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

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

Luv Doc Recommends: SXSW Film Festival screening of Super Size Me

Paramount Theatre, Saturday, March 13, 2004

"...be answered this Saturday at the Paramount as the SXSW Film Festival screens Super Size Me, a documentary by..."

March 12, 2004 Column by The Luv Doc

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

SXSW Film Winners

Winners of the SXSW 2001 Film Festival

"...Narrative First Film..."

March 16, 2001 Screens Feature

SXSW Film Review: For Sama

Life and death in war-torn Syria’s last hospital

"...Be warned: For Sama may be the most difficult film you’ll ever watch, as 26-year old female Syrian filmmaker..."

March 12, 2019 SXSW Post by Dan Gentile

SXSW Film Review: Pink Wall

Add another classic to the “Breakup Dramas” genre

"...There are some pretty gut-wrenching films in the category of “Breakup Dramas.” Bergman’s Scenes From..."

March 10, 2019 SXSW Post by Josh Kupecki

SXSW Film Review: Fast Color

Why isn't Gugu Mbatha-Raw a household name by now?

"...presence is commanding, and in Julia Hart’s arthouse superhero film Fast Color she’s a beacon to behold...."

March 12, 2018 SXSW Post by Jenny Nulf

Charlene deGuzman Tackles Sex and Love Addiction in SXSW Film Unlovable

Love is sickness, not the cure in this anti-rom-com

"...eventually become the basis of Unlovable, her first feature film. Its early chapters follow main character Joy (also played..."

March 9, 2018 Screens Feature by Michael Agresta

SXSW Film Review: Walking Out

He ain’t heavy, he’s my father

"...Alex and Andrew Smith, the sibling filmmaking team who made The Slaughter Rule and Winter in..."

March 16, 2017 SXSW Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

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: Texas Shorts

Lone star shorts program is, appropriately, all over the map

"...For a program based around a single geographic location, SXSW’s Texas Shorts is all over the map. Thematically speaking,..."

March 17, 2015 Screens Post by Rod Machen

SXSW Film: Saturday Red Carpets and Panels

"...the red carpet at the premiere of his new film Lost River..."

March 15, 2015 Photo Gallery

SXSW Film Review: 'That Guy Dick Miller'

Character actor Dick Miller brings the verve

"...of these movies … or most any Roger Corman film, then you’ve seen Dick Miller...."

March 10, 2014 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Film Review: 'Animals'

Great chemistry and a solid screenplay make this one succeed

"...Animals presents an authenticity often lacking in films about drug abuse. It largely has Dastmalchin’s screenplay to..."

March 10, 2014 Screens Post by Ashley Moreno

SXSW Film

Daily reviews and interviews

"...Javier Peña, makes it look easy, but as the film progresses and the specifics of several band members are..."

March 19, 2010 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Luv Doc Recommends: SXSW Film Regional Premiere of 'Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson'

Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar, Saturday, March 8, 2008

"...the assembly line at the sandwich shop are aspiring filmmakers. Sounds glitzy on the surface, but if you’ve ever..."

March 7, 2008 Column by The Luv Doc

SXSW Film

Daily Reviews and Interviews

"...violence itself. Also shocking is how very different this film is from West's killer-bat feature, The Roost, which played..."

March 16, 2007 Screens Feature by Spencer Parsons

SXSW Film Reviews

University of Texas MFA students Maggie Carey and Elena Carr discover it's not all fluffers and hedgehogs in the real world of down-and-dirty indie porn.

"...discovering what they'd like to see in a porn film. The results aren't entirely enlightening, though it's generally agreed..."

March 16, 2001 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

SXSW Film Reviews

This documentary on the all-female concert tour is both overlong and undernourished, and the end result is likely to sustain interest for only the most avid Lilith fan.

"...its examination of the all-female concert tour. Still, the film is both overlong and undernourished, and the end result..."

March 16, 2001 Screens Feature by Jerry Renshaw

SXSW Film Reviews

Strikingly conceived and executed, with visual panache and diamond-hard portrayals from the leads, Memento is one to remember.

"...2. Forget everything anyone has told you about the film. (The less you know going in, the greater the..."

March 16, 2001 Screens Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Film Picks

Staff picks for SXSW Film

"...Eighty-something movies will screen at this year's SXSW Film, and we have now seen (almost) all of..."

March 9, 2001 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

SXSW Film Review: I Am a Hero

Japanese zombie flick takes Midnighters prize

"...Kengo Hanazawa's epic zombie manga, and winner of the SXSW Midnighter audience award. Hideo (character actor Yô Ôizumi, probably..."

March 23, 2016 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: Little Sister

Film is a deft mix of humor and melancholy

"...blasphemous with toxic humor, Little Sister is the new film from director Zach Clark...."

March 13, 2016 Screens Post by Sean L. Malin

Russell Brand Movie Kicks off SXSW Film 2015

SXSW Film divulges its first seven titles for 2015

"...SXSW Film has announced the first seven titles selected for..."

Jan. 8, 2015 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Trailer Park: SXSW Film Day 8

Three picks (and clips) from today's screenings

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

March 14, 2014 SXSW Post by Monica Riese

Trailer Park: SXSW Film Day 6

Three picks (and clips) from today's screenings

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

March 12, 2014 SXSW Post by Monica Riese

Trailer Park: SXSW Film Day 5

What's that stomping sound?

"...SXSW isn't just about the new and the next and..."

March 11, 2014 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Trailer Park: SXSW Film Day 3

Three picks (and clips) from today's screenings

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

March 9, 2014 SXSW Post by Monica Riese

We're Such a Tease About SXSW Film

"...late Wednesday night, our friends at South by Southwest Film gave us a sneak peek at tomorrow's feature film..."

Jan. 31, 2014 Screens Feature by Monica Riese

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