Ex Machina
Smart, sinister sci-fi film about human error and techno-terror
"...control of the narrative, too. Garland’s directorial debut, Ex Machina, catches the same high fever around its climax, but..."
Search
19830 Location Matches: [show less]
#ATown#BossBabesATX#peeonsomebody& Art Gallery(red) nights(sub)Tex1 House at a Time1 Stop Food Store1/4 Hora Project Space100 Congress Building100-200 block E. 4th Street101 by Teahaus1015 E. Yager Ln, #191101X FM107.9 KFAN-FM/KEEP FM1100 Warehouse1102 Gillespie Place1104 E. Sixth1109 E. 31st Street1123 S. Congress115 Austin Place11th & Waller11th and Congress11th Street Cowboy Bar12 Fox Beer Company1202 S. Congress1202 Travis Heights12th Night Austin12th Street Baptist Church12th Street Books12th Street Soular Food Garden12XU1300 E 4th St.132 Main Street134 E. Riverside13th Street Heritage House1400 Block of South Congress1405 W. 6th Street1417 French Bistro1427 Suffolk Dr.1501 E 6th1550 Gallery15th Street Cafe15th Street/Enfield Road1604 E. 11th St.1610 New York Avenue1710 Palma Plaza1776 Cheesesteak Co.1810 Club1848 Grand Oaks Farm1860 Pioneer Cabin on the River1883 Old Hwy 20, McDade TX 786501894 Private Pullman Palace Car1903 S. 1st1906 Gallery1st Evening Food St.1st Rate Fixtures2 Chairs Studio2 day postcards2 Dine 42 Wee Cottages Bed & Breakfast20/20 Art2020 Apartments2040 Gallery2047 S. Lamar212102 Fort View Rd2102 Tejas Drive21st & San Jacinto21st Street Co-op2200 S. Lakeshore Blvd.2209 S. First St.23rd Street Renaissance Artists' Market24 Blocks on 6th Street from Brazos to I-3524-Hour Fitness24/7 Cleaning Services2823 Manor290 Flea Market2924 Highway 21 E Paige, TX2DayPostcards.com2K Sports2nd Degree Black Sash Class of 20082nd Street District2nd Street Liquor2XL Swagger Brands, Inc.3 Graces Skincare & Spa3 J Ranch Bed & Breakfast300 Austin300 Bear Canyon Dr.311311 Club3137 Jazz Street3218 Hemlock Ave.3305 E. MLKABIA: 24-Hour FlowersTeahausThe 04 CenterThe 04 LoungeThe 13th FloorThe 18th Floor at Capitol Place
#ATown#BossBabesATX#peeonsomebody& Art Gallery(red) nights(sub)Tex1 House at a Time1 Stop Food Store1/4 Hora Project Space100 Congress Building100-200 block E. 4th Street101 by Teahaus1015 E. Yager Ln, #191101X FM107.9 KFAN-FM/KEEP FM1100 Warehouse1102 Gillespie Place1104 E. Sixth1109 E. 31st Street1123 S. Congress115 Austin Place11th & Waller11th and Congress11th Street Cowboy Bar12 Fox Beer Company1202 S. Congress1202 Travis Heights12th Night Austin12th Street Baptist Church12th Street Books12th Street Soular Food Garden12XU1300 E 4th St.132 Main Street134 E. Riverside13th Street Heritage House1400 Block of South Congress1405 W. 6th Street1417 French Bistro1427 Suffolk Dr.1501 E 6th1550 Gallery15th Street Cafe15th Street/Enfield Road1604 E. 11th St.1610 New York Avenue1710 Palma Plaza1776 Cheesesteak Co.1810 Club1848 Grand Oaks Farm1860 Pioneer Cabin on the River1883 Old Hwy 20, McDade TX 786501894 Private Pullman Palace Car1903 S. 1st1906 Gallery1st Evening Food St.1st Rate Fixtures2 Chairs Studio2 day postcards2 Dine 42 Wee Cottages Bed & Breakfast20/20 Art2020 Apartments2040 Gallery2047 S. Lamar212102 Fort View Rd2102 Tejas Drive21st & San Jacinto21st Street Co-op2200 S. Lakeshore Blvd.2209 S. First St.23rd Street Renaissance Artists' Market24 Blocks on 6th Street from Brazos to I-3524-Hour Fitness24/7 Cleaning Services2823 Manor290 Flea Market2924 Highway 21 E Paige, TX2DayPostcards.com2K Sports2nd Degree Black Sash Class of 20082nd Street District2nd Street Liquor2XL Swagger Brands, Inc.3 Graces Skincare & Spa3 J Ranch Bed & Breakfast300 Austin300 Bear Canyon Dr.311311 Club3137 Jazz Street3218 Hemlock Ave.3305 E. MLKABIA: 24-Hour FlowersTeahausThe 04 CenterThe 04 LoungeThe 13th FloorThe 18th Floor at Capitol Place
