This Comic Does House Calls

Knock Knock It's Tig Notaro

"...her own suggestion for the nearly 20-year veteran of comedy, perhaps "at the end you should [say], 'Just kidding!'"..."

March 13, 2015 Screens Feature by Andy Campbell

The Showalter State

Mr. Irony tries sincerity with Hello, My Name Is Doris

"...From his early work with the State comedy troupe to last year's underrated They Came Together –..."

March 13, 2015 Screens Feature by Michael Agresta

Friday Picks & Sleepers

Obvious Picks and loads of not-so-obvious Sleepers!

"...Kate Tempest 9:10pm, Maggie Mae's Rooftop Who else at SXSW this year has won the Ted Hughes Award? Anyone?..."

March 20, 2015 Music Feature

One Day at a Time Comes to ATX Television Festival

Fest adds Veronica Mars, Letterkenny, and more

"...newest version of Veronica Mars and Canada’s favorite cult comedy, Letterkenny – as part of the fest’s eighth year...."

April 14, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Night Owls

This love triangle winks at The Apartment

"...electric quips form the backbone of a dark romantic comedy that examines the price of loyalty and the repercussions..."

March 13, 2015 Screens Feature by Darcie Robert

All in the Family

Director of micro-indie Krisha turns his aunt into a star

"...Trey Edward Shults' film Krisha wowed attendees at SXSW in 2015 when it won both the Grand Jury..."

March 25, 2016 Screens Feature by Sean L. Malin

The Folk Hero We Deserve

Seeing double of Jason Schwartzman

"...character and his intentions will be a theme at SXSW this year. The actor will also promote a second..."

March 13, 2015 Screens Feature by Melanie Haupt

Short and Sweet: "We Forgot About the Zombies"

Austin filmmaker Chris McInroy on brevity and nasty stains

"...2023. Today we talk with Chris McInroy, writer/director of horror-comedy short "We Forgot About the Zombies."..."

March 12, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Festival Films You Haven't Seen Yet

Fox fairies, ultra-violence, and amnesia dominated 2015

"...Anyone who has been watching Ben Wheatley's career since..."

Jan. 2, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Festival Films You Haven't Seen Yet

Last year's unseen genre gems to add to your must-see list

"...of high schoolers how to kill him. Nothing about 2015's sci-fi action comedy made a lick of sense, and..."

Jan. 1, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Dead

Comedy about raising the dead doesn't raise too many laughs

"...splattered gray matter in Braindead, "New Zealand cinema" and "horror-comedy" have bordered on synonyms. Yet there's a particular tone,..."

Sept. 25, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Follow

Owen Egerton on VOD, plus Antibirth

"...Adapted and extended from his SXSW 2013 short of the same name, Egerton has kept..."

Aug. 27, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Buster's Mal Heart

Rami Malek's newest and strangest, plus more home releases

"...Drowning in Mystery on The Midnight Swim, July 6, 2015). Here she focuses on a man unsure of himself,..."

Sept. 12, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Festival Films You Haven't Seen Yet

Vampires, hip-hop, cults, and odd romance are our unreleased faves

"...Played at: SXSW..."

Jan. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Festival Films of 2019 You Haven't Seen Yet

Alien invasions, comedy exorcists, and searing commentary

"...Aaron Benson and Justin Moorhead vault from supercool indie..."

Dec. 31, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: I Am Not a Serial Killer

Director Billy O'Brien on adapting the story of a young monster

"...The innovative and genre-busting horror/thriller/black comedy debuted at SXSW this year (read our review here),..."

Dec. 23, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Film Flam

Austinites get Emmy nominations and David Gordon Green's new project

"...trenchant and hilarious HBO show Silicon Valley for Outstanding Comedy Series (along with executive producer Alex Berg), as well..."

July 20, 2015 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

One in a Crowd: Peace Officer

SXSW documentary on police violence needs finishing funds

"...The film has already been accepted into SXSW 2015. Yet that's only the first step to getting..."

Feb. 13, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Peanut Butter Falcon

This modern Huck Finn may not innovate, but you can't deny its heart

"...an easy-to-like project. Upon its debut at the 2019 SXSW Film Festival last March, it was honored with the..."

Aug. 9, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A War on Passivity: Rick Alverson and Tye Sheridan Climb The Mountain

The confrontational director challenges audiences to work once again

"...Sheridan first worked with Alverson on his last film, 2015's Entertainment, and the Elkhart-born star of Mud and Joe..."

Aug. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Jim Caligiuri Exit Interview

Ten minutes, 20 questions, and 20-plus years of Americana chronicles

"...JC: I like the pieces where I spoke with..."

April 13, 2017 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Gay Place Guide to a Kweer SX

LGBTQIA SXSW and why queering SXSW is a big f-ing deal

"...showcases, this certainly feels like the year we kweer’d SXSW...."

March 9, 2016 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Festival Flood

A brief guide to the 13 – count 'em, 13 – arts fests coming your way in April and May

"...Now that SXSW is behind us, the festivals can begin...."

April 3, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

ATX Film News: Award Winners, Toxic Vengeance, and Cheaper Nights at the Drafthouse

"...Congratulations to A Room Full of Nothing: The Austin-made..."

April 5, 2019 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

aGLIFF 2019 Announces Full Lineup, Including Trixie Mattel Documentary

Gay Chorus Deep South to open jampacked fest schedule

"...world premieres to festival favorites (including the return of SXSW titles Becoming Leslie and Saint Frances), feature documentaries to..."

July 17, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

What's Fantastic at Fantasia

Highlights from the Canadian genre fest, plus films you may see soon

"...Am a Hero was an audience award winner at SXSW 2016 (yes, you read that right)...."

Aug. 14, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Festival Films of 2017 You Haven't Seen Yet

From zombie musicals to political scandals, a bumper year

"...Bodied: Joseph Khan and Eminem's ferocious battle rap comedy/drama was a smash at Fantastic Fest and TIFF, but..."

Jan. 1, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Society Wants to Give You Money

Not an April fool: AFS Grants now up for grabs

"...Mims' Starving the Beast, Clay Liford for modern sex comedy Slash (all of which played at SXSW this year),..."

April 1, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Jakob's Wife

Crampton and Fessenden rewrite the vampire/hunter dynamic in this relationship horror-comedy

"...In the aptly-named observational horror-comedy Jakob's Wife, it would be easy to see the..."

April 16, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

A Decade in Austin Films

The city’s cinema, from indie visions to Oscar winners and international blockbusters

"...not to limit their dreams. – Richard Whittaker "World of Tomorrow"(2015, D: Don Hertzfeldt) Drawn to the Scene..."

Dec. 27, 2019 Screens Feature by The Screens Staff

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