SXSW Festival

‘The Astronaut’ Review: In This Space, No One Cares If You Scream | SXSW‘The Astronaut’ Review: In This Space, No One Cares If You Scream | SXSW

‘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… Read More

March 18, 2025
SXSW 2025 Reviews: ‘Fantasy Life,’ ‘Slanted,’ ‘Uvalde Mom’SXSW 2025 Reviews: ‘Fantasy Life,’ ‘Slanted,’ ‘Uvalde Mom’

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… Read More

March 15, 2025
SXSW 2025 Reviews: ‘The Dutchman,’ ‘$POSITIONS,’ ‘We Bury the Dead’SXSW 2025 Reviews: ‘The Dutchman,’ ‘$POSITIONS,’ ‘We Bury the Dead’

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… Read More

March 15, 2025
‘My Uncle Jens’ Review: Brwa Vahabpour’s Feature Debut is an Effective Telling of a Complicated Family, Assimilation and Immigration (B+) | SXSW‘My Uncle Jens’ Review: Brwa Vahabpour’s Feature Debut is an Effective Telling of a Complicated Family, Assimilation and Immigration (B+) | SXSW

‘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… Read More

March 13, 2025
‘Holland’ Review: Nicole Kidman Muddles Through a Stale Suburban Mess but at Least Her Wig is Fresh [C-] | SXSW‘Holland’ Review: Nicole Kidman Muddles Through a Stale Suburban Mess but at Least Her Wig is Fresh [C-] | SXSW

‘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… Read More

March 13, 2025
SXSW 2025 Reviews: ‘The Threesome,’ ‘Forge,’ ‘The Rivals of Amziah King’SXSW 2025 Reviews: ‘The Threesome,’ ‘Forge,’ ‘The Rivals of Amziah King’

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… Read More

March 12, 2025
‘Ash’ Review: In Her First Lead Role, Eiza González Channels Her Inner Ripley in Video Game Style Psychedelic Headtrip [B-] | SXSW‘Ash’ Review: In Her First Lead Role, Eiza González Channels Her Inner Ripley in Video Game Style Psychedelic Headtrip [B-] | SXSW

‘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… Read More

March 12, 2025
‘Friendship’ Review: Tim Robinson Goes Off the Rails in this Hilarious, Bizarre Platonic Breakup Comedy [B+] | SXSW‘Friendship’ Review: Tim Robinson Goes Off the Rails in this Hilarious, Bizarre Platonic Breakup Comedy [B+] | SXSW

‘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… Read More

March 12, 2025
‘Glorious Summer’ Review: Helena Ganjalyan and Bartosz Szpak Create a Gilded Cage of False Freedom in Richly Lanthimosian Odyssey [B+] | SXSW‘Glorious Summer’ Review: Helena Ganjalyan and Bartosz Szpak Create a Gilded Cage of False Freedom in Richly Lanthimosian Odyssey [B+] | SXSW

‘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… Read More

March 12, 2025
‘40 Acres’ Review: A Familiar Post-Apocalypse Setting Gives Way to Socio-Political Critique and Cannibal Horror [B+] | SXSW‘40 Acres’ Review: A Familiar Post-Apocalypse Setting Gives Way to Socio-Political Critique and Cannibal Horror [B+] | SXSW

‘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… Read More

March 11, 2025
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