SXSW Festival

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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