The Last Horror Movie

The U.S. premiere of this self-reflexive horror film from England is presented in Austin by Fangoria magazine.

"...something of the new millennium’s equivalent of Benoit Poelvoorde’s serial-killing Ben in the 1992 Belgian film Man Bites Dog...."

June 18, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Page Two

The anti-safe-and-legal abortion movement is about control, not life

"..."Owner/Serial Killer," "Head deathscort," "and various other roving serial killers,..."

Jan. 30, 2004 Column by Louis Black

Irma Vep & Les Vampires Double Bill

"...and Maggie Cheung. Frenchman Louis Feuillade's popular silent movie serial of 1915, Les Vampires, inspires and informs countryman Olivier..."

May 14, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Serial Mom

Serial Mom allows John Waters to explore his darkest interests, but his version of a suburban mother gone haywire is striking on a few levels.

"...Serial Mom..."

Aug. 3, 2001 Screens Review by Mike Emery

Manhunter

Thomas Harris' first serial-killer film adaptation.

"...seen, Manhunter may be my favorite among these Harris serial-killer adaptations. Mann wrote the screenplay as well as directing,..."

July 26, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Postmarks

More tributes to Doug Sahm

"...also reports the puzzling police view that the bicycle's serial number is usually an inadequate means of identifying a..."

Dec. 3, 1999 Column

Girls, Sex, and Movies

Mary Jane's Not a Virgin Anymore

"...I did a short called I Was a Teenage Serial Killer which actually went on to have a pretty..."

March 20, 1998 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Angel Dust

"...A bizarre, stylized trip into the mind of a serial killer and the psychic investigator desperate to find him,..."

April 25, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...McNamara, Will Patton, Harry Connick, Jr. (R, 110 min.) Serial killers are in vogue in the movies Ð witness..."

Dec. 8, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...McNamara, Will Patton, Harry Connick, Jr. (R, 110 min.) Serial killers are in vogue in the movies - witness..."

Nov. 17, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...McNamara, Will Patton, Harry Connick, Jr. (R, 110 min.) Serial killers are in vogue in the movies - witness..."

Nov. 3, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...McNamara, Will Patton, Harry Connick, Jr. (R, 110 min.) Serial killers are in vogue in the movies - witness..."

Oct. 27, 1995 News Feature

Witness This Weekend's Recommended Arts and Culture Events

Sarah Silverman, 80s Night, sustainable sculpting, and more

"...  – James Scott Pulsing Cinema: Confessions of a Serial Killer..."

Jan. 3, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

The Luv Doc: Wallerin’

One of the most cringe moments in recent history

"...hung out with before, and this guy is a serial liar. No matter how good or smart anyone is..."

Sept. 6, 2024 Column by The Luv Doc

The Luv Doc: Something Relatable

When you need a wet vac, you usually need one lickety-split

"...hot neighbor untenable. Like, for instance, say you’re a serial killer and you’ve been up all night dismembering drifter..."

April 26, 2024 Column by The Luv Doc

Playing The Sacrifice Game

Director Jenn Wexler and producer Heather Buckley on seasonal scares

"...phenomenon. The ‘80s was the golden age of the serial killer in pop culture, and everyone had a dozen..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Ethan Hawke Teams Up With Local Writer for The Black Phone

The team behind Sinister creates the summer's scariest film

"...12-year-old Finney (Mason Thames) has been abducted by a serial killer dubbed "The Grabber" (Hawke) and locked in his..."

June 24, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Titane to Open Fantastic Fest 2021

Cannes winner heads up this year's lineup

"...by-the-book young detective team up to catch a vicious serial killer lurking in the garbage-filled alleys of Hong Kong..."

Aug. 6, 2021 Screens Post

Other Worlds is Back With a Return to the Galaxy

Genre fest is back with an in-person horror all-day minifest

"...next film from Other Worlds regulars Black Fawn, the serial killer farce Vicious Fun. Plus, there will be the..."

April 23, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Danny Kiranos Finds Moral Ground in the Murder Folk of Amigo the Devil

Visceral songwriter mines darkness in the human condition

"...in 2010, initially leaning on the literary excavation of serial killers and, over time, developed nuanced narratives for his..."

April 23, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Film Review: Tragedy Girls

Neo-Heathers cuts, but not so deep

"...Teenage Warhead from Deadpool) have worked out there's a serial killer on the loose in their bucolic Middle-American town,..."

March 14, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Horror Films of 2016

Ghosts, ghouls, zombies, and ... turkey basters?

"...2) I Am Not a Serial Killer It's hard to tout the genre-bending interpretation of..."

Dec. 31, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Horror for the Holidays Part II

New chillers and shockers to get you through the season

"...drenched with the angst and anger of the occultist serial killer he just shot. Turns out, the murder bug..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Horror for the Holidays, Part 1

Vintage re-releases for unseasonal scares

"...get better than verité horror Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer...."

Dec. 16, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Filmmakers Make International Festival Waves

Watch out Chicago (and Montreal, and Edinburgh, and London)

"...for the Wilderpeople, horror-lit adaptation I Am Not a Serial Killer, Ti West's In a Valley of Violence, The..."

July 17, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: The Harvest

Is it finally the Henry successor we wanted?

"...His epoch-shaping creation was Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, the undeniable progenitor of the revisionist serial killer..."

Sept. 18, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Horror Roundup

The best and the rest of the month's home releases

"...into a police station, and admits he is a serial killer. He even has a big file to prove..."

July 3, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Whole Death Catalog: A Lively Guide to the Bitter End

Just the sort of guide a literate, death-curious person would want to spend his or her dwindling time perusing

"...having authored half a dozen true crime books about serial killers (H.H. Homes! Ed Gein! Albert Fish! Gah!), not..."

July 24, 2009 Books Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Hot Fun in the Summertime

Citywide Summer Film Series

"...the cantor at your local synagogue. Nonetheless, Columbia's 15-episode serial is spiffy postwar crime-fightin' at its cheese-ball, low-budget best...."

May 23, 2003 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Killer Reputation

Murders from Austin's not quite forgotten past

"...victim's skulls. Plumer has become so fascinated with the serial killings -- which have never been solved -- that..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature by Kevin Fullerton

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