DVDanger: Four Films in Search of a Cult

Retro releases and martial arts aim for new crowds

"...Cult film status is a rare blessing and curse. A..."

April 18, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Truth Hurts

Rowdy Stovall's Mexican Sunrise was inspired by his real life, whether it be football injuries or run-ins with satanists

"...they were heavily involved in this really freaky satanic cult, and that night was supposed to be my initiation...."

June 22, 2007 Screens Feature by Carson Barker

Truth and Inconsequences

Chuck Klosterman on his life and his latest

"...Chuck Klosterman is like the Lawrence Welk of pop culture. His first book, 2001's Fargo Rock City, chronicled his..."

Sept. 22, 2006 Books Feature by Audra Schroeder

A Convenient Truth

Kevin Smith on 'Clerks II'

"...the Quick Stop crew of the original film. How difficult, or how easy, was it to slip back into..."

July 21, 2006 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Endless

Sibling banter and cosmic terror means observational comedy horror.

"...the elder brother Justin (Benson) calls a UFO death cult. But what Aaron (Moorhead) recalls is a bunch of..."

April 20, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Bloody Beautiful Illusions

Alejandro Jodorowsky, surrealism's topo sangre, on Truth, Beauty, and the Internet

"...him the allegiance of a whole new generation of cult film fanatics who recognized it for what it was:..."

Jan. 14, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Sound of My Voice

This festival favorite marks an impressive film debut for its director and star, but its sum total is less satisfying than its parts.

"...Angeles who are making a covert film about a cult that meets in a suburban basement in the San..."

May 4, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Sin City

This ultra-noir adaptation of Frank Miller’s black-and-white cult comic series is a visual feast ripped straight from the original medium’s blood-soaked pages.

"...appropriate. Honestly, this ultra-noir adaptation of Frank Miller’s black-and-white cult comic series is a visual feast ripped straight from..."

April 1, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence

Visually stunning sequel to the cult 1995 anime.

"...in this loquacious albeit visually stunning sequel to the cult 1995 animé. Set in Tokyo in 2032, Innocence has..."

Sept. 17, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

From Austin to Neptune

Veronica Mars creator Rob Thomas on the rise of his career-making cult favorite

"...Try as one might, it's difficult to find anyone able or willing to talk smack..."

Jan. 13, 2006 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Turnstile Is Happy to Provide at Stubb’s

Big riff breakouts lead five-band testament to punk plurality

"...exclusively towards Eighties-rooted purism. Recent Run For Cover signees Truth Cult share Baltimore origins with the headliners, though their..."

May 7, 2022 Music Post by Julian Towers

In Memory of Dennis Hopper

'A walkin' contradiction, partly truth and partly fiction'

"...Partly truth and partly fiction..."

June 4, 2010 Screens Feature by Louis Black

DVDanger: 'Holliston' / 'Knights of Badassdom'

A double bill of Joe Lynch genre comedies

"...Most cult films become cult films. But once in a while..."

April 12, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Luv Doc: My Boyfriend Is Watching

The problem with telling the truth

"...even if they’re the figurehead of a fundamentally dishonest cult, religion, or philosophy. The bottom line is, being truthful..."

Oct. 4, 2024 Column by The Luv Doc

Other Worlds Austin Adds Owen Egerton's Latest

Plus sci-fi fest's closing night title, and shorts

"...but they saved some big announcements for last. Joining cult faves and cutting edge creations, now OWA adds Austin..."

Nov. 28, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Unforgiving Lens: Lucy Lawless Makes Her Documentary Debut With Never Look Away

Actor turns director for life of war photographer Margaret Moth

"...best known as the iconic star of groundbreaking feminist cult fantasy drama Xena: Warrior Princess. It seems logical, then,..."

March 13, 2025 Screens Post

Day Trippin'

More day parties than you can shake an iPhone at

"...Mercers (6) Trailer Space (1401 Rosewood Ave.) SATURDAY: Gospel Truth (1pm), Vancougar (1:45), Thomas Function (2:30), Hibachi Stranglers (3:15),..."

March 11, 2008 Music Post by Audra Schroeder

The Other Lamb

Cult drama revisits, rather than revises, an old narrative

"...Warren Jeffs was arrested for running an incestuous rape cult, the first two thoughts that went through most people's..."

April 10, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...but you cannot murder the lie, nor establish the truth. Through violence you murder the hater, but you do..."

Sept. 3, 2004 Column

SXSW Film: The Whole Enchilada

Red-hot and really long list of all the titles to date

"...follows middle-aged rocker Bobby Liebling, lead singer of the cult hard rock/heavy metal band Pentagram, as he leaves his..."

Feb. 2, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest

"...fashion, as in the extravagant wonders of the greatest cult film ever in Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...• Cultural icons cult and global get their day in the..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Best Worst Movie

Premiering in Austin, this documentary is about the purportedly "best worst movie" ever made, Troll 2, and its enthusiastic fans.

"...the routes by which certain films slip into the cultural zeitgeist can often be as unknowable as the films..."

April 23, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Zero Days

Chilling cyber warfare doc explores the Stuxnet virus

"...exposé Taxi to the Dark Side and last year’s cult creep-out Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief..."

July 22, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Record Reviews

"...the band's dossier with shades of early Blue Öyster Cult. Hard's apocalyptic tales of new world feudalism are greatly..."

March 14, 1997 Music Review

Fantastic Fest Announces 2024 Lineup

Love of out-there cinema brings Terrifier 3, The Wild Robot

"...Truth can be stranger than fiction, and that’s definitely true..."

Aug. 15, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Linda Curtis: Reform More Important Than Issues or Policy

"...interest, not including Mr. Kerry. Newman's point was that "truth" is often used to beat up one's opponents and..."

Sept. 1, 2004 Postmarks

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

"...Rockabilly Jamboree show on KOOP knows that the UT faculty member is a wellspring of knowledge when it comes..."

March 16, 2001 Music Feature

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem , more announced for 2024 festival

"...a chaotic turn as elderly stranger Helen exposes hidden truths, reigniting old flames and unearthing secrets. Rose confronts her..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Improvising Every Second

The secret history of Austin Circle of Theaters director Latifah Taormina, from Second City to the Committee and beyond

"...gives personal interaction that tasty air of mystery. The truth is that even when you think you know the..."

March 10, 2006 Arts Feature by Lowell Bartholomee

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