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Action Jackson: Hot, Hotter, Hottest

Action Jackson: Hot, Hotter, Hottest

Hot, Hotter, Hottest! Let David Snee sing the praises of Carl Weathers’ best action movie performance.

Alamo Weird WednesdayDavid SneeMay 10, 2023Action JacksonComment

Divine Feminine Negation: Christiane Cegavske's Blood Tea and Red String

Divine Feminine Negation: Christiane Cegavske's Blood Tea and Red String

Weird Wednesday really lived up to its promise with this one. All 71 minutes of this gothic puppet show are without dialogue, scored by hollow wooden flutes, punctuated only by screeches and squawks. This film is a true obscurity, largely the product of Cegavske alone, who filmed it over the course of thirteen years in her apartment.

Alamo Weird WednesdayJulia HebnerMay 9, 2023 Comments

Camp Becomes Her

Camp Becomes Her

You have to know the rules to break the rules. Camp is the glowing pink tonic that keeps Death Becomes Her forever fresh all these years later.

AnalysisKathryn BaileyMay 8, 2023Death Becomes Her, Bruce WillisComment

This Week in Screenings 5/5-5/11

This Week in Screenings 5/5-5/11

This week in Austin screenings 5/5-5/11.

Community ScreeningsJames McDonaldMay 5, 2023Comment

Changing Horror Forever: Blood Feast

Changing Horror Forever: Blood Feast

Need to sell a movie? Just try this one weird trick.

PersonalKatie WilliamsMay 4, 2023Blood FeastComment

Weird Wednesdays: Resident Evil: Retribution

Weird Wednesdays: Resident Evil: Retribution

Yes, the fifth Resident Evil film is the best one, actually.

Alamo Weird WednesdayMorgan HydeMay 3, 2023Resident Evil: RetributionComment

Beau is Afraid: Always Be My Baby

Beau is Afraid: Always Be My Baby

Ari Aster’s “nightmare comedy” is giving critics sleepless nights, but is it a good movie? Does it even matter if it is?

ReviewsMatthew SeidelMay 2, 2023Beau is Afraid, Ari Aster, Joaquin Phoenix Comment

Ravenous: American Capitalism at its Finest

Ravenous: American Capitalism at its Finest

Is there a better monster myth for a movie about America than the cannibal?

AnalysisZiah GraceMay 1, 2023RavenousComment

This Week in Screenings 4/28-5/4

This Week in Screenings 4/28-5/4

This week in Austin screenings 4/28-5/4

Community ScreeningsJames McDonaldApril 28, 2023Comment

April's Jewels: An Alternate Hyperreal Calendar

April's Jewels: An Alternate Hyperreal Calendar

No foolin’: Hyperreal double features to send out April with a bang.

Alternate CalendarHyperreal Film ClubApril 27, 2023Marie Antoinette, Peau d'ane (Donkeyskin), Girl 6, Sorry to Bother You, Green Snake, The Lair of the White Worm, The Heroic Trio, The Stunt Woman, Popcorn, All About Evil, Inspector Ike, Bottle RocketComment

Hangover Cinema: The Chase

Hangover Cinema: The Chase

Sheen drives laughs in this fast paced, indulgent crime romp.

Hangover CinemaMike SharpApril 26, 2023The Chase, Charlie SheenComment

Bruno-Vision: Bonfire of the Vanities

Bruno-Vision: Bonfire of the Vanities

This week in Bruno-Vision: Jordan takes a look at one of the most legendary flops of all time (and makes a compelling argument for why Bruce Willis is untouched by it).

Bruno-VisionJordan HuntApril 25, 2023Bonfire of the VanitiesComment

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING IKE: a Q&A with Ikechukwu Ufomadu and Graham Mason

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING IKE: a Q&A with Ikechukwu Ufomadu and Graham Mason

A Q&A with Ikechukwu Ufomadu and Graham Mason about DIY comedy, possible sequels, and how to get away with murder (don’t do it).

InterviewsJay P.April 24, 2023Inspector IkeComment

This Week in Screenings 4/21-4/27

This Week in Screenings 4/21-4/27

This week in community screenings 4/21-4/27.

Community ScreeningsJames McDonaldApril 21, 2023Comment

MUBI Going with JT: Pacifiction

MUBI Going with JT: Pacifiction

Colonialism, commodification, and nuclear threat come together in the grand and understated Pacification.

MUBI Going with JTJames "JT" FedorkoApril 20, 2023PacificationComment

Weird Wednesdays: Freeway

Weird Wednesdays: Freeway

Freeway is an endlessly surprising twist on a familiar story featuring an against-type Reese Witherspoon and a litany of absolutely bonkers choices.

Alamo Weird WednesdayKathryn BaileyApril 19, 2023FreewayComment

ENYS MEN: Buried by Time and Lichen

ENYS MEN: Buried by Time and Lichen

If one could turn a Boards of Canada album into a movie, it would look something like Enys Men.

ReviewsMatthew SeidelApril 18, 2023Enys MenComment

The Many Flavors of 1991’s Popcorn

The Many Flavors of 1991’s Popcorn

Metafictional horror comedy five years before Wes Craven’s Scream isn’t the only reason to love Popcorn.

AnalysisBailey MooreApril 17, 2023PopcornComment

This Week in Screenings 4/14-4/20 (blaze it)

This Week in Screenings 4/14-4/20 (blaze it)

This Week in Screenings 4/14-4/20 (blaze it)

Community ScreeningsJames McDonaldApril 14, 2023Comment

Capsule Review: Dooley Does Murder

Capsule Review: Dooley Does Murder

Dooley is black empowerment personified.

Capsule ReviewsRyan DarbonneApril 13, 2023Dooley Does MurderComment