Migration

Minions studio wreaks havoc and fun with a family of ducks

"...comes when the family – drawn to investigate a mysterious red light – accidentally winds up in Manhattan, but..."

Dec. 22, 2023 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Thanksgiving

Eli Roth's fake trailer gets a real (and really fun) slasher

"...sneaks after their victims, and the whodunit, where a mysterious figure enacts some kind of bloody retribution for perceived..."

Nov. 17, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Marvels

Lower, lesser, slower, baby

"...(Vellani) got both "solid light" powers and a mystical, mysterious bracelet; and Secret Invasion, which explained exactly what Nick..."

Nov. 10, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Canterville Ghost

Oscar Wilde's spirited comedy gets a breezy animated resurrection

"...with his old comedy partner Hugh Laurie as a mysterious gardener. And, as they say, a bit of Fry..."

Oct. 20, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Flora and Son

Joseph Gordon-Levitt steals the show in this Irish musical drama

"...Gordon-Levitt has proven a reliable presence in films like Mysterious Skin, Brick, (500) Days of Summer, 50/50, The Dark..."

Sept. 29, 2023 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Satanic Hispanics

Latino horror anthology hangs wild and loose in its pan-American chills

"...Kill It) with the story of the Traveler, a mysterious figure (Ramirez) recounting bizarre tales of the supernatural to..."

Sept. 15, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

The heroes in a half shell evolve into their most stylish adventure yet

"...destinies. If they can save the city from a mysterious terrorist – and present themselves as heroes in the..."

Aug. 4, 2023 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Review: Doctuh Mistuh’s Lizzie: The Musical

America’s most infamous axe murderer gets a riot grrrl makeover

"...Austin production since 2018’s Nevermore: The Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe. In the interim, there..."

July 18, 2023 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

The Lesson

Plagiarism noir is too derivative to be a real page-turner

"...conversations about authorship and ownership, a locked door, a mysterious server (not to be confused with the furtive butler,..."

July 7, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Once Upon a Time in Uganda

The true, crazy story of Wakaliwood

"...it opens with a sweeping, epic shot of a mysterious figure atop a glorious, mountainous desert in Kazakshtan. He..."

July 7, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

All That Breathes

The struggle by three men to save the endangered black kite

"...What drives the men to their calling remains mysterious. The brothers cite their mother’s storytelling influence for their..."

March 31, 2023 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Enys Men

The form of British folk horror conjured to mask a psychological drama

"...in abandoned mine shafts, smoke from long-extinguished chimneys, and mysterious visitors, like a young woman (Crowe) and a visiting..."

March 31, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Rodeo

Tale of a French bike gang gets revved up by a vibrant performance

"...a moody, chaotic character study: at once engaging and mysterious, letting the viewer get a sense of Julia and..."

March 24, 2023 Movie Review by Alejandra Martinez

The Outwaters

A trip to the desert becomes a found footage nightmare collage

"...beyond human comprehension, and for their leap into a mysterious cosmos, Something in the Dirt, Justin Benson and Aaron..."

Feb. 10, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Sword Art Online the Movie: Progressive – Scherzo of Deep Night

MMORPG anime puts the grind into dungeon grinding

"...(Yoshitsugu Matsuoka/Bryce Papenbrook), with Mito still off being a mysterious loner...."

Feb. 3, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...and its 11 eccentric residents. When one of them mysteriously disappears into thin air, the remaining residents become suspects..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Shin Ultraman

Japan's metal defender gets an ass-kicking modern reboot

"...biggest ally, quite literally, is the gigantic, silver-suited, and mysterious Ultraman...."

Jan. 6, 2023 Movie Review by Sarah Jane

Hunt

South Korean spy thriller uncovers a history of cruelty and compromise

"...seemingly because of Donglim. Even as the threat the mysterious figure poses becomes ever more deadly, the titular hunt..."

Dec. 2, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Benoit Blanc returns with a twisting, celebrity-packed island mystery

"...when they receive an elaborate puzzle box from their mysterious billionaire friend Miles (Norton) that, when opened, invites them..."

Nov. 25, 2022 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

Austin Film Festival Review: Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Rain Johnson brings back Benoit Blanc for a deliciously tart sequel

"...when they receive an elaborate puzzle box from their mysterious billionaire friend Miles (Edward Norton) that, when opened, invites..."

Nov. 4, 2022 Screens Post by Trace Sauveur

Something in the Dirt

Benson and Moorhead's pandemic whimsy takes on the perils of conspiracy theory

"...it? At the same time, what exactly is the mysterious artifact that Levi found in his apartment?..."

Nov. 4, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Amsterdam

David O. Russell's madcap murder-mystery is a misfire

"...catastrophe looms large once more, and they know the mysterious death of their C.O. has something to do with..."

Oct. 7, 2022 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Smile

Cunning studio horror about a curse that grins you to death

"...scene that involves confronting a previous owner of the mysterious curse comes to mind – but there are stretches..."

Sept. 30, 2022 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

The Black Phone

Ethan Hawke is a villain for the ages in this brilliant horror

"...terror: the serial killer. Hawke plays the Grabber, a mysterious abductor of young boys, boys who disappear and are..."

June 24, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Cine Las Americas Returns

A hemisphere of new films, plus SXSW fave What We Leave Behind

"...crisis roils, with the help of “The Beasts,” two mysterious masked beings...."

June 7, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Downton Abbey: A New Era

Small-screen stately manor still can't fill the big screen

"...the Dowager Countess (Smith) has inherited a villa under mysterious circumstances...."

May 20, 2022 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Panic Fest 2022: Woodland Grey

Fear in the forest in this subtle psychological horror

"...meet in the woods: William, a recluse with a mysterious past (Ryan Blakely, best known as Orphan Black's Reverend..."

May 18, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Unplugging

Technology and a lack of laughs get in the way of this rom-com

"...evades him. There’s an unnecessary and unexplained subplot about mysterious, possibly military drones chasing the couple across hill and..."

April 22, 2022 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Dylan Delight

"...recent performance in Austin. [“Bob Dylan's Devil Complex and Mysterious Stage Pose,” Daily Music] I wish I could’ve been..."

April 9, 2022 Postmarks

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, March 25-31

"...21-April 19): The Carib people from Surinam quote their mysterious Snake Spirit as follows: "I am the force of..."

March 25, 2022 Column by Rob Brezsny

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