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Ullom swiftly sets up the rules and rhythm of the film—both the car and the characters have no need for fuel—and cleverly spins out a story covering years in the microcosm of a two-lane highway. It’s a conceit that relies on the strength of its characters, and his protagonists are well-suited to that challenge, their relationships with each other round out what might be an otherwise sparse film.

The dinosaurs themselves are a highlight, particularly set against cinematography from Mitchell’s longtime collaborator Mike Gioulakis, and there are plenty of nice touches with the ‘80s set and production design.

So that’s the kind of movie this is. It’s kind of gross, intermittently funny, and ultimately a little bleak. As far as road trip comedies go, it’s just okay. There’s a lack of chemistry between Franco and Jackson Jr. that this kind of movie depends on. Their banter never really flows that well, and they never totally click as two guys who need to come together despite their shortcomings.

9/8 Tuesday Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind | Regal I would be so scared of those bugs. Friday Night Lights | Flix Brewhouse Everyone knows someone who was an extra in this or the TV show. THIS IS NOT A FILM | Austin Film Society Jafar Panahi beats the censors. HIS HOUSE | HYPERREAL FILM CLUB Presented by Parallel Lens. New film series paring Austin filmmakers with filmmakers around the world. J Manzo’s short “The Evangelist” will also play.

Hope’s entire story structure is built around the idea of shooting first and asking questions later. The first hour or so is a relentless assault as Beom Seok endlessly runs around Hope Harbor trying to even get a glimpse of the creature he’s dealing with, and once the assault concludes, the rest of the movie is spent trying to figure out what the hell happened and why this creature attacked Hope Harbor in the first place.

It’s hard to remember now, but before Tom Cruise decided that hanging off the Burj Khalifa and the sides of airplanes was the proper way to entertain his audience, for the first 25 years of his career, the actor had been focused on director and auteur driven projects. However, with the release of the seemingly final Mission: Impossible movie last year, it seems the action heavy chapter might finally be coming to a close and a new one beginning with Digger, directed by Alejandro G.

With the framing device of the interrogation, the mystery that kicks off this tale of passion never quite goes away, but the movie is more of an erotic romantic comedy than the erotic thriller it could be. The interrogating officers are Margaret Cho and Johnny Knoxville, turning in surprisingly reserved performances in roles that are essentially extended cameos, but it’s still nice to see them over a pair of unknowns. Despite the jarring intro, this is not a tale of tragedy.

Rumors and speculations about odd independent cinema are an industry of their own within film fandom, allowing something dismissed or critically panned to continue to find audiences, usually those drawn to its “you have to see it to believe it” allure. If you are in Austin, Texas and seeing something like After Last Season, a film that was requested destroyed by its own distributor, chances are you are at a Weird Wednesday screening down at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar.

This screening was part of the Alamo Drafthouse’s Weird Wednesday series. For upcoming shows, click here. We find these truths to be self-evident: Sex, drugs, and rock and roll. Especially if you’re the kind of rock-and-roller who finds themselves at a Weird Wednesday screening of the 1985 Japanese rock musical, The Legend of the Stardust Brothers. It’s impossible to start this review without acknowledging the long shadow that MTV cast across the pop culture landscape of the 1980s and beyond.

Insidious has grown to be one of the most dependable modern horror franchises. While no entry has reached the pantheon of modern horror classics, this series has remained good old-fashioned supernatural fun, the rare PG-13 horror series that doesn’t feel like it’s being held back for mass appeal.