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SXSW Film Review: Together

Everyone who has been in a long-term relationship has gone through that moment when they wonder where they end and their partner begins. Adult relationship horror Together, which received its Texas premiere at South by Southwest, takes that inner fear and makes it physical.

8:59AM Sun. Mar. 16, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

SXSW Film Review: Arrest the Midwife

In upstate New York, “plain communities” face an unexpected fight: defending their midwives from felony charges. Elaine Epstein’s film is an intimate portrait and an inspiring call to action, highlighting systemic failures that criminalize care while maternal mortality soars.

9:14PM Sat. Mar. 15, Jessi Cape Read More | Comment »

SXSW Film Review: On Swift Horses

When your whole world seems monochromatic, it can be hard to recognize that you are a horse of a different color. That’s somewhat the predicament faced by the central characters in this 1950s-set drama, existing in a time when coloring outside the lines could seem dangerously transgressive.

11:27AM Sat. Mar. 15, Marjorie Baumgarten Read More | Comment »

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SXSW Film Review: Luv Ya, Bum!

When I was a postgrad at UT Austin, I was hired as the TA for the sports journalism program. My first thought was, why would anyone want an Englishman who knew nothing about college football to handle that course?

3:38PM Fri. Mar. 14, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

The Unforgiving Lens: Lucy Lawless Makes Her Documentary Debut With Never Look Away

Lucy Lawless is best known as the iconic star of groundbreaking feminist cult fantasy drama Xena: Warrior Princess. It seems logical, then, that she’d be drawn to the life story of fellow New Zealander Margaret Moth, a photojournalist for CNN who covered some of the most dangerous and terrifying conflicts and catastrophes.

2:54PM Thu. Mar. 13 Read More | Comment »

SXSW Film Review: Idiotka

Some might consider reality TV a plague: brain rot designed to entertain people when they’re longing to tune out after a long day at work. If it’s so toxic, though, why is it so comforting?

11:42AM Thu. Mar. 13, Jenny Nulf Read More | Comment »

SXSW Film Review: Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror

How did The Rocky Horror Show grow from a minor stage musical lark to the movie with the longest theatrical release in history – or, as star and credited creator Richard O’Brien puts it, “a wonderful pension scheme”?

10:45AM Thu. Mar. 13, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

SXSW Announces 2025 Film & TV Festival Award Winners

On Wednesday evening, SXSW handed out the Jury and Special Awards for its 2025 Film & TV lineup.

10:51PM Wed. Mar. 12, Kimberley Jones Read More | Comment »

SXSW Film Review: Cotton Candy Bubble Gum

The first thing you need to know about Carter (Nick Darnell) is that he has the anxiety, to the point that he has a fanny pack worn across his chest, full of cotton candy bubble gum, which he chews when he feels a panic attack coming on.

3:35PM Wed. Mar. 12, Joe Gross Read More | Comment »

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