‘Arcadian’ Review: Family Ties Reap Hope in Nicolas Cage Creature Feature | SXSW 2024
If anyone can survive the apocalypse, it’s going to be Nicolas Cage. And if anyone could do it with two babies, he’s still the best... Read More
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‘Y2K’ Review: The Bug Bites in Kyle Mooney’s Directorial Debut | SXSW 2024
Funny how we haven’t really seen a live-action comedy taking on the Y2K phenomenon until now. The Y2K bug was a programming issue in the... Read More
‘Smugglers’ Review: Sisters Are Doin’ It For Themselves in Swinging 70s South Korean Heist | SXSW 2024
“How far must a man go to ‘earn’ a living,” asks an elderly fishing boat owner early in Smugglers, the terrifically entertaining, ‘70s-set Korean heist... Read More
‘Babes’ Review: Pamela Adlon Gives Birth to the Comedy of the Year | SXSW 2024
Growing older and maturing is a crucial part of the human experience, but doing it alone is the antithesis to life. Having a lifelong friend... Read More
‘I Don’t Understand You’ Review: Andrew Rannells and Nick Kroll Try to Save Their Marriage and Their Lives in Nightmare Vacation | SXSW 2024
Something important to notice when examining a couple’s relationship is not how long they’ve been together, but how they communicate with one another. Sure, there... Read More
‘Road House’ Review: Jake Gyllenhaal Can’t Rescue this Unnecessary Remake of the 80’s Bar Brawl Classic | SXSW 2024
It’s probably hard for many to imagine that 1989’s Road House, the movie starring the late Patrick Swayze and Sam Elliott about a professional bar... Read More
‘Sing Sing’ Review: Colman Domingo Will Take Your Breath Away in Soul-Searching Prison Drama | SXSW 2024
It’s one thing for the audience to root for the characters to obtain what they want, but it’s another matter entirely when all we want... Read More
‘Air’ review: Ben Affleck shoots and scores directing the behind the scenes story of Nike courting basketball legend Michael Jordan | SXSW
From the moment I saw him as a kid, just like every other kid and person in the world, I wanted to be Michael Jordan.... Read More
‘Joy Ride’ review: Adele Lim’s hilariously raunchy and sex-positive Asian diaspora comedy pushes buttons and boundaries | SXSW
Joy Ride begins with relaxing music and shots of white people enjoying the outdoors at a town called White Hills. We then quickly find a... Read More
‘Wild Life’ review: Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin explore love and conservationism in effective climate change doc | SXSW
People have been sounding the alarm for years on climate change, and it’s often hard to figure out what to do to help prevent or... Read More
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