AwardsWatch - sxsw review

‘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

‘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

‘Marcel the Shell with Shoes On’ review: Takes a foothold on your heart and never lets go [Grade: A-] | SXSW

Ryan McQuade March 19, 2022

As time has gone on, and you grow up, one starts to notice that we live in a cynical, harsh world lacking the impulse to... Read More

‘Bodies Bodies Bodies’ review: A committed, youthful ensemble isn’t enough to keep this horror house party going [Grade: C] | SXSW

Ryan McQuade March 16, 2022

Tell me if you have heard this one before? A group of friends, who haven’t seen each other in a while, are trapped in a... Read More

‘Apollo 10 ½: A Space Age Childhood’ review: To nostalgia and beyond [Grade: B] | SXSW

Ryan McQuade March 14, 2022

Over the last couple of years, we have seen directors take themselves back to times in their lives, and retell events or stories of their... Read More

‘The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent’ review: Being Nic Fucking Cage [Grade: B+] | SXSW

Ryan McQuade March 14, 2022

“Who is Nicolas Cage?” It was the final question to our interview we had a couple of months back with the veteran, legendary actor in... Read More

‘The Lost City’ review: Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum charm in a cute but stale retread of familiar jungle territory [Grade: B-] | SXSW

Ryan McQuade March 14, 2022

The phrase “they don’t make them like they used to” is floated around a lot with modern art, whether it is movies, books, television, or... Read More

SXSW Review: ‘Women Is Losers’ aims high but falls short despite winning performance from Lorenza Izzo

Michael Frank March 23, 2021

Set in 1960s and 1970s San Francisco, Women Is Losers, cannot be faulted for its ambition. With a higher production value than most first features,... Read More

SXSW Review: ‘I’m Fine (Thanks for Asking)’ is just, well, fine

Michael Frank March 21, 2021

Set during, yet never mentioning, the ongoing pandemic, I’m Fine (Thanks for Asking) follows widowed Danny (Kelley Kali), mother of a young daughter named Wes... Read More

SXSW Review: ‘Ludi’ deftly explores identity and the American Dream with a breakout performance by Shein Mompremier

Dewey Singleton March 21, 2021

The greatest thing one can say about art is how it broadens their horizons. Director Edson Jean’s debut feature Ludi certainly had that type of... Read More

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