Director of new indie horror film The Outwaters looks to slay on its opening weekend

The movie is presented in the found-footage style used in films such as The Blair Witch Project, REC and Cloverfield, but what unspools in the second half is singularly disorienting.

by Mike McMahan February 9, 2023May 31, 2025

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San Antonio director’s short about the broken U.S. immigration system debuts at Sundance

The short follows Maria Luisa (Alejandra Herrera) during her stressful interaction with an immigration officer (Cherie Julander) alongside her husband Jorge (Enoc Oteo) as she interviews for a green card.

by Kiko Martinez January 27, 2023May 15, 2025

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Stunt actor and San Antonio native Chris Silcox was part of Babylon’s much-talked-about party scene

Producers brought in about a dozen stunt performers to join the approximately 20 professional dancers and 100 or so extras to create the crazy celebration.

by Kiko Martinez January 13, 2023July 28, 2025

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Rio Grande Valley punk rocker makes it big on the silver screen

After growing up near the border in McAllen, Raul Castillo developed a lifelong love of acting and writing plays.

by Gregory Wakeman, The Texas Observer January 2, 2023July 8, 2025

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The year’s best movies include a trio of films set in Ireland, a culinary thriller and an animated shell

No matter how you chose to watch your movies, 2022 brought notable films everyone should seek out.

by Kiko Martinez December 29, 2022March 3, 2025

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From a science fiction sequel to a puzzling whodunit, which holiday film releases make the grade?

Check out these seven blurb reviews of new movies debuting at San Antonio theaters or on streaming services from December 16-30.

by Kiko Martinez December 16, 2022July 23, 2025

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Former San Antonian Darren Le Gallo directs Dustin Hoffman and Sissy Spacek in Sam & Kate

Sam & Kate is currently available on VOD.

by Kiko Martinez December 2, 2022July 5, 2025

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Decades-in-the-making documentary Neil Young: Harvest Time now showing in San Antonio

The beautifully shot film captures Young in a series of now-legendary locations where his hit album Harvest was recorded.

by Sanford Nowlin and Bill Baird December 1, 2022July 1, 2025

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New documentary explores UFC fighter Thug Rose’s personal journey in and out of the octagon

Thug Rose: Mixed Martial Artist is currently available on UFC Fight Pass.

by Kiko Martinez November 18, 2022June 14, 2025

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Owner of San Antonio’s new retro bar Be Kind & Rewind discusses his love for movies

Alex Amaro’s new downtown bar Be Kind & Rewind opened Friday, Oct. 28.

by Kiko Martinez November 4, 2022July 28, 2025

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Dead Meat: San Antonio native Joe Castro holds world record for highest body count in a slasher film

Castro’s film The Summer of Massacre featured a total of 155 dead bodies during its 98-minute runtime.

by Kiko Martinez October 21, 2022August 3, 2025

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South Texas native and TikTok star Sara Echeagaray joins second season of Big Shot on Disney+

The 21-year-old star was born in Edinburg and raised in McAllen.

by Kiko Martinez October 7, 2022July 26, 2025

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Actor Luke Macfarlane hopes to subvert rom-com tropes with hilarious gay comedy Bros

The mainstream comedy Bros opens at theaters Sept. 30.

by Kiko Martinez September 23, 2022April 5, 2025

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The crew behind TV pilot Salesman the Series aims to spotlight San Antonio culture and talent

The crime satire takes place in San Antonio’s 1990s drug culture, cutting in aspects from the era’s punk scene plus a hefty dose of 1970s Chicano soul.

by Tommy Escobar September 16, 2022August 1, 2025

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Trinity University graduate Janet Craig explores human trafficking epidemic in new film Wake Up

In Wake Up, Craig tells the story of a pair of foster children who are kidnapped from a small community by a sex trafficking ring.

by Kiko Martinez August 26, 2022July 28, 2025

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San Antonio cinema chain Santikos to bring art films once destined for closed Bijou to its other theaters

The Bijou closed in April after spending 35 years as the Alamo City’s primary arthouse cinema.

by Kiko Martinez August 25, 2022July 6, 2025

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Marvel writer and artist Terry Blas excited about Latino inclusion in Wakanda Forever

Mexican star Tenoch Huerta will play a prominent role in the much-anticipated Black Panther sequel as Namor, the leader of an ancient underwater civilization with ties to Mesoamerica.

by Kiko Martinez August 12, 2022April 7, 2025

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Debunked documentary 2000 Mules still weighs on political discourse across Texas

The film falsely claims that paid Democrat operatives known as ‘mules’ illegally deposited thousands of ballots with votes for Joe Biden into drop boxes across the country during the 2020 presidential election.

by Kiko Martinez July 15, 2022July 31, 2025