Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter

Austin's Zellner brothers make a wry heartbreaker

"...a story once heard but not committed to memory, Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter unfolds in wispy fragments and memorable..."

March 27, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Zellners' Beautiful Dreamer

The Zellner brothers mine urban legend in Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter

"...David and Nathan Zellner's haunting new film Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter, is the Austin-based siblings' most ambitious..."

March 27, 2015 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

One of the Good Guys

Is Chris Ohlson the nicest film producer in town, or just the hardest working?

"...great guy. Seriously. Everyone says so. In fact, that's the very first thing they tend to say about this..."

Jan. 9, 2015 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Monstrous Bonds of Sasquatch Sunset

The Zellner bros. find actions speak louder than words in their cryptid family drama

"...Family inevitably pervades the films of David and Nathan Zellner simply by virtue..."

March 8, 2024 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Year in Movies, and in Moments

What didn’t make my Top 10

"...finger at a worst film. But what about, well, the weirder stuff?..."

Dec. 31, 2014 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

David and Nathan Zellner Deconstruct the Cowboy Myth in Damsel

Two of Austin’s most quirky filmmakers venture west

"...Zellner were to remake a Western, it should be They Call Me Trinity, the 1971 spaghetti comedy about two..."

June 22, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

UT Grad Brings Politics Back to the Multiplex With The Oath

Producer Ray Mansfield and star/first-time filmmaker Ike Barinholtz on their timely satire

"...There's a change in modern cinema. For decades, films with..."

Oct. 19, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Eyeslicer Roadshow Aims to Melt Your Brain

Low-budget, lo-fi shorts celebrate radical filmmaking

"...see it again? That's why Dan Schoenbrun has created The Eyeslicer, a new platform for low-budget, lo-fi mini-movies that..."

Oct. 13, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Film Independent Spirit Award Nominations Announced

Boyhood, Kumiko earn multiple nods

"...The Film Independent Spirit Awards – sometimes shorthanded as the..."

Nov. 25, 2014 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Austin Heads to Sundance

Zellners' latest and Blaze Foley film booked for Utah fest

"...Someone tell the Zellner brothers to pack their winter gear: Alongside Austin..."

Dec. 1, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Mad Max: Fury Road Tops Austin Film Critics Association Awards

Full list of winners, plus who made the best Austin film?

"...what a lovely, lovely day for director George Miller. The Austin Film Critics Association has selected his return to..."

Dec. 29, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

R100

Drafthouse Films is distributing this Japanese S&M mindwarp. You could do far worse for midnight-date movie fare.

"...on modern-day Japanese mores in Matsumoto’s lash ’n’ laugh leatherfest. As Drafthouse Films founder Tim League pointed out in..."

Jan. 23, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Yes Yes: Sundance Announces 2014 Class

Austinites a-plenty in Competition and NEXT slates

"...The Sundance Film Festival released its first programming wave this..."

Dec. 4, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Let AFS Help Fund Your Film

Annual grant cycle for independent Texas filmmakers opens

"...Ask any filmmaker what's the toughest part of making movies, and they say finance...."

May 6, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Critics Announce Award Nominees

Carol leads nominations with seven nods

"...Awards season is imminent, and the Austin Film Critics Association this morning announced its nominees..."

Dec. 16, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Spoilers, Sweetie

NATO declares war on trailers that ruin the movie

"...In a world where trailers are longer than the actual film, and they give away every twist, turn,..."

Jan. 28, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

AFCA Announces Local Film Short List

Five Austin films in contention for the annual award

"...The members of the Austin Film Critics Association are busy..."

Dec. 11, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Film Flam

Roundup of upcoming Austin film events

"...The ninth season of the Austin Film Society's annual series..."

Feb. 20, 2015 Screens Column

AFS Grants Announced

$115,000 awarded to filmmakers

"...The Austin Film Society is at it again: giving away..."

Sept. 2, 2014 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Personal True Tales, Plus New and Returning Texas Legends at SXSW

Film festival director Janet Pierson gives us the 2014 rundown

"...only a month and a half to go before the first screening, it's busy times at the SXSW Film..."

Jan. 30, 2014 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Sasquatch Sunset

A year in the life of a family of Bigfoots

"...Austin filmmaking duo David and Nathan Zellner (Damsel, Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter) have come a long way from..."

April 12, 2024 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Marc Savlov's Top 10 Films of 2015

"...Fantastic, turbo-charged imagery and steely, humanistic characters make for the one true epic of 2015. 100% unforgettable. Go Team..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

SXSW Film Releases Full Feature Lineup

Slate includes everyone from Wes Anderson to the Zellners

"...school football to our communal spirit of filmmaking in the face of the bigwigs in New York and L.A...."

Jan. 30, 2014 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Playback: Compose Like a Pro

Graham Reynolds teaches musicians how to score ... film

"...scoring master class. For local musicians itching to diversify their careers, it's an opportunity you'd be crazy to miss...."

Nov. 30, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Tuesday Picks & Sleepers

First night SXSW blurbing

"...Picks Peterson Brothers..."

March 7, 2014 Music Feature