First Look: Ric Roman Waugh Takes on the NCAA in National Champions

Austin director's new film looks at the student athlete industry

"...Ric Roman Waugh has never shied away from a fight..."

Nov. 16, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Angel Has Fallen

An unexpected twist in the franchise is all for the better

"...Directed by: Ric Roman Waugh. Starring: Gerard Butler, Piper Perabo, Morgan Freeman,..."

Aug. 23, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

National Champions

Ric Roman Waugh places the NCAA on trial in this chilling sports drama

"...Directed by: Ric Roman Waugh. Starring: Stephan James, Alexander Ludwig, J.K. Simmons,..."

Dec. 10, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Shot Caller's Vivid Look at Crime and Punishment

Local director Ric Roman Waugh offers a brutal look at the penal system

"...Ric Roman Waugh has stories about prisons. Like the lifer..."

Aug. 18, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The War for Change in Kandahar

How Austin filmmaker Ric Roman Waugh made the first major Western film in Saudi Arabia since Lawrence of Arabia

"...Ric Roman Waugh doesn't do anything easy. A former stunt..."

May 26, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Bringing Real-World Trauma to Action Blockbuster Angel Has Fallen

Ric Roman Waugh flies on broken wings

"...like a strange choice, but there's something unexpected about Ric Roman Waugh being put in charge of the latest..."

Aug. 23, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Friends to the End (of the World)

Ric Roman Waugh and Gerard Butler reunite in Greenland

"...Kinski and Werner Herzog (OK, bad example). Austin-based filmmaker Ric Roman Waugh has found that kind of creative pairing..."

Dec. 16, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The New Moneyball in National Champions

Ric Roman Waugh calculates the human cost of NCAA profits

"...Ric Roman Waugh admits that there’s a degree of humor..."

Dec. 28, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Shot Caller

The metamorphosis of the prison system

"...Directed by: Ric Roman Waugh. Starring: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lake Bell, Jon Bernthal,..."

Aug. 18, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

DVD Watch: Snitch

Director Ric Roman Waugh makes the Rock into an everyman

"...star this year than Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, and Ric Roman Waugh, director of drug drama Snitch, knows why:..."

June 11, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Greenland

Gerard Butler brings back the classic disaster movie

"...Directed by: Ric Roman Waugh. Starring: Gerard Butler, Morena Baccarin, Roger Dale..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Kandahar

Tense exploration of Afghanistan's chaos camouflaged as an action flick

"...Directed by: Ric Roman Waugh. Starring: Gerard Butler, Navid Negahban, Ali Fazal,..."

May 26, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Snitch

A socially conscious action adventure that stars Dwayne Johnson, Snitch is an indictment of our federal minimum-punishment guidelines for drug offenses.

"...Directed by: Ric Roman Waugh. Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Susan Sarandon, Benjamin Bratt,..."

Feb. 22, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black

ATX Screen News: E3, AFS, and More

AFS Cinema, Arkane Studios' vampire nightmare, and the return of Hypnotic

"...(he was due in Ireland for Ridley Scott's new historical drama, The Last Duel), and an argument over insurance,..."

June 18, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Minari Tops Austin Film Critics Association Awards

Nomadland, Promising Young Woman win big

"...a Korean family's trials and tribulations in 1980's rural America dominated the awards with six wins including Best Film,..."

March 24, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Robert Lorenz Takes Aim at The Marksman

Writer/director on why Liam Neeson is the new Clint Eastwood

"...a particular light, and then he started working with Ric Roman Waugh on Angel has Fallen, and it brought..."

Jan. 14, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The New Moneyball in National Champions

Ric Roman Waugh calculates the human cost of NCAA profits

Dec. 31, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

We Have an Issue: Talking Health Care, and Taking Care of the Trans Community

Why are so many Texans uninsured?

"...Watch ... Get a first look at Austin director Ric Roman Waugh's new film, National Champions, a drama about..."

Nov. 19, 2021 Column by Kimberley Jones

Friends to the End (of the World)

Ric Roman Waugh and Gerard Butler reunite in Greenland

Dec. 18, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Terrence Malick's A Hidden Life Revealed at Austin Film Festival

Kasi Lemmons' Harriet Tubman biopic also joins lineup

"...releases from three of the highest-profile directors (Robert Rodriguez, Richard Linklater, and Ric Roman Waugh) so far. Now Austin..."

Aug. 23, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Five Austin Films to Stream Right Now

A local list of flicks to keep you from thinking about cedar fever

"...much drinking which results in tragedy in local filmmaker Ric Roman Waugh’s drama (you can read our interview with..."

Jan. 12, 2018 Events Post by Josh Kupecki

Macon Blair Feels at Home in Austin

First-time director wins critics’ applause

"...do a crime story, I wanted to do a romantic story, I wanted a lot of humor and mayhem..."

Jan. 12, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

I Don't Feel at Home Wins Best Austin Film

Macon Blair's debut lauded by Austin Film Critics Association

"...joins a list of alumni that includes four-time winner Richard Linklater, three-time winner Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino for Grindhouse,..."

Dec. 31, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Danielle White’s Top 10 Films of 2017

"...I never expected Ric Roman Waugh's prison thriller would be such a tear-jerker..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Screens Feature by Danielle White

Your Weekend in Film

Ingrid Goes West, Logan Lucky open in Austin

"...adjective to a bloody, razor-wielding tee. 3 stars (See Richard Whittaker’s interview with Austin-based director Ric Roman Waugh.) Special..."

Aug. 18, 2017 Screens Post by The Screens Staff

Expend4bles

Pointless action sequel should have gone straight to video

"...Directed by: Scott Waugh. Starring: Jason Statham, Sylvester Stallone, Curtis Jackson, Megan Fox,..."

Sept. 29, 2023 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle