SXSW Film Review: The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash

The Man in Black as a rainbow of emotions in this tender documentary

"...crystallize his subject's life around it. With his last SXSW documentary, the epic two-part Elvis Presley: The Searcher, he..."

March 14, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: Little Monsters

With these monsters and Us, Lupita Nyong’o is SXSW 2019’s horror icon

"...it’s more of a situational comedy than a gruesome-undead-threat film, but that doesn’t keep Forsythe from creating glorious kills...."

March 10, 2019 SXSW Post by Jenny Nulf

SXSW Film Review: Pahokee

Austin filmmakers catch the hopes and dreams of small-town Florida

"...community of a small town with unobtrusive elegance, Austin filmmakers Ivete Lucas and Patrick Bresnan return to the Florida..."

March 9, 2019 SXSW Post by Josh Kupecki

SXSW Film Review: The Day Shall Come

British satirist Chris Morris takes aim at security theater

"...However, rather than the wannabe Jihadis of his first film, now Morris tracks a more affable cadre of bumblers:..."

March 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: Daniel Isn’t Real

Enter the imaginary anti-friend

"...Rosemary’s Baby and The Tenant-era Polanski run throughout the film, but Daniel Isn’t Real is very much its own..."

March 14, 2019 SXSW Post by Marc Savlov

SXSW Film Review: Building the American Dream

The true human cost of construction in Texas

"...The film explores the dual threats of wage theft and personal..."

March 12, 2019 SXSW Post by Katarina Brown

SXSW Film Review: Sakawa

Documentary shows the underbelly of Ghanian internet scammers

"...pop culture trope. It’s a chilling view, but the film’s non-judgmental lens misses moments of self reflection or reckoning...."

March 10, 2019 SXSW Post by Dan Gentile

SXSW Film Review: Yes, God, Yes

God, guilt, and Titanic

"...teenage sexuality is tricky territory, it is one the film never exploits but instead sweetly explores. Dyer’s masturbation scenes..."

March 9, 2019 SXSW Post by Shalavé Cawley

SXSW Film Review: I'm Just F*cking With You

A race to the bottom in different flavors of toxic masculinity

"...Pig which he unleashed for a rare screening at SXSW 2017). Between Blumhouse handing him the keys to their..."

March 12, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: Museum Town

Epic art as economic development in the story of MASS MoCA

"...Museum Town, which received its world premiere Sunday at SXSW, shows that the genesis, opening, and continued existence of..."

March 12, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: Tread

The ugliest, wildest zoning fight ever becomes a trip into madness

"...Ultimately, Marv’s intention was to rip the town apart...."

March 14, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: Booksmart

Olivia Wilde’s directorial debut is smart, funny, and wild at heart

"...to the coming-of-age genre, a charming successor to recent films like Blockers and Ladybird. As an actress-turned-filmmaker, Wilde brings..."

March 11, 2019 SXSW Post by Britt Hayes

SXSW Film Review: On Swift Horses

In 1950s America, identity is imposed rather than discovered

"...the movie. Adapted by Bryce Kass from Shannon Pufahl’s 2019 novel, On Swift Horses may call to mind other..."

March 15, 2025 SXSW Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Film: Long Shot Red Carpet and Premiere

"...the Long Shot red carpet during South by Southwest 2019 on March 9, 2019..."

March 10, 2019 Photo Gallery

SXSW Film Review: John Wick: Chapter 4

Baba Yaga is back in his loudest, craziest adventure yet

"...What's surprising is that so many of the players..."

March 13, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: The Return of Tanya Tucker

The tabloid-plagued country legend finally gets her due

"...her first album in nearly two decades. The result, 2019’s While I’m Living, proves an unquestionable triumph though, and..."

March 13, 2022 SXSW Post by Doug Freeman

SXSW Film Review: 32 Sounds

Probing the line between sound and memory

"...In the essay documentary 32 Sounds, filmmaker Sam Green (The Weather Underground) explores the intersections between..."

March 14, 2022 Screens Post by Joe Gross

SXSW Film Review: Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story

Celebrating 50 years of Big Easy music and culture

"...Jazz & Heritage Festival opened in 1970, and in 2019 celebrated its 50th Anniversary...."

March 17, 2022 Screens Post by Michael King

SXSW Film Review: Descendant

Doc connects a community to the slave ship that brought them to America

"...At the film’s outset, many of the subjects describe a burdening sense..."

March 13, 2022 SXSW Post by Dina Barrish

SXSW Film Review: WeWork: or the Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

How hubris was baked into the mega-startup

"...Add to the list the 2019 financial collapse of WeWork, a tech startup that went..."

March 19, 2021 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

SXSW Film: Pet Sematary Red Carpet

"...Paramount Theatre on March 16, during South by Southwest 2019..."

March 18, 2019 Photo Gallery

SXSW Adds 102 Movies to 2019 Film Festival Lineup

After Us, what else does the film fest have in store?

"...Start your SXSW Film Festival planning now: the annual celebration of screens..."

Jan. 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Joins SXSW Speaker Roster

A$AP Rocky, Olivia Wilde, and the Fonz all join conference

"...the big names just announced as a speaker for SXSW 2019...."

Jan. 15, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Panel Recap: The Female Gaze

Women get shit done on set

"...What does it mean to be a woman filmmaker? Alicia Malone of Fandango posed the question before taking..."

March 12, 2019 Screens Post by Sarah Marloff

SXSW Announces Everything Everywhere all at Once as Opening Night Film

New film stars Michelle Yeoh, directed by Swiss Army Man team

"...with twerking, where else is there to go but SXSW? Everything Everywhere all at Once, the upcoming film from..."

Dec. 8, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Film Review: The Wall of Mexico

Border tensions from a new perspective

"...Cotler and Magdalena Zyzak, whose Maya Dardel premiered at SXSW Film 2017, makes a return to the Fest in..."

March 9, 2019 SXSW Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

15 Movies We Can’t Wait to See at SXSW 2019

A few words about some of our favorite films coming to the fest

"...The number of films hitting SXSW screens over the next fortnight or so..."

March 7, 2019 SXSW Post by The Screens Staff

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...So SXSW made its first announcement for film, so you've had..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Festival Films of 2019 You Haven't Seen Yet

Alien invasions, comedy exorcists, and searing commentary

"...Every year, Austin's film festival highlight some of the best up-and-coming filmmakers. And..."

Dec. 31, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

On Swift Horses Rides Into SXSW

ATX true crime series The Yogurt Shop Murders also joins fest

"...will be receive its official U.S. premiere at the Film & Television Festival (March 7-15)...."

Feb. 5, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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