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I Love Boosters Review: What a Coup

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By Joe Gross
| The Austin Chronicle
A booster is a person who jacks from the retail And sells it in the hood for dirt-cheap resale – “I Love Boosters!,” The Coup If we have learned anything from Coup frontman Boots Riley’s brief-but-bananapants filmography, it’s that he loves Marx, surrealism, and Oakland. As in his still-amazing debut Sorry to Bother You, he staples all three together in his second feature as writer and director, the chaotic, often very funny I Love Boosters.
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SXSW Film Review: Serling

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By Joe Gross
| The Austin Chronicle
Rod Serling remains one of the coolest human beings ever involved in the medium of television. The general public in 2026, of course, continues to know him best as the creator, host, and executive producer of the legendary and beloved sci-fi/fantasy show The Twilight Zone, which aired from 1959 to 1964 and continues to inspire a devout cult. Even with them in mind, it’s tough to know who Jonah Tulis’ Serling is for. It’s a pleasure to look at, certainly.
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SXSW Film Review: Phoenix Jones: The Rise and Fall of a Real Life Superhero

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By Joe Gross
| The Austin Chronicle
In his 2011 book Supergods: Our World in the Age of the Superhero, legendary comic book writer Grant Morrison posits the idea that technology, desire, and societal conditions would prompt the rise of real-life superheroes. After all, there were already small pockets of folks putting on costumes and patrolling their neighborhoods; add technology and maybe you are getting to something that approximates superpowers (or at least a low-rent Iron Man or something).
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