Quintessence

Quincy Jones has lived a career that would make his hero, Duke Ellington, proud

"...music-industry figures – musician, composer, producer, arranger, label executive, film and television cultivator – of the last century...."

March 20, 2009 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Top 10 Festival Films of 2020 You Haven't Seen Yet

The best of the fests from Austin and beyond

"...Every year, Austin's film festival highlight some of the best up-and-coming filmmakers. And..."

Jan. 1, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Festival Films You Haven't Seen Yet

Fox fairies, ultra-violence, and amnesia dominated 2015

"...you ate that sandwich, or that bill passed. But films get weird in a town like Austin, where the..."

Jan. 2, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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

Alien invasions, comedy exorcists, and searing commentary

"...Every year, Austin's film festival highlight some of the best up-and-coming filmmakers. And..."

Dec. 31, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Instigators

Shaggy dog crime flick starring Matt Damon and Casey Affleck plays like knockoff Tarantino

Aug. 9, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Cobweb

There's something in the walls of this perfect summer nightmare

"...Everyone reaches out to everyone else about an upcoming film with a giddy energy. "Did you see it yet?"..."

July 21, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Time to Re-Learn Your 'ABCs'

Magnet announces 'ABCs of Death 2' loaded with Fantastic Fest faves

"...If you've seen the Drafthouse Films/Magnet co-production The ABCs of Death, you'll know that the..."

May 15, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Festival Films You Haven't Seen Yet

The unreleased and the oddly evasive titles from 2013

"...aspects of living in a town with so many film festivals is that you get to see so many..."

Jan. 5, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Meow Wolf: Origin Story

How the legendary art collective beat the world and kept its soul

"...collective Meow Wolf was birthed, as documented in this film that premiered earlier this year at SXSW...."

Nov. 30, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

DVDanger: Alexandra Essoe Gazes Through Starry Eyes

Horror star talks body image, body horror, and audition angst

"...Last year's SXSW Midnighters strand was arguably the strongest to date: Found..."

Feb. 7, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Page Two: Love and Badges

The last 'Page Two' on SXSW 09 (probably)

"...SXSW is my favorite time of the year. I love..."

April 3, 2009 Column by Louis Black

One Letter Short for 'ABCs of Death 2'

25 director teams announced: Can you bring the mayhem for 'M'?

"...Break out your primers and blood-resistant drop cloths. Drafthouse Films, Timpson Pictures and Magnet have announced the roster of..."

Aug. 14, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Elijah Wood and Ant Timpson Turn Over a New Leaf in Bookworm

The Come to Daddy team make a very different family flick

"...At first glance, having a father/daughter family-friendly adventure film premiere at Fantastic Fest may seem out of keeping..."

Oct. 18, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

It Ends With Us

Mostly sensitive look at domestic abuse, based on Colleen Hoover's bestselling novel

"...exaggerated but always rooted in emotional realism, these are films that center women and treat as foundational truth that..."

Aug. 9, 2024 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Angels, Devils, and Jim Cummings at The Last Stop in Yuma County

The indie icon breaks down his new dusty noir and its ensemble

"...There are filmmakers who make films, and filmmakers who show people how..."

May 17, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Without Getting Killed or Caught

The troubled life and haunted love of Guy Clark, the Dean of Texas songwriters

"...Brown's 2005 documentary Be Here to Love Me: A Film About Townes Van Zandt, yet in telling Guy's story..."

July 23, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes

History of the avant-garde jazz pioneers is surprisingly lacking in innovation

"...Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes. And while the film will be of acute interest to jazz fans, the..."

July 19, 2019 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Top 10 Festival Films You Haven't Seen Yet

From charming zombies to pompous actors, 10 films to seek in 2019

"...a few calendar flips away (looking at you, Sundance, SXSW, Tribeca, etc. etc. etc.), we still have a few..."

Jan. 11, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Outside In

Jay Duplass and Edie Falco in a story of post-prison re-integration.

"...pillar of indie cinema for a decade now with films like Humpday and Your Sister’s Sister, and her co-writer/star..."

May 25, 2018 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Finally, You're Next Is Now

The two-year wait for the revolutionary thriller is over

"...cliches. If it had been done in any home-invasion film before, it went out the window. As he put..."

Aug. 23, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVD Watch: 'Sleep Tight'

Spanish shocker puts a real monster under the bed

"...would never have worked so well without Etura. During filming, the pair were one of Spanish cinema's golden couples,..."

Jan. 8, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Heart Eyes

Squabbling coworkers mistaken for a couple attract the murderous attention of the Heart Eyes Killer

"...Knife). The key is that it’s not a horror film with a rom-com awkwardly stapled onto the side. Heart..."

Feb. 7, 2025 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Azrael

Samara Weaving stars in E.L. Katz’s folkloric horror

"...own experiences in rural Missouri. Azrael may have been filmed in Estonia, but the underlying horror is that of..."

Sept. 27, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Offseason

Coastal cosmic horror in the eerie latest from Mickey Keating

"...for playing with classic tropes. Much as his 2015 SXSW Midnighter Pod keyed into an alien X-Files episode vibe,..."

March 11, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

A Decade in Austin Films

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

"...Austin is a film city, and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Every..."

Dec. 27, 2019 Screens Feature by The Screens Staff

Donnybrook

Backwoods crime drama with a social conscience is gruelingly bleak

Feb. 15, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Buster's Mal Heart

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

"...Rami Malek (Mr. Robot, Short Term 12) is first..."

Sept. 12, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Cuckoo

Euphoria’s Hunter Schafer stars in this thriller set at a resort in rural Bavaria

"...German filmmaker Tillman Singer became a phenom on the festival circuit..."

Aug. 9, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Oddity

A twin investigates her sister's murder in this Irish supernatural horror

"...how she was murdered. "Oddity is often a terrifying film because of its absurdist streak, not despite it, and..."

July 19, 2024 Movie Review

Invader

Chicago-set horror from the director of Offseason.

"...a master of low-budget horror, but Invader, his eighth film as writer/director, is his most minimalist work since his..."

March 15, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

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