‘The Astronaut’ Review: In This Space, No One Cares If You Scream | SXSW
A familiar premise isn’t always a bad thing when it comes to horror and science fiction, so long as it’s presented through a new point... Read More
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SXSW 2025 Reviews: ‘Fantasy Life,’ ‘Slanted,’ ‘Uvalde Mom’
For the third dispatch from the 2025 SXSW Film Festival, we take a look at three films centered around female-led stories, two films in the... Read More
SXSW 2025 Reviews: ‘The Dutchman,’ ‘$POSITIONS,’ ‘We Bury the Dead’
Sometimes you go to a festival and they aren’t all winners. Over the last couple of years, I’ve gone to film festivals and seen some... Read More
‘My Uncle Jens’ Review: Brwa Vahabpour’s Feature Debut is an Effective Telling of a Complicated Family, Assimilation and Immigration (B+) | SXSW
It goes without saying that family is complicated. We all have at least one family member who causes us the utmost stress yet we choose... Read More
‘Holland’ Review: Nicole Kidman Muddles Through a Stale Suburban Mess but at Least Her Wig is Fresh [C-] | SXSW
The tulips in Holland, Michigan aren’t usually splattered in blood. In the small town inhabited by the descendants of Dutch immigrants, the conservatism of the... Read More
SXSW 2025 Reviews: ‘The Threesome,’ ‘Forge,’ ‘The Rivals of Amziah King’
A complicated romantic dramedy, a cat and mouse thriller involving art forgery, and a slice of life epic from the South make up the titles... Read More
‘Ash’ Review: In Her First Lead Role, Eiza González Channels Her Inner Ripley in Video Game Style Psychedelic Headtrip [B-] | SXSW
Composer, music producer, and filmmaker Flying Lotus openly expressed at the SXSW premiere of his new film Ash that the film is heavily inspired by... Read More
‘Friendship’ Review: Tim Robinson Goes Off the Rails in this Hilarious, Bizarre Platonic Breakup Comedy [B+] | SXSW
It’s all too easy to say that Friendship, the debut film from writer-director Andrew DeYoung starring Tim Robinson, plays like a feature-length version of I... Read More
‘Glorious Summer’ Review: Helena Ganjalyan and Bartosz Szpak Create a Gilded Cage of False Freedom in Richly Lanthimosian Odyssey [B+] | SXSW
Glorious Summer is a well-lensed, intriguing odyssey into a sun-drenched hellscape. In its own way, it shows that much as life away from the commonplace... Read More
‘40 Acres’ Review: A Familiar Post-Apocalypse Setting Gives Way to Socio-Political Critique and Cannibal Horror [B+] | SXSW
You’d be pretty hard-pressed to find a post-apocalyptic film that doesn’t feel cobbled together from a storied history of derivative parts. Stories of loners, families,... Read More
‘Frankenstein’ to Receive Visionary Honor from Palm Springs International Film Awards 
Robert Yeoman to be Honored with American Society of Cinematographers’ Lifetime Achievement Award 
National Board of Review: ‘One Battle After Another’ Tops in Film, Director, Actor, Supporting Actor; Netflix Lands Four in Top 10 
41st Spirit Awards Nominations: ‘Peter Hujar’s Day,’ ‘Lurker,’ ‘Train Dreams’ Lead