Join me tonight for the way to kick off the spooky season - watching two horror icons face off against each other on the screens at the Violet Crown Cinema! With hosts Eric and Wright and prizes for the crowd, this is not to be missed.

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Always great to review stuff with Martin Thomas and now we have the pleasure of his daughter Guinevere joining us as well as we talk about more Fantastic Fest stuff!

Tonight! I shall actually be there in my triumphant return to the real world after being at Fantastic Fest. Come out and see me, clink some glasses, have some pizza, and enjoy the heavy-metal horror that is Black Roses and the exquisite and deadly charms of the hostess Roxy Midnite! At Violet Crown!

Solid actioner from Indonesia but could have used less shaky-cam. With top-notch performers and choreographers, there's no reason to use it.

I adored this super-dark horror and you should really see it in the theater if supernatural stuff freaks you out like it does me. One of the best horror films of the year and coming out very soon.

J-Horror from the 90s that ends up more like Indonesian horror by the end. I liked it but it's not a must-see.

Surprisingly, this was my jam. Switches up a lot of the story to make it a Christmas Dexter with a 'chosen one' trope. I would watch a tv series continuation of this for sure. Plus, LOTS of Nazi killing.

This was not for me. At all. Pretty lame.

One of the other best films to play this years fest. What starts as a nerdy horror comedy ends up as a seriously frightening monkey's paw story where the protagonist is the moral antagonist and you root for the antagonist to come out okay (even though they are TERRIFYING and deserve awards)

Well this was tense. One of the best performances by Rose Byrne of her career. For moms who are beyond stressed out.

Killer shark, WWI soldiers on a Raft....good times.

One of the absolute best films to play Fantastic Fest this year. An Italian romantic family foodie dramedy mixed with an A+ (and I MEAN A+) Chinese action film that somehow works so well, it can only be described as EPIC.

Super-solid balls-to-the-wall sequel that is somehow even bloodier and hysterically implausible than the original.

I think this is a very good film. The fact that it's the first Anderson film I liked a lot since There Will Be Blood was nice, since I was expecting otherwise. I don't think it's the masterpiece that some are saying, I think he just wanted to make a fun film, and he succeeded.

Another Lanthimos film I dug. Surprised to see that Plemons is the best here (and the best in his career I would say) but everyone is good.

I dug most of this. Sam Rockwell is so good in it and the idea of doing a dystopian sci-fi satire the way they do is solid and quite funny. But it doesn't totally work.

We reviewed this film about Austin Public Access television in the 80s and 90s and of course, I had to invite my bud Martin Thomas and his daughter Guinevere Thomas to discuss the times. Because we used to be on a popular show on there, dontcha know.

Just a whiff. Some of the most ham-handed metaphorical horror stuff I've ever come across. It's a skip.

More like a big bunch of bullshit. I tend to LOVE magical realism romance films and this did not work for me at all. Some of my other critics were quite taken with it though. This is why I cannot trust anyone.

Always fun doing these home release shows with @gholson.bsky.social and we get to explain (again) why you should really go out of your way to watch a "Baby Assassins" movie.

I was both deeply amused and moved by this terrific film that had both such a great script and really inventive cinematography.

I was not sure this could be pulled off. It's a conversation film punctuated by occasional bloody deaths. But to our surprise, it's quite captivating.

This was totally my shizz. Both fun and super-dark. AND it has an awesome cat all the way through. Four stars.

John Gholson and I take on home releases in a mixed bag of stuff (except for The Stuff which I adore) and a reconsideration of the Connery Bond films from a new 4k set.

Get tickets to see the OneOfUs produced screening of The Frighteners as part of the Roxy Horror Picture Show series at the Violet Crown Cinema. Roxy Midnite will be on hand to introduce the film and give some prizes. September 3rd at 7pm!

People should go to jail for this.

