Turbo Kid

This irreverent throwback is a loving homage to kids' adventure pictures

"...collective Roadkill Superstars (RKSS) finally drops their feature debut Turbo Kid, into which they stuff Eighties Mad Max rip-offs..."

Aug. 28, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Star Kid

"...appeal (and I mean that in every sense), Star Kid combines the basics of kid melodrama (bullied, shy, new..."

Jan. 16, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Summer of 84

Kids vs. serial killer, Eighties-style

"...Lewis) in his standard-issue Bad Religion shirt, and pencil-necked everykid Davey (Graham Verchere) – are burning up time with..."

Aug. 10, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Knuckleball

Southern Gothic in in the Canadian heartland

"...him much more at the mercies of Dixon (Ironside’s Turbo Kid costar Chambers), the mysterious young man who lives..."

Oct. 5, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Announces Midnighters and Shorts

Henry Rollins, Jeremy Sisto join horror lineup

"...Sundance alums, including the highly touted post-apocalyptic BMX actioner Turbo Kid. "We fell in love with that before Sundance..."

Feb. 10, 2015 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Announces Audience Awards

SXSW Film announces Audience Awards and additional screenings

"...Kent 2 Director: Todd Rohal MIDNIGHTERS Audience Award Winner: Turbo Kid Director: RKSS Collective EPISODIC Audience Award Winner: Mr...."

March 21, 2015 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fantastic Fest Tells Tales of the Long and the Short and the Tall

Short film selection from Austin to Estonia, animation to sushi

"...latest gonzo short from Canadian collective Roadkill Superstar, (whose Turbo Kid feature is about to head into production) this..."

Sept. 4, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Where the Money is

"...Marty Feldman around a nursing home while in a turbo-charged wheelchair (Silent Movie) is up to his old tricks,..."

April 14, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Also Playing

"...Jonathan Lynn (My Cousin Vinny, Sgt. Bilko)... Those colorful kid superheros are back for their second film adventure, TURBO:..."

Feb. 14, 1997 Screens Feature

SXSW Band Announcement, Part III

1,500 of some 2,000 showcasing acts now vetted

"...Kid Astray (Oslo, Norway)..."

Jan. 7, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Judas Priest Co-Founder Ian Hill Wields Firepower

UK metal gods near the half-century mark

"...IH: Kids are generally happy. It takes a helluva lot to..."

May 23, 2019 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Titmouse That Roared

Chris Prynoski on Venture Bros., tech, and more

"...daytime and prime time shows, or streaming something more kid-friendly, keep an eye out for that bird. They've worked..."

Aug. 12, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Friday Picks & Sleepers

Friday night blurbage of SXSW

"...the Fool's Gold family and have sired releases from Kid Cudi, Kid Sister, and Chromeo since 2007. – Chase..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature

Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...Jo Dee Purkeypyle and Sean Crooks ('boat owner Danny's kid), Piggie Hat is obviously coming of age at dad's..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...they do absolutely nothing to slow down director Campbell's turbo-powered staging: from an epic tank chase through narrow Russian..."

Nov. 17, 1995 News Feature

It's Knives Out For Rian Johnson at Fantastic Fest

The Last Jedi director's latest to close fest

"...The wild sequel to the Carpenter Brut music video, “Turbo Killer,” shoots you into a turbulent psychedelic adventure of..."

Aug. 20, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Music List No. 3

Dead Meadow, Sad13, Cindy Wilson, Lizzo, Boogarins, and 494 others

"...The Coconut Kids (Adelaide, Australia)..."

Jan. 10, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Music: Second List

243 + 171 = as many acts as the last two ATX fests combined

"...BJ the Chicago Kid (Chicago, IL.)..."

Nov. 18, 2014 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

It Begins! SXSW Announces First Bands

Plus application date extended, and Hurricane Sandy relief fund

"...People (Calgary AB) Grace Kelly (Brookline MA) Kill It Kid (Bath UK-ENGLAND) Klaxons (London UK-ENGLAND) Jess Klein (Austin TX)..."

Nov. 9, 2012 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

Page Two: The Stravinsky Theory

The healing power of prescience, set on "repeat"

"...Now, as a kid, I missed the whole actual ballet part and thought..."

Feb. 2, 2007 Column by Louis Black

Girls Can Tell

Gadding about

"...this is a great day party to take your kid. Other shops in the strip include Moxie and the..."

March 17, 2006 Music Feature by Melanie Haupt

Will Video Kill the Celluloid Star?

Most loves fade over time, and the romance of a hundred-plus years of filmmaking seems to be losing its luster as well. At least, that's what the new High Definition video vanguard, led by George Lucas and Robert Rodriguez, is saying. Is video the future of film?

"...much for the Wizard of Menlo Park; the new kid on the block is Sony Corp., whose recent developments..."

June 21, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Saving All Our Changes

Cyber-castoffs are curated at Austin's Goodwill Computer.

"...of ever-virginal memory glowing in her indigo laptop, every kid on the block is disemboweling zombies on warp-speed portable..."

Dec. 8, 2000 Features Feature by Michael King

The Big Crapshoot

Tracking South by Southwest

"...year, saw me, and realized I was just a kid not ready to take on that kind of obligation,"..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Kalling Kathy's Bluff

Kathy Acker and the Lucky Ones

"...for an excessively sloppy, figurative Seth Morgan on her turbo- charged junk wagon of pookie- porn and parlor- game..."

Feb. 21, 1997 Books Feature by Tom Aiken