting the delayed Hypnotic, starring Ben Affleck...."

Jan. 5, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Most Read Screens Stories of 2020

Big exits, big changes, and the pandemic make for big stories

"...8: "Robert Rodriguez Filming Hypnotic in July in Austin," June 25..."

Dec. 20, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Colombian Folkloric Post-Punks Nemegata Drop Four-Star Debut

Local trio finds the fire of the jaguar

"...rooted in tradition without ever being tethered to it. Hypnotic chants and traditional Colombian rhythms conjure ancestors as searing..."

July 3, 2020 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

Roma

Alfonso Cuarón bleakly romanticizes his childhood maid

"...is constantly moving, but in a kind of slow, hypnotic reverie, establishing often dense tableaux of these environments, a..."

Dec. 7, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Skate Kitchen

Hybrid narrative/doc gets to the heart of NYC skater life

"...skateboarders who shred the skate parks and streets, carving hypnotic, slo-mo figure-eights or outrageous triple ollies on every available..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Tom Petty Soaks in 40

Heartbreaker’s biggest surprise was a show-stealing Gary Clark Jr.

"...group’s two most recent studio albums, 2010’s Mojo and Hypnotic Eye four years later, demonstrated zero drop-off from the..."

May 3, 2017 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Music: First List

Conference releases initial list of 171 showcasers

"...– only two: Dream Police and the exciting, adventurous Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, which purports to hail from Chicago –..."

Oct. 22, 2014 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

SXSW Tuesday Picks & Sleepers

First night SXSW blurbing

"...bleeping it weird for 15 years now with a hypnotic blend of dance, pop, and psych. The quartet released..."

March 7, 2014 Music Feature

Visitors

The Koyaanisqatsi director is back with his latest stream-of-vision meditation.

"...remains a wondrous work of artistic achievement. Its languidly hypnotic pacing is balanced perfectly by Glass’ furiously attentive score...."

Feb. 14, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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