Naked City

The old Cinema West is back on the leasing block; meanwhile, its former tenant, now Megaplexxx, has moved south and is doing better than ever.

May 25, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

Show and Tell

Spring Previews 2000

"...Former X-Files writers penned and directed this supernatural thriller which kicks..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

More Oar reviewed

"...Sun." A hidden bonus track deemed unworthy of 1996's X-Files spinoff, Songs in the Key of X, "Land of..."

Dec. 17, 1999 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Back Door Man

A profile of Bill Bentley, former Austin Sun writer, current music industry impresario, and producer of tribute albums of Roky Erickson and Skip Spence

"...hidden track of Spence himself, left over from an X-Files soundtrack for which Warner Bros. didn't use the song...."

Dec. 17, 1999 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Just Your Average Stiff

"...it's all about matching the material. I did an X-Files recently that was very serious, and I've done a..."

June 4, 1999 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

1998 Austin Theatrical Movie Openings

"...1.5 (M.S.) 5/15/98 WRONGFULLY ACCUSED 0 (M.S.) 8/28/98 THE X-FILES 3.0 (M.S.) 6/19/98 YELLOW 3.0 (M.S.) 7/24/98 YOU'VE GOT..."

Jan. 8, 1999 Screens Feature

Fall Film Previews

September

"...nefarious plots. It's a romantic comedy, nevertheless, written by X-Files producer Vince Gilligan and filmed in the Austin area...."

Sept. 11, 1998 Screens Feature

Nada About Yadda

TV Eye

"...The much-anticipated closer to The X-Files (5/17, 8pm FOX) is the conclusion of last week's..."

May 15, 1998 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

To Preserve and Protect

The HRC's Texas Dante and India Alice

"...of an autopsy report a la Scully from The X-Files; imagine one of the HRC's book conservators in officious..."

Feb. 27, 1998 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Postmarks

Contradictions Exposed

"...infatuations -- the same ones that have driven the X-Files and Hard Copy to the top of the ratings..."

Jan. 10, 1997 Column

Trauma From the Past, Trauma From the Skies in Descendent

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

"...of the 1990s – spearheaded in 1993 by The X-Files and Fire in the Sky (based on similar abduction..."

March 10, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Music 2023: The Best Things We Saw on Thursday

Despite storms, we caught 03 Greedo, Sobs, Tangerine Dream, and more

"...titanic bottom ballast. Past 2:15am, that tingler tweaking The X-Files theme turned out to be their Stranger Things remix...."

March 17, 2023 SXSW Post by Julian Towers

The Best Music We’ve Seen So Far at SXSW 2023

An insightful Jeff Tweedy, sunshiney Armani White, and more

March 14, 2023 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Down the Rabbit Hole With Something in the Dirt

Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson explain their favorite conspiracies

"...was, as Moorhead noted, part of what made The X-Files so much fun. So, since everyone has their own..."

Nov. 23, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity: Editor Beth Sullivan's Queer Goodbye

Closing the chapter with OUTsider Fest and more queer events

"...team as a proofer. Since then, we've shared laughs, X-Files rants, and some much-appreciated socially distanced walks around Austin...."

Feb. 18, 2022 Column by Beth Sullivan

Riley Stearns Helps Karen Gillan Look Herself in the Eye in Dual

Riley Stearns' new sci-fi drama makes its world premiere at Sundance

"...Think of how the look of The X-Files changed in season 6, when production moved from Vancouver,..."

Jan. 21, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

A Strange Storm in The Clearing at Other Worlds

Appalachian horror will be part of this weekend's Return to the Galaxy all-dayer

"...it as the backdrop to an episode of The X-Files, but the article opened up a rabbit hole for..."

May 21, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: Offseason

Mickey Keating goes to the coast for cosmic horror

"...2015 SXSW Midnighter Pod keyed in to an alien X-Files episode vibe, and Carnage Park found more meat on..."

March 19, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: Broadcast Signal Intrusion

VHS conspiracy thriller heads down a weird rabbit hole

"...too many questions. Each element is familiar to any X-Files fan, or those who love to trawl old YouTube..."

March 17, 2021 SXSW Post by James Scott

Top 10 Festival Films of 2020 You Haven't Seen Yet

The best of the fests from Austin and beyond

"...Vast of Night: The Fantastic Fest phenom, a period X-Files that marked one of last year's greatest debuts, is..."

Jan. 1, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Now Streaming in Austin: Supernatural

Catch two of Austin's biggest stars in the long-running hit

"...series in American television history. That beats out The X-Files (11 seasons), Smallville (10), Touched by an Angel (nine),..."

April 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Graham Reynolds

"...16-wheeler across a blanket of mystery lights in an X-Files slapback of whistle and soft abduction. "Runaway" follows with..."

Nov. 22, 2019 Music Review by Rick Weaver

SXSW Film Q&A: Robert Patrick and Amanda Crew are Tone-Deaf

How the sardonic Midnighter is a battle of (and for) the ages

"...Hall from Silicon Valley) and Robert Patrick (Scorpion, The X-Files and, of course Terminator 2: Judgment Day) against each..."

March 13, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Holiday Gifts for Fans of the Big and Small Screen

From essential box sets to writers’ wisdom: stocking fillers and the gifts that keep on giving for your watching pleasure

"...of keeping a mystery over multiple seasons of The X-Files. Give your favorite aspiring screenwriter a triple gift by..."

Dec. 7, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Follow

Owen Egerton on VOD, plus Antibirth

"...Like Mickey Keating's Pod, there are shades of The X-Files, but only if Mulder and Scully didn't make it..."

Aug. 27, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Justice League vs. Teen Titans

Why is DC Animated better than DC's Cinematic Universe?

"...the time, especially since its release came as The X-Files was hitting its paranoiac stride. But there’s still a..."

April 19, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: The Hallow

There’s something evil in the woods

"...probably know him best as the director of The X-Files inspiration Kolchak the Night Stalker. Here he proves himself..."

April 9, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Music: Hardly Art Showcase

Light, surf, fun – until it got dystopian

"...forthcoming Lost Time, and covered subject matter including The X-Files, catcalling, teenage horse girls, and Internet trolls. Ideal brew..."

March 18, 2016 Music Post by Libby Webster

Darling Mickey

Prolific director Mickey Keating dials in to the Sixties

"...The writer/director stunned SXSW audiences this spring with his X-Files-influenced horror Pod, he's debuting his latest feature, Darling, at..."

Sept. 25, 2015 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: Pod

Family reunions meet gruesome conspiracy mayhem

"...a supernatural/suburban ambiguity reminiscent of the best of The X-Files. This time, Mulder and Scully are siblings Lyla (Lauren..."

March 17, 2015 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

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