Killer Joe

Matthew McConaughey's Killer Joe is sociopathy incarnate; William Friedkin adds visual punch to the venality within Tracy Letts' screenplay.

"...underrated Bug, which was also originally a Letts play), Killer Joe would have made for some fine grindhouse fare..."

Aug. 3, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Worldview to Produce David Gordon Green's 'Joe'

First 'Killer Joe,' now 'Joe'

"...busy year, what with producing William Friedkin's chicken-fried noir Killer Joe as well as Eli Roth's upcoming The Green..."

Sept. 10, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Not Your Average Joe

William Friedkin on serial killers and 'spandex movies'

"...Friedkin's latest film, Killer Joe, has a couple of scenes that are certain..."

Aug. 3, 2012 Screens Feature 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

Adam and Joe go to 'Holliston'

FEARnet launches first original sitcom tonight

"...mind. But rising cult move makers Adam Green and Joe Lynch think they can change your mind with Holliston,..."

April 3, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Office Killer

"...the film's ghoulish horror-show banalities. Looting past shock-fests, Office Killer feels vaguely reminiscent of everything from the superlative Michael..."

Jan. 9, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

These New Crime Thrillers Make Killer Presents

Following the deadly stalkers through the stacks of Mulholland

"...mention a title and an author – I.Q. by Joe Ide – but then I’ll just leave the mention..."

Nov. 30, 2016 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Joe R. Lansdale Reviewed

"...High Cotton: Selected Stories of Joe R. Lansdale..."

Sept. 29, 2000 Books Feature by Marc Savlov

DPS Documents: More Questions About Killer-D Manhunt

The back story of the hunt for the House Democrats gets more and more intriguing.

"...results. And on Saturday, Connecticut Sen. and presidential candidate Joe Lieberman asked the White House to provide details of..."

June 13, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

Who is the Craddick Killer?

Republicans announce they have a consensus speaker challenger, but won't say who

"...R-Fort Worth; Brian McCall, R-Plano; Jim Pitts, R-Waxahachie; and Joe Straus, R-San Antonio (who has been rumored as a..."

Dec. 24, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Billy Friedkin Kills It

Extended Q&A with the man behind 'The Exorcist,' 'French Connection'

"...Q&A with legendary director William Friedkin, whose latest film Killer Joe opens in theatres tomorrow...."

Aug. 2, 2012 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

August: Osage County

Plates are broken and egos are trampled on in this wonderful ensemble rendition of Tracy Letts' Pulitzer Prize-winning play.

"...Already a Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Tracy Letts (Bug, Killer Joe), August: Osage County was adapted for the screen..."

Jan. 10, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Famous People Looking Pretty

Scenes from Saturday night's red carpets

"...The cast and crew of Safety Not Guaranteed, Killer Joe, and Nature Calls walk, wave, smile, etc. –..."

March 11, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Killer Joe

It won't warm your heart, but this tour de force of dark humor ought to thrill you

"...Killer Joe..."

June 12, 2009 Arts Review by Avimaan Syam

The Watcher

"...Directed by: Joe Charbanic. Starring: Yvonne Niami, Robert Cicchini, Chris Ellis, Ernie..."

Sept. 15, 2000 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Summer of 84

Kids vs. serial killer, Eighties-style

"...Charles Ng and Leonard Lake. The Beauty Queen Killer. The Southside Strangler. The 1970s may have had the..."

Aug. 10, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

"...Directed by: Joe Chappelle. Starring: Donald Pleasence, Mitch Ryan, Marianne Hagan, Paul..."

Oct. 6, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Man Bites Dog

"...“day in the life” piece on a Brussels serial killer, Ben (Poelvoorde). A far cry from Michael Rooker's take..."

April 2, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

What in Our House?

Theatrical perversity in Chicago: the Austin connection

"...men, for instance, played the lead in Tracy Letts' Killer Joe, discussed at length in the Reader feature: Cox..."

July 1, 2016 Arts Feature by Shanon Weaver

Film Flam

Fanning the Fantastic flames of P.T. Anderson's 'The Master'

"...Playbook), Joss Whedon (backyard production Much Ado About Nothing), Joe Wright (Anna Karenina), and Mira Nair (The Reluctant Fundamentalist)...."

July 25, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW 2012 Film Lineup Announced

'21 Jump Street' selected as Centerpiece Film

"...Killer Joe Director: William Friedkin, Screenwriter: Tracy Letts A garish,..."

Feb. 1, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

American Cyborg: Steel Warrior

"...Directed by: Boaz Davidson. Starring: Joe Lara, Nicole Hansen and John Ryan. With American Cyborg,..."

Jan. 7, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

You Were Never Really Here

Joaquin Phoenix and Lynne Ramsay renew the revenger's tragedy.

"...into a tall, handsome, ripped Australian, the comic book killer was a stocky, broken murderer with a moral code...."

April 13, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Hateful Eight

Tarantino's latest opus screens in 70mm this week at two Austin venues

"...snowstorm. Sitting beside him is his captured quarry, the killer Daisy Domergue (a startling Jennifer Jason Leigh). They’re on..."

Dec. 25, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

DVDanger: Nick Damici Sees Late Phases

Werewolves, contact lenses, and the Hap and Leonard series

"...Ambrose, the surly, blind, widower/werewolf killer of Late Phases, doesn't get along with people too..."

Nov. 23, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Hollywood Homicide

"...Ford star as two homicide detectives hunting down the killer of a breakout hip-hop act. They’re both a little..."

June 13, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Windtalkers

"...men pump out CO2. His HK-period films – The Killer, Hard-Boiled, Bullet in the Head – were supersaturated with..."

June 14, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

... And Justice for All?

Bruce Sinofsky and Joe Berlinger's Paradise Lost depicted the grossly mishandled trials of three Arkansas teens. With Paradise Lost 2: Revelations, part of the Texas Documentary Tour, they return to the scene of the crime.

"...Filmmakers Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky have spent the better part..."

April 7, 2000 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

A Conversation With Matthew McConaughey

Austin's leading man regales the crowd with stories ... sort of

"...the Q&A about preparing for "sociopath" roles such as Joe Cooper in last year's chilling Killer Joe. After some..."

March 15, 2013 Screens Feature by Patrick Courtney

Shot Caller

The metamorphosis of the prison system

"...scripted by Waugh) flashes back and forth between this killer’s current situation – he’s just been released from the..."

Aug. 18, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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