Film Reviews

SXSW Review: ‘The Fallout’ explores teenage grief with a gentle hand

In an ideal, much safer world, Megan Park’s The Fallout wouldn’t need to exist. Winner of the SXSW Narrative Feature… Read More

March 19, 2021

SXSW Review: ‘Language Lessons’ finds humanity over laptop screens

Familiarity surrounds Language Lessons, an 80-minute examination of a friendship between a Spanish teacher and her student. Natalie Morales, in… Read More

March 19, 2021

SXSW Review: ‘Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil’ is more concerned about appearances than battling demons

Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil (a documentary that made its premiere at SXSW) stands out for two very different… Read More

March 18, 2021

SXSW Review: ‘The End of Us’ is the charming embodiment of the maybe too soon quarantine comedy

It seems fitting that on the one-year anniversary of the pandemic, I should watch a COVID-19 rom-com. Two millennials, Nick… Read More

March 18, 2021

SXSW Review: Malcolm Ingram’s ‘Clerk’ rings up a treasure trove of Kevin Smith’s career, personal life and near death

“And If it’s a funny old world, mama, where a little boy’s wishes come true” really is the perfect lyric… Read More

March 18, 2021

SXSW Review: ‘Our Father’ is an unfocused story of sisterhood and unwanted family

There is nothing more precious than the bond one can have with their family. Sure we can connect with friends… Read More

March 17, 2021

SXSW Review: Martin Edralin’s ‘Islands’ is an ode to those who live a tranquil life

Over the last year, we've lived in isolation due to a once in a lifetime virus. Many people had to… Read More

March 17, 2021

SXSW Review: ‘Potato Dreams of America’ is a true queer coming of age fable with a unique and bent vision

Jean-Claude Van Damme and a Jonathan Bennett Jesus make Wes Hurley's autobiographical tale an inventive kaleidoscope of Derek Jarman, John… Read More

March 17, 2021

SXSW Review: Mari Walker’s ‘See You Then’ is a truthful, intimate discussion on broken relationships

In our current climate, honesty seems to be lost in the average conversation. Today’s human beings feel as if they… Read More

March 16, 2021

Film Review: ‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League’ is a cut above and one of the best superhero films ever made

In what can only be described as a stunning turn of events, Zack Snyder’s Justice League is one of the… Read More

March 15, 2021

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