Making VR Look Good

Local personalities show you how to rock those awkward headsets

"...if you don't attend the three-day VR/AR track at SXSW Interactive, every brand is pimping an "experience" made for..."

March 11, 2016 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

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

A Road Trip to The Unknown Country With Director Morrisa Maltz

How a long commute became a drive into America's heart

"...to her community, taking that long drive in this SXSW 2022-selected title...."

Aug. 5, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Archenemy

Revisionist Superman riff brings new meaning to street-level superheroics

"...As big-budget superhero films either shuffle to streaming platforms or push release dates..."

Dec. 11, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Hush

Well-executed horror nightmare features sick torment of a deaf woman

"...In between its world premiere at SXSW 2016 and its debut on Netflix in early April,..."

March 25, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Gay Place Guide to a Kweer SX 2017

SXSW: Another year queerer

"...literally sparkling with queer bands, queer panelists, and queer films. (And Jill Soloway’s keynote – see Saturday.)..."

March 3, 2017 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Krisha

This exceptionally well-done drama ushers in a striking new talent

"...won both the Grand Jury and Audience Awards at SXSW 2015, as well as the Film Independent Spirits’ John..."

March 25, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Brink

On the road with Steve Bannon as he tries to dismantle the world

"...American Dharma, the other Bannon doc shot after the 2016 elections, that one a more prosecutorial take by Errol..."

April 5, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Gay Place

Love is in the air

"...Austin Lesbian Prom 2016 Take it back to high school with a lez-themed..."

Feb. 12, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff

New Documentary Shows the Beauty of the Border, and the Perils of a Barrier

The River and the Wall captures a wilderness without divisions

"...documentary, The River and the Wall, Austin-based natural history filmmaker Ben Masters and his team travel the whole length..."

May 3, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Big Screen on a Small Phone

Making cinema social for smartphones

"...But, now, movies. Film. Video. Motion pictures that tell stories. Those are things..."

March 11, 2016 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Lynch/Oz

Is David Lynch's whole career an homage to The Wizard of Oz?

"...has said that he doesn't make documentaries: He makes films about filmmakers. That may seem like splitting hairs, but..."

June 30, 2023 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

Thunder Road

SXSW award winner is a captivating study of a mess of a man

"...crime drama of 1958, Jim Cummings has appropriated the film title and pointed the narrative engine in a entirely..."

Oct. 12, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Demolition

Jake Gyllenhaal stars in dramedy as a man rebuilding his life

"...These artificial constructs guide Demolition’s plot and deter the film’s overall believability. This film about human emotions, and the..."

April 8, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Cameron Esposito

No joke, this queer comedian is at the forefront of the digital revolution

"...refer to the sectors of the entertainment industry, like film, television, improv, and podcasting, in which this comedian is..."

March 11, 2016 Arts Feature by Sean L. Malin

Trapped and the War on Women's Health Care

Doc highlights impact of anti-choice laws in the South

"...following harsh reproductive health laws is delicately captured in filmmaker Dawn Porter’s latest feature-length documentary, Trapped. Porter traces how..."

March 11, 2016 SXSW Post by Mary Tuma

Welcome to Carnage Park

Director Mickey Keating's SXSW shocker reaches VOD

"...The film, which screened at SXSW and reaches VOD today, is..."

July 1, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SeX and Violence: Ti West Returns to Cinema with X

SeX and violence in his seventies porno-horror flashback

"...joke in horror circles that the South by Southwest Film Festival should be renamed South by Ti West. Since..."

March 11, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Now Streaming in Austin: Slash

Join us tonight for a live Tweet of Clay Liford's queer nerd comedy

"...That's the history behind Clay Liford's 2016 coming-of-age/sexual awakening/fan fiction fave Slash, about a young queer..."

June 11, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

How Pepe Was Martyred by the Right

Austin-linked SXSW doc Feels Good Man liberates the frog

"...is most likely "Why are there still Nazis?" But SXSW 2020 selection Feels Good Man, which plays twice this..."

March 13, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Filmmakers PJ Raval, Andrew Bujalski, Leah Marino Join the Academy

Trio joins as Oscar-awarding body emphasizes diversity

"...Bujalski has been referred to as the godfather of..."

July 1, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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

BlackBerry

Rise and fall of the original smartphone as hilarious tech satire

May 12, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Barry Jenkins and Nicholas Britell Were in a Quar-Pod Together

Filmmaker & composer pals talk creative collaboration at SXSW Online

"...It’s easy to admire the transportive work of filmmaker Barry Jenkins and composer Nicholas Britell, but who knew..."

March 16, 2021 SXSW Post by Kimberley Jones

Zombies, Oprah, and Zoom, South By!

2021 SXSW EDU Online expands its scope

"...South by South­west last spring, including the education-exclusive forum SXSW EDU, this year's SXSW EDU Online roars back for..."

March 5, 2021 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Little Pink House

Courtroom drama makes dry property rights personal.

May 4, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: 68 Kill

Writer/director Trent Haaga gets nice and sleazy

"...Kill played alongside Lynch's Mayhem as part of the SXSW Midnighters. More recently, he's penned a slate of Lifetime..."

Aug. 15, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Get Greasy With The Greasy Strangler

Director Jim Hosking on your new cult favorite

"...Sometimes it's hard being original. English filmmaker Jim Hosking recalled, "There was an interview we did..."

Oct. 7, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Titane to Open Fantastic Fest 2021

Cannes winner heads up this year's lineup

"...sex and cars, will be this year's opening night film...."

Aug. 6, 2021 Screens Post

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