SXSW Film Review: Signature Move

Love collides with Luchadora

"...Lesbian romance films are often a joke even among lesbians. They’re so..."

March 12, 2017 SXSW Post by Sarah Marloff

SXSW Film Review: Becoming Bond

The secret life of the forgotten James Bond

"...Bond despite having no acting experience. Then, with a six-film contract and assured stardom dropped on his lap, he..."

March 12, 2017 SXSW Post by Joe O'Connell

SXSW Film Review: Sylvio

Fame turns dark for a small-town gorilla with a sensitive side

"...the human world. With a little help from Kickstarter, filmmakers Albert Birney and Kentucker Audley have broken the character..."

March 12, 2017 SXSW Post by Dan Gentile

SXSW Film Review: Hounds of Love

They come from a land down under and they want to kill you

"...of banal dread. The sub-suburban neighborhood in which the film takes place seems weirdly vacant and seedy. Seen from..."

March 12, 2017 SXSW Post by Marc Savlov

SXSW Film Review: A Bad Idea Gone Wrong

The very model of a modern major indie comedy

"...Who could have imagined that a film fusing the Catherine Zeta-Jones B-plot of Ocean’s Twelve with..."

March 12, 2017 SXSW Post by Sean L. Malin

SXSW Film Review: The Archer

Teen action flick's aim rings true

"...The film opens with sharp-shooting protagonist Lauren Pierce in a bloodied..."

March 12, 2017 SXSW Post by Dan Gentile

SXSW Film Review: Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press

How Gawker got killed by Hulk Hogan and Peter Thiel

"...to Nobody Speak right up to days before its SXSW premiere due to the steady stream of revelations attending..."

March 12, 2017 SXSW Post by Marc Savlov

SXSW Panel: Face Your Fears

First look at Annabelle 2 and It

"...from Sandberg: If you want to break into horror films, make your own shorts. That's good advice, considering his..."

March 12, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: Maineland

From sea to shining sea: Chinese teens tackle American boarding school

"...cultural differences that Wang seeks to highlight in this film. Perhaps Wang missed an opportunity to offer more pointed..."

March 12, 2017 SXSW Post by Jessi Cape

SXSW Film Review: This Is Your Death

Would you kill yourself on TV for money?

"...– of Giancarlo Esposito’s timely (what isn’t these days?) film This Is Your Death...."

March 12, 2017 SXSW Post by Kahron Spearman

SXSW Film Review: The Strange Ones

High-caliber thriller achieves the perfect balance of story and mood

"...A long-awaited adaptation of the remarkable 2011 short film of the same name, The Strange Ones reiterates the..."

March 12, 2017 SXSW Post by Sean L. Malin

SXSW Film Review: Through the Repellent Fence: A Land Art Film

Local documentarian captures ephemeral beauty along the border

"...Austin-based Sam Wainwright Douglas’ new film is the sort of art documentary that there ought..."

March 11, 2017 SXSW Post by Michael Agresta

SXSW Film Review: Win It All

Joe Swanberg takes a shot at a feel-good movie about addiction

"...Win It All..."

March 11, 2017 SXSW Post by Michael Agresta

SXSW Film Review: Barbecue

Engaged, celebratory doc is far more than just food porn

"...Where a lazier filmmaker might have turned a documentary about grilling meat into..."

March 11, 2017 SXSW Post by Sean L. Malin

SXSW Film Review: Fits and Starts

Wyatt Cenac is a born movie star (just don't tell him that)

"...script by writer/director Terruso (who co-wrote the script for SXSW ’15 alum Hello, My Name Is Doris, based on..."

March 11, 2017 SXSW Post by Kahron Spearman

SXSW Film Review: Person to Person

Ensemble slice-of-life comedy searches for the soul of New York City

"...Abbi Jacobson share the screen. The heart of the film, however, is the character played by Bene Coopersmith, a..."

March 11, 2017 SXSW Post by Michael Agresta

SXSW Film Review: The Transfiguration

Introspective vampire flick set in the projects thrills and troubles

"...he becomes much more than a monster. But the film’s metaphorical language summons another sort of monstrosity that it..."

March 11, 2017 SXSW Post by Michael Agresta

SXSW Film Review: Rat Film

Doc transforms unwelcome critters into metaphor of human inequality

"...The idea for Rat Film sprouted from a rat trapped in a Baltimore trash..."

March 11, 2017 SXSW Post by Joe O'Connell

Pornocracy Details the Fall of the Adult Film Industry

Documentary investigates the corporate porn multinationals

"...porn industry is in its death throes," says French filmmaker Ovidie, whose documentary Pornocracy details the fall and odd..."

March 10, 2017 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

Comedian Bonnie McFarlane Is All Over SXSW

A memoir, a podcast, a doc – McFarlane has lots going for her

"...Finding Bonnie McFarlane at SXSW 2017 won't be a problem. The comedian who took..."

March 10, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Aaron Katz’s Gemini Is a Stylish L.A. Mystery

SXSW alum returns with a new feature

"...Katz screened his first feature, Dance Party, USA, at SXSW. Made for $3,000 in his hometown of Portland, Ore.,..."

March 10, 2017 Screens Feature by Sean L. Malin

Putting the Pedal to the Metal

Edgar Wright cranks up the jams for his new film Baby Driver

"...Baby Driver, which receives its world premiere at SXSW, puts Ansel Elgort in the driver’s seat as Baby,..."

March 10, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

An Intimate Look at Guitar Virtuoso Bill Frisell

Film showcases an oeuvre of remarkable diversity

"...jazz, and Americana, plus the original soundtracks for silent films. In fact, much of Frisell’s music has a sonically..."

March 10, 2017 Screens Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

Gay Place

The lowdown on LGBTQxyz free and unofficial SXSW events

"...SXSW: It's here, and dammit, it's queer. Below, you'll find..."

March 10, 2017 Column by Sarah Marloff

Small Town Crime Is a Nasty Bit of Noir

The Nelms brothers and John Hawkes team up for trouble

"...brink of their snappishly funny movie's world premiere at SXSW – their highest-profile screening ever in a two-decade career..."

March 10, 2017 Screens Feature by Sean L. Malin

Fact and Fiction Merge in Flesh and Blood

Mark Webber reflects on the man he's become

"..."On an emotional level, this film just so happened to coincide with a point in..."

March 10, 2017 Screens Feature by Kahron Spearman

California Dreams' Postcards From the Edge

Hybrid doc explores the fringes of Hollywood hopefuls

"...The documentary film can be truth-filled without being "real."..."

March 10, 2017 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

All Systems Are Go for NASA Doc Mission Control

Showtime at the Apollo

"...a sort of natural affinity between Fairhead, in his filmic career so far, and those tech-savvy NASA champions?..."

March 10, 2017 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Relationtrip Is Weird in All the Right Places

High-speed romance kicks love into overdrive

"...weird. As apt a metaphor for relationships as any. Filmmakers C.A. Gabriel and Renée Felice Smith met in grade..."

March 10, 2017 Screens Feature by Jessi Cape

Barbecue's Global Love Letter to Meat

Matthew Salleh chronicles the world’s obsession with barbecue

"...no place director Matthew Salleh would rather unveil his film. Featuring cameos from locals like Louie Mueller in addition..."

March 10, 2017 Screens Feature by Dan Gentile

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