Hush

Well-executed horror nightmare features sick torment of a deaf woman

"...Directed by: Mike Flanagan. Starring: Kate Siegel, John Gallagher Jr., Michael Trucco, Samantha Sloyan and Emma Graves...."

March 25, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Unleashes Massive Film List

High-concept horror A Quiet Place to open fest

"...quarter-century, A Quiet Place – the high-concept horror from John Krasinski – leads today's massive announcement as the opening..."

Jan. 31, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Unveils March Lineup

So much ado!

"...its North American debut, as will the latest from John Sayles, Go For Sisters, starring Edward James Olmos and..."

Jan. 31, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

10 Cloverfield Lane

Unrelated Cloverfield follow-up is a dandy suspenser

"...Directed by: Dan Trachtenberg. Starring: John Goodman, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Gallagher Jr., Douglas M...."

March 18, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Come Play

Monster living within your phone doesn't deserve your screentime

"...Directed by: Jacob Chase. Starring: Azhy Robertson, Gillian Jacobs, John Gallagher Jr., Winslow Fegley, Jayden Marine and Gavin MacIver-Wright...."

Oct. 30, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Short Term 12

This indie drama starring Brie Larson has an emotional honesty that reaps fans and awards.

"...Directed by: Destin Cretton. Starring: Brie Larson, John Gallagher Jr., Kaitlyn Dever, Rami Malek, Keith Stanfield, Stephanie..."

Sept. 20, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Pieces of April

A Thanksgiving from hell with the family and all the neighbors upstairs.

"...Clarkson, Oliver Platt, Derek Luke, Sean Hayes, Alison Pill, John Gallagher Jr. and Alice Drummond. You’ve seen the holiday-from-hell..."

Nov. 7, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Sound of Silence

Home invasion thriller Hush hits Netflix

"...hearing as a child. One night, a masked stranger (John Gallagher Jr.) tries to break in, with malevolent intent...."

April 8, 2016 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan, Jenny Slate, Harry Shum JR., James Hong, Jamie Lee Curits (World Premiere) (Opening Night)..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Releases Full Feature Lineup

Slate includes everyone from Wes Anderson to the Zellners

"...of them is hospitalized. Cast: David Dastmalchian, Kim Shaw, John Heard (World Premiere)..."

Jan. 30, 2014 Screens Post by Monica Riese

SXSW Film Adds Midnighters and More

Horror lineup announced, plus shorts and more

"...Simon Rumley (Red, White and Blue) gets dusty with Johnny Frank Garrett's Last Word, which Neece called "a Texas..."

Feb. 9, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: 'The Heart Machine'

Dating is complicated

"...headfirst into technology-driven dating with the relationship between Cody (John Gallagher Jr.) and Virginia (Kate Lyn Sheil)...."

March 10, 2014 Screens Post by Neha Aziz

Peppermint

Jennifer Garner assumes an Alias to get revenge

"...Directed by: Pierre Morel. Starring: Jennifer Garner, Richard Cabral, John Gallagher Jr., Juan Pablo Raba, Annie Ilonzeh and John..."

Sept. 14, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

SXSW Film Review: The Cow

Romance/thriller with Winona Ryder keeps you guessing ... & guessing

"...Ryder) in the wake of her scruffy boyfriend Max (John Gallagher Jr.) deserting her for Greta (Brianne Tju), a..."

March 14, 2022 SXSW Post by James Scott

Underwater

Neo-creature feature is a soggy mess

"...Starring: Kristen Stewart, T.J. Miller, Jessica Henwick, Vincent Cassel, John Gallagher Jr. and Mamoudou Athie...."

Jan. 17, 2020 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Miseducation of Cameron Post

YA novel adaptation gently lampoons "pray the gay away" thinking

"...by: Desiree Akhavan. Starring: Chloë Grace Moretz, Jennifer Ehle, John Gallagher Jr., Sasha Lane, Forrest Goodluck, Owen Campbell, Emily..."

Aug. 10, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

‘The Newsroom’ Made Me Wish Chivalry Was Still Dead

HBO show ends season 2 with a ride on the mansplain train

"...in the tortured love sandwich that was co-workers Jim (John Gallagher Jr.) and Maggie (Alison Pill)? (Nobody likes bologna.)..."

Sept. 16, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Interviewing the Director of 'Short Term 12'

Destin Daniel Cretton speaks up after his huge SXSW

"...a group home for teenagers starring Brie Larson and John Gallagher Jr. – took both the Grand Jury Prize..."

March 20, 2013 SXSW Post by Monica Riese

Further Reflections

SXSW Film Festival

"...Macias, Stephen Winter; with Suzanne Gregg Ferguson, Dudley Findlay, Jr., Jon Lee, Michael Lynch, claude e. sloan, Bryan Webster...."

March 21, 1997 Screens Feature

The Belko Experiment

A gory social experiment gone wrong

"...Directed by: Greg McLean. Starring: John C. McGinley, Josh Brener, Michael Rooker and Sean Gunn...."

March 31, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

House on Haunted Hill

"...Malone. Starring: Geoffrey Rush, Famke Janssen, Taye Diggs, Peter Gallagher, Bridgette Wilson, Ali Larter, Chris Kattan, Jeffrey Combs and..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Young Protesters Score Small Wins in Fight for Democracy

Hungry for the vote

"...surrounding Bernie Sanders' 2016 and 2020 presidential campaigns. Shana Gallagher, Sanders' Austin-based national youth coordinator and the nascent coalition's..."

Dec. 31, 2021 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

October Previews

"...Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Wes Bentley, Mena Suvari, Peter Gallagher, Allison Janney, Scott Bakula...."

Sept. 10, 1999 Screens Feature

Show and Tell

Spring Previews 2000

"...D: Jim Jarmusch; with Forest Whitaker, John Tormey, Cliff Gorman, Henry Silva, Isaach De Bankole, Tricia..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Paramount Announces Summer Classic Film Series Lineup

See the whole schedule and get some tickets to escape the heat

"...and Wine) will present a 45th anniversary screening of John Huston's hard-hitting boxing drama Fat City...."

May 16, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Mayor's Race Contribution & Expenditure Reports

"...from Real Estate and Development interests: Larry Peel, $5,000; John Simmons, $2,500; engineer Paul Bury, $2,000; Jimmy Evans, $1,500;..."

April 25, 1997 News Feature

SXSW Picks and Sleepers

"...of Oak is a wellspring of beat-happy intrigue. (Emo's Jr., 8pm-2am) -- Greg Beets..."

March 14, 2003 Music Feature

Burn, Aspen, Burn

Chasing Celebrity With a Basic Cable Nobody at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival

"...Hollywood writers, starring Ileana "To Die For" Douglas and John "Come and knock on our door..." Ritter), which proves..."

March 27, 1998 Arts Feature by Brad "Chip" Pope

Heaven up Here

27 reason to further investigate the UK roster of bands at SXSW 2006

"...colonies, more so than most Brit invaders since those Gallagher lads erected a wonderwall around a befuddled Casey Kasem..."

Feb. 24, 2006 Music Feature by Marc Savlov