1-30 of 107 results, sorted by relevance | sort by date
April 17, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Deus Ex Machina
Deus Ex Machina lets audiences literally play god and choose what happens to the House of Atreus
"...consumption. But fear not: Director/playwright Liz Fisher's Deus Ex Machina provides a highly accessible experiment for anyone with the..."
Jan. 9, 2015 Arts Review by Adam Roberts
The Human Condition
Ex Machina writer/director Alex Garland on robots, sex, and the collaborative spirit
"...only recently jumped to the director's chair with Ex Machina, making its North American premiere at SXSW 2015. Glowing..."
March 13, 2015 Screens Feature by Cindy Widner
Playing God – Literally
A smartphone's all you need to let loose your inner Zeus and control the action in Deus Ex Machina
"...getting a chance to find out. In Deus Ex Machina, a new riff on ancient Greek drama that opens..."
Dec. 26, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Morgan
An AI experiment goes wrong in this forgettable genre exercise
"...say, stealing) from Blade Runner and, more recently, Ex Machina, the sci-fi thriller Morgan begins with the all-too-familiar premise..."
Sept. 2, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis
The Fembot Gambit
Oscar Isaac reflects on Ex Machina
"...In Alex Garland's new science fiction thriller, Ex Machina, Caleb (Domhnall Gleeson), a young programmer, travels to his..."
April 17, 2015 Screens Feature by Melanie Haupt
The Choice
Nicholas Sparks' romantic yearnings once again flood our screens
"...novel – without some sort of tragic deus ex machina to signal Kleenex time, and The Choice’s rain-slicked misfortune..."
Feb. 12, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Testament of Youth
The luminous Alicia Vikander stars as a woman coming of age amid World War I
"...American provenance (as the chilling Ava, she was Ex Machina’s ace in the hole), and now a British volunteer..."
July 3, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
2012
Big. Dumb. Fun.
"...is riddled with howlingly goofy lines and seriously improbable deus-ex-machina moments), and just plain big, dumb fun. Where else..."
Nov. 13, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
The X-Files: I Want to Believe
Mulder and Scully, these once-keen buckers of bureaucratic BS and masters of the painfully engorged tease, have become deadly dull in this newest incarnation.
"...stoically unvarying television incarnations. Granted, a last-minute deus ex machina involving malfunctioning hydraulics on a snowplow and a ravening,..."
Aug. 1, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Anger Management
"...training. The film’s final revelation of the deus ex machina that gets the plot rolling is absurd and unbelievable,..."
April 11, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Lantana
Lantana is an unconventional suspense film that succeeds on a smaller, more intimate scale. The avoidance of deus-ex-machina plot twists and the reliance upon tension generated by interpersonal situations drives the film. – Marrit Ingman
"...appreciate this lack of artifice – the avoidance of deus-ex-machina plot twists and the reliance upon tension generated by..."
