SXSW Film Reviews

Beautifully shot (to a fault), meticulously edited, and well-acted, Risk comes off as a watered-down Hollywood-style caper movie with a little more grit than your average Tom Cruise fare.

"...import doesn't exactly embody the spirit of the independent filmmaker as viewed within the context of the SXSW film..."

March 16, 2001 Screens Feature by Marcel Meyer

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: Dara Ju

White-collar crime collides with first-generation immigrants

"...the Nigerian Yoruba language, “dara ju” means “better.” This film from writer/director Anthony Onah is a deeply personal story..."

March 13, 2017 SXSW Post by Dan Gentile

SXSW Film Review: In Pursuit of Silence

A contemplative look at quiet spaces

"...I am undone by this film...."

March 14, 2016 Screens Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

'Coldwater'

There's violence amid beauty in this violent narrative

"...SXSW Film Reviews ColdwaterNarrative Spotlight, World Premiere D: Vincent Grashaw;..."

March 15, 2013 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

'Haunter'

A serial killer possesses a family from his grave

"...SXSW Film Reviews HaunterMidnighters, World Premiere D: Vincenzo Natali; with..."

March 15, 2013 Screens Feature by Ashley Moreno

SXSW Film Review: Women Is Losers

Dutiful feminist dramedy has some tricks up its sleeve

"...In its opening minutes, SXSW Narrative Feature Competition entrant Women Is Losers issues a..."

March 17, 2021 SXSW Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Film Review: Midnight Shorts

Technical ecstasy adds to genuine late night shocks

"...The short film may be the perfect medium for horror: A concise,..."

March 19, 2015 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: The Ceremony

A lush, articulate lens on dominatrix Catherine Robbe-Grillet

"...The Ceremony is a jewel-box of a film – lush and articulate in its evocation of the..."

March 15, 2015 SXSW Post by Andy Campbell

SXSW Film: Stuart Murdoch and 'God Help the Girl'

Belle & Sebastian's Stuart Murdoch talks about his directorial debut

"...light at Sundance, and now premieres in Texas at SXSW. We spoke about his film influences, casting, and some..."

March 15, 2014 Qmmunity Post by Rob Cohen

SXSW Film Review: 'Faults'

Cult deprogramming gets sinister in Riley Stearn's feature debut

"...Meanwhile Lerner, like Dick Miller (star of SXSW doc That Guy Dick Miller) is one of those..."

March 13, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

'Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton'

James Broughton: filmmaker, poet, apostle, and more

"...SXSW Film Reviews Big Joy: The Adventures of James BroughtonDocumentary..."

March 15, 2013 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

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: Ayar

Experimental drama is bound by standard cinema roots

"...SXSW's Visions category represents a selection of “audacious, risk-taking artists..."

March 19, 2021 Screens Post by Shane Pfender

SXSW Film Review: The Donut King

Award-winning documentary finds the bitter truth in sweets

"...owned and operated by Cambodian-American business people. That, as SXSW Award winner The Donut King explains, is because of..."

March 24, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: Midnight Shorts

The best of the fest's late night micro-horrors

"...SXSW’s Midnight Shorts earned a buzz screening this year: Something..."

March 20, 2019 SXSW Post by Jenny Nulf

SXSW Film Q&A: Red Dog

True stories from Oklahoma City's most infamous bar

"...It's day four of SXSW, and as the long hours start to grind on,..."

March 12, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: Oculus VR for Good Creators Lab

Cultivating empathy through immersive film shorts

"...Much of the excitement surrounding VR film lies with its novelty to entertain, but the technology..."

March 14, 2018 SXSW Post by Beth Sullivan

SXSW Film Review: Ramblin' Freak

A grieving millennial goes on the road again

"...field, came the most hypnotic, disturbing montage from any film I’ve seen yet at the Festival...."

March 14, 2017 SXSW Post by Sean L. Malin

SXSW Film Review: Pornocracy

The economy (and the price) of free porn

"...feminism and pornography, which makes French feminist icon/former adult film actor, Ovidie, a natural fit for an investigative documentary..."

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: Operation Avalanche

Sixties Cold War caper is a tribute to Dr. Strangelove

"...Now this is what great film festivals like SXSW are all about – a glimpse..."

March 15, 2016 Screens Post by Michael Agresta

Trailer Park: SXSW Film Day 2

Three picks (and clips) from today's screenings

"...Welcome to South by Southwest Film, where the lines are a mess and your planning..."

March 8, 2014 SXSW Post by Monica Riese

Much Ado About Much Ado

For some, this panel was like a big family reunion

"...SXSW Film Conference Quick Cuts Much Ado About Much AdoSaturday,..."

March 15, 2013 Screens Feature by Joey Keeton

'Hours'

A single father finds himself alone during Katrina while the world crumbles outside

"...SXSW Film Reviews HoursNarrative Spotlight, World Premiere D: Eric Heisserer;..."

March 15, 2013 Screens Feature by Dan Solomon

'Swim Little Fish Swim'

Creative spirits run free in this sensitive exploration of relationship dynamics

"...SXSW Film Reviews Swim Little Fish SwimNarrative Feature Competition, World..."

March 15, 2013 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

'Our Nixon'

Peek behind the curtain of the White House

"...SXSW Film Reviews Our NixonVisions, North American Premiere D: Penny..."

March 15, 2013 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

SXSW Film Announces Lineup

It's a Win Win for everybody

"...details of its 2011 lineup, the South by Southwest Film Festival just turned the faucet on full blast, announcing..."

Feb. 4, 2011 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Film

Interviews and reviews

"...surprise that one of the more controversial documentaries at SXSW Film 06 homes in on one of the more..."

March 17, 2006 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

SXSW Film Reviews

A wholly originally, wholly beautiful rumination on memory and rootlessness

"...gimmicky. It's a stunning directorial debut from Austin-based UT film professor Athina Rachel Tsangari, who doesn't shy away from..."

March 16, 2001 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

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