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‘The Boy and the Heron’ engulfs audiences in music, stunning visuals, making for new Miyazaki classic

‘The Boy and the Heron’ engulfs audiences in music, stunning visuals, making for new Miyazaki classic

Ryan Ranc, Senior Life&Arts Reporter December 7, 2023

Miyazaki’s latest film, “The Boy and the Heron,” follows a young boy named Mahito after the death of his mother forces him and his father to relocate and start a new life. Upon the discovery of a...

Q&A: ‘The Bikeriders’ AFF red carpet with writer-director Jeff Nichols

Q&A: ‘The Bikeriders’ AFF red carpet with writer-director Jeff Nichols

Mimi Calzada and Ryan Ranc November 30, 2023

Editor Mimi Calzada took to the Austin Film Festival carpet to speak with writer and director Jeff Nichols about his work on “The Bikeriders” and advice for student filmmakers seeking to make a living...

Eli Roth’s ‘Thanksgiving’ is a holiday feast for gorehounds

Eli Roth’s ‘Thanksgiving’ is a holiday feast for gorehounds

Ryan Ranc, Senior Life&Arts Reporter November 30, 2023

Eli Roth’s slasher movie “Thanksgiving” follows a group of teenagers as a festive murderer seeks to take out each of them one-by-one for their involvement in a nightmarish Black Friday tragedy the...

New Ottessa Moshfegh film adaptation, ‘Eileen,’ serves Hitchockian thriller, beautiful cinematography

New Ottessa Moshfegh film adaptation, ‘Eileen,’ serves Hitchockian thriller, beautiful cinematography

Trisha Dasgupta, Associate Life&Arts Editor November 29, 2023

In a bare 1960s Boston suburb, not much grows but obsession for Eileen Dunlop, the main character of “Eileen,” the new thriller based on Ottessa Moshfegh’s award-winning book of the same name. Starring...

International films to watch this winter

International films to watch this winter

Minza Mirza, Senior Life&Arts Reporter November 29, 2023

Content Warning: This article contains descriptions of movies with graphic footage   Whether it’s the Texas sun still scorching or the glistening snow covering the bustling streets, this time...

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Disney’s ‘Wish’ feels uninspired, rushed

Kaeli Kampschmidt, General Life&Arts Reporter November 27, 2023

Disney celebrated its 100th anniversary with “Wish,” the story of a young girl named Asha and a sorcerer-king who battle over the wishes sent to the king by village members. Asha yearns to get her...

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Emerald Fennell talks mirrors, chemistry in ‘Saltburn’

Mimi Calzada, Life&Arts Editor November 27, 2023

Despite a late-November release, Emerald Fennell’s “Saltburn” has quickly become one of the year’s most talked-about movies, already generating Oscar buzz. Ahead of the film’s screening at Austin...

‘Napoleon’ brings back sprawling historical epics in glorious fashion

‘Napoleon’ brings back sprawling historical epics in glorious fashion

Atahan Koksoy, General Life&Arts Reporter November 17, 2023

Content warning: this review features mentions of intimate partner violence. Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon,” about the life of Napoleon Bonaparte (Joaquin Phoenix), marks a triumphant return for sprawling,...

‘The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes’ illustrates Snow’s journey to head gamemaker

‘The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes’ illustrates Snow’s journey to head gamemaker

Isabella Capuchino, General Life&Arts Reporter November 17, 2023

Based on Suzanne Collins’ prequel to her esteemed “Hunger Games” trilogy, “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,” set during the 10th annual Hunger Games, follows 18-year-old...

UT alumna Lady Bird Johnson’s voice lives on through diary recordings in new Hulu documentary

UT alumna Lady Bird Johnson’s voice lives on through diary recordings in new Hulu documentary

Flora Farr, General Life&Arts Reporter November 16, 2023

Through her own gentle narration, the newly released Hulu documentary “The Lady Bird Diaries” gives an inside look into Claudia Alta “Lady Bird” Johnson’s time behind White House doors. Director...

Q&A: ‘Grapefruit,’ independent filmmaking with Chase Joliet, Steph Barkley

Q&A: ‘Grapefruit,’ independent filmmaking with Chase Joliet, Steph Barkley

Ryan Ranc, Senior Life&Arts Reporter November 16, 2023

Austin Film Festival opens the door for independent filmmakers to show off their passion for storytelling. The Daily Texan sat down with Chase Joliet (writer, director and star) and Steph Barkley (star)...

‘The Holdovers’ comes as a handsomely-told dramedy with a trio of top-notch performances

‘The Holdovers’ comes as a handsomely-told dramedy with a trio of top-notch performances

Matthew Collier, General Life&Arts Reporter November 13, 2023

A Christmas-centric comedy-drama, “The Holdovers” follows disgruntled history teacher Paul Hunham (Paul Giamatti) as he struggles to take care of a group of students left at their prep school over...

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