The Lobster

The Dogtooth director is back with another fractured parable

"...Directed by: Yorgos Lanthimos. Starring: Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, Olivia Colman, John..."

May 20, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Killing of a Sacred Deer

The director of The Lobster returns with another salvo

"...Directed by: Yorgos Lanthimos. Starring: Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Barry Keoghan, Raffey..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Gary Hart Biopic The Front Runner to Close Austin Film Festival

New films by Yorgos Lanthimos, Asghar Farhadi added to fest

"...its second wave, including new films by Jason Reitman, Yorgos Lanthimos, and Asghar Farhadi...."

Sept. 12, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Claw-in-Claw With The Lobster

Director Yorgos Lanthimos reveals the beast within

"...but in his English-language debut The Lobster, Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos re-envisions this fantastical conceit as a metaphor for..."

May 20, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Favourite

Period drama puts power and personality first

"...Directed by: Yorgos Lanthimos. Starring: Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz, Nicholas..."

Nov. 30, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Chevalier

The latest playful foray from the Greek filmmaking avant-garde

"...Directed by: Athina Rachel Tsangari. Starring: Yorgos Kendros, Panos Koronis, Vangelis Mourikis, Makis Papadimitriou, Yorgos Pirpassopoulos..."

June 17, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Call Me Brother

Austin-made incest comedy is more Dogtooth than American Pie

"...that is more in line with the likes of Yorgos Lanthimos (think Dogtooth or The Killing of a Sacred..."

Nov. 6, 2020 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

How to Kill a Sacred Deer

Barry Keoghan on good, evil, and Colin Farrell's beard

"...The latest film from radical Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos (The Lobster) made its Texas debut in September..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

New French Shorts 2021

The annual best of Gallic cinema, in small chunks

"...Labed, whose name may be familiar to fans of Yorgos Lanthimos from Alps and The Lobster. Labed’s short tells..."

June 4, 2021 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Austin Film Critics Release 2018 Awards Nominee Lists

Roster includes new stunt and mo-cap categories

"...Among its honors, Yorgos Lanthimos' crackling depiction of political and sexual intrigue in..."

Dec. 28, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival Snags Widows

High profile and local features fill out the schedule

"...that event here). They'll join already announced titles, like Yorgos Lanthimos' courtly intrigue drama The Favourite, and Jason Reitman's..."

Sept. 25, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest First Wave Hits Hard

Stephen King adaptations, Arabic cinema, and Three Billboards

"...of the Immortal confirms Austin for its U.S. premiere. Yorgos Lanthimos, whose English-language debut The Lobster opened the fest..."

Aug. 8, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Friggin' Genius

SXSW Film announces feature film lineup

"...Dogtooth Director: Giorgos Lanthimos. Screenwriters: Efthymis Filippou and Giorgos Lanthimos Winner of the..."

Feb. 4, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Josh Kupecki’s Top 10 Films of 2018

"...but what makes it is the beautifully cruel sandbox Lanthimos created for them. 6) Mandy..."

Dec. 28, 2018 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

Fantastic Fest 2015: The Lobster

Being alone sucks, but it's better than being a lobster

"...This pitch-black comedy from Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos (Dogtooth) stars Colin Farrell as David, a recent..."

Sept. 25, 2015 Screens Post by Dan Gentile

Find the Elephant in a Virtual Table Read for a New Austin Film

Chinwe Okorie uses childhood embarrassment for her latest short

"...funny in the same way as The Lobster director Yorgos Lanthimos' works), and a special screening of the animated..."

Feb. 12, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Getting Gleefully Inappropriate in Call Me Brother

Christina Parrish stars in the locally produced, subversive rom-com

"...inspired less by When Harry Met Sally... than by Yorgos Lanthimos' taboo-violating debut Dogtooth, and Todd Solondz's anti-romance Happiness...."

Feb. 15, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Critics Association Announces 2018's Best Films and More

If Beale Street Could Talk, The Favourite big winners

"...number one slot this year goes to The Favourite, Yorgos Lanthimos' crackling black comedy about the court of Queen..."

Jan. 7, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Richard Whittaker’s Top 10 Films of 2018

"...Were Never Really Here), Debra Granik (Leave No Trace), Yorgos Lanthimos (The Favourite) Best Original Screenplay..."

Dec. 28, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival Gets a Vox Lux

New Natalie Portman movie announced for opening night

"...from Steve McQueen; the latest from The Lobster director Yorgos Lanthimos, The Favourite; Joel Edgerton's Boy Erased; and Can..."

Oct. 3, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Interview: Jim Hosking Spends An Evening With Beverly Luff Linn

British filmmaker goes from greasy weirdness to oddball rom-com

"...a filmmaker like Hal Hartley or you can watch Yorgos Lanthimos, and there's a real stylistic manner of speaking,..."

Sept. 20, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Exploring The Endless With Benson and Moorhead

Filmmakers talk science, magic, and bickering brothers

"...AC: You're experts at sealed bubble filmmaking. Much like Yorgos Lanthimos, there's this world-building, and the logic is all..."

April 20, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Steve Davis’ Top 10 Films of 2017

"...Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird), Jordan Peele (Get Out), Yorgos Lanthimos and Efthymis Filippou (The Killing of a Sacred..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Screens Feature by Steve Davis

Report From the Toronto International Film Festival

Pass the popcorn (and the awards)

"...Fantastic Fest include The Killing of a Sacred Deer (Yorgos Lanthimos' more grounded but nevertheless weird and metaphorical follow-up..."

Sept. 22, 2017 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Numbers Don't Lie, Film Rebates Work

Which films and TV shows quit Austin over lack of rebates?

"...• The Killing of a Sacred Deer by Yorgos Lanthimos (The Lobster), which shot in Ohio and debuted..."

May 25, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Steve Davis’ Top 10 Films of 2016

"...Yorgos Lanthimos, Efthymis Filippou (The Lobster), Kenneth Lonergan (Manchester by..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Screens Feature by Steve Davis

Josh Kupecki’s Top 10 Films of 2016

"...Andrea Arnold (American Honey), Yorgos Lanthimos and Efthymis Filippou (The Lobster), Kenneth Lonergan (Manchester..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

Fantastic Fest Wave 2: The Martian, The Witch, and More

New Ridley Scott flick, plus dozens more added to fest

"...four morons, the self-proclaimed “Lazer Team.” The Lobster D: Yorgos Lanthimos Ireland, Greece, United Kingdom, France, Netherlands, 2015, 119..."

Aug. 26, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker