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Austin Film Festival 2025: FORELOCK

The Threesome

SXSW Film Review: Reeling

SXSW Film Review: Bunny

SXSW Film Review: Real Faces

SXSW Film Review: The Threesome

Austin Film Festival 2024: PARTY PEOPLE

Austin Film Festival 2024: THE EGO DEATH OF QUEEN CECELIA

SXSW Film Review: Whatever It Takes

SXSW Film Review: We Can Be Heroes

SXSW TV Review: 3 Body Problem

American Fiction

AFF Review: American Fiction

AFF Review: Summer of Violence

The Burial

South

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SXSW Film Review: Parachute

SXSW Film Review: The Wrath of Becky

SXSW Featured Session: Julia Ducournau

French Music

Knight Rider

Yellowstone

Debussy

Austin Film Festival Review: The ‘Vous

Inside the Octagon With New UFC Documentary Thug Rose

Soft & Quiet

Austin Film Festival Review: What Remains

Austin Film Festival Selection The Other Fellow Looks at Life Being Named James Bond

SXSW Film Review: Soft & Quiet

SXSW Film Review: A Lot of Nothing

SXSW Film Review: Pretty Problems

SXSW Film Review: The Pez Outlaw

The Only* RED ROCKET Interview

Austin Film Festival 2021: BUCK ALAMO

Austin Film Festival 2021: ACID TEST

The HartChart Plays Chess

Now Playing: Austin Film Society’s DOC DAYS

THE GET TOGETHER: Comedy Set in Austin Hits the Right Notes

AFS Cinema to World: We’ll be Back

SXSW 2021: Narrative Feature Competition

Now on MUBI: A Trio of Fantastic Films for Your Streaming Pleasures

SXSW 2021: KID CANDIDATE

SXSW 2021: INBETWEEN GIRL

NOW STREAMING: Celebrate SXSW With These Picks

Remembering the Alamo Ritz

Now Streaming: The Many Faces of Black History Month

Sundance 2021: HOW IT ENDS

Criterion Review: ROLLING THUNDER REVUE — A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese

Five Fantastic Films Now Streaming on Kanopy

Better Books Beget Better Binging

HBO No You Didn’t!

Going to the virtual table read of DAZED AND CONFUSED?

Fantasia 2020: LUCKY

New Releases from Horror to History

Virtual Cinema for the August Heat

Summer Streaming: The Best of Hulu

Enjoy Summer, VOD-Style!

June On-Demand Offerings

Five Prime Picks from Amazon

6 VOD Films to Watch NOW

Celebrate the SXSW That Wasn’t

An Ode to Our Closed Movie Theaters

Mag Fest 2020: THE PLANTERS

Stream Bad Boys & a Wild Girl Now

JUST MERCY Is Simply Compelling

AFS Kicks off Creative Media Center

Five AFF 2019-Inspired Movies

AFF 2019: Best of the Fest

Austin Jewish Film Festival 2019: PICTURE OF HIS LIFE

AFF 2019: THE KILLING OF KENNETH CHAMBERLAIN

A HIDDEN LIFE Fully Lives

AFF 2019: DROWNING

AFF 2019: WADE IN THE WATER

Austin Film Festival 2019: Preview

Watch Out, Austin! Only in October

MONOS: Young Warriors in too Deep

Austin Film Society’s Lars Nilsen Talks STREETWISE and TINY

Watch Out, Austin! Super September

Five Hot New Picks from Netflix

Enjoy Streaming Movies for Free Under the Kanopy

Lulu Wang on THE FAREWELL

THE DEAD DON’T DIE: Ghouls and Irony

MA Will Take Good Care of You

POKÉMON DETECTIVE PIKACHU: Cuteness Meets Corruption

More “Jewels in the Wasteland”

Talking THE RIVER AND THE WALL with Director Ben Masters

Ready to Watch Some Marvel Movies?

