The Killer Inside Me

Director Michael Winterbottom makes some fatal storytelling miscalculations in this screen adaptation of Jim Thompson's novel that stars Casey Affleck, Jessica Alba, and Kate Hudson.

"...John Curran) of Jim Thompson’s 1952 crime novel, The Killer Inside Me. Nearly everything about the film is miscalculated,..."

July 30, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Horror Unearthed: The Return of Confessions of a Serial Killer

The lost Austin horror classic finally gets the respect it deserves

"...decade later when he made Confessions of a Serial Killer...."

Aug. 23, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Killer

This is the film that made John Woo and Chow Yun-Fat household names within action-crazed American households. Elements of conventional melodrama and criminal double-crosses blend in this story about a hitman conducting one last job to earn the money to restore the eyesight of a woman he had previously blinded.

"...Kong and Sally Yeh. Love is strange; in The Killer, it's batshit crazy. This latest example of the irrepressible..."

April 19, 1991 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

SXSW Film Review: Zodiac Killer Project

How to tell a true-crime story without cops or criminals

"...living in the peak era of true-crime documentaries. Zodiac Killer Project aimed to become an addition to that genre...."

March 9, 2025 SXSW Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hunter Killer

Cold War flashbacks as Gerard Butler takes on the Russkies

"...powers Hollywood chooses to pit against our country. Hunter Killer, a surprisingly fun throwback to Cold War thrillers, winds..."

Oct. 26, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Memory of a Killer

A hitman who's losing his memory to Alzheimer's anchors this absorbing Belgian policier that's tightly wound and expertly unraveled.

"...his targets is a 12-year-old girl. Even a contract killer has certain standards. It turns out that this girl..."

Sept. 23, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fantastic Fest First Wave Films Announced (Finally)

Fantastic Fest 2009, Round One

"...At the top of the list of films that have just been announced for this year's festival..."

July 13, 2009 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Drafthouse Films Targets Ms. 45

Alamo distro arm picks up Abel Ferrara revenge classic

"...Abel Ferrara followed up his sleazeball debut The Driller Killer with Ms. 45, he created an exploitation masterpiece. Now..."

Oct. 8, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Chronicle Recommends: Films About Pets

Sit! Stay! Good movie!

"...pets special issue, we've chosen some of our favorite films about our furry, flying, scaly friends...."

Feb. 15, 2018 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

Drafthouse Films Heads to 'A Field in England'

Local distro house acquires newest shocker from Ben Wheatley

"...up your musket and watch out for sorcerers: Drafthouse Films will be releasing A Field in England, the new..."

May 9, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Chronicle Recommends: Cold Climate Films

Chill out with these movies set in frozen lands

"...and offer movie recommendations. Beat the heat with this films set in the coldest of climes...."

Aug. 14, 2015 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

Zane Holtz is a Hunter Killer

Austin transplant on going Hollywood and AFF in the same week

"...of this week's big releases, Cold War thriller Hunter Killer (read our review here), and then at Austin Film..."

Oct. 26, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Tugging at True-Crime's Seams in SXSW Doc Zodiac Killer Project

Charlie Shackleton on genre conventions, and why he subverted them

"...able to make his planned documentary about the Zodiac Killer. Instead, with Zodiac Killer Project (which plays at South..."

March 8, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Exposing The Zodiac Killer

The first film to be restored by the American Genre Film Archive

"...crime and cinema go together like highways and spree killers. But no film has a more bizarre relationship with..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

My Obsession: The Killer Looks of Edwige Fenech

Bow before the Queen of Giallo

"...terrible nightmares in which she's chased by a knife-wielding killer. Her husband thinks she's crazy, and her new neighbor..."

Sept. 13, 2019 Screens Column by Sarah Jane

Five Queer-Centric Horror Films to Watch This Halloween

Putting the “queen” back into your scream queen needs

"...cameos – who else is gonna play the horrible killer, the emotionally disfigured villain attacking the straight, cis way..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

Top 10 Festival Films You Haven't Seen Yet

From charming zombies to pompous actors, 10 films to seek in 2019

"...this version: Wait for international sales agent Third Window Films to find a new home. 2) I'll Take Your..."

Jan. 11, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Festival Films You Haven't Seen Yet

Vampires, hip-hop, cults, and odd romance are our unreleased faves

"...word of a U.S. release date yet, but XYZ Films has picked the US rights up. 2: What We..."

Jan. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Matthew Monagle’s Top 10 Films of 2023

"...7) The Killer Michael Fassbender is the CEO of murder...."

Dec. 15, 2023 Screens Feature

Top 10 Horror Films of 2016

Ghosts, ghouls, zombies, and ... turkey basters?

"...2) I Am Not a Serial Killer It's hard to tout the genre-bending interpretation of Dan..."

Dec. 31, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Good Eye: Killer Outfits: The Laura Mars Years

Blow-Up vs. The Eyes of Laura Mars: The female gaze of male gaze is way more compelling

"...of seeing the world through a lens. Like all films about photography, it's a cinemaphile's delight, because it appears..."

Nov. 7, 2014 Column by Amy Gentry

Turkey Prep, Indigenous Films, and More Weekday Events

Events to attend before you're too stuffed to move

"...his own history that hovers over the last two films in AFS Cinema’s tribute to this émigré master of..."

Nov. 22, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

DVDanger: Four Films in Search of a Cult

Retro releases and martial arts aim for new crowds

"...the world some of the defining and undeniable cult films, like Mad Max (and, for more deranged tastes, Razorback)...."

April 18, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Richard Whittaker’s Top 10 Films of 2023

"...Most Underrated: Suzume, Elemental, The Killer..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Screens Feature

Five More Films Not to Miss at Fantastic Fest

Wildernesses, Lovecraft, and Joss Whedon Alumni

"...You Might Be the Killer..."

Sept. 21, 2018 Screens Feature by Matthew Monagle

SXSW Adds Speakers, Films

Buzz Aldrin, Kesha, Cory Booker, Cecile Richards, and more

"...Daniels and the Game of Thrones team, plus 125 films, and six catalogues of music, today's announcement swells their..."

Feb. 7, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Killer Lineup

Black Widow Cinema brings a much-needed dose of "lady vengeance" to Austin

"...Vampire's Kiss, and Frankenhooker, she argues, are "actual, quality films," not things to be watched mockingly. "I correct people..."

July 8, 2016 Screens Feature by Sean L. Malin

The Good Eye: Killer Outfits - Julia Cotton's Armani Suit

You would kill for this suit

"...I'll be discussing women's fashion in my favorite horror films. Women make exceptionally good subjects for horror, where they..."

Oct. 10, 2014 Column by Amy Gentry

Top 10 Festival Films You Haven't Seen Yet

The unreleased and the oddly evasive titles from 2013

"...shelf, gathering dust, and that's just a crying shame. Films are made to be seen, and so I've gone..."

Jan. 5, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Big Films of Summer: Picking the Winners

"...ungodly cool mythic-ness that Chow Yun-Fat delivered in The Killer and Hard-Boiled. Watch for an "incredible" scene in which..."

May 23, 1997 Screens Feature

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