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Aliens in Russia: Inside Sputnik
Director Egor Abramenko explores the Soviet myth of heroes
"...can remember exactly when he fell in love with science fiction. He said, "It was 1996, and I was..."

Aug. 14, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Spaceship Earth
Science or stunt? The bizarre true story of Biosphere 2
"...a mixture of eco-idealism, hippy commune life, and classic enviro-sci-fi drama Silent Running, he created Biosphere 2, a three-acre..."

May 8, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Gets Latest Apatow, Snowpiercer Premiere
Huge lineup includes new docs on St. Vincent, Ozzy, Zappa
"...Jean-Marc Rochette's 1982 graphic novel Le Transperceneige). And talking sci-fi and anticipation, Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland and..."

Jan. 15, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

ATX Film News: Fundraisers and a Special Delivery Scare Package
Is Austin giving the world the next Game of Thrones?
"...the centerpiece film for the Under Worlds strand at science-fiction film fest Other Worlds. The festival (formerly known as..."

Nov. 29, 2019 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

Austin Horror Anthology Scare Package Comes Home For Other Worlds
Laughs and screams in Under Worlds center piece film
"...debut next month as part of the Other Worlds science fiction film festival...."

Nov. 12, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Levitation Live Shot: Black Mountain, Kikagaku Moyo, Stonefield
Sci-fi stomp with hair blowback
"...ballast as a six-string blitzkrieg ricocheted behind her to sci-fi keyboard flourishes...."

Nov. 9, 2019 Music Post by Alejandra Ramirez

Terminator: Dark Fate
Sarah Connor and the T-800 remain the best components of SF franchise
"...times – the lo-fi original, and the defining 1990s action/sci-fi hybrid, Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Then there's the surprisingly..."

Nov. 1, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Other Worlds SF Festival Is in The Honeymoon Phase
Project Greenlight title will be closing night film
"...you ready for a commitment? Other Worlds, Austin's dedicated science fiction genre film festival, has just announced its first..."

Oct. 17, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Wen Ren’s End-of-the-World Drama Last Sunrise Found Its Spark in China
Light in the dark
"...premiere this week as part of the Other Worlds science-fiction film festival's year-round programming. However, this cosmic calamity is..."

July 19, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Stream the Synth-Pocalypse on Pinkish Black’s Concept Unification
Texan twosome shares new LP and email Q&A
"...Concept Unification reminded me of him – and Seventies sci-fi flicks like Logan’s Run or something. What are the..."

June 20, 2019 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Great Feckin' Depression of Seamus O'Doherty
Th' dark-eyed Dubliner & his ginger mog: Captured by Austin's Izzi Ross
"...to my more detailed comic route, maybe explore some sci-fi or fantasy. I love slice-of-life stuff, but I’m really..."

June 12, 2019 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Star Wars Satire ¡Estar Guars! Gets Laughs and Gets Political
Latino Comedy Project takes on planetary issues
"...for their love of Star Wars and stay for sci-fi stories with a Latinx bent...."

May 1, 2019 Arts Post by Savannah J Salazar

Hellboy
Hellboy is back, and this time he's R-rated
"...his time as series creator and writer on quirky sci-fi dramedy Eureka, and Harbour's Hellboy doesn't feel too removed..."

April 19, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

SXSW VR Cinema: Eleven Eleven
Are they gonna make it to the ship or, more likely, die?
"...So this is a sci-fi adventure story from showrunner Mehrad Noori and his talented..."

March 14, 2019 SXSW Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

FP2: Beats of Rage
Mad Max meets Dance Dance Revolution in a microbudget beatdown
"...set up a film, but at least microbudget postapocalyptic sci-fi dance-off FP2 is honest...."

Feb. 22, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Festival Films You Haven't Seen Yet
From charming zombies to pompous actors, 10 films to seek in 2019
"...great indie film cities, and Mike Blizzard's exhaustive and fascinating visual history of how Austin makes movies, and what..."

Jan. 11, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Chronicle Recommends: Seasons Beatings
Our top picks for holiday movies with a twist
"...wheel chair, watching Poltergeist no less), Chuck Jones, Fifties sci-fi sci-guy Kenneth Tobey, a Triffid, and that guy Dick..."

Dec. 6, 2018 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

Finding The Wrong Todd at Other Worlds Austin
Rob Schulbaum sees double in his new film
"...you know" may seem tough to apply to dimension-hopping science fiction. Yet when writer/director Rob Schulbaum started scripting The..."

Dec. 7, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Triggering a Time Trap
Ben Foster and Mark Dennis on the Hill Country sci-fi flick
"...South Pole, it became the root of his new science fiction film Time Trap...."

Nov. 9, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Time Trap
Time-bending thriller needed more, well, time
"...stick in the mud, but I need my horror sci-fi to be just as woke as any other type..."

Nov. 9, 2018 Movie Review by Danielle White

Texas Book Festival 2018
"...Alternate Realities: Sci-Fi in 2018 with (l-r) John Scalzi (The Consuming Fire),..."

Oct. 29, 2018 Photo Gallery

The Predator
The Predator needs an editor
"...How do you reboot a sci-fi franchise that’s had more than a few false starts?..."

Sept. 14, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Mandy
Nicolas Cage is stunning in this hallucinogenic revenger
"...its Austin premiere at Fantastic Fest. That trippy, futuristic, sci-fi head-scratcher may have left some audience members wondering who..."

Sept. 14, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Out of Bounds Comedy Festival 2018
"...Cupholders, and NYC's X Plus One: The Improvised 1940s Sci-Fi Radio Show..."

Sept. 4, 2018 Photo Gallery

Fireworks
Teen anime adds parallel timelines to a Romeo and Juliet plot.
"...time, and that’s done by doubling down on the mystical/sci-fi component, and the visual possibilities of high-budget anime...."

July 6, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Hill Country Film Festival Brings Movie Magic to Small-Town Texas
Hollywood meets Fredericksburg
"...be had in small-town Texas. With everything from high-energy sci-fi to documentaries about the reality of immigration, the HCFF..."

April 27, 2018 Screens Feature by Mae Hamilton

You Were Never Really Here
Joaquin Phoenix and Lynne Ramsay renew the revenger's tragedy.
"...a year in which everyone has half-joked that every sci-fi property is a stealth Cloverfield sequel, Ramsay (Ratcatcher, Morvern..."

April 13, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Six New Shows to Distract Yourself With This Year
Your 2018 TV preview
"...the titular alienist (the Victorian expression for the burgeoning science of criminal psychology). Dr. Laszlo Kreizler (Daniel Brühl) is..."

Jan. 27, 2018 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Reach for the Skyline
Other Worlds Austin Film Festival goes above and Beyond
"...brawl? Would Arnie get the better of JCVD? Now sci-fi flick Beyond Skyline pitches two cult fighters – The..."

Dec. 8, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Geostorm
It's not just a storm, it's a ...
"...U.S. President Palma (Garcia) and mouthy sci-guy/project director Jake Lawson (Butler) are on the case, as..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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