DIANE: The Everywoman Writ Large

THE SILENCE & Some Scary Streams

A Retro Threesome from Mill Creek

Watch Out, Austin! April Accolades

The Horror Inside All of US

SXSW 2019: Rod’s Best of the Fest

SXSW 2019: Selected Shorts

SXSW 2019: Lots of Winners in the Narrative Competition

SXSW 2019: SAINT FRANCES Finds Heart in Matters of Motherhood

SXSW 2019: YES, GOD, YES Mixes Awkward Sexuality and the Divine

SXSW 2019: FRANCES FERGUSON Needs to Grow Up

SXSW 2019: ALICE Gets Pushed to the Brink but Never Gives Up

SXSW 2019: Most Anticipated Films

SXSW 2019: Cinapse Guide to the SXSW Film Festival

SLICE: Mystery, Horror, & ‘Za

Best Award-Worthy Streaming Picks

Watch Out, Austin! February Favorites

Criterion Review: 4 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS AND 2 DAYS

Top 5 VHS Classics Streaming Now

ON THE BASIS OF SEX Passes the Bar

Raise a GLASS to M. Night’s Newest

IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK is Breathtaking

It’s the Early 2000s All Over Again!

Review: THE GIRL IN THE SPIDER’S WEB

Austin Film Festival 2018: Photography and Justice in F/11 AND BE THERE

Austin Film Festival 2018: TEXAS COTTON

Austin Film Festival 2018: Oil, Money, and West Texas in THE IRON ORCHARD

Austin Film Festival 2018: Tradecraft from the Writers of AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR

Austin Film Festival 2018: FISHBOWL

Austin Film Festival 2018: EMPATHY, INC.

Austin Film Festival 2018: THE LONG DUMB ROAD

Austin Film Festival 2018: Former Films from Fest Filmmakers

THE BRIDE Gets Older and Wiser

5 Great Flicks New to Netflix

90s Indie is Back and You Can Stream It

SEARCHING: High Tech with Taut Action

A Chat with Bo Burnham and Elsie Fisher about EIGHTH GRADE

Loco and Local in the ATX

DAMSEL: Zellner Bros Reveal Their Newest

JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM Both Roars and Whimpers

PETER PAN: An Oldie and a Goodie

Summer is for Prime Time for Binging

Criterion Review: MISHIMA: A LIFE IN FOUR CHAPTERS

Who Likes Short Shorts? We Like Short Shorts!

Criterion Review: GRADUATION

SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY

SAVANNAH SMILES: Sweetness & Schlock

Don’t Be A Fool, Watch Deadpool…2

RAMEN HEADS Gets Serious About Soup

You Had Me at HELLO I MUST BE GOING

SPINEMA Issue 20: NOW MORE THAN EVER: THE HISTORY OF CHICAGO

READY PLAYER ONE Captures the Magic

PACIFIC RIM: UPRISING Can’t Get Liftoff

ROGERS PARK: Love and Discord Out Loud

ISLE OF DOGS: Cute Critters & Clever Kids

SXSW 2018: Festival Favorites

SXSW 2018: Selected Narrative Shorts

SXSW 2018: SOCIAL ANIMALS

SXSW 2018: FRIDAY’S CHILD

SXSW 2018: THUNDER ROAD

SXSW 2018: PET NAMES Deserves a Treat

SXSW 2018: THE WORLD BEFORE YOUR FEET

SXSW 2018: GARRY WINOGRAND: ALL THINGS ARE PHOTOGRAPHABLE

SXSW 2018: GALVESTON

SXSW 2018: THEY LIVE HERE NOW

SXSW 2018: SUPPORT THE GIRLS

SXSW 2018: Cinapse’s Most Anticipated

SXSW: Prepare for 2018 by Enjoying 2017

Austin Film Society Celebrates SXSW@25

ANNIHILATION: Mind-bending Sci-fi Treat

Awards Season Streaming: Top Picks

BLACK PANTHER: Big Cat in a Bad World

BOMB CITY: A Review in Two Parts

REVENGE IN KIND: Murder in Big D

PHANTOM THREAD Doesn’t Quite Fit

LUCKY Acts Its Age [DVD-Review]

