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‘Evil Dead Rise’ review: Lee Cronin reanimates the classic horror franchise with a gleefully gruesome performance from Lily Sullivan | SXSW

Ryan McQuade March 16, 2023

It all started with a book that shouldn’t have been opened and human curiosity. Young people find this ancient artifact (Necronomicon) that oozes with sinister... Read More

Jonathan Tucker: The Nicest Tough Guy in Hollywood

Interviews (Film)

Jonathan Tucker: The Nicest Tough Guy in Hollywood

Erik Anderson March 16, 2023

It was the rainiest day in Hollywood I’d ever seen. Jonathan Tucker shows up in a shirt, jeans, trucker hat and…flip-flops. “I just got back... Read More

‘Boston Strangler’ review: Keira Knightley is reliably great in film that highlights important work of the female journalists rather than the serial killer they’re covering

Film Reviews

‘Boston Strangler’ review: Keira Knightley is reliably great in film that highlights important work of the female journalists rather than the serial killer they’re covering

Nicole Ackman March 16, 2023

Matt Ruskin’s Boston Strangler is not the first time the titular serial killer has appeared onscreen. The 1964 The Strangler was inspired by the murders,... Read More

‘Yellowjackets’ season two review: Trauma deepens for the wilderness gang, as does the show’s richer examination of it

TV Reviews

‘Yellowjackets’ season two review: Trauma deepens for the wilderness gang, as does the show’s richer examination of it

Tyler Doster March 16, 2023

Sophomore seasons of television can succumb to the same pitfalls as movie sequels: they can be bloated, try too hard to out-do what they’re following,... Read More

‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ review: The operatic fourth edition of the action series proves that too much is never enough | SXSW

Jacob Throneberry March 15, 2023

It’s been almost 10 years since the first John Wick brought Keanu Reeves (who was one of the biggest action stars of the 90s thanks... Read More

‘Cora Bora’ review: Megan Stalter is a captivating, comedic wrecking ball in Hannah Pearl Utt’s hilarious and poignant comedy | SXSW

Abe Friedtanzer March 15, 2023

The music that Cora (Megan Stalter) plays isn’t particularly pleasant on the ears. With lyrics like “get out of my house” and “dreams are stupid... Read More

‘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

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