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

Ryan McQuade March 15, 2025

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

75th ACE Eddie Awards: ‘Emilia Pérez,’ ‘Wicked’ Top Winners for Film Editing

Erik Anderson March 15, 2025

American Cinema Editors (ACE) last night revealed the winners for the 75th Annual ACE Eddie Awards, with surprise wins in the feature film categories where musicals Emilia... Read More

Director Watch Podcast Ep. 89 – ‘Closer’ (Mike Nichols, 2004)

Ryan McQuade March 14, 2025

Welcome to Director Watch! On this AwardsWatch podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter attempt to breakdown, analyze, and ultimately, get inside the mind of... Read More

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

Matt St. Clair March 13, 2025

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

Tyler Doster March 13, 2025

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’

Ryan McQuade March 12, 2025

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

Kevin L. Lee March 12, 2025

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

75th ACE Eddie Awards Predictions: Is Another ‘Anora’ Win Coming to Close the Season?

Erik Anderson March 12, 2025

Just when you thought it was over, they pull you back in. The 2024/2025 awards season isn’t quite over, folks. The ACE Eddie Awards, which... Read More

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

Trace Sauveur March 12, 2025

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

Matt St. Clair March 12, 2025

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

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