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Hi gay! Buckle up—the season of corporations changing their logos for 30 days is once again upon us. Whether you’re #slaying rainbow capitalism or #SashayingAway from various Pride month celebrations, you’ll want to put down your Criterion edition of Blue is the Warmest Color (whoever made that decision must be prosecuted for their hate crimes against the lesbian community) and check out these actually enjoyable LGBT+ films.
Read MoreA cap to Schrader’s latest trilogy sees the writer-director examining arguably his most repugnant leading man with surprising grace.
Read MoreWe all have to play the hands we’re dealt, but few nepo babies have made art on the level of The Legend of the Stardust Brothers.
Read MoreThis Week in Screenings 6/2-6/8
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Read MoreDOA: Dead or Alive delivers on three fronts: backstory montages, punching, and ass-shots. And to be fair, that's kind of all you need.
Read MoreA love of film and a compelling lead character makes The Hard Goodnight a film to watch.
Read MoreIt’s not just a film about a woman who squirts literal geysers of fresh water, but it’s not not that, either.
Read MoreThis week in Austin screenings 5/26-6/1
Read MoreHeat is so much more than that iconic diner scene.
Read MoreHyperreal Interviewer extraordinaire Justin Norris sat down with filmmaker Ryan Darbonne to discuss his short film What They Found, authenticity in period piece filmmaking, and watching The Banshees of Inisherin in Ireland.
Read MorePhillip Ko tackles the video game adaptation genre by… adapting a non-existent game. And that’s not even the craziest part of Techno Warriors.
Read More37 years in production didn’t stop this scrappy ninja-sploitation from turning into a charming oddity with a killer soundtrack.
Read MoreThis week in Austin screenings 5/19-5/25
Read MoreThis week in Bruno-Vision: Jordan time-warps back to 1991 to take a look at Bruce Willis in all kinds of flavors–actions, comedy, drama, and even musical.
Read MoreJustin Norris sat down with filmmaker Julia Hebner to talk lobster actors, New York jazz, and what kind of retirement that crustacean got after filming.
Read More5 reasons why Sisu is the best action movie in years.
Read MoreForget Ryan Gosling and forget being a real human being—real ones know that 1997’s Drive has the diamond in the rough, the jewel in the Wal-Mart DTV bin, that you really need to watch. Mark Dacascos, Kardeem Hardison, and Brittany Murphy team up to drive you wild in this underseen, underloved, and over-the-top action film.
Read MoreThis week in Austin screenings 5/12-5/18.
Read MoreWriter Matthew Seidel got the chance to see the SXSW premiere of Blackberry in advance of its May 12th release date. Did the movie turn out better than the phone? Keep reading.
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