Austin Film Fest ’18 Review: A Woman Running Afoul of the Law Leads to Fascinating Places in “For the Birds”
In order to protect her flock, one woman defiantly flies solo in this riveting documentary.
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Austin Film Fest ’18 Interview: Eli Powers on the Bovine Intervention of “Holy Moses”
The director talks about his clever short starring Amanda Seyfried, Philip Ettinger and Thomas Sadoski in which one wonders if they're in th...
Austin Film Fest ’18 Review: An Apocalypse Hits Home in Stephen & Alexa Kinigopoulos’ Stirring Drama “Fishbowl”
A trio of sisters brace for the worst when their father comes to believe the end is nigh in this ferocious feature debut.
Austin Film Fest ’18 Review: “The Amaranth” Never Grows Old
A fun thriller contemplates the paranoia that comes with the potential to prolong life well beyond its natural expiration date.
Austin Film Fest ’16 Review: An Alien Encounter Brings Out a Lively Human Comedy in “Brave New Jersey”
Jody Lambert's sweet directorial debut imagines the panic that swept up a sleepy town when Orson Welles' "War of the Worlds" broadcast sugge...
Austin Film Fest ’16 Interview: Frank Stiefel on Going for the Ride in “Heaven is a Traffic Jam on the 405”
The director of the compelling documentary short talks about normalizing mental illness and profiling an extraordinary artist.
AFF ’14 Interview: Jennifer Harlow, Lindsay Burdge & Matthew Newton on the Entrancing “Sideways Light”
On making the tense supernatural thriller and how it almost went to the dogs.
AFF ’14 Interview: Jay Martin, Luke Mitchell and Zane Holtz on Sweating Out “Seven Minutes”
On making a film as meticulously as its characters plan a heist that serves as its plot.
AFF ’14 Interview: Michael Dunaway & Tara Wood on the Right Time to Celebrate “21 Years: Richard Linklater”
On giving the "Boyhood" auteur his due with a career-spanning conversation with his collaborators.
Review: Purnell, Greenwood Warm Up the Cool Survival Tale “Wildlike”
Ella Purnell and Bruce Greenwood shine in an Alaskan-set adventure that resists taking the obvious route.