Jan. 25, 2002 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman
Bounce
"...do with the film, yet this late-breaking deus ex machina smacks of courtroom-drama hooey and almost capsizes the entire..."
Nov. 17, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Honeymoon in Vegas
"...follow another. The day is saved by Elvis Ex Machina, a troupe of skydiving Elvi in the sky, and..."
Aug. 28, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher
Men
Alex Garland's mix of gender and myth is saved by its villain
"...In his third feature, Ex Machina and Annihilation director Alex Garland has inadvertently made a..."
May 20, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker
Annihilation
Alex Garland's SF mystery is weird for weirdness' sake.
"...raised – by Garland’s encouraging directorial debut, 2014’s Ex Machina, a nearly baked speculative fiction about the responsible rearing..."
March 2, 2018 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Austin Critics Announce Award Nominees
Carol leads nominations with seven nods
"...Idris Elba, Beasts of No Nation Oscar Isaac, Ex Machina Michael Shannon, 99 Homes Sylvester Stallone, Creed Best Supporting..."
Dec. 16, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
The Creator
Spectacle and wonder in the AI wars never quite finds its emotional core
"...filmmakers like Alex Garland and Ridley Scott, well, Ex Machina, this is not...."
Sept. 29, 2023 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle
Sputnik
Russian sci-fi horror is a welcome break from all the '80s throwbacks
"...in the exploration of the unknown. Everything from Ex Machina to Annihilation have grounded their horror in mankind’s knowledge..."
Aug. 14, 2020 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle
Tomb Raider
Lara Croft is back again!
"...a far more realistic fashion by Vikander (of Ex Machina fame), is somewhat more serious in tone, but altogether..."
March 23, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Mad Max: Fury Road Tops Austin Film Critics Association Awards
Full list of winners, plus who made the best Austin film?
"...the best supporting actress prize for sci-fi thriller Ex Machina, while Sylvester Stallone's return to ringside for Creed scored..."
Dec. 29, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
SXSW Film: Saturday Red Carpets and Panels
"...Oscar Isaac at the Ex Machina red carpet..."
March 15, 2015 Photo Gallery
Pleasure of the Paynes 2015
Big wins for Am I White?, Heathers at the 2015 theatre awards
"...in the world premiere of Whirligig Productions' Deus Ex Machina. In that show, Zeus (embodied there, as here, by..."
Oct. 28, 2015 Arts Post by Robert Faires
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
"...Love Machina Director: Peter Sillen Producers: Brendan Doyle, Peter Sillen Love..."
Feb. 7, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Fantastic Fest Review: The Creator
Sci fi epic is grand in vision but can't fill its scale
"...filmmakers like Alex Garland and Ridley Scott, well, Ex Machina, this is not...."
Sept. 29, 2023 Screens Post by Matthew Monagle
Flora and Son
Joseph Gordon-Levitt steals the show in this Irish musical drama
"...retrieved from a dumpster is the movie’s deus ex machina, albeit one that’s more predictable than not in Carney’s..."
Sept. 29, 2023 Movie Review by Steve Davis
The Black Phone
Ethan Hawke is a villain for the ages in this brilliant horror
"...siblings are overwritten, acting more like mini deus ex machina than actual characters. While there is still a lot..."
June 24, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker
Mortal Kombat
Blood knives! Fatalities! GORO!
"...got a couple of lines"), and literal deus ex machina Raiden (Asano) appearing just in the nick of time..."
April 30, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker
Centigrade
Snowbound horror is a situation tragedy
"...complications, none of which depend on some deus ex machina trickery, but it all comes down to watching two..."
Sept. 4, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker
Liz Fisher Wins Princess Grace Award
Austin theatre artist receives national arts scholarship
"...Afterparty; Street Corner Arts' Constellations; Whirligig Productions' Deus Ex Machina (which Fisher also wrote); or Breaking String Theater's Vodka,..."
