Film Reviews

‘Cora Bora’ review: Megan Stalter is a captivating, comedic wrecking ball in Hannah Pearl Utt’s hilarious and poignant comedy | SXSW

The music that Cora (Megan Stalter) plays isn’t particularly pleasant on the ears. With lyrics like “get out of my… Read More

March 15, 2023

‘If You Were the Last’ review: Zoë Chao and Anthony Mackie give gravity some levity as stranded astronauts in an out-of-this-world comedy | SXSW

When do you really know that the world is ending, and it’s okay to do something completely out of character… Read More

March 14, 2023

‘Problemista’ review: Julio Torres’s inventive immigration satire finds him bonded with an extra kooky Tilda Swinton | SXSW

When we first meet Alejandro at a young age in Problemista, he is dreaming of a world beyond the one… Read More

March 14, 2023

‘Self Reliance’ review: Jake Johnson’s spoof on high concept game show premise plays it a bit too safe | SXSW

Right before we were about to see Jake Johnson’s feature length directorial debut Self Reliance at the 2023 SXSW Film… Read More

March 13, 2023

‘I Used to Be Funny’ review: Rachel Sennott is spectacular in Ally Pankiw’s confrontation of comedy and trauma | SXSW

How do comedians deal with PTSD? Typically, it’s to tell jokes to mask or subvert the trauma, but that doesn’t… Read More

March 13, 2023

‘Bottoms’ review: Emma Seligman’s unapologetically queer-centric high school sex comedy is a revelation for the subgenre | SXSW

As Emma Seligman’s sophomore feature film, Bottoms, begins, we are introduced to PJ (Rachel Sennott) and Josie (Ayo Edebiri), our… Read More

March 13, 2023

‘Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’ review: Quest love and the friends you met along the way | SXSW

Behind the core of the role playing fantasy board game Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) lies the simple idea that makes… Read More

March 12, 2023

‘National Anthem’ review: Luke Gilford explores the wondrous, inviting world of America’s queer rodeo | SXSW

Midway through National Anthem, Dylan (Charlie Plummer) asks Sky (Eve Lindley) why she’s interested in him, self-proclaiming that he’s boring.… Read More

March 10, 2023

‘Scream VI’ review: Welcome to New York, it’s been slaying for you as thrills, tension, and blood flow in gory legacy sequel

When Radio Silence duo Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett rebooted Wes Craven’s iconic franchise, 2022's Scream, (the first sequel since… Read More

March 8, 2023

‘Suzume’ review: Makoto Shinkai’s latest anime masterpiece is a jaw-dropping epic | Berlinale

If you follow the career of Makato Shinkai, you know he is renowned world-wide for his anime films, Your Name… Read More

February 26, 2023

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