The Hitcher

This remake of Robert Harmon's original 1986 horror semiclassic serves as a primer in how not to generate suspense.

"...McDonough. Michael Bay's Platinum Dunes production company continues strip-mining the horror films of my youth with this pointless remake..."

Jan. 26, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Perfect Guy

Unimaginative woman-in-distress thriller

"...I can’t say with absolute authority that The Perfect Guy is the most unimaginative stalker-boyfriend movie in..."

Sept. 18, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Forsaken

"...happen, I suppose. Given that by this point every other tired vampire cliché has already been trotted out and..."

May 4, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Now Streaming in Austin: Friday the 13th

When Camp Crystal Lake came to the ATX

"...Remember in Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan when Jason Voorhees..."

April 17, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking

Hannah Fidell travels The Long Dumb Road

"...Hannah Fidell's new road trip comedy The Long Dumb Road begins, suitably, with a car leaving..."

Nov. 16, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: 'The Lords of Salem'

Or, in defense of Rob Zombie as a filmmaker

"...I have a serious question: What is it about the fact that Rob Zombie makes horror movies that drives..."

Sept. 8, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Four for the Weekend

Rules of the Game remastered; a Bruno S. double feature; and The Hitcher reaches its destination

"...digitally restored 35mm print of Jean Renoir's Rules of the Game will open as part of AFS@Dobie tonight, Friday,..."

Jan. 19, 2007 Screens Feature

Coming Home in the Dark

Brutal New Zealand revenge drama asks if monsters are made or just accidents

"...Violence curdles in the air every time menacing drifter Mandrake opens his mouth...."

Oct. 1, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Highwaymen

He may be Mel Gibson's choice to play Jesus, but in this car-chase nightmare Jim Caviezel is on the highway to hell.

"...director Robert Harmon and screenwriter Eric Red burst on the scene with The Hitcher, a strange, mythopoetic film that..."

Feb. 13, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hard

"...Huckert's directorial debut: It's part Cruising, part Silence of the Lambs, and part generic coming-out story, and though it..."

Feb. 11, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Body Parts

"...and Brad Dourif. Director Red, whose previous credits include the screenplays for The Hitcher and Near Dark (two of..."

Aug. 9, 1991 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Wes Craven Presents: They

"...Ethan Embry and Laura Regan. Robert Harmon's 1986 film The Hitcher is a classic of nail-gnawing suspense (with vague..."

Dec. 6, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Nowhere to Run

"...Levine and Joss Ackland. A surprisingly serviceable take on the western Shane, this one has escaped con Van Damme..."

Jan. 22, 1993 Movie Review by Louis Black

Joy Ride

"...Stuart Stone and Jessica Bowman. At one point or another it's happened to all of us: You're driving cross-country..."

Oct. 5, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Bad Moon

"...werewolf in this sometimes stylish, sometimes boorish take on the ever-persistent man-into-wolf genre. Red, who rocketed to pseudo-fame after..."

Nov. 8, 1996 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

MondoCon Gets Evil

More guests, plus Army of Darkness first look

"...just about finding more prints to fill your walls. There's also vinyl, statues, and panels from some of the..."

Aug. 6, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Market Transforms

Blumhouse and more at Fantastic Fest industry sidebar

"...before Fantastic Fest, Austin's biggest genre film fest, shows the state of the art. Now Fantastic Market, the industry..."

Aug. 17, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Chronicle Recommends: Back to School

Seven of the best movies about edumacation

"...Every month, the Chronicle's film critics select a theme and offer movie..."

Sept. 11, 2018 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

Playback: Roky Erickson at 70

Austin's native psych and horror rock pioneer Roky Erickson reaches 70 and throws himself a birthday concert to mark the milestone

"...a shindig titled "God, Devil, Alien," this Saturday at the historic Charles Johnson House starring the native Austin howler..."

July 14, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Film News

In Austin and abroad: action

"...'Lost' with 'Friends' and waiting for 'The Hitcher' to slide in next to Teri Garr and..."

June 23, 2006 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Film News

Austin picks up a 'Hitcher'; Linklater's Cannes deux attitude; and the rest

"...'Hitcher' remakes rides into Austin Michael Bay's Platinum Dunes, the..."

May 5, 2006 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Autobots! Transform and Roll Camera

'Transformers' sequel, 'Parkland' prep 2013 productions in Austin

"...Expect Michael Bay and Tom Hanks sightings in the new year...."

Dec. 21, 2012 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

Film News

'Film News' counts down its Top 10 Austin film stories of 2008

"...MovieMaker magazine ranked Austin the best place to "live, work, and make movies," while..."

Jan. 2, 2009 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

It's a Wrap

Lessons learned

"...this fucked-up relationship thing -- what makes people stay together and what tears them apart." -- Austin Chick, writer/director..."

Oct. 18, 2002 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Film News

Austin's hopping again, with TV and film projects set to shoot soon; plus, Smithville's got a Poop Bandit

"...return as part of an NBC deal with DirecTV, the CW has given the green light to Austin Golden..."

March 28, 2008 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Psycho Beach Party

Prairie Oyster Productions' staging of 'Psycho Beach Party' is trashy, but it's meant to be: a campy, albeit loving, send-up of all things beach, all things Sixties, and all things Hitchcockian

"...The Yard at the Vortex, through Aug. 13..."

Aug. 11, 2006 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Film News

Are the Coens coming back to Austin? Plus, Anne Rapp and 'Double Wide,' Jenn Garrison in Italy, and Jacob Vaughan kind of gets hit on by Dave Carradine.

"...The Coens Abide Filmmaking siblings Joel and Ethan Coen (right)..."

Nov. 18, 2005 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Film News

Touchdown! Cue the band and fireworks or whatever; plus, all 'Quiet' on the Burnt Orange front, and more

"...'Lights' turns on to Austin Yes, the NBC television series Friday Night Lights will shoot in..."

June 9, 2006 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Film News

It's Texas vs. Arizona in the 'Friday Night Lights' Bowl, but we might have a secret weapon: the new TXMPA

"...Lights has officially been picked up by NBC for the fall television schedule with Kyle Chandler (Early Edition) playing..."

May 26, 2006 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Scanlines

"...The scenario is this: You are a seeker from Earth..."

Oct. 20, 1995 Arts Feature

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