SXSW Announces First Titles: ‘The Fall Guy,’ ‘Sing Sing,’ TV Premieres of ‘Hacks,’ ‘3 Body Problem’
South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference and Festivals (March 8-16, 2024) announced its Opening Night TV Premiere, Centerpiece Screening, Feature and Short Competitions, Midnighters, Global, select titles... Read More
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‘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
‘Tetris’ review: Iconic video game origin story gets fun, Cold War thriller treatment and a winning Taron Egerton | SXSW
In journalism, it’s never just the story. There’s also the story behind how it got published, how the people behind the scenes worked to get... Read More
‘Upon Entry’ review: Alejandro Rojas and Juan Sebastián Vásquez present a tense look at the abusive powers of immigration authority | SXSW
It’s one thing to be asked questions about your background, to make sure all information is in line and to ensure everything is in order... Read More
‘Evil Dead Rise’ review: Lee Cronin reanimates the classic horror franchise with a gleefully gruesome performance from Lily Sullivan | SXSW
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
‘Cora Bora’ review: Megan Stalter is a captivating, comedic wrecking ball in Hannah Pearl Utt’s hilarious and poignant comedy | SXSW
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
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
‘National Anthem’ review: Luke Gilford explores the wondrous, inviting world of America’s queer rodeo | SXSW
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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