This year’s South by Southwest shows an impressive amount of female directed films, from narrative to documentary. Women and Hollywood reports that 60 percent of films set to premiere at SXSW are...

“Captain Marvel” had a big weight on its shoulders. It’s the first Marvel film in the 11-year-old comic film series’ to feature a superheroine lead. But no worries — this...

This year’s Academy Awards nominees included no females in the Best Director category. It’s nothing new. Since the first Academy Awards in 1929, only five women have been nominated for Best...

While Hollywood has recently been calling for female representation in the industry, director Catherine Hardwicke has rooted for change for years. Since 2003, Hardwicke has written and directed major...

“Ralph Breaks the Internet” is Disney’s latest hit following the lovable duo Ralph and Vanellope as they venture from Litwak’s arcade to the internet. While Ralph is the titular...

"Ralph Breaks the Internet” is the sequel to the 2012 hit “Wreck-It Ralph.” The latest installment follows the lovable duo Ralph and Vanellope as they venture from Litwak’s...

The creators of “Wreck-It Ralph” were ambitious with their move from the small atmosphere of Litwak’s arcade to the vast world of the internet, but it paid off. “Wreck-It Ralph”...

Día de los Muertos is a time for celebrating loved ones through food, altars, music and now improv.  Hosted at Austin’s Hideout Theatre, the fully-improvised show “La Vida...

Recently, actor and Austinite Zane Holtz led his team toward enemy lines, meticulously crawling through the trees and mud on the fields of Camp Mabry. But it’s not a movie he’s in — it’s...

Amanda Kramer’s debut feature film “Ladyworld” explores female hysteria and friendships in a refreshing and unsettling way. During a birthday party, eight girls are barricaded inside...

Hosted at the Alamo Drafthouse on South Lamar, this year’s Fantastic Fest had such an amazing movie lineup that it was hard to narrow down. So, in no particular order, here are some of our favorites. The...

Director Luca Guadagnino casts a spell with the latest “Suspiria” film that is equal parts horrifying and entrancing. Guadagnino’s take on the tale of dancing witches isn’t so...

 After a wearisome number of sequels, writers Danny McBride, Jeff Fradley and David Gordon Green decide to take a stab at a new “Halloween.”  In an attempt to create a fresh, yet...

When the “Insatiable” trailer premiered in August, it sparked a large social media backlash toward the show’s display of a fat-shaming narrative. Within weeks, an online petition to cancel...

If you get at least one thing from “The Predator,” it’s definitely a good laugh. Written and directed by Shane Black, who played Hawkins in the original 1987 “Predator,”...

Netflix has had its hits and misses with rom-coms, and with Noah Centineo and Shannon Purser onboard, “Sierra Burgess is a Loser” had a lot of online hype. Despite the excited anticipation,...

Texas summers are known to be incredibly hot, so when it comes to summer fun, swimming is one of the best ways to stay cool. But with so many places to swim, picking a place may seem overwhelming, or maybe...

From the very start, “Christopher Robin,” sets itself apart from past stories of Winnie the Pooh and his pals by taking a more subdued, “Hook-like” approach to remind jaded adults...

Focused on pushing genre-defying art and queer- and female-led filmmaking, the first-ever Contrast Film Festival premiered in Austin this past weekend. Founded by Homo Arigato film series organizers...

There’s been a disturbance in a fandom in a galaxy not so far, far away. For more than 40 years and counting, “Star Wars” has been a huge part of pop culture. Last December, “The...

When you think of summer camp, you may envision playing games, doing arts and crafts or going for a swim, but one group has been doing something a bit more virtual. Earlier this summer, a group of four...