It Lives Inside

Familiar horror tropes make scary use of Hindu mythology

"...train that looks like it might be produced by James Wan. Bishal Dutta’s first feature-length film, It Lives Inside,..."

Sept. 22, 2023 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Jenna Davis, The Voice of M3GAN

Texas actor talks about changing from straight horror to comedy

"...Produced and with a story by Insidious creator James Wan, and directed by Housebound's Gerard Johnstone ("Mister Gerard,"..."

Jan. 13, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Don't Look at the Demon

Malaysia-set horror film employs skill and style to scare

"...more in the footsteps of contemporary horror filmmakers like James Wan (Insidious, The Conjuring). With a few exceptions, the..."

Oct. 7, 2022 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Spiral

Chris Rock reinvents the horror morality tale for the BLM era

"...the bathroom the entire time. Spiral embodies the franchise James Wan and Leigh Whannell built, while being totally refurbished..."

May 14, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

The Nun

The Conjuring franchise heads to Romania

"...Gary Dauberman has been charged with expanding franchise creator James Wan's unstoppable money earner, so far being responsible for..."

Sept. 14, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Saw IV

Jigsaw died in Saw III but here we get to witness his autopsy, stem to stern, thus giving him not only the last laugh, but Being and Nothingness, as well.

"..."Oh, yes, there will be … left foot red.") James Wan and Leigh Whannell's hyper-enthusiastic exercise in Ramones-style psychotherapy..."

Nov. 2, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Saw III

The director of Saw II is back for more of this vicious-minded series in which the psychopathic Jigsaw toys with his victims' last gasps.

"...be able to accuse series creators and scribes Leigh Wannell and James Wan of being stingy with the red..."

Nov. 3, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Last Shotgun Blast of SXSW Film Programming

'Hobo,' Spike's 'Scenes From the Suburbs,' and more

"...Smith, Molly Dunsworth, Brian Downey, Nick Bateman Insidious Director: James Wan, Writer: Leigh Whannell Dark spirits have possessed the..."

Feb. 10, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Matthew Monagle’s Top 10 Films of 2021

"...With a single movie, James Wan moves horror nostalgia into the Nineties. 7) Limbo..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Screens Feature by Matthew Monagle

Trace Sauveur’s Top 10 Films of 2021

"...James Wan channels everything from Basket Case to The Matrix..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Screens Feature by Trace Sauveur

Fantastic Fest Interview: Richard Stanley Sees the Color Out of Space

How his mother's love and death shaped his Lovecraft adaptation

"...of Madness, I would have loved to have seen James Wan's Call of Cthulhu."..."

Sept. 19, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Interview: Tumbbad Brings Horror to India

Co-director Adesh Prasad on making a first for the nation

"...which I think was the same in Hollywood before James Wan made great movies like The Conjuring and Insidious...."

Sept. 24, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Tobe Hooper, R.I.P.

Remembering The Texas Chain Saw Massacre director

"...to breeze through town. As Hooper famously said, "I wanted to shoot a rocket off in Texas that would..."

Aug. 28, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Panel: Face Your Fears

First look at Annabelle 2 and It

"...also a little professional wisdom from Sandberg: If you want to break into horror films, make your own shorts...."

March 12, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film: Furious 7 Premiere

"...Tyrese Gibson, Neal Moritz, Chris Morgan and James Wan..."

March 16, 2015 Photo Gallery

Things That Go Bump in the Blumhouse

As "Oculus" opens, producer Jason Blum on suburbs and franchises

"...it, Cargill and (Sinister director) Scott Derrickson love it. James Wan and Leigh Whannell (Insidious: Chapter 2) love it...."

April 11, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Rube Goldberg Spins in Grave, Invents Coolest Coffin Ever

Notes on Rube Goldberg and "The Collector"

"...Goldberg name, but his influence is all over the James Wan/Leigh Whannell Saw franchise. The series, with its increasingly..."

July 23, 2009 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

AFF Opens With 'Overnight' and More

For admission information and more, see www.austinfilmfestival.com, or check back here next week for our preview

"...follows the demise of Duffy with comparatively lighter fare, James Wan's Saw, a serial-killer horrorshow starring the Dread Pirate..."

Oct. 8, 2004 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Dev Patel Swings Into South by Southwest With Monkey Man World Premiere

Fest gets new docs on Stormy Daniels, Alex Jones, and Jon Bon Jovi

"...Jomon Thomas, Jordan Peele, Win Rosenfeld, Ian Cooper, Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee, Christine Haebler, Anjay Nagpal Screenwriters: Dev Patel,..."

Feb. 7, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Roll 'Em

March

"...D: James Foley; with Chow Yun-Fat, Mark Wahlberg, Ric Young...."

Feb. 26, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Naked City

Bastrop ISD explains Confederate flag incident, Texas Civil Rights Project files suit against Taco Cabana, Young Conservatives of Texas oppose hate crimes legislation.

"...Texas Civil Rights Project director James Harrington mentions Black History Month in a press release..."

Feb. 16, 2001 News Feature by Louis Dubose

Kin

Gritty sci-fi road trip has teen appeal

"...Josh Baker. Starring: Myles Truitt, Jack Reynor, Dennis Quaid, James Franco, Zoë Kravitz and Carrie Coon...."

Aug. 31, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Girl on the Train

Another girl gone in this tedious adaptation

"...the Therapist With Boundary Problems, the Wife With a Wandering Eye, and so on...."

Oct. 7, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Joseph Conrad's The Secret Agent

"...Ferrara than the Dresden-China exquisiteness of the Austen, Wharton, James, and Forster works favored by high-toned revivalists. Though written..."

Dec. 20, 1996 Movie Review by Russell Smith

I, Robot

This summer, Will Smith saves the world from … robots.

"...Alex Proyas. Starring: Will Smith, Bridget Moynahan, Bruce Greenwood, James Cromwell, Chi McBride, Alan Tudyk and Shia LaBeouf. Will..."

July 16, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Charlotte Gray

"...Directed by: Gillian Armstrong. Starring: James Fleet, Ron Cook, Anton Lesser, Rupert Penry-Jones, Michael Gambon,..."

Jan. 25, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Make Your Mama Proud

Profile of local rapper MC Overlord.

"...to do. And here I was telling her I wanted to be an entertainer. She flipped out. She certainly..."

Sept. 3, 1999 Music Feature by Andy Langer

The Other Stars in the Galaxy

"...up for scrutiny now is how many viewers will want to queue up to see the movie over and..."

May 21, 1999 Screens Feature

Film

Film Reviews

"...Todd Haynes; with Julianne Moore, Xander Berkeley, Peter Friedman, James LeGros, Mary Carver, Susan Norman, Kate McGregor Stewart. Carol's..."

Sept. 22, 1995 News Feature

Wednesday Picks & Sleepers

"...JAMES HYLAND: There's a reason Central Texans are good at..."

March 9, 2001 Music Feature

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