Jeff and @chriscoxcritic.bsky.social are climbing the corporate ladder today on The Dojo using nothing but the power of INDISCRIMINATE VIOLENCE as they do their best to Stick It to the Stickman right here on RAGE SELECT! www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5ux...

The BLOCKHEADS ARE COMING today on The Dojo but not to worry, because @chriscoxcritic.bsky.social and Jeff are here to ricochet their way to VICTORY in Kill the Brickman right here on RAGE SELECT! youtu.be/5a1zA5fm-aU

With all the quirky small-town characters, but none (except Honey) with the sense that they have interesting inner lives, but only seem to exist to be quirky small-town characters. Like someone else tried to make a Coen brothers film but didn't understand how. And yet, it's by Ethan Coen. Not great.

Just don't. But if you enjoy a bit of schadenfreude, you can listen to our review.

Although I'm not on the review (had a super-early morning the next day) I feel the need to pimp our excellent audio review of "Weapons", the next film by the guy who brought us "Barbarian" and I'm happy to report there is no sophomore slump in effect. Great stuff.

I am not on this review but I did see it. Overall, not bad slasher-horror entertainment, even if it isn't exactly breaking any new ground in the genre. I will bitch a bit about the end which does that 'wagging the finger at the very audience watching it for enjoying it' thing that drives me crazy.

Wright and I discover that Steppenwolf and Sugar Hill are great hidden gems, marvel at 4ks of Dark City and Brazil, finally weigh in on Sinners, and more. Love doing this show.

Much to my surprise, this was delightful. 3-5 huge belly laughs, hundreds of chuckles.

Finally, the Fantastic Four done correctly. I really dug this. Best MCU film since "Spider-Man: No Way Home" for my money. Love that retro-futurism and the real bond between the family.

Man, this was just abysmal

I wish I liked this more. Or it had been about 40 minutes shorter at least. Great performances and cinematography though.

I'm not on this review (but there is a link on the page to one I am on), but this crazed, psychedelic, time travel comedy might become a major cult phenom. If you take the time to seek it out and watch it like it deserves, it might.

It's a BLAST FROM THE PAST for @chriscoxcritic.bsky.social and Jeff today on The Dojo as they try and recall the skills needed to pay the bills of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 right here on RAGE SELECT! youtu.be/WfrHYless0A

I wasn't on this particular review. Personally I thought this was a huge letdown compared to the first one. And a 'to be continued' ending...booo

James Gunn's take on the character isn't quite the wacky GOTG take we're used to from him, but the Gunn Goofiness does get in the way sometimes and it's just a bit overstuffed. It still works better than we've seen (in film) for the character than anything in quite a while.

Everyone in Austin reading this should come to One Man's Trash Presents: Tammy and the T-Rex tonight at the Violet Crown Cinema at 7pm. Hosts Wright and Eric will be introducing the film with comedy and prizes and I will apparently have to do something other than just drink my beer which I resent.

Just junky. Not a TOTAL write-off but it's certainly not good.

This film needs to be on your radar as writer/debut director/star Eva Victor is obviously a MAJOR new talent. She has delivered a wonderful, sophisticated, and even funny film about the long-term recovery from sexual assault trauma. A must-see for 2025.

Outside of Pitt's usual charisma and the 'closest you're gonna get to being a F1 driver simulation (at least in IMAX)' I thought this was pretty bad and was genuinely surprised that many of my friends liked it.

I did not expect to enjoy this as much as I did. Honestly, I had a blast. It's certainly not horror, it's action-comedy that leans heavily on the structure of Terminator 2 but it definitely finds it's own super-fun things to do with it.

Tomorrow night, Roxy Midnite brings Hell to Earth with her hosting the Sam Raimi classic "Drag Me To Hell" at the Violet Crown Cinema in Austin at 7pm. Again, my plea to come see it is reiterated as if I can keep these screenings that I produce filling up, I might just get promoted at my job.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_C... Pretty sure this guy is about to get up to something real bad.