iLLfest, Perfume Genius, Röyksopp, and More Crucial Concerts for the Week

Keep your ears open for these shows

"...for one of the all-time greats: Fritz Lang’s enduring sci-fi vision of a world where autocrats and automation conspire..."

May 30, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

KhushFest, Kung Fu, and Clueless in Our Recommended Events

You pretty much can't avoid culture this weekend

"...for one of the all-time greats: Fritz Lang’s enduring sci-fi vision of a world where autocrats and automation conspire..."

May 30, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Bay of Angels, Books, and a Brewery Bee in This Week’s Arts and Culture Events

Movies, spelling, and more weekday fun

"...– haven’t they seen M3GAN? If this delightfully campy sci-fi horror served as a cautionary tale for when artificial..."

May 30, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Slime and Screams: Producer Matt Manjourides on the New Street Trash

The splatter punk sequel gets its Austin premiere

"...the soundtrack to Martell's first movie, Fried Barry, a sci-fi black comedy about a Cape Town junkie who gets..."

May 23, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity: See You at the (Queer) Movies

Local filmmaker and UT professor PJ Raval hosts his students’ queer short film showcase at Hyperreal Film Club

"...legacy. With the 18 short films spanning genres from sci-fi to documentaries, music videos to digital animation, Raval was..."

May 2, 2025 Column by James Scott

Squirrels, Girls, and Other Pearls in This Weekend’s Recommended Events

Acro-Cats, Earth Day, and all manner of arts and culture happenings

"...she would play a telepathic alien communicator in Eighties sci-fi gem Wavelength. Robert Carradine (Revenge of the Nerds) stars..."

April 11, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Another Classic Summer of Films at the Paramount

Casablanca and Breathless open the season May 22

"...• May 25: The greatest sci-fi film ever made? Maybe. Star Wars: Episode V –..."

April 9, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Anime, Activism, and Aerodynamics in This Weekend’s Recommended Events

Arts and culture abound!

"...fully grasped the politically subversive text of Frank Herbert’s sci-fi epic. It was never bold enough to take on..."

April 4, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Self Portraits, Carnivals, and Cannibalism in Our Recommended Events

The weekend in arts and culture

"...alien flora and fauna of the planet Ygam. The sci-fi plot, though not often considered the most compelling aspect..."

March 28, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Ash

Trippy, gory sci-fi horror from DJ-turned-director Flying Lotus

"...to figure out what happened in this trippy, gory sci-fi horror from DJ-turned-director Flying Lotus. Read Richard Whittaker's interview..."

March 21, 2025 Movie Review

Art, Movies, Sports, and More Recommended Events

Pack your weekend with the best happenings around town

"...fest doesn’t stop there, reader, as AFS also screens sci-fi sexploitation feature Sex Is Crazy. Longtime collaborator Lina Romay..."

March 21, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

St. Paddy’s Day, SXSnacks, Sailor Moon, and More Weekend Events

Our recommendations for the waning days of the Fest

"...critics such as filmcritic.com’s Don Willmott called the film’s sci-fi premise a simple excuse for soft-core tomfoolery, the real..."

March 14, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Trauma From the Past, Trauma From the Skies in Descendent

Peter Cilella on the myth of control in his SXSW sci fi domestic drama

March 10, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: One More Shot

Emily Browning is a delight in a Groundhog Day-style romp

"...sweet: a great combination for an easy breezy fun light-sci-fi pic...."

March 8, 2025 SXSW Post by Jenny Nulf

Short and Sweet: “Neuro”

Austin-made psychotropic short explores the mutability of memory

"...to get rid of a bad memory? In retro sci-fi mindbender "Neuro" by first-time director Wes Ellis, the cost..."

March 7, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Dust Bowl Blues and Dystopian Futures in South by Southwest Musical O’Dessa

Geremy Jaspar on his Sadie Sink post-apocalyptic Americana odyssey

"...made, that his friends who warned him that a sci-fi roots Americana musical was a fool’s errand was right...."

March 7, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

How the BTS ARMY Superpowered the Megapopular Boy Band

This fandom moves mountains

"...contact high hearing Gentry Lee, a NASA engineer and sci-fi author and collaborator of Arthur C. Clarke, talk through..."

March 7, 2025 Screens Feature by Jenny Nulf

Advocacy, Art, and More Recommended Events

What to do this week that isn't SXSW

"...sea epic with something vaguely amiss? Sure thing. Futuristic sci-fi? Absolutely. They all thread together somehow, but I won’t..."

March 7, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Review: Fresh Squeezed Ounce of Opera

One Ounce Opera’s micro-opera showcase invigorates

"...with music and libretto by Tyler Mabry. Musically capturing sci-fi author Ray Bradbury’s penchant for balancing danger with childhood..."

Feb. 28, 2025 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

Volunteering, Drag, Birthdays, and More Recommended Events

Let us help you plan your weekend

"...for their own narratives... obviously. Apart from being a sci-fi hidden gem, Contact features sound design revered by audio..."

Feb. 28, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Walkabouts, Rallies, and Carnaval in This Weekend’s Recommended Events

The chilly weekend is heating up

"...Released the year following Spielberg’s prehistoric blockbuster, this rom-com sci-fi horror features the late Paul Walker for all of..."

Feb. 21, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Attack of the Drive-In: Scott Derrickson Opens Up About The Gorge

How his new action-romance mixes Kurosawa and Taylor Swift

"...rainbow is romance, and under that there’s this smaller sci-fi, action, horror, political thriller.” The connection between Drasa and..."

Feb. 13, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Rooster Teeth Is Back!

Online pioneers relaunch with Burnie Burns back at the helm

"...into the movie business: Having produced three films (2016 sci-fi comedy Lazer Team, its 2017 sequel Lazer Team 2,..."

Feb. 5, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Love Me

Two inanimate objects search for connection in a sci-fi romance

"...and Andy Zuchero cooked up the idea for their sci-fi romance Love Me, there had been exactly zero films..."

Jan. 31, 2025 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Volleyball, Dalí, and Feminists Rule This Week’s Recommended Events

Arts and culture for the work-week socializer

"...good anime. Figures that a Death Race-style bonanza featuring sci-fi shenanigans makes for the anime-hater’s exception. (Here’s where I..."

Jan. 10, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Follies, Samurai, and a Few Non-Alcoholic Events for the Weekend

Got a resolution to get out more? No problem.

"...a place that likes lesbian characters?’” Now this sapphic sci-fi kitsch screens at We Luv to a welcoming audience...."

Jan. 10, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Austin Film Critics Announce 2024 Awards Short List

The Brutalist, Anora, Dune: Part Two lead nominations

"...However, The Brutalist faces strong competition from sci-fi masterpiece Dune: Part Two, which was nominated in eight..."

Dec. 27, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Kyle Mooney on Limp Bizkit and the Death of the Monoculture in Y2K

SNL star takes on the missed apocalypse with writer Evan Winter

Dec. 11, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Drag Fest, Nutcracker, and Puppets in This Week’s Events

Lots of weekend events to keep you occupied

"...Planet and Belladonna of Sadness. This psychedelic 2D animated sci-fi has much of what those films offer – colorful,..."

Dec. 6, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Markets, Matheson, and More Recommended Events

Fill your weekend with arts, culture, and a bit of capitalism

"...Inside the screenplay for Demolition Man – 1993’s gonzo sci-fi action crime flick – there are two wolves. One..."

Nov. 22, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

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