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J.R. 'Bob' Dobbs and the Church of the Subgenius
Time to get slack once again with the bizarro Austin anti-cult
"...wave sensibilities and tropes in music, film, and pop culture. It was an in-joke with a half-serious punchline...."

Oct. 16, 2020 Movie Review by Steve Davis

You Don't Nomi
Should you re-assess Showgirls? No, but that's not what's happening here?
"...dozens more. McHale definitely creates an exploration of a cultural - or at least cult - phenomenon that feels..."

Aug. 21, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Committing Random Acts of Violence With Jay Baruchel
Exploring our thirst for horror in his deconstructionist horror
"...To Train Your Dragon movies, and had just penned cult smashmouth hockey comedy Goon. When they started writing, he..."

Aug. 19, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Relic
Senility and the supernatural in this nerve-wracking Australian horror
"...Really, in recent years, it's been Relic and slow-burn cult favorite The Taking of Deborah Logan, and that's pretty..."

July 10, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Irresistible
"Can't we all just get along?"-style political comedy from The Daily Show veterans
"...Bill Clinton, and George Bush, and Donald Trump. The cult of anti-intellectualism, that the outsider is the cure to..."

June 26, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Shirley
Elizabeth Moss gets in the head of the Haunting of Hill House author
"...of a local student), female intimacy and obsession, the cult of personality, and the life/death sentence of traditional domestic..."

June 5, 2020 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Wolf House
Chilean found footage animation is a technical miracle
"...the allure of fascism, of the seductive power of cult leaders and how they undermine the self-confidence of their..."

May 29, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Sátántangó
Bela Tarr's marathon exploration of evil and inertia in a small town, gorgeously restored
"...than the camera, in a shot that would be difficult enough with people. Did I mention the thing about..."

April 24, 2020 Movie Review by Spencer Parsons

The Lodge
Icy melding of horror and religion is cool, not chilling
"...but they add strands of faith and religion, meshing cult beliefs with cabin fever, and the interplay of innocence..."

Feb. 14, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Sonata
Musical mystery in this Gothic romance
"...we haven't even got to the ancient French Satanic cult, the hidden symbols, the locked rooms, the housekeeper who..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
The saga ends … in fan service
"...Star Destroyers (don’t ask how) with his new death cult of engineers, and has offered them to Ren if..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Rob Zombie Resurrects the Firefly Family for 3 From Hell
Here to do the devil's work: Director talks how being cool is no excuse
"...But 15 years later, they've become their own weird cult of personality themselves. Well, that just plays into what..."

Sept. 13, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
Something something family something. The unkillable franchise lumbers on.
"...proto-cyborg who has given himself entirely over to the cult’s cause. While Elba may never be given the opportunity..."

Aug. 2, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

aGLIFF 2019 Announces Full Lineup, Including Trixie Mattel Documentary
Gay Chorus Deep South to open jampacked fest schedule
"...a father's barely-hidden homosexuality, a mother's indoctrination into a cult, and a daughter's resentment towards both her parents. As..."

July 17, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Midsommar Madness
The obsessions of Ari Aster illuminated in his folk horror hit
"...His second film – after the surprise success of occult horror Hereditary – places the strained relationship of college..."

July 12, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

El Chicano
A new superhero for the Latinx community (and everyone else)
"...Joe Carnahan is a favorite among genre fans. With cult classics like The Grey and Smokin’ Aces on his..."

May 10, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Beach Bum
Fear and loathing in Florida with Korine and Matthew McConaughey
"...in Las Vegas, and may be destined for similar cult status – only for those who can stomach Korine’s..."

March 29, 2019 Movie Review by Dan Gentile

Mercy Black
Viral horror faces the reality of childhood crimes
"...and for all of Egerton's textual nods to the cult of Slender Man, that particular subplot in this film..."

March 29, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Q&A: Michael Moorcock Plays Hawkwind
Sci-fi author joins two-day tribute to space rocker
"...band Deep Fix, and wrote lyrics for Blue Öyster Cult...."

March 28, 2019 Music Post by Michael Toland

FP2: Beats of Rage
Mad Max meets Dance Dance Revolution in a microbudget beatdown
"...that only a film that wants to be a cult favorite can be, and it didn’t seem to set..."

Feb. 22, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Replicas
What hath science wrought? A dull cloning thriller, that's what.
"...a strange period of liminal existence, poised somewhere between cult successes and VOD oddities. What divides them is how..."

Jan. 18, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Other Worlds Austin Hits The Dead Center
Sci-fi and horror film fest adds centerpiece film and more
"...allegory which is finally (after 35 years) gaining the cult fanbase it richly deserves. OWA Founder and Artistic Director..."

Oct. 20, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Song of Sway Lake
Period family drama is evocative, if sometimes lacking in clarity
"...Still, director and co-writer Ari Gold (director of the cult film Adventures of Power and the award-winning short “Helicopter”)..."

Sept. 21, 2018 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
"...Stuart Harmon's documentary about child gold miners in Ghana; cult psycho-thriller The Dark Red; amnesia shocker Undercliffe; and Love..."

Sept. 12, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Crime Month: Investigating True Crime on Netflix
Which shows deliver the criminal goods and are worth the watch
"...the previously mentioned emotional heavy-hitters) as it follows a “cult” (I prefer “religious sect”) that moves from India to..."

July 25, 2018 Arts Post by Danielle White

Hitler's Hollywood
The Third Reich's cinematic propaganda machine exposed
"...visual representation about what was really happening in a culture, he asks through narrator Udo Kier; What do these..."

July 13, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

First Concert: Matt Muñoz
Cactus Cafe manager Matt Muñoz revisits his first concert in El Paso: Van Halen
"...all culminated with a crazy opening band for the Cult by the name of Guns N' Roses in '87...."

June 29, 2018 Music Feature

Recommended Live Music for the Weekend
Garage rock, indie-pop, funk, and more
"...Amyl & the Sniffers. – Michael Toland Blue Öyster Cult..."

June 22, 2018 Events Post by The Music Staff

99 Austin Acts at SXSW Music
Support the home team!
"...performance art. These days he leans electronic, taking a pop-culture-smashing approach to dance music that's frenetic, cheeky, and just..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature

Living Among Us
Bloodless vampire found footage should stay in the shadows
"...more interesting story than the attempts by their blood cult elders (led by Sadler, still probably best known as..."

Feb. 2, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

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