SXSW Film Changes the Channel With a New Name

Festival gives TV content co-headline billing

"...Goodbye, South by Southwest Film Festival, and hello, SXSW Film & TV Festival. The..."

July 28, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Longtime SXSW Film & TV Festival Head, Indie Film Icon Janet Pierson Transitions to New Role

Pierson's deputy, Claudette Godfrey, assumes leadership

"...Mid-summer, SXSW Film Festival became SXSW Film & TV Festival, a..."

Oct. 5, 2022 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Film Review: I Love My Dad

SXSW Grand Jury award winner finds humor in an icky setup

"...I Love My Dad is so icky that the film’s writer, director, and co-star James Morosini lets viewers know..."

March 16, 2022 SXSW Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Film Review: Cha Cha Real Smooth

Age is definitely more than a number in this complicated romance

"...If SXSW 2020 had gone ahead as planned, then Shithouse, the..."

March 19, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: The Thief Collector

Crime curiosity leaves its questions unanswered

"...And while most of them remain unanswered by the film’s end, there is no shortage of theories set forth..."

March 14, 2022 SXSW Post by Josh Kupecki

SXSW Film Review: Marcel The Shell With Shoes On

Jenny Slate brings this talking seashell to life

"...The easiest way to describe one of SXSW’s most irreverent 2022 titles, Marcel the Shell With Shoes..."

March 13, 2022 SXSW Post by Trace Sauveur

SXSW Film Review: Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood

Linklater's loving reminiscence of space race Houston

"...to experience the premiere of a new Richard Linklater film at a festival like SXSW...."

March 14, 2022 SXSW Post by Trace Sauveur

SXSW Film Review: Clean

The kindness of those who clean up the most tragic of messes

"...because I was drawn toward the description of the film that mention trauma cleaning. I’m fascinated by people who..."

March 22, 2022 Screens Post by Sarah Jane

SXSW Film Review: Women Do Cry

Bulgarian drama offers a lot to chew on, and a lot to admire

"...into place, but when all the women of the film gather around a table for lunch with the patriarch..."

March 18, 2022 Screens Post by Jenny Nulf

SXSW Film Review: Sell/Buy/Date

Sarah Jones' sex work play becomes a self-analytical film

"...This new film iteration of Sell/Buy/Date has its roots in creator Sarah..."

March 22, 2022 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Film Review: The Locust

Filmmaking metadrama about the perils of being your own subject

"...Azizkhani’s whirlwind psychodrama The Locust is a surreal semi-autobiographical film that personifies the script doctoring process...."

March 17, 2022 SXSW Post by Jenny Nulf

SXSW Film Review: Master of Light

SXSW doc winner finds a bright path through the shadows

"...Best Documentary Feature at this year’s South by Southwest Film Grand Jury Awards, follows artist George Anthony Morton as..."

March 17, 2022 SXSW Post by Cody Song

SXSW Film Review: The Lost City

Bullock and Tatum bring back slapstick

"...Years ago, I took a Film 101 class, and the professor was doing a week..."

March 13, 2022 SXSW Post by Sarah Jane

SXSW Film Review: Everything Everywhere All At Once

Daniels, Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan live up to the title

"...The opening night film of any festival should define it, set the stage..."

March 12, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...SXSW has strapped on the rockets with not just a..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: It's Quieter in the Twilight

The mortality of machines and their creators gently explored

"...this about how they care. Much like Iliana Sosa's SXSW award-winner, What We Leave Behind, this is about people..."

March 16, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: Mickey: The Story of a Mouse

Our convoluted relationship with everyone's favorite cartoon rodent

"...touching new documentary, which debuted at South by Southwest 2022 ahead of its debut on Disney+, the iconic symbol..."

March 25, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: Crows Are White

Buddhist monks doc morphs into journey of self-discovery

"...On second thought, “design” may be too intentional a..."

March 12, 2022 SXSW Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Film Review: Deadstream

Horror-comedy that gets the laugh/scream ratio right

"...apathy towards horror-comedies. With a few notable exceptions – films like Tucker & Dale vs. Evil are too wonderful..."

March 12, 2022 SXSW Post by Matthew Monagle

SXSW Film Review: X

Ti West's triumphant, gory return to the movies

"...understand the texture of subgenres and time periods his films are embracing. X is no different. Set in the..."

March 14, 2022 SXSW Post by Jenny Nulf

SXSW Film Review: The Mojo Manifesto: The Life and Times of Mojo Nixon

Raucous doc celebrates the legend without seeing much of the man

"...understand his time backing Nixon with the Toadliquors. The film appropriately runs as wild as its subject. Starting at..."

March 16, 2022 Screens Post by Doug Freeman

SXSW Film Review: Little Richard: I Am Everything

The architect of rock & roll gets a detailed but thin biography

"...chapter on Little Richard would be heresy, and this SXSW-selected CNN production (acquired by Magnolia Pictures after its Sundance..."

March 16, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: Bad Axe

Audience award-winner follows a family surviving Covid and racism

"...camera, even after initial reticence. What's there even to film, they say as they pivot from welcoming people to..."

March 24, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: The Cellar

Gateway horror opens a family-friendly portal to Hell

"...And that's gateway in two ways. Firstly, when Keira..."

March 18, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: Chee$e

Trinidadian drug drama adds real relationship depth

"...the Adam Yauch Hörnblowér Award at South By Southwest 2022) at first feels predictably like your classic movie about..."

March 18, 2022 Screens Post by Sheryl Lawrence

SXSW Film Review: The Pez Outlaw

How one man's candy obsession sparked international intrigue

"...Don't miss our interview with Steve Glew, the infamous..."

March 14, 2022 SXSW Post by Rod Machen

SXSW Film Review: The Return of Tanya Tucker

The tabloid-plagued country legend finally gets her due

"...though, and the journey through its making that the SXSW-selected film chronicles is even more so...."

March 13, 2022 SXSW Post by Doug Freeman

SXSW Film Review: Sheryl

An intimate look at how Sheryl Crow survived becoming a legacy

"...Don't miss our exclusive interview with Sheryl Crow, "No..."

March 12, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: Bodies Bodies Bodies

Whipsmart horror is more than its Gen-Z Clue setup

"...Bodies is a quippy, electric fun house of a film, and a firm case that beloved boutique distributor A24..."

March 15, 2022 SXSW Post by Jenny Nulf

SXSW Film Interview: The Cellar

How Brendan Muldowney brought fun and family into his horror

"...turn one day when he was talking with British film critic and genre fiction expert Kim Newman. "He just..."

March 15, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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