La llorona

Supernatural horror explores the wailing soul of a nation denied justice

"...In La Lorrona, the chilling supernatural drama by Guatemalan filmmaker Jayro Bustamante, the grief is that felt by the..."

Aug. 14, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Sound Unseen Brings Fugazi, Cyndi Lauper Docs to Austin

Minneapolis-based film fest spotlights local links for Austin leg

"...least on the silver screen, as the Sound Unseen Film+Music Festival has announced the titles for its 2023 Austin..."

Oct. 19, 2023 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

Silk Road

Story of the Dread Pirate Roberts versus the FBI falls into bothsidesisms

"...A Teacher), who does exactly two things in this film: He waxes euphoric on Austrian economists and agorism while..."

Feb. 26, 2021 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

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

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

Clean

Adrien Brody gets dirty in this suitably scummy revenge drama

Jan. 28, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

AFS Invites You to a Sundance at Pioneer Farms

Festival brings drive-in screenings plus special streaming panels

"...Utah will just come to you. Last month, Austin Film Society announced it would be partnering with the Sundance..."

Jan. 7, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Be Filled With Dredd For Other Worlds

Judge Dredd retrospective plus new hits for SF fest

"...The law is coming to Other Worlds Film Festival: yes, the local SF festival (running Dec. 1-6)..."

Nov. 11, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Irresistible

"Can't we all just get along?"-style political comedy from The Daily Show veterans

"...pro and Republican operative Faith Brewster (Byrne). Yes, it's 2020, and Jon Stewart thinks there's still humor to be..."

June 26, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

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

30 New Shows, Returning Series, and Other TV Premieres This April

Top Chef, crazy love, and sweet potters

"...premiere theatrically – nabbed poison darts, too, from disgruntled filmmakers and movie theatre operators. But the movies' limited viewing..."

April 1, 2021 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

South By Memories

Austin filmmakers recall some of their most memorable moments at the hometown festival

"...a pot brownie to go to the UT RTF SXSW party. Keefe Boerner, who is the assistant director [of]..."

March 8, 2024 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Hunt

Scathing action-satire is more than Elites versus Deplorables

"...wingers who decided they were being victimized by this film. And if you think that this is about a..."

March 13, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Faster Than Sound: Austin Industry Bands Together for March Music Week

Why Austin venues and musicians need you to turn out the next 10 days, and where to do it

"...In the wake of the city of Austin's cancellation..."

March 13, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Pandemic Production: Brandy and Ryan Fons, Publicists

“Well, what do you want to do? What are your goals now?”

"...relations duo Brandy and Ryan Fons, founders of Austin-based film publicity firm Fons PR, were in Los Angeles at..."

July 9, 2020 Screens Post by Selome Hailu

Killing Nazis for Funsies in The Wrath of Becky

Matt Angel and Suzanne Coote unleash teen hell in the splatter satire

"...dropped in cinemas and kicked in skinhead chromedomes in 2020, it was one of the first quiet success stories..."

March 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Violation

Brutal drama turns takes the lurid appeal out of the rape-revenge horror

"...version of this review ran as part of our SXSW coverage...."

April 2, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Beach House

Terror rises like a tide in this unnerving lo-fi cosmic horror

July 10, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Faster Than Sound: Austin Music Industry Awards Honor Old & New

Recapping the ceremony, plus local trio Nevil pack shout-along garage rock, and concert site ShowList Austin relaunches

"...Booker nominee Lawrence Boone is still waiting on a SXSW flyer. The latter spent the last year building rock-solid..."

March 6, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

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

La Condesa’s Lucky 13; Graeme Little Goes Big; Lucy’s Loses a Leg; Pasta | Bar Opens on East Sixth; Indie Chefs Community Is On Its Way to Town; and the Hajimaleki Bros Step Up Like Champions

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...So, ah, here comes South by Southwest again, trying..."

March 9, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Clerk Follows Kevin Smith From Quick Stop Anonymity to Podcast Fame

Turns out he was supposed to be here today

"...odds are he's wearing a hockey jersey. According to filmmaker Malcolm Ingram – whose new documentary about the indie..."

March 12, 2021 Screens Feature by Dan Gentile

Fantasia Review: The Block Island Sound

Aquatic horror reaches - and grabs - the stars

"...The first feature as directors for siblings and American..."

Sept. 2, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Star Parks Soundtracks I Used To Go Here

Austin's Andy Bianculli on the ups and downs of movie music

"...six deflating words epitomizing any best laid plans of 2020...."

July 30, 2020 Screens Post by Kevin Curtin

Life, Loss, and William Shatner

In You Can Call Me Bill, documentarian Alexandre O. Philippe examines the philosophy of the man who keeps boldly going

"...make a documentary about William Shatner. The Swiss director's filmography combines explorations of pop culture phenomena (zombie history Doc..."

March 10, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Only Constant on Congress Is Change

Liz Lambert chronicles being both sides of the gentrification debate in Through the Plexi-Glass

"...stories entwined on the same timeline in Liz Lambert's SXSW 2021 documentary Through the Plexi-Glass: Last Days at the..."

March 19, 2021 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

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

We Have an Issue: It’s Patisserie Week!

French pastry rules the cover, and other reasons we're eating cake right now

"...desks since we were sent home in March of 2020. We'll be working three days a week in the..."

Dec. 10, 2021 Column by Kimberley Jones

Dear Mr. Brody Documents an Eccentric, Forgotten American Story

Director Keith Maitland follows $25 million given away

"...to the hardships of working-class people. The story of SXSW documentary Dear Mr. Brody is one that sees an..."

March 12, 2021 Screens Feature by Trace Sauveur

Willie Nelson’s Luck Ranch Partners with Austin’s Regenerative Ag Experts TerraPurezza

The new farm plans include Texas sunflowers and hungry pigs

"...Tina and Orion Weldon, the dynamic duo behind the..."

July 21, 2020 Food Post by Lina Fisher

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