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Blink Twice
R 102 min.
In her directorial debut, Zoë Kravitz delivers a distinctive, post-#MeToo thriller
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Between the Temples
R 111 min.
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A widower cantor and a septuagenarian bat mitzvah student forge an unlikely friendship
Caligula: The Ultimate Cut
NR 178 min.
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New cut reveals Gore Vidal's original vision of debauchery, majesty, and brutality in Ancient Rome
The Crow
R 111 min.
Comic book reboot about a musician who is murdered, resurrected, and ready to seek all kinds of revenge
Decoded
NR 158 min.
Mandarin-language thriller about a math genius enlisted to work as a wartime code breaker
The Other Laurens
NR 117 min.
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Lackluster Belgian neo-noir about a PI investigating his dead twin's sudden death
Strange Darling
R 96 min.
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Nothing is what it seems when a twisted one-night stand spirals into a serial killer’s vicious murder spree
First-Run Movies
Alien: Romulus
R 119 min.
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Fede Alvarez speed runs through earlier Alien films in this uninspired sequel
Borderlands
PG-13 101 min.
Eli Roth directs this futuristic quest caper based on the best-selling video game
Cuckoo
R 102 min.
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Euphoria’s Hunter Schafer stars in this thriller set at a resort in rural Bavaria
Despicable Me 4
PG 94 min.
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Former supervillain-turned-Anti-Villain-League agent Gru returns
Good One
R 90 min.
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A divorced dad and his teenage daughter go on a disastrous backpacking trip
Harold and the Purple Crayon
PG 90 min.
The beloved children's picture book is mined for a live-action family film
Inside Out 2
PG 96 min.
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The inner life of now-teenager Riley gets complicated when Anxiety takes a turn at the wheel
It Ends With Us
PG-13 130 min.
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Mostly sensitive look at domestic abuse, based on Colleen Hoover's bestselling novel
Longlegs
R 101 min.
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Nicolas Cage goes big in this nerve-racking and dour excursion into diabolical terror
MaXXXine
R 104 min.
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Triumphant third installment in Ti West's cinematic slasher-horror series
My Penguin Friend
PG 97 min.
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Jean Reno forges a bond with a penguin named DinDim in this touching family film
Sing Sing
R 107 min.
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Colman Domingo gives a radiant performance in this drama about incarcerated men finding community and purpose in acting
Sirocco and the Kingdom of Winds
NR 80 min.
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Seussian fairy tale from GKIDS about two sisters who turn into cats
Skincare
R 94 min.
Elizabeth Banks plays a celeb aesthetician undone when a rival guns for her business
Twisters
PG-13 122 min.
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Pale imitation of what made the original such an unexpected smash of a disaster movie
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Chungking Express (1994)
First off – if you leave this film without the song “California Dreamin’” stuck in your head for a week, then you are a much stronger person than me and I’m more than a little jealous. Second off, this Wong Kar-wai tone poem shows slips of life full of his typical yearning. Two romantic-ish stories spiral around each other, choppy naturalistic storytelling that inspired filmmakers from Quentin Tarantino to Sofia Coppola. Luxuriate in the incredibly specific and stylish frames created by a master of his craft. – Cat McCarrey Read a full review of Chungking Express.Sat., Aug. 24 -
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Roman Holiday (1953)
The title card read “And Introducing Audrey Hepburn.” It was actually her eighth appearance onscreen, but her first American picture (shot entirely on location in Rome), and the whole world went wild for her. With her Continental upbringing – her mother was a Dutch baroness – and trained dancer’s elegance, Hepburn was more than plausible playing a princess; more delightful was her natural impishness. When Princess Ann goes rogue and ignores her royal duties for 24 hours, she falls in love with an American journalist played by Gregory Peck – oh, and gets a killer haircut along the way. Perfectly charming. – Kimberley JonesAug. 22, 24-25, & 28
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PRISM 37: aGLIFF’s LGBTQ Film Festival (2024)
First: aGLIFF stands for All Genders, Lifestyles, and Identities Film Festival. Second: This is the longest-running film festival in Austin, Texas. Now that you’ve got the basic facts, you’re more than ready to enjoy five full days of film screenings, Q&As, panels, and parties hosted by aGLIFF. Highlights include opening night, where a red carpet reception at AFS Cinema precedes Rent Free, screening for its Southwest premiere; directed by Fernando Andrés, this Austin-set dramedy follows best friends Ben and Jordan trying to survive the rapidly changing city. There’s also aGLIFF’s Queer Black Voices dinner where winners of the Queer Black Voices Fund – æryka jourdaine hollis o’neil, Brandon R. Nicholas, Deshon Leek – will have their films screened. Grab your badge or individual tickets for this year’s fest at agliff.com/prism-37. – James ScottAug. 21-25Various locations
