Barry Johnson
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SXSW Film Reviews
Low Self-Esteem Girl amounts to nothing terribly special, which makes its Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature all the more baffling.
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SXSW Film Reviews
One of the central conceits of A House on a Hill is that the building is not as important as the work put into it, and that idea seems to have bled into the film itself.
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SXSW Film Reviews
This celebration of the Gypsies of Spain blends documentary and narrative styles to create a unique film, one which uses a simple story to tell volumes about a culture often misunderstood by the masses
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SXSW Film Reviews
Like The Sweet Hereafter, red deer is a meditative tale of loss and redemption which seeks answers in the unexplained events of everyday life. Unlike that 1997 critics favorite, however, red deer lacks the visual appeal to sustain this slowgoing narrative.
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SXSW Film Reviews
Peter Sutherland’s film about New York city bike messengers is that rare documentary that allows the viewer to live the spectacle rather than view it.
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SXSW Film Reviews
“How’s your news?” may seem an odd question to ask a stranger, but in this documentary about disabled adults who travel across the country as news reporters, it isn’t the question that matters.
