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‘If You Were the Last’ review: Zoë Chao and Anthony Mackie give gravity some levity as stranded astronauts in an out-of-this-world comedy | SXSW

Abe Friedtanzer March 14, 2023

When do you really know that the world is ending, and it’s okay to do something completely out of character with irreversible consequences? There’s no... Read More

‘Problemista’ review: Julio Torres’s inventive immigration satire finds him bonded with an extra kooky Tilda Swinton | SXSW

Ryan McQuade March 14, 2023

When we first meet Alejandro at a young age in Problemista, he is dreaming of a world beyond the one that we live in. His... Read More

‘Self Reliance’ review: Jake Johnson’s spoof on high concept game show premise plays it a bit too safe | SXSW

Kevin L. Lee March 13, 2023

Right before we were about to see Jake Johnson’s feature length directorial debut Self Reliance at the 2023 SXSW Film Festival, he came on stage... Read More

‘I Used to Be Funny’ review: Rachel Sennott is spectacular in Ally Pankiw’s confrontation of comedy and trauma | SXSW

Abe Friedtanzer March 13, 2023

How do comedians deal with PTSD? Typically, it’s to tell jokes to mask or subvert the trauma, but that doesn’t necessarily make the pain go... Read More

Peter Nicks’ ‘Stephen Curry: Underrated’ to open 66th SFFILM Festival

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Peter Nicks’ ‘Stephen Curry: Underrated’ to open 66th SFFILM Festival

Erik Anderson March 13, 2023

SFFILM announced today Emmy award-winning filmmaker Peter Nicks’ Stephen Curry: Underrated from Apple Original Films and A24, as the Opening Night program for the 66th San Francisco International Film Festival (SFFILM... Read More

‘Bottoms’ review: Emma Seligman’s unapologetically queer-centric high school sex comedy is a revelation for the subgenre | SXSW

Ryan McQuade March 13, 2023

As Emma Seligman’s sophomore feature film, Bottoms, begins, we are introduced to PJ (Rachel Sennott) and Josie (Ayo Edebiri), our two protagonists who we will... Read More

AwardsWatch Podcast #174: Wrapping up the 95th Academy Awards

Ryan McQuade March 13, 2023

On episode 174 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, AwardsWatch Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by AwardsWatch contributors Dan Bayer, Kevin L. Lee and Josh Parham... Read More

95th Academy Awards: ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ wins Best Picture and the most Oscars since 2008, Michelle Yeoh makes Oscar history

Ryan McQuade March 12, 2023

After a year of film, and months of awards campaigning, the 95th Oscars finally came to a close tonight live from the Dolby Theatre at... Read More

‘Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’ review: Quest love and the friends you met along the way | SXSW

Ryan McQuade March 12, 2023

Behind the core of the role playing fantasy board game Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) lies the simple idea that makes audiences go to the movies;... Read More

‘National Anthem’ review: Luke Gilford explores the wondrous, inviting world of America’s queer rodeo | SXSW

Abe Friedtanzer March 10, 2023

Midway through National Anthem, Dylan (Charlie Plummer) asks Sky (Eve Lindley) why she’s interested in him, self-proclaiming that he’s boring. “I don’t think you’re boring,”... Read More

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