MOLLY’S GAME Plays Its Cards Right

Criterion Review: MONTEREY POP

THE SHAPE OF WATER Fulfills Every Desire

THE DISASTER ARTIST: Art by Accident

CHILDREN OF THE CORN: King of Corny

WOMAN IN RED: Not Wild about Wilder

GIVEAWAY! Win THE DEFIANT ONES on Blu-ray Courtesy of Universal Pictures

HYPE!: Pacific Northwest Pop Power

LAST FLAG FLYING: Linklater Shows Heart

Austin Film Festival 2017: Best of the Fest

Austin Film Festival 2017: Selected Shorts

Austin Film Festival 2017: DON’T TALK TO IRENE

Austin Film Festival 2017: WILD HONEY

Austin Film Festival 2017: THE DEUCE

Austin Film Festival 2017: PERMANENT

Austin Film Festival 2017: LADY BIRD

Austin Film Festival 2017: Preview

STEP Tugs at Heartstrings and History

Criterion Review: Orson Welles’ OTHELLO

BLADE RUNNER 2049: Five Great Things

BEATRIZ AT DINNER: The Struggle Is Real

THE FLORIDA PROJECT Finds Beauty and Heartache in America’s Forgotten Places

The Impeccable Ridiculousness of KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE

THE MUMMY Plods, Shrieks, Bores

CROWN HEIGHTS: Based on a True Story of Injustice, Heart, and Perseverance

LOGAN LUCKY Lauds Lovable Losers

DETROIT: The Urgency of History

VALERIAN: Space-tastic Summer Fun

Bang, Bam, Boom, BABY DRIVER

Interview: Edgar Wright on BABY DRIVER

RUNAWAY TRAIN: Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop

IT COMES AT NIGHT Is a Controlled Burn

TAMPOPO Is More Than Noodles & Broth

A Dead Mall, an Old Movie, and a Memory

BOSS BABY: Corporate Meets Cute

SXSW 2017: Rod’s Best of the Fest

SXSW 2017: LANE 1974 Explores the Dark Side of Hippiedom

SXSW 2017: THE WORK Is Intense

SXSW 2017: DARA JU Captures the Immigrant Experience

SXSW 2017: Selected Narrative Shorts

SXSW 2017: A BAD IDEA GONE WRONG

SXSW 2017: SONG TO SONG a Web of Music, Austin, and Relationships

FilmStruck Focus: TIME BANDITS

SXSW 2017: Cinapse’s Most Anticipated

ALL NIGHTER: A Dad-Boyfriend Tale With Heart

FilmStruck Focus: The Short Films of Athina Rachel Tsangari

An Ode to PATERSON

Not Enough Treasure Is Found in GOLD

LIVE BY NIGHT: Gangsters Ain’t So Bad

SILENCE Speaks Volumes About a Painful Faith

PASSENGERS Is a Shiny Apple With a Rotten Core

LA LA LAND: A More-Than-A-Musical Musical

ALLIED: A War-Time Love Story With High Stakes

NOCTURNAL ANIMALS: A Disconcerting Tale of Tragedy and Doubt

The Newest ON STORY Book Is a Masterclass in Filmmaking

DOCTOR STRANGE: A Pilgrimage of Fists and Faith

Austin Film Festival 2016: BRAVE NEW JERSEY Brings Back Hope

Austin Film Festival 2016: Are You a PROGAMER?

Austin Film Festival 2016: Who’s the FUNNIEST?

VOYAGE OF TIME on IMAX Takes Big-Screen Beauty to a New Level

THE BIRTH OF A NATION: A Powerful Mixture of Tragedy, History

DWARVENAUT: Dungeons and Dragons All Grown Up

STARVING THE BEAST Finds Universities Hungry For Funds

AUSTIN STORIES Reunion Features Laughs, Learning, Love

MY BODYGUARD: A Light-Hearted Look at a High School Nightmare

If You DON’T BREATHE, It’s BLOOD SIMPLE

Sit Back and Enjoy the Experience That Is MULHOLLAND DRIVE

HELL OR HIGH WATER Premiere: A Texan’s Take on a Texas Tale

SXSW 2016: THE WIRE’s Andre Royo Stars in HUNTER GATHERER, A Universal Urban Tale

SXSW 2016: ANOTHER EVIL is Scary, Quirky Fun

SXSW Film Review: Peace Officer

SXSW Film Review: The Grief of Others

SXSW Film Review: KRISHA

SXSW Film Review: Texas Shorts

Austin Film Festival: Mental Illness in the Movies

Austin Film Festival: A Conversation With Jay Duplass

Austin Film Festival: Science Fiction vs. Science Fact

Austin Film Festival: Setting as a Character

‘Nixon by Nixon’ Goes to the Tape

The Grand Budapest Hotel

A Review

‘FOUND: Photographs of the Rolling Stones’

The GM Steakhouse

Austin’s past in one iconic diner

Off the Bookshelf